Kiwanis and school events fill Baytown week
Kiwanis program at noon in Baytown Tower Study Group precedes a Ralphi Emerson study luncheon at Mrs Gary Rawsons El Jardin. Yearbooks distributed Thursday at Robert E Lee High with Alan Erwin as editor of Lee Traveler. Distinguished student Joe Eccles named at Texas A&M. Weather calls for clear to partly cloudy with 61 to 88 degree high. Galveston tides high Thursday morning and afternoon.
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Kiwanis Club
LEE Brigadiers
Baytown
The
Tower
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Gary Rawson
el Jardin
Coleridge
Robert E. Lee High School
Alan Erwin
Lee, Traveler
Robert E. Lee
Joe Eccles
Texas A and M College
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Vermont
Local Winners And Community Notes From Around Town
Seventh grader Mike Mullin of Horace Mann Junior High wins United Daughter of the Confederacy contest and Cecile LeCompte Creative Writing Award with a diary fiction essay. Reads letter on burning trash but publication awaits signature. Boy scouts advance ranks across several troops. contact numbers listed. Local residents plan Music Week, garden blooms charm visitors at 1902 Mississippi residence.
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Mike Mullin
Horace Mann
United
Cecile LeCompte
the Sun
Sun
Lane Ward
Life Scout
David and
John Street
Kenny Rudder
Mark Work
Man
Star Scout
Steve’Schwartzkopf
Hal Parris
Bobby Rutter
Joy Powell
Chester Rogers
Tessie King
D. H. Marshall
Mississippi
Marshall
Timing's Right at Buck Turner's Trade N Travel
Buck Turner's Trade N Travel celebrates a Chevy sale with timing in focus. Customers can save on models, with dealer emphasis on available discounts and current offers.
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Buck Turner
Texas House Considers Bills Amid Birmingham Turmoil
Local Texas House actions include final debate on adding colleges to the system and a wider agenda on redistricting and state governance. In Birmingham, Alabama, massive demonstrations paused for 24 hours to pursue a biracial accord as highway patrols and National Guard units gird for unrest amid federal and state pressure.
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Birmingham
Ala
Fred L. Shuttlesworth
Alabama Christian Movement For Human Rights
Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Wallace
Alabama
National Guard
Police Week Open House Set by Baytown Police
Baytown Police Department announces National Police Week from May 12 to May 18 with daily 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. open house at the police station 303 Main. Police Chief Roy Montgomery invites the public to tour the department to see how officers protect life and property. Refreshments will be served.
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Baytown
National Police
W. R. (Roy)Montgomery
Police Staton
Montgomery
Bud Marsh Resigns As OCAW Leader
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union Local 4323 president Bud Marsh resigns due to ill health during his second term. L. E. Toff becomes president, ice presidency to be filled by a June election. Marsh, first elected January 1962, served on the Workmen's Committee and on the executive board of District 4 covering Texas New Mexico and Louisiana.
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L. J
Bud) Marsh
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
L. E. Toff
Ice
Marsh
District 4 Council
Texas
New Mexico
Louisiana
Baytown Junior High Student Wins Essay Contest
Baytown Junior High student Pierce Swofford won first prize in the essay contest on The Souths Most Tragic Defeat, sponsored by the Dashiell Huey Chapter Children of the Confederacy. Elise Howell placed second with Jo Ann Gates third and several others earning prizes. The Cecil LeCompte Creative Writing Award went to Mike Mullin.
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Pierce Swofford
Baytown
South
Dashiell-Huey
Children of the Confederacy
Ralph Bozarth
Mapleton
Swofford
Elise Howell
Baytown Junior High
Ann Gates
Robert Zubik
Cedar Payou
Don Barnhill
Highlands
Ann Tillery
Cedar Bayou
Cecile LeCompte
R. J. LeCompte
Mike Mullin
REL Students Back New High School Bond Vote
Robert E. Lee High School students voted in favor of funding another high school here. An opinion vote was held across homerooms and clubs during activity period. The Key Club and Reyeltes, Kiwanis service groups, oversaw the election. Results: 1,654 in favor, 171 against, seven undecided.
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Robert E. Lee High School
Key Club
Reyeltes
Kiwanis
OAS UN Talk Situation Dominica War Threat Eases
The Dominican Republic and Haiti tension eased as the OAS and UN Security Council met to discuss Hispaniola. President Bosch called Duvalier a mad man while urging cautious steps and potential evacuation plans for U.S. citizens.
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Dominican Republic
Haiti
Organization of ‘American States
U.N. Security Council
Caribbean
Hispaniola
Cuba
Security” Council
OAS
Juan Bosch
Francois Duvalier
Bosch
United States
U.S
Port Au Prince
Texas Baptist Mother of the Year named in Bullard area
Dr. Marjorie Hope, sole physician in Bullard 10 miles south of Tyler, selected as Texas Baptist Mother of the Year by the Baptist General Convention of Texas committee. Also notes on coast boat trek leaders Lynn Maughmer and James Jones near Houston, and earthquakes rattling Los Angeles County beaches. Truman turns 73 amid birthday chatter.
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Marjorie Hope
Bullard
Tyler
Texas Baptist
Baptist General Convention of Texas
JFK Political Ambition Blamed For Oxford Riots
Jackson AP report says five investigators tied the University of Mississippi violence to Kennedy political aims and federal planning errors. The Legislative Investigating Committee blamed the President for overreach, marshal missteps, and turning a student protest into a deadly riot, costing two lives and damages.
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Jackson, Miss
University of Mississippi
Kennedy
General Legislative Investigating Committee
Ross Barnett
Mississippi
Oxford
Mississippi National Guard
Harris County road bond plan sparks Houston clash
Harris County commissioners set a $72.8 million road improvement bond election for Saturday June 8 amid opposition from the Houston Chamber executive committee. A separate $12 million general fund election for jail courthouse improvements and voting machines may be called within days. Commissioner Ramsey criticized Houston officials for blocking projects in Baytown and Channelview, insisting county priorities reflect the people.
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Houston Chamber of Commerce
Commissioners Court
Harris County
Houston
Bill Elliott
City of
Ramsey
Center
Baytown
Channelview
Chambers County
Cedar Bayou
Ship Channel
San Jacinto Ordnance Depot
Bayway Drive
Dog That Bit Child In Pair Park Sought By Owners
Mr and Mrs C A Schmadl of 102 Chandler in Pair Park seek a stocky brown and white spotted dog that bit their four year old son Danny on the left face. The dog had a silver chain and was found near the Schmachs home Monday afternoon. Danny received medical care for a deep facial laceration and the family fears rabies shots unless the dog is located. Phone number 583-1856.
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C. A. Schmadl
Chandler
Pair Park
Danny
Schmadl
Schmachs
New Councilmen To Take Office In Bay Town
Two new Bay town City Council members will be sworn in at 3 30 p m on Wednesday at city hall after runoff results are certified. T E B Cook will represent District 2 and M E Earl Lively will hold the other District 2 seat. Cook defeated Dr David L Norton and Lively defeated incumbent James M Brean. The agenda includes final approval of Lakewood subdivision transfer of Lone Star water system ownership to current cutters for 35 250 cash, and City Manager J B LeFevre's report.
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Baytown City
City Hall
T. EB
Fommy
Cook
M. E
Earl) Lively
David L. Norton
Lee College
Lively
James M
Jim Brean
Lakewood
Lone Star
J. B. LeFevre
Teenagers Richer Pocket Money Rise Sparks Buying Power
The average teen now spends about $10 per week, up from $2.40 over 15 years, with teens totaling around $9.5 billion in buying power. A third comes from part time work, summer jobs. Sun Classifieds offer quick part time help. ad by Mrs. J. Hines drew strong responses. Another ad promotes part time work earning $30 to $80 weekly. interview line provided.
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Sun
J. Hines
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