DAR Opposes Permanent Voter Registration at Texas Conference
The Daughters of the American Revolution Texas branch opposed a bill for permanent voter registration and urged annual registration. The conference urged an investigation of the State Department and endorsed teaching Americanism in public schools while backing Monroe Doctrine principles and labeling foreign goods as Communist-made if applicable. New officers and committees were installed, and a June 14 Flag Day luncheon was announced with speaker Robert P. Kelley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of the American Revolution
Texas
U.S. State Department
DAR
W. H. Bridges
John Lewis
Baytown
State Department
U.S
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Poland
Russia
Supreme Court
Congress
Bridges
Anderson
H. I. Davis
Vaught
Press
Earl Seeley
Frank Goss
Robert P. Kelley
Robert E. Lee High School
Eugene C Bell
75th Anniversary of WMU Highlighted by Central WMU
Members of the Central Baptist Women's Missionary Union gathered for a luncheon and program titled Laborers Together with God Through the Years marking the WMU’s 75th anniversary. The event featured a history presentation, special decor, and plans for WMU activities including Enlistment Week May 14–16 and a lunch service for Lee College BSUU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Baptist Women's Missionary Union
General Missionary Program
WMU
Southern Baptist Convention
Kansas City
Joy Dunn
Charles Guidry
Tommy Koepke
W. M. Cox
Robber
Guy Woods Jr
Paul Wade
Cecil Anderson
Joe Watkins
WMS
McFarland
Dunn
Lamar Cole
Powell
Church Family of Central
Robberson
Central Wms
Lee College Bsuu
Henry Ward Jr
Paul Hinton
Baytown
Texans Aboard Atalanta Reach Madeira on Atlantic Crossing
Three Texans and a Mississippian on the Atalanta have reached Funchal Madeira after a 60 mile coastal hop from Lisbon marking their second attempt to cross the Atlantic. Skipper Gaston Shoemake leads William Weston Howard Cole Jr. and David Andre as they rest before aiming for the Cape Verde Islands and the United States. Their initial departure from Lisbon occurred January 17 but storms beat them back the following day.
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Funchal
Madeira Island
Lisbon
United States
Cape Verde Islands
Gaston Shoemake
William Weston
Howard Cole Jr
David Andre
Andre
Crosses Burned in Alexandria Area
In Alexandria Louisiana area at least 11 crosses were burned Wednesday night marking a string of vandalism. One cross burned at Rapides Parish Court House. Crosses stood about five feet high built from timber and soaked with fuel. Investigators were unsure of suspects. The story notes Texas longhorn cattle are of Spanish origin.
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Aleandria
Alexandria
Rapides Parish
Motherly critiques echo through a daughters' chorus
HAL ROYLE reports a playful survey of modern daughters venting at home life. Readable quips reveal how teens tire of Mom's counsel from homework to dress codes, chores to dinner plans, while a final note mentions the Potomac River entering Chesapeake Bay.
Telstar Color TV Reaches France via Satellite Night Relay
American color television arrived in France via Telstar 2 with excellent reception. Telstar 4, launched Tuesday from Cape Canaveral, sent eight minutes of color tape on its eighth orbit but France received only three minutes due to satellite position. The NBC Bell program showed ballet and music, relayed from New York to Andover Maine then into space 3000 miles to Telstar 2. A black and white repeat followed. France called the transmission extremely good and England reported good reception.
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New York
France
Telstar 4
Cape Canaveral
Bell Telephone Hour
NBC
Andover
Maine
Telstar 2
England
Strip Miners To Be Paid Off in $2 Bills
CLEARETELD Pa AP More than 2000 strip mining workers will receive about 360000 dollars in two dollar bills this month. The Central Pennsylvania Open Pit Mining Association said the plan will pay 3342 workers from four companies to showcase the economic benefits of strip mining.
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Cleareteld
Central Pennsylvania Open Pit Mining Association
Channelview Little League parade opens season
Sun Correspondent Nita Barker reports Channelview Little League began with a parade led by 1931 Model auto, W V Ramsey tossing the first ball. Club officials C N Barker Jr, R L Ramsey, Merwin McCullom ride, with Paige Henson as parade chair.
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Chan’'l
Nita Barker
Sun
Channelview
W. V. Ramsey
C. N. Barker Jr
Association
R. L. Ramsey
Merwin McCullom
McCullom
Paige Henson
Pirates
Marion Boyer
Aransas Pass
Helen Ramsey
Channelview Pilot Members Attend Corpus Convention
Seven members of the Pilot Club of Channelview attended the 26th Annual District Convention in Corpus Christi May 3 4 and 5 where 274 Pilot Club members from District Eight represented 35 clubs in Texas. Delegates included Mrs Ralph Wills Mrs M E Ward and Mrs C N Barker Jr with others like Mrs C W Holliman Mrs W R Ramsey and Mrs T J Elder. The program featured district officers elections memorial service and awards, with Miss Dorothy McBride elected district eight governor for 1963 64.
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Channelview
Corpus Christi
Texas
Ralph Wills
Channelview Club
M. E. Ward
C. N. Barker Jr
C. W. Holliman
W. R. Ramsey
T. J. Elder
KE. L. Boyer
Oliye H. Christopher
Pilot Club of Liberty
Hight
Mary
Virginia Sumrall
Starkville
Pilot International
Officer’s Council
Las Vegas
Ramsey
Dorothy McBride
Alpine
Rho Zeta Chapter Installs Officers For Club Year
New officers of Rho Zeta Chapter Beta Sigma Phi took over at a Monday night meeting at Citizens National Bank and Trust Company. Mrs Eddie Gray, outgoing president, conducted the installation naming Ford Fulcher president Ken Brinkley vice president James Huey extension officer Carl David Russell recording secretary Carl Koenig corresponding secretary and Tommy Williams treasurer Amesses Massey was named director Committees and chairmen were announced for ways and means program yearbook social contact secret sisters service publicity membership historian parliamentarian and more, followed by a Mother's Day Tea at Mrs Eddie Gray home with yellow rose centerpiece and strawberry shortcake.
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Rho Zeta Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Citizens National Bank and Trust Company
Eddie Gray
Buford Fulcher
Ken Brinkley
James Huey
Carl David Russell
Carl Koenig
Tommy Williams
Amesses Massey
Fulcher
Ways and
Robert Wright
Bill Wright
Gray
Paul Goodman
Edwin Thomas
Toby Wiklund
Leon Cox
Leon Sanders
Wiklund
Cox
Sanders
J. Nelson
Jim Gekas
Delwinn Walker
Bill Hoskins
Charles Blasingame
Bradshaw
Fred Hansen
B. W. Johnson
S. J. DuBose
James Griffith
Shannon Morris
Russell
Brinkley
Huey
Bill McBride
Hansen
McCain
Tdlewood
Rho Zeta
Felton
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Washington
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Marian Martin
Baytown Sun
Pattern Dept
West 38Th St
Patten
Wenian Mastin
Hal Royle
Abraham Lincoln
Jane
Potomac River
Chesapeake Bay
Robin Lynne
Mixon
Keith Mixon
Yowa
Ww. C. Mixon
E. 0. Jones
Telstar
Dad
Bess Barker
J. F. Corley
Water District 21
Tidelands Hospital
Carrie Jones
Booster Club
Margaret Lampasas
Dallas
Lloyd Pate
Sam Lampasas
Corpus
Mitta
Lanvin
Raf
Puy
Denise
Blendaire
Batiste
Betiste
Barbizon
Laurie
Claudia
Dacron
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