Luncheon and meetings highlight Baytown notices
Sun Spots reports a Benevolent luncheon by the Girl Scouts at 11 30 a m Thursday at Ashbel Smith Scout House with cookie sales checks distributed at the final meeting of the school year Coast Guard Auxiliary 67 of Baytown to meet at Community House at 7 30 p m Wednesday for a report on the national convention Crimes include thefts of purses and camera from a Baytown car and a juvenile suspect held after stealing money from purses at Big Chief Store Lamar Tech faculty attend Anahuac Career Day Madrigal Singers to perform on Channel 8 Baytown updates note broken lights at Jones 7 1 7 Store and local residents in civic items Pete Kelley named crew member for Howard Payne College theater duties Paul Neil Erwin discharged from Air Force Robert E Lee HS and Lee College graduate V M Minson of Weatherford passing funeral set Weatherford services Wednesday Continued on Page 2
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Goose Creek
Coast Guard
United States
Coast Guard Auxiliary 67
Baytown
Paul Neil Erwin
J. W. Erwin
Route 1
Lee College
Ellington Air Force Base
Weather Outlook Calls for Warmer, Partly Cloudy Days
Fair conditions and a slight warming trend through Wednesday with warmer and partly cloudy Thursday. Tides in Galveston show highs around 2 p.m. near low tides early morning and evening, with specific times 1:41 p.m. and 8:04 a.m. 8:24 p.m. Local forecast notes mixed timing and marine data.
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Galveston
Disputed ownership boat trailer vanishes from dock
Perry Britton reports a missing disputed ownership boat trailer along with boat and fishing gear. County Commissioner W V Ramsey and superintendent Melvin Clark discuss plans. Rene DeBruhi shares a storm letter from her parents. Redd Grantham returns after surgery. Gloria Parrish to appear on Channel 13 at 3 p.m. with nursing school choir. The Paul Cantrells plan a Mothers Day trip to Abilere. Lymm McDowell aids Dr Jesse Kirkpatrick in missing Diack snake fish hunt. Hugh Stewart and Virginia trip notes. Harry Hartman back from Europe pilgrimage, stacking on Virginia bonds.
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J. T
Cotton
Perry Britton
W. V. Ramsey
Melvin Clark
Lo Rene DeBruhi
C. W.redd Grantham
Gloria Parrish
Curtis C. Parrish
Highlands
Gloria
Lilly Jolly Nursing School
Houston
Paul Cantrells
Abilere
Lymm McDowell
Jesse Kirkpatrick
Diack
Hugh Stewart
Europe
Harry Hartman
Harry Can
Virginia Bona i
Newly Paved Section Of Lee Drive Opened
A new eight block Lee Drive paving project from West Main to Highway 146 neared completion with a $85,000 expenditure. The ceremony featured a ribbon opening with Mayor-elect Al Clayton and acting City Manager Barney L. and exCounty Commissioner V. V. Ram lial in attendance. Mayor Pruett, long champion of the project, opened the road on the city’s eve of his administration's end. City officials and guests, including Rep Eckhardt, planned a reception at the country club and noted ongoing storm sewer work to drain the road.
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Thomas Circle
Baytown
V. V. Ram Lial
Lee Drivelsey
Goose Creek
West Main
Highway 146
al Clayton
BL H
Pruett
Lee Drive
Ramamegle
W. L
Qyh
Chris Han
Sen
Jim Bryan
George Chandler
Rep. Eckhardt
Johnson heads for talks in South Vietnam
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson sails toward Saigon for talks with President Ngo Dinh Diem on countering Communist guerrillas as the Vietnam war intensifies. Johnson, crossing the international date line, is due in Saigon at 6 40 p.m. May 1. He stressed U.S. resolve to maintain strength and vigilance and declined to discuss specifics until discussions with Diem. During a Honolulu layover he met Adm. Harry D. Felt and State Department officials, who privately signaled a sense that time for greater U.S. action has arrived amid Laos spillover.
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Honolulu
Lyndon
Johnson
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Saigon
Guam
Hickam Air Force Base
United States
Diem
Adm
Harry D. Fel
U.S
Pacific
State Department
City Officials Swearing-In Set Tonight
Mayor-elect Al Clayton and three Baytown City Council members will be sworn in at 7 p.m. at city hall by Harris County Rep. Bob Eckwardt. The oath follows council canvass of April 29 runoff and designation by ordinance. Joining Clayton are C. A. Hansen, James M. Bryan, and W. L. Ward. A Goose Creek Country Club reception precedes the ceremony from 5 to 7 with a buffet dinner.
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al Clayton
Baytown
Harris County
Bob Eckwardt
George Chandler
Clayton
C. A
Chris) Hansen
James M
Jim) Bryan
W. L
Dub
Goose Creek
Seaborn Cravey
Kenneth E. Badgett
Hansen
Multi Million Dollar Plant Planned for Freeport
Freeport Texas AP News confirms Nalco Chemical Co plans a multi million dollar plant at Freeport. Exec VP David G Braithwaite cites a major investment but offers few details. He says we are going to build in Freeport and the plant will cost several million dollars while awaiting land. The firm aims to produce tetraethyl lead and tetramethyl...
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Freeport
Tex
Caicage Chemical Company
Free
David G. Braithwaite
Nalco Chemi ‘Cal Co
Hermie
Charles Fuller Rites Held Today
Funeral services were held for Charles Henry Fuller 61 of Baytown in Earthman’s Chapel. A retired commercial pilot with 20 years service and member of the Houston Pilots Association, he died Tuesday in a Baytown hospital. Survived by his widow Beulah and several children and siblings, the rites were conducted by Masonic officers and local clergy.
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Charles Henry “Eler
Dlinois
Harris County
Bay
Houston Pilots Association
Baytown
Baldwin DeYoung
Carl Wettersten
Houston
Rory | Sharpless
Leonard Archer
Mix 'Margarite Hrntem
Heston
Leonard Filler
Rev Fuller
Rawteen
Nbn Nig
Port Imbel
Damaging spring foods flood midsection. labor, politics collide
The nation reels from a spring foods shortage blamed for widespread misery. Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg urges passage of legislation to improve migratory workers’ conditions. Election returns in Galveston indicate a black candidate wins a local leadership post. Other items note Eichmann’s expansive anti Jewish proposals at trial, Swart’s election as South Africa’s president, Laos conference delegates in Geneva, and Gromyko arriving with 26 advisers. Civil Air Patrol plans a major search for a missing Pallas man amid stormy weather.
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Secretary of Labor
Arthur Goldberg
Rainfall in Raytown Falls Slightly Below April Average
Rain fell in Raytown during April totaling under average levels with eight rainy days. The month featured scattered showers though overall rainfall remained modest.
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Raytown
Huroble Owl
Befinne Co
Pruett Day Thursday To Honor Baytown Mayor Emeritus
Baytown friends honor retiring Mayor R. H. Red Pruett after 22 years of service as mayor and council member. A reception from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce includes Mayor-elect Al Clayton and council members. The council declares Thursday May 11 Red Pruett Day and awards the title Mayor Emeritus.
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Baytown
R. H
Pruett
Chamber of Commerce
Lacy Lask
Velma Ansley
Texas Oldsters to Receive Pension Boost Under Senate Bill
Texas lawmakers move HB38 to raise old age and blind aid to the constitutional maximum of 47 million annually. The plan increases state payments by about 1.8 million yearly, adding roughly 2 to 3 dollars monthly for elderly and about 3.50 for the blind. The bill awaits the governor’s signature as the session nears its cutoff.
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Austin
Texas
Senate
Ray Roberts
McKinney
UH State Aid Bill Fate Could Be Known Friday
The Texas Senate faces deciding the fate of a bill to make the University of Houston a fully state supported institution. House and Senate opponents have blocked progress. twelve Senators formed a group to block final passage. Baker and Rep. Cale of Houston indicate the bill has weathered obstacles, with a decision anticipated Friday by the legislative leaders.
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Texas Senate
University of Houston
T W. Baker
S Cale
Houston
House
Senate
Alrainy
Hinise Sen
Baker
Robert Stay
Baytown Woman Dies After Long Residency in Baytown
Mrs. Josephine Silvis San 76, a 33 year Baytown resident, died March morning. Funeral at Guadalupe Catholic Church Thursday at 1pm with Rev. Urbansky officiating. Interment in Cedar Crest Cemetery under Earthman Funeral Home. Survived by three sons E Santana Johnny Santana Patricia Santana, three daughters in law and many relatives.
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Ted W. Tunable
Tate
Fortin Verry
Baytown
Guadalupe Catholic Church
Frank Urbansky
Bur
Jis
Cedar Crest Cemetery
Earthman Funeral Home
E. Santana
Johnny Santana
Patrica Santana
Baytosa
Rusabra Ommez
Frile Pass
Marbarita Sanches
Galveston
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Lay Parte
Ithres Brothers
Jase Saltag
Saar
Sthitias
Bartenita Rodrigues
Mewca
Eed Warde
Casotira Timieper
Mies Vohvarta
Andia
Messe
Tigtandchildren
Ao Greapgrand
Temperatures Rise Under Clear Texas Skies
Temperatures warmed across Texas under clear skies with forecasts predicting continued warmth and light winds. The day brought mild highs in the upper ranges as residents enjoyed generally pleasant conditions, though some coastal areas reported a few clouds and humidity.
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Associated Press
Texas
Qdas
Ats
Galveston
NATO Ministers End Spring Meeting In Oslo
NATO foreign ministers pledged to defend West Berlin and meet Communist challenges worldwide. The communique affirmed Atlantic unity and resources as adequate to deter aggression and rejected Khrushchev peacefully coexisting. It backed rights to keep troops in West Berlin and warned against Soviet bullying while aiming for just settlements in global disputes.
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Norway
IAP
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Tnday
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Atlantic
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Congo
Cuba
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Soviet Union
East Germany
Berlin
Encouraging Signs Cited In Laos War
VIENTIANE Laos AP officials of the control commission flew to rebel held Plaines des Jarres to press for a firm cease fire before the SREY Laos conference. Chairman Sam ar Sen said the situation is confused but encouraging, while an observer group had not reached Xieng Khouang. Accompanying Sen were Leon Mayrand and Albert Morski. a Polish interpreter. The group faced a delayed path to Verifying a truce as Western powers demand verification first.
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Laos
Control Commission
Plaines Des Jarres
Samar Sen
Xieng Khouang
Canada
Leon Mayrand
Poland
Albert Morski
United States
Truce Commission
Geneva
Commission
Xiene Khouang
Nesoti
Hin Heup
Toadey
Souvapna Pheona
Ts Prener
Spur 201 330 project study panel formed in Harris County
A study panel was appointed by the Chamber of Commerce to review Spur 201 and Spur 330 extensions from West Main to Decker Drive and Park Street to Highway 16. The panel includes J. W. Sandy Ainsworth as chair with T. B. Cook Don Faust B D L Brunson and Bill Quartz. A May 28 luncheon meeting at Goose Creek Rotary Club will cover highway statistics for the Raytown area.
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Park Street
Texas Highway
Pept
Harris County
Querimg Rihbotway
Fede
Highway Department
Har‘ve
Highway 73
J. W
Sandy) Ainsworth
T. B. Cook
Don Faust
BD. L. Brunson
Bill Quartz
Tugtway Committee
Goose Creek
Raytown
Five Americans aboard French airliner downed in Sahara
ALGIERS AP reports a four engine Air France Super Constellation with 69 on board crashed in the Sahara near the Erg Oriental about 1 mile north of Edjele oil field. At least five Americans were aboard including the Lukens family. Wreckage found in desert. destination Marseille before the crash.
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Sahara
Air Ri
Edjele
Air France
Akin Lukens
U.S
Pline
France
Marseille
Two Promotions Told At Peoples State Bank
Paul J. Edwards elected vice president of Peoples State Bank and cashier at Fraples State Bank. Charles H. Fuller to succeed Edwards as cashier after a Tuesday board meeting. W. E. Da Flantis announced promotions. Fikwards has long tenure at Peoples State and Texas origins. The Edwards family lives in Latheswood with son David. the Fikwards family lives in Candie Drive with daughter Paula.
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Paul J. Edwards
Fraples State Bank
Charles H. Fuller
Edwards
W. E. da Flantis
Peoples State
Thesday Board of Directors
Fikwards Hs
Peoples Slut
Houston
Raytown
David
Hackberry
Latheswood
Biller
Maytag Bank
Texas
iFyliers
Paula
N. Candie Drive
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