Game Haven meeting set in Chambers County
A meeting will be held at Wallisville Elementary School in Chambers County at 8 p.m. Monday for property owners interested in establishing a federal game preserve. Land owners above and below the Wallisville salt water barrier are invited. County commissioner G V Mayes estimates about 12 500 acres would be in the refuge. some local clubs hold up to 7 000 acres in Pickett s Bayou area. Baytown club president C W Plato says the move could preserve wildlife or risk losing it.
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Wallisville
Chambers County
G.V
Bun) Mayes
Chambers County Commissioners Court
Pickett’s Bayou
C. W. Plato
Baytown
Bayshore Rod, Reef and Gun Club
Pilgrim Lodge Plans Sunday Meeting and Sermon
Pilgrim Lodge will meet at 1pm Sunday at Pilgrim Hall then proceed to St. John's Baptist Church for a sermon followed by dinner. Baytown Cart Club holds regular races at Highlands from noon to 5 pm Sunday. J M Huber softball seeks opponents for summer league. contact James Bryan Jr at JU 3-3723. Margaret Anderson, La Porte beauty contestant, will appear on a reviewing stand Saturday with a leg cast after a car crash on Toddville Road Monday night. Janice Harbes was injured but released from hospital.
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Pilgrim Lodge
Pilgrim Hall
St. John’s Baptist Church
Cart Club
Baytown
Highlands
J. M. Huber
James Bryan Jr
Margaret Anderson
Toddville Road
la Porte High School
Janice Harbes
Weekend Weather Forecast Promises Warmer Weekend
Weather forecast says the weekend will be partly cloudy and warmer with moderate to fresh southerly winds. Temperatures are expected to range from the mid 60s to the low 70s.
Local notes roundup of community life scattered names
JO ANN SCHUTZE plans a new job after four years as a Corporation Court clerk. Paul Anderson helped organize a testimonial dinner for Jake Bussey. Fern Williamson hopes her daughter Sheridan will shine in the Sylvan Beach Day queen contest. Jo Samford and Lou Lawler warn you don’t get something for nothing. Alfred Moskowitz recovers from a snakebite after a Goose Creek pool incident. Garrett and Stella Herring depart for a 10 day Las Vegas trip. Bob Beverly declines a visit. Frances and Patrolman Albert Lijes report their son’s good progress after a lawn mower accident. Bill Broyles reads in a new cafeteria. Sam Paine samples waffles. Lucille McManus enjoys unofficial duties. Bernard and Maybelle Whitcomb do a fancy two step. LaFayne and Rob Bell host and hostess. Carmen Norton chairs a successful ESA Sorority dance. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Roquemore seen at the ESA dance.
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JO Ann Schutze
Corporation Court
Paul Anderson
Baytown
la Porte
Jake Bussey
Jake
Fern Williamson
Sheridan
Jo Samford
Lou Lawler
Alfred Moskowitz
Goose Creek Country Club
Garrett
Stella Herring
Las Vegas
Bob Beverly
Frances
Albert Lijes
Bill Broyles
Sam Paine
Lucille McManus
Bernard
Maybelle Whitcomb
LaFayne
Rob Bell
Carmen Norton
Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority
Bill Roquemore
ESA
Sane
Ray
Tickawr
Channelview hosts five year service awards at Lee College
Channelview leaders honor long serving faculty and staff at Lee College during a 2:30 pm Sunday ceremony in the college auditorium. Recipients include George H. Gentry, L. L. Fuller, and Fletcher Hickerson among others, with 25 year pins for Charles Bonner and George Nelson and 20 year for Mrs. Lynn O'Hagan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee College
Walter Randell
Lynn W. O'Hagan
Charles Bon
Ner
George F. Nelson
George M. Gentry
Randell
Bonner
Nelson
O'Hagan
Baytown
George H. Gentry
L. L. Fuller
Fletcher Hickerson
Walter Rundell
Charles Bonner
George Nelson
Lynn O'Hagan
Alvin H. Miles
Charles Hobbs
Ruby Barham
Gladys Ellis
John Ellis
Gentry
Alton Laird
Florence Niel
Henry Bergolofs
Bertram Brehm
Joe Gilliland
Peggy Haskel
Wallace Heaner
Guy Holman
Milton Johnson
Mattie Howard
Elizabeth Meeks
Clarence
Kenedy Pushes Endorsement Drive Ahead of Los Angeles Convention
Late News reports Kenedy promotes endorsement by the people over political figures as preparations begin for the Los Angeles Democratic Convention. Russia warns Canada over U8 spy flights. Khrushchev arrives in Paris for the four power summit with Eisenhower and MacMillan to follow.
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Kenedy
Los Angeles
Russia
Canada
Broadcast
U.S
Khrushchev
Paris
Eisenhower
MacMillan
Humble Oil marks fourth Bastown anniversary with new plastic use
W A Clark, warehouseman at Humble Oil and Refining Baytown, watches packaging of polypropylene pellets into 6‑pound bags destined for manufacturers. The official opening coincides with Humble’s Bastown anniversary. Clark, a 16‑year employee, lives at 108 Katherine.
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W. A
Ohnny
Clark
New- Pale Oe
Himble Oil
Con Baytown
Bastown
Beebe
Katherine
Tides and Timings for Sunday at Galveston
Tide predictions list Sunday low at 12 43 am and high at 6 45 am with Monday low at 1 40 am and high at 9 55 am.
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Galveston
Police Calls Complaints Rise 25 Percent in Baytown
Baytown Police Department reports a 25 percent rise in calls and complaints in the first quarter of 1960, with burglaries nearly doubling and car thefts up eightfold since 1959. Felony thefts remain high with 27 of 31 unsolved, while murder and aggravated assault show limited movement. The force grew by four officers despite the uptick, and many offenses are attributed to younger offenders.
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Baytown
Towa
Beries
Binley
Friany
Baytesm
Tarver, Baytown custodian, dies at 64
James A. Tarver Sr., 64, longtime Baytown Junior High custodian, died Friday afternoon after surgery. Funeral set for 3 p.m. Sunday at Coady Baptist Church with Rev. C. E. Meadows officiating. Burial in San Jacinto Memorial Park. Survivors include his wife Mattie Tarver, 3 daughters, 5 sons, grandchildren, great grandchildren, 6 siblings, and many relatives. He lived in Baytown since 1953 after moving from Gilbert Louisiana area.
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James A. Tarver Sr
Baytown Junior High
Coady Baptist Church
Baytown
Tarver
C. E. Meadows
San Jacinto Memorial Park
Greens Bayou
Mead County
Miss
Gilbert
Mattie Hogan
Mattie Tarver
Virgil Emfinger
Highlands
Jake Andreas
Mira Sue Tarver
L. M. Tarver
Charles Tarver
Houston
J. A. Tarver
Ronald Tarver
Channelview
C. W. Tarver
Hitchcock
Winnshore
Monster Gila Monster Found in Channelview Yard
TT Law rence and aunt Jamen Thibo Deaux a biology teacher at Channelview High School found a Gila monster in their front yard at 6 Elebeth in Channelview. The reptile is native to Texas and poses a danger as the only poisonous lizard in the United States. Thibodeaux has handled the creature in Ris Ward, while others have not yet taken the risk.
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Lawrences
Schulz
Bob Wil
United States
Liamson
Soial Science
Lerch
Clerk
Jenny Richards
Old Mexico
Lawrence
Mexico
Channelview
Arizona
New Mexico
Houston Zool
Jim
Channelview High
James' Thibodeaux
Thibodeaux
South Main
Highlands
Gila River
Colorado
J ™ Lawrence
Jamen Thibodeaux
Channelview High School
Elebeth
Teras
Conservatives Defeat Party Loyalty Oath at Harris County Meet
Harris County conservatives control the convention crushed a liberal loyalty oath by a large margin in a Saturday session. Delegates fled to a nearby building after adjournment as the credentials committee at the May 14 state convention in Austin must weigh the ramp convention scene. Liberal leader John Crossland said rejecting the oath signals this is not a Democratic convention. The vote tally stood 19074 to 16211.
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Democrate
Sarelt
Ami
John Crossland
Jed
Austin
Blue Beathard
Bill Hartman
Houston
Harris County
County
San Jacinto River
la Porte
Precincts Split Over Loyalty Oath Resolution in Harris County
Voters across East Harris County including La Porte and Channelview debated a party loyalty oath. Precincts 12 18 85 9 196 103 149 166 240 251 and others sought to delete the resolution from the committee report while Precincts 58 9 10 141 120 248 and 250 favored leaving it in the report. The dispute touched several schools and community centers as the report moved toward convention consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bere
Harris County
la Porte
Channelview
Alamo School
Burnet School
Huffman
Thad Felton
Pafeld Furniture
Austin Scheels
San Jadine Sche
Conservatives Seize Control In Channelview Democratic Convention
A 10 to 9 vote to delete the party loyalty pledge sparked a floor clash as liberal and conservative factions battled over the report from the County Democratic Executive Committee. Conservatives claimed procedural overreach while liberals faced possible bolt threats as roll call settled key seating of contested delegations 2462 to 1272 in favor of conservatives. A landslide indicated conservatives near expected strength, with liberals and Conservatives poised for a Johnson for President endorsement and a race for temporary chairman between Garth Bates and Woodrow Seals.
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Tive
Channelview
Democratic Executive Committee
Executive Committee
Resolutions Committee
Sen
Landen
Johnson
Servatives
Garth Bates
Wood Jron Seals
Mystery Killer Ducks Plague Texas Coast Marshes
Federal and state game wardens hunted a mysterious killer along the Texas Oil Coast after scores of dead ducks appeared from Bay City to Beaumont. Blue and green winged teal and fulvous tree ducks were sent for analysis to laboratories in Vermont, Galveston, and Denver as Harry Lyman of the U S Fish and Wildlife Service and agents tracked the case.
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Texas Oil Coast
Bay City
Beaumont
Benvermont
Galveston
Denver
Cola
Harry Lyman
U.S
Life Service
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R. B. Sparks
Hayes Dorris Jr
Lee Traveler
Holly Melemore
REL
Vernon
Channelview Family Hit
Gila
Blue Bethard
J. W. Lawrences
Elsbeth
A. J Richey
J. W. Lawrence
Lawrence Lawn
Gilat
Formosa
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Cubs
Castro
Cuban
San Francisco
California
Duval County
Supreme Court
George Parr
Amia Il
Sun
John Marsh
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