Community notices and a theft report from Baytown and surroundings
Local meetings include East Harris County Bar Association coffee at Goose Creek Country Club and a luncheon at Elks for the Women’s Auxiliary. Houston area seminars cover profitable retail store management. Weather: 63 to 85 degrees with 0.58 inches rain in 24 hours. Public notices on graduations, PTA officer installs, Girl Scout ceremony, and a Baytown theft: a company truck loaded with equipment stolen from Texas Water Heater and Plumbing. other theft involves steel scaffolding at Taylor's Gulf Service.
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Women's Auxiliary
LitWe League
Harris County
Aten
the Elks
Goose Creek Country Club
W. W. Whitredge
Mis
Ean Carhall
Thursey
Baytown
Russell Liles
Texas Water Heater and Plumbing Co
S. Pruett
Local Figures Shine at Baytown Event and University Update
Mrs Alva Ray presents wild flower bouquet at Sterling Municipal Library in Glen Arbor. Jim Bond praised for conformance. Bonnie Bond returns to University of Texas and graduates this year. Mable Black enjoys pimento cheese. Jean Frone berger Helen McMillin and Johnelia Boynton sail together. Curtis Graves photo in Time Magazine attends Baytown Human Relations Council banquet, Joe Allen receives applause. John Coates comments on a well timed program as a speaker arrives. Dixie Shoopman teaches first grade at Daker Elementary in La Porte.
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Alva Ray
Glen Arbor
Sterling Municipal Library
Jim Bond
Bonnie Bond
University of Texas
Mable Black
Jean Froneberger
Helen McMillin
Johnelia Boynton
Curtis Graves
Time
Baytown Human Relations Council
Baytown Bank Deposits Show Growth in March
Baytown Chamber of Commerce statistics show a boom in deposits with $44,022,565.01 deposited in March, up from $40,286,115.09 the previous March. Postal receipts rose to $38,904.87, while electric meters, water meters, gan meters, and telephones also show increases over last year.
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Baytown
Taytown
Texas Ku Klux Klan Leader Quits Over Threats
John Aspinwall a high ranking Texas Klan figure says he quits after family threats. A quick sanity hearing is ordered for Jack Ruby by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. A drilling rig collapse near Rosenberg kills two men, David H. Waltrop and Douglas Kornfuehrer. The Texas Railroad Commission notes rising oil daily limits with June at 34.5 percent of potential. Smallpox alert issued by U S Public Health Service for travelers from England.
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John Aspinwall
Houston
Texas
Ku Klox Klan
Jack Ruby
The
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
David H. Waltrop
Pasadena
Douglas Kornfuehrer
Rosenberg
Texas Railroad Commission
Gemini 9 Team Sets May 31 Launch Target
Cape Kennedy reports NASA aims for May 31 as the earliest launch date for Gemini 9 crew Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan after an Atlas rocket failure halted the prior schedule. The investigation seeks the failure cause, with potential delays if a similar Atlas issue recurs.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Thomas Stanford
Eugene Cernan
National Aeronautics and 4Space Administration
George E.mueller
NASA
Stafford
Air Force
Ceman
Navy
DRAINAGE DITCH REPAIRS AT TOWER MEETING PROMPT CALLS
Harris County flood control director Tom Langford told city council and Chamber of Commerce officials that oleander bushes along the Adams Street ditch hinder maintenance and equipment access. Commissioner Ramsey urged fixes. Additional drainage issues were raised in Creekwood, near South Main and Alexander toward Pine Gully, Massey Tompkins and Bob Smith Roads, and other areas needing deeper drainage or wider rights of way.
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Chamber of Commerce
Baytown
R. E
Bob) Bartnett
Harris County
Gene Muller
Cham
Ber of Commerce
W. V. Ramsey
Tom Langford
Clera ‘Massey
Fred Avi Ichlep
Chamber of Commerce Civic Beautiteen
Adams Street
City
Council
Langford
Creekwood
Ramsey
Creekwood Area
Andy Braswell
South Main
Alexander
Pine Gully
Pelly
Braswell
Plans Go Out For Bidding On LC Facilities
Lee College released plans and specifications for vocational and technical facilities after a spring bond vote. Architect James A. Davis announced bids are due June 16 for a $901,809 project to be completed before the 1967 fall semester. Buildings will sit behind the current campus near Lee Drive railroad tracks, including a lovestory building of 323500 square feet, three shop buildings totaling 23206 square feet, and a 16400 square foot mechanical center. Structural engineers are Face Engineers and Ralph J. Speich serves as the mechanical engineer.
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Lee College
James A. Davis
Rights Problems Best Solved Locally Says DOJ Official
A Department of Justice official told Baytown Human Relations banquet attendees that civil rights issues are best addressed at the local level. Stephen J. Pollak credited progress in voting and school integration but warned full implementation remains uneven nationwide. He praised local groups like the Baytown Human Relations Council as key to solving problems.
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Department of Justice
Washington, D.C
Baytown
Stephen J. Pollak
Texas
The
Hutman Relations Council
Dallas County
Alabama
Pollak
Largest Parade in History at Sylvan Beach Fete
The La Porte area gears for the largest parade in the annual Sylvan Beach celebration featuring 100 plus floats bands and marching groups. Notables include Miss Astro Astros Oilers NASA Spacecraft and 23 Miss Sylvan Beach contestants with judging at Sylvan Beach Park and a 2 30 p m crowning during the event. Tickets for the dance at 7 30 p m are listed at 3 7 50 per couple with Ed Gerlach’s orchestra providing music.
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la Porte
Astro
Astros
Houston Oilers
NASA
Shriners Arabia Temple
Harris County Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's Mounted Posse
Sylvan Beach
la Porte - Bayshore Junior Chamber of Commerce
KWBA
Baytown
10Th Street
West Main
Cowboy Store
San Jacinto
Sylvan Beachs
Sylvan Beach Park
Ed Gerlach
la Porte - Bayshore
Common Mosquito Can Be Deadly in Backyards
Wanda Orton reports on how the Culex mosquito, carrier of encephalitis, breeds in homes from water-filled containers like vases and bird baths. Harris County Mosquito Control director Bartnett notes fogging, inspections, and public cooperation as key to reducing risk, with cautions about martins and birds in the ecosystem.
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Wanda Orton
Harris County
Mosquito Control District
Chamber of Commerce
Bob Barrnett
Bartnett
River Oaks
Houston
Barrnett
Pioneer Club to Host Annual Banquet at Holiday Inn
The Humble Pioneer Club plans its annual banquet at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Holiday Inn. Tickets are available from any club director.
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Humble Pioneer Club
Holiday Inn
Viet Nam Navy Man McFerren Home On Leave
Viet Nam era Navy man Bill McFerren son of Mr and Mrs W R McFerren is home on a month long leave after service in Viet Nam. He stopped in Da Nang en route home then visited Japan and Hawaii before returning home.
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Bill.mcferren
W. R. McFerren
Navy
Viet Nam
Da.Nang
Japan
Hawaii
Viet Nam crisis widens as Da Nang siege looms
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky's forces surround rebel center in Da Nang after hours of heavy shooting around Buddhist strongholds. Saigon reports Buddhist leaders seek international help while both sides suffer heavy casualties in Da Nang and northern provinces. Air missions rise as 86 Americans are killed or missing, Viet Cong losses climb, and a three-block pocket of resistance forms near three pagodas.
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Saigon
Viet
Nam AP
Nguyen
Cao Ky
da Nang
Ho’ Chi. Minh
Vy Fans
Air Force
Thission
Que Nhon
Jevel
Viet Nam
New City Panel To Study Recreation Center Work
Baytown creates a seven member City Parks and Recreation Board to outline recreation center activities and staff needs. Norman Foote chairs, Wayne Gray Jr. is vice chair, and Mrs C N Sutphin serves as secretary. Special meeting set for May 21 to review survey findings and staff salaries.
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Bobby Sutphin
Baytown
City Hall
Foote
Robert Barnes
Aries
Planning Commission
Fritz
Laniarn
Lanham
Seth Mitchell
Tilman
O’brien
Hinson
Raymond
Donnally
Ben Wilson
Parks. Board
Barnes
Mint
Park Tgahizaton
Community speaker to discuss quality building in Bay Town
Jim Covell, manager of the local General leenke and UW graduate, will speak Friday at the Bay Town Chamber of Commerce Inn. He serves as secretary treasurer of the Texas Industrial Council and will address topics including the U S Steel installation and community quality.
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Jim Covell
Relatons
Tejewill
Baytown
Chamber of Commerce
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M. M. Brown
Nelal
VFW Hall
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Citizens National
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U.S. Public Health Service
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Thad Felton
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Baytown Sun
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Massey Thompkins
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Sylvan Beach Fete
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