Eight Organizations Unite For Baytown Beautiful Campaign
Baytown forms beautification group to coordinate cleanup efforts and long term projects. Temporary officers to be elected June 16. dues set at one dollar annually. group acts as a clearinghouse rather than duplicating existing efforts. Attendees include chamber members, garden clubs, Knights of Columbus, Kiwanis, Lions, and several civic and veterans groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ammons
Wilton Roper
L. E
Wiggins
CT. Bussey
Joe Meek
H. E.brunso
Nelson McElroy
Char Committee
Dave Paris
Danub Club
Seth H. Mitchell
Knights of Columbus
Kiwanitas
Knox Beavers
Jaycee-ettes
CH. Bone
Wooster Garden Club
Maculm A.jones
East
Baytown School District to Hire More Teachers Next Year
Nearly all Baytown teachers are being rehired with only a few not returning. Superintendent George B. Gentry announced 282 classroom teachers and 15 Lee College instructors retaining positions, with 22 to 30 additional vacancies anticipated due to enrollment growth.
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George BH. Gentry
Lee College
Gentry
Sparks
Robert E. Lee High School
W. D. Hinson
Horate Mann Junior High
Highlands — Xydds
Horace ‘“Menn
Btxo
Tamar
Alamo
Lamer_ Baytotyn
Burret
Contractor Killed In La Porte Mishap
Nez Moore 37, prominent La Porte contractor, died after a loaded dump truck bed dropped onto him at his Highway 146 warehouse. He and brother Bryan ran a 12 year contracting business. Survived by widow Kathren, son David Neal, father Wyatt P Moore of Hubbard. Funeral 10 am tomorrow at La Porte First Baptist, Rev. W M Parrish officiating. burial Forest Park Cemetery. Art Simpson Funeral Home directing.
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Finneral
Nez Moore
la Porte
le Porte First Baptist Church
W. ML Parrish
Forest Park Cemetery
Art. Simpson
Moore
Highway 146
Bryan Moore
Kathren Moore
David Neal Moore
Wyatt P.” Moore
Hubbard
Baytown school board debates over-age teachers policy
Baytown trustees discussed a possible rule to force retirement for over-age teachers. Mrs. Elmer Grey and Trustee Theo Wilburn urged caution and noted no policy exists yet. Board president AX Stark urged including the issue in budget talks.
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Bastown
Elmer Grey
Furing
School Board
BEF Humble Meet Today for Baytown Refinery Pay Talks
Officials of the Baytown Employees Federation planned to meet Humble Oil management at 1 p.m. to discuss a three cent pay increase for Baytown Refinery workers. BEF President E. Oliphint expressed optimism about securing a favorable offer and a May implementation with a retroactive three percent rise for the period from October 16 to the start of the 13 cent hike. Humble previously proposed a 4 percent boost effective October 1 and has already agreed to a 6 and 1 percent arrangement in related terms.
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Baytown
Humble Oil Management
L P.m
BEF
E. Oliphint
Olphint
Humble
Alresly
Oil workers return as strike nears end in Sinclair vote
Denver reports that a three-week strike by 90,000 union oil workers is winding down as contracts are agreed. Sinclair Oil Co CIO employees voting 58 percent approved a wage gain of 15 cents per hour, sanctioned by the Wage Stabilization Board, marking the first major local return to work in the industry-wide dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
CIO
Sinclair Oil Co
Sinclair
Wage Stabilization Board
N H Boyett Dies Here In Baytown
Nathan H Boyett 101 High Way Boulevard Baytown Tex died at 2 am after several days illness He lived in Baytown 12 years a steamfitter and Pipefitters Local 211 Houston Survivors include widow Inez son N H Boyett Jr daughter Mittie Gordon Pickel mother Mrs N D Boyett Wichita Falls two sisters LeRoy Cooke Wichita Falls a brother B B Hovett Greens Bayou and three grandchildren Funeral services 2 pm tomorrow Earthman Chapel Rev A L Jordan Memorial Baptist Church Burial San Jacinto Memorial Park cemetery
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Nathan H. Boyett
Highway Boulevard
Baytown
Houston
Tew
Inez Boyett
N. H. Boyett Jr
Mittte Gordon
Pickel
N. D. ‘Boyett
Wichita Falls
LeRoy Cooke
Wichita Fallss
B. B. Hovett
Greens Bayou
Earthman Chapel
Rev
A. L. Jordan
Memorial Baptist, Church
San Jacinto Memorial Park Cemetery
Rites At Bardwell For Mrs Wheatley
Mrs. Nannie Adell Wheatley 72 died yesterday at her son-in-law and daughter Wilfred Korthauer home 3220 Town. Body to Boze and Mitchell Waxahachie. Funeral at Church of Christ Bardwell James LeFan officiating. Burial in Bardwell Cemetery. Paul AsLee funeral home local arranger. Survivors include son James N. Wheatley Laurelton NY two daughters Sue Addington Miami Fig and Korthauer. three sisters A D Dark Edmund Okla Emma Walker Amarillo and James Pace Brownsville. brothers Joan Gilmore Duncanville Tom Gilmore Three Rivers. three grandchildren.
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Nannie Adell- Wheatley
Wilfred Korthaner
Boze and
James N. Wheatley
Laurelton
Long Island
New York
Sue Addington
Miami
Fig
Korthauer
A. D. Dark
Edmund
Okla
Emma Walker
Amarillo
James Pace
Brownsville
Barthers
Joan Gilmore
Duncanville
Tom Gilmore
Three Rivers
Grandi
Truman Warns of Possible All-Out War Over Korea
President Truman, speaking at the U.S. Military Academy, alerted the nation to the possible renewal of large-scale warfare in Korea while expressing hope for a just armistice. He warned Congress against defense and foreign aid cuts and noted the existence of an atomic artillery development. He stressed vigilance against Soviet aggression and treachery, and mentioned Army Chief General Collins confirming a new atomic cannon being developed.
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West Point
N. Y
Truman
Korea
U.S. Military Academy
Far East
Congress
Senate
House
Collins
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
Page Tit
One Slain 85 Injured As Troops Quell Red Led Riot
In Pusan Korea authorities report one prisoner of war killed 25 injured and one Allied soldier hurt as guards broke up a riot by Communist prisoners near Pusan. Other incidents included a nonviolent strike at Koje Island hospital and a separate mass refusal by 400 prisoners to return four women to their compound.
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Seoul
Korea
Pusan
Koje
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
Paes Pelious
Setae
Thore
Haydon L. Boat
Francis ‘T. Dodd
Camips
Army Asked To Investigate Rose Red Atrocities
Senator Bridges said the Army will be asked to probe Rose-Red atrocities at Koje DoD and Colson cases. Pace promised a full Senate Armed Services subcommittee report by Thursday after an on the spot inquiry. He would not decide Dodd and Colson’s fates until the full report is ready.
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New ‘Hampshire
Frank Pate Jr
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Senate
Pace
Senate Armed Services Committee
Bridges
Tie Bridges
Mark W. Clark
Koje
Francis T. Dodd
Charles F. Colson
Dod
Dodd
Colson
Koje’s
Bridge Contract Bid For Goose Creek Interchange
Brown and Root of Houston submitted the bid for building a bridge across Goose Creek and the traffic interchange between Highway 1416 and Spur 201 north of the Baytown La Porte tunnel. The low bid totals 158 151 and work is to start in about six weeks with 150 working days allowed for completion.
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Brown
Root
Houston
Goose Creek
Baytown-La Parte
Mrs Keating's Funeral Tomorrow
Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy W. Keating, 38, will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Paul A. Lee funeral home with Rev. James Brannen officiating. Burial will be in Hollywood Cemetery in Houston. She died yesterday afternoon at the home of a daughter at West Murrell 2. Survivors include her daughter and son, H. Wilson of Lockhart, three sisters in Galveston and Dallas, and three grandchildren including Mrs. E. D. Williams of Baytown. Pallbearers are Frank Mar Ach Jack Wilder B B Williams Tom Sullivan B D Williams and Colon Petteway.
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Dorothy W. Keating
Paul A. Lee
James
Brannen
Grace Methodist Church
Hollywood
Houston
Keating
F. Crowell
West Murrell
H. Wilson
Lockhart
J. Buckley
Galveston
Julia Slider
Dallas
Mary Goodrich
E. D. Williams
Baytown
Frank Mar- Ach
Jack Wilder
B. Williams
Tom’ Sullivan
D Williams
Colon Petteway
Be Patient Firemen Told West Baytown Station
Fire Station Two in West Baytown awaits a new building as city officials hear proposals. Chief Eddie Anderson and building chair Charles Pierson urged action, citing morale drops with six vacancies and only one acceptable application in over a year. Council discussed using 20000 from capital improvements to start work, but Mayor Ward said funds and scope remain undetermined.
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West Baytown
Eddie Anderson
Charles Pierson
Pierson
Anderson
Rufus Bergeron
Capital Improvements Fund
Bergeron
J.A. Ward
Engineer Warns Bay Water Unsafe Outside Trinity Bay
Harris County consulting sanitary engineer Frank J. Metyko told county commissioners Trinity Bay is safe for swimmers except where Cedar Bayou flows in. Tabbs Bay near Baytown remains unsanitary, while Galveston Bay shorelines show contamination up to 100 feet from shore. He advised swimming only from a long pier or in a boat if needed.
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Trinity Bay
Cedar Bayou
Frank J. Metyko
Harris County
Metyko
Tabbs Bay
Baytown
Mebyka
Galveston Bay
Gear Lake
Galveston
Houston Yacht Club
Clear Creek
Little Action On City Plans Engineer Misses Meeting This Time
Very little progress was made on the city’s 478000 improvement program after last night’s City Council session. Engineer A S Berlin was absent but instructions were given to proceed with plans and prepare them by the next council meeting on May 29. Public works may bid against private contractors on some phases, with the department handling lines, foundations and related tasks where feasible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S
Berlin
Counci
C.D. Middleton
Public Works Department
D. Reeves
C. D_Middleton
Public Works
C.W. Grantham
Poblic Works Department
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Chamber of Commerce
Ben F. Ammons
Harris County Federation of Garden Clubs
Hortleulthre “Club
Holly McLemore
Pilot
Civ
E. BE. Berry
VFW
Ben. F. Ammons
Woman's Club
R. J. Gillette
Lions Clubs
Jumble Club
W. Bo Ramsey
Taylor
Thomas KR. Whitten
Post 912
VPW
George C. Adams
H. G. Murphy
Morrell Park Garden Club
Mra
Lie Woods
Gladiola Garden Club
E. Morrow
Baytown Garden Club
Frank Wintner
Charles Schaeffer
Yandh
Ger
C. V. Dabasco
J. B. Waldron
Betar
Aris
Mayary
Jimeit's Association
Megl
Housa
Edna
Kall
Stabinet
F. J. Wolft
Erty Town Sons
Erle
Bend
Jookout
Bund Town
Mule “Borsack
Jim Oo Ee McBride
Halter
Peck
Wadsworth
Ees
Deree Mars
G. Smith
Ailending
Manson Clark
Warren Edwards
Ashbel Smith
His- Anson Jones
de Zavala
Rena Bracewell
Carver
Cornelia Randon
Lois
Hertha Boéhbs
George Gentry
Robert EF
Lee High School
N. Fr. Boyett
Bardwell
Boatner
Kose
Mrs. Keating
Tax Equalization Board
Civi Service Commission
Ken Reynolds
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