Baytown Mayor Liggett Reports To The People
Baytown Mayor Lee Liggett urgent weekly report to residents covers the death of Police Chief Roy Montgomery and the search for a replacement. City Manager J B LeFevre will interview candidates, with a month forecast. He reiterates Texas Retirement System rules and the mayor’s aim for orderly council committees, bond opinions, and county road projects. The note urges resident attendance at the two monthly council meetings and clarifies the mayor’s stance on press headlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Lee Liggett
Roy Montgomery
J. B. LeFevre
LeFevre
Texas
F. J. von Zuben
Equalization Board
Carter H. Miller
David C. Clark
R. H
Red
Mayor Liggett
Carver Junior High student wins American Legion School Award
Kermit Smith Jr. son of Madonna Smith-Hurst and Kermit Smith Sr. was named the American Legion School Award’s most outstanding boy at Carver Junior High. A ninth grader, he is choir president, Buc caneer football and track team member, and Hi g Club vice president chosen by student vote for honor leadership scholarship and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kermit Smith JR
Madonna Smith - Hurst
Riggs
Kermit Smith Sr
Daniel
American Legion School
Carver Junior High
Buccaneer
Hig
May building permits hit 351000 in city totals
May 1-27 permits total estimated 351,218 on 37 projects. Notable items include Guadalupe Catholic Church recreation building 2,500. Tombard Co contractor 100,000 for Wooster Baptist Church addition. multiple residence additions and garages from contractors such as Wilks Brothers, Starrett Co, Aylor, Parker, Beall, and others. Units include churches, residences, storage and office spaces across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Smith
Building and Electrical Inspection Department
Guadalupe Catholic Church
W. J. McLea
L. W. Moreno
C. EL Center
Thad Felton
J. R. Bell
Dr. Richard Woods
A. J. Nasser
R. H. Sunz
Wilks Brothers
J. Garlin Smith
Hubert Lee Daniel
Callee Raymond B. Barajas
Maude McDaniel
T. B. Hart
Loys Box
Willie Walker
Leroy Walker
J. Ey
Williams
Coy Dees
Wooster Baptist Church
Tombard Co
E. R. Lugette
W. W. McConathy
Starrett Co
Joe DuBose
J. H. Farquhar
Ruby M. Meheem
W. H. Platt
Joe Ayler
C. E. Parker
Akard Beall
T. C. King
P. B. Guidry
Vernon Stillman
Lowell Lammers
J . H. Williams
Joe Liska
Baytown Scouts Safe After Blanco Flood Incident
About 18 Baytown Girl Scouts from Troop 422 sheltered at a Blanco state park near San Antonio after a flash flood on Tuesday. The group, led by Ms. Ira Toups and chaperones Mrs. J. G. Lillard and Mrs. W. G. Nugent, will remain for the week as planned. all are reported safe by parents reached by phone. The trip funds came from yearly nut sales, and the troop, long tied to Hurricane Carla veterans from Brownwood, Lakewood, and Wooster areas, faced dangerous weather but endured without injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Blanco
San Antonio
Texas
Associated Press
Ira Toups
J. G. Lillard
Railroad Commission Reports Oil and Gas Wells Completed
The Railroad Commission said Saturday that 214 oil wells and 41 gas wells were completed in the past week. Oil completions for the year total 3575, vs 4089 in 1962, and 1036 gas wells have been completed to date. Ten wildcat oil and 17 gas wells were reported. A total of 152 wells were plugged, 8 of them dry holes, with the calendar day allowable averaging 2,856,720 barrels, up 6,087.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
Austin
Wildcat Oi
Hud film on a Texas ranch opens at Brunson
A scene from the film Hud shows three generations of ranchers clashing over new ideas and old customs. Paul Newman stars as Hud with Melvin Douglas as Homer Bannon and Brandon De Wilde as Lon Bannon. Patricia Neal plays Alma the housekeeper amid family warfare and violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Paul Newman
Hud
Twenty Men Ordered Induction for Army in Baytown Area
The draft list from Baytown includes twenty men among them Ronald G. McLeroy, Robert DeHart, and James B. Janice. The group, directed by Ritt, awaits selective service confirmation before induction into the U.S. Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCardell
Royal
Baytown
Houston
Conner
James B
Janice
Lective Service Board
Esquivel Rodriguez Jr
Ritt
U.S. Army
Larry McMurtry
Ronald G. McLeroy
Robert ‘Y
R. DeHarts
Hons- la Porte
Richard 5. Andrews
Arthur Peel Sheldon
Shelby R. Perryman
Hailstorm Ravages Lyndon Johnson Ranch Near Stonewall
A severe hail and wind storm damaged the Lyndon Johnson ranch home near Stonewall Texas and destroyed barns, crops, and trees. Six inches of hail blanketed the ground, windows on the west side were knocked out, and livestock and thousands of turkeys suffered losses across a six mile wide swath. Telephones were out briefly as the Pedernales River rose isolating the area. Reports cite extensive crop and property damage across several farms and ranches in the Fredericksburg region with estimates ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson City
Tex
Stonewall
Lyndon Johnson
United States
Bill Malechek
Malechek
Johnson
Pedernales
Texas
Martin Lindig
Albert
Sudan
Fredericksburg
James Semmler
Seamler
Harvey Moellering
KP District Meet Set In Baytown
J H Stewart District Deputy Grand Chancellor calls a District 4 Knights of Pythias meeting for 7 pm Tuesday at the KP Lodge 2010 Alexander Drive Baytown. Baytown Humble Houston and Freeport members urged to attend and bring problems for joint discussion. A barbecue chicken dinner supervised by Goose Creek Lodge 458 committee starts the program in honor of charter member C R Chris Myers on his 70th birthday. Alan Buster La Porte will recite an oration that won a Knights of Pythias sponsored oratorical contest in area public schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
J. H. Stewart
KP Lodge
Alexander Drive
Baytown
Humble
Houston
Freeport
W. B. Ashman
T.A. Heflin
Goose Creek Lodge No. 458
C. R
Chris) Myers
Lodge
Alan Buster
la Porte
Former Resident of Cove Dies
Benjamin P. Hill of Tunica Mississippi and former Cove resident died at noon Monday at his Tunica home. Services set for 10 a.m. Thursday at Paul A. Lee Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow. He is survived by his widow Mrs Ua Hill of Tunica three children Mrs Raymond Merriel of Hollandale S E Hill of Mont Belvieu Elton Hill of Baytown seven sisters Mrs Ben Bonner Mrs Cecil Winfree Mrs B J Harmon and Mrs Leonard Dugat all of Cave Mrs S E Fisher of Tarkington Prairie and Mrs H Guidry of Beaumont one brother E P Hill of Baytown and seven grandchildren. Also notes on a Siberian tiger follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin P. Hill
Tunica
Cove
Paul A. Lee
Hill
Ua Hill
Raymond Merriel
Hollandale
S. E. Hill
Mont Belvieu
Elton Hill
Baytown
Ben Bonner
Cecil ‘Winfree
B. J. Harmon
Leonard Dugat
Cave
S. E. Fisher
Tarkington’ Prairie
H. Guidry
Beaumont
E. P. Hill
Baytonian Charged In Beer Sale To Minors
F.C. Cook of 421 E Adone charged with serving beer to minors at the 64 Club 03 Market. Tommy Phillips 20 Rhondal Linkous 20 and Paul Solana 20 faced charges for arner consuming. Cook the only one filed on by the Texas Liquor Control Board in Justice Brown's court. Turner said Cook ran a pool hall at the 64 Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.C. Cook
E. Adone
Market
R. H
Bo) Turner P
Tommy L. Phillips
Rhondal Linkous
Tri-City Beach
Paul D. Solana
Cook
Texas Liquor Control Board
Justice of the Peace M
Channelview Hospital Notes Admits And Discharges
Channelview Hospital notes list admissions including Rosie Kolb Hubert Lee Burts Winnie Anderson from Channelview and Georgeanne Lynch Doyle Edward Shuertleff Loman Morris Norman King Janice Manley from Houston. Discharges include Jean Edna Baker Dolores Day from Houston Ruben Winters Channelview Jessie Barton Crosby. Birth announces Mr and Mrs P N Lynch Jr Houston on May 27. The midnight sun in North Cape region shows continuous daylight from mid May to end July and northern lights are visible in winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tidelands
Rosie Kolb
Hubert Lee Burts
Winnie Anderson
Channnelview
Georgeanne Lynch
Doyle Edward Shuertleff
Loman Odis Morris
Norman Ray King
Janice L. Manley
Houston
Jean Edna Baker
Dolores Day
Ruben Thomas Winters
Channelview
Jessie L. Barton
Crosby
P. N. Lynch Jr
North Cape
Also Mentioned on This Page
Liggett
Phospital
Thomas Circle
Ramsey
Sun
Anavision
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner and Smith
Gulf Building
Allez Ludlum
Gustin
Hl&potare
Allis-Chalmers
IBM
Abe Ee Web A Aluminium Ltd
Amer Cyan
Tel & Tel
Anaconda Cop
Jones & Laugh
Armcodes
Kerr-McGee
al Tp &Sf
Liggett-Myers
Baxter Lab
Litton Ind
Beth Steel
Ceeeee
Lockheed
Louis Land Bmy
Magnavox
Marathon Oil
Chrysler Monsanto
Dist
Colgate Palmo
Ewp News - Bis
Columbia Gas
New York Central
Delta Air L
Otis Elevore Ag
Pfizer
Dow Chem
du Pont
Philip Morris
Eastman Kodak
Phillips Pet
el Paso
Ford
Royal Dutel
Foremost Dairies
Aleway
Upjohn
US Steel
Xerox Westinghouse
Dirk Bogarde
Decker
Sargents
TAREE
Frank Sinatea
Railroad Commission
John Dalton
Avhein i
Brunson
Martin,Ritt
Irving Ravetch
Homer Bannon
Pasadena
Duell L. Conkins
Clarence R. 3Oehme
Ronald P. Sanders
Dickinson
Andrew G. de, Hayes
LBJ
West Main Cafe
E. E. Stoner Jr
Knights of Columbus
Hall
Baytown, Texas
Hal Kidder's
Baytonian
Channelview Hospital
Meep
Waalgrech Agency
Baytown Sun
Ags
The
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!