Baytown News Briefs Include Hunts Reserve Meet and Oscar Thweatt's Funeral
Baytown area items report Hunt police reserves returning from a deer trip and urging area reservations, J M Douglas traveling to Memphis for Oscar Thweatt's funeral, and many community notices. A&M Club meets tonight to view Rams Texas Tech game, revival services continue at Bethel Mission, and several canceled or upcoming meetings announced. Also included are LaMarque zone seminar reschedule, charity piano concert Operation Heart, Rotary speaker Max Clampitt, and local school and PTA notices.
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Rock
Hunt
Krizak
Main
Baytown
D. E. Hathorn
Lee
Fletcher Hickerson
No Pain for Rayburn as Experimental Drug Is Given
Speaker Rayburn faces cancer with experimental drug Fluorouracil. He remains comfortable and increasingly able, eating favored foods, while doctors assess side effects. Notable visitors include Vice President Johnson, Sen Ralph Yarborough, and ex‑gov G LeRoy Collins as a press room is set for daily briefings.
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Dallas
Samplains
Rayburn
Hompsett
Zach Medical Bulletin
Lyndon B. Johnson
Ralph Yarborough
Texas
G. LeRoy Collins
Florida
National Association of Broadcasters
Weather update forecasts showers and clouds tonight
Considerable cloudiness and mild tonight and Tuesday with widely scattered showers or thundershowers. Tuesday tides for Galveston show highs at 4 05 a.m and 5 10 p.m with lows at 10 14 a.m and 10 42 p.m.
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Galveston
University freshman named class secretary at Corpus Christi
Darlynne Leonard a freshman at the University of Corpus Christi is chosen class secretary and will not serve as duchess for homecoming. A Barbers Hill High School graduate, she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Leonard of Mont Belvieu. Baytown Civil Air Patrol aided a search for a lost airplane in East Texas and Louisiana with several members joining. Radio contact was kept by Fisher McHugh. The aircraft departed Red Oak Texas en route to Jasper.
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Darlynne Leonard
University of Corpus Christi
Barbers Bill High School
Charlie Leonard
Mont Belvieu
Baytown Civil Air Patrol
Texas
Louisiana
Ed Bull
Sam Como
R. C. Priest
J. W
Jack) Saunders
Glenn Swick
Dan Casselman
Gary Hill
B. M. Francis
George Cheney
N. B. Kaigler
J. Z. Cunningham
Fisher McHugh
Baytown
Red Oak
Jasper
Tex
Carl Odom
Geraldine Dickerson
Austy Walker
Tommy Becka
Giachia Porter Warren
All Hill Ait
Charles Tallant
New Boys
Horace Mann
Jemiot High
MoPac Interurban Hearing Tuesday in Baytown
A public hearing before the Texas Railroad Commission will consider Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. request to discontinue its Baytown interurban coach service. The hearing, originally set for Oct 3, will be held Oct 19 at 9 am in Baytown City Hall chamber, with examiners to hear opposing arguments. The coach now carries 10 to 15 passengers daily on routes to Green's Bayou and Houston, with schedule details including 4:00 am Baytown departure and 6:16 pm Baytown return.
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Baytown
Coun
Texas
Missouri Pacific
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Green's Bayou
Houston
9 &M
Liberty Site Of Annual Trinity Valley Activity
Liberty hosts the sixth annual Trinity Valley Exposition with trail rides from Mont Belvieu and Hams hire meeting in Anahuac and joining to Liberty. Exposition opens Oct 18 with a parade, livestock judging, Kids Day rides, rodeo nightly, and a Baby Parade finale in Liberty. Exposition queen coronation is Oct 14 at Liberty High School.
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Liberty
A. B
Dorothy) Lawrence
Fron Mont Belvieu
Hamshire
Anahuac
Buck Eckols
L. L. Jones
Cayle
Harrison
Jack Hunt
Jim Purvis
Liberty - Chambers Counties
Liberty High School
Liberty City Hall
United Fund Drive Aims For 1962 Baytown Goal
Baytown leaders express confidence in reaching the 1962 United Fund Drive goal of 185 807 as the campaign opens October 6. General Chairman E I & Y Gestoning notes strong local support and calls on residents to contribute to sustain 33 Red Feather agencies aiding hurricane victims and ongoing welfare programs. Ray C. Kimmon emphasizes the community’s generosity and readiness to help those who lost homes and possessions in the storm.
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Baytown
Wil Ae
Kim
Genera
E.1.&y
Ray C
Jack
Kimmons
Mrs. Danek 69 Dies in Highlands Community
Mrs. Mary Steffek Danek died at home in Highlands after a 21 year residence. Survived by her husband Louis Danek, two daughters Lillie Danek and Margaret Mercer, four grandchildren, and four sisters. Funeral arrangements held at Earthman Chapel with interment at San Jacinto Memorial Park.
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Afjetery
Earth
S. Sixth
Highlands
Man Funeral
Julia Peters
Highlands Chapel
Eacle Lake
Francis Kulaedonday
St. Jude Catholic
Yoakum
Albina Juri- March
Parmentier
Eek
San Antonio
Sitiating
Charlie Steffek
Houston
Earthman High
Robert Mercer
Lands Chapel
Louis Mercer
Shirley Mercer
San Jacinto Memorial Park
Cem
Deborah Mercer
Baytown
World Today highlights Kennedy trip and global events
President Kennedy flies to Dallas to visit ill Sam Rayburn as Algerian rebels meet on peace talks with France. Enos factions dispute a Premier Souvanna Phouma deal while U Thant gains momentum for U N chief. US defense budget battles loom in Congress. State Fair crowds top 396 thousand. Texas violent deaths include traffic crashes and a man falling from a truck.
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Texas
Saunders Rites To Be Tuesday
Funeral service set for Capt. Joseph Lee Saunders 54 of 3211 Ohio in Baytown after his death Saturday night in a Baytown hospital. He was a Coastal Construction Co tugboat captain residing in Baytown a year and formerly of St. Joseph Missouri and Port Arthur. Rev. Basil Jones to lead at St. Mark's Methodist. Cedar Crest Cemetery burial under Earthman Funeral Home. Survived by widow Bernadine Saunders four daughters four sons two brothers one sister and ten grandchildren.
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Ohio
Baytown
St. Joseph
Port Arthur
Coastal Construction Co
Basil Jones
St. Mark's Methodist Church
Cedar Crest Cemetery
Earthman Funeral
Saunders
Bernadine Saunders
Georgianna Inglesiis
Tampa
Fla
Mary A.J. Chassen
Spencer
Ned
Nancy Baque
Sabine Pass
Bay- 11
Ordway Saunders
Ordell Saunders
Bay-41
Arch Saunders
St.Joseph
Dot
Fairfield
Calif
Jack Saunders
Concord
Maisie Jesse
West Berlin Backed by U S Says Brandt Amid Berlin Tensions
Mayor Willy Brandt in New York touted strong American backing for West Berlin missions as he condemned concessions that could weaken the Western position. U S border police reported a staged escape incident near the East German barrier, while officials defended replacing combat troops with military police. Two U S senators traveling with Brandt offered reassurance to West Berliners.
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Dent
West Berlin
Brandt
Germany
Nayor
U.S
Democrats Rally To Down GOP In Texas Governor Says
Governor Price Daniel tells the State Democratic Executive Committee that as Republicans grow louder, Democrats must mobilize to defeat Jack Cox in 1960. Connally claims Cox lacks strength. Daniel leads a seven step plan, including expanding staff and forming county committees to boost turnout. Vice President Lyndon Johnson may address the meeting before a Houston dinner.
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Cormally
Price Daniel
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Houston
Democratic Party of
Texas
Democratic Executive Committee
Thelma Sanders Scores Hole In One In Tourney
Thelma Sanders thrilled a San Antonio crowd Monday by holing out on No. 9 at Oak Hills in the state senior women’s tournament final. She used a No 6 iron for the 132 yard hole and watched her shot roll in as sister Elma Dailey cheered. Her opponent won the match despite Sanders’s remarkable ace.
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San Antonio
Thelma
L. G
Oak Hills Country Club
Pris
Baytown
Thad
Elma Dailey
Theta
Sin Antonio Agat
Elma
Prof) Sanders
Hartman Named to SBA Disaster Loan Advisory Panel
Hartman of The Baytown Sur staff has been named to the Small Business Administration Disaster Loan Advisory Committee in the Houston area. John E. Horne announced the appointment. Chris W. Ferguson will contact Hartman about duties. Local bank leaders note SBA loans aid storm victims and urge inquiries at area banks.
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SBA
Fred Hartman
Baytown. Sur
Small Business Administration
Houston
John E. Horne
Washington, D.C
I. Ewald
Tam Sure Barhnan
Horne
Chris W. Ferguson
Dallas
Sin
Hugh Echols Jr
Citizens National Bank and Trust Co
Viengi
Harris County Federal Sayines
Lean Iation
Yankees Lead Redlegs 11 to 3 After 34 Innings
AP bulletin reports the New York Yankees up 11 to 3 over the Cincinnati Redlegs after 34 innings of play. The Yanks tallied five in the first, one in the second, five in the fourth while Cincinnati answered with three in the third.
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New York Yankees
Cincinnati Redlegs
Yanks
Redlegs
Nattet
Texas Water Plan Outlined With 2010 Reservoir Goals
The Federal State Water Study Commission presented to Gov. Price Daniel a plan to build eight Texas basins with 32 reservoirs by 2010 at an estimated $525 million plus $1.1 billion more later. The report, prepared for Lyndon Johnson and Kennedy era officials, details 45 proposed reservoirs and an eventual possible aqueduct from the Sabine to the Rio Grande. It omits food control and hurricane protections but envisions broad, flexible development with private and public participation. The commission urged further reviews by federal agencies before forwarding to the President.
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U.S. Study Commission
Price Daniel
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Senata
Daniel
Kennedy
Avam of Water Engineers
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Transit
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