Baytown Community Happenings and Upcoming Meetings
A collage of local items: trustee resignation and sewer work on Pearce Street. Barry to speak at Highlands Rotary. Miss Alamo contest at school. Wooster Chamber special meeting. ACT tests rollout by Texas colleges including Lee College. Pvt. Louis D. Nichol dies in Germany. Mothers Club meeting. Election debate at Robert E. Lee High. Army recruits’ M 1 rifle marks. United Fund progress. Ralph Cain organ recital. Knowles among Ellington trainer group. Parents Night at Baytown Junior High. Rotary Club Chest program. LaClaire Kilgore joins Abilene Christian College A Capella Chorus. Lions Club speaker David Norton. PTA meeting at Lynchburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions
David Norton
Lee College
Guatemala
Lions Club
the Tower
James Earl
Jim) Helbig
H. Lester
Les) Smith
Ben H. Magness
Pirates Win World Series Game Five Lead
NEW YORK AP Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for a 5 to 2 victory over the New York Yankees to take a two games to one lead in the World Series. Pirates scored three runs in the second inning plus one in the third and ninth, while the Yankees plated one in the second and another in the third. Box score shows Pirates 4 0 7 1 0 0 and Yankees 0 1 2 0 0 0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Pittsburgh
Pirates
New York Yankees
Yankees
Yanks
Partly cloudy and warm with sedated showers through Tuesday
Weather update notes partly cloudy and warm conditions with light showers through Tuesday. Tides are predicted to rise to a high at 2 32 p.m. and fall at 11 17 p.m., with minor fluctuations in coastal conditions.
Morning town chatter and local events tease a busy day
Vernen Liles visits before class at AEL while Kilgore pauses to watch Yankees vs Pirates. Jim Boone passes flying test and Mrs H J Cornelius takes publicity duties for a hometown musician. Red Grantham starts a crew at daybreak as Nelson McElroy checks into hospital.
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Vernen Liles
AEL
Joe Kilgore
Yankees
Pirates
Jim Boone
H. J. Cornelius
C. W
Red
Grantham
Nelson McElroy
Maurice Blum
Bobbie Gunn
James (Slick) Ellis
Mellonrant
Ricky Hurst
Pat Tobin
Blair Mann
Justice Court
Defi Patne
Plana
2. W. Warren
Utah
City Offered Land For Proposed Civic Center
Baytown realtor Clifford M. Bond offered the city a 54 acre tract at Market Street and Lynchburg Road or portions for a library or civic center site. The owner, Carter Lumber Yard of Houston, could sell the property to the city for under 50000, with old library sale proceeds to Cit izens Bank funding the purchase. The advisory board proposed a 1 1/2 acre library site on Decker Drive, while bids for a 146 acre minimum library site were to open Oct 13. Bond would split the land into three propositions for consideration.
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Baytown
Clifford M
Sparky
Market St
Lynchburn Road
T&no Railroad Co
Citizens Bank
Decker Drive
Elmer Gray
Bay‘town
City Hall
Bond
Lynchburg Road
Sea Property
Public Invited To See Commie Film In Baytown
A documentary on communist activities titled Operation Ablition will be shown at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Baytown Junior High auditorium The Americanism Committee of the Baytown Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsors the event open to the public The film depicts student riots tied to San Francisco hearings last May and past House Un American Activities Committee work Jaycees and local officials have hosted prior showings in Houston and Baytown with brief introductions by Baytown area leaders
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Baytown
Americanism Committee of
San Francisco
House of Rep
Houston
Jaycees
San
Bob Chenoweth
Kit Baytown
Wanis Club
Bill Hollis
Houston Jaycee Pres
Mobutu Halts Lumumba Rally With Troops at Residence
In Leopoldville Col Joseph Mobutu moved to halt Pat Lumumba's comeback attempt by ringed Lumumba's residence with 200 Congolese soldiers. A scuffle occurred as Lumumba supporters faced the guards, one shot was fired in the air, and several detainees were taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopoldville
the Congo
Joseph Mobutu
Congo
Pat
Lumumba
Mobutu
Jony
Jamumba
Baytown Shopper Wins $10 Prize After Specials
Mrs Milton, wife of George Milton, won a $10 prize Monday during Baytown Sun weekend special sales. The drawing occurred between 9 am and 1 pm at 164 Bayshore Drive where she lives with her son E A Milton. She praised shopping in Baytown and showed an armful of packages from herself and her daughter-in-law.
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Baytown
George Milton
the Sun
Milton
Lves
Bayshore Drive
E. A. Milton
Full State Support for UH Urged by Panel
Houston report notes Texas Senate support for making the University of Houston fully state funded. State Sen. Robert W. Baker and the Commission on Higher Education urge Legislature to approve, noting UH would become the 20th Texas state college with about 11,500 students on a 275 acre campus valued at $8 million.
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Texas
Baker
Kaisha
University of Houston
Harris County
University of Texas
Supreme Court Denies Rehearing on Gulf Submerged Lands
The Supreme Court refused rehearing requests from Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama over Gulf of Mexico submerged lands. Justices Warren and Clark did not participate. The court previously limited state offshore boundaries to three leagues 104 miles from coast, affecting oil lands claims and the submerged lands act interpretations.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Gulf of Mexico
Warren
Clark
Loung+iana
Texas
Florida
National Archives
United States
Gulfas
Gulf States
Three farm family perishes in northeast Bexar County fire
LATE NEWS SAN ANTONIO AP three members of a Bexar County farm family were found dead today after fire swept their farm northeast of here Sheriffs officers identified them as Brono Sherm his wife Wands and son Clyde MEMPHIS Tex AP A Fort Worth and Denver passenger train plowed into two freight cars and a caboose here about dawn killing the engineer and injuring three other crewmen Washington AP both employment and unemployment declined in September in an improving national job situation attributed mainly to seasonal factors.
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San Antonio
Bexar County
Here
Brono Sherm
Wands
Clyde
Memphis
Tex
Fort Worth
Denver
Washington
Global tensions and domestic politics across wartime era
Report highlights Stried Tours of Guisex supporting Soviet pressure on UN reform for Asia and Africa representation. Kennedy and Nixon tongues clash on UN China stance while Truman criticizes Republicans’ governance approach in Texarkana. Eisenhower warns on possible European troop withdrawal amid rising violence in Texas and a typhoon threat in China region.
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Stried
Guisex
U.N
World Organization
Asia
Africa
Neureiters to present BEA program on Moscow visit
Dr and Mrs Norman Neureiter will share experiences from Moscow at the Baytown Education Association meeting at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the Robert E Lee High School auditorium. The program includes organ music colors and flag pledge followed by a summary of their 1959 Soviet tour and subsequent talks and publications.
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Norman Neureiter
Baytown Education Association
Robert E. Lee High School
Jack Simmons
Wilfred Korthauer
Neureiters
Moscow
Mary Beth Gartnec
Bettie Burrus
Shirley Bailey
Lynne Mann
Dorothy Camp
Robert E. Lee
Herb Zimmerman
Don Williams
William Hinson
Seaborn Cravey
Mary E. Bartlett
Natalie Huckabee
Bonnie
H. Martin
Lila Lal
Shirley Guthrie
Dudley Huckabee
Wanda Ellis
Dorothy Day
Robert Kelley
Henry Armstrong
Neureiter
Information Servier
U.S
M T Linder Dies Rites Held Today
Mark Taylor Linder age 72 of 500 Pearl died at home early Saturday morning He was born July 31 1888 in Mount Vernon and lived in the area for many years Funeral rites were held today at the Mount Vernon church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery He is survived by several nieces and nephews and friends from the community
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Mark Taylor Linder
Mount
Mrs. Lewis Dies After 30 Years as Baytown Resident
Mrs. Alice Almee Lewis, aged TZ, longtime Baytown resident, died at 2 35 p m Sunday at home in Natchitoches Louisiana She was widow of William Wilfred Lewis and lived in Baytown 30 years She is survived by five daughters and a son Her funeral arrangements and burial details were announced with services set for Tuesday in Baytown and Woodville with local pastors officiating.
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Alice Almee Lewis
E. James
Natchitoches
Baytown
William Wilfred. Lewis Joha Alt
Leroy Stanton
Paul A. Lee
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Don Harris
Hill of First Presbyterian Church
Offi
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Dating
Talen
Lewis
Mount Scl
Ldwuchters
Gaston Wilkins
W. W. Hoover
Old Clayton
Gen-Larrisa
Rissata Hi Aewue Zates
Woodville
M. E. Linder
MeCaskill
Haynesville
R. C. Linder
M. B. Linder
C. 1
French
Wood
Odis S. Linder
Robert Cheek
Ville
A. E. Burns
First Baptist Church
Baytown Library Bond Plan Faces Tax Delay Debates
Baytown's council backed a deferred payment plan to retire 350,000 in library bonds by 1975 1976 and 1977 while paying interest over 15 years. Supporters led by Ernest L. Brown argue no immediate tax hike and smoother funding. opponents warn it could raise total costs and defer payment risks. Public reaction split with residents citing taxes and long term cost implications.
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Baytown
Ernest L. Brown
Houston
the Sun
Henry Cathriner
Pioneer Baytown
Jack) Kimmons
Houston Lighting and Power Cos
W. T
Brown
Coum
Cathriner
Nat
Cathrines
Cathariner
Busch
Kimmons
Mattie Howard
Library Board of Advisors
Howard
Lee College
Max Mosesman
Library Board
Mosesman
R. H
Red
Velma Ansley
R. Walton Jr
Mabamaz
A. M. Pelly
al Clayton
Clayton
Labrary
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Bob
Stockton
Public Works Department
Pearce St
Board of Baytown Schools
Baytown Sun
Barry
Desmond Barry
Highlands Rotary Club
Fellowship Hall
Highlands Methodist Church
Galveston
Teamsters Union
Wooster CC
Wooster Chamber of Commerce
Yellow Jacket Inn
Bayway Drive
Roy Holzheuser
Louis D. Nichol
E. W. Greer
Garth Road
Germany
3Rd Armored Division
REL
la Porte High School
Mothers Club
Harris County A and M
Harris County Loan Building
Maine
Jack Peters
REL History Club
Jeff Paine
Peters
ARMY
Kenneth L. Kitchell
Billy J. Ayers
13Th Infantry
Fort Riley
Kan
United Fund
Baytown Junior High
Capela Chorus
Laclair Kilgore
Abilene
Christian College
Raymond Kilgore
102
Center
PTA
Lynchburg Parent Teacher Association
Monkey Business
James Ray Robertson
T. J. Robertann
Crow Road
Mary
James
Commie Film
Tidelands
Mrs. Milton
Lucky
Nien Ayn
Kennedy
Kimerif
United Nation
China
Hag
Harry Truman
Texarkana
Eisenhower
Europe
Feant
Texan
Pam
Pravda
Soviet Union
Tiberal
Dagens Nyheter
Stockholm
Sen
John Kennedy
South
Ben
Hainan
Philippines
General Electric Co
Bohenectady
N.Y
Triton
Tell of
BEA
Publc
Maryland
Ivan
Rochester Review
University of Rochester
Alumi
M. T. Linder
J Selman, Linder
Humble Oil and Refining Co
First Presbyterian Church
Joof Lodge
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