Funeral Attendees in Benton for Mrs Whitten's Father M F Ferrell
MR AND MRS W F Whitten and Bettie of 5002 Fairway Drive Benton Ark attend the funeral of Mrs Whitten's father M F Ferrell superintendent of Bauxite School District. Funeral held Tuesday at Ashby Funeral Home Mud Washing. Baytown volunteers drill canceled to wash mud from church grounds. Film of Texas Washington game shown at Goose Creek Country Club at 7 30 p m. Public invited. School to hold session Oct 20 to make up three hurricane Carla days. Roy A Buckingham Cedar Bayou Junior High teacher called to 12 months active duty US Navy Reserve. Mrs J J Jones in Toronto for National Association of School Business Officials meeting. Lee College enrollment 1431 down from 1525 last fall. Greater Baytown Development Council meets tonight 7 30 p m at Baytown Natural Gas Co. Buffet tickets for Oct 24 Mater Dei Court supper available. Continued on Page 2.
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W. F. Whitten
Bettie
Fairway Drive
Benton
Ark
Roy A. Buckingham
Cedar Bayou
U.S. Naval Reserve
Kennedy visit leaves Rayburn in good spirits
President Kennedy spent Monday with Speaker Sam Rayburn at Baylor University Medical Center Dallas. Rayburn rested well, reported by Dr Ralph Tompsett, chief of internal medicine, who said Rayburn felt comfortable after a restful night and enjoyed a small breakfast.
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Dallas
House Speakerysity Medical Center
Sam Baybie
Hess
Kennedy
Sam Rayburn
Ralph Tompsett
Baylor Univer
President Kennedy Visits Dying Rayburn in Brownwood
President Kennedy spent 14 minutes with House Speaker Sam Rayburn, Henry Rayburn's family and aides report, amid Rayburn's struggle with cancer. The White House said Kennedy adjusted his travel to meet the 79-year-old leader, who discussed politics and world events. The visit raised hopes that disaster relief decisions for Brownwood and Seabrook area may be clarified soon as officials weigh declaring a major disaster district.
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Brownwood
Seabrook
Price Daniel
Rice Hotel
Baytown
John F. Kennedy
Daniel
Bill Elliott
Eliart
Kennedy
Washington
Newport
R.I
John Holton
Rayburn
Pierre Salinger
Sam “Rayburn
Oty
No School Property Reappraisal Planned
The School District will not pursue a full property reappraisal after reviewing bids estimated between 100000 and 125000. Supt George H Gentry told the board that some firms felt a complete revaluation was unnecessary while others backed the district’s view. The panel endorsed relying on the current system overseen by Tax Assessor Collector George Bennett as protest concerns about realism in valuations prompted the discussion. Architect Lowell Lammers discussed storm damage repairs to roofs and the Cedar Bayou gym floor, with bids accepted and new utility service at Lee College formally accepted.
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Gentry
George H.” Gentry
Ords
George Bennett
Bennett
Lowell Lammers
Cedar Bayou
Lee College
Lammers
$300000 Apartment Project Announced in Baytown Area
A $300,000 Country Civic Oaks 32 unit apartment project was announced by Gerald Rauch of Houston, trustee for a group planning the improvement on Decker Drive near Baytown city limits. J. M. Gross, a Houston contractor, will manage construction. four masonry buildings will house four one bedroom and four two bedroom units each. Buildings will be centrally air conditioned with carpeting, drapes, and full electric kitchens. The land spans five acres with two initially used for construction and expansion space.
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Gerald Rauch
Houston
Decker Drive
Baytown
J. M. Gross
Houston Group
Robert Matherne
Theo
Leslie Wilburn
Fred Hartman
Gross
Grass
Charlie Forthingham
Cie
Joe Davis
Dana Gann
Pat Cramer
Almeda Conway
Jean Nelson
Jesselyn Oest
Judy Robinson
H.R. Robinson
Brownwood
Robert EB. Lee
Cloudy Showers Likely Through Wednesday Forecast
The region expects cloudy skies with widely scattered showers through Wednesday and little change in temperatures. Galveston tides show highs at 4:25 a.m. and 6:09 p.m. with lows at 10:47 a.m. and 12:22 p.m.
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Galveston
Rites Wednesday For Mrs Hardy
Funeral services for Mrs Ruby Ollie Hardy longtime Baytown resident will be at 2 p m Wednesday at Second Baptist Church Rev Paul Stephens to officiate and interment in Memory Gardens Cemetery under Earthman Funeral Home direction Survivors include two sons Edward Hardy and Raymond Hardy of Baytown two brothers A E Olphint and Howard Olphint of Taylor a sister Mrs Fda Brown of Henderson mother Mrs Jennie Olphint of Huntsville and four grandchildren
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Ruby
Ollie Hardy
Baytown
Second Baptist Church
Hamly
Paul Stephens
Gar
Baytown Policemen's Annual Ball Planned in Houston
The Baytown Police Association hosts a Saturday ball from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Emerald Room at the Shamrock Hilton Houston with Fd Gerlach orchestra Reid dancers and Janet Smith television vocalist. Proceeds fund the association scholarship fund and death benefit. two $500 scholarships were awarded last year to Robert E. Lee High School graduates. Committee members include James Lankford Robert Merchant Glenn King and Russell Liles. Semiformal dress planned.
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Baytown
Emerald Room
Shamrock Hilton
Houston
Fd Gerlach
Reid
Janet Smith
Fritile Baytervty Police Associa ‘Men's Scholarship Fund
Robert E. Lee
James E Lankford
Robert P.merchant
Gloom King
Russell Liles
Ramsey To Tell Council Of Flood Control Plans
County Commissioner V. V. Ramsey will explain the purpose of a $20 million flood control bond election to Baytown voters at a Baytown City Council meeting tonight. Mayor Al Clayton seeks a council resolution endorsing the bonds which would not raise county property taxes. $7 million could be issued immediately if approved with the rest in 1962 63. Other agenda items include building code amendments for wooden shingles, street and sewer negotiations, a water and saver bonds report, zoning commission appointments, and the city manager’s monthly report. A special 6 30 p.m. session will cover the senior Achievement program expansion and allied stock offerings for the off city.
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V. V. Ramsey
Baytown
Ramsey
al Clayton
B. Bruce
Bruce
Green Street
North Jones
Bar Tymore Street
J. B. LeFevre
Bavtoon
Hick
All Texas Air Tour Stops in Baytown Friday
The All Texas Air Tour of 1961 will land at Baytown Airport at 11 45 a m with 50 to 75 planes and 75 to 125 people. L A Derden leads a Chamber committee arranging a Baytown welcome and lunch at the Tower. After touring Humble Refinery the planes depart at 4 30 p m for Galveston.
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Baytown
Texas
Texas State Aviation Association
Texas Private Flyers Association
Texas Flying Farmers and Ranchers
Texas Ninety-Nines
Texas Wing of
Civil Air Patrol
Texas Aeronautics Commission
L. A. Derden
Chamber of Commerce
North Main
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Humble Refinery
Galveston
Air Texas Air
Temple
Protests Fail Over Baytown Interurban Stop
Baytown Greens Bayou and Houston residents did not attend a public hearing at Baytown City Hall on Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. plan to discontinue the interurban coach. Union representatives pressed railroad officials on the application basis as the company faces a $12,329 annual loss on Baytown to Greens Bayou bus round trips.
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Baytown
Greens Bayou
Houston
Baytown City
Missouri Pacific Railroad Co
The
Brotherhood of Railroad
Greens Bayou Star
Soviet chemist pursues research on fallout effects in humans
A Soviet chemist says he is studying how to mitigate nuclear fallout effects on people. The report notes tensions over Soviet claims of the world’s fastest nuclear submarine fleet and mentions U S cautions on foreign aid, Castro accusations of U S invasion training, oil price moves, and upcoming university and sports appointments.
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Soviet Union
Baytown Draft Board Sends 27 For Induction
Twenty seven men from Baytown Galena Park La Porte Channelview and Houston were sent to Houston Tuesday for induction into the army by Baytown Selective Service Board No. 33. Names include Robert L. Bradbury Joe Araujo Ronald A. Michalsky Edward Rincon and many others.
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Baytown
Galena Park
la Porte
Channelview
Houston
Army
Selective Service Board No
Federal Building
W. Defoe
Robert L. Bradbury
Joe Araujo
Ronald A. Michalsky
Edward Rincon
Robert Emanuel
Robert L. Philpott
Larry Reynolds
Dennis Reynolds
James Stovall
William Costlow
William Standley
William Copeland
Donald Wells
Willie Simon
Robert W. Lee
Tessie Rosas Jr
Horace Williams
William Franklin
Jerry Bonner
Robert Lee
Charles Toliver
Richard | Bell
Clarence Briscoe Jr
Louis Santos Jr
Glen E. Taylor
Ronnie Isbell
James H. Martin
Torrential Downpours Gang Texas Fort Worth Floods
Torrential downpours drenched parts of Texas with record rain over 6 inches in the Colorado River watershed. Streets flooded in Fort Worth as heavy storms continued through Monday night, causing water and road hazards across the city.
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Associated Press
Colorado River
Fort Worth
Son John C. Echols to lead Citizens Bank presidency
John C. Echols will assume the roles of president and chief executive officer of Citizens National Bank and Trust Co. after Hugh Echols Jr. steps down due to health. The elder Echols becomes chairman, aims to help the bank and its customers while resting from a long career begun in Goose Creek in 1920.
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Haugh Echols Jr
Citizens, National Bank and Trust Co
John C. Echols
Young Echols
Buytown
Fred Hartman
Hugh Echols Jr
Echols
Mose
Surner
Citizens Bank
Goose Creek
Longview
Conroe
Humble
Ross Sterling
Baytown
John C
Milton C. Kelley
Jack Jacobs
Wilton A. Roper
James E. Sherwood
Richard D. Scrivner
Douglas W. Stewart
Robert K
Bob) Carter
L. G. Sanders
Mose Sumner
William J. Gidley
J. Bryan Stratton
Beatrice Horton
Conrad Magouirk
Barbara Boswell
Wynnell Brinkley
Thelma Hamilton
Trene Conway
Hugh Fichels
Hugh Echels
Sterline
John C. Fchols
Robert L. Lee High School
Southern Methodist University
Oklahoma
November Lectures by Teller and Nyaradi at REL
Notable November lectures at REL include Dr. Edward Teller, famed nuclear scientist, speaking November 16, and Dr. Nicholas Nyaradi, former Hungarian minister of finance, speaking November 6. Nyaradi, now a Bradley University professor, has written for The Saturday Evening Post and Fortune and authored My Ringside Seat in Moscow.
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Finance
Hungary
Humble Oilane
Refining Co
REL
Nyaradi
Robert E. Lee Highton
Teller
Grams
Bradley Uni
Edward Teller
Peoria
Ill
Nyarer
Dy.jadi
Nicholas Nyaradi
Minist
U. S
W Nyaradi
The
Saturday Evening Post
Fortune
Congressional
Moscow
Soviet Union
Royal Hungarian University of Budapest
Mone
Landhelder’s Party
George Washington Humor
Country
Freeiens ‘Foundation
Valley Forge
Who's Who
America
Ameriene Edecation Anil Hmerentionnd Ware
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Texas Exes
J. J. Jones
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San Jacinto Colle
Frank Jaubert
Mater Dei Court
California
Goodwin J. Knight
Richard M. Nixon
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Los Angeles
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President Kennedy
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Harris County
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Gram
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Peoples State Bank
Robert J. Fleming
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Coustry
Corpus Christi
Beaumont
NASA Space Lab
Clear Creek
Gulf Oil Corp
Frank R. Boyle
East Haris County
Clyde Jones
O. S. McCullough
Crow Road
J. L. Franklin
Wooster Baptist Church
Browmvont
Tim Cee Otto
Mrs. Hardy
Baytown Policemen's
Council of Flood Control Plans
All Texas Air Tour
Fidel Castro
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Caribbean
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Billy Hitchcock
Baltimore Orioles
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