Local events mark civic, union, and church gatherings Tuesday
Henry Blasick and his wife will be honored at a 6 to 9 p.m. public reception hosted by the Pilot Club at the Chamber of Commerce with city officials and the library board in attendance. The Baytown union local will hold a 7 p.m. regular meeting at the Union Hall, with an executive board session beforehand. The San Jacinto Baptist Brotherhood meets at First Baptist Church at 6:20 p.m. for their workshop and clinic, with dinner and program to follow. Seabrook voters approved incorporation by 198 to 13, creating a new Harris County municipality covering about 3,609 square miles with roughly 2,500 residents. no election date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Blasick
City Library
Chamber of Commerce
Pilot Club
Library Board
Baptist Workshop
SAN Jacinto Baptist Association Brotherhood
First Baptist Church
Seabrook
Galveston Bay-Clear Lake
Harris County
Cedar Bayou
Baytown
al Clayton
Harris County Commissioners Court
Howard Jensen
S. B. Bruce
United Fund Drive Starts Strong In Baytown Spotlight
The United Fund drive opened with solid participation as crews and volunteers began campaigns across Baytown. Fireman recruitment ads ran while riggers’ department prepared for civil service tests at 3308, aiming to meet and exceed the $3,642 quota, with early success reported.
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Baytown
Faytown
United Fund
Commission
Paign
Minnesota
Disaster drive nears goal with new quotas set
The United Fund drive targets 185 807 dollars as four groups reach quotas including equipment repair, inventory accounting, reproduction, service laboratories and the research polymer section. E C Jack Kimmons Jr 1962 chairman said 38 agencies will benefit from the funds and a contributor’s fair share equals two days pay as Baytown agencies are supported by the effort.
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United Fund
E. C
Jack) Kimmons Jr
Baytown
Texas United Fund
United Funds Campaign
Kimmons
W. C. Jackson
E. H. (Bucket) Oliver
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Oliver
J. Robert, Barnes
Chamber of Commerce
Rally Set To Push Flood Control Vote
Harris County Judge Bill Elliott and County Commissioner W V Ramsey will address a breakfast rally at Holly Inn Restaurant on Alexander Drive 7 30 am urging support for the 20 million flood control bond on Oct 21. Speakers will explain bond details and funding plan while officials invite Baytown and other residents to learn about projects and disaster relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris County
Bill Elliott
W. V. Ramsey
Holly Inn Restaurant
Alexander Drive
Baytown
Tuesday's Tides Tide High At 3:55 A.M.
Galveston tide tables note Tuesday's high water at 3 55 a.m. with the sea expected to reach peak levels early before easing later in the morning. The advisory urges caution for coastal activities and local shoreline visitors.
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Galveston
Funeral of Mrs. Guest’s Grandmother in Dawson
MR and Mrs S and family attended the funeral of Mrs. JH Hale in Dawson Friday night. Jim Roark and Arleee Roark helped. Katherine Carroll spoke on the stork, deacons discussed by Bogs Marshall, and Ruth McDaniel was struck by a ball. Mike Cowper announces a baby boy. Several party and social notes follow with local names and brief happenings.
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Guest
Teresa
Kent
Wayne
Dawson
Tex
Jay Coker
Ruth McDaniel
Mike Cowper
Nada Harris
Vloyd Garrett
Alten Shah
Tadity Huckabee
Brawn
Jerry Lawhon
Blair Mann
Tellie
Anne
County work set for 30 to 60 days in four districts
Project estimated to take 30 to 60 days with costs between 90000 and 100000. Bay town area equipment and crew under an engineer will operate in Brownwood Lakewood Sea brook and Channelview School Districts on public property and easements only. Gradalls will clean ditches and debris trucks will haul away hurricane and tornado debris in Channelview. All debris near streets to be removed. Work order requires start within 24 hours. commissioners Ramsey and Chapman join engineers from Gal- to supervise.
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Baytown
Brownwood
Lakewood
Seabrook
Channelview
W. V
Red) Ramsey
W. Kyle Chapman
Gal
Sun Staffers Are Elks Guests In National Newspaper Week
Baytown Elks Lodge will honor Baytown Sun staffers during National Newspaper Week with a 6 p.m. dinner and a 7 40 p.m. program. Chairman Sparky Bond, Exalted Ruler Dr Richard Atkins, and Texas Elks official J R Bell will welcome the staff and A Sun member will speak. The event highlights the press role in preserving community life.
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Baytown Elks Lodge
Baytown Sun
Co. M
Sparky) Bond
Sun
Bond
Richard Atkins
J. R. Bell
Texas Elks State Association
Elks Lodge
Bord
Texas Faces Slight Warming Trend Ahead
The Associated Press reports a gentle north wind will keep Texas mild with sunny skies. Temperatures are expected to rise modestly across the state, with highs near 70s in northern towns and lower readings in southern areas as a broad warming trend continues.
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Associated Press
Texas
Lankin
Laredo
Ies
Refugees Reach West Berlin as Tear Gas Hurls Forces
East German police fired tear gas at a West Berlin crowd after five East Berliners leapt from a second story window into a sand filled truck near Bernauerstrasse. Two women were injured slightly. The incident occurred as workers in the Soviet sector faced disruption from factory mobilizations cited by Alfred Neumann as lowering seven year plan targets. East German guards at Friedrichstrasse border checkpoint limited passage for a Western demonstration involving a private American car with women passengers from the U.S. mission in Berlin.
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Party
Central Committee
Neumann
Nedy
Friedrichstrasse
Berlin
Albert Watson
U.S
East Berlin
Thomas S
Lucius D. Clay
Bainbridge
Detroit
Our World Today Highlights Global News Snippets
Willy Lemim, 42, comes out of retirement to coach a faltering American Football League champions team. Sam Raybur t intersects cancer battle after a weekend downturn. Dallas hosts the first National Indignation Convention with 2,200 attendees protesting U.S. training of Yugoslav pilots. A BA postcard exposes the American Peace Corps to scrutiny. Nigerian students call for expulsion of a teaching unit over criticism of living conditions. Forty five Cuban refugees, including a child, reach Miami after Coast Guard rescue near Cay Sal as a U.S. destroyer stands by.
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Houston Oller
Willy Lemim
Dallas
United States
Peace Corps
Miami
Coast Guard
Bahamas
Cay Sal
U.S
Ford resumes production at half its plants after UAW strike
Ford Motor Co moves to restart about eight of its 16 assembly plants after a 13 day UAW strike. Insurgent tool and die workers at Rouge Dearborn defy orders to back to work pressing job security claims. Union leaders seek to preserve production and negotiate subcontracting rules while Walton Hills plant looms as a potential bottleneck.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers Union
Rouge
Dearborn
Mich
UAW
Ford
600 Hall
Walter P. Reuther
Ford 2
Walton Hills
Cleveland
Ohio
Wr Jon
REL Directory Adds Carla Supplement For 1961 62
The Carla supplement appears in the 1961 62 Robert E Lee High School student directory sold for Th certs by the REL Distributive Education Club. It lists names, addresses, phone numbers and graduation years for students, plus September 15 dislocated hurricane addresses. Proceeds fund scholarships and retirement, with officers and volunteers noted.
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Robert FE. Lee High School
REL Distributive Education Club
Hospital District Vote Slated Again Saturday
Baytown voters face a county wide election on creating a hospital district to fund a new charity hospital and operate Jefferson Davis Hospital and a tuberculosis hospital. The plan envisions a 15 cent tax rate per $100 of assessed value, with a future 72 cent rate cap, to sustain operation at about 5.28 million annually.
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Baytown
Jeff Davis
Board of
Lile
Texas Medical Center
Houston
B. Bruce
Jefferson Davis Hospital
County
Ane
Charity
Rites for C E Miles Set Tuesday in Baytown
Chilton Earl Miles 73 of 301 Lakewood Drive Baytown died Saturday afternoon in an Austin hospital. Born June 20 1888 in Dodd City Texas he moved to Baytown in 1928 and belonged to Painters Union Local No 3. Funeral at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Pau U Lee Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jack Peters officiating. Burial in San Jacinto Memorial Park Cemetery. Survived by widow Beulah Miles three daughters Gwendolyn Miles Houston Mrs W H Casteman and Mex Jack G Garrett of Baytown a son C F Miles Jr of Texas City two brothers WWOL Jeseen City Texas and Joe Ree Miles of Baytown.
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Chilton Earl Miles
Lakewood Drive
Austin
Bornet
Dodd City
Tex
Miles
Baytown
Painters Union
Pau
U. Lee Funeral Home
Jack Peters
Westminster Presbyterian Church
San Jacinto Memorial Park
Beulah W. Miles
Gwendolyn Miles
Houston
W. H. Casteman
Jack G. Garrett
C.F. Miles’ Jr
Texas City
Wwol
Jeseen City
Texas
Joe Ree A O
Bay
Cleveland Man Killed In Wreck
A 26 year old father of five was killed at 3 30 am when a lumber laden tractor trailer jackknifed at the Y on Highway 146 near Mont Belvieu. Marvin Alfred Clark of Cleveland died when the loaded truck overturned off Highway 11. Clark, driver for Grimes Lumber Co, was transporting lumber for a La Porte private concern. Funeral set for New Hope Baptist Church Cleveland with burial at Squires Cemetery. He is survived by his widow, parents, siblings, and three daughters.
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la Porte
Highway 146
Mont Belvieu
Marvin Alfred Clark
Cleveland
C. E. Morris
Anahuac
Clark
Grimes Lumber Co
Low Clark
Mee Sults
James Clark
Richard Clark
Lois Clark
Barbara Clark
Mary Clark
Leaie Clark
Trene Faulkner
Lantora Rogerson
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Beta Sigma, Phi
Citizens National Bank
Gene Branscome
Everett Shrum
Circle Drive
Hyman Schachtel
Congregation Beth Israel
The
United Church
Oakadanion
Tims
U.S. Corps of Army Engineston
Aecess
Neers
Brownfosd- Chan
Amy
Chinnelview
Engineers
Health League
Rae
Cally
Chantek
Kennedy
Price Daniel
Oue Kuamuer Austin
Thelof Commerce
Moon
Highlands and
Crosby
Elliott
Ramsey
Nelson McElroy
Chamber
Community Chest
Girl Scouts
MCA
Faith Home
Florence Cridenton Home
Goodwill Industries
Lighthouse For the Blind
Houston Speech and Hearing Center
Family Service Bureau
Vocational Guidance Service
Legal Aid Society
Guidance Center
American Red Cross
American Heart Assa
National Mental Health Acen
Baytown Lions Club
Erremzer, Aatimis
Fair and Mila
Elks
Paul A
Prient
Beton B
Utah
Seton
Tehent Mreetery Wa
Ajfee Taylor Wriches
Warriett McKay
Pat the Aintehbay
Trve Bes
Panter
West Side
East
West Berlin
Sam Rayburt
International
Wayne, Mich
American Motors Corp
Genthey
Eral Motors Corp
Chrysler Corp
Chrys- Ford
Wari
Baytown Policemen's Association
R. H
Red) Pruett
Taylor Hunt
Taylor Hunt ,Keeping, Credit and Collections Motors
Wilton A. Roper
Citizens National
Bank and Trust Co
Roy Montects
Lesliegomery
Policemen's Association
Aes Eakuel
Paul Archie
Glosena Scallon
Bobby Young
Eddie Haley
Ronald Tiner
George Creel
Jerry Goorlson
Pat Gerbig
Sandra Gourlay
Harriet McKay
Alice Taylor
Barbara Padgett
Lankford
James T. Lankford
Acci
Baytown Police Department
Dent
Nacogdoches
Jaycees Ag
Lankfords Hive
Fayle
Deborah
Jeanie
Lmen’s
Jaycees
Jaycee Formance
Frank Thompson
Havarert
Tee
C. E. Miles
Sams Strip
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