Sun Spots and civic notices tease Baytown events
Sun Spots reports a 2:15 p.m. monthly meeting at the school and Baytown Sun staff gathering with a 4 p.m. dinner in honor of National Newspaper Week. It notes Girl Scout Neigh hood Association meeting, resignations in local service, civil service exams, and upcoming events including blood donors drive, Knights of Columbus turkey dinner, Kitchel elected post, and Baytown Exes homecoming plans with Tide details.
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Ytown Elks Lodge
Baytown Sun
Sun
Oil Pattern Ordered At Eight Days In November
A Texas Railroad Commission hearing set November oil allowable at eight days, raising daily production to 2,706.09 barrels, an increase of 48,548 barrels from October. The move, part of a statewide proration plan, keeps most major Texas crude producers within a shorter eight day pattern amid fluctuating demand forecasts and company concerns about current crude prices.
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Baylor
Sharon
Oil Regulatory Commission
Texas
Purlic
Dot Rosenzweig
Elening
Hamovits
Pat Allen
Shay
Inghira
Guy Hensley
United Church
E. E. Waugh
C. ¥. Phillips
Fendar
Gladewater
Texas Delories
Charlotte
Woods
Bureau of Mines
Washburn
Diane Zadal
Pat Aylor
William Kinz
Phillips Pott
Bobby Zeagler
King
Air Force
Florida
Red Feather rewards Baytown refinery riggers drive
Red Feather 22 presents a reward to the riggers department at the Baytown Refinery for surpassing the United Fund quota. J. E. Ziemke accepts the award. Standing in the photo are T. A. FE. Owens and H. A Waldrop, with M. L. Watts as chairman of the riggers, labor and garage departments in the drive. W. B. McNulty co-chairs the riggers.
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Knox Beavers
Ieft
Baytown
United Fund
J. E. Ziemke
T. A. FE. Owens
H. A Waldrop
M. L. Watts
W. B. McNulty
Generosity Amazing Early UF Returns Look Good
Early returns in the United Fund campaign are positive as drive chairman J. E. C. Kimmons notes generosity from hurricane victims. A quota of $185,807 is set for Baytown with funds supporting Red Feather agencies in Baytown Houston and beyond, including the Faith Home Speech and Hearing Center Lighthouse for the Blind Florence Crittenton Home and more. The Baytown Chest and Community League support the administration and local agencies such as Cerebral Palsy and the YMCA Health Clinic among others.
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United Fund
Jack) Kimmons
Drive
Kimmons
United. Fund
Bay
Town
Houston
Baytown
Faith Home
Speech and Hearing Center
Lighthouse For the
Florence Crittenton Home
Goodwill Industries
Family Service Bureau
Community League
Community Chest
Hed Cross Center
YMCA
City Council Okays Bid On New Billing Machine
Baytown City Council at a special meeting accepted Burroughs Co bid of 8410 for a billing machine. After tax deductions the net price is 6124.70 with a $1990.50 rebate on two trade in machines. Council favors Burroughs as best suited. no other bids were received. Existing machines are 10 and 12 years old. The Council also approved 286 for four new traffic counters and authorized city manager to pursue traffic timing concerns. City building employee S C Prince may sign checks in purchaser absence. other signatories include the city manager and city secretary.
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Baytown
Burroughs Co
Aet
Burroughs
Bate
J. B. LeFevrel
David Funderburk
LeFevre
Fun
Derbark
State Highway Department
Stnay
al Clayton
S. C. Prince
City Building and Inspection Department
A. V. Barber
Edna Oliver
Mason Spikes Connally Receives Honorary Degree
The Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite in Washington conferred the honorary 3rd degree on M P Spikes Connally of Bay Town. A total of 3645 Masons were given the honorary 33rd degree for outstanding contributions to society. The council also elected 1 173 Masons to KCCH. Among those were former U S Sen William Blakley of Texas and college presidents James Farr Border Texas A&M and Vernon McCall Baylor.
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Supreme Council of the
Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
Washington, D.C
M. P
Spikes) Connally
Baytown
Court of Honour
Foreyer
Khrushchev hails global shift toward socialism at congress
Khrushchev told more than 4,000 delegates at the 22nd party congress that capitalism is collapsing globally, socialism is advancing, and imperialism is weakening. He cited rising real wages and incomes, and said the USSR has translated socialism into reality, positioning the congress as history in the making for communism.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Kremlin Palace of Congresses
Soviet Union
ARC aid drive draws 500 Baytown families seeking help
About 450 to 550 Baytown area families have registered for hurricane disaster aid with the American Red Cross disaster relief headquarters in the Federal Building. Claud Curtice says 397000 will be spent on emergency aid and rehabilitation, with 68000 people helped so far in Harris County. A advisory committee, chaired by Curtis Smith, will review cases to ensure they meet community standards and assist staff with relief operations.
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Baytown
American Red Cross
Claud Curtice
Red Cross
Har
Federal Building
W. Delfee
Curtis Smith
Houston-Harris County
Curtice
East
Harris County
Baytown Voters Set Audio Hospital District Election
Baytown residents will vote on creating a hospital district at Jefferson Davis Hospital to ease county and city tax load. A proposed 75 cent per $100 tax rate would fund expansion and assume existing bonded debt. the vote coincides with a $20 million flood control bond.
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Baytown
Willj Bullt
Jefferson Davis Hospital
Harris
Green Goose Missing From HM Highlands Game Crowd
Baytown reports a green mascot goose disappears from a pen at L. B. Burks home. Vernell Thompson and her parents were away overnight. the bird escaped into Burks’ care. Vernell calls the pet small and dumpy and hopes for its safe return before Thursday’s HM Highlands football game.
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Baytown
Horace Mann
HM Highlands
L. B. Burks
AGR
Vernell Thompson
Vernell
Storm Workers Honored Monday by Greater Baytown Group
More than 25 Truman era storm relief workers and their spouses are invited to attend a Monday dinner at Goose Creek Country Club. Fortinberry council says special merit awards will honor individuals and organizations for aid during and after the harcouncil period. Tickets cost 5.50 dollars each for a hurricane steak dinner chaired by Muller and Bill E. Muller.
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Jor Aytor
Frank Thielen
Jin Worves
Welcome librarians greet Sterling Memorial Library opening
Baytonians welcome the new Sterling Memorial Library with a reception for librarian Blasick. Notables including Mr Strickler and Mrs Blasick attended while Dr Walton and Mrs Grady Elliott helped arrange the event. A $90 music books grant from the San Jacinto Music Teachers Association was presented.
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Bill Strickler
Frank Goss
Bobby
Lake
Blasick
Abe Rosen
Baytonians
New Sterling Memorial Library
Welcomert Mc
Hank Bla
Zweig
B. B. Ashby
al Clayton
J. B
Thomas Circle
LeFevre
Roy Elms
Velma
Baytown Pilot Club
Ansley
Willie. Busch
Commerce
Tda
Mattie Howard
Gordon Farned
Walter Run- Blasick
Baytown
Walton
Elmer Gray
Max Mosesman Aridell
Jack Jacobs
Jue - de ~~ Horeczy
Robert Whitson
Bruce Ramsey
Prettiss Wiles
C. N. Sutphin
Sue Torrelles
E. A. Milton
San Jacinto Music Teachers Association
Grady Elliott
Donald W. McGregor
Martha. Pearl
Odena Childers
Aaron Granger
Chamber
Harris County flood control bonds on ballot Saturday
Harris County voters decide on a 20 million bond issue for county wide flood control and drainage projects. Local leaders, including Judge Bill Elliott and Commissioner Ramsey, assure no tax increase if approved. A breakfast meeting at Holly Inn invites Baytown residents to learn more and support the measure.
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Harris County
Harris
Commissioners Court
V. V. Ramsey
Baytown
Holly Inn
Alexander Drive
Bill Elliott
Ramsey
al Clayton
Suport
S. B. Bruce
Mrs Bayne Dies After 40 Years Here
Emma Theresa Bayne a Baytown resident for decades died Wednesday at 3:90 am at Baytown home under Earthman Burnett Drive care. Survived by two daughters Mrs C J Cressley and Mrs M T Haynes, three sons Charles De Bayne William T Rayne and Preston V Chalk, one sister Yetta Heiple, nine grandchildren. Funeral at 3 pm Thursday at Earthman Chapel with Rev Leroy Stanton officiating. Interment Forest Park Garden of Memories.
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Emma Theresa Bayne
Ouston
Burnett Drive
Bayne
Baytown
C.J. Cressley
M. T. Haynes
Bay A
Thre
Charles de Bayne
Hereford
Tex
William T. Rayne
Preston
Eron Priscens
Earthman’ Chapel
Leroy Stanton
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Forest Park Gamactery
Fire rocks West Side Chicago neighborhood injuring many
A chemical explosion on the Chicago West Side injures more than 70 people, with several seriously hurt, as responders fight the blaze and assess the scene. The incident dominates city news with emergency crews and hospital reports.
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West Side
Chicago
U.S. Urges Soviet Change in Blast Plans
The White House pressed the Soviet Union to reconsider its nuclear test plans. Press secretary Pierre Salinger said the United States views the test as unnecessary and not essential to national security. He noted President Kennedy had communicated the stance and that the U.S. knows how to build bombs if needed.
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Washington
White House
Union
U.S
Pierre Salinger
Kennedy
Annual City Audit Slated Next Week in Baytown
Baytown prepares its annual audit with Dossey and Co. of Houston set to review the past fiscal year. Officials note a 2 percent margin of error in the general fund and a $38 surplus, cautioning a minor emergency could erase it. The water department posted a small surplus due to lower costs and higher sales, while current tax collections ran 0.30 percent above forecast at 103.27 percent of anticipated.
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Baytown
Dossey and Co
Houslon
Mike
Dane Funderburk
Watoe Department
Water Department
SMTA
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