Rummage Sale and civic notes in Baytown meeting
Baytown City Council and Mothers Club plan a rummage sale at 3 p.m. Wednesday to raise funds for a new library at Wilkenfeld building in east Baytown with bids opened at night’s meeting. Baytown area groups report theater, scout roundtable, and various club activities, including a musical version of Oklahoma, accident reports, and civic education events across La Porte, Anahuac, and Goose Creek with multiple meetings and notices through the week.
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Delmolay Mothers Club
Ing
Wilkenfeld
East Bay
la Porte
Oklahoma
Tna
Bobby Jones
Meredith Wilson
Sihipeer
Cooler Weather Expected for Baytown Midweek
Baytown forecast calls for cooler temperatures Wednesday night and Thursday with scattered showers. Tides at Galveston show high tides at 3 23 am and 4 25 pm with lows at 9 11 am and 8 22 pm.
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Baytown
Galveston
Absentee Voting For Nov 8 Ballot Now Underway
Absentee voting began Wednesday for the November general election and runs through November 4 in the office of County Clerk R. E. Turrentyne Jr. Balloting will be on voting trees. Voters out of the county on election day must sign an affidavit to vote absentee. If sickness prevents polling, out of county residents may request an absentee ballot by writing to the county election official with a poll script included.
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R. E Turrentyne Jr
Tns Rcript
Fragmentary Local Social Notes From Tennessee Visit
Mrs. L. F. Hillin and Mrs. Tessie King return from a two week trip in Tennessee. The scene includes photos of bears, chatter about a forthcoming session, and various social plans. Other names appear in a jumble of phrases noting conversations, travel, and tentative arrangements.
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L. F. Hillin
Tessie King
Tennessee
Smokus
Peat Dumas
U S Moves Tighten Cuba Trade and Shipping Controls
Washington bans nearly all exports to Cuba with exceptions for medical supplies and food. U S ships owned by Americans face new limits without government approval as Castro’s regime faces seizures of American assets and sugar quota cuts. Two agencies issue orders, Commerce and Maritime Administration, amid warnings of further expropriation and potential diplomatic moves including Guantanamo base demands.
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Castro
Robert Berrellez
Associated Press
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Commodity Credit Corp
Ted States
Cedar Bayou Bridge Replacement Talked
County Commissioner W Tinmacy and H McCollum met at the Cedar Bayou bridge site to discuss building a new span to replace the old bascule across Cedar Bayou on Tri City Beach Road. They said a joint issue may be issued by the two counties to fund and relocate the bridge, with an estimated conservative cost around 800000.
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Province 2
Chambers County
H. H.mccollum
Cedar Bayou
Tri-City Beach Road
Bayou
Ramsey
Ln Commissioners Court
McCollum
Bastule
Harris County
Soviet Union backs Cuba in UN on aggression charge
In New York the Soviet Union urged the UN Security or General Assembly to condemn the United States for aggression against Fidel Castro’s regime. Deputy foreign minister Zorin told the Political Committee that Cuba’s charges reveal Washington’s warlike behavior while professing peace.
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N.Y
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Alerian A. Zorin
United
Soviet Union Threatens Boycott of UN Disarmament Debate
The Soviet Union warned it would boycott the UN disarmament debate if the United States and its allies push Western arms reduction plans. Valerian Zorin called Western proposals a waste of time and blamed them for the deadlock, linking disarmament to Khrushchev's bid to reform the UN secretariat.
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N.Y
Soviet Union
U.N
United States
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Pakistan
Polaris chief Raborn tours Baytown visit
Vice Admiral Raborn, famed as the father of the Polaris missile, visits Baytown with Admiral Raborn praising the system as three to five years ahead of Soviet rivals. He notes the submarine missile load, range, and rapid development record, urging Americans to take pride in the program while outlining its strategic deterrence.
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Raborn Jr
Adm
Rahorn
United States
Suez Umien
Adm. Rabern
Raborn
Max Mies
Navy
Im. Robern
Polaris
Ant
Wls. Ratorn
Robert G.bob
Feinberg
Grant Terrill
Baytown
Toewlay
Adm. Ratorn
City Faces Tornado Outbreak and Rain Floods
A Baytown area storm battered the region with tornadoes near Anahuac and Eminence causing property damage and power outages. A fatal crash occurred on Farm to Market Road 2025 near Cleveland amid blinding rain, while a Baytown airport plane crash injured two Kansas City visitors. Police reported heavy rainfall totals and widespread wet conditions with no major injuries besides the listed fatalities.
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Baytown
Skyle
Anahuac
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Consoli
Ated Insurance Underwriters Co
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Pashout
Omi-Hyas
Ported
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Chambers County
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Miles
Pasa J Flona Hospital
Roy Mont. Romery
North Main
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Walter Stanford Jr
Gulf Coast Hospital
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Schulte
Houston
Rivers On Rise Norther Moving Over State
The Associated Press reports brisk northerly winds moving south across Texas as heavy rains cause river rises from the Panhandle to the coast. Forecasts show crests near 16 feet at Columbus and Wharton by Thursday, with flooding along U.S. 77 and many homes evacuated in Odem near Corpus Christi. A storm lashed Victoria with 6.8 inches of rain, flooding streets, prompting evacuations and a fatal heart attack during storm cleanup.
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Film On Polaris Slated At Baytown Chamber
Adm Raborn will show a special film Countdown For Polaris at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Baytown Chamber of Commerce. The hour long program includes a talk by Ado Raborn. Open to the public and free. The film, prepared by Adm Favhorn staff, depicts the development of the deadliest weapon yet invented by man.
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Baytown Chamber of Commerce
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BEF Bargaining Vote Hearing Set for Thursday
The National Labor Relations Board will hold a hearing to decide if elections should be held for laboratory employees and for production and maintenance workers at Hum biefe and Refining Cool Baye van Rebery. About 283 employees are affected, with shifts noted and night work emphasized.
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Humbiefe
Kennedy Nixon Debate Marks Campaign Swing in New York
Senator John F Kennedy begins a New York campaign leading to a final debate with Nixon. Nixon allowed to bring reference materials as talks touch on tax evasion trial headlines and political strategy.
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New York
Nixon
Granite Foundation
Henry Cabot Lodge
Syracuse
Upstate
Kennedy
United Rubber Plant To Resume Fall Production
United Rubber and Chemical Co plans full capacity at its Baytown plant later this year after a new process, touted as the best in the world, boosts orders. A. G. Treadgold highlighted past ownership by General Tire, wartime government operation, pension costs, and recent $1 million plant upgrades with further expansion planned. The Baytown area saw $19.3 million in spending last year. Masterbatch production at Baytown leads global output.
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Baytown
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Treadgold
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United Rubber
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Unitted
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General Tire
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United Rubber and Chemicals
United Carbon
Charges Filed in CV Whipping Case
Wednesday morning in Justice of the Fence Walter Queen's Baytown court charges were filed in connection with the whipping of 15 year old Lela Coker a Channelview Elementary pupil by and against Channelview school teacher Beatrice Skillern. Mrs Leola Coker mother of the girl filed aggravated assault charges and Skillern later filed simple assault charges. A hearing date was not yet set.
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Skillern
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