SUN Spots LEE COLLEGE registration hours and test time
Lee College announces limited registration hours Monday and Tuesday from 9 am to 1 pm and 4 to 8 pm. Entrance test set for 6 30 pm Tuesday. Also Sunday Singing by East Harris County at Baytown City Hall 2 to 4 pm with officer elections. Ocker promoted Baytown student Donald A. Ocker to first lieutenant and executive officer of Company G3 at Texas A&M Corps of Cadets for next year. Rotary guests Baytown Rotary hosts 1962 Gander football squad with film on Southwestern Conference highlights at noon Wednesday. Charles L Nelson, husband Jill Hives in Pasadena, promoted to Specialist fourth class in Germany with 59th Transportation Co. The 23 year old is son of Mrs. Dora Slater of Channelview. Mothers Club Baytown Mothers Club to meet 10 am Tuesday in school auditorium to discuss carnival plans. CC Directors Meet September Baytown Chamber of Commerce Board to meet noon Monday at Chamber Building. Patrolwoman Hired Thelma Mae Nance, 25, of 324 Coburn hired as school patrolwoman at San Jacinto Elementary, will train with two other patrolwomen before starting about Sept 17. Others considered if future jobs arise. School To Meet Baytown Parents Council for the Opportunity School will meet 7 30 pm Monday at 1201 Parkway. All parents invited.
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Donald A. Ocker
Baytown
Texas A and M College
Corps of Cadets
Charles L. Nelson
Jill Hives
Pasadena
U. S. Army
Germany
59Th Transportation Co
Dora Slater
Riverside
Channelview
Thelma Mae Nance
Coburn
San Jacinto Elementary
Roy Montgomery
Nance
San Jacinto
Montgomery
Weather and tides forecast with Gulf Coast notes
Cloudy to partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunder showers Saturday night and Sunday. Low Saturday 74 to 80. High Sunday 75 to 95. Galveston tides Sunday high at 1 50 am and low at 6 20 am. Monday tides high 2 28 am and low 7 02 pm. Community scenes include Carla McClure in blue dress and Peggy Bailey planning a hobo hike. Local events feature church hosts, miniature golf party, and Cub Scouts candy sales. Tornado funnel spotted near the Baytown LaPorte area. several residents recall the Ley Baytown area sighting.
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Carla McClure
Peggy Bailey
Frieda Watson
J. A. Zielinski
D. A. Wight
Six Flags
Oklahoma
Arkansas
New Mexico
Colorado
Missouri
Joan Blumberg
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Glen Langston
St. Mark's Methodist Church
Orr
Tom Hebel
Jack Taylor
Mark
Brant Godwin
Kathy Heinrich
Neal Kader
Baytown
LaPorte
Jewel Huey
Sylvia Robbins
Julia Hughes
Doris Schultz
Marie Hewitt
Ann Richardson
Willice Douglas
Ricketson
Oor Be
Fort Worth Flood Forces Families to Flee in Storms
Torrential rain and high winds lash Fort Worth area triggering flash floods from the Red River to central Texas. Up to 6.5 inches fell in Justin with several inches more nearby, flooding 130 homes in Richland Hills and closing roads. A missing man remained unaccounted for near Farm Road 1007. Army personnel aided in rescues as residents fled rising waters and a pickup sank after near-drowning.
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Associated Press
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Red River
Central
Texas
Cleburne
Denton
Justin
Sameyi
Richland Hills
Big Fossil Creek
Carswell ‘Air ‘Force Base
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Trinity
Weather Bureau
Dallas
Severn McMullen
Army
Nike
William Frank Shelton
Saginaw
Tex
McMullen
Kim
Brenda
Cynthia
Larry
Speedy Approval Of Reserves Call Seen
Washington officials expect quick congressional approval of Kennedy's request for stand-by power to mobilize 150000 reservists if needed. Focus centers on possible Soviet moves in Berlin and Cuba. The authority would run from adjournment until February 28, about two months after the next session starts.
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Berlin
Moscow
Havana
Cuba
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White House
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East Germany
West Berlin
Dean Rusk
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United Unions to Vote on New Offer in Baytown
Seven Baytown unions will meet next Wednesday to vote on a new contract offer from United Rubber and Chemical Co. A secret ballot will decide, with sessions at 8:30 am and 7:30 pm. About 260 workers would be covered. talks followed a Thursday Houston meeting with a Federal mediator.
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Baytown
United Rubber and Chemical Co
Paul Teague
Teague
Texas City
Houston
Willis Ray
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Baytown Metal Trades Union
Electrical Workers
Pipefitters
Machinist
Lightning Strikes Church Roof During Wedding in Baytown
Two lightning bolts struck Baytown on Saturday morning. A bolt created a yard wide hole in St. John’s Methodist Church roof as a newly married couple and guests departed the sanctuary. Another bolt hit the Baytown Police Station radio antenna, plastering a wall in the dispatch area. No injuries reported. Tarps covered the church roof hole. damage was insured and estimated in the hundreds. A vacant building at 109 West Texas also caved in, with cause under investigation.
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Baytown
St. John’s Methodist Church
S. Alexander
William J. Hodge
St. John's
Frankie Hicks
Larry Brown
Houston
Hodge
Texas
Welcome Kennedy Visit Draws Baytown Crowd in Houston
Hundreds of Baytonians are expected to greet President Kennedy in Houston on his NASA Manned Spacecraft Center visit. A four mile motorcade will route crowds to Rice Stadium for a 9:40 a.m. address, with 35,000 seats reserved for school children. Public seating is first come, first served as officials urge early arrival to avoid parking issues. Channel 2 and Channel 13 TV will carry the speech for those unable to attend.
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Lyone B. Johnson
Italy
Washington
Carey Croneis
Rice University
Baytonian
Channel 2
Channel 13
Croneis
Lewis Cluter
Main Street
Texas Avenue
Rice
Manned Spacecraft Center
Cutter
Saint Louis
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Huntsville
Ala
Malcolm Kilduff
White House
Columbine I
Eisenhower
Kilduff
Newport
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Fugitive Spy Sublen in London Report Signals His Return
A report cites medical improvement in fugitive spy Dr. Robert A. Sublen who is believed to be in London after a drug induced coma. The piece notes Fidel Castro's Cub is portrayed as a Soviet rothe of sabotage plans. Debates continue in Texas over legislative session timing as probes into drilling proceed and tax-deductible pension funds gain Senate support.
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Robert A. Sublen
London
Fidel Castro
Crosby Tax Panel Member Quits Over Valuation Hassle
One member of the Crosby Tax Equalization Board resigned, citing interference with his bank work at Crosby State Bank. The board reopened hearings for landowner complaints, held four meetings, and reentered for those not heard previously. Revaluations doubled or tripled some properties, with district valuation at 9.2 million, potentially raising the tax base to about 13 million and prompting a possible tax rate cut to maintain last year’s revenue.
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Crosby Tax Equalization Board
Cutler Nelson
Crosby State Bank
James Marek
Tax Board
Wey
Chambers County planners set meeting on parks and recreation
Chambers County Planning Committee steering group will meet Commissioners Court at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Anahuac to discuss parks and recreation and future development. Oscar F Nelson Jr says this is the third study meeting.
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Chambers County Planning Committee
Commissioners Court
Theistrict
Couny Court House
Anahuac
Oscar F Nelson Jr
Idge - Elect
Nelson
Chambers County
Clinics Open at Noon Sunday for Sabin Polio Vaccine
Mass clinics will offer Sabin oral polio vaccine to all ages Sunday from noon to 6 pm. Diabetes and heart conditions are not reasons to skip. the sugar cube is optional as some receive drops. The vaccine, used by millions worldwide with no harmful reactions, is recommended even for those previously given Salk shots.
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Sabin
U. S
Ol Sneezin Season Near as Ragweed Blooms Rise
Raytown hay fever sufferers face rising pollen as ragweed blooms approach peak in early October. Ruben D. Wenge of Houston's health laboratory notes pollen counts will exceed a threshold next week, with ragweed as the main offender alongside grass pollen dust and mold spores.
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Raytown
Ruben D. Wenge
Houston
Wende
Baytown Poised to Revalue Tax Assessments Fairly
Baytown plans a citywide revaluation to remove tax inequities by updating values to current market prices. A professional appraiser will survey all properties, starting with older sections, using 1962 values and depreciation schedules to set fair assessments. The goal is not tax increases but equity, with possible adjustments based on improvements and market shifts.
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Fimderburk
Baytown
Funderburk
Fair Valle
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