Disabled Veterans convention delegates attend national gathering
Durward Bailey of 1009 W Jobit among more than 4 000 delegates at the Disabled American Veterans national convention in Detroit Michigan from August 6 to 13. Gulf Coast Volunteer Firemen Association plans a fish fry pumper team races and dance Saturday. Fish fry starts at 4 p m at Bayshore Rod Reel and Gun Club. Jumper teams race at 7 p m at the Community Center and the dance at 9 p m.
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Durward Bailey
W. Jobit
Detroit
Michigan
Gulf Coast Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Bayshore Rod, Reel and Gun Club
Rain Floods City Strands Goose Creek Area
City officials urged mobile home residents to return as flood waters rose along Goose Creek and Cedar Bayou. About 45 people spent Thursday night in Red Cross shelters with hundreds more evacuated to schools and churches. Health officials warned of infection risk and hospitals went on full alert as water reached near record highs and ferry landings flooded.
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Goose Creek
Cedar Bayou
Glen Walker
Walker
Red Cross
Bowie
Burnet
Bayway Drive
Horace Mann
Second Baptist Church
Highlands Junior School
Horace Mann Junior School
W.C. Finch
Lynchburg
Crosby- Lynchburg
Carla
Baytown
R. H. Bo Turner
Turner
Rangers Debut Under Hess With Missing key Players
Baytown welcomes new Ranger coach Jim Hess arriving from Rice University after three years as an assistant. The squad faces Westchester with at least six players sidelined including Randy Ackerman knee injury Danny Twardowsky broken fibula Russell Clark shoulder Mark Creel and Arthur Moyer illness Marvin Muellion suspended.
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Baytown
Ranger
Jim Hess
Rice University
Hess
Rangers
Rockwell
Westchester
Randy Ackerman
Danny Twardowsky
Russell Clark
Mark Creel
Arthur Moyer
Marvin Muellion
Redistricting Board Might Not Need Special Session
Sept. 1 filing to Supreme Court argues a special session is unnecessary as the five member Redistricting Board bears constitutional duty to draw new House districts by Oct. 23. Gov. and lawmakers defend the board’s authority while critics say the bill was a political tool amid the Dirty 30 clashes.
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Texas Republican Party
Supreme Court
Martin
Smith
House of Representatives
Mutscher
District Court
State of Texas
House
High Court
National Bankers Life Insurance Co
Texas
Barnes
Land Commission
Bob Armstrong
Rogert S. Calvert
U.S
Funeral service for Clarence Adrian Simmons
Clarence Adrian Simmons 62 of 313 Graham Baytown died Thursday in Houston veterans hospital. Services 10 a.m. Saturday at Earthman Chapel officiated by World Wide Church of God pastor. Survives sister-in-law C B Adcox and J O Adcox Baytown aunt Mrs Guy C Johnston Texas City two great nieces and two great nephews. Burial Cedar Crest Cemetery Earthman Funeral Home in charge. Pallbearers Floyd Harrison Joe Rolke Earl L Travis B J Nelson Desire Dubois Bobby Hedrick.
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C. A. Summons
Clarence Adrian Simmons
Graham
Earthman Chapel
World Wide Church of “Red
Houston
Baytown
Simmons
Veterans’ Hospital
Oakhurst
C. B. Adcox
J. O. Adcox
Guy C. Johnston
Texas City
Cedar Crest
Earthman Funeral Home
Floyd Harrison
Joe Rolke
Ear L. Travis
B. J. Nelson
Desire DuBois
Bobby Hedrick
Hurricane Fern Strikes Matagorda Island After Alarm
Fern slammed into Matagorda and nearby areas as two tornadoes hit Galveston County. Fire destroyed three homes near Jamaica Beach amid scarce hydrants while 5 000 people sought shelter in 50 sites across Houston and surrounding cities. Evacuations continued as storms stretched from Matagorda to Texas City and LaMarque with heavy rain and rising tides.
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Matagorda
Ward Freeport
Terryl
Texas City
Lee
Pat
Jamaica Beach
Foster
Galveston Island
Galveston
Texas
City and
LaMarque
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Aaa
Prue Wae As
Pesg Md Ee
Yale
Robert Mulligan Seemnenny
Richard A Roth
Herman Raucher
Neweedon
Brownwood
Russell Liles
A.J. Nasser
B. J. Ausley
K. D. Woolsey
Louie Bishop
The
Wooster
George Kart
SCOTT
Malden
A P Alton
Preminger
P Isnt
Cnnea
James Honcmokson Ord
Samuel L Arkoff
Vincent Price
Joseph Cotten
Oboninata
Phibes Hugh Griffith
Terry-Thomas
Weviews
George Willeford
OUA
James Douglas
Citizens Committee
Sewill
Ienus
Los Ramones
Gorule
Wisconsin
National Weather Service
Beaumont
Port Arthur
League City
Hitchcock
Dickinson
Fern
Terry Lee
Alice Carlson
Pete Lout
Carla Courts
Matagordadoes
Cleveland
Tarkington School
Highway 163
King John’s Palace
Port Haven Marina
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Decker Drive
Ghost Riders
Laurie Greco
Tounge
Aurant, Beyer
Wryatt
Cafeteri
Market St
Catfish
Citizens OF Texas Savings & LN
Crosby American Legion
Crosby, Texas
Drovers
Gil Baca
Alan Buck
Lo Alta
Newbys Restaurants
Newbys Seafood
Raytown
Comer of
Opies
Rockefetter
Monterrey
di Newbys
N. Alexander-Hwy
Sirloi Room
Charcesl
Kansas City
Crown Club
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