Approval Reaffirmed Milk Plan Sparks Lively Meeting
The board voted 42 in favor to enter the federal surplus milk program after a special meeting. Dr William H Bridges was absent and later opposed the action, while Dr Joseph T Hoteczy Karl Opryshek A R Von Stark and Dr L D Vict ory supported the motion both times. Bridges criticized the action prompting a second vote on the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Bridges
Bridges
Joseph T. Hoteczy
Karl Opryshek
A. R. (von) Stark
L. D. Vict ‘Ory
Oil Probe Heats Up as Witnesses Refuse Answers
In Texas hearings, Will Wilson presses questions on oil drilling and public officials while witnesses including Robert Cargill invoke rights not to answer. Several expected witnesses fail to appear and others refuse to testify, as a broader probe into railroad commission conduct continues amid partisan clash and public commentary.
REL Band Brigadiers To See JFK Under Land
The Texas Houston Investigating Committee heard 20 of 25 witnesses take oath claiming constitutional immunity from providing requested information. The inquiry, opened a fortnight ago, recessed with a fifth day of testimony expected today as the session neared its winding up.
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Jfk
Texas Houston Investigating Committee
Bond Set In Murder Case For Baytown Man
A new $5,000 bond was set for James D. Skelly after he was indicted for murder in Harris County. Skelly, 41, a Baytown garage operator, is charged in the death of his wife Olive Audrey Skelly, who died July 23 after an autopsy cited a head blow. He had been free on a $7,500 bond pending grand jury action. Beaumont officers arrested him at a funeral home after Baytown police requested action following neighbors’ reports of beating. Skelly’s attorney will meet him to sign the bond.
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James D. Skelly
Bayton
Harris County
Gand
Skelly
Olive Audrey Skelly
Baytown
Ervin Flowers
Beaumont
Hem
Fugitives and flights mark tense wartime era news
A collage of wartime espionage and Cold War events. Robert A. Os fugitive spy dies in Lomion hospital and faces U S federal prison for wartime spying for the Viet Union. Astronaut Walter Schirra Jr delays orbit plan to Sept 28 for prep. Senate Armed Services Committee backs Kennedy call up of 150000 reserves. West Berlin officer escapes gunfire from East German police. Soviet warning reads as morale boost for Fidel Castro. 4080th wing to move from Laughlin to Davis Monthan next summer.
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Robert A. Dobsen
Lomion Hospital
Viet Union
School Enrollment Problems Are Few
School enrollments are fairly well distributed this year but some class sizes are large. Supt. George Gentry told the school board Monday night that more equal distribution of students is needed in some situations. Some students have been allowed to change schools to help accomplish this. The board also heard a report on federal aid through the Texas Education Agency and approved actions including seeking reimbursement for a language laboratory at Lee College and the allocation of tax funds for the coming year.
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George Gentry
W. D
Bill) Hinson
Texas Education Agency
Lee College
First Hike Since '48: Baytown Increases City Tax Rate
A four member Baytown city council majority overruled Mayor Al Clayton and raised the property tax rate from 1.72 to 1.86 per 100 assessed valuation. The vote backed councilman Cis Hansen and supported by Jim Bryan Seaborn Cravey and Velma Ansley, with Clayton Ward and Jack Huron opposing. The decision marks the first tax increase since 1948 and funds would boost street and drainage spending and capital improvements, including a Morrison-like drive for expansion and annexation considerations. Mayor Clayton warned higher taxes will persist if adopted, while opponents argued growth and streets justified the raise.
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Presson Pendergrass
Baytown
al Clayton
C. A
Cis) Hansen
James M
Jim) Bryan
Seaborn Crayey
Velma Ansley
Lakewood
Browhwood
Wooster
Country Club Oaks
Clayton
Bryan
Cravey
Long Range
Decker Drive
Neaer
J. B. LeFevre
Hansen
Capital Street
Wall
LeFevre
Ward
Plai
Council
Port Arthur freighter fire halts in Sabine Neches channel
AP reports a Spanish freighter caught fire near downtown Port Arthur. Six tugs towed the burning vessel, beaching it in a sparsely developed area along the Sabine Neches waterway. The incident follows broader tensions as Moscow warns the U S against Cuba action, signaling risk of world war and nuclear conflict. AI note: Kennedy visits Redstone Arsenal at 4:32 a m on the first stop of a space facilities tour. Red China claims U S planes violated its territory in a subsequent exchange.
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Port Arthur
Sablnc - Neches Ship Channel
Huntsville
Ala
Kennedy
Redstone Arsenal
Obstacle Course of Registration at Lee College
Sue Jones recalls the arduous college registration process in a nostalgic piece. The column likens late 1950s procedures to a bureaucratic obstacle course with forms, permits, and waiting in crowded halls, noting how campus life and red tape shaped the student experience.
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Sue Jones
Lee College
Baytown
Cal
Baytown freight service push to extend trucking limits
Houston and Baytown leaders press ICC to restore authority for commercial freight carriers from Houston to Baytown area. Chamber directors seek annexation settlement and push for extended service area with possible 50 to 70 jobs. Planning study for available industrial sites to aid chemical industries underway.
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Pasadena
Houston
Spencer
Baytown
Houston Chamber of Commerce
Port of Houston
la Porte-Bayshore Chamber of Commerce
TCC
ICC
Moony
W. J
Bill) Strickler
Strickler
Esso
Chemical Industries Hreoceirout
United Rubber Pact OK Vote Set by Seven Unions
Seven unions will vote Wednesday on a new contract offer from United Rubber and Chemical Co in Baytown. Voting times are 9:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Carpenters Hall on Becker Drive. unions had rejected the prior offer. spokesmen say a new offer is under consideration as contracts expired August 15 and workers stayed on the job during talks.
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United Rubber and Chemical Co
Baytown
Carpenters Hall
Becker Drive
Accord
Ing
Paul Teague
United Baj
Polio Make-Up Clinics Planned at Three Baytown Sites
Make-up clinics for Type 3 Sabin oral vaccine will be held Sunday from 1 to 6 pm at Baytown Junior High on Cedar Bayou Road and Horace Mann Junior High on 610 S. Pruett. A total of 45,002 Baytown area residents received the vaccine during Sunday clinics, sponsored by the Harris County Medical Society. The Type 2 Sabin dose will be given in six weeks and a trivalent booster will be offered next spring. Dr W C Bill Ea coordinated the drive with plans for continued vaccination in hospitals and nursing homes.
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Ito
Baytown Junior High
Cedar Bayou Road
Horace Mann Junior
W. C
Bill) Ea
Suman
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