Humble Oil names chief Dwight E. King special projects coordinator
Dwight E. King has been named special projects coordinator in Humble Oil and Refining Co’s Secretary’s Department. He joined Humble in 1935 after serving as supervisory standman in the Exploration Department of the East Texas Division. Born in Houston, King earned a BBA from Texas A&M in 1953 and an LLB from the University of Houston in 1959.
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Dwight E. King
Ecoordinator
Humble Oi and Refining Co
Humble
East Texas
King
Houston
Texas A&m University
University of Houston
Daily Baytown Snippets Highlight Local Life
Whimsical blurbs capture Baytown residents in small moments. Bills, visits, hospital stays, travels and local chatter unfold with names like Crow Kistler Saunders Boyer Buck Alen Huron Paine Sanders Youngblood Battarbee and others.
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Bill Crow
Byron Kistler
Dorothy Saunders
Edna Boyer
Betty Buck
Joe Alen
Eddie Huron
Baytown
San Jacinto Hospital
Leon Paine
Sterling Band
Suzy Sanders
Denver
Colo
Lamar Tech
Bill Youngblood
San Jaginto Methodist Hospital
Richard Battarbee
Drew
Ruby Flowers
Phyllis Diller
Pam Phelps
Gwen Pillow
Farris Land
Arkansas
Militant Mood Among Teachers Still Prevailing
The militant mood among public school teachers persists with walkouts in New York and Detroit and disruptions in other districts. More than 40,000 in New York and 11,000 in Detroit stayed out, as unions press for contract demands and policy influence.
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Associated Press
New York
Detroit
New York City
United Federation of Teachers
Albert Shanker
Detroit Federation of Teachers
Federation
Mary Ellen Rior Gan
Broward County
Fla
McCracken County
Wege
East St. Louis
Baltimore
Milwaukee confronts marchers amid white violence
AP report describes crowds of whites hurling bottles at marchers in Milwaukee's predominantly white South Side ending a night of demonstrations. Four dead and 40 injured after a Reynolds Metal plant explosion in Alabama. Northwest forest fire danger rising, aiding firefighters in a major outbreak since 1919. Houston plans church classes for 1151 Negro children while parents withhold them from three schools. Rioters set fires and vandalize in East St. Louis. Stock market opens higher with active trading.
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Milwaukee
Bayport Plant Ground Broken
Oxirane Chemical a ARCO and Halton International break ground on a Bayport propylene oxide plant, among the world’s largest, with initial capacity of 1180 million pounds annually and part converted to propylene glycol. Completion expected late 1968. Albert Z. Gradziel named general manager of ARCC Chemical Division. Harold A. Huckins named chief technical director of Ox Trane.
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Oxirane Chemical
Atlantic Richfield
Halton International, Inc
New York
Bayport
Bayport Indus
Baytown
Beulah Nears Jamaica As Caribbean Death Toll Rises
Beulah weakened to 75 mph and headed toward Jamaica as the Caribbean death toll rose to 18. The storm was about 700 miles southeast of Miami with a westward track, slight turn to the northwest forecast, and potential effects on Cuba. Elsewhere, hurricanes Dokin and Chloe remained distant while Doria moved east, causing heavy surf from Massachusetts to Cape Hatteras. In Barahona Peninsula, 200,000 evacuated, 1,000 homeless, and two deaths reported. coffee, bananas, sugar cane, and cocoa crops expected heavy damage. In Newport, Donia winds threatened to delay the America's Cup first race as forecasts warned of strong 30-knot northeasterly winds and rough seas.
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Miami
Fla
Beulah
Jamaica
U.S
Cuba
Joseph Pellissier
Arnold Sugg
United States
Kin
Chloe
Atlantic
Doria
Norfolk
Massachusetts
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Barahona
Hispaniola
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico
Martinique
Caribbean
Es Beulah
Newport
Weather Bureau
Dame Pattie
Port
New York Yacht Club
Intrepid
Dame Pattiek
Rhode Island Sound
Carla hurricane six years ago stunned Gulf Coast
Six years ago this week Baytonians faced Carla the hurricane, a large and dangerous storm that battered the Gulf Coast. By Sept 4 residents prepared with boards and bottled goods as damage reached 3.5 million. Emergency centers opened, National Guard patrolled, and mopping up began for months.
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Carla
Brownwood
Sohen
National Guard
Civil Defense
Humble Wins 1967-68 School Fuel Contract in Bid
Humble Oi and Refining Co secured the school district’s 1967-68 petroleum supply contract after a low bid. The district’s purchasing agent estimated overall savings of about 15,965 with Humble versus Gulf and Sinclair bids, with Humble favored on transport-delivered gasoline at 1.593 per gallon for an estimated 9,000 gallons.
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Humble Oi and Refining Co
Humble
Dave Shervon
Gulf
Sinclair
Sherron
Baytown Sur
Service awards honor Alford and Smith in Baytown Optimists
Ivy L. Smith and Lester Alford received Community Service Awards at the Baytown Optimists annual Baseball Appreciation Night. Alford, a longtime Optimist leader and former district official, helped organize leagues and contests and promoted youth programs. Smith dedicated 15 years to Baytown Little League and Optimist Teen activities.
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Baytown
Optimist
Ivy L. Smith
Lester Alford
Bob Warford
Baytown Optimists
the Tower
Lou Gehrig
Alford
Southeast Texas
Optis
Mists
Timist
Knightts
Pythias Lodge
Memorial Baptist Church
Hei
Humble Oi
Land Refining Co
Robert L. Gillette
Edna
Melvin
Amy Kay
Smith
Little League
Decision Pending Till Ellis Returns
By JOHNELLA BOYNTON trustees discuss merging city school and Lee College elections in a 3 to 3 tie. A joint committee studies mechanics and the group sees possible benefits but little cost savings. Mitchell favors a vote again when Ellis returns. Alford and Peterson oppose extending terms or October date.
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Johnella Boynton
School and Lee College
Seth Mitchell
Cornyshek
Bob Wahrmund
Sam Alford
Paul Parkinson
Troy
Alford
Peterson
Mitchell
Harris County
Houston
Baytown
Titewell
Opryshek
Wrenter
Harris County approves 16.5 cent tax hike on property
Harris County Commissioners Court votes to raise property taxes by 16.5 cents per 100 dollars of valuation. The increase boosts total rate to 1.2 51 for state and county taxes, adding over 34 in extra revenue, largely for the hospital district. About 14.4 cents goes to the hospital district and a little over two cents to the navigation district while flood control tax changes leave the countywide rise at 16.5 cents. The hospital district had adopted a 15.6 million budget, about 1 million above last year.
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Houston
Harris County Commissioners Court
Smith
Hsrris
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Tamarach
Péter Buenz
RS. Cunningham
Demolay
Mother's Club
Goose Creek Lodge
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TREA
Clifford M
Sparky) Bond
Bond
Texas Real Estate Associaton’s Board of Directors
Big Spring
Senior Citizens Senior Citizens Club
St. Mark’s Methodist Church
Baytown Area
Galvesion
Lround Kadir
FORD
Decker
Baker Road
Wayne Harold Morris
1107
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Galena
Ark
San Dacinto
Methodist Hospital
Sens
Gien Rosier
Sun
Our World
Reynolds Metal Alloys Plant
Sinsole Shoals
Ala
Raing
East Houston Independent School District
Pipe Dream
Donna
Gulf Coast
Alford, Smith
Left
Optimists
Ellis
Harris
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