Wilson to Aid Grand Jury in Harris Oil Well Probe
Attorney General Will Wilson plans to brief the Harris County Grand Jury on deviated oil drilling methods in the Friendswood field near Webster. The inquiry centers on alleged oil theft via directional drilling with Humble Oil owning leases and suffering about 7,000 barrels loss over 12 years.
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Wilson
Harris
Will Wilson
Harris County
Grand Jury
Frank Briscoe
Friendswood
Webster
Grand
Texas
Briscoe
Brie
Neil McKay
Friendswood Field
Frank Maloney
Jerry Bullock
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Humble
Channelview Scrimmage Sparks Falcon Team Prospects
Channelview correspondents James Manley Gary McElvaney Carl Green Tommy Clark Jerry Nanley Lonny Bennett and Paul Otis viewed as promising for the Falcon Team after a Baytown scrimmage last Tuesday. Local notes share health updates, PTA chatter, and a quirky tale of a camping stool and a two year old polio vaccine moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Manley
Gary McElvaney
Carl Green
Tommy Clark
Jerry Nanley
Lonny Bennett
Paul Otis
Falcon
Baytown
Lilian Tidwell
Tidelands
Joe F. Campbell
Veterans Hospital
H. C. Salyer
Hermann Hospital
Margaret Laird
Buster
Billy
Kathy
Dot Daniels
Doris Henson
Parent-Teachers Association
PTA
Frieda Dillon
Frieda
Hubby
Ciro
Lampasas
Ginger Wills
Pilot Club
Channelview Hospital Beat Admittances and Arrivals
Channelview Hospital reports admissions including Donna Faye Banks Houston Evelyn Felice Channelview Robert Newton Mixon Houston Raymond Cecil Lowell Houston Barbara Sue Vaughan Highlands Lillie Alma Cimino Houston Michael Rochell Watson Houston Gladys Rebecca Quigg Channelview Sue Diaz Houston and new arrival Mr and Mrs Charles Edwards Houston a son born September 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Channelview Hospital
Donna Faye Banks
Houston
Evelyn Felice
Channelview
Robert Newton Mixon
Raymond Cecil Lowell
Barbara Sue Vaughan
Highlands
Lillie Alma Cimino
Michael Rochell Watson
Gladys Rebecca Quigg
Sue Diaz
Charles Edwards
Ex Baytown Resident Dies In Anson At 37
Mrs. L. R. Winkles 37 of Anson Texas former Baytown resident died at 8 15 am Thursday in an Abilene hospital She was widely known in Baytown and worked for Shaw's Jewelry for years She died three days after giving birth to a baby boy Survivors include her husband L R Winkles of Anson one son a brother A B Miller of Baytown four sisters Mrs Truman Hardison Mrs B T Sartor of Baytown Mrs Burnell Jones of Fort Worth Mrs Janice Day of Mesquite and a sister in Anchorage Alaska
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L. R. Winkles
Anson
Tex
Baytown
Abilene
Winkles
Shaw's Jewelry
L.R. Winkles
A. B. Miller
Truman Hardison
B. T. Sartor
Burnell Jones
Fort Worth
Janice Day
Mesquite
Anchorage
Alaska
Top Two AA Clubs Lose Second Night
For the second straight night the top American Association teams fell in playoff games Denver beat Omaha 6-2 while Louisville edged Indianapolis 3-2. Colonel pitcher Federico Olivo allowed two solo homers by Charley Smith and Harry Simpson. Denver led early and held a 51 lead over the Dodgers after three innings.
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Associated Press
Denver
Omaha
Louisville
Indianapolis
Federico (Chi- Chi) Olivo
Agar
Charley Smith
Harry (Suitcase) Simpson
Dodgers
Baytown quartet on state champion J H Rose Track Line softball team
Four members from Baytown make up the state USA champion J H Rose Track Line softball team as they prepare to travel Thursday night to Stratford Connecticut for the national softball tournament. The Baytown players are Dr. Louis Carter Gene Silver B W Johnny Johnson and Odell Wella. Silver and Johreon!
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J. H. Rose
Baytown
Stratford
Conn
Louis Carter
Gene Silver
B. W
Johnny) Johnson
Odell Wella
Silver
Johreon
IRS Nab Gambler Ring Arrests In Texas Raid
Internal Revenue agents arrested eight Texans Wednesday in a national push against gamblers who evaded taxes. Seven were taken in Orange Beaumont and Port Arthur while Dallas Waxahachie yields one arrest. Bonds ranged to 1,000 each for Beaumont Port Arthur Orange cases. An Ellis County flush at Waxahachie produced no detentions.
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Associated Pres
Internal Revenue
Jefferson
Orange
Dallas
Waxahachie
R. L. Phinney
IRS
South Texas
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Walter Sekaly J J
Gerald Bonin
Genevieve Castro
Curtis Oakley
Carl Liberto
Phinney
D. R. Jones
Jones
James Tuppen
Nick Jackson
Ellis County
U.S
A. D. Moore Jr
Patton Starnes Promoted to Senior Research Chemists at HORC
Dr. R. H. Patton and Dr. W. H. Starnes are promoted to senior research chemists at Humble Baytown Research and Development. Patton advances catalysts for butyl rubber and high molecular weight polymers, while Starnes studies oxidation of aromatic hydrocarbons for intermediates in plas eg products. Both hold advanced degrees and reside in Texas, with Patton at 310 Inwood Drive and Starnes at 20 Marion.
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R. H. Patton
W. H. Starnes
Humbie
Baytown
Patton
Dr. Starnes
Dr. Patton
University of Miami
University of Florida
Texas A&m
Humble
Inwood Drive
Starnes
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Georgia Institute of Technology
National Institutes of Health
National Science Foundation
American Chemical Society
Marion
Berlin Showdown Is Off As Khrushchev Raves About Cuba
The piece reviews Khrushchev's Berlin posture, noting repeated Western and Soviet pauses since 1958, Cuba as a new flashpoint, and Kennedy's tough but vague stance amid rising Cold War tensions. It connects Cuban crisis to Berlin standoff dynamics and presidential reactions.
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Berlin
Cuba
Washington
Bifustichey
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Russia
Vienna
Kennedy
Berlin Wall
Western Hemisphere
Latin America
Shrushchev
United States
Castro
Congress
Baytown Man Charged After Woman Is Shot
Charles S. Godfrey 25 of 1221 Johnson St was charged with assault and attempted murder in Justice of the Peace Walter Queen's Court. Mae Law Crawford 42, a Towens Hotel resident, was shot in the shoulder at 11 17 pm and treated at San Jacinto Hospital for a flesh wound. Godfrey, arrested on Highway 146 by La Porte officers, led Baytown authorities to the weapon hidden location. The pair reportedly began their dispute earlier in La Porte.
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Charles
Godfrey
Johnson St
Toweng
Oak Addition
Justice of the Peace
Walter Queen's Court
Baytown
Don Herring
Mae Law Crawford
Towens Hotel
Crawford
San Jacinto Hospital
la Porte
Sunday School Workers Attend Annual Session in Channelview
About 1507 Sunday School workers from 30 Baptist churches in East Harris County gathered Tuesday night at Second Baptist Church Channelview for the annual conference under San Jacinto Baptist Association and Eric Smedlund. William Bumpas Ed Seale and Victor Warner led sessions with other state leaders. Smedlund called it the best attended meeting of its kind in the area and said it aided Sunday School workers.
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Harris County
Second Baptist Church
Channelview
San Jacinto Baptist Association
Eric Smedlund
William R. Bumpas
Texas Baptist Sunday School
Ed Seale
Victor Warner
Smedlund
Building Moves for Cheyenne Tribe Lodge in Cheyenne
The Cheyenne Tribe 11 of the Improved Order of Redmen has relocated its lodge from 1303 Huggins to 3408 Market Street Road. The building is being remodeled and a membership drive is planned. A public viewing of the remodeled building is scheduled for members on Saturday September 22.
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Cheyenne Tribe 11
Improved
Order of Redmen
Huggins
Market Street
Emergency Committee Formed By Citizens Banders Bayshore Club
R H Cramer presided at a Tuesday night meeting in the Chamber of Commerce building and thanked the group for aiding Sunday’s Sahin oral vaccine polio drive. The stub formed a communications crew for emergencies. E S Cathriner Jr led in prayer and Mrs J D Mason gave a financial report.
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R. H. Cramer
Citizens Banders Bayshore Area Club
Chamber of Commerce
Cramer
W. O
Bill) Finch
E. S. Cathriner Jr
J. D. Mason
Soldier Commended PADI CDICTAT TOT Tain Dinka wed
Rod and reel stolen from Charles Wagner of 2214 Main reported to Baytown police that someone took his 325 rod and reel from his garage behind his home on Wednesday.
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PADI
Charles Wagner
Main
Baytown
Hospital notes and burn injuries update intensify local woes
L W Garret of 209 E Wright remains in Hermann Hospital Room C43 since Sept 1 after surgery Monday. A Thursday surgery was cancelled due to complications. Mrs Homan Y Reed and granddaughter Susan Lynn Reed are recovering from burns at Baytown Hospital after a Tuesday incident where flames singed them during an attempted lighting. Mrs Reed in Room 107 and Susan in Room 15 reside at 1030 N First. Admitted to San Jacinto include Mrs Harry Bee 200 Tan Iglewood Room 335 and Mrs Hiram Nichols 233 Wildwood Room 330 among others listed.
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L. W. Garret
E. Wright
Hermann Hospital
N. First
Reed
Susan
San Jacinto
Harry
Bee
Tan Iglewood
Hiram Nichols
Wildwood
Lsgo
D. Wood
Louise
Grayce Baer
Houston
Willard L. Reneau
Bowie
Leslie Homer Little
Highlands
John L. Pickering Jr
Somerset
Kenneth Erwin
Adenia
Gulf Coast
R. Trahan
Eeoom
John Wilson DeShazo
Madisonville
Catherine Loraine Cameron
W. Cleveland
Grady D. Herrington
Co ‘Burn
James 0. Mason
Olive
C. H. Smith
Murrrill
Permit Waring Issued In CY Harris County Water Board Meeting
Harris County Water Control District 21 met with Paul Carroll and R B Johnson after they poured a service station slab without a plumber s permit. The board approved a permit and ordered two staged inspections. Chairman J F Corley warned enforcement will be stricter. Also, Baytown firefighters battled a dryer fire at 215 W Jack owned by F D Powell, limited to the dryer.
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Harris County Water Control District 21 Board
Paul Carroll
Porcelain Construction Co
Houston
R. B. Johnson
Carroll and Johnson
Highway 73
Avenue A
Channelview
Carroll
J. F. Corley
Jess
Houston Gap in Interstate 10 To Be Closed
AUSTIN The Texas Highway Department won approval to close the six mile gap in Interstate Loop 610 around the east side of Houston. The project, cost about 25 million dollars, will add six miles to the Interstate System with 90 percent federal funding. The work connects I 45 with I 10 east of Houston across the Houston Ship Channel, aiding future traffic to NASA and nearby growth.
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Austin
Texas Highway Department
Houston
D. C. Greer
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Highway Department
Greer
Joop
Houston Ship Channel
Notnough
Texas
Healing Revival at Pentecostal Church on North Main
Healing revival at Pentecostal Church of God 2211 North Main runs nightly at 7 20 with Rev L A Harvey pastor inviting all to attend and bring the sick for prayer services
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Pentecostal Church of God
North Main
L. A.harvey
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