Hurricane Cindy Forty Hits Texas Coast Then Fades
Cindy struck the Texas coast near Port Arthur with 80 mph winds and quickly disintegrated inland. Civil Defense urged refugees to return as damage appeared minor though pecan crops were hurt. about 13,000 people fled Cameron Parish while some 500,000 moved ahead of Carla two years earlier. Several warnings were lowered and the storm moved north through East Texas and western Louisiana.
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Ami
Port Azur
Texas
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
East
Weather Bureau
Pensacola
Fla
Cindy
Gaveston
Port Arthur - Beaumont - Orange
Cameron Parish
Carla
Cameron
Audrey
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Coast Guard
Sabine
Sabine Pass
Groves
Port Acres
Chester Young
Jack Dorkan
Dorgan
Early Spencer
Civil Defense
Jefferson County
Cliff Culberson
Spencer
Gulf and Tenxaen
Community notices and club meetings listed for Baytown area
Local bulletin lists CAP Squadron meeting at Baytown Airport Tuesday 7 pm with Capt G M Knierim. Various clubs and PTA meetings follow including Friendly Friends in Lynchburg Road home, BARBERS HILL PTA, 4-H election of officers, Baptist Brotherhood, Lamar PTA, Veterans dance, San Jacinto elementary visitation night, and Hurricane Cindy weather update with tides on Wednesday.
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CAP
Baytown
Civil Air Patrol
North Main
G. M. Knierim
Friendly Friends
Friendly Friends Club
John A. Selensky
Cedar Bayou
Lynchburg Road
PTA
Barbers Hill
Baptist Brotherhood
Cedar Bayou Baptist Brotherhood
San Jacinto
Teen reporter named for Bay town Junior High
Donna Hoffpauir, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ceci Hoffpauir, will serve as the teen reporter for Bay town Junior High this year. She is a BJH cheerleader as well.
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Donna Hoffpauir
Ceci Hoffpauir
Baytown
Donna
BJH
Bess Barker
Trouston International Airport
Barker
Hollywood
Calif
Nancy Barker
Nancy
Barry
Barbara Lancaster
Beaumont
Beaumont Young Men's Christian Association
Glynn Tiller
Lamar Tech
Jackie Hooper
Angel
School Board Approves 66000 Tax Appraisal
The board approved hiring The Pickett Co. of Dallas for a three year tax appraisal at 66000. The study covers utilities, industrial and oil properties within the district, excluding residences, and will take about eight months with payments split 24009 in 1963 22000 in 1969 and 20000 in 1968.
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Jim Hale
Thomas ¥. Pickett Co., Inc
Dallas
Karl Opryshek
Ben Shirey
L. D. Victory
A A. R. (von) Stark
WH. Bridges
Knox Beavers
Opryshek
Shirey
G. L. Bennett
Pickett
Houston
Pritchard and
Abbott
Charles H. Pickett
Isoley
Board of Equalization
Joe Horeczy
Horeczy
Indus
Board of Trustees
Fim
Beavers
Haroszy
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Pasadena
Cindy misses city as Baytown sees light rain and evacuations
The full force of Hurricane Cindy skirted Baytown with 1.5 inches of rain by noon Tuesday, causing minor damage. Civil defense, evacuation centers at Burnet, Horace Mann, Carver, and Junior High operated as tides rose in Scott's Bay. Brownwood families relocated, and residents near Tri-City Beach and Cedar Point moved to higher ground while authorities monitored storm reports through the night.
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Chester Rogers
Baytown
Brownwood
Carla
Bayshore
Tri-City Beach
Ceder Point
Oe Baytown
Civil Defense
Federal
Baytown Humble
Baytown Civil Defense
Wanda Orton Maying
Bolster
Wooster
Teer
Brown
Cindy
Crystal Bay
Galveston
Tikeler
Burnet School
Carin Wooster
Cindy Cross
Ray
Brownwood braces for Cindy after Carla fears flare up
Residents along the bayfront and in Brownwood evacuate or secure homes as Hurricane Cindy threatens the area. People move boats, trucks, and furniture to higher ground while Civil Defense monitors the storm and residents recall Carla’s past damage. Some stay with anxious optimism, others flee or prep for possible damage.
Reporter On Duty As Cindy Hurricane Looms At CD Center
Reporter Frank Krustyniak describes Civil Defense preparations in Baytown as Hurricane Cindy forms in the Gulf. He notes weather briefings, patrols to Wooster, and public urgency as agencies coordinate evacuations and shelter plans. Red Cross vs Civil Defense tensions, car descriptions missing, and a Galveston forecast highlight the unfolding scene.
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CD Center
Cindy
Red Cross
Baytown Civil Defense
Civil Defense Headquarters
Civil Defense
Inquirer
Elock
Galveston
Fast Trex Las
Police Chief Forche Praised by Eastern City Council
Eastern City Council held a special meeting Monday voting unanimously to commend Police Chief Bob Forche for his work. Reports cited raids netting gambling machines and efforts to curb illegal gambling. Councilman Cravey urged the council to publicly affirm the chief’s enforcement of the law.
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Jack Huron
Bob Forche
Eashing
Seaborn Cravey
Baytown Endures Cindy Minor Damage and Rain
Baytown faced hurricane Cindy with fringe winds and light rain totaling about 1.05 inches by 10:20 am Tuesday. Schools ran normally but attendance dipped. power and telephone lines saw scattered outages quickly restored. Emergency crews stayed on standby as civil defense and police urged caution, with no major structural damage reported at the refinery or residences.
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Texas
High Island
Galveston
Port Arthur
Baytown
Baystown
Datk
Iuck Kimmons
HLPCG
E. C. Cambern
General Telephone Co
Cambern
A. H. fArt
Lintelman
Oak Shadows
W. T. Sones
Jimbsen Wilson
Tumble Oil and Refining Co
Carla
Refugees Seek Safety in Port Arthur as Hurricane Gady Near
About 530 people, mostly Port Arthur residents, sheltered at Edison Junior High School to wait out Hurricane Gady. Families huddled on classroom floors with Red Cross blankets as civil defense officials urged evacuations from low areas in Fannett, Hamshire, Groves, and Port Acres while nearby refineries remained running.
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Port Arthur
Lamberth
Gady
Edison
Red Cross
L. A. Lamberth
Davalos
C. G. Davalos
Johnny Peruano
Frances Gonzales
Lacey Malhert
Igh
Especay
Waller Sumner
Beaumont
Fannett
Hamshire
Groves
Port Acres
Baytown Awards Cement Asbestos Water Line Bid
Baytown City Council awarded a $62,021.10 contract to John Q. Trimm Construction Co. of Houston for a 10-inch water line to newly annexed areas, voting 4-2 to use cement asbestos pipe to save an estimated $15,000 to $18,000. bid included nine other bidders and a cast iron base bid of $8,919.
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Preston Pendergerals
John Q. Trimm Construction Co
Houston
Baytown
Igiertheretofore
Sounciimen
Tl Lively
Kenneth Badzett
Velman Ansiey
Mwere
Tommy Cook
Jack Thiren
Lee Ligbet
Thuron
Ctw
Cook
Gulf Coast
Trimm
J. B. LeFevre
Ansley
Cravey
A. H. Thru J Linterman
Huron
Ciy
Badgett
Council
Badnett
Normandy
Tri - City Beach Road
Texas Avenue
City
Beach Road
Cambry Chili Oaks
LeFevre
Massey Tompkins
iMassey Tompkins
North Main
Bob Smith Road
Massey Tompkins Roads
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