Texas Democrats Seize Victory Drive In Austin
The Texas Democratic convection ended in harmony but labor groups threaten to review their endorsement of gubernatorial nominee John Connally. A platform dispute over right to work prompted an Oct. 13 PE action in Austin to reconsider the Connally endorsement. Connally’s campaign team, led by Eugene Ruocke, was named state Democratic chairman as the party pitched education and industrial growth measures.
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EL Paso
Texas
Labor
John Connally
Democratic Party
Afl-Cio
Hank Brown
Austin
Committee On Political Education
Connally
Harris County
Dallas
Eugene Uocke
J. E. Connally
Abilene
Alfred
Nagley
San Antonio
Frank Erwin
State Democratic Committee
Citizens Commission
Bureau of Commerce
Indus
Dowler and family to be honored at First Presbyterian
The Rev. Burnette Dowl er and family will be honored with a reception at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in First Presbyterian Church. The event, sponsored by United Presbyterian Women, marks the first anniversary of Dowl er as minister. Also noted are Kiwanis program with Lynn Whatley from Deer Park High School delivering a trumpet solo at Baytown Kiwanis Club noon meeting and various local civic, church, and development notices across Baytown area communities.
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Dowlers
Burnette W. Dowler
First Presbyterian Church
United
Presbyterian Women
Dowler
Kiwanis
Lynn Whatley
Deer Park High School
Baytown Kiwanis Club
Tower
ARMY
Bernard W. Galing
Eva S. Galing
Country Club
Oaks Civic
Pessy
Goose Creek
General Staff College
Fort Try Club
Charles Leavenworth
Kan
Berghane
Georgia State
Florence
Fort Leavenworth
First Christian Church
BAY Area Development Council
Humble Country Club
Robrey C. Carroll
Clear Lake
Galveston Bay Area
Around Town highlights and busy local scenes
Blanche Fentiman calls in before work while Ann Pritchett postcards from Fort Worth about attending the State Republican Convention as a guest. Bo Turner and Seeley return from Florida, Seeley testing underwater shots as Turner naps on deck.
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Blanche Fentiman
Ann Pritchett
Fort Worth
Ann
BR. H
Bo) Turner
N. M. Seeley
West Palm Beach
Fla
Seeley
Fort Lauderdale
Pat Martin
Mary Antonini
Highlands
John Holland
Charity Stone
F. R. Rogers
Ashby
Jerry
Rogers Point
Wyo
Liity
Ex Baytonian Killed In Galveston Scaffold Fall
Jimmie Brooks 91 of Pasadena, former Baytown resident ten years, died about 3 15 p m Tuesday in Galveston after falling 40 feet from a scaffold inside a city water storage tank. Brooks, employed by Gulf Coast Painters, and Joe Morehead of Houston were sandblasting when the scaffold toppled during movement. Morehead had foot injuries. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Thursday in Timpson. Earthman Baytown Funeral Home assisted.
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Jimmie Brooks
Pasadena
Baytown
Galveston
Gulf Coast Painters
Brooks
Joe Morehead
Houston
Morehead
Timpson
Earthman Funeral Home of
Taylor Funeral Home
Trgn
Weinectey
Crosby School Tax Board Final Hearing Clears Way for Rates
Tax Equalization Board in Crosby held its final hearing Tuesday night paving the way for the school district to set a tax rate. The board must present valuation lists to the school board before the rate can be set. Survivors include his widow and several Brooks family members. An organization of taxpayers formed to protest the increased valuations, and two board members have resigned amid the controversy.
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Crosby
Brooks
Baytown
Tto
E. P. Miller
Stewart Heights Baptist Church
Miller
Annie Anderson
Watson
Annie Brooks
Pasadena
Willie Mae Brookstrict
Timpson
Joyce Hammers
Jacinto City
Roth Pugh
Tax Board
Margie, Hudman
Tri- Mattie Keith
Louisville
Will Brooks
Fred Brooks Jr
Clayborn Brooks
Honolulu
Osfie Brooks
Wash
Ington
Ted Gets In Rocky Awaits Nomination
Ted Kennedy, a sensational winner in the Massachusetts Democratic primary, looks like a political natural as backers predict a November Senate seat race. He crushed Edward J. McCormack Jr. and remains calm as President Kennedy expressed pleasure.
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Boston
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
U.S. Senate
John F. Kennedy
Ted
Edward J. McCormack Jr
Leading Educators to Lecture at Humble Refinery Lectures
The Connally refinery program announces two weeks of graduate level science and engineering courses for Baytown area workers. Nine to sixteen participants join top instructors, including Dr. Charles Kemball of Queen's University Belfast, to study mechanisms of reactions on solid catalysts.
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Humble Qs and Refining Co
Humble
Baytown
Charles Kemball
Queen’s University
Belfast
Ireand
Kemball
American Chemical Society
Spatieff
Segregation Crisis Builds In Mississippi
In Jackson Mississippi Judge L B Porter of Union issued a temporary injunction banning the admission of James Meredith a 29 year old Negro to the white University of Mississippi Meredith from Memphis plans to be on the campus Thursday to become the first Negro enrolled The State College Board faces court threats and political pressure over desegregation while the Justice Department wins permission to name contempt of court if Ole Miss defies orders The Mississippi Legislature praises Gov Barnett for standing firm and President Truman urged Meredith to delay enrollment amid national support and calls to uphold federal orders Also Connally campaign HQ opens in Baytown with plan to organize precinct workers and a lecture schedule lists November and December speakers
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Jackson
Miss
James Meredith
Memphis
Tenn
University of Mississippi
Meredith
Oxford
State College Board
Justice Department
Hattiesburg
Ole Miss
Mississippi
Ross Barmett
Senate
House
Barnett
Board
Verner Holmes
McComb
J. W. Jones
New Jalbany
Senate panel backs US troop use if needed in hemisphere
The Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committee approved a resolution pledging to deploy troops to resist Communist aggression in the Western Hemisphere if required. In Miami, the Weather Bureau tracked two suspicious cloud areas over the southeast Gulf of Mexico with no hurricane danger expected. Celia remains far east of Bermuda with winds 35 to 40 knots. In Buenos Aires, Argentine army commander pressed a fierce tug of war demanding relief from military dictation as President Jose Maria Guido's government faced pressure.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committee
United States
Miami
Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
Celia
Bermuda
Buenos, Aires
Argentina
Jose Maria Guido
Baytown Tax Watchdogs Rally Over City Increase
A Baytown protest group of at least seven taxpayers petitioned against a 14 cent rise in the 1962 63 property tax rate to 1.86 per $100, asserting the council acted to fund street drainage and a police pay raise controversy. The group plans to attend the Sept 27 budget hearing alongside signers who accuse the council of punitive taxation and seek accountability from Mayor Al Clayton and council members including those who opposed the tax hike.
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Baytown
City Hall
al Clayton
W. L.duby Ward
Jack Hureon
Ihvate
State Meet- Texas GOP In Harmony Fort Worth
Unified Texas Republicans dispersed after a harmony convention in Fort Worth with 3200 delegates, the largest in state history. Peter O’Donnell of Dallas was elected state chairman as Jack Cox urged GOP goals and Sen. John Tower criticized Democrats nationally. The platform favored a strict conservative stance.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Peter O'Donnell
Dallas
Jack Cox
John Tower
Texas Balloom
Bedlam
John Connally
Lyndon
REL Teacher State Chief School Science Program Lauded
A. D. Davis of Lee High School discusses Baytown’s innovation in science education. He cites updated labs, semi micro chemistry, nuclear energy focus, and a new ninth grade biology class. Teachers engage in fairs and seminars as REL promotes broader science outreach.
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Science Association of Texas
A. D
Don) Davis
Robert
Lee
Sam
Baytown
Davis
Physical
REL
National Science Teachers Association
Amarillo
Scientare Daves
A. J
Ton) Davis
Rupert E. Lee High School
Hank Bether
Menior
Hank
Science Teachers Association of Texas
Austin
Ale Q
Science and Math
Astin
Henston University Sharks at Bee Satan Tonight
Saturday night action features Henston University meeting Bee Satan at 8 pm with Bayle listed as a key participant and Bemny Meshertie noted in coverage.
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University of Henston
Bayle
Bemny Meshertie
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