Baytown Chamber Luncheon to Feature Future Plans
The Baytown Chamber of Commerce will hold a noon Friday luncheon at the Holiday Inn with chamber manager Dave Moore as speaker. Reservations are advised for members' guests. Also in Baytown news, Marine recruits and local service family updates are listed along with weather, tides, and several community events and club meetings.
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Baytown
Rough Riders
Rough Riders Riding Club
Chamber of Commerce
Henry, Dismukes
Pan Towns Around and About Local Happenings
A collage of brief community notes from Around the Towns section including Mrs A R Padgett enjoying piano lessons, Marcia Cooper excited about fall Readers’ theater at the College, Thurman Rowlett promoting a new adult workshop at the Little Theater, and Gay McFarland on public relations. RT Grimes plans a Port Arthur trip while Linda McWilliams reports on Sam Houston College life. Sherron arranges photos, Kennedy questions troop deployment in Birmingham, Stella Herring eyes a Dixie trip for mower blooms, David Thomas shares information, Shannon Morris undecided on a case, Blair Mann missing at a coffee counter, Jean Gagnon invites about 70 families to a 15th anniversary shindig, Eldon Berry calls editors to an important meeting, Mary Hruby greets a passerby, Barry Smith ties Baytown and Houston phone lines.
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A. R. Padgett
Marcia Cooper
Thurman Rowlett
Little Theater
Gay McFarland
Bert Allman
Grimes
Port Arthur
Linda McWilliams
Sam Houston
Dave Sherron
Lynn Hodges
George Hanson
U.S
David Thomas
Shannon Morris
Blair Mann
Jean Gagnon
Tri-Cities
Eldon Berry
Mary Hruby
Barry Smith
Baytown
Houston
World events and notable actions from late June reports
Western Turkey suffered earthquakes killing at least one person and injuring several. Gov. Nelson Rockefeller departs for a 12 day Western Europe tour to shape foreign policy background for his likely presidential bid. President Kennedy plans to address the United Nations and travel to Newport, Rhode Island with family for the weekend. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers a funeral sermon for three Birmingham youngsters killed in a Sunday School bombing, urging resilience. Fischer quintuplets progress while gifts arrive for them. Atlantic Refining outlines a major water flood project for secondary oil recovery in West Texas near Odella in Ector County. Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman says the U.S. could sell surplus wheat to the Soviet Union if price is right. Parkside High School in Jackson Michigan resumes classes after police guarded disturbances with arrests of white and Black youths.
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Atlantic Refining Co
Texas
Odella
Ector County
Baytown officials attend veterans conference in San Antonio
James W. Girardeau Baytowns Veterans Service officer attends the annual statewide Rehabilitation Conference for Veterans Service officers in San Antonio. J L Franklin Baytown League of Women Voters president says a poll tax repeal meeting will be held at 8 pm Thursday at the WCA downtown Houston branch for groups seeking repeal work. Postmaster and Mrs M L Neal Sr and M L Neal Jr of 46 N Burnett returned from Overton after attending the funeral of William E Neal 92 who died Sunday in Overton.
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PTA
Stephen F
Austin
Baytown
VSO
James W. Girardeau
San Antonio
J L. Franklin
Baytown League of Women Voters
WCA
Houston
M. L. Neal Sr
M. L. Neal Jr
N. Burnett
Overton
Neal
William E. Neal
Rites Friday For 92 Year Old Baytown Resident
Funeral services for Mary Agness Culp 92 of 31 S Burnett will be held Friday at 2 pm at Paul U Lee Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev Basil Jones of St Mark s Methodist will officiate. Burial will be in Hill of Rest Cemetery. Mrs Culp a Bur lingham native and 22 year Baytown resident lived with her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs S B Hickerson. She is survived by two sons Harold J Culp of Omaha Neb four grandchildren and one son in law and one daughter in law.
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Paul U. Lee Funnel
Mary Agness Culp
S. Burnett
Basil Jones
St. Mark's Methodist Church
Hill of Rest Cemetery
Kennedy says troops not solution to Birmingham crisis
US Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy states deploying troops would not solve the racial crisis in Birmingham. He tells NBC Today that federal coercion cannot erase racial antagonism and warns against overreaching by Washington.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Birmingham
Hayon
Kennedy
National Broadcasting Company
President Kennedy Urges Tax Cut Support Amid Danger
President Kennedy appeals nationwide for quick passage of the $11 billion tax reduction, urging families to speak up for the plan and linking it to job creation and higher take home pay. He warns the bill faces House hurdles next week and a Senate storm, seeking bipartisan backing and fast action.
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Washington
Dent Kennedy
Kennedy
Congress
House
Senate
William E. Miller
House Ways and Mearns Committee
al Ullman
D-Ore
Ways and Means Committee
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Kennedy confident Senate will ratify test ban pact
President Kennedy voiced confidence Congress will approve the limited nuclear test ban treaty by a large margin. He urged support in a national address, noting the pact would curb the arms race and reduce radioactive fallout, while Senate debate hours stretched with Republicans pressing reservations and pace.
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Washington
Kennedy
Senate
Port Arthur Baytown clash still set for Friday
Athletic Director Dan Stallworth said the Port Arthur Baytown football game remains on schedule for 7 30 p m Friday with many reserved seats available Tickets cost 1 25 for reserved seats and 54 cents for students The Baytown Police Department warned drivers to use caution as roads to Port Arthur remain open amid slick conditions
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Athletic
Dan’ Stillworth
Port Arthur
Baytown
Stallworth
Texas Oil Production Held At 28 Percent Benchmark
The Railroad Commission set next month’s Texas oil allowable at 2 878 206 barrels per day while maintaining 28 percent of potential. September output was 2 834 392 barrels daily, and October’s 2 717 771 barrels per day marked a decrease of 50 000. Three of 13 major buyers and producers urged continuation of the 28 percent rule amid alternative formula proposals.
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Austin
The
Railroad Commission
Texas
More Than 300 Members Strong REL Has Nation's Largest Marching Band
A Houston article reports Robert E. Lee High School hosts the nation’s largest marching band with about 2,528,606 barrels daily in oil purchases and a 6,151 barrel rise since September. The combined Sun Barrier seniors and sophomores bands total 368 players under Director Charles Forque, with 182 seniors and 125 sophomores. The group performed at the Houston Oilers game, drawing praise from a referee and fans. Drum majors Jenefred Hederhorst and Diana Alfori now direct the halftime show traffic for the expanded band, which blends junior senior and sophomore musicians in coordinated drills and separate practice sessions. The two bands will perform together at upcoming games October 3 and 11.
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Wanda Orton
Robert E. Lee High School
Josn
South
Bureau of Mines
Texas
Sun
Bar-Rier
Charles Forque
Gull
Humble
Texaco
Aidh
Forque
Gosh
Houston
South Park
Galena Park
Jenefred Hederhorst
Diana Alfori
Forane
Dan Johnston
John’ McCormack
Robert F. Kennedy
Tank explosion at Williams Oil Refinery near Burkburnett
A tank at the Williams Oil Refinery exploded and burned, destroying a nearby residence. Large smoke plume rose toward Wichita Falls, 18 miles away. An ocean was hospitalized.
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Burkburnett, Tex
Williams Oil
Burkburnett
Wichita Falls
Ocean
Emergency Call Out For 200 Fresh Levee Workers
Beaum ent, Tex. AP reports rising flood waters spur an emergency call for at least 200 additional levee workers to bolster sandbagging as water threatens hundreds of homes. Civil Defense coordinator Sawyer Wilson says many workers have collapsed from exhaustion. Weather Bureau lowers expected Sabine River crest to 14.5 feet for next day. Red Cross ends Beaumont Orange shelters as residents return home to mud remaining.
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Beaumont, Tex
Fport
Acres
Ite
Sawyer Wilson
Texas
Cindy
Wilson
Wig Juves
Weather Bureau
Sabine River
Deweyville
The
Red Cross
Houston
Beaumont
Orange
Soviet propose 18 nation disarmament summit
AP dispatch reports Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko proposed an 18 nation disarmament summit for early 1964. In Texas, the Highway Department warned highways closed or restricted including Texas 37, Farm to Market roads 165 46% and 1130 with passenger vehicle limits north of Texas 12 in Newton County, and Farm 90 near I-10 to Orange County.
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Austin
Highway Department
Texas
Sabine Pass
High Island
Victor
Evadale
Farm
Orange County
Texas 12
Newton County
Top-Level Huddle on Birmingham Crisis and Kennedy Meeting
Kennedy met with Martin Luther King Jr and six other leaders to discuss Birmingham Alabama's racial tension after a church bomb killed four children and injured 23. A bipartisan Senate push urged Sunday as a national day of mourning and rededication to equality.
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Dent Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
Birmingham
Ala
Kennedy
Mabama
Birmingham Church
Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Thomas H. Kuchel
California
Pierre Salinger
White House
Senate
Beaumont Port Arthur hit by flood risk and disaster appeal
Jefferson County Civil Defense Council estimates damage could reach 10.5 million and urged Governor Connally to declare the county a disaster area. Rains up to two feet swelled the Neches River threatening Port Acres near Port Arthur. Levee protection could fail, affecting about 603 of Port Acres' 1,000 homes and over 2,040 residents. Weather officials projected a Neches crest of 7.5 to 8 feet, with three downstream towns likely spared.
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Jefferson County Civil Defense Council
Texas
John Connally
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Neches
Port Acres
Here
U.S
Weather Bureau
Nederland
Port Nec
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Tom Farmer
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Farmer
Mosesman
United Fund
Marine Basic
Larry G. Rocha
C. A-Rocha
West Road
U.S. Marine Corps
San Diego
Calif
Randall G. Craig
C. R. Craig
E. Hunnicutt
Second Infantry Training Regiment
Marine Corps Base
Camp Pendleton
ARMY
Charles P. Beaman
Mary S Magriess
Wiliams
52Nd Artillery
Europe
Beaman
Germany
Our World
Turkey
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Monflay
United Nations General Assembly
Newport
U.L
Marlin Luther King
Onile Fretman
Iowa
Soviet Union
Parkside High School
Jackson
Mich
Nou
Bock
Bill
JFK
Miller
New Yorks
Everett M. Dirksen
Sen
Barry
Goldwater
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Cuba
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Mumlikon
Switzerland
Zurich
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Humble OW and Refining Co
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