Beulah Moves Inland as Tornadoes Strike Texas Coast
Hurricane Beulah roared ashore near the Rio Grande then spun off deadly tornadoes from Palacios to Matagorda Bay. Three people were killed in Palacios as the storm toppled trees, damaged homes and cut power to Brownsville. Officials warned of record rainfall and rising tides, while thousands fled inland to safety.
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Paul Recer
Associated Press
Brownsville
Tex
Weather Bureau
Harlingen
Rio Grande
Texas
Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
Corpus Christi
United States
Jana
Chan ‘DeWitt
Charles Wiley
Wiley
Frank C. Nelson
Beulah
Palacios
Houston
Matagordan Bay
Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean
Yucatay
Middle Texas
Carla
Beavjah
Galveston
West Indies
Florida
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Free Port
John Connally
National
Rockport
Fulton
Aransas Pass
Ingleside
Lamar
Goose Island
University of Corpus Christ
Ben- Yah
Hungerford
Port Lavaca
Matagorda Bay
Texas Department of Public Safety
Rio Grande Valley
Lee College seeks $1.5 million bond and tax hike
Lee College Regents approve a $1.5 million bond issue and an increase in taxing authority. Election petitions circulate, with a late October vote likely set for Saturday October 28. Voters will decide on two propositions numbered by the board.
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Lee College
Bos Rothe
Lee College Regents
Lee College District seeks 26 cent maintenance rate and bonds
The Lee College District proposes extending the maintenance and operation levy by 26 cents and authorizes regents to issue 1.5 million in improvements bonds. Proceeds would fund completion of the current building program, space and equipment modernization, and possible expansion planning. The propositions were approved.
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Lee College
BAYTOWN AREA CHURCH AND GROUP EVENTS UPDATED
Community notices show cancellations for a fellowship supper at First Christian Church due to Hurricane Beulah and a WMU workshop at Memorial Baptist Church. BAYTOWN Parks postpones a City Council session to 7 30 p.m. Wednesday at the Federal Building. Local activities include TOPS weigh in at Gulf Coast Clinic and a church education dinner cancellation.
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Beulsh
Parks
Baytown Parks and Recreation Board
Federal Building
Tops Club
Gulf Coast Clinic
Doerrs To Beauty
Texas
Two Music Scholarships Donated To Lee College
First National Bank of Baytown gave $200 to Lee College Tuesday night for a music scholarship. Regent Bill Strickler announced Credit Bureau of Greater Baytown would add a matching $200 scholarship. Miss Alma McNulty and prior donors have supported seven music scholars this term, with funds covering the fall semester and calls for more for spring. The Ex Students' Association may help raise funds, and an endowment fund was discussed with pledges from Dr Richard Strahan, Bruce Ramsey, and Miss McNulty.
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First National Bank of Baytown
Lee College
Bill Strickler
Credit Bureau of
Greater Baytown
Allen Rice
Alma McNulty
McNulty
Ex Students’ Association
Sam Bramlett
Regents
Richard Strahan
Bruce Ramsey
Necesary
Strahan
Ramsey
Bramsett
Miss McNelty
Evacuation Shelters Open as Beulah Threat Grows in Baytown
Baytown moves to voluntary evacuation as Hurricane Beulah looms. Civil defense staff go round the clock, Burnet Elementary hosts first Red Cross shelter with no arrivals by 10 am. Police and fire units monitor rising tide levels with multiple emergency shelters planned, as flood gates and barricades prepare for advancing water.
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Bobby Sutphin
Baytown
Beulah
Civil Defense Headquarters
Dave Sher Iron
Assistannt Civil Defense Airector
Civil Defense Organization
Burnet
Red Cross
Ted McCall
Lakewood
Brownwood
Fritz Lanham
Sherran
Glen Walker
Whe
Civil Defense
KWBA
R.H
Ben Turner
Turner
Bayshore
Sherron
Burnett School
Horace .Mann
Carver
Lee Drive
Highlands Junior School
West Texas Avenue
Goose Creek
City Public Works Department
Brownwood Residents Move Out Amid Flood Threat
Brownwood residents along the western Baytown peninsula rush to evacuate as tidal flooding from Hurricane Beulah looms. Families pack furniture and essentials into moving vans and trucks, planning to stay with relatives until danger passes. Traffic clogs Cabaniss Street as emergency vehicles and onlookers create a bumper to bumper scene.
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John Eola Boynton
Brownwood
Baytown
Cabaniss
Hermit Forced to Leave Island Home as Beulah Approaches
In Corpus Christi Texas a lone hermit resisted evacuation but a judge ordered him to depart Padre Island as Hurricane Beulah neared the coast. Refugees fled north in cars and trucks or sought shelter in Brownsville schools and halls, while some families faced losses and hoped for the best after the storm.
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Burficore
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Caribbean
Florida Keys
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Matamoros
Brownsville
Valley Hermosa
Corpus Christi
Tex
Civil Defense Oficial
Civic Center
Leroy H. Haverlah Jr
Roederick Devine
Padre Island
Texas
Justice of the Peace
Johnny Roberts
Devine
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Chambers County
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