Baytown News Highlights Local Arts and Education
Baytown Concert Association mails invites for a Friday or Saturday concert in Houston. Four Baytown students named to Sam Houston State College band. Marvin Ayers Singleton attends University of the South. Two Baytown graduates receive degrees from Texas A and M College. Letha Carroll postpones East ern Star social. L. R. Rigby undergoes minor surgery. Blood donors needed at Gulf Coast Hospital. Dashiell-Huey Chapter plans Saturday meeting for Children of the Confederacy. Regional executives visit University of Houston for training.
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Baytown
Sam Houston State College
Arkat
Robert Arnett
Charlie ‘Hil
Andrew Crittenden
Willis ‘Holloway
Gulf Coast Hospital
Frank Voparil
Ray Pinnel
Alexander Drive
Voparil
Mets hire Casey Mengettering for 1942 season
New York Mets name Casey Mengettering as manager on a one year contract to begin operations in 1942. The article notes a weather update from Galveston showing tides for Saturday with high at 2:45 p.m. and low at 12:20 p.m.
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NEW York
Casey Mengettering
New York Mets
Galveston
Repairs on West Main Get Council Approval
City crews will begin work on West Main Drive from North Alexander to Pruett after a 24 hour traffic count showed 12 000 vehicles. Property owners will be assessed 4 per front foot to widen the street and install curb and gutter. Councilman Ward proposed the move which the council adopted.
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Capital Street
West Main
sCihy Sousa
A. Uidy
Decker Drive
North Alexander Drive
Pruett
W. J
Dub) Ward
Counc
Hearing on storm damage area residents invited
City crews will patch the concrete base then pour hot asphalt. A Washington style hearing is set for 10 30 a m Saturday at the Rice Hotel in Houston to examine storm damage claims and insurance coverage. State Rep Charles Whitfield and Rep Bob Eckhardt lead the inquiry with about 45 streets considered for reconditioning.
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Baytown Area
Baytown
Main
Rice Hotel
Houston
West Main
Lee Drive
Charles
Whitfield
LeFevre
Pruett Street
Harris County
Bob Eckhardt
al Clayton
Criss Cole
Pruett
Brownwood
Texas
Williams
Curb
Surance
Park
Plan to build hurricane levee around Scott, Crystal and Burnet Bays
A Wooster CC led proposal endorses a crescent shaped Joyce levee six to eight miles long around three bays to create three fresh water lakes. The project would supply water from Lake Houston via Highlands reservoir and protect Bay Villa Brownwood Wooster Lakewood and Lynchburg. Baytown officials offer consultative support. project seeks aid from the Houston Port Commission Gov Price Daniel and US Army Corps of Engineers.
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Scott, Crystal
Burnet Bays
Bay Villa
Brownwood
Wooster
Lakewood
Lynchburg
Baytown
Gene) Muller
Muller
al Clayton
J. B. LeFevre
George Chandler
John Busch
N. D. Longnecker
C. H.kelly
Eddie Cox
Houston Port Commission
Price Daniel
US. Corps
Baytown approves library plan and wooden shingles amendment
Baytown council approves architect plans for a new municipal library costing 180000 with total project to include landscaping and fittings supported by a 350000 bond. A building code amendment allows wooden roof shingles in fire zones despite objections from Councilman Hughes citing insurance and fire risks.
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Baytown
Baytown Library
Library Board
Thn
Roy Hughes
Leahborn Cravey
Hughes
Egypt moves to quell Syrian revolt then recalls troops
President Nasser announced sending Egyptian naval units to suppress the Syrian revolt but later recalled them to Egypt. In Texas, top officials report insurance adjusters working the hurricane-ravaged coast, escorted by bodyguards.
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Beirut
Achanop
Nasser
Egypt
OK Aubtin
Texas Ale Cio Sak
Restoration planned for Sylvan Beach Pavilion after Carla
Harris County Commissioners Court decided to restore the Sylvan Beach Park Pavilion battered by Hurricane Carla. County Engineer Richard Doss to inspect and decide if the structure is sound or must be rebuilt, with bids to follow once extent of work is known. An Houston architect says the building appears sound but awaits engineer verification. Technical details and insurance settlements may affect costs and timing.
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Sylvan Beach Park Pavilion
Carla
Harris County
Richard Doss
Houston
Dorothy Willis
James Lankford
Amy Currie
Caldwell
Sue Jones
Tanges
The
Sun
Benny
Mae Thomas
Monte
W. P. Smith
Milner Drive
Brownwood
Smith
J. J. Sheffield
Gulf Coast Hospital
Sheila Walker
Bry- Horace Helms
Chaika Uyseh Town Hospital
J. R. Geastin
Aya
Hamilton
Te Bruntwood
Budy Sup
Juke E Mort B. Lee
MccCakugh
Linco Cedara
Alees
Enyternnill
Texas City Awaits Baytown Sting In Rally Years
Texas City prepares as Baytown Stingarees visit for a key football game amid pep rallies. Ganders struggled, mixing wins and losses, while Baytown seeks a decisive victory that echoes a 1959-style turn of events.
Ganders Face Stingarees In Teal Test Friday
Baytown Ganders field a bruised squad led by Sultis as they host Texas City Stingarees after a 0-3 start. Stingarees boast a heavier defensive line, pep rally hype, and a plan to push past the Ganders on Ninth Street route to the stadium.
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Tumohck
Dome Uwiton
Gene Peacock
Ganders
Baytown
Jesse Jones
Port Arthur
Yellow Jackets
Bellaire
Pete Sultis
Green Crew
Texas City
Carla
Sting
REL Band Brigadiers Halftime Display At Texas City Show
The REL Band and Brigadiers drum corps prepare a halftime spectacle in Texas City for the 50th anniversary celebration. A 246-member group will form seven company fronts, salute Texas City with a giant shield motif, and perform progressive drill including delays and a countermarch led by drum major Linda Hanson.
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Joyton
Nancy Rowe
Harriet
Johnson
Texas
Robert E. Lee
Cathy Cur
Ochers
Davis
Try Pittman
Stingaree Clagh
Pat Morgan
Becky Dunn
Ael Sophoginia Chaplin
Carole King
Linda, Hanson
Texas City
Dede Johnson
Hedelhurst
Dri Rat Jor
Carol Server
Sephonore Rendltritter
Ga Ficarty
Dew Alford
Brivicin Ailes
Down Riu
Crosby United Fund Drive Kicks Off Monday Morning
Crosby volunteers begin a door to door campaign for United Fund with a $1,000 goal and 32 workers. Section C chairman Guy Flournoy and James O Riley will meet at 8 30 a m Monday at Hillards Cafe Crosby for a breakfast sponsored by General Telephone Co before tours.
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Crosby
United Fund
Guy Flournoy
Section C
Flournoy
James O'Riley
Hillard
General Telephone Co
W. D
Bill) Hinson
Crosby Areca
Lions Club
Pee
United Fond
Harris County
Houston- Harris County United Fund
Hind
Flournay
Huffman
Humble
Sheldon
Barrett
Tray Gerhe
Phenrmiy Ty Nopit
Hix
Bea
Crosto
City Begins Tax Bill Mailing In Baytown
The city started mailing 13 488 tax statements for the 1961 40 fiscal year. Acting Tax Assessor Collector David Turk said most notices are already prepared with 12 002 elderly assessments 973 for Humble Refining Co s Baytown refinery among the top taxpayers. Major firms listed include General Tele Co Houston Lighting and Power Co Private Petroleum Haas Natural Gas Citizens National Bank Seaboard Ace Hack Co C J Perry developers First National Bank and others.
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Baytowt
David Turk
Entale
Humble Otant Refining Co
Baytown
Homie
General Tele- Co
Houston
Lighting and Yet Co
Prive Proete Estate
Haas Natural Gas Co
Citizens Natwral Bank Seaceaint Aue
Hack Co
C.J. Perry
First National Peak
Mel Aaren Nel Heevler Sevagtetes
Final Rites Held Today For Dag Hammarskjold
In Upp sala Sweden the world bids farewell to Dag Hammarskjold at his funeral in the 70 year old Lutheran Cathedral. Archbishop Erling Eidem honors his countryman as a devout servant of all mankind. Vice President Lyndon B Johnson, on behalf of President Kennedy, praises universal principles and moral law guiding his UN service.
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Uppsala
Sweden
Dag Hammarskpld
Erling Eidem
House of God
Bier
Last Casino In Havana Shuts Doors
HAVANA AP The last of Havana s gambling casinos closed quietly today within minutes after Fidel Castro announced a city clean up and promised measures to rehabilitate prostitutes and drive out white slave racketeers. Dealers warned to vote Miami if they vote We will even pay their plane tickets. The scene at the casinos was sober as players left after the order. Casinos once attracted tourists and underworld figures, but had dwindled to about five operating in government hotels.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Castro
Miami
Fulgencio Batista
Mastes
Gang Ming
Birth control gains Episcopal Church support first official endorsement
The Episcopal Church endorses birth control as morally permissible and essential in some cases, marking its first official backing. Other items note Justice Douglas urging quick US recognition of Outer Mongolia and UN entry, Western diplomats seeking a secretary general, and various geopolitical and political developments of the era.
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Episcopal Church
William C. Douglas
U.S Supreme Court
U. S
Outer Mongolia
United Nations
Cool Air Stalls: Texas Friday Expect Mild Showers
A brief cool air surge is forecast to stall at the northwest Texas border on Friday, delaying full admittance. Only the far southwest and coastal areas see scattered thundershowers, with Central Texas expected to receive light to moderate rain. Denison reports near two inches, while Sherman sees about 1.2 inches.
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Associated Press
Texas
Nat
Red River Valley
Denison
Sherman
East German Women Aid Border Labor on Berlin Wall
East Germany used women and girls to work along Berlin's border in the 4 1/2 mile sector, clearing ground and demolishing houses under armed guards. West Berliners call it the death strip as fugitives swim the canal to freedom and guards maintain a clear view for encroaching Red forces.
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Berlin
East Germany
West
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H. M. Singleton
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al LeBlanc
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James Brooks
George Ferguson
Robert Oliver
James Wallace
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Dag
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