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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1963
Page
1
Returns show Lester B. Pearson's Liberals at 126 seats versus Conservatives 94, Social Credit 24 and New Democrats 17, with four seats undecided. Diefenbaker signals patience as coalition talks loom while overseas ballots await.
Baytown council plans a 5:30 p.m. Wednesday session followed by a ceremonial oath at 7:30 p.m. for a new mayor elect and council members. Nearby Coast Guard and civic groups hold meetings, with civil defense, auxiliary gatherings, and library projects noted. Weather outlook predicts partly cloudy skies. local notices report licenses, retirements, and community happenings.
A Bartown area group travels to Austin Wednesday to back House Bill 199 to outlaw fish netting in Texas. If approved, they aim to close remaining Galveston Bay areas to this fishing and list delegates including Mrs. W. J. Calpes, Sam Tanner, C. J. Bailey, Paul Cater, and many others.
A light tone item notes that Leap Year dating norms remain permissible for girls, aligning with usual rights they hold in other years. The brief underscores ongoing social allowance for romantic pursuits regardless of calendar quirks.
Jury selection begins in Houston Criminal District Court for the murder trial of James D. Skelly a 51 year old Baytown man accused of killing his wife Olive Audrey Skelly in 1944. Police report she died after subdural hemorrhage following injuries listed as an automobile accident with later evidence of domestic abuse.
The Baytown Police Association will hide 30,000 candied eggs Sunday for the third annual Easter egg hunt for Baytown children. Three hunts start at 2 p.m. with separate events for white and Negro children at Community House and Gander practice field. A $3 golden egg prize is included in each hunt. Committee members include Ser. Charles Cowan Sgt. L. H. Bicketson and Officer R. W. Cooper.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Hearne for Wesley B. Shields 39 longtime Humble Oil employee in Baytown. He died Monday in a Baytown hospital. Survivors include his widow Pauline Shields mother Lula Shields sister J D Clevenger brother J M Shields. Burial at Sages Cemetery with ministers James A. Ponder and Hardy Hay officiating.
Norma the elephant from Dixiang Circus wandered 30 miles around Barbers Hill near Arm strong's Service Station and Texas Eastern Terminal. She returned after four hours, lured by peanuts, while 35 Texas Eastern employees watched fences and piping anxiously. The circus left town for Liberty. Norma could not perform Monday night.
George Scott, Bay town school maintenance supervisor, explains the long standing practice of not cutting grass around elementary schools the week before Easter to avoid depriving Easter eggs of hiding spots for children. He notes the schedule remains in effect until after Easter this Sunday.
The Senate Finance Committee cleared a three point one billion dollar spending bill adding about sixty six million dollars to general revenue over two years. Education gains dominate, with roughly fifteen million more for the University of Houston as it enters the state system. Other allocations cover judiciary hospitals departments and education overall, while a related House tax plan would raise roughly eleven million by rate changes and bring in seventeen million more via a sales tax adjustment, effective July 1, 1963.
The Baytown School Board moved to study projects for a $4 million bond election targeted before a county-wide vote set for May 18 or 25. Projects include a new high school, additions at Robert E. Lee and McNair, an administration addition, Cedar Bayou Junior High cafe, and Travis Elementary improvements. new officers were elected and a Teen-Age Baseball League site use granted.
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