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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1961

Page

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Charter Night Brings Local Paper Authors to West Baytown

Kiwanis club hosts annual charter night with F C Stehling and Kenneth Bartz authors of a paper in the Journal of Rebel Inn program. Entitled Iden tification of Perinaphthene in Petroleum Products the talk highlights research from Hum College history teacher Gerald Hays as program chair for April. IRA TOUPS recuperating after back operation at San Jacinto Hospital. Visitors welcome. Saturday weather and tide details noted.

West Baytown Kiwanis Club DRS. F Lee Hum Ible Baytown Research Center Gerald Hays Ira Toups N. Burnet San Jacinto Hospital

Cedar Bayou Eastern Star Barbecue Chicken Dinner

Cedar Bayou Eastern Star sponsors a barbecue chicken dinner at Cedar Bayou Masonic Hall from 1 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. Orders delivered by phone at JU 2.8093. Open to the public with tickets at the door for 130.

Cedar Bayou

REL Highlights Civic Week By Running City

Dr JoE A Dowlen of 706 Harold Lane listed in new Directory of Medical Specialists as one of 8000 added since last printing. He is certified a specialist in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. A rummage sale by Women of All Saints Episcopal Church runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the old Wilkenfeld building on Minnesota.

Joe A. Dowlen Harold Lane Dowlen American Board of Surgery All Saints Episcopal Church Wilkenfeld Minnesota George Wiedeman Mike Fred Herrington Floyd Oliver Stephenson C. L. Clark Steele McDonald Johnella Boynton Avery Martin Baytown Lois Snead National Library Weeks Dot Rosenzweig T. D. O'Brien Sr Tillman O'Brien Austin Pete Doris Lowry Lucille Lovett Pat Mickel Kathy, Anderson Barbara Wood Delbert Ashworth Trene Sutton Jerry Don Pace Edna Boyer Maxine Welch Bormin Horace Griffim Daniel Girard

Spruce-Up City Cleans Baytown April Sixteen to Twenty Nine

Baytown proclaims April sixteen to twenty nine as Clean-Up Paint-Up Fix-Up time. Mayor R H Pruett urges using city disposal sites and curbs for trash removal. Fire and sanitation departments warn about fire hazards from cords and paints and call for safe storage and electrical checks. City hall welcomes resident input for program improvements.

Baytown R. H Red) Pruett

Texas Attorney General drops appeal on severance tax

Atty Gen Will Wilson announced the state will not seek Supreme Court review to salvage the severance beneficiary tax on natural gas. The tax has been ruled unconstitutional by all state courts including the Texas Supreme Court this month.

Insurance Exchange Leads Fight on Baytown Roof Law Change

Baytown Insurance Exchange opposes repealing the wooden shingle ban for new construction. The group warns repeal could raise fire insurance rates and reduce the city’s credit for building code compliance. City officials review the issue as residents weigh the potential impact.

BLWE Steele M. McDonald Exchange City Hall Jim Bond Baytown Pruett J. B. le Fevre Ward Baytown Insurance Exchange

Gagarin Receives Red Square Triumph in Moscow

Yuri Gagarin stood in Red Square amid a massive Moscow welcome after the first manned spaceflight. Premier Khrushchev hailed the achievement as a historic symbol of Soviet prowess as the cosmonaut thanked the Communist Party and the people for the mission.

Moscow Yuri Gagarin Soviet Union Dience Vaukovo Gagarin Kee Ce Raewee Albie Communist Party Khrushchev Columbus Secret Space Base Communist Party of the Council ‘of Ministers U.S.S.R Central Committee Communist Party of the Soviet Union

Solons Adjourned For Weekend No Early Tax Bill Debate

Austin AP report notes the Legislature adjourned for the weekend with tax bills stalled. Key committee discussions, a closed session, and anticipated Monday sessions failed to advance the major tax measure. Senate and House schedules were adjusted as discussions on the 42 million loophole bill linger. The House moved to clear local bills while awaiting next steps in the tax package.

Solons W. H. Miller Tax Committee Houston House of George Hinson Mint James Turman Lyndon. John Naucr Federal Republic Coraams William Siakiey Homer Koliba Columbus Wie Senate Ballman

Open House Tonight Showcasing Five Lee College Graduates

Dean Walter Randell will host a Baytown audience at Lee College as five outstanding graduates receive inaugural community service awards. About 500 attendees expected. 2 000 invitations issued to parents, alumni, and local students. Registration starts 7 p.m. with a 7 30 p.m. program featuring welcome remarks, music, choir, and a Curtain Club sketch.

Walter Randell Lee Lee ‘College Baytown Dean Rundel The Sun Dean Rumsell Kay Clark ILC Comey I LO Curtain Club Tery

Defense attorney warns West German protection for former Gestapo colonel

Defense lawyer Robert Servatius warns Kielmann he can sue the West German government as charges of mass murder against Adolf Richmunn rise. President Kennedy and Chancellor Adenauer stress NATO unity and readiness to defend with all military means. Congo debate proceeds with two Friday meetings and a possible Saturday session. Industrial unions organize to pressure aflscto over jurisdictional disputes. A bishop is wounded in a terrorist attack as coast guard rescues 35 crew of the Liberty ship Marine Merchant after it breaks up near Portland Maine. Secret Service notes possible kidnap plot against Kennedy victims may reflect spite. Soviet envoy cites alleged astronaut lack of windows while orbiting Earth. Convicted killer Curtin Leo escapes from Weatherford jail after knife incident at a jail kitchen. Runoff set for May 27 Senate race between Tawer and Blakley.

Adolf Richmunn Deckdes Gestalt Jamel Hitler Robert Servatius Kielmann Can

Cancer Crusade door to door push in Harris County

About 26 000 women including Baytonians will go door to door in Harris County next Tuesday as part of the FR Cancer Crusade. They will collect contributions and distribute educational literature urging yearly health examinations as cancer insurance. Baytown leaders include RE B Thaman and Frank Turneeds, with RB Parkeer as local coordinator.

Seetian

Finneral services for John Jacob Compton at Central Baptist

John Jacob Compton 68 of Baytown died Thursday night in Baytown after long illness. He retired in 197 from Humble Oil Baytown Refinery and had lived in Baytown since 1926. Services at 2 P M Saturday at Central Baptist Church with Rev Dan Gardner and Rev Tonian Kimball officiating. Burial Cedar Crest Cemetery under Baul U Iy Funeral Home. Survivors include his widow two sons two daughters and several grandchildren and one sister Edith Griffin of Cleveland Arkansas.

John Jacob Compton Travis Central | Baptist Church Baytown Witts Springs Ark Humble Oil and Refining Co Dan Gardner First Baptist Church Cleveland Tonian Kimball Central Baptist Buriatch Cedar Crest Cemetery Baul U. Iy Ivs Compton Bryar Compton Cedar Bayou Billy Compton Austin T. C. Campbell Jedsus Hicblands Feue Trothe Keraut Curmuptun Uardin Osu Compton Bewatt Baxter Seth Compton Boulder City Cald Edith Griffin

Winds Calm over Texas Dust Settles After Front

Calmer winds and settling dust sweep across West Texas as cooler air moves into the Panhandle and upper South Plains. The Associated Press reports reduced dust and clearer skies, with lingering haze and unsettled weather in central Texas along the front.

Texas Associated Press West Texas Panhandle Upper South Plains Teadie &Drews Oklahoma

Humble and Partners Form Monterey Gas Transmission Co

Humble Oil and Refining Co Columbia Gas Systems Inc and Lehman Brothers announce formation of Monterey Gas Transmission Co to ship natural gas reserves of about 6.2 trillion cubic feet. United Fuel Gas Co would buy gas under a long term contract. Initial shareholders include Humble and Leitman. Deliveries planned to begin next year from Southwest Texas to Alexandria Louisiana with Calfornia subsidiaries, then to federal districts.

Houston Humble Oil & Refining Co Columbia Gas Systems, Inc Lehman Brothers New York Bumble U.S Standard Oil N.J Monterey Gas Transmission Co Columbia United Fuel Gas Co., Co Cas Ohio Pennsylvania West Crnia Virginia Kentucky Miryland Distret John R. McMillan Monterrey OT Co Fhumble Mesy Pipeline Company

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