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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1963

Page

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Baytown and area club notes and events

Baytown Fire Department and Baytown Humble Club team with Veterans of Foreign Wars to sponsor a bicycle safety dance at Columbus Hall on West Main. A book review, “Eloquent Wit and Grand Horizontal,” is planned. Library story hour for 4 to 6 year olds will focus on Nature. The Senior Citizens hold their annual banquet at St Mark’s Church recreation hall. Lea Baker returns as manager of Brooks Mays Piano Co., planning a larger home for the store. Weather data predicts cloudy, warm with a 70 to 86 degree range. Funeral services planned for Mrs. Ben S. Love in Franklin. Bayshore Rod, Reel and Gun Club meets to discuss a nesting bill. Girl Scout and Boy Scout activities scheduled at local camps, plus YMCA swimming session and Kiwanis speaker Dr Julian Spring. New York funeral rites for Mrs. Wright's mother prompt travel from NASA venue.

Humble Club Baytown Cornelius Otis Skinner Lea Baker Bay- To St. Mark’stown Methodist Church Brooks Mays Andj Co E ‘Texas Baker W. P. Smith Presi Yeats

Around Town Highlights and Community Notes Boots

Mrs. David Tracht beams over flowers from Tri Fi Girl Scout Neighborhood where she chairs cookies. Ethel Hale showcases an orchid corsage as Baytown secretaries plan for National Secretaries Week. Rotary guests include Sam Tanner and others. Airman Melvin Lawson to train as air policeman at Lackland after Carver High School graduation.

David Tracht Tri Fi Tracht Ethel Hale Baytown R. L. Parker Gladys Ann Cutbirth Wooster Baptist Church San Jacinto Fort Worth Joanne Gates Johnny Hickerson Gladys W. B. McNulty Deborah Wallingford Lisa Linda Casey Rosemary Venable Rotary Sam Tanner P. J. Mack Jack Strickler Ken Ritchel H. F. Johnson Charles Mackey Fred Benson Gayle Wiley Harry Dinwiddie Carol Gagnon Sophie Newcomb College New Orleans Jeanagnon Er Grand Nis, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Law oFf Pamela. Airman Basic Melvin R. Lawson Maton A. Lawson Lackland Air Force Base Carver High School Praise View College

Parade Kicks Off Baytown Youth Fair This Thursday

A parade at 4 30 p m opens the third annual Baytown Youth Fair at the National Guard Armory on North Main running Thursday to Saturday. Events include Wagon Wheel Square Dance 7 30 p m Thursday, livestock judging Friday, style show 7 30 p m Friday, tractor driving contest 7 20 a m Saturday, and a 9 00 a m Saturday horse show. Open to youths to age 20 from Highlands Sheldon Mont Belvieu Channelview Crosby and Baytown with no admission fee.

Thomas Circle Tor Baytown National Guard Armory North Main Wagon Wheel Square Dance Club Highlands Sheldon Mont Belvieu Channelview Crosby John A. Nance Agriculture Department Sam Houston Don Portis R. M. Scott Ruby Sellers Baytown Youth Fair_and_ Livestock Association John W.bill Stolander E.B. Herrington Bruce L. Foster Walt Tiner Tommy Kimmey Lawrence Casey J. W. Polk Lo RL Daniels John W.moler B. H. Maxey John W. Sjolander E. B. Herrington

Rites To Be Friday For Mrs Kuehler

Funeral services set for 9 am Friday at St Jude's Catholic Church Highlands for Mrs Marie Bernauer Kuehler 6 of 171 Oakland Ave Baytown born in Muenster Texas she died Wednesday in a Baytown hospital She is survived by husband Paul N Kuehler a son Gerald and two daughters Kathleen Paula Marie all of Baytown Her parents Mr and Mrs Joe Bernauer of Muenster and Louis Bernauer of Albuquerque Frank Bernauer of Panhandle two sisters Mrs B F Nachiman of Cleveland and Sister Barbara S A of Mechanicsville NY The Rev Henry Parmentier will officiate Burial will be in San Jacinto Memorial Park Cemetery A rosary will be recited at 730 p m Thursday at Paul U Lee Funeral Home

St Jude’s Catholic Church Highlands Marie Bernauer Kuehler Oakland Ave Kuehler Baytown Muenster Tex St. Jude's Church Altar Society Paul N. Kuehler Gerald Kuehler

Texas Supreme Court rules on tiny Severe E and dry Taylor County

A chaotic roundup notes Texas legal drama and personal tragedy. James Lee, grieving father who donated his possessions for his nine year old daughter, dies by suicide in a tavern phone booth. Legislative actions include a study of the Railroad Commission and budget talks as Goldwater counsels Republicans against race or creed appeals.

Taylor” County Egal James Lee Sen Barry Goldwater

Shell Out With Shells Ad Sparking Rent Income

Shell money has ancient roots in Afric and the East Indies. The ad touts Sun Classified Want Ads to rent vacancies and boost income, citing Mrs. J. E. Brady of Dayton who rented two houses in four days. Sterling at 287 E offers bedroom or furnished/unfurnished houses. inquire by address or phone 527-3855.

Afric East Indies Sun Classified Ada J. E. Brady Dayton Sterling

Cardona resignation in dispute splits Cuban revolutionary council

Cuban exiles mourn the Bay of Pigs raid as six of twelve revolutionary groups reportedly ready to accept Jose Miro Cardona’s resignation as council president. The State Department rebuked the document, while exiles warned the showdown could dissolve the council amid plans for armed anti-Castro action and new exile-led resistance.

Miami Fla Fidel Castro Cuban Revolutionary Council Jose Miro Cardona Miro U.S Cuba State Department Miami News Council Washington Soviet Union Robert Hurwitch Hurwitch John H. Crimmins

Mrs Nell Trippe Dies After Long Baytown Residence

Mrs Nell TavTon Trippe 78 of 400 W Hum 2 Baytown dies at 1 33 pm Tuesday in a Baytown hospital She had lived in Baytown since 1924 and was born in Chattanooga Tenn Funeral services will be held at 4 pm Thursday at St Johns Methodist Church with Rev W D Hodge Rev A L Jordan and Rev N A Brawner officiating Survivors include three daughters Mrs H W Street Mrs Sam Carroll and Mrs Jim mie Gray a son E L Trippe 4 foster sons 13 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren three sisters and a brother in law Burial will be in Hill of Rest Cemetery Paul A Lee Funeral Home directed the services

Nell Tavton Trippe W. Hum Baytown Chattanooga Tenn St. John’s Methodist Church W. D. Hodge St. John’s A. L. Jordan Memorial Baptist N. A. Brawner Texas City Emma Wolfe Dalton E. F. Thompson Atlanta E. S. Thompson Hill of Rest Cemetery Paul A. Lee

Esies Arrives in Nashville From Dallas Under Federal Sentences

Billie Sol Esies arrives in Nashville aboard a Dallas flight after federal and stated prison sentences. he offers no comment to newsmen about the purpose of his visit. Juan Jose Arevalo secretly returns to Mexico from Guatemala where he had been in hiding since March 31 after a military coup. Gummered penetrat ist troops hold strategic Plaine des Jarres and another garrison in Laos, surrounded by pro Communist forces. Navy court cites Lt Drsdr Stanley W Hecker for delaying Thresher messages. A House committee sends to subcommittee a bill to require 73 percent of oil refined by Texas refineries come from Texas wells.

Billie Sol Esies Nashville Dallas Laos Navy Court of Inquiry Stanley W. Hecker Skylark House Subcommittee Texas Texas Weils

Skelly Murder Case May Be Given To Jury Today

A Houston jury in Criminal District Court was to begin deliberations in the James D. Skelly murder trial. The Baytown man, 55, is accused of killing his wife Olive, who died in a Baytown hospital on July 22. Percy Foreman leads Skelly’s defense with aides Ervin Flowers and Luther Jones. Lee Ward prosecutes with James Smith assisting.

E. B. Duggan Houston Baytown James D. Skelly Olive Sim Percy Foreman Ervin Flowers Luther Jones Corpus Christi Lee Ward James Smith

Texas House Seeks Kennedy Tax Policy Delay

A Texas House resolution urged President Kennedy to delay proposed tax changes, arguing the shift would cut oil industry depletion allowances by about 3 percent and harm local workers. The measure passed by voice vote and targets federal tax policy affecting Texas energy interests.

Duggan Ward Austin House Kennedy Tues Baytown Baytown the Resolution, By Rep. W. §.Public School Employee John Hom Davis Midland Anderson Texas Derson

Humble Oil and Refining Wage Talks End in Stalemate

Humble Oil and Refining Co and the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union Local 4333 face a stalemate after workers voted down a six cent per hour raise. The union seeks about 18 cents per hour while the company offers roughly 1.8 percent. Talks have continued for six months with the current contract expiring May 25. Local 4333 represents about 2,050 production and maintenance workers at the Bay town refinery.

Hurris' Ble Oil and Refining Co Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union Baytown Thut Ford Geyer Geyer Goyer Humble

Baytown refinery workers form independent union

A group of Humble Gulf Coast Refining Co. Baytown employees organized an independent union, electing Kirkley as president and planning a bargaining election to challenge OCAW Local 4333. H. M. Campbell is vice president and C. H. Hargrove secretary-treasurer.

Humble Gulf Coast Industrial Uni- OW and Refining Co Baytownion Kirkley Ling H. 3 M. Campbell C. H. Hargrove Oi, Chemical and Atomic Workers Baytown C. A. Phillips OCAW Ife Baytown Employes Federation

USSR's Top Pianist Ashkenazy Defects to Britain

London AP reports Vladimir Ashkenazy, the Soviet Union's leading young concert pianist, and his wife defect to England amid rumors of an indefinite stay. Ashkenazy says he is not seeking political asylum and loves his country, while speculation compares him to Rudolf Nureyev in 1961. He arrived with his wife and year-old son during a recent concert tour and says permission for an indefinite stay was granted by the Soviet government.

London Vladimir Ash Kenazy Soviet Union England U.S.S.R Britain Leningrad Rudolf Nureyev Paris Ashkenazy Vladimir

Civil Rights Panel pressed Kennedy on Mississippi actions

The Civil Rights Commission urged President Kennedy to curb federal funds to Mississippi until it protects Negro citizens. It cited ongoing violations, calls for stronger federal action, and possible withholding of funds as constitutional enforcement options. The panel reported over 100 complaints of rights denial and detailed violent incidents against voters and leaders.

Washington Civil Rights Commission Kennedy Mississippi Sissippi Palm Beach Fla John A. Hannah United States Bert I. Bernhard l Jackson Miss Les

John M. Whitaker Dies at 92 on Ward Road

Funeral services for John M. Whitaker 92 of 1922 Ward Road Houston will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Fogel-West Mortuary Chapel in Houston with Rev. Lee Baggett officiating. Burial in Hollywood Cemetery Houston. Whitaker died Wednesday at his home after a long Baytown residence. Survived by three sons four daughters a brother and a sister fourteen grandchildren and many great grandchildren.

John M. Whitaker Ward Road Fogel-West Mortuary Houston Hollywood Cemetery Lee Baggett Whitaker Hiss Ffe Baytown Bay County Christian Church Moose Lodge Grace Mr Nichols Shelden

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REL Robert E. Lee High School Baytown Kiwanis Club Nelson Thompson Janice Going W. J Bill) Tadlock Willis Hooper Rudy Acosta Terry Ryals Charles Teykl Euster Sterling Mu Cedar Bayou Galveston Ben S. Love Franklin Ben S. Lave Gun Club Bayshore Rod, Reel and Gun Club Minnesota Trefi Girl Scout Casa Mare Girls Scout Camp Clear Lake Baytown Young Men's Christian Association Robert E. Lee Kiwanis Kiwanis Club Julian Spring The Wooster Chamber of Com New York Merce R. M. Wright NASA New York City Travis School Graves Wasner Mrs. Kuehler Our World Senate Texas Railroad Commission George Hinson Mineola Alvin York Nashville, Tenn Joh L. Markovsky Amarillo Galveston-Houston Wendelin Nold First Lady White House Erich Rajakovic Adolf Eichmann Milan Raja Joint Conference Committee Cardona Cuba Revolutionary Council Vidal Dade Mi_ami Manuel Antonio Fort Lauderdale Paull de Varona Rogers D-Fla de Varmact Iona Become Castro Caribbean Los Angeles Roman Resistance Catholic Church Jose Norman Felipe Santiago Florida Keys Charles Cuba Ashmann_ 7 Nell Trippe Skelly Texas House JFK Refinery Employe Group Ussr J. Whitaker Goodby Jean Chalifour North Andover Abe
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