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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1961
Page
2
AP coverage from Santa Monica notes Liz Taylor and another Oscar winner, with Lane described as a glamorous, nerves-on-edge figure after her acting triumph. The report highlights her fragile recovery and public fascination as she experiences the award moment.
The 33rd annual Oscar show crowned Eve Lancaster for best actress and Piper Jones for best supporting actress amid a starry ceremony at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Lancaster, frail from pneumonia, walked to the podium with help and thanked the Academy and her husband as photographers captured the moment. Jones, clutching her Oscar, thanked Hammerstein and Rodgers and supporters after a tense broadcast watched by a nationwide audience.
The Bir ch program adds welding and mechanical repairs for framing and animal husbandry funded by state money. A year of active participation earns one credit on the student record. Summer school courses at high school level planned with set costs of 20 dollars per secure and 35 dollars for two courses. Noncredit remedial reading course to be offered from fifth grade up. Reading emphasis follows studies by counselor Charles Dunn and curriculum director Merritt Fossler noting reading difficulties hinder progress.
Carver High captured top literary honors at the District Bank Interscholastic League meet held at Carver School on Saturday. The team scored 126 points with five firsts, six seconds and one third. Baytown cap earned firsts in debate senior declaiming one act play senior spelling and male vocal solo. Carver also took seconds in manners sense junior declaiming essay writing junior spelling mixed octet and female solo. F Green serves as district director.
U S Supreme Court refuses review of Howard Buckney death sentence in Harris County for the killing of Mrs Shirley Barnes. Stickney to die in the electric chair May 19. Eight year old Pasadena lad Eonnie Larson dies after falling from bicycle en route to school during Bicycle Safety Week. Port of Houston bond issue approved by Fort Worth week crowd. Kenneth N Parker suspended from Milby High to teach at Jefferson Davis on probation. Manion to speak at naturalization ceremony May 1. 158 persons to be naturalized. Robbery at Rice Food Market as two bandits escape with cash. John Tower campaigns in Houston for Senate. Conservative turnout predicted for Weich Birch Society speech. 2034 seats sold.
YMCA offers swimming at 6 20 p m Tuesday at REL pool and a 7 p m ladies softball meeting at the YMCA Building. A golf tournament is set for April 25 open to members and non members with entry 1 for members and 2 50 for non members. Boys aged 7 to 12 baseball program will begin soon and interested participants should contact the YMCA.
P A Lee an inspector at Humble Oil and Refining Baytown Refinery dangled upside down with a foot caught in a lug on a television antenna pole after a fall caused by an electric shock. Neighbors J E Sanford and Fred Arthur heard his shouts, used an extension ladder, and freed him from the pole before he descended to the ground.
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