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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1963
Page
1
Dads Club Lamar Alamo sponsors annual chicken fry from 11 am to 6 pm Saturday at the Pruett Street Scout House. Dinners boxed for carryout at $1 per box. Proceeds finance the Scout House and support the LOCAL Scout activities.
John King and Robert Arnett, both music education majors at Sam Houston State Teachers College, initiated into Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia for musicianship leadership and scholarship. The item notes family ties and the fraternity’s aims within a college context.
Washington AP reports a proposal to cut federal funds to Mississippi over segregation provoked fresh civil rights battle in Congress. President Kennedy silent on Civil Rights Commission recommendation to withhold funds, while Southern senators condemn the idea and rights advocates praise it.
Beathard, Sun News editor since last August, resigns to join Henderson Daily News staff. He began at The Sun Jan 1, 1960, left July 1961 for The Houston Post as police reporter, served in the army, then returned as Sun news editor in August 1962. Beathard is a Kirbyville native and Sam Houston State College journalism graduate.
Frank McLaughlin Beard, 52, of 75 Virginia, died at 3 05 p m Wednesday during a class at Humble Oil and Refining Baytown Refinery. A chief operator in the process department, he had been employed there since 1505. Funeral rites will be at Paul A Lee Funeral Home with burial in Austin. He is survived by his widow Mary Arm Beard a son Bardie Lynn Beard and a sister Mrs Laura Lazana.
Two holdup men pistol whipped Ed Pemberton and stole a diamond valued at 5500 in a Fort Worth apartment. Storms ease after violent tornadoes and damaging storms. 208 people homeless across the Midwest.
Leonard A. Derden, drive chairman, announced an earlier start for Baytown’s Cancer Fund Drive. The door-to-door effort begins Thursday and runs through Tuesday, aiming for Harris County’s $230,000 goal. Volunteers will distribute pamphlets listing the seven cancer danger signals and urge timely doctor visits.
A Houston jury acquitted James D. Skelly of Baytown of murdering his wife, despite conflicting testimony about the cause of her July death from a brain hemorrhage. The trial featured medical experts discussing a cancer cell fluid and intense courtroom exchanges between defense and prosecution.
Mayor Lee Liggett signs a proclamation making Baytown Youth Fair Week official in Baytown. Agriculture teacher Lawrence Casey of Robert Fl yer High School and publicity chairman Mrs Tommy Kimmey attend, with Kimmey also serving on the committee.
At the Baytown Youth Fair this weekend attractions include Arabian horses and a style show, Square dancing and tractor driving. Livestock and poultry will be judged and many projects exhibited by local youth. Future Farmers, Home Economists and Homemakers take part. no admission. The event promotes youth achievements in agriculture and home making. Arabian horses shown by Dr. Henry Dismukes. Wagon Wheel Square Dance performs Thursday night. The fair opens at 4 55 p.m. Thursday with a parade along Texas Avenue and Main Street to the North Main fair grounds.
Senator Kenneth Keating charged that Soviet forces in Cuba show no substantial reduction since November, claiming new arrivals match departures and numbering around 17,000. He cited undisclosed sources and criticized U.S. Navy searches of small vessels, urging a tougher, bipartisan stance to dislodge the Soviets while Congress remains wary. The article notes Kennedy’s upcoming editors’ meeting and broader foreign policy debates.
The Bayshore Rod Reel and Gun Club holds its annual fishing contest from June 29 to July 6 with a fish fry on July 1. Prizes are planned, under Dr. S. E. Broussard and committee chairs Biz Smith and Lou Kessler organizing refreshments and shelter.
Residents describe a summer soundscape shaping small town life with craft markets, street musicians, and a dusty parade route. Local artists and volunteers map events, aiming to boost tourism and community spirit through recurring weekend gatherings.
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