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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1964
Page
2
Harris County courthouse annex at Humble under construction shows minor workmanship faults per Shilstone Testing Laboratory. He notes nonconformities with specifications include altered concrete work, conduit bends, thin sheet metal, misaligned rings, and missing water tests, but calls faults not serious overall.
Funeral services for George Armstrong, former Texas Pipeline Co. chief engineer and longtime Wichita Falls resident, will be held Wednesday at First Baptist Church. He died Monday at 6:50 a.m. in a La Porte rest home, aged 18 years of Army service ending as a major in World War II. Burial at Memory Gardens. survivors include Nell Armstrong, Henry Armstrong, two daughters-in-law and four grandchildren. Burial under Paul A. Lee Funeral Home direction. Rev. Burnette W. Dowler will officiate.
Funeral services for George Armstrong 29 will be held at 4 30 pm at First Presbyterian Church He was a former chief engineer for Texas Pipeline Co and served 18 years in the U S Army He died at a La Porte rest home after living here three years Survivors include his widow Mrs Nell Armstrong a son Henry Armstrong two daughters in law and grandchildren The service will be conducted by the Rev Surene W Becher under Paul A Lee Funeral Home arrangements
Hollywood veteran Ray Walston lands leading parts in Kiss Me Stupid after My Favorite Martian success. He and Billy Wilder weighed his availability and his agents pressed Wilder, who initially paused before offering the role. Walston wrapped My Favorite Martian and started Kiss Me, Stupid on consecutive weeks.
Lee College students initiate a fund drive with 315 council members led by David Smith circulating to gain memberships. Dean Walter Rundells reports 100 percent faculty participation. Minimum donation is one dollar with no cap, funds to aid graduates continuing undergraduate work starting fall term.
Mr and Mrs Wesley Rabke 304 Long Drive announce the birth of a son Stephen Phillip Rabke born April 19 at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital. He weighed seven pounds seven ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs W C Casey of Baytown and Mr and Mrs W C Rabke. He has a brother David Rabke age three.
Funeral services for Paul Beker Land aged 52 were conducted at Baraman Chapel with Rev Basil Jones of St Mark’s Methodist Church officiating. Land died of a heart attack Saturday afternoon at the Hughes Country Club golf course. He worked at Humble Oil and Refining Co Baytown Refinery and lived in Baytown 27 years. Survivors include his widow Mrs Faris Land three daughters Mrs Monte G Sell Miss Linda Land and Miss Mary Land a brother Roy Land and a sister Mrs George Mee West plus three grandchildren Paul David and Jan G Sell of Baytown. Burial was in Memory Gardens with pallbearers Tommy Polley Pete Baker Frank Arnelle Joe Swint Louie Nichols and J.R. Bell.
Philadelphia AP reports national readers will watch Pennsylvania primary to gauge support for William Scranton's potential presidential bid though he denies candidacy. Scranton’s write-in effort is expected to remain small while Democratic Senate race heats with Hugh Scott’s renomination bid and rivals Musatanno and Blatt mounting campaigns.
Baytown bank reports deposits climbed 22.3 percent, rising from 186,499,258.64 on March 20, 1963 to 7,948,684.78 by April 15, 1964. President Lee Bras- Hela praised the growth and credited new patrons for the increase.
A Gulf Coast hospital notes reader list shows admitted patients by full name and room number, including William Young Carla Joe McCawley Jimmy Martinez Buford L. McKewan Julian J. Boutlh Dorothy Jean Bridwell James Odom M.C. Harris Claud Reed Damian Riggs and others. New arrivals include William D. O'Brien Jr. Gaude W. Smith Jr. R. F. Harmon J A Hanlin John Paul Whitaker John Broyles William T. Bradshaw.
Mrs Archie Mahan of Mahon Real Estate announces sale of 136 acres of the Tom Whitfield farm near Highway 90 at Ken ning and Bohemian Roads. Morley of Houston bought land for $100000 and will divide into 21 five acre tracts to build homes from $8000. Mohor Real Estate in Highlands handles sales and home purchases. Morley has not named the subdivision yet.
John E. Butler, fireman apprentice, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Butler of Granville, and James T. Nicholson, fireman apprentice, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom S. Nicholson of Geaslin, aboard the destroyer Isle Royale near Long Beach California. The ship operates around the hundred year mark in service as it handles duties at sea.
Robert Peacock and Carolyn Heiman head Curtain Club cast for a Lee College melodrama reading of Sweeney Todd. The 19 year old student plays Sweeney Todd with Miss Heiman as Oakley. Tickets are $1 adults and 50 cents children, at Citizens Bank Travel Agency or Curtain Severain.
Anchorage faces removal of a four block rubble zone after the March 77 quake. A giant earthslide damaged bars and shops, with wreckage cleared by Army Engineers contractors. Future of the area awaits foundation tests and city council renewal plans to turn it into a park and potential earthquake tourist attraction.
Baytown police report several local thefts including spare tire and wheel caps taken from a pickup at Ernia Dittman Motors used car lot. A 1957 cadillac driven from a V Drive-in was reported stolen Sunday morning. Private Carlton Cox completed eight weeks at Fort Polk infantry training. A tool box was stolen from a truck on Alton F. Chappell street. A window was broken on a 1962 model car with glass thrown from a street sidewalk.
Two Barrett Station men were jailed by Deputy Constable Abram.Kerly in Baytown on charges of aggravated assault. Leonard Levine, 19, was arrested on a warrant filed by Johnny Durst after a stabbing on April 13 in Barrett Station. Bundage, 32, was jailed on charges of disturbing the peace and aggravated assault stemming from an incident at Florence's Friendly Spot in Barrett Station.
Three Chambers County candidates spoke at a Citizens for Good Government rally at Anahuac County Park drawing a sizable crowd. Sheriff hopeful Noble Johnson, incumbent County Attorney Eugene Jenson, and write-in Justice of the Peace candidate B T Dunlap addressed attendees.
Graveside rites were held at 10 a.m. Monday for Frank Daniel Acker infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank O. Acker of Park Cedarcrest Cemetery. The Rev Paul Stephers of Herated Baptist Church pastor officiated. Services were directed by Paul As Lee General Home. Besides his parents the baby is survived by grandparents Mr and Mrs W H Acker of Baytown and Mr and Mrs Floyd Sedler of Pasadena.
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