Sun Spots and Local Notices Highlight Baytown Area
Notable items include Dr R B Larkins and D W Jeffrey publishing in the Journal of American Chemical Engineers, a Saxton family reunion set for August 15 at Lufkin, pistol charge in Baytown, window vandalism on Avenue L, a ring theft at 3424 Illinois, Sherwood and Strickler to moderate a regional conference in Galveston, Baytown Hawks softball in Houston, and a Red Cross water safety course at La Porte pool starting August 7 for adults with no charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Larkins
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Baytown
D. W. Jeffrey
Journal of American Institute of Cheerical Engineers
James E
Jim) Sherwood
Citizens National Bank, and Trust Co
Galveston
William J
Bill) Strickler
Baytown Credit Bureau
Hugh Echols Jr
Citizens Bank
American Red Cross
la Porte’s
Lynn Talr
No Success In First Compromise Tax Talk
The Texas House and Senate debated a 360 million tax package and a 2 percent tax on gas, with negotiators redrafting provisions to satisfy legal concerns. House and Senate sessions aimed to finalize bills, including a plan for kindergarten funding and a runoff requirement in certain elections, while warnings of discrimination and court invalidation echoed through the talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Senate House
House
Wilson
Joint Conference Committee
Price Daniel
Bairman
Borger
Camelor
Don Kennard
Bob Eck
Texas
Will Wilson
Kennard
Eckhardt
Sion
Uneven Forecast Shows Thunder Showers This Weekend
Partly cloudy conditions persist with widely scattered thundershowers and continued warm weather. Modern southeasterly winds shift to southwest, keeping a warm Sunday with unsettled skies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moat Ty
Baytown Teens Win District Title In Big Playoff Night
Texas City report credits the Baytown White Sox with a 25 to 3 victory over the Texas City team securing the district title. Key moments include Doug Conway and Roger Wunsch driving in runs with a triple and a long hit, while pitching star Johnson fanned 13 batters in a dominant game that put Baytown into the state playoffs next week in Irving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas City
Umble White Sox
Baytown
Pire
Wunsch
Conway
White Sox
Tah Cily Sean
Tides
Galveston
Texas
Doug Conway
Roger
Irving
Vernon Wright Makes Ten Year Commitment Plan
Vernon Wright looks ahead ten years and months to a commitment that will climax then. Mrs. Jim Haggard recounts Jim's fall and fractured hip, and Jim remains in hospital but improving. Claude Havard visits the office as Crosby rodeo time nears and Fred Lintelman prepares for a short vacation. Bay town folks and neighbors keep moving with daily notes about meetings, travel, and local events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Wright
Jim Haggard
Jim
Claude Havard
Crosby
Fred Lintelman
Baytown
Adline Inult
Ralph Jenkins
Ray Baumann
Morris Frank
Paul Putman
Tuscaloosa
Ed Richmond
Highway 146
Norman Hargrave
Jam Pickney Henderson
Joe Smith
Henderson
John Pickney
Rennie Moskowitz
Last Rites Set Sunday For J A Hill
James Albert Hill 57 of 3225 Nebraska died Friday in a Baytown hospital. Funeral 3:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Mark's Methodist Church with Rev Basil Jones officiating. Interment Cedar Crest. Earthman Funeral Home directed. Survived by widow, one daughter, four sons, one brother, two sisters, and five grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Albert Hill
Nebraska
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Baytown
St. Mark's Methodist Church
Basil Jones
Cedar Crest
of Earth
Taan Funeral Home
Hill
World!-- hijack attempt leads to grand jury hearing
A pair described as a father and son attempted to hijack an airliner bound for Havana and await a grand jury hearing Monday. Leon Bearden, 38, and Cody Bearden are jailed in El Paso. Airlines report armed guards on some U S flights, but the president does not identify which.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Leon Bearden
Cody Bearden
el Paso
Stuart G. Tipton
Air Transport Association
United States
New Baytown phone numbers enter service Sunday
Baytown Sun Classified Ads announce new telephone numbers going into use Sunday with corrections handled by the Classified Ad Department. If an error appears in your Sun Classified Ad, call the provided numbers day or night to report name, address, new number, and ad details. An Electronic Ad-Taker will record messages from noon Saturday to Monday morning, after which staff will resume handling calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Baytown Sun
The
Sun
Classified Ad Department
Thurmond Calls Senate Probe on Defense Cold War Spin
Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina urges a Senate inquiry into whether the Defense Department is trimming military programs to scare the public about the cold war menace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inman
South Carolina
Washington (Ap
Strom Thurmond
Ds.c
Senate
Defense Department
Baytown Chamber to discuss new ethylene plant plan
Baytown Chamber of Commerce and city officials will hear an industrial expansion plan this Monday. Gulf Oil and Refining Co. and Humble Oil are linked to a proposed multi million dollar ethylene plant north of Baytown near Cedar Bayou, with a study on industrial attractivity and facilities for Gulf to establish a new installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Bacre Petrochem
James A
Jim) Anderson
Fied
Gulf
Gulf Oil Corp
Baytown teen builds 70 mile per gallon car
Paul Quinton, 16, a Robert E Lee High School junior, welded and assembled a compact rear‑engine car from used parts. He lengthened the frame, mounted the engine in back, and added foam seats and a padded dash. The 450 pound vehicle, capable of about 35 mph, runs on modified jeep parts and motorized efficiency. He aims for an aeronautical engineering career at Texas A&M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Quinton
Paul
Baytonians
Baytown
Robert E Lee High School
Texas A&m
Baby sitter admits 3 tots died in her arms
Mary Kathryn Madigan a Dubuque babysitter told police she held three infants tight to give love and affection. Prosecutors planned homicide charges as autopsies showed Gail Nemmers died from suffocation while Karen Nemmers bore a congenital heart ailment and Michael Fitzpatrick had pneumonia aggravated by suffocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Iowa
APIA
Mary Kathryn Madigan
Gail Nemmers
Byrne O'Brien
Robert Oeth
Miss Madigan
Percy Lucas
Gail
Wats
Karen Nemmers
Fitzpatrick
Lucas
Gail Nummers
Policu
Donald McFarlane
McFarlane
Youths Kill Nutria Hunters Bring In Big Gator
Two Baytown youths, 19 and 14, hunted nutria along Cedar Bayou and instead killed a seven and a half foot, 150 pound alligator. After nervously firing and dragging the reptile from shallow water, they enlisted Emmett Odom to skin and sell the hide, reporting the event to authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Johm Gore
North Main
Cedar Bayou
Bayou
Highway 3
J. Huber
Avimm Rete Radke
R. O .Harper Reach
Gore
Lee Col
Radle
Emmett Odom
North Stand season tickets ready at athletic office
South Stands ticket holders in 1961 can pick up new North Stand season tickets starting Monday. Dan Stallworth, athletic director, said transfers were complete and tickets should be collected as soon as possible at the School Administration Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gander
Dan Stallworth
Tax Board Cuts West Main Northward Valuations
Baytown Tax Equalization Board wrapped up hearings over two days and reduced front foot valuations in West Main from $80 to $40 and $20 to $120 ranges, cutting notable hikes on Pelly Acres and South Main. Speakers included J W Milner and Dr William B Marshall, who challenged street improvement charges and rent valuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Marsh
Baytown
Goose Creek
South Main
Pearce
J. W. Milner
Tin Hat
S. Main
Equalization Board
William B. Marshall
Dr. Marshall
Harvey
E. Hofpaulr
Pelly Acres
Paddy Boys to Move Baytown Jail Prisoners by Wagon
Baytown jail remains crowded on weekends with 57 prisoners last weekend and 31 prisoners the previous Sunday. Beginning Saturday, Harris County Sheriff's Department will dispatch a paddy wagon to Baytown on Saturdays and Sundays to transfer prisoners to the county jail, freeing space. Deputy Blair Mann handles weekday transfers while a damaged plumbing issue limits cell capacity to 9 or 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris County Sheriff's Department
Baytown
Blair Mann
R. H
Bo) Turner
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Baytown Hawks
Cherry Acosta
Houson
Mary Meellecker
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Latin America
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Baytown Teens Cup
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State Parks Board
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Politessa Review
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