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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1964
Page
2
The Highlands area gears up for a big Jamboree and parade starting Friday August 28 with events at the Rossers arena and junior high auditorium. The jamboree queen will be named at 7 20 p m Saturday. Local youth groups and bands rehearse for the August 10 and 28 activities amid church events and community announcements.
The Rosser family in Anaheim California entertain Mr and Mrs Hf plus sons Mike and Ricky and other guests including Mis and Mr and invite friends for a gathering in a foggy, informal scene with names and relations.
A swimming meet will be held at Goose Creek Country Club pool on Saturdays with preliminaries at 10 a.m. and finals at 1 p.m. Diving events occur between sessions. Participants must register by 10 a.m. and pay 25 cents. After Aug 4, late swims require an accompanying adult.
Amid North Vietnam claims of eight American planes shot down and Hanoi pledges full support, the United States tightens readiness with reinforcements. President Johnson seeks congressional approval for measures to counter Communist aggression while U Thant visits Washington and discusses Southeast Asia fencing ideas.
A compiled list of stock quotes and company names appears, featuring firms such as Alcoa, Amoco, American Cyanamid, Dow, DuPont, Eastman Kodak, Ford, General Electric, IBM, Gulf Oil, Texaco, Union Carbide, Westinghouse, Lockheed, and others. The fragmentary OCR reads like a financial page with multiple ticker lines and firm mentions, preserving the era’s corporate lexicon and formatting style.
Gulf will start a semi commercial unit early in 1963 to supply C4 to C22 plus olefins in selected blends or pure forms. The facility aims to meet growing demand from chemical industries for intermediates such as detergents epoxides and plastics additives, offering economical volumes and flexible product distribution.
Front page report describes a San Antonio weather emergency with 70 mph winds at Kelly AFB and KTSA tower collapse. One man burned after a car fire caused by winds. crops and livestock receive light rain. North Texas faces drought with strict water rationing stretching to Wichita Falls and Ardmore as temperatures soar and transmission issues arise.
Kenneth Martin, 29, once of New Jersey, is held without bond in Dallas for the May 17 killings of Mr and Mrs Len ford Strickland near Mountain Creek Lake. Police say Martin confessed to shooting Mr Strickland and assaulting Mrs Strickland, then fired no bullets into her as she lay.
Beatle movie A Hard Day’s Night will be shown in two runs at Brunson Theater due to high demand. The first screening starts at 10 a.m. Tuesday and the second at 12:30 p.m. Tickets remain available. Yellow ticket holders must use them for the first show.
Funeral services are set for 10 am Saturday for Mrs. Peer Gunter Howell 63 at Cedar Bayou Church of Christ with the Rev. J. Holder officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Crest Cemetery. She died at 3 20 am Thursday at home. A Montgomery Texas native, she lived in Baytown four years. Survivors include her husband J C Howell of Baytown a daughter Ars Eldle Chambers of Baytown a sister Mrs W F Weatherly of Galveston two brothers J B Gunter of Baytown and Sting Gunter of Willis Texas two grandchildren C R Chambers and Miss Shirley Fletcher both of Baytown and five great grandchildren. Pallbearers are Leonard Colma R L Tipton 4 8 Milks B D Lawrence G Jomerson and H C Johnston.
Khanh declared a national emergency to curb strikes and unrest, with presses censored, food and travel controlled, curfews in parts, and police granted sweeping powers. He vowed decisive weeks ahead as he prepared to join troops and fight the Communists in North Viet Nam.
Continental Coiffures opens at 6304 Rayway next to the former Chris' Beauty Salon. The formal opening is Saturday with invitations from 2 to 5 p.m. The 900 square foot shop features mahogany paneling aqua and orange decor. James Cupps owns the shop, with new staff Hetty Palumbo and Dixie Watson joining Rheba Harvey and Wylie Eakin.
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