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Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1962

Page

2

New Arrivals And Admitted Patients List Names and Rooms

New arrivals mentioned with names and addresses include William B Lyons Mildred J Mitchell and many others with room numbers at Gulf Coast hospital. The list also notes newly born daughters for Mr and Mrs Robert L Nortis and Mr and Mrs Leonard S Barlow with birth dates and locations.

William B. Lyons E. Detee Mildred J. Mitchell Channelview Robert L. Landry Katherine William C. Shoults Houston Gulf Coast Joseph Eilers Gart Road Lindsay Lee Lawless Kilgore Sharon Marie Stripes Cedar Bayou - Lynchourg R. J Caldwell San Jacinto Leonard Barlrow Gillette

Houston Port Drops To No 3 Spot In Tonnage

Houston has dropped from second to third in the nation in total tonnage handled for 1961, with New York remaining first and New Orleans moving to second. Tonnage figures show New York at 14,764,863 short tons, New Orleans 61,213,877, Houston 346,474,299, Philadelphia 40,964,864, Norfolk 38,229,557, and Baltimore 37,814,650. Houston's volume declined by about 600,000 tons from the prior year.

Houston New York New Orleans Philadelphia Norfolk Baltimore

Port Of Houston Sets 1 896 885 Development Plan

Houston Port Commission approves a development plan with estimated costs around 1.9 million dollars. Brown & Root, Inc. is the low bidder for dredging near Baytown. Manchester Wharf reconstruction and two access roads are set to be bid. A Sept 3 special meeting will address cargo handling amid cargo loss allegations and calls to speed up dock construction.

Houston Port Commission San Jacinto Baytown Brown& Root, Inc Manchester Commission

County Operating Costs Rise Across Harris County

County auditor report shows operating costs climbing to 35 percent of total expenditures through July, driven by debt service payments, street work, stadium and park projects, and land encumbrances. Notable items include 1,346,500 for construction, 10,339,688 for stadium-related costs, 2,518,602 for street work, 4,788,190 for freeway rights of way, and a total year over year rise of 3.0? lines.

Harris Stdium Peeple Indead Houston Harmonths Iis County Charity Hospital

Increase Cotton Crop Forecast For Texas

Texas expects a crop of about 4 00,000 bales, roughly 30,000 above last year, from 6,550,000 acres, a 30,000 acre increase. Howson Natural Gas Corp. weighs a rate increase as Houston considers a 350 per acre yield rise. The department sees 15,102,000 bales for the year under a restricted program, with 13,979,000 average from 1951-60. Bond and tax funds details across Flood Control and Navigation Districts appear in related county expenditures.

Texas Howson Natural Gas Corp Homeys and Gity Houston Tomer Clinton Owsley Pub-J Houston Sports Association

Houston School Trustee Speaks On Freedom Of Choice

Houston School Board member John M. Robinson spoke at the Baytown Kiwanis Club noon meeting about democracy and liberty. He contrasted American freedom with life under Russia and urged keeping the nation strong for future generations. Attendees included Dr. E J Kirby, Glen Langston, Norman Seim, and twins Ronald and Donald Sherwood.

John M. Robinson Houston Baytown Kiwanis Club the Tower Robinson FBI Russia America E. J. Kirby Glen Langston Norman Seim Ronald Donald Sherwood Jim Sherwood

First Baptist Youth Choir Plans Regional Tour

The First Baptist Church Youth Choir will begin a tour Friday with a stop in Huntsville at Sam Houston State Teachers College for a vesper service. After overnight stays, concerts follow at Second Baptist Huntsville and Mims Memorial Conroe, then Humble and a finale backstage at First Baptist Aug 16.

First Baptist Church Huntsville Sam Houston State Teachers College Baptist Student Union SHSTC Second Baptist Church Conroe Ising Mims Memorial Baptist Church Humble Joe Stanford First Baptist Buzzy Mitchell Sarah Kirkman Pat Wylie LaNell Stuart Barbara Miller Clyde Fuller Billy Mixon

Coat Hanger Wire Lodged in Boy's Heart

Paducah Kentucky report recounts Kendall Ray Harris, aged H, with a inch long coat hanger wire piercing his heart and lodged in his lung after a lawn mower accident. Surgeons plan to remove the wire as doctors monitor his recovery one week post incident.

Paducah Kendall Ray Harris Kendall West Gilberts‘ville

Refusal Of Absolution By Priests Is Legal

Rome high court rules a priest may refuse absolution without violating Italian law, ending a six year church state dispute. The ruling overturns a lower court verdict that a priest in Amoros near Naples influenced a penitent against absolution in a controversial case.

Rome Amoros Naples

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