This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1960
Page
1
Funeral services are pending for Mrs Ruby Williams 60 killed in a car collision Tuesday near San Antonio She was the Bay City Tribune women's editor on vacation at the time of the accident.
The clipping lists varied items from Gary Mills restoring lights for ten minutes to a race track scene at a football field. It mentions vacations in Denver, a new book by Tom Rushing, weightlifting by Don Ocker, and Baytown plans for August travel. Names include J E Treadway, G D Roberts, Pat Bowers, Mrs Olds, and several students at Lee College and Galveston tides noted.
United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold departed for Katanga to speed withdrawal of Belgian troops and deploy U.N. forces. He travels with U.N. officers and military advisers, planning to reach Elisabethville to arrange rapid deployment, with 30 Swedish soldiers due to replace Belgian forces in Katanga.
Congolese police and soldiers patrol Kinshasa after riot turmoil surrounding premier Lumumba. Abako faction amid clashes fires on streets. Lumumba urges independence and calm as security forces seal the area and arrest rioters. Local authorities say no deaths, peace restored.
AP reports a Miami Beach hotel advertised a week long expenses paid vacation to anyone who can sneeze with eyes open. The quirky promotion drew attention as a novelty contest from the hotel.
Memorial services for Genrpe Frenchie Hebert will be held at 5 p.m. Monday at the First Presbyterian Church in Baytown. Hebert, a construction worker, died Wednesday at John Sealy Hospital in Galveston after a heart attack. He was 53. He had lived in Baytown since 1923 and resided in Mont Belvieu at the time of death. Survivors include a daughter, Claude Joseph Hebert of Baytown, a sister Mrs. B. A. Gees of Mont Belvieu, and a brother Am I Hebert of Baytown. Rev. Donald Harris will conduct the service.
Fidel Castro lashed out at the Roman Catholic Church accusing priests aided by the United States of plotting against his revolution. He warned of possible reprisals if church criticism continued, claiming imperialist influence from Franco and Batista allies. The rally followed the church's pastoral warning that communism grows in Cuba.
Moscow reports that a American tourist named Robert Christner was expelled as a spy. The note from the Soviet Foreign Ministry claimed he was sent in July to collect industrial and auxiliary intelligence. A U.S. air attache and an assistant were also expelled amid an ongoing series of spy expulsions.
The Senate ratified a treaty with the Soviet Union and 19 other nations designating Antarctica for scientific exploration. The move followed a veto by GAIT, though Senator Richard J. Arseed DeGar protested perceived threats to American security.
Baytown City Council agenda highlights annexation and a 50,000 library bond election to be held in about six weeks. The meeting covers annexation of Baytown Refinery portions, tax implications, remodeling bids for Fire Station No. 4, fire zone amendments along Highway 146, and traffic ordinance updates. Mayor R H Redd Prontesid and Pruett will report on Texas Municipal League activities in Austin Monday.
Rain events dropped over six inches in places like Three Oaks and Fall City as a cool front moved slowly southward. Reports show 3.90 inches in 60 minutes near Kenedy, with other totals including 2.82 to 4 inches in multiple locales. storms disrupted utilities and delayed press in Giddings. Minimum temperatures ranged from 50s to 60s across the state.
In a dispatch from Saigon, Laotian military rebels declare the coup success and say a provisional government will run the country on a temporary basis. The communique claims the movement is autonomous, without foreign backing, and reflects the people's will.
Reports from Moscow to Manila depict ongoing trials and diplomatic maneuvers as the United Nations project faces backing for a permanent power force. A Titan missile prototype fires, while South Korea eyes new leadership and Congo tensions flare.
Three members of a Houston family died when two cars collided near Odessa while en route to attend a funeral. Grover Terry Gerard Sr Sonny Lenette Gerard and Billy Jack Gerard were among the deceased. A son Grover Gerard Jr was injured. Also killed were Willie Williams and Charline Robinson of Odessa. The crash marks a deadly period for Ector County highway accidents with 26 deaths this year and 17 in the past 14 days.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.