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Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1960

Page

5

Weather boosts Texas crops after heat wave across regions

Reports from multiple Texas counties note hot dry conditions easing with scattered rain. Cotton and grain sorghum progress in harvests continues while pastures and livestock remain fair to good overall. Insects and moisture shortages persist in parts, with some regions seeing improved yields and others facing drought stress. Farmers report variable pasture growth and ongoing irrigation activity as markets show steady hay and sorghum movement.

College Station Tex Stephenville Describ Texas Ted Martin Denton Walter Scott Nacogdoches John EF. Hutchison John Surovik Mt. Pleasant Roy Huckabee San Angelo James Simmons Vernon W. W. Grisham Jr Ama Unllo W. H. Jones Lubbock Iver Whitsett Richmond JJ Rothe Weslaco Joe Glover Glover Gonzales R. G. Bur

Rocket Endurance Test Re-Set For September

An endurance test of the Kiwi A3 rocket propulsion system is rescheduled for September at Jackass Flats Nevada. It is part of Project Rover a joint AEC and NASA effort to develop atomic power space vehicles.

Albuquerque N.M Nevada Test Site Jackass Flats Atomic Energy Commission Project Rover AEC National Aeronautics and Space Agency

Drive On To Add Charlie Chaplin To List Of Stars

Hollywood AP report outlines a campaign to inscribe Charlie Chaplin on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The effort follows his initial omission amid legal action by Chaplin Jr and mixed opinions on honoring the silent screen icon now living in Europe.

Charlie Chaplin Hollywood Hollywood Boulevard Charles Chaplin Chaplin Europe Sam Mannis Ivar Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Mannis Harry M. Sugarman Hitler

Man Wounded By Unknown Person In Long Island Suburb

Glen Cove, New York. Wiley Celesby, 40, a law abiding family man, was ambushed and shot twice in three months. In May he was wounded in the head at a service station. last week a shoulder wound followed the same pattern. Police investigate. no enemies or threats identified. He remains cautious, continuing his work at Tungsten Corp.

Glen Cove N.Y Wiley Celesby Long Island Tang Oglesby Tungsten Cor Ogiesby

Nobody Seeks Avon Mayor Post Despite 197 Incorp Start

Avon Alabama faces a vacant mayor position as J F Preston refuses to run again citing interference with his fishing. With an Aug 16 deadline looming and a 200 population town, no one has qualified to lead the town since its March incorporation. If no candidate surfaces, Avon may lose its incorporation status and revert to rural classification.

Avon Ala J. F. Preston Preston

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