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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1963
Page
2
A damaged police blotter item notes a back door break in at a lounge. Missing were damaged rolls of stickers and a few coins. Names and details are garbled but references to local residents and addresses appear among the illegible OCR.
Miscellaneous stock quotes and prices appear from Merrill L Pierce and Smith Feak with multiple tickers and company names listed, including Land Petrosea, Soy, Aluminium, Monsanto, American Telephone, Philh Morris, Colgate Palmolive, Packard, Foremost Dairies, Sunray Mile, Tennessee Gas, Texas Company, United Aitereft, Westing Tel Minerals, Salt Nerox, Nigel, New Orleans Cotton, Jones Lang, and Lockheed. The fragmentary text shows a market style list of securities with percentage movements and prices.
Preliminary research will begin in September with test equipment set up next year. A master console will allow one operator to monitor the Gulf Freeway corridor and key access streets via multiple cameras. Real time traffic data will flow to a control room where lane speed signs and X signals guide drivers and enable rapid dispatch to incidents. A 3 to 4 year observation will gather data for future expansion, conducted by the Texas Transportation Institute with Houston district and federal road bureau collaboration.
The district lists teachers by subject and school, notes meeting times for clerical staff, and provides projected pupil counts for Carver Senior and Junior Highs, Carver Elementary, Victoria Walker, Baytown Junior High, and multiple other campuses with enrollments ranging from 25 to 725. Luncheon times, orientation, and substitute teacher workshops are scheduled in the REL office and visual aid room for late August and early September.
The Highlands Flying Club and Gulf Aircraft co sponsor a Fly-In at Humphrey Field Baytown featuring a model airplane stunt contest helicopter displays by Houston dealers and a rocket firing demonstration by Baytown Civil Air Patrol cadets. Airplane rides and a barbecue lunch are available to the public.
The Robert E Lee Band will perform at 7 30 p m Thursday in the REL auditorium. Charles Forque director announces the event. The new sophomore band will be introduced under Dan Johnston. The public is invited. Admission is free and the concert will be informal.
Private Clarence Landry Jr., 20, of Baytown, is in Belgrade with the Seventh U.S. Army Support Command's Suh Evacuation Hospital. The 25 cent unit, stationed near Landstuhl, Germany, provides emergency medical relief to earthquake victims at Skophe.
Diane Hastings, 1963 64 president of Lee Brigadiers, leads a busy high school year as a National Honor Society and Lioness Club member. She played in a science year, attended Maxsom Junior High in Plainsfield New Jersey, and plans golf at Goose Creek Country Club. Her parents are Dr and Mrs Sam Hastings. She attends St Marks Methodist Church and works with vice president Jean Fuller secretary Judy Liggett treasurer Claire Cone historian Linda Hickerson. Sponsors are Alvera Griffin and Carmel Norton.
Lydian to Construction Co. receives permit for a residence at 5215 Lorraine for 12855 dollars. E W Sebestz adds to a residence at 310 Arbor for 2055 dollars. Bayport Delivery Co. office at 7G Camelia Circle 1770 dollars. D L Teter residence at 5013 Glen Haven 23340 dollars. All Saints Episcopal Church addition at 200 Caldwell 50 pounds. Bowie Homes residence 1806 Hartt Drive 18870 dollars. Akard Beall residence 108 Honeysuckle Drive 14055 dollars. C E Parker residence 308 Scenic Drive 19600 dollars. C E Parker residence 63 Woodcrest 17145 dollars. Lydia Jo Construction Co residence 5312 Doris 13350 dollars. Lydia Jo Construction Co residence 5400 Doris 12855 dollars. Doris 310 Doris 13350 dollars. Akard Beall residence 184 N Burnett Drive 26520 dollars. J H Timmons residence 200 Harold Lane 13993 dollars. J H Timmons residence 202 Harold Lane 21395 dollars. J L Standard patio 306 North 835 dollars. D M Pryor addition to store 90 Decker Drive 3120 dollars.
Hospital notes list new admissions including Lawrence Hale Johnny Duke Elmer Sterling Mrs Hmer Davis Mrs Felix Munos and others with room assignments across Gul Coast La Porte Baytown Highlands and New Caney. Also announces two newborns a son born August 14 and a daughter born August 15 at San Jacinto Methodist.
Editor notes farmers seek supplemental pastures for grazed-out land in Texas. Dr. C M Patterson warns prussic acid from young sorghum plants can poison livestock, especially wilted forage grown under moisture stress or heat. He urges caution and veterinary advice if grazing is attempted.
The service for David W. Garland, brother-in-law of Mrs. E. L. Alford of Baytown, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Sparkman-Han Funeral Home in Dallas after a fatal road accident Wednesday morning in Arizona. A rosary is planned for 8 p.m. Thursday at the same home. Garland is survived by his wife and two children.
The University of Houston board voted to award 3 002 376 in construction contracts for two campus buildings. A chemistry and pharmacy building priced around 3.5 million with equipment, and a religious center costing 335 239 plus equipment, will be completed by early 1964 and mid 1964 respectively. Fretz Construction Co. secured the chemistry and pharmacy project. Tellepsén Construction Co. will build the religious center. Construction starts immediately. The chemistry and pharmacy building will be named for Lamar Fleming Jr. Funds come from private contributions, federal matching funds, church groups and private sources.
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