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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1961
Page
2
A diverse Houston area docket includes a woman admitting she fabricated a kidnap story to police and FBI, CAB debates blocking South American flight routes via Houston, two workmen injured by a propane truck incident, a man jailed for felony mischief after a bar incident, an armed suspect killed by police, Rep Casey discussing scrap iron with Yugoslavia, sales tax talks in Austin, and local officials updating district staffing and grants.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday in League City for William Elish Evans 8 formerly of Baytown who died at 4 a.m. Sunday in Tyler. Burial was in South Park Cemetery Houston. Evans a retired Humble Oil and Refining Co. employee lived in Baytown 1923 to 1927 and 1919 to 1959. He was born in Alabama and lived in Tyler a year. He belonged to the Assembly of God Church. Survived by six sons W H Evans of Tyler T E Evans of Houston L B Evans of Tab Va C F Evans of Denbigh Va and R L Evans of Victor N Y one daughter Mrs Julia Brown of Evadale one brother Jessie Evans of Akron O two sisters Mrs Effie Weiche of Tulsa and Mrs Lala Stocks of Oakland Calif 18 grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
Baytown attorney and Chamber of Commerce president Robert L. Gillette addressed San Jacinto Council No. 9788 Knights of Columbus at the KC Hall on will making. He urged all 19 and older married or formerly married individuals to prepare a will to aid survivors and reduce red tape.
Tickets for Raytown Little Theater production of Biography by S N Behrman go on sale Thursday and Friday at Henke Pillot Market Lewis Coker streets Sayway. House manager Floyd says the comedy runs August 24 to 26 with tickets at 1.50.
Hospital Beat lists multiple local patients by name, address, hospital and room number. The notes include Mrs. W L Dunkin in Lillie-Duke Hospital Room 3 after a fall, Mrs. E E Barrow in Gulf Coast Hospital Baytown, Stanley Cornoch in Baytown Hospital after a tonsillectomy, and others admitted or under tests at Gulf Coast, Hermann, or San Jasinno.
A dense OCR list shows numerous stock quotes and company names across sectors from chemicals to steel and oil. It references Timken Union Carbide Westinghouse U S Steel Upjohn and many others along with partial percentages and identifiers, suggesting a market wrap or stock table.
Mickey Reilly age 16 and Sheree Reilly 8, sons of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Reilly, lead Baytown entries in a San Antonio Light golf tourney. Michael LeBlanc 17 and Eddie B Chapman of Highlands watched as Robert E. Lee High School captain elect Michael 375 gears up for next school year, while Eddie last year’s captain. Amid results, Charles emerges as youngest San Antonio tourney player, with rounds including 216 Monday and a 76% 53 Wednesday. Separate report: Leonard E. Roesler charged with carrying a prohibited weapon after police found a loaded pistol in his car following an incident on Sheldon Road. Red Men convene in San Antonio with Baytown representatives C N Cook and H K Rath attending.
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