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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1961
Page
1
An Air Force B47 jet bomb er crashes in a southeast Colorado pasture killing two airmen while two others bail out safely. The region continues to be affected by heavy hail and storms across the state.
Cedar Bayou Methodist Men's Brotherhood hosts father and son night Tuesday at 7 pm with supper and program. August birthdays will be noted at a birthday table. Lt Harold L Coppock and Patsy live in La Porte and completed two weeks of active duty training at Aberdeen Proving Ground.
Limited readable text notes scattered thundershowers and light to moderate east winds Saturday and Sunday, keeping temperatures near the same. Tide forecast for Galveston shows high at 12:34 a.m. and 1:35 a.m. and low at 5:05 p.m. and 6:03 p.m.
C W Plato and the Mrs search for the pot of gold at rain bow end. Grover Edge fishes a four foot gar before mosquitoes halt his run. Earl Center on the roof to keep the house dry. Otis Linder ready to fish all night but cannot draft a deck hand. Music Baugh notes her name often misspelled. Mrs Jim Nelson admires a 1905 family portrait. Johnny Filkersott fights summer fever. We mispelled Carrie Lou Degarmos in Fridays Sun ad. Terry and Monty McCormick recover from tonsillectomies Wednesday. Janet Carney gets a driver's license.
Crosby Rodeo and Fair officials anticipate the largest three day crowd for the event. Attendance rose to 2,800 Thursday and 3,000 Friday night as the final show begins at 8 p.m. Saturday featuring bronco riding roping and other events. The junior Orange County Sheriff Posse adds attraction. Calf and fryers sales, 4-H and FFA contests, and prizes are scheduled with 51 pens of fryers plus grand and reserve champions noted.
Premier Cyrile Adoula said he reached an agreement with Antoine Gizenga to continue Patrice Lumumba's unity policy. Gizenga will arrive soon to assume deputy premier in the new regime. The State Department signaled that documents tied to Russian charges may involve the United States and allied Middle East partners.
Washington reports that a National Space Agency evaluations team plans a rerun of earlier surveys in Southeast Texas including Harris County. The study aims to locate a space laboratory employing over 3,000 with initial spending of 50 to 60 million dollars, decision expected in about three weeks. James Webb leads the agency under Vice President Johnson.
Six Baytown men are named as possible contenders for the vacant school trustee post left by Edward M. Nelson Jr. Names include John G. Walmsley, Dr. Donald J. Brunson, Andres Contreras, Tony Campos, Charles L. Umholtz, and Charles W. Suesse. The board will decide by appointment, likely during the Sept 11 meeting, with feedback suggesting non Humble employe candidates be chosen.
Moscow reports Soviet government rejects the U S protest against East Germany closing the Berlin frontier. The note calls border defenses temporary until a Berlin peace arrangement, warns of increased tension, and deems East German troop actions illegal while citing East Germans seeking to leave.
In Norfolk Virginia the Cuban freighter Bahia de Wipe, brought by 11 defectors from Fidel Castro's regime, faces legal entanglements over debt claims and possible risk to Coast Guard actions. The note cites U.S. and Soviet positions on Berlin and peace talks, while authorities seek to attach the ship and justify court actions.
Final schedule for the Highlands Jamboree is approved by committee chairmen led by Lee R. Elder. The event features civic booths from non profits, a three mile parade, a horse show, women’s softball, and a drawing with merchandise prizes from Highlands merchants, all starting 9 am. Registration is free at booths.
The House passed a unanimous measure granting the president authority to impose a full embargo on trade with Cuba. The power, drafted by Representative Dante Fascell, would place the embargo option within the foreign aid framework.
A 1500 man battle group from the 1st Battle Group, 18th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division, moved from Sandhofen near Mannheim to reinforce West Berlin garrison. President Kennedy ordered the move after talks with Dean Rusk and advisers. The group travels via Helmstedt Berlin Autobahn through East Germany, with about 200 support personnel likely joining. The Berlin garrison total stands around 11,000 personnel, including 500 Americans.
Southern Pacific will begin constructing a new rail facility north of Pasadena to clear 7.06 miles of right of way for the Pasadena Freeway. The relocation of its Houston to Galveston line near Pasadena was awarded to Claude Everett Construction Co. on August 18, with work set to start within 15 days and completion planned for 1962.
A 4 year Baytown resident with 20 years at Humble Oil and Refining Co Baytown Refinery Sid ney Elbert Simmons died Friday at a Baytown hospital. Funeral services Sunday at Earthman Chapel officiated by Rev Lonnie Bowlen and Rev Jimmy McClerland. Interment Hill of Rest Cemetery. Survived by wife Rebecca and children C A Simmons Mrs O B Adcox one grandson J O Adcox and three great grandchildren all of Baytown.
A broadside collision at a rural intersection in northern Wyandot County Ohio killed six people in two cars on Friday. Five members of one family were among the dead at the intersection of a county road and Ohio 509 in north central Ohio.
Editorial reminisce by Dr Charles D Johnson returning to Mississippi after four decades in Texas. He recalls Baylor University memories, notable Mississippi figures, and shifts since 1922 including school consolidations, transportation for Negro children, and integrated or segregated schooling. He highlights changes while praising enduring Mississippi traits and institutions.
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