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Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1960

Page

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James Bowie PTA Officers Meet in School Auditorium

Officers and standing committee chairmen of James Bowie PTA will meet at 9 20 a m Tuesday in the school auditorium. Tuesday tides for Galveston will be high at 5 24 am and 4 20 pm with low at 10 57 am and 10 45 pm. Mrs L G Dickerson Baytown resident died Monday in a Baytown hospital funeral rites pending. Rainfall in Baytown added 1 5 inches Monday with 3 more over the weekend total August 5 9 inches. Rainfall has occurred each day in Harris County with Baytown recording rain for the 14th straight day. Red Bales former Robert E Lee coach and Rice assistant will speak at Rotary Club Wednesday. Dotty Farrar 16 of 5753 Reid Road won the 1960 Miss Spectacular contest over 30 contestants. GED test sessions set for Monday Tuesday and Wednesday at 6 p m and 9 a m and 6 p m on Tuesday. Dean Walter Rundell urged timely registration permits.

PTA James Bowie Baytown Humble Oil and Refining Co Harris County Channel View Dotty Farrar Reid Road Walter Rundell Jorged

Sun Carriers and College Days Travel Notes

A collage of brief notes lists names and places from vacations and campus life. David Killough enjoys Colorado scenery while the Al Melingers tour the Smokies and Carolinas. Dennis Underwood sends Mexico City postcards. Diana Davis plans studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. Corrie Laughlin returns to The Sun after a vacation. Various others are noted with minor events and everyday moments.

David Killough Colorado al Melingers Smoky Carolinas Dennis Underwood Mexico City Steve King Rose Mary O'Rear Johnny Fulkerson Billy Edwards Julia Hartman Thomas Durham John Durham Gulf Coast Hospital Eva Whitfield Bertie Smith Baytown Corrie Laughlin The Sun Elaine Jones Merilee Anderson Dudy Peggy Maroney Lee College Diana Davis University of Colorado Boulder Cole Holy McLemore Neta Gail Hallman

Former Baytown Resident Myrtle Atchison Dies

Mrs Myrtle Lee Atchison 50 of 37 West Main Houston died at 725 am Sunday in Baytown Funeral services 10 am Tuesday at Paul A Lee Funeral Home Baytown with burial at Crestlawn Cemetery Rev J O Savell officiating She was born August 12 1910 in Willis Texas moved to Baytown in 194 where lived until 18 months ago Survivors include son Dr Joan L Atchison of Santa Barbara California three grandchildren of Santa Barbara her mother Mrs Alice Carroll of Baytown three sisters Mrs Bob Curdeflo of Freeport Mrs Luther Curry of Baytown and Miss Grace Carroll of Springfield Missouri and two brothers Dr J A Carroll of Houston and Ray Card of Baytown

Myrtle Lee Atchison West Main Houston Paul A. Lee Baytown Atchison Willis Tex Mig J. O. Savell Cerarcrest Cemetery Joan L. Atchison Santa Barbara Calif Alice Carroll Bob Curdeflo Freeport Luther Curry Paytown Grace Carroll Springfield J. A. Carroll Ray Card

Anti Castro Forces Protest At OAS Meeting In San Jose

Cuban Democratic Revolutionary Front groups protest the Cuban delegation at the OAS session in San Jose Costa Rica calling Cuba an agent of extraterritorial movement. The meeting's focus shifts to Communist infiltration in Latin America as Raul Roa leads Cuba.

San Jose Costa Rica Cuba Western Hemisphere Latin America Castro Cuban Democratic Revo Delutionary Front Raul Roa Americas Fidel Castro United States Organization of American States OAS Rafael L. Trujillo Dominican Republic Trujillo Soviet Union

United Nations OKs Dag's Congo Action

The United Nations Security Council, after a marathon session, endorsed Dag Hammarskjold's Congo policy while rejecting Lumumba's bid for control of Katanga. The council maintained neutrality amid harsh Soviet criticism and ended without a vote on force deployment details.

United Nations Oks Dag Congo United Nations, N.Y U.N. Security Council Ji Nation Council Dorsed Dag Hammarskjold U.N Jenyneil Council Patrice Lumumba Soviet Union Moscow Vasily Kuznetsov Hammarskjold New York Lumumba Katanga Moise Tshombe Antoine Ginzenga Kuznetsov

Tornado Strikes Lake Dallas Injuring Man. Storm Rages Across TEX

A tornado hit Lake Dallas Sunday as part of a violent thunderstorm sweeping the Dallas Fort Worth region. A Fort Worth couple, Gene Williams and his wife, were in a grocery when the twister struck, Williams suffering a possible hip fracture and his wife seriously hurt. Roofs ripped off, windows blown out, and trees uprooted as lightning and heavy rain flooded streets. Early Monday weather calmed with thundershowers in Southeast Texas. temperatures ranged from 83 in Palacios to 69 in Dalhart and Amarillo. Across the state, a severe weather alert covered a broad area from Palestine to Houston with storms from Longview to El Paso.

Associated Pre&s Lake Dallas Dallas-Fort Worth Gene Williams Fort Worth Dallas Williams Jess Jeff Howe Eyarly Texas Palacios Corps Christi Dalhart Amarillo Lufkin Frise Hurst Arlington Palestine Houston Longview Tyler el Paso David Stone Shook Esther Firwards Square

Backers Of Library To Plan Drive

Supporters of a 350000 bond to build a new library plan a get out the vote drive on Sept. ay. J. Strickler directs a bond drive committee coordinating participation without formal control. A Baytown Chamber of Commerce meeting will discuss publicity plans with civic groups invited to attend.

Blue Beathard Ay J Strickler I Nine Esptoe Oear Baytown Elmer Gray Wayne McCleskey Max Mosesman Mattie Howard Frank Goss

City Budget Parleys Begin Tonight in Baytown

Baytown City Council will open budget talks at 6 p.m. Monday in the assembly room of City Hall. City Manager J B Le Fevre Staton submitted a proposed budget of 2 381 239 showing a deficit of 352 780 and urged council action to address the shortfall.

Baytown City Sembly Baytown Pat J. B. le Fevre

Powers Appeals to Khrushchev for clemency in U2 pilot case

Barbara Powers, 25, wife of U2 pilot Francis Galey, seeks clemency from Premier Khrushchev after her husband received a 10 year detention sentence for espionage. Her attorney said the appeal to Brezhnev would take too long, and a separate appeal may be filed by Powers' in laws. The outcome hinges on petitions submitted while Khrushchev was vacationing in Yalta.

Moscow Barbara Pow Nikita Khrushchev Caferer U2 Francia “Gale Leonid Brezhnev Frank W. Rogers Roanoke Powers Soviet Union Khrushchev Yalta Black Sea Brezhnev Barbara Oliver W. Powers Pound

Space dogs Belka and Strelka return to Earth safe

Pravda reports two mongrel dogs Belka and Strelka rallied after launch and enjoyed lunch on a meadow after the 18 orbit voyage of 24 hours. The capsule and the ship landed safely with farmers nearby and a cheering crew arriving to greet the cosmonauts.

Moscow Pravda Belka Strelka

Congressional Highlights and World News Briefs

The report notes scheduled congressional debates on Kennedy Nixon TV and radio matchups and a Senate push on elder medical care. It mentions a masked robbery in New York, Chen Yi’s arrival for Afghan independence events, and Cuba Mexico oil talks. Hong Kong cites Ma Yin Chu’s university post removal, and Cuban media allege U S study of Communism as a Yankee maneuver. Guatemala cautions Cuba’s Castro amid security concerns.

John Kennedy Richard Nixon Senate

32 Year Old Refinery Employee's Rites Today

Funeral services for Robert Cecil Andrews 32 of 127 Lazy Lane were held at 3 p.m. Monday at Farthman Chapel Andrews an employee in the dock department at Humble Oil and Refining Co Baytown Refinery died of a heart attack Saturday in a Baytown hospital The Rev Thomas B Quinn of Market Street Baptist Church officiated Heirkal was in San Jacinto Memorial Park Cemetery Survivors include his widow Mrs Jean Andrews of Baytown a son Robert Cecil Andrews Jr of Baytown his mother Mrs Frances Firth of Baytown three brothers AL WW Andrews IC Andrews and E B Andrews all of Baytown and a sister Mrs J C Bridges of Channelview

Robert Coicil Andrews Lazy Lane Farthman Chapel Andrews Humble Oil and Refining Co Baytown Thomas B. Quinn Market Street Baptist Church Heirkalwa San Jacinto Memorial Park Comery Jean Andrews Robert Cecil Andrews Jr Baytoum Frances Firth Paytown AL WW. Andrews C, Andrews E. B. Andrews J. C. Bridges Channelview

Congo government withdraws Congo operation demands

Congo government announces reversal amid claims to drop demands on the United Nations Congo operation as the National Catholic Youth Congress opens in Havana without incident. In Las Villas province violence reportedly injures a priest, while Cuban youths are beaten. Rev Marcil Bedoya is shot in the leg during quell attempts in Banta suburb.

Wavana Havana Las Villes Huvana Marcil Bedoya Banta

California Resort Areas Besieged by Sierra Fire Storms

Sparks of wildfire swept across Donner Lake Forest Hill Divide and Nevada County forcing evacuations near the California Nevada border. The Forest Service reported over 30 000 acres burned in the Sierra blaze, with 1 550 firefighters and aid from Montana Washington Oregon and Idaho. Tourists were stranded as fuel pumps and elevators failed leaving diners with cold meals while law enforcement communications faltered.

Reno Nev Sierra Forest Bath Forest Hill Michican Bluff Baker Ranch Montana Washington Oregon Idaho Dormer Lake Nevada County Calif North San Juan Forest Service Nevada Can

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