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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1962

Page

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Sun Spots Christian Men Fellowship Meeting

Christian Men's Fellowship of First Christian Church will meet at 6 30 pm Wednesday in Fellowship Hall. T L Satterwhite, president, urges all men of the church to attend. Leslie Couch, Distributive Education teacher at Robert E Lee High School, requests any DE students register at the DE office from 9 am to 12 noon as soon as possible.

Christian Men Christian Men’s Fellowship of First Christian Church Fellowship Hall T. L. Satterwhite IDE Leslie Couch Robert E. Lee High School

Police Pay Raise Absentee Vote Heavily Cast in Baytown

Absentee voting in Baytown for a police pay raise drew 53 ballots, with Edna Oliver, city clerk, noting a heavier than usual turnout. The election runs from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, as Baytown Police Association offers free rides to polls.

Baytown Police Association

Earthquakes Bring Panic in Southern Italy After Quake

In Naples and surrounding areas tremors spread terror after a Tuesday quake. About 15 dead and at least 100 injured as fires broke out and infrastructure damaged from Naples to Bari. Premier Fanfani dispatched aid. thousands spent the night outdoors amid shattered roads, collapsed buildings, and power outages.

Naples Haly Italy Amintore Fanfani Lana Vesuvius Pompeii Avezzano Oee

Union Workers at Bay Town Plant Face Imminent Strike

Union workers at United Rubber and Chemical Oy in Bay town remained on the job at noon on Wednesday as a strike looms. Company and seven unions failed to reach an accord in talks held Monday. talks to resume have been set. About 260 workers are union members and no advance notice will be given if a strike occurs.

United Rubber and Chemical Oy Baytown

Piano Recital At Community House By Mrs Allen Shaw

Mrs Allen Shaw will preside a piano recital at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Community House featuring her group of students. E Mitchell of 1208 Dale is in Gulf Coast Hospital for tests after a fall from a scaffold during porch repairs. Baytown Fire Department fought a grease fire at 1807 Missouri causing about 200 dollars damage to the kitchen of R L Van Deventer. another blaze at Bay Lanes damaged a car tire with damage confined to the back seat.

Allen Shaw E. Mitchell Dale Gulf Coast Hospital Mitchell Baytown Missouri R. L. van Deventer A. H Art) Lintelman Bay Lanes

Huntsville Professor Hat tia Livingston Russell Murdered

Dr Hat tia Livingston Russell a Sam Houston State College professor was beaten to death today with an iron bat from a weight lifting set Sheriff Floyd Farris did not charge Harold Russell 19 son of the professor and college student with murder The youth signed a written statement The father and son lived at the college country campus northeast of Huntsville Roswell Russell had taught here six years He previously taught foreign languages ten years at the University of Texas.

Hontsville Hattia Livingston Russell Sam Houston State College Floyd Farris Hareld Russell Farrng Huntsville Roswell University of Texas

Galveston Tide Times Fragment Clarified

Tidal schedule notes show high tides on Thursday with 1:35 am and 6:44 am and 5:26 pm readings. The fragmented text confirms morning and evening high tide moments but lacks complete context or date specifics for full interpretation.

Galveston

Letter to editor questions annexation of subdivisions Why

A letter from Hubert Lee Daniel of 2206 Maryland asks why subdivisions should be annexed into the city, noting a geographical error in the final word of the letter. The piece also notes minor local visits and town activity, including Lt. Asa Ray Walker correcting errors about his service dates and education, plus various Baytown residents and a police chief’s auto accident near Denison.

Hubert Lee Daniel Maryland Daniel Asa Ray Walker Baytown Reese Air Force Base Sun Southwestern State Teachers College Air Force Bobby Carter Seon Raymond Martin Roy Montgomery Denison Tex Fahy Gadiney

Read Granberry Dies Well Known State Legislator

Read Granberry, 63, longtime Texas legislator and parliamentarian, died Tuesday. He served 19 House sessions dating to 1915 and was executive director of the Texas Legislative Council since 1956. Gov. Price Daniel and Speaker James Turman lauded his public service and university work. Survived by widow Ruth McMillan and son John Granberry.

Austin Read Granberry Granberry House Texas Legislative Council Price Daniel Texas University of Texas James Turman House of Representatives University Ruth McMillan Paris John Granberry

Soblen Appears In London Court

Robert A Soblen, a 6 year old fugitive spy, appeared in a London court as his legal fight to avoid deportation and serve a life term in the United States continued. He was pale with dark circles, in pain from an enlarged spleen, and briefly went out with his attorneys before returning, underscoring the ongoing legal actions.

London Robert A. Soblen United States Soblen

Poll Locations and Election Judges Listed

The notice lists poll sites and assigned election judges for multiple precincts including 12 Alarte School with James F Rhodes 99 Thad Felton with Jack G Hester 1 Ashbey Smith School with W O Tidman 101 Firemen's Recreation Hall with Min G Dabney 12 Community House No 2 with A Contreras 149 Sandaclito School with Ted Kroesel 248 Carver School with Woodrow W Lewis and 249 Bowie School with Wayne McCharg.

Alarte James F. Rhodes Thad Felton Jack G. Hester Ashbey Smith W. 0 Tidman Min G. E. Dabney A. Contreras

Russians Put Two Cosmonauts In Simultaneous Orbit

The Baytown Mail reports two press releases from the Soviet Embassy in Washington about Vostok Three and Vostok Four achieving two way orbits. The paper notes the cosmonauts have landed and been celebrated, and explains it will not publish the releases, mocking their timing versus actions.

Baytown Khrushchey

Baytown Skier Charles Porter Stars at Seattle World Fair

Baytown resident Charles Porter, a water ski star, headlines a daily show at the Seattle World Fair performing ten times a day in a man made channel in front of the stadium. Porter, a Robert E. Lee High School and Ler College alumnus, is the only boy in the act and hails from 118 Bayshore Drive. The Wilsons, recent fair visitors, reported Porter’s performances and said he will ski in Baytown after Labor Day.

Charles W. Cowan Association Harris County Baytown Houston Pasadena Salena Park Deer Park Cowan Ihe Presley Frazier R. M. Cheek A. L. Jordan Cedar Crest Cemetery Frazier Goose Creek James H. Sammons Razier Alfred Boettcher Waller Anthony Santoro Raymond Hardy Humble Oil and Refining Co First Baptist Church Laila Frazier Homer L.ammons Vernetta Ellis Boettcher Jeff Wesley Edwin Frazier Claude Rice Corsicana Charles Porter Tex Embry Wilson Pamela Wilson Charles Robert B. Lee Ler College Frances Porter Bayshore Drive Pacific Canada Yosemite National Park

Gang Ties Seen Between Lynn Bank Hold Up and Massive Mail Heist

Boston AP reports a machine gun gang linked to a $1.5 million U S mail truck theft last week. State police noted facial similarities between two mail robbery suspects and three men who fled the Essex Trust Co branch in West Lynn on March 3 with $28 500. The two unit suspects, nicknamed Buster and Pony, were identified from driver and guard tips. A former Post Office contractor was detained on Cape Cod for questioning.

Boston Lynn U.S Michael J. Cullinane Essex Trust Co West Lynn Buster Pony Aml Boston Herald Cape Cod FBI Prota

West Berlin violence prompts Soviet border push and rain calm

In West Berlin heavy rains cooled four nights of clashes as Soviet sentries entered the city in armored buses and later safer vehicles. U S and West Berlin police tracked the convoy while Western officials warned the Russians to avoid provoking Allied escorts. An ambulance unit stood by at Checkpoint Charlie to aid wounded refugees if needed, though officials stressed it would not assist East German escape.

Berlin West West Berlin Red Wall East Berlin Willy Brandt Charlie Soviet War Memorial U.S Washington

Beasley Reef Dredging Denied By Sports Club

Beasley Reef dredging has not occurred and no permit was granted say Bayshore Rod Reel and Gun Club director Jack Walker. He notes reports of grand jury inquiry and oyster transplanting by Oyster Growers Association distinguish from dredging and says hearings are public with no secrets about these operations.

Beasley Jack Walker Bayshore Rod, Reel and Gun Club Walker Tri-City Beach Road Area Chambers County Grand Jury Game and Fish Commission Commis Sion Osyter Growers Association Beasley's Reef Logs Dow Fisher's Reef Oyster Growers Association Oysters Growers Association Texas Game and Fish Commission

Rare Discovery Ties to Modern Flying Dutchman Tale

A destroyer crewman recounts spotting the drifting Peruvian Iquitos after a Navy patrol encountered a burning ship 300 miles southeast of Acapulco last November. The hull drifted four months across the Pacific, aided by the Humboldt Current, until sinking after salvage attempts failed. The incident echoes myths of a modern Flying Dutchman.

Blue Beathard Herbert L. Merchant Gurke Guerke Pacific Iquitos Navy Pearl Merchant Acapulco Mexico Christmas Iquites Christmas Island South America Pacific Ocean Sora

Missing New York Boy Found Alive In Park

Three year old Stephen Pastor, missing since Sunday, was found alive in Hecksher State Park in good condition after a three day absence. Police said he appeared to have only mild exposure. He disappeared during a family outing in the 60 acre park and was located by authorities after a wide search.

Yslip Stephen Pastor Simiday Hecksher Sife Park Ren

Lightning Kills Farmer Near Floresville as Tornadoes Spotted

Associated Press report says 63 year old Lorenzo Marin died when lightning struck while he sought shelter under a tree on a Floresville area farm. Funnels and drought reflecting South Texas weather, showers noted in Panhandle and Lower Rio Grande Valley with 0.53 inch rainfall at Floresville. Several funnel clouds observed near Beeville Mathis and Corpus Christi area, but no touches reported. Fire outbreaks near Junction were fought by multiple teams, one burning over nine ships in length.

Associated Press Floresville South Texas Panhanile Lorenzo Marin Bluntzer Robstown Beeville Mathis Corpus Christi Junction Menard Hall Towers Pearsall Laredo San Antonio Rin Growile Rai Panhendre Amarith

South Vietnamese Troops Claim Major Victory

South Vietnamese forces say 166 Viet Cong were killed and 25 captured in the Mekong Delta push to break Communist power. A battalion clashed near Bac Lieu with 54 killed on the ground and 50 by air, government losses 6 dead and 14 wounded. A Viet Cong company commander reportedly fell.

Saigon South Viet Nam Mekong ‘River Back Lieu Ba Xuyen Viet Nam Paul D. Harkins U.S Thailand Ca Mau

El Paso Face attorney seeks release in 1968 killing case

R J Benmott reports cross examination in El Paso as Dr Harold Eidinott seeks release after killing lawyer Ted Andreu in 1968 at El Paso airport. Supreme Court officials say a decision could come Oct 31 to clear way for issuance of first liquor store permit for Impact Abilone venture. Reading includes scattered items on Gibbs Jones and Gibbs Carroll, and notes about various Texas and international topics including oil wells, agriculture, and Berlin news.

R. J. Benmott Harold + Eidinott Bawyer Ted Andreu el Fase Supreme Court Impact

JFK Tangle In Hotel In Ireland

An unclear note references a U S president and a hotel incident in Ireland with scattered names and phrases. The fragmentary text lacks verifiable detail but implies a brief event involving a prominent figure during a winter period.

JFK Tangle Ireland

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