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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1962
Page
1
City Manager J B LeFevre presents a 1962 63 balanced budget totaling 2 272 580 with no tax or service charge increase. Hearings start Monday at 6 30 p m. council may modify any item. Projections rely on 1 72 per 100 valuation and 96 percent tax collection.
Algeria's ruling political bureau announces it cannot function amid a spreading military uprising and will postpone the September 2 national election. Mohammed Khider calls on the public to resist a military dictatorship as Guerilla Wilaya No 4 officers threaten control from the Algiers area. Ahmed Ben Bella remains at the bureau as tensions high. In Berlin, gunfire along the Wall unsettles the city, with about 100 shots fired overnight from the Communist side and a West Berlin soldier lightly touched. U.S. officials, while cautious, see the peak of tension as passed barring new violence.
THOMAS FOSTER, a former Baytonian living in Houston, is in serious condition after a Saturday car wreck at Pasadena General Hospital. Revival services planned at Bethel Mission 425 W Main with singing by Albert Busby family. Fourth Monday night fellowship at 7:30. Baytown Horseriding Club meets Sunday at Smith's Store for a 1 p.m. trail ride. Little Theater offering The Remarkable Mr Fennypacker tickets $1.50 call 566 7617. Baytown Coin Club meets Tuesday 7:30 p.m. at Electricians Hall. coin auction public invited. Weather: slightly cooler with showers. tides data for Gretchen? and times listed.
A Cedar Bayou Junior High bowling event runs 7 30 AM to 10 PM Saturday at the Cedar Bayou gym. A Western dance for Muscular Dystrophy benefits, sponsored by the Eagles in La Porte, starts 8 30 PM Saturday at the lodge hall in Western arrive. Admission is 1 dollar. attire is ranch style. public invited. W C Jones holds a US patent on a gas liquid chromatography column using wax solvent. he chairs an ASTM subcommittee and works at Humble Oil Baytown Refinery. Gigi Neureiter decorates the Little Theater for The Remarkable Mr Pennypacker running Aug 30 September 1. Sylvia McKinstry weighs working woman pros and cons. Mrs Don Evans returns home from Hermann Hospital after surgery. Sue Clements visits Bakersfield and Sacramento, en route New Mexico and Arizona vacation. Ruth Hardesty challenges statement policemen cannot buy personal insurance. Henry Cathriner hosts a chili supper and Gertrude Teter shares reading material. Trey Beathard calls his mother by first name. Delix Woods exits cat. Rennie Moskoualz to advise Beener on events to see Advise and Coen.
Fidel Castro charged the United States with responsibility for a shelling attack on Havana suburb Miramar. He said the attack lasted six to seven minutes, damaged a hotel and theater, and warned of measures to confront danger.
Eight polling places open until 7 p m as voters decide on a proposed police pay raise of 45 monthly for patrolmen and related city wage effects. Rainy morning slows start. turnout expected to rise in afternoon with free rides to polls and campaigning by the Police Association amid council stance on raises for all city employees.
A gas or fuel truck crashed into a Hillcrest Haven rest home in Electra Texas triggering a fire that killed three elderly residents and injured others. The blaze raged as a lightning strike and storm front brought winds and heavy rainfall across North Texas. Rescue teams worked to evacuate bedridden patients amid 100000 dollars in damage and a chaotic rush hour scene.
Storm cautions as Buren officials monitor Caribbean waves with no tropical storm expected. In India, 100 road workers washed away by floods in North Sikkim. Senate may act on nearly 8 billion Agriculture Department funds. Redstone Arsenal and Marshall Space Flight Center report 86 percent of pre strike workforce back. Byrd accuses Kennedy tax proposals of being fiscally reckless without spending cuts. Thalidomide linked to more infant deaths in the US. NASA plans Mariner 2 to Venus as Soviet press omits notes on Berlin shootings and four power talks.
The Sun explains tax collection actions for nonpayment by Jan 31, including suits and costs, notes homesteads can be seized for taxes, and recalls past Baytown sheriff auctions to meet tax obligations. It also covers a reader query about petition thresholds for federal investigations in Baytown schools and clarifies steps to report possible federal law violations.
Ex Baytonian Bill Satterwhite, set to begin his first Texas Legislature term in January, describes campaigning largely from Fort Polk Louisiana after Army duties. He lost the May 4 primary by 61 votes to Virginia Dutt of Farris, won the July run‑off with 72.3 percent, and plans to campaign from Ennis while on borrowed Army leave.
Board member Gentry notes enrollment dip after San Jacinto College opening and predicts rebound as area grows. He argues UH state support won’t deter students from Lee College because of individualized attention. The meeting also discussed boosting two year college attendance at Lee College and questioned utility charges for churches and nonprofit groups. A reference is made to another Houston telephone company beyond General Telephone Co.
A 19 year old Houston man, David Lee Shirley, remained in critical condition Saturday after falling six feet from Playland Park roller coaster Thursday night. He suffers a brain concussion, rib injuries, and other internal injuries. relatives in Baytown say he is improving.
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