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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1966
Page
1
Baytown resident J Deacon Jones urged preservation of area history at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon. He develops a card catalog index for Sterling Municipal Library sourcing Baytown’s history from newspapers, pamphlets, and books, with plans for a Baytown historical society and an old pictures file at the chamber.
Baytown Goodfellows face a $1,700 shortfall as the 1966 Christmas fund drive nears its finish. Chief Goodfellow, urging broad support, hopes contributions surge to reach the $2,500 goal to provide presents and candy for more than 1,000 needy children. The Pink Ladies gift of 25 adds to a growing donor list including B J Tapp Michael McDonald Cathy Casey Todd Casey and William Harrops.
A collage of social blurbs lists tickets, hunting tips, meals, and party plans. Individuals such as Mrs P V Rooney and Buddy McBride are noted with informal requests, plus family anecdotes and upcoming weddings, cake sales, and theatre auditions at Baytown venues.
Baytown faces cooler weekend weather with a 90 degree range noted and a Saturday low of 44 degrees. Galveston tides show highs at 1 12 a m and 5 35 p m with lows at 9 18 a m on Sunday. Monday tides list highs at 1 36 a m and 6 30 p m with lows at 10 a m. Delegates report 26 years of service by LeBlanc of the United Association, Cedar Bayou Methodist class party set for Monday at 7 p m at 2919 Ferry Road with a gift exchange.
Suburban Pasadena ministers scheduled a conference on the eve of planned pulpit demonstrations against Sunday shopping. They will discuss picketing stores open on Sundays after Pasadena officials rejected a blue law proposal requiring emergency need certification for Sunday purchases. Meanwhile, U.S. envoy urged Algeria to use influence to help bring Viet Nam peace talks.
Colorado Springs AP Romney shifts toward presidential bid balancing moderate GOP doubt with conservative backing as Reagan keeps options open. Governors Love Chafee and Smylie discuss future leadership while Romney cites Vietnam position and volunteer support as he weighs a 1968 run.
In Saigon a Marine corps bombing from a Marine plane killed 16 Leathernecks and wounded 11 as two bombs likely ricocheted among troops on Rockpile ridge five miles south of the DMZ. Four bombs hit targets ahead. Viet Cong attacked near Saigon, with 500 men striking near a training center southeast of the city. US forces count 363,700 servicemen in South Vietnam as 1,700 more arrive. Secretary Rusk consults Vietnamese leaders, noting no Communist response to Christmas ceasefire.
Jack Ruby, condemned killer of Lee Harvey Oswald, was moved from Dallas County jail to Parkland Hospital with a serious pneumonia case. Lawyers said the illness could delay the planned new trial in Wichita Falls, with Judge Louis Holland having transferred the case and indicated February as a possible date. Ruby, 55, remains gravely ill as doctors monitor his condition and administer oxygen.
Baytown post offices anticipate Monday as the peak for holiday mail with at least three days of high volume, Postmaster M L Neal warns. Only 14 mailing days remain until Christmas as residents are urged to mail early due to weather delays and overloads. Clear addresses and ZIP codes are advised, with sealed envelopes needing five cent stamps and unsealed four cents. Overload will be managed by overtime workers, and overseas parcels to Viet Nam can still arrive by Christmas if mailed now.
Baytown elementary first grade teacher Glenda Rogers balanced teaching, motherhood, and homemaking while pursuing aviation. Under instructor Cody Behymer she earned private pilot wings after a 1200 mile cross country solo from Florida to Baytown, braving thunder storms and Navy radio taunts, while her husband supported from the ground.
The U S Weather Bureau in Houston forecasts a light hard freeze in the Baytown area Sunday as temperatures dip to 30 degrees overnight. Tender vegetation car radiators and water pipes should be protected while skies clear later. arctic air spreads across Texas with snow in the Panhandle and near record lows further east.
Louise Harris appeals for donors to supply 16 pints of blood for Herschel Harris a 16 year old Robert E Lee High School student who recently underwent heart and lung surgery. Blood can be donated at Gulf Coast Hospital between three and five on Tuesday or Thursday or by contacting Mrs Harris at 582 6035.
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