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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1961
Page
1
Old Santa Claus will step out a lite early Thursday night to promote ticket sales for Fridays Charity Bowl game. He and youngsters will be at Pennys 5 to 8 p.m. to collect ticket money and sell remaining tickets. Plan for 7 30 p.m. Friday at Memorial Stadium with Pee Wee and Bantam matchups.
Pigeon Club will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Nelson Sporting Goods Store in Baytown. Registration for 1962 will be ban. Tax Guides Ready Farmers Tax Guide is now free at the Internal Revenue office or from the Harris County extension agent. Palsy League Meeting Parents Cerebral Palsy League will meet at 7 30 p.m. Thursday at the Cerebral Palsy Center 1305 W Sterling Mrs W D Johnson secretary Norman Casey Dies Norman Casey a Baytown native died at 11 38 am Thursday in a Baytown hospital after a long illness Funeral arrangements will be announced by Paul A Lee Funeral Home.
CLOUDY AND A little warmer with occasional thunder showers through Friday. GALVESTON TIDES Friday will be high at 6:45 am and 4:27 pm with low at 10:49 am and 1:2 pm.
Mrs H H Morris of 512 E Adone asks the thief to return the bulbs from her front yard Christmas tree after Wednesday night thefts. She noted the Magnolia tree dark and bulbs gone and also reported decorations stamped. Debby Potts, nine, is praised as a Christmas poet in a local note.
Anna Mary Moses known as Grandma Moses dies at 101 in Hoosick Falls Health Center after a long, celebrated late bloom as a primitive artist. Her work, created in her 70s, gained worldwide fame with Christmas card use and MoMA displays, while officials and Americans mourn the loss.
Lions Club launches annual Lion-O-Dimes fundraiser with a downtown booth in front of First National Bank, Friday through Saturday December 23, 9 am to 8 pm. Proceeds fund sight conservation scholarships teen programs and community projects led by Dr. Ben Ammons and team captains.
A proposed list of streets to be repaired or paved will be presented to the Baytown City Council at their upcoming regular meeting on 7 CARY. The list stems from an advisory route study of thoroughfares conducted by city officials.
City employees will hold a Christmas party at Carpenters Hall on Decker Drive starting at 6 p.m. Saturday. Leslie School of Dancing students will entertain, a buffet will be served, and attendees may stay until midnight. Houston area notes include council plans on project priorities and a jail repair cost estimate of 87,000 dollars.
A bomb scare forced evacuation of 2,000 students at Robert E Lee High School at 10 a.m. Thursday. Assistant Principal Henry Armstrong received a warning that bombs would go off at 10:05 and 41:45 a.m. The caller sounded like a young boy. Police and firefighters searched the main plant and auditorium while students waited outside in rain. No bomb was found. Principal Holly McLemore said the district would trace calls and locate the caller. Electronic devices were attached to all school lines, and tips from students aided the investigation. This is the third evacuation this term due to bomb threats.
George W Humphrey 66 of Highlands died after a one car crash at 12 10 p m Wednesday at Interstate 10 and John Martin Road He was pronounced dead on arrival at Gulf Coast Hospital An autopsy found he died of injuries from striking an embankment He is the counties 50th traffic fatality this year Survivors include his widow three sons four daughters and four brothers plus three sisters Burial is at San Jacinto Memorial Park Cemetery Rev John K Pierce will officiate He lived at 708 Tompkins Road Highlands and was a retired stenographer from Humble Oil Baytown Refinery born December 1 1918 in Mobile Alabama.
Frances Lane Alexander 84 of Houston mother of Baytown resident Mrs. Robert L. Gillette died at her home. Funeral services held at 2:50 p.m. Thursday at Pat H. Foley Chapel of the An Miia. Survived by daughter Mrs. Dick Willetts of Houston, son Walter L. Alexander of Houston, six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Burial in Forest Park Cemetery.
Baytown motorists rushed antifreeze as an unmaterialized Weather Bureau low of 28 was forecast for Thursday. Reports show 42 at 7 am and 34 downtown, with showers, cloudy skies, and a predicted 33 to 46 degree range. Houston faced an unusual warm day amid a 48 degree high.
Grand opening of Citizens of Texas Savings and Loan Association at Jones and Pearce announced by President Gordon L Farmed. Refreshments. Three prizes: a four day weekend in Mexico City with Pan American jet and Del Prado Hotel, a 100 savings account, and a 30 savings account.
Johnny Peoples coach of the state champion Carver Buccaneers football team will be honored in ceremonies Friday. The event honors his long service, noting his 1918 record pace, five district titles, four state championships, and recent retirement as Humble Oil Baytown Refinery plant superintendent. Local civic leaders and officers of the association share praise as Citizens Bank details savings accounts with insured limits.
Six privately controlled Texas colleges and universities will share nearly $1.9 million in Esso Education Foundation grants for the 1961 62 academic year. Baylor University Hardin Simmons Rice Southern Methodist Texas Christian University and Howard Payne College receive unrestricted funds announced by M J Rathbone chairman. The foundation has now granted about $11.854 million to education since 1955 and supports pioneering projects in higher learning including service institutes on security sex education and mathematics with credits toward advanced degrees.
In Greeley Colorado a school bus carrying about 30 rural students was struck by a westbound Union Railroad streamliner two miles east of Evans. At least 20 children were killed and many others were hospitalized. The bus driver, Duane Harris, survived and was sheltered in the county jail for safety. The crossing lacked flashing lights. The scene drew outraged reactions from parents and townspeople as investigators began to tally victims and list names.
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson will administer the oath Friday in Houston for James J. Noel Jr., to become the next federal judge for the Southern District. A ceremony at Music Hall is planned with Judge Allen B. Hannay presiding and a reception at the Bescilem Hotel from 3 to 6 pm.
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