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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1961
Page
1
City council adopted a more equitable sewer charge formula tied to water use for large commercial customers, while residents keep a flat $1 monthly rate. The measure accompanies actions including a Main Street hearing, airport facilities project talks, and bids for city vehicles.
Baytown Junior High hosts a Christmas dance in the gym from 7 30 p m to 10 p m Saturday with students from the school and community attending. The notice also lists local military and school events including a field exercise and new promotions.
Local notices show the W C Underwoods hosting an open house from 2 pm to 6 pm on Sunday to greet friends and share Christmas wishes with cake and coffee. Also included are brief items about the Ansley couple’s 16th anniversary and various Baytown city and Humble Oil figures with light social mentions.
Dr. S. P. McMurrey was elected president of the San Jacinto Hospital medical staff. Also named were Dr. Robert Q. Whitson as president-elect, Dr. F. J. Jautert as vice president, and Dr. Jewes HM. Sammons as secretary. Dr. H. C. Messerschmitt became chief of medicine, Dr. Joe Dowten chief of surgery, and Dr. W. H. Bridges chief of obstetrics.
Airman Basic James H. Smith son of Mr and Mrs J H Smith of 7118 Twelfth La Porte is being assigned to the United States Air Force technical training course for electricians at Chamute AFB Tl He is a La Porte High School graduate and former Lee College student.
Anti American terrorists step up bombing in Caracas as Kennedy plans an overnight stay and a possible federal appointment looms. In Texas and Washington political twists collide with a Congo dispute and UN vote as weather and accidents add to unsettled headlines.
Baytown council heard County Commissioner V V Ramsey pledge action on a drainage ditch to Cedar Bayou, aiding Richardson Addition and Eva Maud subdivision flood relief. He promised funds by March after survey by the county flood control engineer and discussed jail remodeling cost adjustments.
Mrs A H Friedrich of Baytown collects signatures to commute John Stickney's death sentence for the 1958 Shirley Barnes slaying to life imprisonment. Friends and relatives, including Mrs Frances Wagner of Houston, discuss new evidence and urge ongoing appeals as Stickney awaits execution in Huntsville.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday for Norman Joseph Casey 64 a Baytown area real estate man who died at 11:45 a.m. Thursday in a Baytown hospital Burial was in Cedar Bayou Masonic Cemetery with Rev Don W Duran officiating He is survived by a sister Mrs Ora Glen Jifrey Houston two brothers Elton D Casey and Basil Casey Baytown three nieces and several nephews from Little Rock Denver and Baytown
Lee College officials expect the new library and gymnasium pool addition to be ready for occupancy in early January. Trustee inspection found finishing touches remain and minor delays due to weather. President Gentry hopes full use by the spring semester with minimal furniture and equipment moves needed.
Adolf Eichmann, ex Gestapo organizer of Jews to death camps, was sentenced to death by an Israeli court for crimes against the Jewish people and humanity. Moshe Landau presided as the court declared the sentence and set appeal deadlines.
A 1 year old Robert E. Lee High School student, junior Robert E. Lee, is in serious condition with a fractured vertebra after a head on collision at 7 45 am on Market Street near the Southern Pacific Railroad crossing at Avon Street. James Q. Barton, 43, of 2115 Maryland, suffered a fractured left ankle. Both are under treatment at Gulf Coast Hospital. Barton is a construction foreman for Hollis Construction Co. in Pasadena.
Wooster Chamber of Commerce elects W. D. Bill Hinson as president for 1962 with officers S. F. McPhail Gary S. Tharp Joe Ayler and Roy G. Holzheuser. Kenneth Dismang retires as president and a levee feasibility study group is formed to coordinate county and federal action.
Weather dictates if the second annual Charity Bowl is held as planned. Officials said a Friday broadcast will update. The Humble Pioneer Club hosts its Goodfellows party at the Community House amid efforts to raise funds for holiday assistance.
U.N. forces said to have begun a broad operation against Katanga forces in Elisabethville with the first objective reportedly achieved. Diplomatic notes indicate no immediate cut or clash expected between the U.N. and secessionists despite Kennedy’s intervention. Texas Railroad Commission keeps January oil allowance at 2,854,898 barrels per day unchanged from December. Kennedy orders increased defense aid for South Vietnam amid ongoing struggle against Communist aggression.
Baytown City Council considered a bond financed street improvement plan to pave eight major thoroughfares with total cost split between property owners and bond funds. The project would include residential paving funded from bonds and a per front foot payment by owners on designated thoroughfares, prioritized by cost and impact. A fiscal briefing by Ernst Brown of Beissner & Co. will determine if tax increases are needed, with further planning at the next meeting.
The article lists officers and directors inducted at a local gavel ceremony. Perry Britton and Tracht are among the officials, with Henry Lyles and William Gidtey noted among the directors and associates.
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