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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1963
Page
2
Postmaster M L Neal urges early mailing for Christmas gifts and cards to prevent a last minute pile up. He recommends air mail for distant destinations and emphasizes including return addresses. He warns delays may disappoint friends and predicts record mail loads as Christmas approaches.
Baytown selective service board sent 80 men from Baytown La Porte Houston Highlands Deer Park Anahuac Channelview and Texas City to Houston for physicals for induction to Fort Polk Louisiana. Named are Virgil L. Allen Jr Terry Bone Willie Lewis Bobby Martin Glenn Dudley Thomas Spencer and many others from the listed communities. Office hours are 9 am to 4 30 pm Monday through Friday in Room 109 at the Federal Office Building 218 W Defenders
Austin reports the Texas Interscholastic League will take no action over LaMarque charges that Pharr San Juan-Alamo sent a Port Arthur coach scout a football workout before a game. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo superintendent Townley denied scouting and said the visitor was unauthorized. La Marque officials insisted a scout signed a statement. Coach Williams admitted Estes was sent for injury information, not to scout the workout.
A burglar stole a car while police searched for him at a pharmacy. The thief used a wire to hotwire the ignition and drove off as officers were inside. Police recovered the missing wagon several hours later.
Khrushchev appears to have won a partial victory on the Soviet budget amid a tug of war between disarmament aims and aggression over Berlin and the Far East. The defense budget is cut by about $666 million next year, though the overall allocation remains opaque. Foreign policy shows shifting emphasis between arms control and Berlin tensions, with internal criticism of a fertilizer program highlighting broader economic and transport constraints.
The Milton Block home in Crosby won first place in the annual outdoor Christmas decorations contest judged Monday night. Crosby State Bank took second with a large white frocked tree near the front, and the Floyd Remkes home led as a runner up with notable greenery and glitter Santa decor. The event, sponsored by the Sorosis Club, was chaired by Mrs. Lee Campbell, with judges from Highlands.
Vatican City AP reports Pope Paul VI will travel to the Holy Land next month with an 11 member Vatican delegation including Cardinals Eugene Tisserant Amleto Cicognani and Gustavo Testa. The move signals high level talks with Orthodox leaders but not formal negotiations for church unity.
Funeral services announced for Jesse John Staines a longtime Baytown resident who died recently at age listed. The service will be held at 2 p.m. at Paul A. Lee Funeral Home with burial at Baytown Cemetery. Survivors include widow Ida Caroline Staines son J R Staines and several relatives in Baytown and nearby towns. Also noted is the death of Olachia Glachia a Baytown resident retired and with services at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church followed by burial at Rest Cemetery. Survivors include four daughters two sons and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. The notices list family members and next of kin across multiple households.
Mr and Mrs. Tot Ncu announce the birth of daughter Lisa Jean on December 14 at Pass Denna General Hospital. The infant weighed eight pounds one ounce. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Forest, with great grandmother Mrs Martha Gregory of Crosby.
The World Council of Churches commission on world missions and evangelism gathers in Mexico City for the final three days of a 12 day conference. FBI findings prompt the Presidential Inquiry Commission to await further evidence on Kennedy assassination reports.
Bayshore Rod, Reel and Gun Club will elect new officers at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at 3223 Minnesota. An overflow crowd is expected as the club votes for a president four vice presidents corresponding and recording secretaries, treasurer and 24 directors. Nominations from the floor carry equal weight with the nominating committee.
Ashland High School student Steve Barnett reported his de odorized pet skunk missing weeks ago. A neighbor then contacted him saying the animal was in her yard and when he retrieved it he found it was not his skunk.
Fragmentary note recalls four creatures the dragon torreise phoenix and the reer as witnesses to the world’s creation. The text hints at origins in a distant mythic tradition with Guiry and Tor references.
A fragmented OCR listing stock quotes and company names includes Merrill Lynch Gulf Building references, entities such as Goodyear, Greyhound, Gulf States, International Minerals, International Nickel, Jones & Laughlin, Liggett Myers, Monsante Nat Dist, New York Central, and Olin Mathieson, suggesting a market brief with multiple ticker entries and firm names. The disjointed text hints at a data page detailing quotes or brokerage references rather than a narrative report.
Mrs Marsha Alice Rench 85 of Baytown died at 4 pm Monday at her home. Funeral service 2 pm Wednesday at First Brydist Church Trinity burial Glenwood Cemetery Groveton. She lived at 531 iW Homan and is survived by three sons E A Reach Sealy W E Reach Bryan and Jesse Reach Baytown plus five grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. She had lived here with her son Jesse Rench before death. Body sent from Earthman Funeral Home to Trinity.
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