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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1963
Page
4
McNamara arrives in Sai-Fon Vietnam for a second look at a three month survey of the war. Soviet police seal the Ghana embassy approaches after a demonstration by about 300 Africans.
Postmaster Louise Lintelman of Crosby notes airmail is cheaper and faster than at its start. She cites May 15, 1918 as the first flight with 6,600 letters, and says today over 1.5 billion letters and cards are mailed by air annually. Current service offers about 10,000 flights daily and next day delivery from Crosby to distant points, urging deposits to prevent delays and recommending parcel post for late mail as a cheaper emergency option.
City officials weigh funds for the Main project while considering lighting for Brownwood Lake wood Craigmont and Ponderosa subdivisions. A Civil Service Commission appointment is expected and Cecil Bobbitt will present the audit report. The council will authorize final payment to Walter M. Mischer Co. for paving East Fayle Street.
A garbled noon stock quote list from Merril Lynch shows numerous company names including Alcoa, Dow, Du Pont, Ford, General Electric, GM, Texaco, Union Carbide, and Exxon among others. The text assembles scattered ticker mentions and firm names with no clear prices or actions, reflecting a partial OCR of a financial page.
A blast of frigid air swept the nation, freezing temps from the Midwest to the Southeast. Sub-zero readings hit Chicago and International Falls, while Florida saw near freezing to warm spots in Miami and Tampa as snow clogged roads and schools faced disruptions in Muskegon Heights and surrounding counties.
The Standard Dredging Corp. of New Orleans is named apparent low bidder for dredging the Houston Ship Channel from Morgan's Point to Carpenter's Bayou. Six bids were opened at the Galveston district office, with a low bid of 31,887.40 against a government estimate of 2,679,263. The contract may be awarded December 23, with work starting January 1946, as part of a 10 mile channel improvement plan.
Kuala Lumpur reports police guard Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman as authorities round up hundreds suspected in an alleged Indonesian plot to blow up water, rail, and power installations. Government sources say the plot’s backbone is broken, while arrests rise for questioning. The report also notes Bavarian innkeepers plan a damages suit over mourning periods after Kennedy and Heuss deaths, and in Saigon a divorce and social reform law is repealed by South Viet Nam’s new military government.
The Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce hosts a Christmas boat show with over a million dollars in boats cruising the Kemah to Seabrook channel from 7 to 9 pm Friday and Saturday. Thirty five vessels, including the Texas Queen and the LaGore, will be lit with holiday decor. Judges from Houston Yacht Club and local officials will view the water parade from Edgewater Supper Club in Kemah.
Baytown area Goodfellows plan a Christmas party for local children with a hayride and festivities at Buck Turner's lodge. Funds and gifts are sought via drives and canisters. bags prepared by Carpenter's Hall volunteers at Robert E. Lee High and distributed on Christmas Eve to ensure no child is left out.
The Citizens Band Club hosts a Christmas party at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the home of Mr and Mrs Li No McDowell, 308 Long Drive. Members should bring a $1 gift for exchange and a covered dish or chips.
Charlie M. Ferris an instructor at Lee College reported to Baytown police that a three s transmission from the automotive school building was taken sometime Wednesday. The transmission cost 137 dollars. Automobile production in 1907 in the US totaled over 50,000 cents valued at more than 100.
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