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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1963
Page
1
Mostly cloudy conditions with rain likely and tides noted for Galveston area. Church openings postponed and various holiday events announced including New Year’s Eve dance tickets, Christmas programs at First Mexican Baptist and Bayou Baptist churches, plus Coast Guard recruit graduations and local service notices.
A jumble of holiday events and sightings across Around Town includes Mike Pool dancing in a Rudolph costume for children, Ruth Royder in a red dress, and Abs. Charles Pool singing carols with kids. Open house hosts the W. C. Underwoods invite friends, plus theater and family visitors from Wichita Falls attend weekends with the Edmonsons and Wrights.
Rites scheduled at George H. Lewis and Sons Funeral Home in Howe Houston for Mrs Jewel Davies 68 of Houston who died recently. A Palmer native reared near Victoria she lived in Houston 35 years. Survivors include her husband a Houston accountant two sons and three grandchildren with other relatives noted.
Intensifying cold and heavy snow sweep the eastern states from the Rockies to the Atlantic Coast and Canadian border. Subzero readings rough upstate New York and New England with dozens dead nationwide as the three month winter season starts.
A harsh winter system blankets Texas with ice and drizzle. At least two people die in Houston area crashes as fog and freezing drizzle hamper visibility. Wide conditions include sleet, snow, and freezing temperatures across many cities from El Paso to Dallas Fort Worth. Forecasts warn of continuing clouds and cold snaps with minor accumulations and hazardous roads.
Washington AP reports the Johnson administration weighs a post assassination framework to monitor an East-West accord. Rusk, at a State Department briefing, says NATO allies back exploring a joint observation post proposal and a broader path to easing tensions with the Soviet Union. He notes European officials’ confidence in Johnson and hints at progress toward a formal aid to Geneva negotiations.
Community notices describe a Sunday event featuring a fire truck ride tied to a delivery of Goodfellow bags and a local fundraising effort. The clutter mentions various names and memorials with unclear roles, plus a five dollar figure and Baytown locale references.
The Grade Civics Club reports donations totaling several dollars for year end activities and a fund to honor How Summer 2.8 Wu and Wright family members. Funds support the Wooster Fire Auction on Baywas Drive with rides planned if weather allows.
The article reports on global reactions to the Berlin Wall situation and Communist efforts to seize Yuletide leverage. It notes U S and Allied responses while discussing political moves in West Germany and related international tensions during the holiday season.
Alison Felon Bryant Wright a long time Baytown resident and former employee of Humble Oil and Refining died Saturday in a local hospital. Funeral services set for 2 pm at Paul OC Lee Funeral Home Chapel. Survived by wife Mrs Frances Christine Bryant and daughter Judith Ann Bryant both of Baytown. sister Mrs C. Poand and brother GBrant of Houston. The service will be at Baytown Centers with Rev All. dobdan officiating.
A Baytown resident Ralph Ora Dugat, 66, died recently. Funeral services are planned Sunday at Van City and Old River Cemetery, with survivors including Eugene Paagat and Winifman Grated. Local obituaries note burial at the Old River cemetery and recall family ties.
Congress edges toward a foreign aid bill with a new compromise on state credit bans and timed presidential reports. Passman and Pastore mobilize for a final bid as House and Senate conferrees eye an 83 billion price tag and a Christmas adjournment.
AP prepares a detailed 100 page book titled The Torch es Passed recounting JFK s assassination and the four days of tragedy. It includes color and black white photos, Oswald s history, Dallas Texas tour and Arlington journey, the death at the hospital, Johnson s succession, and AP writers who covered the events. Readers may order for 2 dollars per copy via coupon.
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