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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1963
Page
2
A Baytown Sun reader column presents letters debating draft exemptions for married men, family strain, and societal impact. Highlights include personal stories of divorce risk, a local legal case binding over a man on bookmaking charges, a neighborly concern for ex mental patients, and calls for support toward soldiers and families amid wartime anxieties.
A federal prosecutor, Russell W. McLarry, was detained for questioning after threatening to harm President Kennedy. He allegedly said, I hope he dies upon fearing the President had been shot, as menacing and unstable remarks emerged during the incident in the capital.
A historic scene retells the nativity with shepherds in the field fearing a heavenly host. A babe in a manger is praised by angels, and the shepherds, visiting Mary, Joseph, and Jesus, recount the event to their flocks as medieval art captures their joyful energy and the Bethlehem landscape. The piece references old plays, carving, and a museum collection context.
Joe D Gilliland program chairman of the Baytown Unitarian Fellowship will present A Unitarian s View of Christmas at the Baytown Chamber of Commerce Building He teaches English and Humanities at Lee College and will discuss traditional and orthodox views of the Christmas message and its meaning for present day Unitar ians The public is invited.
After a long day of backroom talks, the House and Senate conference committee compromised a foreign aid bill balancing administration aims and fiscal limits. The package totals about 2.259 billion for foreign aid and gives the President discretionary power to guarantee private financing for U S wheat sales to Soviet bloc nations. The House had proposed a ban on export loan guarantees. the final plan includes broader authority, with shifts in last year’s unspent funds and adjusted appropriations. Democrats and Republicans split, with heavy absenteeism shaping the vote and ongoing delay in Senate action.
Thrift chairman Mrs M E Kilough says 1200 Goodfellow bags must be delivered Monday morning at Carpenters Union Hall but many workers will be at work, creating a shortage. PTA thrift chairs and R K Saunders coordinate mothers and students to sew and pack bags for delivery.
The article notes jade in the United States holds about 15 times the value of domestically found diamonds. It also mentions a blue whale at five miles per hour develops roughly 1 horsepower.
Applications for pine tree seedlings are available from the Texas Forest Service and local agents. Seedlings include Slash Jobellly and shortleaf species, priced per thousand with FOB Indian Mound Nursery near Alin, order minimum 500 trees, for reforestation windbreaks and erosion control only.
Washington AP reports winter wheat plantings fall short of expectations after the rejection of a government control plan. The Agriculture Department sees next year’s acreage little above this year and notes price supports will be lower for 1964, affecting planting incentives and potential emergency legislation. Texas and national forecasts show modest gains in 1963 production but uncertainty remains over spring wheat and overall supply.
In St Paul Minnesota a KDWE contest offered 13163 a pound for the largest Christmas cookie baked by listeners. Bethel College student Paul Goodman raised funds by selling $1 shares and built the massive cookie in truck slabs, assembling the pieces at the back of a pickup.
Richard Honeck 84 released from Menard after 64 years. he toured San Francisco by jet and recalled his 1910 Vin Fiz flight. His niece Clara Orth of San Leandro will care for him, saying this is the happiest Christmas. Honeck reportedly paroled in 1943 but released after kin advocacy. He called the trip an astonishing change from prison life.
Baytown resident Ralph Dugat, 71, a World War I veteran and former City of Houston employee, died Friday. Survived by three brothers and several nieces and nephews, with services at 2 p.m. at Finne r Funeral Home Chapel. Interment at River Cemetery in Ole River.
The First Christian Church at 201 Forrest will outline its grounds in uplight Sunday night under Pastor Rev. Earl Bissett. About 800 luminaries will line the church with paper sacks holding candies. The display will start at dusk and burn for three to four hours.
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