SUN Spots SUN Spots Home For Holidays
Navy fireman Herbert L. Merchant spends two weeks leave with his father in Galveston while his ship USS Gurke is in San Diego after a Far East cruise. Also: missionary talk at Peace Tabernacle, leave for Warren C. Moravits Jr. from Mare Island duty, Lion-O-Dimes drive ends downtown campaign, Graywood decorating contest winners announced, and weekend weather with tides for Galveston.
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Herbert L. Merchant
H. §. Merchant
Bolster
Gurke
San Diego
Warren C. Moravits Jr
U.S. Navy
W. C. Moravits
Parkway
A.S. Chandler
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Vallejo
Calif
Christmas Glimpses From The Bay Town Sun Staff
Readers enjoy a slice of holiday whimsy as The Bay Town Sun staff share seasonal notes. Jack Hester jokes about a fruit cake mystery while neighbors gossip and celebrate family milestones. Names include Laughlin family, Carl, Lisa Ann, Mary Ellen Gunn, Jane and Bobby Gunn, Mose Sumner, Wendy Ramsey, Bryan Stratton, Sidney Jones, George Scott, Dr. Harry Kaplan, Hugh Echo, Dave Sierra. Merry Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown Sun
Jack
Jack Hester
C. C. Laughlins
Carl Laughlin
Tri- City Beach Road
Carl Laughlins
Lisa Ann
Lisa
Sidney Jones
Jack Jacobs
Norman Hargrave
Mary Ellen Gunn
Jane
Bobby Gunn
Department of the Sun
Mose Sumner
Bryan Stratton
New Mexico
Wendy Ramsey
George Scott School
Thckis
George
Harry Kaplan
Hugh Echos
Dave Sierron
Merry Christman
Holiday toll climbs as Christmas travel begins
The death toll from highway accidents rises during the opening hours of the three day Christmas weekend. In the first hours, more than six people have died in traffic mishaps and a victim on the way to Rhode Island is named Mrs. Cora Marcotte, 31, of Littleton New Hampshire. The National Safety Council estimates almost all of the 56 million vehicles will be used for travel during the period ending Monday midnight. The blizzard across the Midwest may slow travel while the record toll for a three day period is 609 in 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cora Marcotte
Littleton
N.H
Rhode Island
National Safety Council
United States
Plains
Christ|sons
Humble Oil names Jamieson new executive vice president
Humble Oil and Refining Co. announces J. K. Jamieson as executive vice president effective January 1. Jamieson since June has served as vice president and board member and will stay on the board and executive committee. He previously led International Petroleum Co. Limited and Imperial Oil in Canada, with a MIT education and extensive oil industry experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Humble Oil and Refining Co
J. K. Jamieson
Jamieson
Humble
International Petroleum Co., Limited
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Christmas shopping and holiday closures across Baytown venues
Frantic last minute shopping marked the Christmas holiday period as Baytown residents planned meals and gifts. Many plants and offices operated skeleton crews or closed Monday including Baytown Sun and city services. two accidents injured two teens and a driver.
Goodfellow Bags Delivered to Over 1000 Kids
More than 1,000 Goodfellow bags were delivered Friday and Saturday as the annual campaign ended. Carpenters Local Union No 1334 provided trucks and helped pack and distribute toys candy and fruit bought in Baytown. Mrs R K Saunders organized purchases while Baytown and Lakewood volunteers assisted in packing at the Decker TM Drive hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodfellow
Carpenters Local Union No. 1334
C Hall
Decker
Carpenters
Baytown
Mass
John Street
Lakewood Stras
R. K. Saunders
Goodfellows
Lyndon Mallory
Dallas
Ted Mallory
Crippling Blizzard Halts Midwest Travel and Power
A severe blizzard swept the Midwest bringing six foot drifts and stranded travelers across Iowa Illinois and Wisconsin. Snow and winds up to 45 mph paralyzed Des Moines traffic while hotels filled with stranded motorists. Airports closed and lines felled as another cold front drove temperatures below zero in North Dakota and Minnesota with wind chills and widespread outages.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Iowa
Ti‘hnais
Wisconsin
Missouri
Des Moines
Utah
Montana
Dakotas
Minnesota
Minot
Bismarck
N.D
House Committee Backs Escheat Law for Texas Banks
A Texas House investigating committee urged passage of a state escheat statute applying to banks. Rep. Franklin Spears, Ted Springer, and Paul Haring signed the report noting up to 100000 dormant accounts and at least 1 million in lost owners and state funds unless action is taken. The report urges banks to advertise for lost owners after seven years and seeks continued committee work and clarified subpoena power.
Government broadens ban on price fixing
The federal government seeks a permanent injunction in U.S. District Court to ban General Electric from conspiring to fix prices or rig bids on any GE manufactured item from household light bulbs to parts for a guided missile. The request was filed Friday and covers all products GE makes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
General ‘Electric Company
U.S
Viewing Big City Gordon Young Attends Humble Refining Meet
Gordon Young, service station manager at West Wierketsend Main, is chosen to attend a special meeting in Howton as Humble Refining Co. expands. He is noted for years of service at his current station while viewing Henson city.
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Gordon Young
Lft
Woka
Howton
New Humble of and Refining Co
Mitting
Hombie
Young
West Wierketsend Main
Henson
Almanac 1962 Offers Weather Hints and Space Lore
Baytonians should grab the 1962 Farmer’s Almanac with weather forecasts for February and September, notes on astronomy, and tales from the War of 1812 to Alan Shepard’s space flight. The 90-page volume also reprints Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and includes puzzles and savings tips. The almanac dates to 1792 and is billed as fitted for Boston and New England with broader U.S. corrections.
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Alan B. Shepard
Space
Shepard
Coleridge
Ancient Mariner
Farmer's Almanac
Robert R. Thomas
Boston
New England States
United States
Unified Congo pact nears as cabinet rejects secession move
The provincial cabinet refuses to act on President Moise Vshombe's unity pact, signaling another clash over Katanga secession. In Texas, freezing weather returns with pockets of warmth, while a major natural gas rate rise is approved by the Power Commission. Judge William H. Atwell, who opposed school desegregation, dies at 92.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katanga
Moise Vshombe
Central
Cities Service Gas Co
Oklahoma City
The
Power Commission
U.S. Dist
Wiliam HH. Atwell
Supreme Court
Girl Fired After Twisting At Work In Boston Postal Office
A young college clerk in the South Postal Annex studioed the twist dance for hundreds of coworkers. The boss halted the demonstration and fired the unnamed employee, calling the act a disturbing influence.
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Boston
South
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C. T. Caruthers
F. H. Field
Humble Oil
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Lion-O-Dimes
Jimmie Dinwiddie
Nolan Schulze
al Shotwell
Theo Wilburn
Clint Bates
Bob Gillett
Bill Strickler
Roy Elms
Geald Jones
John Mitchell
H. C. Robertson
Ibra Yount
Graywood
Eugene Wright
Lindenwood
C. J. Bailey Jr
Felton
Frank Savage Jr
Rosewood
Robert Wright
Fellon
Carl Knox
E. L. Laughlin
Farnese
Galveston
Mirtella
Humble Company
Jaycees
Rie Denwity
Bety
Reggie Brewer
Ron Morris
Kenneth Badgett
Jayceys
United Rubber and Chemical Co
Consolidated Chemical Corp
Texas
Huber Corp
Channel Area
J. B. le Fevre
Ciy
Lee College
Louise Vella
Fort Worth
Gulf Coast Hospital
Bronson Kimball
von Decker
Airhart
Vella
Corporation Court
Jerri Smith
Oak Shadows
Martha Strauss
W. Minrill
Cedar Bayou Methodist Church
Richard
Mary Nell Conler
Clark
Ton
W. E. Skinner
Ceseoe
Debeosseres
Nation's Midwest
House
John Gerseth
Milwaukee
Charles Riesen
Homble
Texas Panhande
Betoeen
College Station
Washington
No Tes
Trade Journal
Reports
Congress of Racial Equality
Geld
New Oneans
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