West Berlin Christmas mood vs East Side wall realities
The West Berlin Christmas scene glows with lights and busyness while East Berlin shows sparse trees and loud Communist propaganda. Red guards monitor border towers as bricks are hurled at West German holiday trees, though most are undamaged and the city remains busy with shoppers up to the barrier.
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John Netehn
Bet- Berlin
East Berlin
Eisenstrasse
West Berlin
Harzerstrasse
Reg
Christmas centerpiece by Mrs Parker shown in Parker home
Mrs Walter Parker highlights a festive Christmas centerpiece using styrofoam, artificial flowers, and gold glitter. The display includes a cone shaped tree on a grape filled base with candleholders, a white net cloth with bells, magnolia leaves in a gold glow, a creche in brandy snifter, and a dwiftwood and poinsettia ornamented piano. Mrs Parker, 2100 Colby, notes three years of arranging experience with her husband and two children Wayne and Sandra at Cedar Bayou Junior High.
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Walter Parker
Colby
Parker
Plumwood Garden Club
Wayne
Sandra
Cedar Bayou Junior High
Baytown Goodfellows Deliver Christmas Cheer To Needy Children
Dianna and Kathy Keating helped on the delivery of gift bags to Baytown children. Scout troops and local clubs supported the project, surpassing the quota. Leftover funds will be saved for next year. A six year old girl expressed doubt but smiled when she received her bag.
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Ing. Dianna
Kathy Keating
Arthur Reid
Baytown
Baytonians
Goodfellows
Charity Bowl
Bayshore Rod, Reel and Gun Club
Pioneer Club
Tov
the Goodfellows
Letters To Santa From Annelle Trigg
A child writes to Santa Claus listing wants including a baton a transistor radio a deluxe kitchen set Barbie clothes a deluxe doll bassinet and a 13 piece chrome kitchen utensil set. She signs as Annelle Trigg and notes leaving milk and cookies.
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Santa Claus
Annelle Trigg
Funeral service for John Oliver Holbrook retires dentist
Funeral services will be held for John Oliver Holbrook at Earthman Chapel on Tuesday at 16 am. The 74 year old retired dentist lived at 2201 Maryland and died Friday at 1.2 pm at his home. He moved to Baytown six years ago after practicing in Humble and Houston. Survived by his widow Elma Lee Holbrook. The Rev Basil Jones will officiate. Burial in Rest Haven Cemetery Houston under Earthman’s direction.
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Holarogs
Earthman Chapel
John Oliver Holbrook
Maryland
Baytown
Humble
Houston
Elma Lee Halbrook
Basil Jones
St. Mark's, Methodiat Church
Feed Grain Program Registration Starts
Washington AP reports registration for the 1962 feed grain program opens February 5 and ends March 31. Farmers retiring at least 20 percent of their corn and sorghum land qualify, with eligibility for rice imports. The plan, like this year’s effort, aims to cut grain surpluses and storage costs. Spring wheat rameters and barley registration runs in the same window.
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Washington
Robbery Reported At Local Hotel Room Break-In
Ernest H. Polvin of Hackberry La reported to police at 5 20 a m Saturday that a thief entered his room at the Commercial Hotel Defoe and North Main and took 200 from his bifold.
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Ernest H. Polvin
Hackberry
Commercial
Defoe and
North Main
Services Set For W B Crowder
Funeral services for Willie B Crowder 50 of 1013 Daniel will be at 8 pm Saturday at Mount Rose Baptist Church. A Baytown resident for 30 years he was a janitor at First National Bank. He died Thursday. Survivors include his widow Essie Mae Crowder and many relatives. Rev E H Demonique will officiate. Burial will be at Eagle Lake under Johnson Funeral Home direction.
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Willie B. Crowder
Daniel
Mount Rose Baptist Church
Baytown
First National Bank
Essie Mae Crowder
E. H. Demonique
Eagle Lake
Tex
Johnson
Sergeant Reassigned to Nike-Hercules Unit in Stonewall La
Army SGT First Class Charles R. Chateney, son of Mr and Mrs Fritz Chateney of Channelview, assigned to the 562nd Artillery Nike-Hercules unit in Stonewall Louisiana. The Mississippi River drops 1,475 feet from source to the Gulf.
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ARMY
Charles R. Chateney
Fritz Chateney
Ridloch Ave
Channelview
562Nd Artillery
Stonewall la
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
Let Your Doctor Warn You About Neglect
A medical authority urges awareness of health and business usefulness, warning neglect as the worst enemy to human health. The piece emphasizes staying informed regarding health and taking sensible precautions.
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