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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1962
Page
2
Financial brief notes Merrill Lynch stock quotes in the Gulf Building noon call session, listing current values and market movements for participants and investors monitoring midday pricing trends.
A Baytown mother, Mrs. W. E. Warise, rescued two year old Tommy Scarborough from a flooded ditch on Christmas Day as the Scarborough family initially believed the child was upstairs. The child was found crying in a culvert beside East Texas Avenue after Mrs. Warner halted a car with her sister Mrs. Wilma Gingles and daughter Leah. The Scarborough parents live in Houston. Police later investigated thefts including golf clubs and equipment worth 136 dollars from a car on N Burnet and 60 bales of hay worth 75 dollars from a barn on Main Street.
Mrs Robert Gold of 2500 West Elvinta reported to Baytown police the theft of an exterior spot light from her yard and eight fake brick packages. She also said her six foot Santa Claus was demolished in the incident.
Funeral services were held at Forest Park Cemetery at 10 a.m. for Willis Lynn Hamrick infant son of Air and Mrs. George Hamrick of Channelview. Rev James Bronnen of Old River Methodist Church officiated. Burial under Paul A. Lee Funeral Home direction. Survivors include brother Michael Neel Hamrick and grandmother Mrs Bentoh Hamrick.
Jerry D. White, 21, of Cedar Bayou Road, is charged with felony theft and passing a forged instrument after admitting theft of several saddles and passing checks using stolen identification. Five saddles, a rifle, a pistol, field glasses, and more were recovered as investigators traced White through a license number. The Lions Club drive raised funds in Baytown and Chambers County, with top collector totals and dates listed, including a Dec. 21 burglary-linked effort and the Navy veteran Doolittle featured among local notices. The report also notes White’s arrest by Harris County Sheriff’s deputies and a broader charity drive summary.
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