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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1961
Page
1
Baytown community items list an informal reception for East Harris County legislators to organize precincts, upcoming funerals for local residents, a car vandalism report near First Presbyterian Church, and a Houston area funeral in Kerrville. Also includes a New Year Eve party at Eagle Lodge, senior club meeting, and YMCA activities.
Police Chief Roy Montgomery plans a Fort Worth trip and will return Sunday. Mary Dumberly celebrates a new grandson Craig Steven Russell. Jenny Lind Whitesides clears Baylor requirements for a sale. Mrs Mike Bowers bakes pralines. The Laughlins return from Louisiana. A J Isakson suffers a heart attack in Galveston and is hospitalized. Dr Francis Archer reports home from Houston Methodist. Sylvia Scott shops during holidays. Patricia Ball recounts a funny scene at Houston International Airport. Preston Pendergrass to return from Tennessee. Lillie Nelson spends Christmas in Tyler with the Cuthbert family. J E New travels to visit. Jerri and W A Read hear of a hospital birth announcement. Grace and Brad Armendt in New Orleans. James O Barton thanks Mrs Paul A Ter for a Christmas hospital round trip. Mrs Lee plays Senta to mal seek props.
Baytown collected over 5,000 dollars in delinquent taxes after notices were sent on December 1. Acting tax assessor-collector David Funderburk announced a second letter will go out after January 1, 1962. Current taxes become delinquent January 31 with penalties and interest after that date.
VIENTIANE Laos AP the heralded three princes meeting collapsed in under an hour after months of maneuvering by Laotian politicians and foreign diplomats Prince Souvanna Phouma and Prince Souphanouvong arrived to form a coalition government with pro Western Premier Boun Oum Boun Oum did not meet them at the airport or meeting place and later said no further princely talks were needed diplomats watched in disappointment as efforts failed. Souphanouvong and Souvanna Phouma criticized American warmongers and the royal government faced a bleak political scene in Laos.
A cold front brings subfreezing temperatures across the Panhandle, South Plains, North Texas and other regions. Reports note icy air spreading from the Midwest as agencies monitor conditions and local disruptions due to the cold wave.
Funeral services were held for Floyd A Meredith 62 owner of several service stations who died Monday in a Baytown hospital. He was a Hella Shrine member and longtime Crosby resident. The rites were led by Rev G G Harrison and Rev Jenkins Woods at Farthman Chapel with interment at Memorial Gardens Baytown. He is survived by a son a brother a sister a niece two grandchildren and other relatives.
Lee College schedules second semester to begin January 22 with registration January 17 to 19 and January 29 as last day for late registration. Graduation requires a C average or equivalent transfer credit. Yale holiday ends January 2 with classes resuming January 2 and final exams January 71 16. Transcripts, high school credits, and official records are required for freshman admission and transfer eligibility.
British officials report an armada moving toward the Persian Gulf to counter a suspected Iraqi threat to Kuwait. UK forces, including the Centaur carrier and multiple escorts, depart from Mombasa as Cairo and London monitor Kassim's troop buildup and potential invasion plans.
Belgium and Congo reopened diplomatic relations as Premier Adoula seeks unity with Katanga led by Tshombe. Katanga parliament to meet January 3 to act on Kitona declaration while Congo central government asserts control. Tshombe objects to a strong central regime and Paris denial cited.
President Kennedy rode with Mrs. Kennedy to St Marys Hospital in West Palm Beach for a morning visit to his ailing father. His sisters also visited. He planned a busy day with work on the new budget and the State of the Union message. Five key advisers joined budget talks, aiming to finalize the fiscal year starting July 1 amid expectations the budget could top 90 billion.
President Gamal Abdel Nasser cut Yemen from the United Arab Republic federation, restoring Yemen to an independent path. Yemeni exiles in Beirut warned the move could spark upheaval that might topple Imam Ahmed, one of the era’s last absolute monarchs. The two nations had linked under a loose federation formed a month after the United Arab States proclamation.
A federal grand jury investigation into Texas liquor pricing, set to begin January 4 in Houston, followed August testimony by a prior grand jury. Witnesses from Houston are expected. subpoenas were issued for several named individuals across Texas. A civil antitrust suit filed by Sage Inc targeted wholesalers and the South Texas Package Store Association, alleging price collusion on twelve brands.
The Powell Puff grid game features girls from Robert E Lee High School under council boys Wayne Bell and Rudy Herrera. Teams Dixie Darlin s and Stonewall Sissies will play rag football at Memorial Stadium with 5000 tickets aimed to fund a foreign exchange student. Admission 50 cents, preschool free. Halftime by boys drill team. organizers include Allison Walsh Jackie Stevens Diane Milner Geraldine Kitzman Jeff Paine Shirley Hunter.
The Baytown Sun will publish Babson's Business and Financial Forecast for 1962 on editorial page Thursday. Babson predicts an 83 percent accuracy over the past twenty years, claiming the best record for US future business forecasts and urging readers to watch for the forecast in Thursday's edition.
NY bus and subway workers face the possibility of a New Year’s Eve strike with 9,000 electricians also poised for a Jan. 1 walkout. Transport Workers Union leaders convene a strike meeting as talks stagger toward a crisis stage. Key issue is shorter work weeks with the union seeking a four ten-hour week and electricians pressing for a four-hour day rather than a six-hour day.
Fire in Daisetta gutted Jay's Variety Store and three nearby structures, damaging Dist Brag Store and several vacant buildings. Water from nearby ditches aided a long, tense effort led by Mayor Jina Hale to control the blaze. Damages are estimated in the rough range of substantial loss.
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