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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1963
Page
1
Ellis Abshier 49 brother of Mrs. Ernest Monceaux and Mrs. Edwin Arabie of Baytown died January 29 in Crowley Louisiana. Funeral services held January 30.
Cloudy to party cloudy weather expected in the Baytown area through Sunday with a weekend forecast from the U S Weather Bureau. Temperatures near mid to high 50s. Galveston tides show highs Sunday at 2 23 pm and 10 47 pm with lows at 6 34 am and 9 11 pm. Monday tides list highs at 3 17 pm and 11 50 pm with lows at 7 07 am and 9 10 pm.
Mrs. Charles OConnell eyes recovery at Hermann Hospital Houston after eye surgery. James Fronebersers plan move to San Antonio. Rufus Honeycutt sticks to a standing room only box office sign. F C Mellwain improves at San Jacinto Memorial after a heart attack and may have visitors. Frank Hildebrand gains Houston PR acclaim for a dining brochure. Chet Rogers wins AP award for metropolitan daily reporting. Lavon Moers debuts her new daughter to friends. Janelle Blanscet handles Baytown Education Association publicity. Johnella Boynton spots friend in distinctive glasses. Sue Jones starts morning classes at Leo College. Puppies offered free at 582 2251. Billy Mitchell marks 21st birthday at the Sun. T Hooks couple of Saratoga set 5th wedding anniversary. Kiwanis birthday table honored Ta le.
Baytown chapter president J L Lamberson outlines activities for National Engineers Week Feb 17 to 22. Exhibits in Baytown locations, engineering books shown by libraries, guest speakers for clubs and groups, career counseling at schools, an American Engineer movie, a Baytown Sun tabloid supplement, and an Engineers Ball on Feb 22. The week honors George Washington’s birthday and highlights engineers' public welfare role.
Robert S. Kerr’s attorney says Kerr’s estate may owe large Federal and Oklahoma inheritance taxes since a new will was never made. Only 1938 will surfaced, when his net worth was far smaller, leaving potential legal exposure.
Out of county residents who made deposits for use of the Baytown Public Library must pick up their funds at 323 W. Texas as soon as possible. Librarian Mrs. C. T. Shewell announced the library will close two weeks after the Sterling Municipal Library opens. Shewell will move to the Wooster county library, Barbara Collier will also work at the Wooster branch. Eva Rae Collier is employed at the Sterling Municipal Library.
Sen. Strom Thurmond cites a supposed Soviet base in Cuba with missiles and 30 000 to 40 000 troops, supported by unnamed sources. A Pentagon spokesman disputes the claim, urging Thurmond to provide proof. Secretary Rusk notes concern over a Soviet military presence in Cuba.
The Harris County Grand Jury urged building expansions at the Harris County Home for Boys in Clear Lake and the Burnett Bayland Home for dependent children, and backed a bond to enlarge the county jail and prison. It urged psychological testers for probation, more minority officers, mixed patrols, and expanded police crime lab resources.
Robert E Lee High School students will speak up at the District 26 Optimist convention at Woliday Inn in Baytown. About 250 visiting Optimists will hear debate humorous interpretation and poetry interpretation. Participants include Herschel Rosser Rodney Evans Paul Quinton Bob Ruckman Nancy Gilmore Alan Pete Buster and Stephanie Meadows. Their program runs 430 p.m. Saturday with Mrs Mary Newman as their speech teacher.
National Junior Achievement Week was observed in Baytown this week by JA members, industrial leaders, and business people. Five JA companies operate in Baytown, with sponsoring firms including Humble Oil and Refining Co, Sears Roebuck & Co, and others. The Houston JA Trade Fair at Sam Houston Coliseum on Monday Feb 4 displays products from 96 of 107 Houston area JA companies.
Funeral services for Mrs. R L Harlan 76 of Mont Belvieu will be held at 2 pm Sunday at Earthman Chapel Baytown Rev James E Farmer of the assembly of God will officiate Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery under Earthman Funeral Home direction Survivors include her husband RL L Harlan four daughters two sons two sisters and one brother along with 15 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren She died Friday at a Houston hospital born January 15 1885 in Goodwater Alabama and lived in Mont Belvieu 20 years.
Three seminars were conducted this week at Humble Oil and Refining Co. Baytown research center by visiting college professors. Speakers included Dr. R C Reid of MIT Dr. L Mandel Korn of Florida State University and Dr. J H Schulman of Columbia University's School of Mines.
Parents urged to work with six through twelve grade students on Family Survival Education during next week’s activity periods. The course, taught by civil defense trained teachers, covers nuclear war, fires, and weather dangers and asks families to create individual disaster plans.
Baytown Science Fair at Robert E Lee High School will showcase algebra and math projects by senior and junior high students Friday at 6 30 p m in the REL auditorium. Wanda Oxtox reports students demonstrate pulse path initials in algebra while regional and national fair prizes are announced and awarded.
The Sjolander homestead at Cedar Bayou, owned by one family for nearly a century, changed hands Friday to Pasadena real estate operator Jeff Fleming. The 122 acre tract lies east of Sjolander Road beside the Southern Pacific railroad and Cedar Bayou, with cedar and pine forests and fertile farmland. The deal, among Baytown area properties, is among the largest in months. price not disclosed but believed in the six figures.
The Teamsters Union chief denounced alleged Justice Department pressure as the charge was denied before the conmit tee. A stolen truck was recovered in La Porte after a deputy attorney general noted the bond and timing. Police and local officials tied the incident to firm balking, with Friday night activity near 411 N circle Bayjolas Kaizenbach.
The Baytown city contract for concrete pipe was awarded to Stan dard Concrete Pipe Sales of Houston due to a bid tabulation error. White Supply of Baytown had the lower total after two discounts were overlooked, but city manager LeFevre declined to amend the award, prompting stance from Harold Fuller of Houston firm and calls to honor the Baytown bid.
A fragment notes a life span divided between parents in the first half and children in the second half, introducing the idea of life stages and family succession in a concise phrase.
Crowds of homemakers use Baytown Sun Want Ads to quickly gain extra cash. List worthwhile household articles, call the number to place a low-cost classified ad. A phonograph speed machine with stand offered for ten dollars. ad hours 7 am to 5 pm.
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