SUN Spots and Community Notes in Baytown
A Baytown area roundup reports Mrs. Eloise W. Cummings in serious condition after a store robbery nine days ago, with no arrests yet. Other items include a flag ceremony at Baytown Moose Lodge, a book review by Mrs. R. S. Manne, hubcaps stolen from a Bay Lanes area car, a hit and run incident on Humble Street, an X ray preparation talk at San Jacinto Hospital, a medical society meeting, and Craigmont Civic Club officer elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eloise W. Cummings
Gulf Coast Hospital
R. S. Manne
John Hersey
le Livre Club
Community House
Viola Davis
San_ Jacinto Hospital
East Harris County
Riots in Angola Kill Four as Lisbon struggles
In Luanda, Angola, four people were killed and seven wounded as rioting flared during a funeral. Portuguese authorities blamed rioters for the violence amid a clash that left nine civilians dead the day before and followed a separate Friday confrontation between police and a mob.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Portugal
Luanda
Angola
Lusitania
Alvaro da Silva Tavares
Dai Ilva
Proces
Rho Zeta
Sion
Beta
Ma Phi
Paul By Silva
Katherine
Senate
Jim Wright
U.S. Senate
Houston
Fort Worth
Malins
West Texas
Rice Hotel
Wright
Milam
Antitrust Fines Imposed On Six Firms In First Indictment
Philadelphia AP reports six large electrical companies including General Electric and Westinghouse were fined a total of 10.00 on the first of twenty federal indictments for bid rigging and price fixing under antitrust laws. Westinghouse VP J TL Chiles got three days in jail and a 20,000 dollar fine. GE and Westinghouse each paid 40,000, others like Allis-Chalmers and McGraw-Edison were fined 35,000 and 20,000 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
General Electric
Westinghouse
Chiles
Weatinghouse
Dindge Ganey
Allis-Chalmers
McGraw-Edison
Moloney Electric Co
Wagner Electric
Local Notices and Rumors in a Small-Town Chronicle
A fragmentary reading shows a community page with names like Lloyd Garrett Jr. and Mrs Hettie C Johnson, brief notes on health, birthdays, social events, a channel crew item, and miscellaneous chores. The garbled OCR mentions bridg e parties, flu recovery, a suspected stolen government check, and PTA planning for Valentine events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Garrett Jr
Stevenson
Tiekens
Cleves
Georg
Hettie C. Johnson
Highlands
Mary Lois
Alice Daniel
Kevin Hills
Sally Cleveland
Xerxes Lyons 82 Dies. Rites Set in Bay Town
Xerxes Lyons, 82, a 42 year Bay town resident, died Sunday evening after a lengthy illness. Funeral services are set for 4 p.m. Tuesday at Paul U. Lee Funeral Home. He lived at 80 N. Jones and is survived by sister Mrs. Nettie Hines and her children Miss Willadene Hines Mrs. M. L. Jordan and Shintew Einar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons
Baytown
Paul U. Lee
Walter Brown Dies At 77 In Baytown Community
Walter Brown 77, long time Baytown resident on Fairway Drive, died Sunday night. Retired farmer and Gulf Coast Oil driller, born December 31, 1818, in Solilier Town, survived by wife E H Stoerner Sr and family. Funeral Tuesday at Memorial Baptist with burial in Memory Gardens. Baytown area saw rain and cold with 1.5 inches of rainfall and a forecasted two to four days of cooler weather amid a weak cold front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
U.S. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Momiay
Waller Brown
Fa Biayway Drive
Roan SA
Solilier
Lyons
Gulf Coast
Waa
Palm
Sulphur
Lee Funeral
Theister
Joy Stanton
St. Pauls
Methodist Church
Burr
Jial
Cedar Crest
Elfany Fielder
Berthatery
Laird
Nora Moreland
Browns
E. H. Stoerner Sr
Tweldow
Maud Brown
Was
W. B. Lyons
P. M.ter
Junius Walter Lyon
Brown
Brookhaven
Miss
Tf. MM. McKay
R. BE
Bay
A. &. Jordan
Town
Memorial Baptist Church
Bert Brown
Memory Gardens
Reds Keep Silent On Big Sputnik
MOSCOW AP The Soviet Union offered no public comment on the fate of its vast new Sputnik as Western trackers found no trace. A Soviet scientist hinted the unmanned satellite designed to study Earth and its environment, while Moscow kept silent in contrast to earlier launches. Western experts speculated a failure or secrecy until success is assured. Some noted talk of a manned mission, though no confirmation came.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Soviet Union
Sputnik
Vergeny Leonodivich Klinov
Fiic
Ihaly
Communist Party
Lunita
Une Planned
Baytown Officials to Attend Houston Lighting Rate Hearing
Baytown city officials and elected leaders were invited to the Houston Lighting and Power rate hearing slated to begin March 16 if the Houston City Council approves. Mayor Prutt and City Atty. Chandler will offer services, with City Manager Le Favre also attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Houston Lighting and Power Co
Houston
R. H
Red) Pructt
George Chandler
J. B. le Favre
Pruett
T Ic
HSPCO
Sustomiet Ns
Kennedy seeks customs exemption cut to curb gold drain
President Kennedy urged Congress to reduce the foreign goods exemption from 300 to 100 dollars to deter tourists from buying costly souvenirs with dollars that could fund American gold purchases. He outlined broader aims to expand exports, attract foreign tourists, and retool international monetary policy while avoiding trade barriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
Congress
United States
Canada
U.S
Eisenhower
Free World
Europe
U. S
Rusk outlines disarmament talks and Congo plan
Secretary of State Dean Rusk spoke at a brief news conference outlining disarmament discussions to consider China joining schemes. He warned the public to avoid undue optimism about Soviet relations, stressing candid disclosure and hard work ahead. He urged a UN plan for Congo peace while assigning primary responsibility to Congo leaders and President Kasavuba. Arthur Dean will head U.S. negotiations when nuclear test talks resume in Geneva on March 21 after a postponement from February 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dean Rusk
China
Rusk
U. S
State Department
United Nations
Willy
Congo
Joseph Kasavuba
Con
Golesc
Arthur H. Dean
New York
Nego. Hater
Giineva
Russia
Baytown man Charles D Spencer dies at 78
Charles D Spencer, 78, longtime Baytown resident of 2907 Baptist Church, died early Monday at home. Native of Murrayville Texas, he moved to Baytown in 1940s and worked at Humble Refining Co. His survivors include Myrtle Lee Spencer and three sons Floyd, Rex, and Guy, plus two daughters. Funeral Tuesday at Paul U. Lee Funeral Home with Rev EB. R. in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Spencer
Baptist Church
McKinney
Baytown
Spencer
Murrayville
T.juew
Myrtle Lee Spencer
Imo
Floyd R. Spencer
Humble Oi
Ron B. Spencer
Guy F. Speland Refining Co
J. J. Barrow
Mont Tetired
Murs Belview
Th. Cooke
Rayville Methodist Church
Raytown
Phone
Chapman
Alton
Paul U1
Leeter
EB. R
Rites set for Mrs Michalsky in Crosby parish
Funeral services for 67 year old Mrs Armie Michalsky of Rt 1 Crosby will be at Earthman Highlands Chapel Tuesday with a 1 am service at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. A rosary is due 7 pm Monday. Interment in Crosby Catholic Cemetery. Survived by husband Frank and many children and siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armie Michalsky
Rt. 1
Crosby
Dayton
Earthman Highlands Chapel
Joseph G. Robinson
Crosby Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Crosby Catholic Cemetery
Michalsky
Frank Michalsky
Crache
Millie Brady
Highlands
Annie Mar Jasek
Croshyy
Baytown
Tommy Michalsky
Huffman
Joe
Bob
George Zatopek
Rosa Novosad
Claudine Stelley
Channel Fen
Mrs Amy Fail Dies Rites Held In Baytown
Funeral services for Mrs. Amy Fail 76 of 307 Park died at 9:30 a.m. Sunday in a Baytown nursing home. Officiating Rev A L Jordan Memorial Baptist Church. Interment Cedar Crest Cemetery. Survived by three daughters Mrs Joe Cook of Hos, Son, Mrs W H Chartton Stewart of Baytown, one son Harry Fail of Beaumont, one sister Mrs Mary Willis of Jacksonville Fla, eight grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Fail
Park
Baytown
Trom
Earthman Chanel
A. L. Jordan
Memorial Baptist Church
Cedars Crest
Stewart
Harry Fail
Beaumont
Mary Willis
Jacksonville
Flasik Grand Ichikiren
Winter Storm Rakes Texas With Snow and Sleet
A severe wintry blast hit West and North Central Texas with up to 12 inches of snow and sleet over the weekend. The storm caused a tornado, one death from exposure, numerous closures, and multiple highway hazards across the Panhandle and southern regions, with trains derailed and vehicles damaged by high winds and icy roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Texas
San Angelo
Robert Lee
West Texas
Merizon
North Bosque
Amarillo
Brownsville
Eagle Pass
del Rio
Laredo
Highway Patrol
U.S. 82
Benjamin
Guthrie
Wichita Falls
Henrietta
Bowie
Panhandle
Tormmade
Kenedy
Forces in Laos chase rebels from Vientiane region
In Laos, government forces pressure pro Communist rebels near Vientiane Luang Prabang with artillery still in range of key positions. In Haiti, Msgr. Paul Rovert is expelled from his diocese after demonstrators loot welfare warehouses and rural building materials. Texas lawmakers begin a longer session while weather slows activity. Cuba tightens control of Guantanamo Bay water supply. Gov Daniel of Texas' brother is named for Guam governor. unions plan wage drives. Eisenhowers vacation in California. Texas sees 12 traffic deaths as winter weather keeps drivers off roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vientiane - Luang Rod
Gonaives
Haiti
Msgr
Paul Rovert
Avalanches Bring Disaster To Italy
Avalanches in northern Italy killed at least 37 people, damaged villages, and blocked highways and rail routes. Two separate slides near Rochemolles and Mt Mellisse crushed homes and barracks, with rescuers pulling survivors and recovering multiple bodies. A third slide in the Aosta Valley trapped heavy trucks at the Swiss border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Alps
Waly
Rochemolles
Mt. Mellisse
Great San Bernard Mountain
Italy
Switzerland
Aosta
Taming Of The Shrew Baytown Cat Thought They Were Mice
A Baytown item describes a cat named Theeck bringing two small shrews home. A Reader's Digest examination reveals the animals were distinct, challenging initial impressions of their nature and size. The report notes the cat’s interest in the mice it had killed and references an article from 1985.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Blue Beathard
A. C
Theeck
Massey - Tompkins
Therck
Texas
Gulf Coast
Ian Ott
Reader's Digest
Theeck Sived
Threck
Nef
Corinne
Woodrow
Bayou Junior High
Wayne
Aunstingele
G. F. Breckenridge
Mentary
Credit Union Short Course Slated
A short course in Credit Union Management starts Feb 8 at Lee College, meeting Thursdays at 7 9 p m for six weeks. Dr J K Lamar of the Texas Credit Union League and UTMB Galveston will discuss the functional structure of credit unions and movement drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee College
J. K. Lamar
South
Texas Credit Union League
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston
Humble's First Pumper Charles Cater Retires
Charles Cater retires after 28 of the past 40 years at Humble Oil Baytown Refinery. He was the plant's first head pump er, helped load the first tanker from the new plant, and served on the initial safety committee. Cater, born 1900 in Colfax Iowa, moved to Texas in 1916 and returned to Baytown in 1934 after varied stints including ranching in New Mexico and work at the Ordnance Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Baytown
Charles
Cater
Colfax
Towa
Oklahoma
Pryor
Texas
Waller
Brookshire
Humble
Leavine Raytown
New Mexico
Cotorard
Old
Virginia Baronian
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Sunul
VFW
VEW
Baytown Moose Lodge
West Main
Jimmie Isaacs
Bob Smith Road
Bay Lanes Bowling Alley
W. T. Woods
W. Humple
Craigmont Civic Club
John Priddy
Michigan
Detroit
St John's Methodist Church
Tedes
de Oliveira Salazar
Pollice
Salazar
Rce
Bulletin
Xerxes Lyons
Walter Brown
Ssleeu
Corpus Christi
Big Sputnik
JFK
Texas Legislature
House
Cuban Water Company
Guantanamo Bay
Fidel Castro
Boxe
bin Daniel
Rite Daniel
Guam
White House
Ol, Chemicals and Atomic Workers International
Union
Dwight
Mamie Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
California
Palm Desert
el Dorado Golf Club
Credit Union
Charles Cater
R. 7
K. Lamar
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