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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1963

Page

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Baytown area clubs and events highlighted in city notices

Mrs C C Horton assists in organizing a Baytown dance club with first session at 7 30 pm Thursday at Highway 146. Baytown Little Theater tickets for Hansel and Gretel go on sale to members Monday and public Feb 18. NASA Center director Dr Robert Gilruth named visiting professor at A&M. Chamberlain to speak at Texas City HS. Knights of Columbus indoctrination meeting Wednesday. Sgt C W Cowan to address Bayshore Peace Officers Association. Building permits rise, Crosby board candidates due by March 6. Lamar Tech honors include Frank Wolff and Helen Cassidy. AFA and Beta Sigma Phi events listed.

C. C. Horton Baytown Area J Highway 146 Baytown “Little Theater Hanted Gretel R. J. ‘Young Robert R. Gilrrth NASA Manned Spacercraft Center Clear Lake Baytown Eee Texas Rudder A&m Sgt. Cowan Speck C. W. Cowan Bayshore Peace Officers Association la Porte A. L. Wilcox Harris Galveston

Rosser enters race for Highlands school trustee

H Rosser a Highlands resident since 1928 and father of six announced his candidacy for the Highlands school board seat now held by Clifton Adams who will not run Adams is a Humble Oil employee and Crosby High School graduate Rosser’s children include Gwen 0 Herschel 17 Patti 10 Steven 7 and Sana 4 He also holds a seat on Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No 11 and would resign if elected to the school board Knox Beavers is expected to run for the other expiring trustee term Immediate holdovers include Dr Horeczy Victory Bridges Opryshek and Stark.

S,. H. Rosser Highlands Fuesday Board‘ of Trustees Sche Clifton Adams Adams Rosser Baytown Humble Oi and Refining Co Dievision Knox Beavers Harris County Water Control and Improvement Water Board Joe Horeczy D. Victory William H.bridges Kari Opryshek A. BR von) Stark

Sun Grin A Two-Man Diplomat Tries Fashion Advice

A wry note outlines a diplomat who teams with a second man to persuade two women that a fur coat would make them look fat. The piece reads as humorous social commentary on style and influence.

Final Preparation For REL Band Concert

Robert E. Lee High School prepares for its fourth annual Mid-Winter Band concert at 7 30 p m Thursday in the school auditorium. Director Charles E Forque notes two concert bands will perform with the public invited free of charge. Sophomore and junior senior bands offer Holst and Creed tunes, Camelot selections, and Latin rhythms in a program directed by Forque with Dan Johnston assisting.

Robert E. Lee High School Charles E_ Forque Pat Cres- Davis Sue White Ares Jack Jacobs Virginia Hin Terry Ore Glenda Preuss Cecil R. Dunn Jr Mary Beth Watts Cecil R. Dunn America Crosby Land Gap Brunson Theater Gustav Holst Paul Creston Forque Dan Johnston Robert E. Lee Johnston

Hard Freeze TOpE In City Baytown Alert Tuesday Night

U S Weather Bureau in Houston warned Baytonians of a hard freeze Tuesday night with 22 to 24 degree readings in Baytown and winds gusting until midnight. Rainfall was light and pockets of ice were reported, while warnings urged protection for pipes and vegetation. Snow fell in parts of Texas, closing schools and affecting travel on U S 80 to El Paso as conditions stayed bitterly cold.

U. S- Weather Bureau Houston Baytown Associated Press Texas San Angelo Lubbock el Paso Rio Grande Valley Amarillo Panhandlé U.S. 80 Bir Spring Odessa Wink Midland Big Spring Edinburg U.S. Weather Bureau Fort Worth Presidio Victoria West North Central Northeast Northwest

Connally Feud Highlighted as He Courts Higher Ed Study

Governor John Connally faces House friction over his higher education study plan. A unnamed House member says Connally is navigating rocky political ground early in his administration. Earl Warren’s Albania visit drew tight security amid impeachment chatter. Georgia Tech marked its 75th anniversary with Warren speech. Britain’s Macmillan expected to push reforms against French veto on the European market. House committees advanced three proposals. battles loom in Austin over parks, rice measure, and state policy. Four Coast Guard planes searched the Yucatan Channel for missing Sulphur Queen on a Beaumont voyage. School heads warn lawmakers about a cap on capitalism versus communism course pending in Austin.

Earl Warren U.S. Supreme Court Albania Thesday Georgia Tech Warren

Joblars Pay Cla ae Are Listed

Unemployment compensation service offered from 50 a.m. until 4 p.m. Wednesday to Friday at the WOW Hall 501 E. Texas for Baytonians eligible under Texas Employment Commission rules. Hearings began 9 a.m. Tuesday at Baytown City Hall on 20 appeals by former Humble Oil and Refining Co Baytown Refinery employees denied unemployment benefits. The appeals referee will decide each case individually to determine if retirements were voluntary. Earlier note of Thursday hearings was a typographical error.

Wow Hall Texas Texas Employment Commission Baytown City Hall Humble Oil and Refining Co Baytown

Death of a Robin Letter to Baytown Boys

Mrs Ralph Scheurich writes from Baytown recounting how two boys with a BB gun shot a small robin near her yard. She describes watching birds from her window during illness since 1962 and laments the missing robin, hoping the boys read the notice and feel ashamed.

Baytown Robin Ralph Scheurich

Tommy Cook Seeks City Council Seat

Tommy Cook announced his candidacy for city council from District 2 which includes Bay Villa Brownwood Lakewood Wooster Craismont Place and Country Clubs He is assistant process foreman at the Polyolefin Plant Baytown Refinery He has long civic and youth service ties and has filed with City Secretary Edna Oliver The Sun will publish his campaign platform later.

Tommy) Cook Bay Villa Brownwood Lakewood Wooster Craismont Place Country Clubs Cook Mumble Oil and Refining Co Baytown Frank E. Middleton University of Texas Quack Shack Chamber of Commerce Burnett Drive Robert E. Lee High School Ray Donnie

Community Chest names Roy Elms new chairman

Roy Elms personnel director of United Rubber and Chemical Co. was chosen Monday night as chairman of the Baytown and East Harris County Community Chest. Miss Nettie Brown was secretary. five directors were elected including Sam Bramlett and Leonard Harti. Welfare League and Health League picks were announced, with Dr Malcolm Jones named medical representative. Special awards went to drive leaders and Baytown service clubs received recognition.

Roy Elms United Rubber and Chemical Co Baytown East Harris County Frank Thompson Eq Vaught Malcolm Jones Baytown Health League Jin Black Jack Keyes L. J Bud) Marsh Harry Stefani Red Feather Don Teter United Fund Jackson Charles L Tillery Cochairman J. Robert Barnes A. R Knox Humble Gijt and Refining Co James Harrop Community Chest Troy Peterson Alma McNulty Eden McWhorter Baytown Srvice Clubs West Baytown Kiwanis Club Baytown Optimist Club Pilot Club

Baytown B'nai B'rith Plans Book Drive

Baytown Lodge of B n ai B rith schedules a book-a-thon to collect volumes for Sterling Municipal Library. Max Mosesman leads the effort with librarian Hank Blasick and a committee including Mervin Rosenbaum Dr Maurice Blum Dr Julian Spring Thomas Aczel and R S Dick Manne. The drive begins February 23 with further details to follow.

Baytown B'nai B Brrith Julian Spring Thomas Aczel R. S Dick) Manne

HORC Slant Well Lawsuit Begins in Henderson

In Henderson Texas jury selection was set for the $475,000 slant well civil suit brought by Humble against H L Lone a Tyler oil operator. Humble claims Long pumped oil from beneath Humble leases via slanted wells. The case draws oilmen statewide as the first civil suit tried in state courts over slant wells amid growing litigation and indictments.

Henderson, Tex Humble Ci

Baytown Houston Join In Bid To Save $200000 Escrow

The cities of Baytown and Houston seek Texas Supreme Court review to uphold a Houston water rate ordinance for Lone Star Water Co. If granted, the escrowed $200,000 would be affected as the case centers on rate legality and procedures. The dispute traces to 1959 when Lone Star Water Co challenged Houston rates and the appellate courts ruled partial validity and procedure errors. The joint petition requests reversal of prior rulings to sustain the original Houston ordinance.

Sun Baytown Lone Star Water Co Houston City of Texas Supreme Court City of Houston Lone Star Water Qo Water Control and Improvement District 58 Supreme Court

NBC Told To Close Moscow Bureau Over Khrushchev Program

The Soviet government ordered NBC to close its Moscow bureau after a TV program about Premier Khrushchev. Tass blamed anti Soviet broadcasts for distorting reality and provoking hostility in the United States. NBC said it would study the charges before commenting.

Mluscow National Broadcasting Co Moscow Khrushchev Foreign Ministry NBC Russell Jones Leonid Zamyatin Jones Mer Tass U.S Soviet Union Frank Bourgholizer Bourgholizer Spain New York William McAndrew NBC News

Beatnik Party Help Wanted in Village Voice Ad

An ad from the Village Voice offers a beatnik for parties, fully equipped with beard eye shade torn shirt sandals and a paper back book of menus. Baytown Sun Want Ads promotes selling unused items and lists contact details.

New York Village Voice Baytown Sun R C. Beeman Missouri

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