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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1964
Page
1
The Sun Spots ferry is closed for 30 days while channel aprons are rebuilt on both sides. Garden clubs meet at Sterling Library for a program on table decorations. Local residents share promotions, open-house plans, and multiple theft reports along with community group meetings and weather outlook.
R FL Pauenit of the Houston Port Commission will speak at Wooster Chamber banquet at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the Tower restaurant. Roy Holzheuser handles tickets. Baytown folk join Bosses Night at Holiday Inn. Members of Pack 25 6 thank fire station crew. Local students and residents, from Lamar Tech to hospital stays, fill the week’s town notes with events and health updates.
Baytown Police Sgt. B. J. Ausley, 33, of 209 Nazro, faces a traffic charge in Judge Ward's Corporation Court after a two car crash at Highway 146 and Texas Avenue on January 22. Investigators say he was driving a patrol car with siren and red light on. Police Chief Fordhe filed the ticket after review.
Tickets are on sale for the Baytown Texas Exes banquet set for February 23 at the Houster Yacht Club. Price is $4 per person. Tickets from Raymond Donnelly We Ji Gid ley Herman von Rosenberg K V Offermann Simmons and others. Judge Joe Greenhill of the Texas Supreme Court will be the speaker.
The Souther Review Meeting for Humble’s Baytown Research and Development with Esso Research and Engineering Co and affiliated firms opened Monday at Holiday Inn. Dr Charles F Jones of Esso Research and Enjay Chemical Co attended, recounting Baytown’s growth since 1994 and noting the center now houses 29 laboratories and extensive new facilities.
Police and two Seventh Day Adventist ministers persuaded Tommy Dunning 30 to drop a bread knife after a three hour standoff in a Fort Worth motel cabin. Amid fears of a bomb the man, distraught over his missing wife, surrendered at 5 25 a m taking custody of his five children while officers moved the youths to a county home.
Dawn Robins, a senior at Robert E. Lee High School, became the first graduate of Baytowns traffic violator safety classes. The program, run by the Baytown Police Department, the Corporation Court and the Diversified Occupations Club, offers teens the option to attend weekly safety sessions instead of paying fines. In its first month, 13 students chose the class, with sessions featuring films and lectures to stress traffic safety.
Baytown trustee Dr. W H Bridges announces plans to swap seats by running for Position 4, challenging fellow incumbent and current Position 3 holder Opryshek. Bridges, a veteran board member since 1955, cites policy and finance clashes and has roots in Longleaf Louisiana and Baytown.
In a chaotic weekend incident four people perished when a blaze tore through a downtown area. Police detained a wounded driver as a suspect in a bombing of a U.S. theater that left three Americans dead and several others injured.
Washington AP reports contradictory testimony on missile reliability from Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and Air Force Chief of Staff Curtis LeMay. Discrepancies in figures fuel political tension as Goldwater questions reliability amid his campaign. House panel transcripts may shed light next week as defense bill moves to floor.
Gary Burns 15 son of Mev and Mrs Evan Burns of 1305 East Foyle sustained head injuries in a fall Saturday night near a gymnasium during a basketball tournament. Taken to San Jacinto Methodist, he was moved to Hermann Hospital in Houston, remained unconscious until Sunday morning, and is in satisfactory condition Monday under care.
Washington reports say the Supreme Court held the Constitution requires equal representation for equal numbers of people in the U.S. House. In other item, the Court halted deportation for Frank Costello, a 31-year-old New York grafher, and Houston dockworkers defied orders to unload a Turkish wheat ship bound for Russia.
In Dallas AP report judge Joe Brown overruled three motions for directed verdict of acquittal in Jack Ruby’s murder trial. Defense claimed brain damage shown by encephalographic record. record kept locked. Jury selection begins with about 150 prospective jurors. 19 to 21 excused for caregiving reasons. Court packed with press and spectators. some potential jurors questioned. possible adjournment for funeral of former mayor Thornton. Melvin Belli says insurance policy on the case.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Cedar Bayou Methodist Church for Hilton Aaron Going of Baytown 57 who died early Monday in a Baytown hospital. The Rev. Don Duran and Rev. James E. Wright will officiate. burial in Cedar Crest Cemetery. Survived by wife Laura Abernathy Going three sons W D H E and J L Going all of Baytown three sisters Mrs A A Jen son Mrs T A Milligan and Mrs Nita Hood five brothers F L Bo V U O Laurence and Walter and grandchildren.
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