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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1965
Page
2
Baytown officials discuss charter changes amid opposition. Cook notes concern over timing and study, stressing interest in city changes. Members have not decided what charter amendments to propose.
Satterwhite, a member of Baytown bond speakers committee, will explain the proposed 3 million 720 thousand dollar capital improvement bond issue to Rotary Club members at their regular meeting. The event starts at 12 15 p m Wednesday at the Tower.
Dwight Layman Penn 85 died at 7 25 am Tuesday in his Baytown home. A former Sun Oil Co. pumper, he retired in 1951 and moved to Baytown 16 months ago. Funeral at 2 pm Wednesday at First Baptist Church Conroe with Rev. R M Cheek officiating, Rev. Carl Young Jr assisting. Burial in Conroe Memorial Cemetery under Paul A Lee Funeral Home direction. Survivors: wife Mayden Penn of Baytown four daughters 13 grandchildren six great grandchildren. Penn was a First Baptist member.
Reported shooting leaves Malcolm X dead in New York. His blue 1963 Cadillac found 20 blocks south, police fingerprinted the car and questioned area residents. Malcolm X's body to be publicly displayed in Harlem. Elijah Muhammad denies involvement, but Chicago police link the slaying to Muslim feuds.
Khanh, in retreat at Dalat, appears to have agreed to leave power after 14 months as Vietnam’s strongman. Three Armed Forces Council members visited him and the Viet Nam Press Agency said a decree named Khanh a roving ambassador, the same device used to remove his predecessor Duong Minh Chieu from the country.
James Bowie PTA hosts a homework and testing workshop from 4 20 to 11 30 a m Wednesday in the school auditorium Mrs Homer Grant Ced ar Bayou Junior High teacher will speak on homework Mrs Melba Miller Mrs La Nee Col tharp and Mrs Erm Popp Bowie teachers will explain the different types of fe
Guerra Enterprises partners with Wells and McCord to chase a 436 million treasure said to lie behind a river cave. They report a tunnel 65 feet deeper, a 82 foot shaft, and seismographic checks finding the same treasure room despite floods and rock collapses.
Baytown police reported three minor theft incidents on George Washington’s birthday Monday. William Jefferson 17 reported a gear shift knob and related items stolen from his car near First Christian Church between 7 and 5 20 p m. Lola Harris reported a purse with $7 in coins moved across Harbor Street. Hub caps were stolen from Melvin Becker Jr s car on New Jersey Street. Prowlers were reported on and Wisconsin streets Monday night.
Dwight Leymon Penns 72 of Baytown died at 7 25 pm Friday at home. Former Sun Gig Co. pumper, retired in 1941. Funeral 2 pm Wednesday at First Baptist Church Conroe with Rev. A Cheek and Rev. Carl Young officiating. Burial in Memorial Cemetery directed by Paul A. Lee Funeral Home. Survived by wife Mrs Shay Gell Penns four daughters four sons in law and many grandchildren and nieces. He was a member of First Baptist Church and had moved from Conroe to Baytown 14 months ago.
Rose, past Lakewood leaders and a Diamond Alkali Federal Credit Union director, seeks Position 6 on the Lakewood School Board, citing 26 years in industry and a focus on education. Greer, Baytown resident for 30 years with ties to Garth Road Baptist Church, runs for trustee, pledging open minded service and the best interests of children. The candidates list family details and community affiliations, expressing commitment to improving educational standards.
A long roster names numerous Baytown area teachers across elementary junior high and college programs including J D Buckner Mary Hatchell Leon Legler Ed Moak and many more. It notes spouses as substitute teachers and explains the hiring path from principal recommendations to the administrative staff and school board.
The Registered Professional Nurses Society of Harris County will meet at Gulf Coast Hospital at 7 20 p m on Tuesday. The gathering was moved from the original San Jacinto Methodist Hospital location.
Mothers of Cedar Bayou Ninth Grade will meet at 9:20 a.m. Wednesday in the school auditorium to discuss plans for a graduation party.
Deputy James Toler investigates a Monday night incident in Bent Belgiew where a stray auto owned by O Wintree of Tenaha struck a concrete culvert and damaged a driveway near Sunny Lane. Two figures fled the scene. witnesses heard the crash as headlights remained on. Wintree and the vehicle were located later, but the driver remained at large.
Mrs. R. D. Wibbetts of 2015 i New Mexico, mother of Mrs. E. H. Parris, died early Tuesday at Methodist Hospital in Houston after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be handled by Earthman Funeral Home.
Dr. McKetta advances experimental data on petroleum substances with NSF NAS ACS funds and various military and industrial grants. He edits a multi volume petroleum chemistry series, publishes about 140 articles, and holds positions on NAS committees and the Texas Atomic Energy Advisory Committee while serving UT since 1936. He studied at Tri State College Angla Indiana and the University of Michigan and was named Distinguished Diving Alumnus in 1956.
Baytown representatives joined 12 operators in a three hour march around the Humble Oil building in Houston. Vernon Wilson, chairman, said the rally protested a two cent per gallon margin increase allowed by the company. The club had pressed for more, noting wages and uniforms for attendants. Local marchers came from Baytown Beaufont, Austin and San Antonio.
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