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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1964
Page
2
A county extension agent lists items to review before mailing 1967 tax forms. Key points include investment credits for machinery, installment sale handling, farm depreciation, wage deductions, student exemptions, livestock costs, standard deductions, and depreciation schedules. Copies of the Farmer’s Tax Guide are advised.
Brin Du Burg of NASA spoke to Cub Scout Pack 93 at Cedar Bayou Methodist Church for their Blue and Gold banquet. He screened Gordon Cooper’s space flights while Eddie Goings was named cub master and Tom Herndon prepares to move to New Jersey.
Crosby School Board of Trustees will hold a call meeting at 6 20 pm Wednesday at the school to review the proposed construction project and expansion plans for district schools. The agenda includes finalizing planning details for the expansion.
Miami reports the state attorney general asked for medical records on Sonny Liston's examination after his loss to Cassius Clay. The Miami Beach Boxing Commission reportedly swapped wires from across the country calling the fight a disgrace and an insult to boxing. In Dallas a juror was accepted as the sixth and another juror was added bringing the tally to seven in Jack Ruby's murder trial. the names listed include Plechtner and Mrs. Gea Li English.
In Culpeper Virginia segregation by sex in ten classrooms gains support from teachers and pupils. Five all girl and five all boy groups across grades one through five report higher enthusiasm and participation, with discipline noted as tougher in all day mixed settings and easier in all girl groups. Pupils express satisfaction, citing quieter rooms and improved work, while the county supervisor notes early favorable results and that segregation applies only to instruction.
Robert W. Cooke reports seats still available for Thursday and Saturday performances at Judge M. M. Brown’s Justice of the Peace Court tied to a Bay swindle by check. Kemp and Little Theater’s production of 3300 Bus Stop was sold out Friday night.
An anonymous trio discusses Baytown's shifting business mood with hints of incoming investment tied to Humble's 900 million dollar activity near La Porte. They claim Baytown could join NASA area growth, citing strong local school facilities as an attractor and Baytown’s strategic position in the Houston area’s expansion.
Channel 13 Houston launches Cita Con Trece Rendezvous with 14 a weekly hour long Spanish program at 11 15 p m featuring host Carlos Garcia a Houston resident with Mexican roots The show will spotlight Latin entertainers from Mexico Central and South America plus Houston figures of Latin descent Garcia a Corpus Christi native and Korean War Marine veteran has a background in building and contracting and will scout new talent from Mexico and border towns for the series
A garbled dispatch sketches a Fort Bragg mock assault with paratroopers and casualties, a murder case in Texas, and various political ramblings. It mentions a kidnapping case, testimony by a young mother, Southern filibuster talks on a farm bill and civil rights, FAA lab moves, Cyprus security plans, and eastern Mediterranean crises plus a Greek coast guard push.
The Boy Scouts of America announced new merit badges and revised requirements for eight others in the 1964 edition of Boy Scout Requirements. New badges cover atomic energy electronics and model design and building, with expanded guidance on archery architecture and skiing and minor changes to several others.
Children ages four to six are invited to a 10 a.m. Thursday story hour at Sterling Municipal Library. Readings include Little Black Sambo and Aladdin's Lamp, with Mrs Mary Bell, Mrs Jane Roberts, and Mrs Manlyn Threlkeld in charge.
Washington AP reports critics charge the export subsidy program rewards shipments to Russia and its satellites. Longshoremen refuse to load grain, ships wait offshore, and unions say half the grain must be loaded when available. The program totals about 44 million dollars on 64 million bushels, with 12.5 million tied to durum wheat and storage costs raising per-bushel expenses.
Crosby correspondent reports First Baptist Crosby hosted a Women’s Missionary Union meeting with Joy Badgett teaching Apogee, introducing Home Missions Week. Guests included twelve for a salad luncheon and canasta with prize winners Lynn Faust and Mona Yackel, plus a double heart birthday cake for Karen Hinton.
An elderly Buddhist priest, Rev. Kasaio Okimura, 78, was severely burned on the lawn beside his temple in Honolulu. Police say the emergency likely resulted from pouring gasoline on religious paraphernalia and lighting a match, with the flames blowing back onto him. he is in critical condition.
Funeral services for R B Kirkingold Sr of Highway 145 will be at 2 p m Thursday at Allison Memorial Crypel in Liberty with burial at Fairs Cemetery. He died Tuesday night in a Reviawn hospital, Baytown resident since 1948, owner of Kirindall Upholstery Shop, WWII veteran. Survived by wife Arn R Kirkingall of Baytown. three brothers including J Moe of Humble and W W of Houston. a sister Mars EL Smart of Liberty. Also note Cub Scout Pack 134 Blue and Gold Banquet at 6 30 p m Friday at Wooster Baptist Church.
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