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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1960
Page
1
Rainfall at Hubble Oil and Refining Co. Bay Town Refinery reached 67.64 inches in 1959, about 20 inches above the 47.76 inch yearly average. December totaled 8.26 inches with 1.25 inches on the final rainy day.
Dirt Gardeners Horticulture Club meets 9 30 a m Wednesday at 1403 Woodlawn home of Mrs R E Robson slides on native plants. Catholic Daughters meet 7 30 p m Monday at St Joseph s School cafeteria plans for new member reception Sunday Jan 24 Houston Wormer signups through that date to qualify for charter cohosts for social after Monday Tweeting City Council first 1950 meeting 7 p m next Thursday baytown Harris County Water Supply District No 8 five board seats election next Tuesday at David G Burnet Elementary School tax assessor collector elected R s Dicky Manne election judge Crosby School Board meets 7 p m Monday continue bond issue discussion Supt Allison Koonce bond proposal Sept final action Baytown schools reopen Monday Easter holiday April 15 Art Lintelman fire chief heads to Washington New York as International Assn Of Fire Chiefs president year end meetings in New York and Civil Defence fire prevention committee in Washington.
Baytown writer Wanda Orton Osa recalls Christmas 1959 at the Fiquette farm in Whitegate Florida where pilot Olin M. Long Langey crashed a Piper craft into an orange grove above a high voltage line. He escaped after three attempts, jumping 9 feet to safety and was rescued by local youths. now recovering in West Orange Memorial Hospital. The piece mentions several Baytown families including Nelsons, Olsons, and the Halseys, with a note that a feature story was sent to the Halseys.
A family notices that placing a low cost ad in The Sun newspaper led to a quick sale of an automatic washer. Readers watch The Sun Want Ad columns for a wide range of items and opportunities to turn chores into cash.
Margaret Sullavan 48 died in New Haven shortly after reportedly overdosing on sleeping pills while preparing to debut in a new play. She was found unconscious at Motel Taft and died at Grace New Haven Community Hospital.
MOSCOW AP Khrushchev suggested cutting armed forces unilaterally to defend borders with rockets, signaling a new tactic to force Western disarmament talks. Western leaders weigh impact as Geneva talks approach March 15, while U N proposals call for total disarmament within four years. Mrs Minnie Flores, 82, of T121 East Lobit, Baytown resident, dies. funeral Monday Earthman Chapel with Rev Paul Stephens officiating. interment Rosewood Cemetery.
The Baytown Chamber of Commerce directors meeting is postponed to Monday January 11 due to President Larry Massey illness. A luncheon at The Tower will install 10 new directors and present a new slate of officers. Newly elected directors include James Harrop Al Melinger Jack Jacobs Bruce Ramsey George H Gentry Lowell Lammers Ted Lyman J W Strickler Ray Elms and Warry F Wartman.
The Associated Press reports 23 people died violent deaths in Texas over the New Year weekend, eight in traffic incidents. Shootings and stabbings topped the causes, amid slick roads yet improved safety enforcement. notable cases include a McAllen crash, a Dallas Love Field incident injuring a child, and multiple stabbings in Marshall and Wichita Falls.
An editorial from The Family magazine in 1914 warned of appalling destruction and urged disarmament as Europe’s war raged. It cited heavy naval armament airships and motorized transport as threats, noting rising prices and labor demands in the United States, with Wilson's administration watching events. The piece was found in a 45 year old issue mailed by Darr ell Tuck.
Washington AP Kennedy, 42, Massachusetts senator, formally enters the Democratic presidential contest beginning with the New Hampshire primary March 8. He outlines goals on arms control, science, education, farm economy, inflation and growth while positioning for front line clash with Humphrey in Wisconsin. Other potential rivals delay primaries.
A playful look at past mispredictions from 1900 to 1967 and dated quotes about economy, technology, politics, and society. The piece mocks forecasts by officials, bankers, and editors, noting how widely opinions diverge and how future outcomes defy even expert prediction.
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