Peru avalanche disaster devastates Andean valley towns
Rescue teams worked under fog and bad weather to reach Ramahirca and Huarascucho after an eight minute ice and rock slide from Mt Huascaran buried 14 settlements. Initial counts put missing around 2300 to 4000 with many bodies recovered near Chimbote and along the Lana iguaco canyon. officials warned the death toll may never be known.
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Lima
Peru
vHangulas
Caraz
Peruvian Air Force
Roberto Thorndike
Red Cross
U.S
James Loeb
Ranrahirea
Huarascucho
Jte
Ramahirca
Alfonso Caballero
Leohoio Guzman
Huaraz
Fernand Ecuador
Cordillera Blanca
Sania River
Chimbote
Pacific
Ranri
Bitcathe
Mrs Lillie Strauss Rites Set in Bellville Tex
Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie Meissner Strauss are planned for 2 p m Saturday at St Marys Episcopal Church Bellville with Etlinger Funeral Home in charge. She died Thursday at noon at her daughter Mrs E G Staliknechts Baytown home. Surviving relatives include a Baytown grandson Keith Stallkmecki a nephew Homer Strauss a niece Mrs Ford Geyer two Bellville sisters Mrs W M Schneider and Mrs Willamee and a brother Alvin Meissner.
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Bellville
Tex
Lillie Meissner Strauss
E. G. Staliknecht
Etinger Funeral Home
Belville
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Baytown
Ford Geyer
W. M. Schneider
Willamee
Alvin Eissner
Sliding Interest Scale In House Loan Shark Bill
Texas small loan dealers could charge the highest legal rate since 1851 under a House passed bill now before the Senate. The measure sets a sliding scale from 36 percent per year on loans under 100 dollars to 18 percent on a 1500 dollar loan, excluding banks credit unions and savings institutions.
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Austin
Texas
House
Senate
Lut Lueh Luis Ly
Oiy Sucn
Baytown
Lla i Jender
Boek Bobbitt and Chambliss
West Ee
F.cilities
Creekwood
Wau
Grace
Spet Methodist Church
Nelman
Criss Cale
Houston
Cole
William B. Kudelka
Hig
Wacopany
Baytown weighs small loan bill and city projects
The city council debated a Texas small loan bill with provisions on licensing, asset requirements, and prohibitions on loan shark practices. A $200 loan threshold triggers insurance mandates and clear repayment disclosures. The council also approved transfers of a $5,000 appropriation for property extension and appointed Raymond Donnelly to the Civil Service Commission. Funeral services were planned for William B. Kudelka, a Baytown resident, with survivors listed.
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Ray
1833-Mile Cattle Drive Ends With $353,549 Check
The 1833 mile cattle drive concluded with rancher Hight receiving a $353,549 payment for 1064 cows and 779 steers, plus income from horses. Weather, market prices, and trucking costs shaped the final tally and future plans. Johm Clay of Hershey Neb. purchased 202 breeding cows for $26,218.
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Eldon Daughters
Net Hight
Hight
Highton
Westover
Johm Clay
Hershey, Neb
Central heat fire fatality noted in La Porte report
A central heating system short caused an electrical explosion in a La Porte home. A North Texas area survivor notes the incident led to facial burns. the victim was not wearing a safety device. Reports list affected relatives and hospitalizations in the San Jacinto Memorial system.
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Amer ‘Cyan
VISCO
Tomon & Laugh
Tetens Ae Kerr-McGee
Libby “Mon
Ligeti
and Myers
Monsanto BeyEies
Pedro Capote
Iris Sereayrs
Gulf Coast
Chandler
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
San Jacinto
Imciobert Jones
H. Lindley
N. Seventh
Lonnie B. ‘Fisher
N. Main
Highlands
Alice
Gayl. Buck
Ridgefield
la Porte
A. M. Palker
Porte
Lewis Hull
Jamison
Burl L. Clark
Gelotex Wedensueenes
Carysier Aeae
Cossaseanse
Oho
Golam Gos
Georgia Pac
Gulf Oil
Gulf State Util
Diceersenecess
Stude-Packard
Lemand PO
Butt Oil
Sanray Mid
Tennessee Gas
Ray Moser
Nettle Walters
W. Bayshore
John Arthur Petroskey
Crosby
Ee Jeffery
Burlesque House Operator Freed Of Added Work
TORONTO AP A court freed Jim Swar ian a Lux Burlesque House projectionist after a weeklong picket line by stagehands. He kept running shows from a booth with a refrigerator stove and bed. He described choosing light colors to suit performers and said the ordeal broke monotony but not his commitment to the theater. The piece notes his 22 years as a projectionist and prior work at the Toronto Casino and Lux.
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Toronto
Jim
Lux
Bia
Tales
Ike
Famous Producer Answers Homework Questions About Gone with the Wind
Hollywood AP reports David Selznick, famed producer, responds to a reader’s questions about the 1939 classic. He notes Selznick Studio produced the film, MGM lent Clark Gable, and Margaret Mitchell refused involvement. Filming took six months, with a final cut of 3 hours 45 minutes, and the movie won eight Academy Awards including Best Picture and Leigh for actress.
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Hollywood
David
Selmick
Desta J. Burke
Jonesboro
Tenn
Selznick
Deata
MGM
Clark Gable
Margaret Mitchell
Atlanta
Vivien Leigh
Sidney Howard
Georgia
Culver
Leigh
Hattie McDaniel
Victor Fleming
Howard
Kennedy pushes farm program as Congress battles plans
President Kennedy outlines a comprehensive farm program and foreign policy proposals he plans to send to Congress, aiming for broad reforms but likely winning approval for less than half of his domestic and foreign initiatives. David J. Mack, widower of Barbara Hurns, says he will use funds from the estate to establish a narcotics addiction organization. Texas highway official D O Greer notes the federal government owes the state $78,000 and withholds money without cause.
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Kennedy
Congress
David J. Mack
Barbara Hurns
D. O. Greer
Texas Highway Department
Mrs Davis and Mrs Harrop Win Bridge Title
Mrs H J Davis and Mrs James Harrop captured first in master point duplicate bridge at Baytown Duplicate Club in Community House. Second place went to Mrs Robert Matherne and Mrs W H Betes, with Mrs Grace Irons and Mrs W A Blasingame third and Mrs Fred Jones and Mrs W J Service fourth. A next master point game is set for 7:30 p m Monday in Community House with a $1 admission.
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H. J. Davis
James Harrop
Baytown
Robert Matherne
W. H.betes
Grace Irons
W. A. Blasingame
Fred Jones
W. J. Service
Fitzhenry Birth Announced in Houston Family
Mr and Mrs Bil Fitzhenry of Houston announce the birth of a son Mitchell Ray January 4 at Doctor's Hospital Houston. The baby weighed nine pounds. Parents list J High tower of Baytown and Vic and Mrs W A Fitzhenry of Mont Belvieu as relations. Mitchell Ray has a sister Kendef and brothers Pat and Mike, all two were old.
La Porte State appoints officers and board members
Local governance notes show Albert E. Cleere elected chairman of the board of directors with A. W. Elin J. W. S. Elin and J. Kubler serving as inspectors and officers like K. Holcomb and George F. Nor among the named directors. The report records a president and vice president roles along with a treasurer.
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Ae Aera Amar
Ail
K. Ise
Albert E. Cleere
Gre
W."s. Elin
Jt ‘Pectors
Hallmark
7. K. Holcomb
John As
TRA Budget Board Names Bond and Boyle to Committees
Tex as Real Estate Association announces appointments with M Sparky Bond of Bigtot and Frank R. Boyle Jr of La Porte named to budget finance and education promotion committees. New TREA officers will be installed Saturday in Corpus Christi with E T Comperé driving the installation and electing officers including president, vice presidents, and secretary.
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M. (Sparky) Bond
Bigtot In
Textas Real Estate Association
Frank R. Boyle Jr
la Porte
TREA
Cere
Corpus E. T. Comperé
Abiléne
A. B. Bedden
Austin
George
McCansa
Houston
Alton Miller
Dallas
H. W. Baknman
Harlingen
Clegg in Exercise With 26th Division Training Abroad
Marion Clegg Jr of 4617 Bayou Road served with the 26th Division in Germany during a recent exercise. He participates in combat training as a member of the unit.
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Marion Clegg Jr
Bayou Road
26Th
Sudaniey Hkc
Army Eit
Germany
Capping Ceremonies For LYN Tonight At Lee College
Twenty five students of the Lee College School of Vocational Nurses will receive caps at an 8 p m ceremony in the college auditorium. Dr. Robert McAmis of Tide lands General Hospital will be main speaker. The event marks the completion of the school phase before 32 weeks of hospital training to become Licensed Vocational Nurses. A reception hosted by the Baytown LVN Association will follow in the college cafeteria.
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Lee College School of Vocational Nurses
Robert McAmis
Tidelands General Hospital
Pasadena
Baytown
al Nurses Association
Promote Marion Martin pattern in Baytown Sun ad
An OCR fragment advertises Marian Martin pattern 9182 for culotte shirtdress options in rayon or cotton tweed with size choices and embellishments. It details pricing, pattern numbers, and mailing costs, urging readers to send coins for pattern mailings.
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Marian Martin
Baytown Sun
Pattern Dept
Ainty Nan
Notable Sanders Visit in Waller and Hawthorne Address
T J Sanders of Waller visits with Mr and Mrs Leon Sanders Stephen Alan and Thomas Scott at 1412 Hawthorne. The gathering centers on family ties and local ties between Waller and Hawthorne communities.
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T. J. Sanders
Waller
Leon Sanders
Stephen Alan
Thomas Scott
Hawthorne
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