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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1963
Page
2
The Corporation Court report shows speeding and drunkenness as the two leading violator categories in 1962. fines and bonds totaled 59762.73 with 1156 speeding cases and 733 drunk cases. Other frequent offenses included running red lights 412 and stop signs 289.
Two Baytonians are candidates for degrees at Texas A&I College with ceremonies Jan 19 in College Station. Jerry Foster and Tim ber Lane graduate in mathematics and personnel administration and may receive commissions as second lieutenants. Bobby Beverly of Channelview is named flight sergeant at the U S Air Force Academy in Colorado. He earns an upcoming HS degree and a commission upon graduation. A tax official notes 1962 self employment tax rate of 4.7 percent. Two Baytown students join Southwestern University Choir this year Nelda Ruth Day and Don Pryor. Also listed are adoptions and dismissals of local residents in the region.
City public works official said a weekend freeze caused slight damage to water distribution pumps and equipment. estimated repair cost about 200 dollars. Separate community notices include Baytown Civil Air Patrol, 4-H meeting at Chamber of Commerce, First Christian Church fellowship, Lamar PTA on high school expansion, Baytown Camera Club at Trinity Parish House with PSA lecture, and a Jewish community event at the Jewish Community House.
Houston attorney Robert E. Looney was cleared by a grand jury of charges that he possessed marijuana and heroin found Oct 17 in an office he shared with James G. Hazeltine. Hazeltine was no-billed on heroin possession. a marijuana charge remained pending. Narcotics officers seized marijuana valued at $30,000. Looney testified he had no knowledge of the narcotics.
U S exports rose to 20.8 billion last year, a 4 percent gain, with imports up 12 percent to 16.4 billion, widening the trade surplus to 4.4 billion but cutting the overall balance of payments deficit from 2.5 billion to around 2.0 billion. Officials say expanding exports remains the key to narrowing the payments gap.
Mr and Mrs James A Wilson of Port Arthur announce the birth of son Jamies Michael on January 8 at St Marys Hospital Port Arthur weighing seven pounds nine ounces They have two older sons George Arlen four and Lee Jamison one and a half Grandparents are S P Wilson of Baytown and Dr and Mrs A O Litton of Liberty Great grandparents Mr and Mrs A L Lee of Masa Arizona
The 62 year old Claude Pepper, former senator and ardent New Dealer, is elected as a freshman congressman from Dade County Florida after 12 years out of office. He frames his return with Kennedy era ideals and claims a long liberal voting record. Pepper recalls his Senate tenure and his housing health and research support.
New Arrivals include Mr and Mrs Edrey Bennet at 709 Harold Lane with a son born January 12 in San Jacinto. Mr and Mrs J W Hargis at 507 N Burnet welcome a son born January 13 in San Jacinto. Other entries list patients admitted to San Jacinto and Gulf Coast with varied room numbers and addresses across Crosby Highlands Baytown and nearby towns.
All former members of the 93rd Infantry Division the Thunderbolt Division are invited to the 17th annual reunion August 15 to 17 at the Hotel Claypool in Indianapolis Indiana. Reactivated in 1942 at Camp Atterbury near Indianapolis they trained there for a year. Contact national secretary Harry Lockwood 43 Oakland Ave Jersey City NJ. The division seeks about 36000 former members not yet contacted since the war. Many scattered across the nation and some from Texas.
FBI agents were due in Baytown to question nine outeftown residents arrested Sunday at the Holly Inn Motel in a gambling probe. Three Baytown men were among the six men and three women charged with gaming and vagrancy. they were released without charges. Seized dice and marked cards were turned over to Harris County authorities as investigators consider interstate transport of gambling equipment and possible felony charges.
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