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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1964
Page
1
SUN Spots report Greer a Baytown resident now living in Del Rio is hospitalized in Gulf Coast Hospital in serious condition after falling ill Friday night. Visitors are not allowed at this time.
Weather outlook clear to partly cloudy through Tuesday with a wide temperature range from 44 to 96 degrees. Sunday’s Ash Town high reached 7 degrees. Galveston tides report high at 9 16 am and 3 32 pm, low at 2 50 am and 2 50 pm.
A young aspiring journalist in Baytown leads a group of friends on a Saturday tour of The Sun. Participants include Bart Allbright David Mershall Lyman Smith Phil Moon Karl Martin Kenny Donnelly Rudy Wagner Rick Cisco David Gunn and John Morgan. The piece notes community activities at the Baytown Little Theater and local library events with residents volunteering and reporting.
Deputies urge voters to pay the 1961 poll tax before the January 21 deadline. Tax officials note the requirement for voting in city, county, state, and federal elections remains in effect, with constitutional amendments under discussion in several states. The article discusses federal vs state voting exemptions and upcoming legislative actions impacting poll tax status.
Will Odum chairman of the Parks and Wildlife Commission told the Sportsmen’s Clubs of Texas in Austin that live oyster reefs would be protected from dredging while he serves as chair. He defended 1500 foot dredging limits near Trinity and Galveston reefs and sparred with Dr. Ya Quebedeaux, a Houston delegate, who charged Odum with inaccuracies and urged study of currents. Baytown attendees included Si Killian and Grover Edge. Quebedeaux was elected Region 2 director and Henry LeBlanc was reelected SCOT president.
Baytown residents prepare to support the Mothers March fund Drive aiding polio research and patient care. Volunteers will canvass door to door starting around 5 p.m. in rural areas and 6 p.m. in town, tallying collections at Citizens National Bank with Baytown Auxiliary Police on duty. Local chairs and school captains coordinate the effort, which has raised millions in Harris County and state funds over the years.
Funeral services for Nicholas Nick Peterson a retired carpenter were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Earthman Highlands Highlands Chapel. Burial followed at Evergreen Cemetery near Crosby. Peterson died early Saturday in a Houston hospital. The Rev. J T Barnett of First Baptist Church Crosby officiated. Survived by two nephews Carl and Floyd Green of Houston and Victor Peterson and one niece Mrs Benida Green of Houston.
Washington AP outlines President Johnson’s economic message. GNP surpassed 600 billion, up 100 billion since 1961. Personal income per capita near 500, after tax income 56? billion. Corporate profits 50 billion pre tax, 25 billion after. Unemployment 5.4 percent. Manufacturing utilization 87-92 percent. Tax cut expected to boost 1964 growth, GNP projected to 623 billion without cut and 623 with cut appears.
Tanganyika troops return to barracks after mutiny with President Julius N. re as intervention feared a nationalist revolution could spread from Africa. Kenneth Kennedy eulogized at pontifical mass. Heavy guard surrounds Chattanooga court as Hoffa trial opens. Five Rice players injured in Fort Remn County crash. Seventy three face trial in Atlanta after city jail protests. Texas deaths rise in weekend crashes. Dust storms and mild temps sweep Texas after winds. Austin delays trials linked to Paint-Axing probe. Southwestern Conference basketball underway.
President Johnson sent a reply to Khrushchev outlining four guidelines aimed at broadening a global nonaggression framework. He urged concrete steps to end the nuclear arms race and curb weapon spread, while preserving the peaceful unification of Germany. The letter signals a diplomatic move toward a wide international pact without detailing a new treaty.
The Greater Baytown Chamber of Commerce expects about 500 attendees from Baytown and nearby areas for its annual banquet at Knights of Columbus Hall Monday night starting at 7:30 p.m. Pen Wooten of Dallas Federal Savings and Loan will deliver the main address. Jack Jacobs presides as emcee. The Madrigal Singers of Robert E. Lee High School will perform The Music Man under Mary Guemple. Local officials T. W. Strickler and Bill Strickler will report, with Perry Britton introducing the speaker. Menu features Kansas City strip sirloin steak, green peas, salad, potato, and pie. Arrangements led by Eldon Berry with a host of volunteers assisting.
An architect injury slows the new high school project as Davis reports a roughly one month delay in preliminary drawings and a projected February completion of board recommendations. Construction on the science building and cafeteria work progresses with multiple contractors active in Baytown and Houston.
Washington AP report on President Johnson's 1963 budget plan proposing $97.0 billion aimed at poverty, with deep cuts in Defense and other agencies, defense expansion, asset sales, and a debt reduction path while preserving growth and a strong social package.
Lee College has approval from the Texas Employment Commission and the Texas Education Agency to add three stenographer courses under the federal Manpower Development and Training Act with a total budget of 19 365.50 dollars. The program funds aim to train workers for improved employment in fields needing stenographic and related skills, with courses slated for February and March, and through December, taught by college instructors.
Chambers County voters soundly defeated total bonds totaling 4.1 million to finance a county wide improvement program including a bridge over Cedar Bayou Stream and hospital and courthouse jail upgrades. Precinct results varied with hospital measures narrowly failing in Precinct 5 by three votes and Road and Bridge proposals also failing. Turnout reached 1288 voters, about one third of eligible electors.
Funeral services are planned for Tuesday at 10 am at Westfield Christian for Mrs. Runnels 16, of Goose Creek. She died at 1:0 pm in Houston hospital. She was mother of Mrs. fear of Baytown and Louis Runnels. The Runes lived in Goose Creek oil fields.
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