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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1963
Page
2
Washington AP Treasury released tables showing net savings for individual income taxpayers under President Kennedy’s proposed tax reductions and revisions. The figures apply to standard deduction filers and illustrate potential liabilities if enacted.
The Trinity University Choir will present an 8 p.m. concert Saturday at First Presbyterian Church. The free public event offers a nursery for young children.
Diana Marguerite Stackhouse of Baytown and Travis Lee Barnes of Channelview plan to wed at 7 p.m. Friday at the First Christian Church with Rev. Earl Bigsex officiating. Attendants include maid of honor Dennis Biggs and bridesmaids Karen Gteson and Missi Heffelfin. Wayne Barnes as best man, groomsmen Bill Kelly and Harold Smith. cousins Roy Barnes and Glen Smith as ushers. Nuptial music by Mrs. A. S. Didriksen and Mrs. Earl Bissex. reception to follow at the church. House party members include Mrs. Donald Morris and Mrs. Wayne Barnes plus Judy Frazier.
Harris County savings bonds sales in December totaled 1,643,183 with 80.7 percent of a 21,250,000 goal reached and 1962 cumulative 17,143,181 announced by county chairman John H. Wimberly. Chambers County December sales were 4,579, cumulative 1,434,932, reaching 43.5 percent of its 100,000 goal. The state 1962 goal was 25,400,000 with 21,110,556 total.
St Pauls Methodist Church adult choir to host a Mexican dinner Friday from 5 to 7 pm. Adults pay 1, children 50 cents. Proceeds fund choir robes. Also mentions Johann Strauss Sr noting Vienna as home of fighter music.
Stock quotes for noon call quotes sourced from Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner and Smith show current bid and ask levels, with prices reflecting intra day movements. The data provides intraday snapshots and market context for traders tracking short term debt and equity instruments.
A jumble of corporate names and fragments from a historical page includes American Cyanamid Alcoa Anaconda Chrysler Dow, Eastman Kodak, Gen Electric, General Motors, Goodyear, Gulf Oil, IBM? Gulf States Util, Lockheed, Magnavox, Monsanto, Pfizer, Phillips, Pure Oil, Royal Dutch, Sears, Shell, Sinclair, Texaco, Union Carbide, Westinghouse, Xerox and many others mixed with stray quotes about a Warner Bros Western and a desert horse anecdote. The readable facts are limited to the presence of numerous corporate names and a brief anecdote about Bo Warner, Palm Springs, and a horse incident.
Hollywood writer James Bacon notes Bo Belin sky, a colorful Los Angeles Angels southpaw, reflects on danger in acting versus baseball after a close call that nearly cost him a finger while describing the perils of showbusiness in Hollywood.
President Kennedy said daily aerial reviews of Cuba show no evidence of a massive Soviet military buildup. He noted 16,000 to 17,000 Soviets remain and only one Soviet ship since October could have carried arms, no offensive weapons found. He urged Western unity and commented on De Gaulle and force projections. The press conference touched tax cuts, air cover rumors, and foreign policy across NATO, missiles, and civil rights events.
A readable hospital notice lists admitted patients at San Jacinto and Gulf Coast hospitals with names addresses and room numbers. It also notes new arrivals Mr and Mrs James R Stewart and Mr and Mrs Robert Wade with birth details. A final line mentions Saturn being distant from the sun, near Jupiter.
Mrs Robert F Kennedy wife of the attorney general and sister in law of the President is expecting her eighth child in July The Kennedys now have six sons and a daughter ages 3 to 11 as reported by the Washington Post
Bo says a broken little finger from a cactus fall nearly derailed his acting plans. A Riverside doctor advised amputation but saved the finger with a $250 operation. he remains determined to focus on spring training with the Angels, despite offers to film. He will appear on CBS TV’s Lloyd Bridges show on Feb. 12 as a baseball player.
Baytown Kiwanis Club heard Patrolman A R Liles warn that icy streets cause weekend accidents as drivers struggle with ice. He urged five mile an hour crossings in high gear and no speed changes or braking. Adults were cited as the main violators, with bus drivers and teachers among those ticketed. The group marked Kiwanis International’s 48th anniversary with a birthday cake.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth E Taylor announce the birth of Lacy Edwin on January 23 at Baytown Hospital weighing 7 pounds 9 ounces. Grandparents are Lacy Lusk and Elmer Taylor of Baytown with great grandmother Pate Placker of Saratoga. Mr and Mrs Wilson R Bond announce the birth of Elizabeth Kay on January 21 at Gulf Coast Hospital weighing 7 pounds 15 ounces. Grandparents include Mr and Mrs Guy Gore Sr and Mr and Mrs W J Bond. Saturn's gravity note appears as an unrelated line about a hypothetical ocean and Saturn.
City council action includes redistricting ordinance for annexed areas, setting April 2 city election with three council seats and mayor, and a bill for payment on abandoned city property. Also approves clerk’s sign plans, civil service exemption for police school patrolwomen, and pays tribute to Nelson McElroy with a commemorative gesture. Traffic study urged for the Baytown Junior High four way intersection.
James C. Garrison was appointed chief of plant guards at Humble Oil and Refining Company's Baytown Refinery on January 16. He began at Humble in 1939, holding roles in rigger, machinist, instrument, and labor supervision before becoming assistant chief of guards last June. Born in Lufkin, he and his wife live at 900 Parkway Drive with one son at Robert E. Lee High School and two daughters at Stephen F. Austin College.
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