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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1964
Page
2
Three Staten Island youths from City College and Brooklyn College used math and probability to win a contest guessing fuel oil volume for a prize pool around 1800 dollars. They built a near perfect estimate of 24,889,000 BTUs, splitting winnings to cover college expenses.
Stock quotes at noon through Me Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner and Smith in the Gulf Building.
Past President plaques were presented to Gordon and Carter BH. Miller, president in 1951, Dr. Julian Spring served as master of ceremonies for the dinner. Rev. P. Walter Henckell offered invocation. Arrangements were led by Frank Boyle Jr. as chairman with B A Stewart Rayborne Johnson Clifford Bond Frank R Boyle Sr. Gordon and Harvey.
Dr William S Harmon director of administration of World Neighbors Inc will be in Houston February 5 for the Harris County Chapter annual meeting at 7 20 p m in the Guild Room Church of St John the Divine 2450 River Oaks Boulevard A report on new developments and the 1961 board and officers election.
Cocoa, a cocoa colored male chihuahua owned by Mrs. B. Stricklin of 1503 Cedar Bay on Lynchburg Road, wandered from home on Monday and remains unfound. Call 582-9587 with any information. The dog has a crooked right front foot.
Free dog training sessions begin at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Sears parking lot on Fannin Street Houston. For more information call Sanice McAlis.
AP essay recounts a family museum visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Tracy Ann questions exhibits and jokes about armor and mummy cases while the narrator notes the overlong cultural exposure and ends with a quip on limits of culture for his family.
He was born Saturday at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital weighing 3 pounds 4 ounces. He has a brother Jon Raymond. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs C No Gurst of Baytown and Mr and Mrs Raymond Covington of Bowie. Great grandparents are Mr and Mrs H J Cluck of Gatesville.
In a statewide AP poll of Democratic county chairmen in Ohio, Marine Lt. Col John Glenn leads the race for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate with the May 5 primary looming, while other national stories include York patients, Cyprus peacekeeping hints, and campaign upswings.
AP reports actor Alan Ladd died at age 50 from natural causes likely a heart attack. He was found in his master bedroom by a servant, autopsy ordered, wife Sue Carol unavailable for comment. Ladd starred in This Gun for Hire and appeared in 150 films, with Funeral rites set for Saturday in Glendale.
A House Agriculture subcommittee backed a wheat bill that would establish a roughly 178 cent floor per bushel for 1964 crop wheat. It would be voluntary for growers within allotments and rely on price support loans of 130 cents with marketing certificates for domestic use and exports, shaping a system balancing support and market price.
Hospital notes list admits at Gulf Coast including Robert Lee Carr Huffman Morgan McCleskey Jr son of Mrs. Morgan McCies Dona Smith 804 Massey La Porte Room 133 318 Mrs Juanita Smith Highlands Room 105 Mrs J P Taylor 1905 Madi son Room 301 Leon Fe Lux 137 Kath erine Room 1 Huey isk Pam ela Room 10 Thomas G Toe Sr 124 Ridge way Room 130 Vernon L Pierce Houston Room 129 New arrivals Mr and Mrs Dudley J Nelson La Porte daughter born Thursday at Gulf Coast Admitted to San Jacinto Methodist John David Strangmeier Houston Room 204 Mrs Lloyd Agron La Porte Room 332 Miss Loretta Rivera 165 Kath erine Room 330 Dulva Premeaux Crosby Room 328 Mrs Sharon Forrester 5009 Inverness Room 243 Steven Caswell Dayton Room 215 George Hickman Hull Room 332
A fragment notes a woman’s prescription glasses found in Dallas at 2109 North Pruett. The owner may claim them at the store, with the outlet implying pickup location.
The Rev Elwin Gill age 21 of Bryan arrives in Baytown to lead a youth revival at Westside Church of the Nazarene corner New Jersey and Virginia Services are at 730 p m through Feb 2 Gill formerly led youth activities at a Sebring Florida church and now pastors in Bryan He studies for Nazarene ministry The meetings will include special music by the church youths The public is invited to attend.
Hollywood AP reports Clint Walker, star of Cheyenne, embraced rodeo touring after leaving Warner Bros. He describes fear at first and growing stage presence in front of 10,000 fans. The shift led to guest spots with Jack Benny and a move into comedy with Doris Day and others, with Universal and three other studios developing roles.
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