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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1963
Page
1
Local clubs schedule meetings and events including SUN Spots and Rough Riders gatherings at 7 30 p m and 7 30 p m respectively. A Baytown Fire Department report cites a lightning caused house fire at 326 Burnett with repairs estimated 1000 to 1500 dollars. Weather outlook partly cloudy and warm with 70 to 92 degree temperatures.
The Lammers family spent the weekend sightseeing in New Orleans while Baytonians enjoyed breakfasts at a renowned restaurant. John Marsh, formerly with the Sun, now in Alexandria, La, was seen. Jim Bailey paused for coffee with a friend. Garrett and Stella Herring sent a Las Vegas postcard. Dr Herbert H. Duke returns to work after illness. Eighth grade twirlers for next year were elected: Karen Clark Tana Hull Candy Crist Reeve Ann Marshall and Che Odom, with Eva Ansaulda named flag bearer.
The Bayshore Rod and Reel Club annual fishing contest started Saturday with many anglers in near perfect conditions. Leaders include L T Mazoek in senior speckled trout and Fred Jennings with a red fish, while Michael Denzel has the largest croaker. The event runs to Saturday dusk with an all you can eat fry on Sunday. Participants must donate $1, register at camp, and weigh-ins occur at Plato's Grocery by 7 PM daily.
County Commissioner W V Ramsey nominated Steela M McDonald for the Harris County hospital board but McDonald failed to win. Ramsey said he supported McDonald for trust and later voted for W P Jones after a 4 to 1 decision, noting lack of other committee support.
National Safe Boating Week proclaimed by President Kennedy starts Sunday. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 67 led by Commander E R Hargis distributes posters and safety materials at boating locations. Local officials emphasize free boat inspections and decals for compliant vessels as boating deaths fall eight percent since 1961 62. Organizations across the sector join in, including the YMCA Scouts and various coast guard and boating groups.
Funeral services for Mrs Trecie Hellen Rice 56 of 1111 Windy Lane were held at Earthman Chapel at 3 p.m. Monday. Interment followed in Hill Of Rest Cemetery. Mrs Rice died at 6 a.m. Sunday in a Baytown hospital. Survivors include husband G A Rice a daughter Miss Madelon Rice of Baytown and a brother Tom Long of Cleveland. Rev Lonnie Bowlen officiated.
OCAW Local No. 4 333 will install new officers at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the OCAW Hall 311 E Homan A vice president and six workmen s committeemen elected June 4 and 18 will be installed Roy L Cutbirth J D Sheppard W C Camp C E Aucion John Blakey B F Sublet and Andres Contreras hold the committeeman posts W J Forrester District 4 director will perform the installation A buffet supper will follow All members and wives invited Ford Geser secretary treasurer elected District 4 representative on the grievance and appeals committee for the international convention Aug 19 21 in Chicago President L E Todd announced
President Kennedy arrives in Rome to a sparse reception by Italian standards and immediately enters conferences with Italian leaders. Pope Paul VI dedicates rein to world peace and Christian unity with a coronation style address in nine languages. Violence in Texas claims 30 lives over the weekend, including 17 in traffic. Gettysburg observances mark the 10th birthday of the battle with governors from most Union states in attendance. New York abolishes mandatory death penalty for premeditated murder, replacing it with life imprisonment unless the jury unanimously imposes death. Soviet satellite leaders return home after East Berlin summit where Khrushchev sought support in the Sino-Soviet split. South Texas clouds clear after a partly cloudy weekend. A National Education Association speech in Detroit links the rice issue to a broader failure of higher education.
A case contrasting labor time for a quart of milk shows Russians needing 33 minutes versus 7 in America and 14 in England. The piece notes New York shoppers can buy far more sugar butter and beef per hour of labor than Russians and mocks classified ads promising quick cash by selling unused items.
Mrs Clyde W Casey of 728 Travis reported a 10 foot shrimp trawl missing from her garage in Baystown police say acting Police Chief R H Bo Tum. is handling the case local officersInvestigating theft of fishing gear from private premises.
A Southern Association of Colleges and Schools visiting committee urged Lee College to establish a fulltime vocational and technical school. It recommended empowering the nonacademic director to organize and coordinate programs, hire instructors, and act as administrator while stressing high standards and alignment with state and industry needs.
A public hearing is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday July 9 at city hall to discuss an animal control ordinance the city council has studied. Mayor Lee Liggett and the council seek public input amid opinion differences. A committee including Dr Henry C Dismukes Councilman Tommy Cook City Attorney George Chandler City Sanitarian Odis Muenning W B Anderson Dan Daniels and Dr Neil Chastain will redraft if needed before the hearing. The draft requires a 100 foot setback for animal housing and bans animals from running loose while mandating daily litter collection in sanitary containers. Food must be stored in ratproof flytight receptacles. Laboratory animals are exempt but must meet health officer conditions. Violators face misdemeanors with fines from 10 to 200 dollars and each day counts as a separate offense.
Chester A. Havard, a Baytown area graduate and former resident, was reported missing Sunday in about 0 feet of water near an offshore Cameron La oil rig during a skin diving excursion. World War II veteran, Texas A&M graduate, and former Merrill Lynch employee, Havard lived in Victor Texas with two daughters, Sherrie and Karen.
London reports collapse of British Soviet bid to uphold the 14 nation Laotian peace settlement. Britain and the Soviet Union, as cochairmen, transferred responsibility back to the signatory nations in Geneva to ensure terms are fulfilled.
BERLIN AP One more crack in the Communist facade appeared as Romania's veteran Red leader George Gheorghiu Dej avoided high level talks Khrushchev was holding with European allies in East Berlin. Khrushchev told an East German audience that communism stands as firm as granite. The absence of Romania and Albania highlighted rifts in the Communist world ahead of the Moscow summit with Red China.
Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy told the Senate Commerce Committee that private businesses serving the public should be banned from segregating customers. He urged a civil rights bill as part of President Kennedy's package, arguing the right to discriminate is a wrongful liberty. He dismissed private property as a shield and said state and local actions are often inadequate in protecting Negroes from voting barriers.
The United States plans a formal protest to Italy over alleged rough handling of members of President Kennedy's official party. Informants say Italian police and military personnel targeted White House aides, State Department officials, and American press corps traveling with Kennedy.
Mrs Charles Pool donated 20 children's records to Sterling Municipal Library. A June 21 27 list shows numerous book titles and authors including The Caine Mutiny Ullman The Shining Tides Shellabarger and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Rich. Additional donors include Robert W Maeser Jr Walter Patton Murphy Kathryn Priest and W A Stevenson with varied volumes across fiction history poetry and reference.
Dr George S Bays a former Gables Florida resident who moved to Sydney Australia has died. He was a former assistant process superintendent for Esso in Sydney and active in Baytown Refinery and Kiwanis Club. Survivors include his widow and two children. He held degrees from the University and MIT and worked for International Petroleum Co in Boroca gola Colombia. Funeral arrangements will be announced.
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