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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1963
Page
1
Local society and club notices list monthly meetings at Redeemer Lutheran Church and Masonic Lodge, a Gulf Coast Hospital Auxiliary coffee, Wooster Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, and various community groups. Also includes LVN class enrollment, Elks Lodge event, election results broadcast, and weather with Galveston tide times. Several entries cite organizers and contact details for civic participation.
Mrs D R McFarlan nears home after illness at St Josephs Hospital Houston. Downing family return from Quartz Mountain State Park reunion. Junior and community members share a fish fry and school activities. Pictures taken with Dr Broussard and Gayle Wallace. Doris Lowry back from New York City, Townsend and Bell study for UH finals. Gene Lewis plans a trip to New Mexico. Guidrys head to Six Flags over Texas in quest.
The stahl board approved 32,436.48 for school supplies on a four bid basis and awarded meats contract to Obrien's Grocery for the cafeteria. Trustee Opry s hek pressed for anti trust review of bread bids from five Houston firms amid concerns over identical pricing.
Cedar Bayou Junior High is opening bids August 5 for a 70 000 improvement program approved by voters. Plans by Davis include enlarging the cafeteria with 240-seat dining area, new dish area and serving line, plus entry lockers and lavatories. The east side “T” shaped addition spans about 3060 square feet and may start within days of award, with a 4 to 5 month completion window. Alternate bids for air conditioning equipment are expected.
The Baytown Chamber of Commerce reports progress on an industrial committee led by James A. Anderson with plans to fully organize soon. Three subcommittees are formed. Jim Black will chair a Baytown tax study group. Steele McDonald to form an insurance costs survey in the area with broad participation.
A public hearing on a livestock ordinance is scheduled for 1 pm at city hall. City Manager J B LeFevre expects a council meeting format but no definite action. May or Lee Ligsell organized the hearing amid disagreements over the ordinance. A citizen committee will present proposed changes for discussion.
President Kennedy urged Supreme Court Justice Arthur J. Goldberg to resolve the railroad and operating unions work rules dispute. J E Wolfe said the binding report would come before the 1963 64 term begins in October and possibly before September 20. Both sides have until 10 am Wednesday to consider the plan as a peaceful path out of a potential national catastrophe.
Junior high and elementary remedial reading classes begin July 22 at Lee College. Elementary group targets fifth graders. enrollment is limited and open to Wisconsin students. Registration ongoing. classes meet Monday through Friday in Room 200, Liberal Arts Building, with focus on phonics and comprehension using modern reading lab equipment.
SAN JACINTO Sam Houston defeated Travis 9 to 4 in Bantam League play at the YMCA. On Tuesday Burnett faces Lamar, and Burnett Travis meets Ashbel Smith in the next games.
The Lee College board approved improvements under the Southern Association and Texas Employment Agency recommendations. Plans include remodeling the music department into a choral room and piano area, with counseling focus across fall spring and summer terms.
Mrs. Winnie Brown longtime Robert E Lee High School staff was elected principal of the new high school to be completed by 1965. Potter succeeds Brown at REL and will supervise girls, while White becomes guidance counselor. New teachers include Brandon Hill Roberts Strickler and others as rapid plans for the north-side school proceed.
Moscow AP dispatch reports Soviet and Chinese delegations held talks in Peking aimed at reconciliation. Officials said the suspension is temporary and there is no rupture, with progress described as ongoing despite uncertainties.
Tax Assessor-Collector G. L. Bennett reported that less than three percent of current school district taxes remain unpaid. Current collections since September 1, 1962 totaled $5,840,216.62, about 7.4 percent of the levies for 1962-63. Delinquent taxes since last week amount to $36,227.43, raising total district revenue to $3,876,444.05. Remaining 1962 delinquent, plus 1962-61 delinquents, total $269,415. Bennett noted junior college current taxes collected reach $4,804.88 with $9,521.22 outstanding. delinquent junior college taxes since 1937 total $25,495.58.
Ricky Carew aged 15 son of Mr and Mrs A J Carew of 2207 Rosille was admitted to Gulf Coast Hospital after cuts and bruises from a motor scooter accident at the Horan and North Street intersection. The collision occurred when Blanche E K Tallent of 409 FE Homan turned onto Homan from North Main and struck the scooter passing on the right. Investigating Officer A W Henseey of the Raytown Police Department said no charges have been named.
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