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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1963
Page
1
The Women's Society of Christian Service at St John's Methodist Church announces a bake sale to raise funds. Organizers invite church members and the community to contribute baked goods and support the church project.
Baytown crowds attended the Humble auction at Community House raising about $100,000 for surplus goods from Humble Oil and Refining Co. Items ranged from a $1 file cabinet to an $18,400 40 ton crane. The sale, run by J C Lawlis Associates, attracted 70 to 90 bidders and filled the hall with office machines, furniture, and building gear.
A barbecue for Bayshore area citizens and friends is planned at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Baytown Boat Club on Clear Lake Road in Highlands. The Gulf Coast Hospital Women’s Auxiliary will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the hospital clinic, and all members and interested parties are urged to attend.
Baytown Little Theater debuts Around Bon Threlkeld as Dead-Eye Dick in H M S Pin afore opening Friday night. Local items note Xi Theta Gamma Fish Fry on July 26 and various social visits, weddings, trips, and garden outings across Commerce Dallas Mobile Alabama.
Washington AP reports the first solar eclipse visible in North America since 1930. Scientists warn viewers to use proper equipment or watch on television to avoid permanent eye damage from direct sun. The eclipse will last briefly, from dawn over Japan to about 4 45 p.m. EST on the Maine coast, with totality in a 60 mile wide strip across Alaska, Canada and Maine.
Washington AP reports two Texas Republican lawmakers, Sen John Tower and Rep Ed Foreman, oppose ceding El Paso land to Mexico to settle the Chamizal dispute, arguing Texas consent is required while highlighting differing views among Texas and U.S. officials. Senator Tower cites constitutional and territorial concerns, and Foreman vows to ensure fair treatment for displaced property owners.
In Miami Beach, governors foresee a civil rights showdown at the National Governors Conference opening this weekend. Albert Rosellini of Washington says Rockefeller will push a strong civil rights stand but may be defeated in the constitutional amendments fight. The conference runs Sunday through Wednesday with civil rights demonstrations expected to spotlight Governors Barnett and Wallace, and pressure on other governors to back civil rights legislation.
Negotiations for an interim contract begin Monday between Humble Oil and Refining Co and the Gulf Coast Industrial Workers Union, named bargaining agent for Baytown Refinery production and maintenance workers. The NLRB certified about 2,100 employees, with permanent officers to be elected after September. Officers plan to keep the union hall and other assets.
Across the French Riviera three earthquakes trigger mass evacuations as thousands of pajama-clad tourists and residents flee to open ground, while authorities urge calm and safety measures amid ongoing tremors and aftershocks.
Premier Khrushchev told 6,000 at a Kremlin rally that a new world war is unnecessary to build socialism or speed revolutions. He warned a nuclear war could destroy mankind and chided Chinese rivals over their repeated calls for revolutionary war. Talks with China in Moscow faltered as delegates argued over a communique ending the conference.
Harris County announced two settlements for right of way claims on Loop 201. St Pauls Lutheran Church property at West Main and Douglas Drive will transfer to the county for Loop 201, with a court award of 80200 against an appraised 418,832. Decker Drive and Park Street area comprising 50 acres also opened for county use, with court awards totaling 137,895, close to an 138,7 appraisal. Work on Loop 2 delayed by utility relocation disputes. The state Texas Highway Department and Harris County divide costs, with county purchasing and state reimbursement planned at 130 percent of the cost later.
Mike Jones and John Bough, among 40 high school juniors from Texas, Louisiana and Mexico, attend a two month University of Houston science institute funded by a 20235 NSF grant. They will study scientific methods, write reports, and conduct research in mathematics, physics, and chemistry under faculty including Motard and Slater.
Governor Connally plans to outline Texas civil rights stance at the national governors conference. He stressed citizens deserve to hear his views before the meeting and criticized earlier remarks from a state AFL-CIO official. Connally voiced support for leadership in civil rights amid broader state discussions.
Premier Khrushchev expressed optimism about a Big Three agreement on a limited nuclear test ban and said he would like to outlaw all tests including underground ones. He urged an East West nonaggression pact and suggested tying it to test ban talks through nonaggression declarations. He offered Western inspection of Soviet military installations to ease tensions and supported monitoring via international means if a comprehensive ban is enforceable.
A La Porte man identified as Trigz aged 41 died after a collision on Highway 146 near La Porte. He suffered a crushed chest and knee injury and died about an hour later at San Jacinto Alethad hospital. He was a longtime resident of La Porte survived by his wife Damar six children and his mother. Funeral services will be announced by Simpson Funeral Home.
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