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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1961
Page
3
AP report by Val Boyle recounts a humorous dream about a wife’s perfect memory surpassing a husband’s. It riffes on marital recall with an elephant metaphor, noting a Kansas City and Omaha reference and a weather note of 82 degrees on a summer day.
Humble Oil and Refining Co states that curbs on residual fuel oil imports threaten the U S economy, damage foreign relations, and jeopardize national security. The Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization reviews necessity of the restrictions while Humble argues the move would not help coal communities or job prospects and would delay finding a coal industry solution.
The RADEF radiological defense network expands in Texas with a district data center, 300 monitoring stations, and trained personnel. Alan Love of Houston Health Department notes early assignments and regional RADEF leadership for District 2A including Austin to Wharton. Final organization set for July 25 26 at Rice University. A second note reports a new rail route from Allende Veracruz to Merida Yucatan boosting tourism.
Dean Brown is promoted to manager of the Mary Carter Paint Store at 515 W Texas replacing Edward Dezell who moved to Pasadena. Brown, a native Baytonian and husband of Jinda Cherry, has a daughter Connie and resides at 702 E Adone with his family. Mary Carter operates seven Houston area stores including Baytown and Pasadena. The Baytown shop has operated over a year and offers a policy of one free can of paint with every purchase. The company posts its home office in Tampa Florida and maintains supply access in Conroe. Tourists spent 365 million dollars in Mexico in 1960, up 4 percent from 1959.
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