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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1962
Page
6
Fragmentary text mentions a captain named Ferdinand in a terse scene. Unable to derive clear event, action or attribution from the readable fragments. No verifiable names, places, or dates beyond the two proper nouns.
HAL BOYLE notes rising prosperity with about one in every 120 U.S. homes owning a swimming pool. The column also shares quick takes on safe foods, longevity tips, frequent doctor visits, notable quotes, travel costs, and other light household hints from the era.
Houston report says the Texas rice industry faces a large federal probe into acreage allotments and potential sales. Investigators in four counties warn of penalties for illegal planting and allotment shuffles tied to ASCS officials and farmer deals. Estimated at least 3,100 acres involved across Mata gorda Brazoria Waller and Jackson counties with potential losses surpassing $370,000.
Admitted to Gulf Coast include Jerald Jones Crosby Room 120 Jerry Jester La Porte Room Mrs C T Bonner 18 John A Room 103 Richard Voss Houston Room AN Mrs James Phillips 2104 Maryland Room 128 rs Neemit Compton 105 W d Room 101 Eugenia Mattern Houston we 119 sUMITS haye Mrs Carl Laughlin Baytown Room 127 Mrs Henry Billick Port Laya ca Room 109 Mrs John Buehler 329 Coburn Room 202 Melvin Young Baytown Room 213 Wayne McClurg 1900 Wood lawn Room 103 Admitted to San Jacinto Mrs Clifford E Van Wagner Houston Room 331 Mrs Rhoderick K Saunders 131 Milner Room 347 Mrs Ted A Rother Jr 5406 Vac Room 339 Mrs Ben E Lensing 151 You pon Room 221 Ms Harold W Wenckens Bay town Room 351 Ivey Eugene McFarland 715 I Bowie Room 214 John N Griffin Baytown Roomy 303
Funeral services for Margie Bennylyn Rhoden 39 of Springfield Virginia were at Paul A Lee Funeral Home Cedar Bayou Baptist Church pastor Rev E R Burns officiated burial Cedarcrest Cemetery. She died from burns suffered July 2 while lighting a charcoal burner at Fairfax County General Hospital in Fairfax Virginia. Survived by husband Robert B Rhoden of Springfield parents Mr and Mrs L L Faulk of Baytown two daughters Mrs W G Miller of Marietta Ohio and Karen Jeannette Rhoden of Springfield a son Robert B Rhoden Jr of Springfield two sisters Mrs R W Camp Baytown Mrs Robert Penninger Pasadena and Mrs Jack Woodard Highlands one brother S L Faulk Baytown pallbearers C W Plato H Dawson J H Macke A R Knox S C Kimmons Ernest Dittman.
Houston unveiled two new freeways with ceremonies easing traffic for thousands. The North Freeway (U S 7) opened at City Hall area extending to the North Loop, costing 16 million dollars. The Southwest Freeway from Kirby to Hillcroft links with existing routes and started at 9 million dollars.
The Formosa Chinese Nationalist ministry of justice forbids forcing condemned Christians to kneel before firing squads. The correct posture is for the condemned to stand with his back to the firing squad. Women's Fellowship will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday for dinner and program as part of 1961 Houston Oilers Season events chaired by T L Satterwhite.
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