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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1966
Page
1
The Baytown City Secretary's office will accept bids until June 45 for work on the city sewer system including expansion of the West Main disposal plant. St Paul Lutheran plans a Houston baseball bus trip Thursday night with four tickets available. call C E Stolhandske at 582 5298.
A scan of local updates shows Bryant Pringle at a youth rally reconnecting with an old friend while Janis Roach entertains a group of youngsters. Linda Bonner visits El Paso, Ed Gig Liles heads to San Antonio, Patsy Compton explores something new.
Hurricane Alma lashed Key West with gusts near 100 mph and 60 mph sustained winds as its eye neared. It battered Havana with 117 mph winds before moving toward the Florida Straits, prompting hurricane watches and warnings along Florida coasts and evacuations in Cuba and the Keys.
A partnership of T D O'Brien Sr Tillman O'Brien and Fred Bednarski acquires Baytown Piggly Wiggly at 704 Alexander Drive to operate as O'Brien Food Market. Bednarski will manage the Alexander Drive store with B L McLain as assistant manager. O'Briens run O'Brien's Food Market at 2100 North Main. Bednarski family ties to Baytown and UT are noted. Bednarski sister Lucy is Tillman’s wife.
A brief quotation explores religious certainty and the enduring nature of the Bible. It contrasts the speaker's declaration with the source of his message and cites John 8 26. The text then highlights the Bible's resilience as geology and scripture are reflected together.
An estimated 20,000 Western Union employees walked off the job halting public telegraph service nationwide. CTU members protested wage and benefit disputes while supervisory staff kept essential lines open, and CWA agreement with the company in New York City area stood firm as pickets surrounded Western Union headquarters.
Washington Congresswoman Mrs Thomas of Texas urges states to lead the fight against waterway pollution, warning against overreliance on federal action. She backs legislation transferring authority to regulate pollution of the sea to the State Department and stresses state pilotage and inland waters protections.
Baytown officials and county leaders gathered in Houston for an informal conference with State Highway District Engineer Wiley E. Carmichael to discuss highway problems in Baytown and East Harris County, review present plans, timetables, and suggestions. Mayor Seaborn Cravey, City Manager Fritz Lanham, CC President Eldon Berry, CC Manager Dave Moore, and County Commissioner V Vu Ramsey attended.
W H Schweitzer Baytown Refinery engineer and St Marks Methodist layman was named chairman of the San Jacinto Methodist Hospital board of trustees for a one year term succeeding G F Vaught. Vaught, who has served since Gordon L Farmed's death, will remain on the board. Schweitzer has chaired the building and grounds committee overseeing a $1,000,000 professional building X ray and emergency facilities and a new power plant with completion planned for early 1967.
Thich Tam Chau, head of the Buddhist Institute, urged an end to rioting while promising continued nonviolent efforts to topple Premier Nguyen Cao Ky. The regime weighs Electoral Commission proposals to transform the September Constituent Assembly into a governing parliament, shorten military rule, and schedule Aug 29 candidate nominations for a national legislature vote.
Ray Holbrook, a lawyer and chemical engineer, has won the runoff for Galveston County judge. The West Harris native, ex-sprinter and Monsanto patents specialist, defeated Peter La Valle in the June runoff 10 888 to 8 265 and will preside after January 1.
Richard Lee and George Lewis Ford, twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mason Ford of 2204 Belvedere, arrived six minutes apart at San Jacinto Hospital. Richard Lee born June 6 at 11:56 p.m., weighed 5 lb 4 oz, 17.75 in long. George Lewis born June 7 at 12:02 a.m., weighed 5 lb 7 oz, 18.14 in long. Grandparents Mr. and Mrs. David Pettit of New Mexico. The Fords moved from Houston three years ago. Ford is a pharmacist.
A public hearing on the next to last 10 foot annexation strip ordinance is set for 6 30 p m at city hall. The council will also discuss front sidewalk regulations in new subdivisions and an amendment to the pawnbroker ordinance. Paul Kelly of Harris County Mosquito Control District will outline a door to door inspection plan in Baytown as inspections continue countywide to curb mosquitoes. A drainage discussion on Bayshore Drive is also on the docket.
Houston Endowment Inc and Mecom remained noncommittal about closing a sale of the newspaper and other properties. The deadline for a deal was listed as 5 p.m. Monday, with speculation rising after Tuesday editions replaced John Mecom as president and publisher with Jesse H. Jones. No officials commented on the masthead change.
Two Baytonians, William D. Broyles Jr. and John Wesley Durham Jr., received Rice University Service Awards from the Rice Student Association. Broyles, senior president of the Student Association, was honored for broad service and for honors from Marshall Scholarship. Durham, editor of the Rice Thresher, was recognized for leadership and contributing to community optimism. Other honorees included Kent Richard Morrison and Paul Edwin Pfeiffer.
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