Crape Myrtle Declared Baytown City Flower Festival Peak
Baytown selects crape myrtle as the city flower during July 1 to 15 with a peak in bloom. Garden clubs plant and care for crape myrtle along Texas highways and parks, with blooms in red pink white and purple. Propagation is mainly by cuttings, fall planting, and pruning after bloom. Care requires good drainage, humus rich soil, and mildew control with sulfur or fungicide.
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Baytown
Baytown City
Harris County
Texas
Garden Club Guest Day Tea draws seventy five attendees
Baytown Garden Club wrapped up its year with a Guest Day Tea at the home of Mrs. A V Bloom, 1005 Lindenwood. Hostesses included Mrs. B D Thomas and others. floral centerpieces, fresh fruit and cookies, and a copper and gold theme highlighted rooms as Mrs. J W Thurman presided over tea service. The next meeting will be Sept 5 at Mrs. Bloom's residence.
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Garden Club
Baytown Garden Clu
A. V. Bloom
Lindenwood
B. D. Thomas
M. M. Martin
F. C. Saxon
R. H. Weaver
Bloom
J. W. Thurman
Sun's policy on baby birthday pictures explained
The Sun outlines rules for birthday photos in Mack and white tones. Photos must be at least six days before the birthday and are accepted for celebrants up to six years old with no printing charge. Publication on the exact date is not guaranteed but attempted, and return of pictures is not guaranteed though usually returned. Readers may contact The Sun's women's department with questions.
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the Sun
Women’s Department of the Sun
Army PFC Patrick Joins Order of Gold Patriots
PFC Thomas L. Patrick, son of Mr and Mrs Willie Patrick of Baytown, joins the Seventh U S Army Order of Gold Patriots while serving with the 51st Infantry in Germany. Members pledge to save a percentage of their pay monthly to curb gold outflow from the U S.
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ARMY
Thomas L. Patrick
Willie Patrick
Baytown
Seventh
U. S. Army
Order of Gold
51St Infantry
Germany
U.S
Wardrobe patterns advertised for spring summer 1961
Fashion notes promote Marian Martin Printed Pattern 9166 for missy sizes 10 to 20 with jacket skirt and sleeve less dress options. Includes yardage details and mailing cost of 50 cents plus 10 cents for first class shipping. Baytown Sun pattern dept address in New York. Also 100 fashion finds color catalog available for 35 cents.
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Marian Martin
Baytown Sun
Pattern Dept
West 18Th St
New York
N.Y
Bridge Talk- Diana Davis Bridges Win
Baytown Duplicate Bridge Club held a morning session with Miss Diana Davis and Plowden Bridges atop the north and south divisions. Mothers Mrs. H. T. Davis and Mrs. W. H. Bridges placed third, with other local pair standings noted in the Community House. A master point session is planned for next Wednesday at 9 30 a m. Baytown Cup results from Monday night list winners in north south and east west divisions.
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Bayown
Duplicate Bridge Club
Collegians
Diana Davis
Plowden Bridges
H. T. Davis
W. H. Bridges
W. A. Jones
E. T. Dahlquist
M. M. Hillis
P. Blumberg
J. Bradshaw
Jack Jacobs
C. H Dawson
C. H. Dawson
Window Shopping Is An Inexpensive Hobby
HAL BOYLE notes window shopping as a frugal pastime in New York, where a person walks miles to mentally buy gadgets seen in shop windows. The “game” toys with a mythical bankroll, savoring the idea of owning items while spending nothing. The piece highlights the human urge to compare wants with others’ needs and suggests the hobby is best enjoyed solo.
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Hal Boyle
The
NEW York
Wedding Bells for Barbara Morgan and Ernest Odom at Cedar Bayou
Miss Barbara Morgan married Ernest Lee Odom Friday night at Cedar Bayou Church of Christ with Pastor Caruthers officiating. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Morgan of Beaumont, wore white lace over taffeta, a pearl tiara, and carried a white orchid bouquet on a white Bible. Maid of honor Vivian Marie Andrews and best man Gene Odom attended. cousins Kenneth Odom and Elvis Istri performed usher duties. A reception at the Morgan home followed, with house party members listed among the guests.
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Ernest Lee Odom
Cedar Bayou
Church of Christ
Barbara To Morgan
Cedar Bayou Church of Christ
C. T. Caruthers
Peace Tabernacle
Odom
H. C. Morgan
Beaumont
E. A. Odom
Baytown
Erina
Vivian Marie Andrews
Robstown
Gene Odom
Kenneth Odom
Elvis Istri
Bathul, Price
Janelle Rice
Patsy Crawford
Bonnie Lee Waltens
Eunice Holder
Peggy McDaniel
Douglas! Williams
Beatumont
Paul Shannon
San Antonio
James Rachel
Dudley Andrews
Charlie Hansen
Langston Baxley Wedding Plans Announced
Miss Jo Helen Langston of Mont Belvieu and J T Baxley of Houston announce final wedding plans. The ceremony is at 8 p m Saturday at Mont Belvieu First Baptist Church with Rev W W Grant officiating. Guests include maid of honor Marcus Ann Langston and bridesmaids Mrs Truman Black. best man Gene Groves. groomsmen Tim Poke Cooper. ushers C J Cotton Randy McCollum and Paul Cooper. Reception at the Langston home. Rehearsal dinner Friday night at Holly Inn.
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Jo Helen Langston
Mont Belvieu
J. T. Baxley
Houston
Mont Belvieu First Baptist Church
W. W. Grant
Marcus Ann Langston
Truman Black
Karen and
Kyle Kelley
Gene Groves
Tim Poke Cooper
Beaumont
C. J. Cotton
Randy McCollum
Paul Cooper
Marcus Lerangston
Vernon Cook
San Anntonio
Bobby
Jo Austin
Warner Laughlin
Dennig Langston
Linda Strathton
Holly Inn
Channelview Library Reading Club Sets Summer Theme
Children ages six through 12 may join the Channelview Library Reading Club which has chosen Flying Saucers to Adventure as the summer theme. Mrs. Al Barnes supervises activities and every child must read 15 books of varied theme during the summer. Around July 1 the program moves to the new library building on Crockett Street and Highway 73, with completion expected soon.
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Channelview Library Reading Club
al Barnes
Lbrary
Crockett Street
Highway 73
Mrs Kaminski Wins Games Party Door Prize
Mrs Francis Kaminski of Highlands won the door prize at a games party sponsored by Baytown Grandmothers at the Community House Tuesday. Lemma Longbotham handled donations and L Enoch presided at the registry. Cupcakes cookies and coffee were served. Grandmothers set a games party for 7 30 p.m Thursday in the Optimist Building.
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Francis Kaminski
Highlands
Baytown
Lemma Longbotham
L. Enoch
Optimist
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