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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1961
Page
5
About 40 Baytonians have taken part in try outs for the Baytown Little Theater first production Biography. Casting will be completed late this week. A special meeting may be arranged for those who have not auditioned. The play features three women and five men and is slated for late August. Membership exceeds 70 with a June 15 charter membership deadline.
In Gulf Coast Hospital and Clinic Mrs George Perkins is in complete charge under administrator Harry Miller directing nursing services, emergency, obstetrics, central supply and a staff of about 45. A Baytonian, she trained at Memorial Hospital Wilmington and Lee College, served two years in the Army Nursing Corps, met her husband in North Africa, and urges young nurses to seek the emergency experiences available.
Mrs J M Gordon winner of The Baytown Sun Citizen's National Bank Headline Tour was honored with an off to Europe coffee at 806 Fleetwood. Mrs C J Bailey, chosen traveling companion, joined as dolls and country tokens set the voyage theme for about 50 guests.
The Sun outlines policy for printing birthday pictures. Professional photography in black and white must be in the office at least six days before the birthday. Pictures accepted for each celebrant through six years of age with no printing charge. Publication on the exact birth date is possible but not guaranteed. Return of the picture is not guaranteed though usually returned. Readers may contact the women's department with questions.
Lane Reese, a Robert E. Lee High School senior, returns home Wednesday from Abilene. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe H. Reese, 402 Kelly Lane. Mrs Douglas R. Butler of Baytown visits Bellin grath Gardens in Mobile Alabama. Chief and Mrs R C Buckner and Mr and Mrs James Boyd of the Wooster Volunteer Fire Department attend the four day Texas Firemen and Fire Marshals convention in Austin with Buckner as state secretary treasurer of the Texas Firemen's Auxiliary. Allen Watkins, May graduate of Robert E. Lee High, is at Groton Connecticut Submarine School for ten weeks, son of Mr and Mrs D R Watkins, 9 N Gailliard. Address: US Naval Submarine Base, US Naval Submarine School, Box 49, Groton, Conn. Mrs Alvie Nance and sons Bill and Mike return to 1520 Cedar Bayou Rd from a week in Mexia, stopped in Waco for church at the Methodist Home and visited Mary Jane Jordan.
A father recalls his four year old son’s obsession with dirt and cleanliness. The child would arrive at church with a clean face but dirty jacket, prompting cautious routines and a habit of checking faces before school. The family wonders how the dirt reappears in minutes.
Washington AP Defense plans develop spacecraft to detect nuclear explosions on earth and in space. Code named Vela Hotel, the project aims to influence Geneva test ban talks but is long term. An experiment Project Westford would place wire fragments in orbit to form a belt for reflecting radio signals, similar to Echo for communications.
Gamma Phi Kappa Sorority of Lee College held an end-of-year picnic and swimming party Saturday at Humble Country Club. Attendees included Ella Bowling George Donnelly Donna Bryan Gerry Harrington Loretta Fulcher James Casey Lynette Bishop Larry Kelley David Kadjar and sponsors Mr and Mrs Homer Ant hons and Mr and Mrs John Durham. New officers named Ella Bowling president Shirley Morisak vice president Donna Bryan secretary Charlene Dickerson treasurer and Loretta Fulcher historian.
The narrator recalls a playful scene of a child acting out detective moves near a kindergarten and a car, prompting a teacher to urge restraint. The piece pivots to a wedding where the child is to be ring bearer, provoking humorous debates over attire and logistics. Suggestions include a white suit or a last minute zip bag gag, with a father ready to escort the child.
Washington UP reports Sam Rayburn doubles the prior service record as speaker of the House and hints he may remain in the role for several more years. He calls politics a “quite a life” and reflects on achievements, while colleagues praise his leadership and place in American history.
Andrew Critendon former Robert E. Lee High School student and Baytown Sun carrier won a music scholarship from Sam Houston State Teachers College in Huntsville. He participated in Jazz Stage Band REL band Band Officers Club and will join the college bands. He plans a music major and speech minor with family listed at 122 E Above.
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