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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1965
Page
2
Washington AP reports a volatile mood as President Johnson presses forward in Vietnam and Great Society programs while Congress and the Supreme Court clash over civil rights church-state issues and reapportionment. The piece contrasts modern court activity with past tensions.
Walter E. Jones 5222 Middleton Road retired as an annuitant of HORC on June 1 after a long career at Humble Refinery. Born in Lockesburg Arkansas and raised in Idabell Oklahoma, he worked as a carpenter and in Baytown Refinery’s pipe and labor departments before retiring to flower beds and fishing. He plans visits with family across Texas Oklahoma Kentucky and Colorado, with trout fishing in Colorado, and is a member of Central Baptist Church and Baytown Oddfellows Lodge No 960. He and his wife Hazel have three daughters seven grandsons and two granddaughters.
Fats West of La Porte will handle most duties as Justice of the Peace. Judge West will conduct JP court preliminary hearing next Thursday. Fats, a former deputy sheriff, began serving as justice in January 1963 and emphasizes counseling and community aid through frequent calls and guidance on heart health.
Barnes urged a larger cleanup effort and questioned spending, suggesting a one man operation may be insufficient. Hames criticized newspaper neglect in Baytown and urged the council to reconsider the budget to fund better maintenance of wired signs on private property. The piece notes a push for more money in cleanup and mentions a historic ski train arrival in Warner, New Hampshire.
Galena starts the state baseball tournament at Austin with eight teams in Class AAAA and AAA. Brownsville, with two top lefthanders, entering as a favorite in AAAA, faces tough early games. South San Antonio carries the best state record and the long streak of titles. Dallas Samuels, Galena Park Brownsville and El Paso Austin anchor the field with key pitchers Johnny Gusman and Bob Arnold delivering standout seasons.
A mixed grab bag with trivia on beal-inown animal protection, Zenda author, PM initials origin, cable financing, and Wilany Bryant middle name, followed by a dated blurb on 1912 musical comedy and a note about King Henry VIII era Gothic architecture and the Reformation era Bilney connection.
New York AP report on the 1960s volunteer civil rights movement as groups plan multi state voter registration drives. NAACP CORE and SCLC mobilize about 700 volunteers, many Southern born, to Mississippi Alabama South Carolina Louisiana and surrounding areas. Programs include libraries literacy, cooperative farming, and union organizing efforts with emphasis on voter registration and anti poverty work.
Carroll Marcellus Huckaby 68 of 107 Lakewres Drive died at his home at 7 20 Friday native of Paris Arkansas He moved to Baytown Texas in 19 He is survived by his wife Mrs Lottie Huckaby of Baytown one daughter Mrs Calvin Knepple of Sanins Brazil one son G L Huckaby of Baytown two sisters Mrs Buster Sharpe of Santa Anna California and Mrs C C Barmani of Corpus Christi three brothers Huckaby of Galaboms W B Huckaby of Tulea and the Rev Huckaby of Kingsland Texas Four grandchildren Also survive Mineral services will be Monday at Paul U Ley Funeral Home officiating The body will be entined to Buchanan Funeral Home in Okmulgee Oklahoma Burial will be in Okmulkee Cery Park Wednesday
In Waco the Baptist General Convention of Texas will receive title to Baylor University’s Independence terminal site. The Independence Association will transfer ownership at its annual meeting. Baylor, founded in 1845, was moved to Waco in 1886 as part of Christian education efforts in the Southwest.
Santo Domingo faces a widening economic struggle as the Dominican civil war shifts from battlefield to bank and port control. With U.S. aid, the junta and rebels fight over how to run imports and wage payments, threatening factories, wages, and basic goods, while negotiations stall.
Rep Wright Patman chairman of the House Banking Committee urged Federal Reserve Chairman William M Martin Jr to resign and be replaced by President Johnson’s pick. Patman accused Martin of pursuing tight credit and harmful monetary policy citing stock market drops and a 1929 comparison. He contrasted Martin’s remarks at Columbia University with his view of the current economy.
Funeral services for Marcella Methoby Huckaby formerly of Ports Arkansas now of Baytown Texas are announced. Survivors include Lotte Huckaby Knepoit Comin Barnard and others with services at 7 p m Monday at Pout U hee Funeral Home officiated by Egwis Summer with burial at Camut Ore Cemetery later Tuesday.
A short local item notes a banker in Grand Saline who protected his bank as a rough incident occurred nearby. Details are sparse due to damaged text, but the report emphasizes the quick action of the banker during the peril. The piece mentions small-town action and a brief description of the scene.
C H Gene Armes retires after forty years with HORC. He began in 1925 at the Texarkana plant, later became chief editor and worked on education reforms. He and his wife Mabel own a fishing camp, with four daughters and two sons. A bank shooting at the Rawlings city bank led to police involvement and the capture of the gunman, Pippin.
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