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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1961
Page
1
Baytown City Council will not meet Wednesday night and will instead convene at 7 p.m. Friday due to a conflict with the Harris County Mayors and Councilmen's Association. Mayor Al Clayton will address city problems at the Kiwanis Club noon meeting Thursday.
Mrs Violet Bramlett reported to police Tuesday afternoon that articles valued at 874 dollars were stolen from her home including a diamond ring valued at 269.50 dollars a dining chair 35 dollars and a wool suit 39.50 dollars Patrolman M J Gill investigated. A 1958 model car stolen from Eugene Harris was found abandoned at Park and Decker at 6 30 p m Tuesday by City Patrol Man Don Baker Harris said three tires and a spare wheel a baby seat a baby walker and two hubcaps were missing. L Gunn senior research chemist at Humble Oil and Refining Co Baytown Research Center has an article in Analytical Chemistry X Ray Fluorescent Intensity of Elements Evaporated from Solution onto Thin Film It covers detection and measurement of micro amounts of metals.
A Weather Bureau alert covered North Central East and West Texas as a Pacific cold front met moist air. Areas from Wichita Falls to Mineral Wells and beyond faced isolated thundershowers with hail and damaging winds. Lyons of Panhandle to Red River reported lightning and rain, with Vernon and Lubbock noting notable totals.
The Kennedy administration proposed a wheat program for 1962 with a mandatory 10 percent reduction in planting allotments. It would pay retired acreage and offer higher price supports to raise net wheat income and reduce surplus. Jaenke outlined a plan to cut production and storage costs, with land retirements and payments tied to past yields and parity prices.
Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures with daytime thunder showers through Thursday. Tides in Galveston listed for Thursday include high times around 6:49 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., with additional high tides at 1:20 p.m. and 11:19 a.m.
The Associated Press reports the Freedom Riders split into three groups crossing the South to challenge segregation. In Wilmington N C eight riders rode a Greyhound to Charleston while six more prepared to depart for Jacksonville and St Petersburg Florida. a fourth group of rabbis and ministers headed from Raleigh to Sumter South Carolina. They aim for Tallahassee and a Friday New York news conference, saying a Supreme Court verdict supports their interstate travel rights.
U S negotiators in Havana reported plans to leave Thursday after talks with Fidel Castro over swapping 1214 Cuban inmates for tractors. The group led by Duane T. Greathouse discussed a man for man exchange while awaiting further Cuban decisions on farm machinery and political prisoners.
Mrs Stephens, wife of Baytown Second Baptist pastor, reports her father in Lubbock is recovering well after surgery and thanks Baytown friends for cards and letters. Dan Gage recalls seeing a bright meteor east of town Tuesday night near Favre Street. A. E. Drew advances pen proposals for furnishing music on Texas Avenue and Lyons Supply Co is listed among bidders for School District tatateria operations.
Corpus Christi dispatch reports ongoing medical examinations as lawyers seek to delay execution of Stickney. A Houston witness affidavit and the death row appeal hinge on whether an epileptic seizure or other condition caused the 1958 Barnes murder in Galveston Beach. Judge Briggs ordered a stay while doctors assess Stickney.
The Phe annual White Heron fish fry, hosted near Anahuac at the Trinity River mouth, may shift upstream to Liberty this year per J M Rich president of the fraternity. The group, aiding Trinity River Valley watershed development, has run the catfish fry since World War II, originally Liberty then Fort Anchuae Park. Rich cited potential local deposits and business support for the project.
Debate over a 15 cent per $100 valuation tax levy for San Jacinto College intensifies as supporters cite growth and need while opponents warn of higher costs to Harris County homeowners. Projections show rising graduate numbers and potential enrollment impact, with officials stressing regional benefits and the college district’s funding needs.
A Baytown man was charged with DWI after his pickup struck a gasoline pump at Plato's Grocery on Tri City Beach Road around 5 pm Tuesday. Zeb Phillis, former manager of SW Areas and Cos Baytown’s store, appeared before Justice of the Peace Bima Laneston in Mont Belvieu. Deputies transferred him to Mont Belvieu jail with bond set at 250 dollars. he was expected to be released later that day.
A five member subcommittee of citizen tax writers, appointed by Gov. Price Daniel, will meet Tuesday to propose tax and spending measures for the upcoming special session. The group aims to review economies, reassess spending, and work with legislators, possibly adding two experts, to craft a final report for the July session.
Dr A R Padgett was installed as president of the Baysfam Club in Ataseacut Tountes Chile where about 115 members and their wives attended. Bondowas led the ceremony, with installation of several officers and a reception following the service.
The White House said President Kennedy kept his back injury secret from Mrs Kennedy. Press secretary Pierre Salinger said he learned of it from newspapers while Mrs Kennedy vacationed in Greece. Mrs Kennedy urged him to return to Washington. he advised against it. Kennedy injured his back during a state visit to Canada in May and has received ongoing treatment, including ultrasound and hot pads, with limited X-rays. He swam briefly at the White House pool as doctors monitor his progress.
United Rubber and Chemical Co plans a new United Carbon research center near Katy Road in Houston to coordinate work across carbon black and related fields. Haw Construction Co will build the center. some Raytown plant workers may transfer as the project proceeds this year.
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