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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1963
Page
2
The Baytown Hawks and J M Huber meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Roseland Park to decide the leader of the YMCA Industrial Softball League. DuPont faces Pruett Construction at 8 p.m. in another game.
A compact stock quote item lists numerous industrials and corporations including Allis-Chalmers Aluminium, Amer Cyan, Anaconda Cop, Armco, Beth Steel, Socony-Mob, Sperry-Rand, Union Carbide, US Steel, Westinghouse, Xerox, Chrysler, Ford, Dow Chemical, Dow DuPont, Gen Elec, Gen Motors, Colgate Palmolive, Gulf Oil, Texaco, Exxon and many others in a noon call display courtesy of Merrill Lynch and others. The item reads like a brokered ledger of major companies across chemicals, steel, oil, auto, and manufacturing.
Finance Minister Francisco San Tiago Dantas, key proponent of a three year Brazil development plan, will resign to lead an economic mission to Europe and the United States. Other dispatches note Jamaica's protest over a reported police beating of a doctor in New Orleans and Yemen's request to join a federation approved by Nasser, while Ben-Gurion resigns as Israeli prime minister for personal reasons.
In Lusaka Northern Rhodesia police report six Africans killed and at least 45 injured in clashes between rival groups of Kenneth Kaunda's UNIA party and Harry Nkumbula's ANC. Twelve arrests were made.
The Baytown Civil Air Patrol Cadet Squadron meets from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Baytown Airport on North Main. All cadets should wear proper uniforms. The Baytown 4-H Club holds a meeting at 7 30 p.m. Tuesday at the Chamber of Commerce Building.
The high court allows continued opening prayers in public sessions and keeps religious inscriptions. Justices defend historical ties of religion to government while one dissenter cautions against narrowing religious liberty. Clergy reactions range from support for separation of church and state to concern over Christian-centric practice.
Reported remarks from the House of Commons reveal two damaging admissions about Profumo and security chiefs. The Telegraph notes a serious abstention to support Macmillan, widening the government’s fragile majority. Rumors of impending inquiries and leadership speculation point to a turbulent path ahead.
CITY LIBRARIAN Henry Bla sick will peak at the First Christian Church Fellowship Supper at 6 30 p m Wednesday at 1201 Forrest.
Baytown Mayor Lee Liggett delivers a weekly address urging strong press involvement and citizen assistance for the city program. He discusses interviews on a master plan and economic survey, noting council timing, police chief selection, and a bid to regulate outside fruit sellers, while calling for land and facility expansions and a bi racial committee outreach. The message invites public attendance at the June 27 meeting and outlines agenda submission timelines.
A ruling on the 10 month Shell Oil Co Deer Park Refinery strike was anticipated today as Shell and OCAW sub committees met in Houston. Federal mediator J C Hubbard said William Simkin would return to Houston for the full dress meeting to review the strike and settlement proposals with company and union leaders.
Opponents of Crystal City's all Latin City Council petitioned for a new municipal election likely in October. Mayor Juan Cornejo calls it a chance to show power for county elections while hopes rise among four Latin independents and three Anglo candidates. The 502-name petition also seeks seven seats, staggered four-year terms, and July elections biennially.
Heirport Blassingame and Charles Blasingame announce the birth of a son, Marcus Clay, born Friday June 14 at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital. The boy weighed seven pounds nine ounces. Grandparents are W A Blasingame and O O Dorris of Baytown, with great grandparents J H Dorris of Baytown and Mrs P B Branson of Beggs Oklahoma. He has two sisters Charla and Cathy.
The board discussed progress on Cedar Bayou and Harlem Elementary projects with 20 days allotted for research and planning. A proposed three member building committee was approved as a liaison between Davis, faculty and administration, while plans include hiring a fulltime high school principal and involving science staff in planning.
Channelview Hospital Notes lists admitted patients from Houston and Channelview including Jesse Barton Joe Kay Jeff coat Thresia Kay Schoubroek Raymond Haynes Fannie P Gean Janie Lou Coward Mattie Lou Coln. Dismissed: Harold Groves Don Ray Wiggins Wallace T Howell Bobby Joe Evans Elizabeth Markwith Will Donnelly Carl A Diftong all of Channelview.
New arrivals include a son born June 16 at Gulf Coast to Mr and Mrs William L Fayle of 1403 Arbor and a daughter born June 17 at San Jacinto to Mr and Mrs Henry Shipman of Baytown. Numerous admitted patients are recorded with names, towns and room numbers at Gulf Coast Hospital and San Jacinto Methodist in Crosby Highlands Baytown and Dayton.
The Bayshore Rod Reel and Gun Club hosts a 7 30 p m showing of The Oyster Fisherman at the club house with Larry Hornbeck speaking after the film The St Marks Methodist Men Oyster Growers Association and the Official Board announce the event Bi o joint installation and dimerology students plus the general public are invited to attend at St Mark s church at 6 45 p m Wednesday
BAYTOWN YOUTH Fair and Live stock Association will hold a meeting at 7 30 p m on June 24 in the agriculture building at Robert E B Lee High School.
Funeral services were conducted for David Young Arnett 49 of 3202 Michigan at Paul A. Lee Funeral Home. Rev. Edwin T. Summers officiated with Rev. G Ra Loden assisting. He leaves a widow three sons a daughter a mother and stepchildren plus two grandchildren. Burial followed at Forest Park Cemetery in Houston. Pallbearers included Horace L. Hollis Don Allen H H Nitchmann Hubert Enoch Everett E Bealy and Wayne McClurg.
The Tri-Cepies Post No 323 of the American Legion will elect officers at two meetings at 7 30 p m Wednesday at Fire Station No 2 on Market Street.
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