Tribute to Baytown Santa Frank E. Kelly Sr
Editorial honors Frank E. Kelly Sr who embodied Christmas in Baytown. A longtime humanitarian, Boy Scout leader, church member, and Humble Oil retiree, he shared joy year round. Known as Baytown’s Santa, he gave to children, mentored youth, grafted pecan trees, and welcomed visitors at the Wooster homestead. His death ends a lasting emblem of giving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Baytown
Ress
McNair
Frank E. Kelly Sr
Frank Kelly
Wooster
Scott's Bay
East Harris
Boy Scouts
Methodist Church
St. Mark's Church
American Legion
Veterans Service Center
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Texas
United Fund
David G. Senet
Sam Houston
Lorenzo DeZavala
Sam Houston Hunt Club
Retail Managers Across Nations Highlight Roles
A compact note outlines retail manager positions across nations, mentioning responsibilities and leadership duties. It emphasizes customer service, inventory oversight, and team coordination within store operations.
Texans In Washington Debate Over Reserve Conflicts
Seven House Texans active in reserve units attend weekly briefings by top Pentagon brass as Congress debates potential conflicts of interest for members who also serve in the armed forces. Figures include Reps Kilgore Fisher Wright Purcell Brooks and Sen Tower, with defense briefs shaping voting perspectives and questions of loyalty.
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Tex Easley Washington
House
Congress
Capitol Hill
Pentagon
Texas
Joe Kilgore
McAllen
Clark Fisher
San Angelo
Jim Wright
Fort Worth
Ralph Yarborouch
D. Tex
Graham Purcell
D. McKinney
Hornet
Jack Brooks
D. Beaumont
Marine Corps
John Tower
R - Tex
Tower
Navy
Rep
Clark Thompson
D. Galveston
Galveston
Thompson
Wright
Iran
Defense Department
Fisher
House Armed Services Committee
Goldwater
Kilgore
Air Force
Senate
W. N
Dub) Furey
Mount Pleasant
Tex
Times
William N. Jr
Furey
Paper
Try and Stop Me A VIP weight mix up on a jet flight
A woman weighing over 300 pounds was invited from the tourist to first class after takeoff from Denver to New York. The stewardess explained the move was due to a weight problem on the aircraft, prompting a humorous exchange.
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Denver
New York
Today’s quiz and birthday notices in a busy newspaper
A collage of trivia questions asks about a triphthong and vibrato, plus a quiz on South American flags and Wisconsin election law. It notes birthdays for Guy Lombardo Pier Angeli and the Duchess of Windsor and mentions a 1960 campaign donor. It also recalls the Statue of Liberty arrival and features biographical questions about a Wisconsin congressman and a Nuremberg prosecutor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Lombardo
Pier Angeli
Duchess of Windsor
Dan Ferrarese
Washington Report on Vietnam Buddhism and Birth Control
The piece links Ngo Dinh Diem’s request for U S air support to suppress Buddhist protests with Kennedy’s warnings to Vietnam’s Catholic leadership. It notes U S soldiers and funds in Vietnam amid religious strife, then shifts to birth control debates at the World Food Congress and race-relations tensions in northern cities. It cites Illinois actions under Governor Kerner and Maremont’s bid for birth control information, faced with Catholic opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew Pearson
Washington
Ngo “Dinh Diem
South Vietnam
Paul Harkins
U S
U.S
United States
Vietnam
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Cardinal Spellman
New York
Indo-China
World Food Congress
Arnold Toynbee
Chicago
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Deep South
Bob Kennedy
Illinois Central RR
Mississippi
Ilinois
Olio Kerner
Arnold Maremont
Illinois Public Welfare Board
Maremont
Illinois
Richard Daley
Tilmnois Public Welfare Commission
Labor federation secures $2.8 million for farms in Sonora
In Mexico City the national federation of labor announced a $2.8 million credit from the Alliance for Progress regional committee for agricultural development. The funds will establish six new communal farms in Sonora, growing cotton wheat corn and sesame to aid about 1500 families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
National Federation of Labor
Alliance For Progress
Sonora
Verse of the Lamb and living waters promise
A quotation from Revelation 7 verse about the Lamb in the throne feeding the faithful guiding them to living fountains of waters and God wiping away tears from their eyes, conveying comfort and divine consolation.
Bridge Letter Shows World’s Best Player Pact
Dear Mr Becker, a spoof letter claims a dream game playing while asleep. The writer recounts a hand where seven clubs made after opening two clubs and Blackwood, noting partner’s bidding and the captaincy of the ship. The piece ends with cordial signs from John E L Dee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Becker
Mow
North
Noo
Sec Hearts
Blackwood
West
John EL Deeres
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Che Baytown Sun
Fred Hartman
James H. Hale
Preston Pendergrass
Beulah Mae Jackson
Robert K. Gilmore
Wteen
John Wadley
Ae Paul Putman
Corrie Laughlin
J-Seeeys
Baytown Sun, Inc
Pearce and Ashbel
P. O
Texas Newspaper Representatives, Inc
Associated Press
Isea
Texas Daily
Saludos
Astericanos
VER
Mcsany
Fort Crockett
By Bennett Cerf
Pierre Charles Lenfant
Goms
Abraham Cowley
Folk OF Fame
Washington, D.C
Man
Milwaukee
Marquette University
Wisconsin
U.S. List Congress
Philippine War Claims
John O'Donnell
Nan Jones
Central Press
Lockport
N.Y
Notre Dame
Union University
Benjamin Cardozo
Niagara County
Thomas R. Dewey
Nuremberg
Germany
France
Colombia
Erela
Washington Report
Fulton Lewis JR
Larry O'Brien
O'Brien
White House
Carl Albert
Albert
Manhattan
John Lindsay
Connecticut
Abner Sibal
Ogden Reid
Massachusetts
Brad Morse
ARA
Library of Congress
California
Maryland
Indiana
United Shoe Workers
Florence Dwyer
New Jersey
Bureau of the Census
William Widnail
Cayuga County
Midwest
Uncle Sam
Pennsylvania
Ted Kennedy
GOP
House Banking and Currency Committee
Mexico
B. Jay Becker
West East
Wes Wes
South
Ma Baines
South West North East
Orient
Viper
Mosler
Cook's
Intoxicat
Asi
Isa
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