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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1960

Page

8

Aviation Pioneer Foulois Returns To Duty At Eighty

AP reports Berd D. Foulois, a pioneer of military aviation and for 24 years the only U.S. officer on flying duty, is back in the Air Force at age eighty. The retired general now leads the Air Force Historical Foundation and plans visits to air bases across the United States and Europe, recounting early flights with Orville Wright and urging support for aviation history. He notes he was the sole officer on flying duty for 15 months early in his career.

BP Ge Agi Or Berd D. Foulois U.S Confiner Army Eral All Force Historical Foundation oSee Cuba Far East Japan Philippines Okinawa

Father gives kidney to son in transplant attempt fails

A Dayton police sergeant Virgil Reck gave one kidney to his 15 year old son Robert to save him from a kidney ailment. Surgeons at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital transplanted the kidney but Robert died on Father's Day after the operation. The hospital said the donated kidney failed to establish adequate circulation.

Boston Robert Beck Peter Bent Brigham Hospital Virgil N. Reck Robert Bobby iReck Dayton Ohio Set Beck

Noon Call Stock Quotes From a Tangled List

A jumble of company names appears in a noon stock quote list including Ford, General Electric, Goodyear, Union Carbide, Gulf Oil, International Harvester, Kerr McGee, Libby McN, Monsanto, Nickel productions and others with scattered punctuation and misspellings. The fragmentary text reads like a chaotic ticker or OCR scrape of market listings.

Columb el Paso Ford Freeport Sulp Gen Electric Gen Tire Calif Goodyear Tired Grace Ss Orl Sveceeer Kerr-McGeesssacempae Libby McN S.seaseoene Liggett and Myers Monsanto Nat Dairy Prod Ounpeweons Ey Neemene

Nixon press briefing recounts diplomatic limits and watch recovery

The article recounts a Nixon press briefing where reporters pressed on human rights and foreign policy as the president avoided full answers due to a tight schedule. Nixon left for Houston to meet GOP leaders, briefly, and a wristwatch left at the Rice Hotel was recovered by Mayor Cutter and returned to Nixon.

U.S GOP Houston Cutter Nixon Rice Hotel Once Hisenhower Japan Ile

Cotton Exports Hit 5.484 Million Running Bales in Six Months

Washington AP reports U S cotton exports for the first three quarters of the current season ending August 1 totaled 5.484 million running bales, up 250 percent from the same period last season according to the Foreign Agricultural Service.

Washington U.S The Foreign Agricultural Service

Soviet Leaders Attend Open House in Red Congress

Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev and East European leaders attend the opening ceremony at a Red Congress gathering. The event signals continued unity among Warsaw Pact nations and a show of solidarity amid Cold War tensions.

Nikita Mhrushchev

African Nation Now Independent

In Dakar AP Mali Federation celebrates independence from French rule with street parades and dances. The federation of Senegal and French Sudan becomes a sovereign nation within the French Community. Dakar as capital, population six million, premier Modibo Keita to be president, Mamadou Dia to be vice president.

Dakar Mali Senegal Sudan Paris Africa France Modibo Keita Mamadou Dia

Baytown DeMolays Sweep Honors At PA Meet

Tri Cities Chapter DeMolay won initiatory and swept team events at the area DeMolay Degree competition in Port Arthur. San Jacinto District earned the right to represent Area 4 at the state conclave in Fort Worth, in August. Members from Tri Cities traveled for degrees led by Tommy Tee, Jim Gerder, and others, with Earl L. Noble of Texas City winning all team athletic events and earning state-level advancement.

Tri Cities San Jacinto Imolay South East Texas Port Arthur Pea Cities Area 4 Exceptiell Fort Worth aGkaz Wiswicls Tri-Cities Tommy Tee Jimgerder Bill Ippel Joe Eccles Richard Nicholson Richard Andrews Vernis Haynes Teddy Davis Donald jCauble Johnny Fulkerson Ginger Ross A. E. Ross Ducks Curry J. C. Bevers

Rites Held Today For Mrs Pruett

Funeral services were held at Huffman Baptist Church for Mrs Mabel Elaine Pruett 79 of 3514 Reagan Houston who died Saturday. The Rev G N Allison officiated with burial in Huffman Cemetery. Survivors include three daughters Kathleen Jackson Baytown Marceille Chancey and Alice Jones Houston, one sister Iva Havard Huffman, seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

Huffman Baptist Church Mabel Elaine Pruett Reagan Houston

Joke about Bomb Not Funny To Stewardess

Stanley Carlson 27 of Greenfield Calif told a stewardess there is a bomb in a case aboard an Los Angeles airliner. He was arrested as the 71st person since last April for making a false bomb report and bound over to federal court for trial. Maximum penalty a year in jail and a $1000 fine.

Los Angeles Stanley Carlson FBI U.S Carlson Greenfield Calif

Bogle Couple Welcome Daughter Carolle Denise

Mr and Mrs Carrel Bogle of Hubert Camp announce the birth of daughter Carolle Denise on June 15 at Gulf Coast Hospital She weighed pounds and two ounces Grandparents are H L Flowers of Richmond California and Mrs John Bogle of Marietta Oklahoma She has two brothers Gary Lymm and Robbin Kim

Carrel Bogle Huber Camp Carolle Denise Gulf Coast Hospital H. L. Flowers Richmond Calif John Bogle Marietta Oklo Gary Lymm Robbin Kim

Garth Bates to Lead Harris County Christmas Seal Drive

Garth Bates a Houston mortgage and investment banker will head the Harris County 1960 Christmas seal campaign. He notes the drive supports health and medical needs and urges wide support. Bates is native of Nacogdoches County and has ties to Stephen F Austin College and UT Law. He runs Realty Mortgage Corp Home Title Co and the Garth Bates and Co insurance firm with his family at 4010 Ella Lee Lane.

Garth Bates Houston Mortgage and Investment Harris County Bates Nacogdoches County Stephen F. Austin College University of Texas Law School Realty Mortgage Corp Home Title Co

Negro Burned As Home Is Destroyed By Fire

Willie Moore an 82 year old man was burned on the head and hands when a fire at 1 30 am Monday destroyed his home at N27 Carver Baytown Fire Department estimated the loss at about 8500 to the house and fire spread to two neighboring houses at 1125 and 1129 Carver causing about 1000 damage to each home Firemen have not determined the cause of the blaze

Willie Moore New;s Carver Baytown

Highlands State Bank Doubles Parking Space

Highlands State Bank adds a new parking area immediately west of its Wallisville Road building. Bank President Marvin Gillespie says the expansion reflects bank growth and will aid customer convenience, especially on peak business days.

Highlands State Bank Wallisville Road Marvin Gillespie Gillespie

Barnyard Wortilizer Price and Pickup Terms

An ad lists Barnyard Wortilizer at $1.00 per 0ieed sack with delivery to WI 32863. Pickup option available at $44.00. customer must load. Contact Robert Rob for details.

Robert Rob

Goose Creek ISD Sealed Bids for Printed Forts

Goose Creek Consolidated ISD invites sealed bids for printed forts. Bids due 3:00 PM June 23 1960, bid opening 10:30 AM June 24 1960. Specifications available at the Business Office Baytown Texas. Superintendent George H Gentry notes district may reject any bid or accept the most advantageous bid.

Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District Pallaing Market Street Road Baytown George H Gentry Schoole

Oxford college prank letter targets number of students

Officials say the obscene typed letters at one Oxford college are a joke. The story also notes TV writers securing a six year contract with royalties, a wax Antony Armstrong-Jones figure found near a Loddon museum, and Eisenhower’s jet refueling at Wake Island after his Far East trip.

Oxford England Antony Armstrong-dones Loddon Museum Washington Eisenhower Far East Wake

Subcommittee To Question Chemist Linus Pauling

Dr Linus Pauling Nobel chemist and anti nuclear testing figure says a Senate Internal Security subcommittee subpoena directs him to testify about possible Communist involvement in anti nuclear testing campaigns. He told reporters he has no knowledge of such campaigns and noted affidavits asserting he is not and never has been a Communist.

Washington (Ap Linus Pauling Senate Internal Security Subcommittee Pauling Women's International League For Peace and Freedom Subcommittee O

Wrestler Freed After Theater Seat Traps Him

In New Orleans a crash truck crew freed 754 pound wrestler W. J. Cobb known as Happy Humphrey after a theater seat pinned him. Cobb said he was stuck about 15 minutes before officers arrived as two seats were pried away with crow bars by crewmen Raoul Roquey and Howard Dey Jr.

New Orleans W. J. Cobb Macon Happy Humphrey Raoul Roquey Howard Dey, Jr Coble

Fireman Responds To Alarm From Pub Scene

In Honiton England volunteer Eddie Marks was at the New Dolphin hotel when the town siren sounded. He ran a half mile to the station but found the engine had already left for the blaze a minor fire in the boldl bitches.

Honiton England Eddie Marks New Dolphin Hotel Marks Dolphin Wes

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