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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1961

Page

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Lions Club Speaker to Cover Biblical Manuscripts Origin

Baytown Lions Club will host Rev. Peter Katt of All Saints Episcopal Church in Lakewood as speaker at a 12 15 p m meeting on the origin and history of Biblical manuscripts Tower venue announced by Ed Hostman program chairman. The event follows a Cedar Bayou Junior High Band concert at Roseland Park 7 30 p m Tuesday featuring twirling and corner sections. Standley case dropped after license found. he remains in serious condition after brain surgery. Other notices include Brownwood Civic Association drainage talk, Methodist Men meeting with Don Duran, Baytown Hairdressers Assn session, Lakewood Boat Club meeting to distribute 1961 keys, and a Baytown shopper prize winner.

Lions Club Peter Katt All Saints Episcopal Church Lakewood Baytown Lions Club Ed Hostman Cedar Bayou Roseland Park Baytown Joseph K. Standley Wooster Spur 201 Missouri R. H Turner Standley Lakewood Boat Club Lakewood Civic Association Lakewood Club

Galveston Tides and Weather Outlook

Scattered showers through Tuesday with notable cooling. Monday night low near 67 degrees. Tuesday tides at 4:25 am and 1:31 pm highs, and 9:57 am and 9:12 pm lows.

Galveston

Sun campaign prizes and local notes of the week

Ricky Simms and Ricky Griffin push for a prize trip to New Orleans as part of a Sun circulation effort. E. E. Waugh thanks readers for Goose Creek Lodge publicity. Firefighters praised for stopping a gas leak at Congregational Church. Local moves include milk program info, quiet remarks, and a college student visiting home. Pets and birthdays anchor a page of community scraps.

Ricky Simms Ricky Griffin Sun New Orleans E. E. Waugh Goose Creek Lodge Af&fm Art Lintelman Fire Department Congregational Church Women's Missionary Union BR. C. Estes Jr Bill Knowles Harry Massey Ibra Yount Wayne Fortinberry Stephen F. Austin College Nacogdoches W. L Dub) Ward Galveston W. P. Smith Milner Smiths Mary E. Wooley W. Sterling Francis Ainsworth

Reservations Now for Famed Fete Wednesday Night

Baytown refiners host two receptions honoring Gordon L Farned retiring as Humble Oil and Day plant manager. A Wednesday noon Rotary meeting at Goose Creek Country Club will feature a program and mementos. Reservations at 5 dollars cover four decades of service. event runs 2:30 to 6 pm, with limited seating for about 30 minutes.

Humble Oil and Refining Cos Baytown Chamber of Commerce Goose Creek Country Chih Refining Co Gordon L Baytown Retin Company Baytown Rotary Club Goose Creek Chamlov Nelson McElroy Tower Houston Humble Oil A. Clayton

LeTourneau to Speak at Memorial Tuesday

Robert G. LeTourneau, renowned Longview industrialist and Christian lay leader, will address a Brotherhood meeting at Memorial Baptist Church in Baytown at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. The public is invited to hear the pioneer of heavy equipment and offshore platforms discuss his three planks: speed, welding, and the Bible.

Robert G. LeTourneau Longview Baytown Memorial Baptist Church John D. Brian LeTourneau Reader's Digest Le‘Tourneau Statler Hilton Hotel New York American Society of Tool and Manufacturing Engineers Detroit American Society of Media Engineer Wwe Mac Elmer A. Sperry Milwaukee Monterey Peninsular California LeTourineau Longthew Carl J. Estes Lang le Teniimmeans Estes

Rites Set Tuesday For Mrs Frandolig

Funeral services for Mrs. Etta Estelle Frandolig 70 of 200 Graham will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Earthman Funeral Home chapel with Rev Basil Jones of St. Mark's Methodist Church officiating Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery Houston Survivors include her son Willard M Frandolig a Baytown sister Helen DuBus and two grandchildren Sondra Lee Frandolig and Jan Frandolig

Etta Estelle Frandolig Graham Earthman Funeral Home Willard M. Frandolig Richmond Lane Frandolig Baytown Basil Jones St. Mark's Methodist Church Forest Park Houston Helen DuBus Sondra Lee Frandolig Jan Frandolig

European Tourists In Switzerland Headline Tour

Members of the Baytown Sum Citizens Bank headline tour are mid trip in Switzerland on a 17 day itinerary. They toured Lawemeah drive Sihl Valley and Zaz medieval town then to Lucerne for sights including the Lion Monument and Chapel Bridge before returning over the Aletsch area toward Rome. The group then planned Amsterdam Copenhagen Hamburg and Zurich stops before continuing to Rome for digs in Italy. A Baytown teacher expressed mixed feelings about palace access and travel delays as the tour continued.

Baytown Sum Citizens Bank Switzerland Lawemeah Sihl Zaz bbikon-Rothreus Lucerne Lion Monument Bree Mediev ‘Eowty Walls. They Return To Zarwh Ala Pass Lake Zinch Rome Amsterdam Holland KLM Royal Puten Airlines Copenhazen Hamburg Germany Zuach Roma Unee Digs Italy Alien Rage Bayteten Une Pei Owpote Rehe Priteh Royal Palace

Kennedy invokes Taft-Hartley to curb maritime strike

President Kennedy invoked the Taft Hartley Act to halt a maritime union strike and formed a three member Emergency Board to report on the dispute. The board will not issue a restraining order but will provide findings of fact to the president. A cooling off period begins after a restraining order is issued. The move aims to keep essential cargo moving while urging settlement through mediation. The plan also notes possible modifications to labor dispute procedures and references a Texas governor’s conference amid the death of Gov Miriam Ferguson.

Washington Kennedy David L. Cole Ably An &Day L Cole Fedport Samuel S. Tions Law Roseman New York Hawaii Board of Inquiry Wce Federal Mediation and Emergency Board of Inquiry Goldberg Austin Texas Miriam A Price Daniel Sents Ferguson Daniel Miriam A. Ferguson Politi

Ma Ferguson Dies At 86 Colorful Texan Remembered

Ma Ferguson the colorful Texan and former two term governor dies at 86 after a heart ailment. Family at her bedside includes a four year old sister. Capitol flag at half staff pays tribute to Texas history. Funeral set for 5 pm at her home with burial in State Cemetery beside husband former Gov James E Ferguson.

Troop Revolt Is Quelled In Venezuela

In Barcelona, Venezuela troops loyal to President Romulo Betancourt quashed a revolt after rebels seized a radio station and claimed to hold Anzoategui governor Gen Rafael Solorzano. Air force jets prompted surrender as loyal forces moved to Barcelona and La Guajira.

Caracas Venezuela Barcelona Romulo Betancourt Anzoategui Rafael Solorzano Radio Tropical of Caribbean la Guajira Esso Betancourt Gar Bethlehem Son of Jamestown Baytown Esso Bethlehem Merchant Marine Steven Jennings Gulf Coast District U.S. Maritime Administration Congress Houston Club John D. Rogers Humble Oil & Refining Co American Merchant Marine Institute National Safety Council Adm H. C. Shepheard Arthur W. Smith L. P. Stephens

Esso Tanker Crew Cited For Rescue

The Esso tanker crew received citations for a rescue operation credited to deck hands M. G. Price J. J. Meigs W. W. Birdson A. W. Quist and Abie Seamen B. F Fisher R. W. Fagerstrom and M. J. Lissman.

Esso G.’ Price J. J.meigs W. W. Birdson A. W. ‘Quist Abie B. F Fisher R. W. Fagerstrom Mj, Lissman

Ten anti Onsito prisoners seek Cuba link to freedom

Ten prisoners held at Key West Florida await news that could free them and 1,187 Cuban comrades. John Hooker Jr of the Tractors for Freedom Committee meets the group for the third time since arrival. The report includes unrelated quotes and medical and international conference notes.

Key West Fla Cuba John Hooker Jr Tractors For Freedom Committee

'73 Bridge Crash Hurts 3 Persons

Three Houston residents were injured in a car-truck collision on the Trinity River Bridge on Highway 73. The Spurlock family, traveling east in a pickup, could not see a parked car at the crest and collided. The parked-car operator, Raleigh Bryant, was charged with parking on a bridge. Mrs Spurlock underwent wrist surgery and stitches for head cuts. Patsy Ann Spurlock sustained a broken arm. All were treated at St. Luke's Methodist Hospital in Vinuston and reported in good condition later.

Houston Trinity River Highway 73 Floyd Spurlock Patsy Ann Spurlock Buck Wilson Chambers County Raleigh Alton Bryant Beaumont Wilson Farthetan Funeral Home gindQane

Rain Falls In Baytown Area Breaks June Record

A total of 14 inches of rain drenched the Baytown area between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Sunday, bringing June rainfall to 11.55 inches. The Humble Oil and Refining Co. Baytown Refinery center recorded 1.06 inches between 7 and 9 p.m. The storm included heavy thunder and vivid displays, briefly interrupting power in some homes.

Baytown Humble Oil and Refining Co Annie Sory Transfornen

Missing Man Sought In Trinity Bay

Rescue boats searched Trinity Bay for F. M. Morris, 41, of Houston, missing since Sunday after a fishing trip. His unoccupied boat was found five miles northeast of Crawley’s Camp, anchor in place, motor off, coffee thermos unopened. A wide-area search by local boats and emergency crews resumed Monday after a weather pause.

Trinity Bay F. M. Morris Willow Brook Houston Chambers County Louis Otter Morris Crawley Billy Hisler Woody Frazier Linda Lannay Point Barrow Morris Fittown Anahitady Baytown Bay Apahnar Wooster Earth Mondry

M C Martin Found Dead At Humble Baytown Refinery

Marion C. Martin 34, a mechanic at Humble Oil and Refining Co. Baytown Refinery, was found dead at 9 40 a m Monday on a tank landing. He lived at 409 Midway and is survived by his wife and two children. A Humble official said he probably went up on the tank to inspect or repair a breather valve. The tank was described as smaller, about 30 to 4 thousand barrels, with contents unknown. An investigation was ordered by the company.

Humble Oil and Refining Co Baytown Marion C. Martin Houston Martin Midway Tool and Equipment Humble

Optimist Officers Will Be Installed Tonight

Baytown Optimist Club members will be installed at a 7 pm banquet at the Tower Monday. W. C. Reeves will be president, with officers Fred Cittman Charles Fuller Bobby Warford Jim Carter and Job Holtes serving as vice presidents treasurer and secretary respectively. Past Sir Gov Rob Bartasy is to deliver the final talk.

Baytown Optimist Club W. C. Reeves Fred Cittman Charles Fuller Vic Bobby Warford Jim Carter Job Holtes Gav Roc. Wilson Rob Bartasy

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