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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1963
Page
1
Baytown City Council meets at 6 30 p m at city hall to consider three ordinances creating a planning commission and enacting pest and animal control measures. A report from a racial committee subcommittee follows after the regular session.
Young Republicans gather at the Elks Lodge on Marketing Street for a Friday teen dance from 8 to 11 30 p.m. in San Francisco. Speakers include Sen Barry Goldwater and Sen William Knowland with Gov Mark Hatfield urging unity amid intra party fighting. College Republicans split over leadership and credentials as private guards patrol.
The Holy Family Church in McNair hosts a rummage sale and pet show Saturday and Sunday with activities starting at 8 a.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Prizes will be awarded. At Baytown Lions Club, a noon Tuesday convention report will be given at the Tower. Lions President Jack Kimmons and officers will present on the international convention. Dr. James Mathis of Humble Oil and Refining Co. will administer an aptitude test to club members at the Baytown research center.
Partly cloudy and warm through Thursday with temperatures near 72 degrees. Scattered afternoon thunderstorms are expected for the Greater Houston area. Galveston tides will be high at 3:19 a.m. and 10:58 p.m. Friday with lows at 2:45 a.m. and 5:56 p.m.
A fragmentary roundup notes Scot t Norriss celebrating a seventh birthday with a doctor visit for tonsil surgery. It mentions Jane Ferguson a nurse at San Jacinto Methodist, Girl Scout day camp, V Waldrop to have knee surgery in Texas City, and families traveling to Six Flags Over Texas. Also reports on Louis DelHomme Sr recovering in Houston, scouts advancing, a late night stand by Raymond Fellers, fishing club prep, and various local items including Diane Vaughn’s wedding attendance and Mrs. Clifford W Bell’s news item.
Baytown youngsters led by Horace Mann Junior High’s Bill Brentzel set July 15 for a 15 day canoeing and camping expedition to lakes between Minnesota and Canada. Chaperones include Brentzel and Coach Bill Thompson, with a Baytown Pasadena group of campers taking part. The trip features bear watch duties, fishing, cooking by campers, and exploration of historic Indian trails and rock pictures, ending with a return via Arkansas mountains after a two day, 1500 mile bus journey.
A head on collision just outside Houston on the Eastex Freeway killed two women and a man. Police pursued a small foreign car carrying the man and one woman before the crash in the eastern area, as the vehicle crossed to the wrong side of the divided roadway.
Rep. Thomas, after 27 years in the House, rejects retirement and enjoys a warm homecoming in Ireland and Texas. The Kennedy era pressure from Washington and the Houston Irish community accompanies praise for his career, highlighted by support from thousands in Wexford and Clear Lake advocacy for NASA centers.
The last half of a radiation course was held at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital with 10 Baytown Police Reserves and other city workers attending. Experts demonstrated radiological survey techniques, distance protection, and milli roentgen readings to prepare volunteers for handling Civil Defense instruments.
Barry Goldwater signals opposition to Kennedy civil rights enforcement provisions aimed at unions and private businesses. He backs Dirksen Mansfield bill with Kennedy’s core ideas but rejects federal desegregation of privately owned, public-serving stores. Labor Department notes apprenticeship programs can be denied if discrimination is found.
Robert B. Clements, 68, denies charges in Amarillo court over stealing from a business firm tied to promoting $20 million in worthless mortgages for Billie Sol Estes. Three Philadelphia firms face 48 hours to end discriminatory hiring. Newark/Plainfield plan talks on racial imbalance. Khrushchev may bring Valentina Tereshkova to East Berlin to counter Kennedy's West Berlin visit.
Prices for hamburger in the United States fell by 1.1 cents per pound over ten years while butter, chicken, and coffee show smaller reductions. The Baytown Sun Classified Ads promote selling unused items to raise cash. An example ad lists a 1 ton air conditioner for sale at 63 dollars after multiple insertions, noting strong buyer interest.
Baytown Night at Colt Stadium features Baytown and Galena Park students honored at the game. Baytown residents may buy bus tickets for the 5:30 p.m. departure to Colt Stadium with proceeds supporting the Baytown Youth Baseball Program. Colleague groups list ticket prices, rain postponement options, and a kickoff by the Robert E. Lee High School band.
Vatican announces Pope Paul VI orders the Ecumenical Council to reconvene September 29. More than 2,500 bishops expected in Rome for the historic assembly, continuing the effort begun by Pope John XXIII to advance Christian unity.
Harris County Commissioners Court asked County Auditor S. B. Bruce for a formal determination of whether a 2 to 7 million dollar cash surplus exists. If confirmed, funds could be used for voting machines and prisoner security. Ramsey urged an investigation after prior bond election debates over unused funds.
New Deshe India AP reports an Indian weapons mission will visit Moscow next week to seek arms for defense against China. The trip signals Soviet firmness in the ideological struggle with China as Chinese Soviet party talks open July 1.
Dr. A. Kr. Padge us assistant chairman of the United Fund campaign participates in a blood pressure demonstration conducted by health clinic nurse Mrs. Julia Pierson. The clinic, housed in the basement of San Jacinto Memorial Hospital, offers medical services to Baytown residents.
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