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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1964
Page
1
Parents Council of Opportunity School will meet at 7 30 p m Monday at the school to hear Miss Ariona Watson of the San Jacinto Girl Scouts discuss new projects and parent involvement. Also notes of naval training and local obituaries.
Partly cloudy to Friday and Saturday with warmer Friday night. Galveston tides Saturday high at 1 48 p m and low at 5 a m. Baytown notes include Robert Arnett in the Sam Houston State Teachers College Symphony Band and Friday Contemporary Music Conference. Fraternity pledges John Paul Cater of Baytown at Texas Tech. Chambers County field days planned Beaumont March 11 and Angleton March 31. Saturday story hour at Sterling Municipal Library from 10:00 to 11:15 a.m. for children five to twenty, hosted by Baytown Little Theater.
Baytown residents share news of friends and neighbors. Cindy Gardner daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Gardner undergoes surgery at Baytown Hospital. Susan Kilian from Lake Jackson visits Kay Hester at 801 W James. Freshmen at Sam Houston State College referenced. Mrs Ken Brinkley discusses colorful flowers. Mike Schwende and families visit, baptisms held at St Joseph's Church. Mrs Schwendeman and Mrs Barlasou former locals from Austin. R H Perry finds new route to Lakewood Yacht Club via KC Hall. Max Moses runs taxi to Pilot Club smorgasbord. Jewel Costley honored with donation to her club. Alice Feinberg praised for remarks. Marl Wilkinson improving garnishing skills. Terry Stephens ill at Memorial Baptist Church. James Popeye Reavers attend school celebration. Steele McDonald helps with quick thinking and acting. Mrs J E New recovering from hip fracture at Gulf Coast Hospital. Visitors welcome in Room 101. Rice University student Raymond Stoward Lee improving at home. Marilyn Kent, Gulf Coast Hospital, junior at Robert E Lee High School, improving and allowed visitors.
A Dallis witness testified that Ruby told him he contemplated killing Lea Harvey Oswald on the Friday night of Kennedy's assassination in Dallas. Senate rejects a wheat-cotton bill amendment 88 to 14, aiming to shift commodity controls. UN Secretary-General Thant struggles to assemble a Cyprus peace force as talks extend after two weeks of outreach.
The Harris County Mobile X ray unit funded by the TB association and Christmas seals, sponsored by the Baytown Service League with the City Health Department, will tour Baytown May 1 to May 23. Volunteers assist as the unit visits schools, malls, and offices at multiple sites daily, charging 25 cents per person.
Mrs. Horace E. Smith of 435 Rollingwood is named chairman of the second annual Easter Seal door to door campaign in the Baytown area set for March 17. About 449 women expected to participate, with 285 workers last year. A kickoff coffee at 10 a.m. March 10 at All Saints Episcopal Church will show a film about the Harris County Society for Crippled Children and Adults, with Dr. Jacqueline Gleckler present. Contacts: Houston headquarters 582-2317, JA 2-1071, or Box 6765 Houston 3.
Lt Col John Glenner transferred to Lackland Air Force Base hospital in San Antonio to convalesce from a brain concussion suffered February 26. A winter storm blankets Rockland and plains regions while a Dallas courtroom scene features a man watching Lee Harvey Oswald on a portable screen. In Gulf Stream Park, Christley double oat wins $84,114. Nixon signals readiness to accept the GOP nomination. Congress seeks a $10,000 pay raise for federal workers as a $545 million package advances. Kosygin discusses long term trade with the United States. Dem leaders push Senate for strong approval of election year agenda. Southern Governors Conference in San Antonio outlines pre-election events. tanker Bunker Hill incident reports 26 survivors, 18 German crew unaccounted for.
Elizabeth Taylor obtained an uncontested divorce from Eddie Fisher in Puerto Vallarta as judge Arcadio Estrada granted the decree and permitted remarrying. Taylor and Burton were abroad while Fisher offered no public comment and no community property existed in Mexico. Sybil Burton had a prior divorce in Puerto Vallarta last December.
Washington AP reports Army surgeons removed General Douglas MacArthur's gall bladder, found no cancer, and described his post operative condition as satisfactory. They also removed gall stones from the common bile duct after a lengthy operation beginning early morning EST.
Two more candidates joined the Baytown city council race bringing total to seven with filing deadline looming Saturday. Incumbent Jack Huron seeks a second term in District 5 while J Robert Barnes former school board member filed for District 1. Barnes, a longtime resident active in community work, credits his service in Navy World War II and local roles in education and industry.
The Baytown Science Fair gathers a panel of consultants and teachers from Robert E. Lee High and local schools for guidance across physics chemistry math biology and engineering. Exhibits are set Friday afternoon and Saturday morning with judging starting at 9 am and an award ceremony in the evening.
Funeral rites for George Dewey Bender age 64 are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Episcopal Church with Rev. P Walter Henckel officiating. Burial in Cedar Crest Cemetery under Earthman Funeral Home direction. He died Tuesday at the family camp in Liberty after a career as a Sears salesman and Kokomo Tribune circulation manager. He belonged to Baytown Elks and several lodges and was a World War II veteran. Surviving are his widow Jessie, three daughters, two sons, his mother, and seven grandchildren.
Secretaries from the area will attend the first annual workshop at Holiday Inn Saturday featuring C. A. Hansen and John R. Guemple as keynote and speaking topics. The event, cosponsored by the San Jacinto Chapter of the National Secretaries Association and Lee College, aims to attract about 125 women with a poolside coffee, luncheon style show, and a charm talk by Ben Shaw. Registration opens at 9 a.m. with Rev. Dowler giving the invocation.
Athens AP reports King Paul of Greece died six days after complications from a stomach operation. Crown Prince Constantine succeeds his father as regent after the monarch handed powers to the prince. An emergency four hour operation followed a ulcer, with a prolonged battle as clots formed and the king failed to recover. The king’s death occurred at 4512 Rem., 14 days after surgery, amid political notices and a prior national election.
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