This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1966
Page
1
United States Steel officials in Baytown outlined initial plans for a plate mill and stated future actions remain undecided. President Worthington calls Texas Works Baytown a potential major steel producer, with emphasis on pollution controls and community integration as site work begins.
Veterans of Foreign WarsFriday sale of buddy poppies continues through Saturday if not sold out by Friday. May 31 Baytown Allen Wilson a 1966 Ford student technician trainee grad. commencement May 31. Elizabeth Phelps daughter of Ellsworth Phelps graduated May 29 from Southwestern University Georgetown as French major and Megaphone Staff member.
Clear to partly cloudy conditions with temperatures expected from 66 to 38 degrees. Thursday’s range was 62 to 35 degrees with an 8 am reading. Friday at The Sun weather station notes. Saturday Galveston tides will be low at 4:42 am and high at 12 noon.
The bulletin lists six Humble Day tickets sought by Mrs. MRS JACK STOUT and notes on community items. Citizens such as Bill and Lucille Strickler win awards two years running while Alma McNulty again proves helpful. Charles Mickel looks forward to summer work and Mrs Don Teier makes a quick trip. E L Gunn brings good eats, George Bennett plans fishing post retirement, Rickie Holland becomes a teen, Betty Hastie marks another birthday, Carolyn Banta hosts a school year close bridge party. Deacon Jones relates a wife story from childhood and Baytown Art League winners are mentioned. Joseph E Hlanak visits Gulf Coast Hospital on his birthday. Rufus Honeycutt seeks extra help and Bo Turner recalls a rookie patrolman accident. Rex Curtin confirms Humble Day picnic readiness and Mary McCandless bakes cookies.
A Friday morning flash fire outside a shutdown furnace at Shell Chemical in Deer Park injured six Hydrocarbon Construction Co. workers. Raymond Sparks 23 of Houston and Joseph Church 30 of Pasadena suffered serious burns and were treated at Pasadena General Hospital. Others injured included Lindsey Humphrey 46 of Webster, Joe Gassner 32 of Houston, Charles Palit 46 of Pasadena, and Gerald Roland 13 of Humble. Cause under investigation, damage said minor.
In Saigon the rebel Hue general Nguyen Chanh Thi met Premier Nguyen Cao Ky at Chu Lai under U.S. guard to discuss the political crisis sparked by Thi’s removal. U.S. planes evacuated 45 Americans from Hue as Buddhist demonstrators clashed with police in Saigon and the city’s progovernment mayor moved to a fortified HQ southeast of Hue.
Humble Club marks its 45th annual Humble Day picnic at Humble Country Club on Rea Bluff Road with an expected crowd of 12 000 The Baytown Humble Club includes Baytown Refinery Enjay Chemical Plant and Esso Research The day features barbecue rides swimming dancing a live band contests and drawings for six portable TV sets Parking will route along Red Bluff Road with shuttle service and police reserves directing traffic.
Bayshore Red Reef and Gun Club members joined other sportsmen at a Beaumont gathering where a resolution urged halting dredging in Galveston Trinity and East Bays. The motion cites reef depletion harming fisheries and tourism and calls for state action and new protections, with SCOT and lawmakers to be engaged.
Baytown officials report federal approval for Operation Head Start has not arrived, jeopardizing a June 13 start at Anson Jones Harlem and DeZavala Elementary Schools. About 170 to 180 pupils were to participate in the eight week program for first grade readiness, with funding through the Office of Economic Opportunity and district support pending federal funds.
Baytown police intensify littering enforcement on the esplanade along Alexander Drive. Offenders may receive citations and unseen patrols in unmarked cars will monitor areas for violations. Public safety messages urge residents to dispose of waste properly.
The FTC charges Houston based Statesman Life Insurance Co with deceptive advertising to veterans claiming its policies matched government World War I insurance. It says the net government cost is lower due to dividends and alleges a false government sanction impression from using the trade name Veterans Insurance Division.
Lee College Board of Regents sets 4 p m June 16 in the administration building to receive bids for vocational facilities construction. A special meeting at 6 30 p m June 17 in the Lee College Library will consider awarding the contract. James A Davis reported progress on Kontege library renovation and campus building financing.
Bay town council debated expanded library service urging municipal action after a mayoral conference. A five-member committee was proposed to present the resolution to the council. Denial of a sewer line cost share for Kenneth Kresoff was noted. Anne xations along rail track and Bohemian Hall Road were approved. Doris Street renamed Hemlock. June 23 set for city sign ordinance hearing.
Colorado Springs coping with spaceflight support from Lt Donald Hicks and NORAD Space Defense Center staff. They will trace the precise path of astronauts Stafford and Cernan during a three day Gemini flight, relaying data to NASA in Houston.
SPACE CENTER Houston AP Gemini 9 launch moved from May 31 to June 1 to allow the launch team more Atlas target rock et preparation time. Lt. Col. Thomas Stafford and Navy Lt. Eugene A. Cernan were initially slated for a three day rendezvous and space walk mission that experienced delays and changes.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.