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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1963
Page
1
Vatican sources report Pope John XXIII faced a grave condition with persistent hemorrhaging and a stomach tumor or cancer. Doctors at his bedside fought to stem bleeding as the 81-year-old pontiff remained in a critical state amid reassurances from the Vatican.
Local items report CAP cadets meeting at Baytown Airport and recent honors for Daryl Lostak and Herbert Mays. Baytown and Harris County activities include swimming lessons, driver training, softball results, and community events at Roseland Park, Lee High, and nearby districts. Also noted are garbage service on Memorial Day, tides in Galveston, weather forecasts, and a Redmen building dedication in Waco.
A five member school district board of equalization was appointed at a special meeting of the school board Monday night. The appointees, recommended by a trustee committee, include Truman Cox real estate developer and lumber dealer Boyd Hill a research chemist Donald Lang Highlands banker and lawyer Luke Miller a Baytown realtor and Dr Henry Singleton head of a chemical specialties firm. Hill was an unsuccessful candidate for the school board defeated last April by Knox Beavers. The appointments were favored by Trustees Opryshek Shirrey Stark and Horeczy. Beavers voted against the appointments.
A Baytown Sun snippet highlights poetry talents for classifieds advertising and notes community happenings. Mentions include A W Mattson 1601 Lindberg and various locals like Ricky Young pitching a no hitter and Kay Boggess in heels, plus hospital stays and graduations.
Pick-up with 4 speed transmission and good 700x15 six ply mud grip rear tires priced at 569 dollars for quick sale.
A mass meeting of Negroes is planned amid rides of racial tension as President Kennedy era civil rights efforts face resistance. Kentucky voters choose gubernatorial nominees while A B Chandler’s political fate is discussed, with Edward Breathitt Jr. optimistic of victory. Texas Love Field jet runway lawsuits prompt a softened penalty for homeowners held in contempt. A border dispute settlement between Mexico and the United States is anticipated after lengthy talks at El Paso. Negotiations have continued for months between Mexico and the U S.
Federal Judge Seybourn H. Lynne refused to order desegregation while urging the state pupil placement law be applied without discrimination. He found Negro complainants had not exhausted remedies under the 1956 statute and warned he could order a desegregation plan if the law is applied unconstitutionally. The judge noted the district remained segregated despite assurances of compliance.
Baytown patrolman A. W. Henseey rescued two McCandless children from a blazing Wooster Street garage apartment minutes before the fire consumed the building, while other residents aided and two Wooster volunteers were injured. The fire, started in the house at 220 Wooster Street, also injured firefighters George Sterling and F. E. Whitten and left the family homeless.
Baytown City Manager J B LeFevre named R H Bo Turner acting police chief after the retirement of Chief Roy Montgomery. Turner has risen from patrolman to assistant chief and will serve until a new chief is appointed, while retirement rules proceed for other eligible workers.
The board will consider curbing social and extracurricular activities at junior high as part of a June 10 agenda. It approved bids for window shades at 717.74 and purchased physical education supplies. A pipe easement across the new high school site was granted to Service Pipe Line Co. for Union Carbide Co. Several teachers were elected for the 1 3 summer session, including Robert E. Lee and James King, while resignations of six teachers from several elementary and high schools were accepted.
An arbitration board meeting in Houston Monday decided to announce a liability decision next week regarding a water storage tower on Baker Road serving Craigmont Place, Country Club Oaks, and Ponderosa. Baytown City Attorney George Chandler said the board will assign fault and outline a remedy, while the city may repair the tower without affecting the dispute’s rights. The tower, built by Chicago Iron and Bridge Co and engineered by the Hedrick firm, creaked when filled, leading to a decision to avoid filling the tank. Chandler and City Engineer John Busch represented the city. Al Koeler and Robert P. Beman spoke for the Hedrick firm. Chicago Iron and Bridge was also represented.
School trustees select Jamies A. Bitsy Davis as architect for a $4,290,000 district improvement program. Davis and Lowell Lammers will jointly handle plans for a new high school modernization of Robert E. Lee High, Harlem Elementary additions, and Cedar Bayou Junior High cafeteria expansion under Pace Engineers guidance. Planning session set for June 17 to discuss timetable and goals. Davis notes the project is large and plans to test all approaches. The district will carry errors and omissions insurance. Bond issue results show four propositions approved with one addition to the administration buildings rejected.
Texas news reports Jim Langdon of El Paso sworn in as a Railroad Commission member. The oath was given by his brother Judge Jack Langdon of the Fort Worth Court of Civil Appeals, shortly after Governor Connally announced the appointment.
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