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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1964
Page
2
Fragmentary text indicates a man was held for several hours at Pasadena jail after Nov 2 arrest by Baytown Police and released later that day after denying threats to President Johnson. The report combines disjointed phrases about the Secret Service and other unrelated data.
The article recounts Hastings memories aboard the ship Wyoming during World War I, including long painting days, scarce fuel and ammo, and the 1918 German threat. It notes special guests like Mary Pickford visiting, the ship’s 13 month war service, and Hastings later leading Veterans groups and a career in construction.
The Texas identifications and criminal records division in 1935 created a central clearing house in Austin for fingerprint data. Police departments large and small send prints to the division, which holds Texas and neighboring states files. Austin gets 1,200 to 1,500 prints monthly as Gary Martin notes ongoing dedication at the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Democratic leader Mike Mansfield of Montana and Senate figure Hubert Humphrey indicate Long commands 39 votes in a final showdown. Long stresses backing from Southern, Northern, Midwest and Western senators via his office while defending his Louisiana base as a Johnson-critique in the election.
Funeral services were held for Mrs Ba nila Joyce Whiteaker 28 of 402 El Fayley at Paul A Lee Funeral Home. She died Monday at 12 40 pm in a Houston hospital. The Rev Edwin Summers Grace Methodist Church pastor and Rev CE Meadows Coady Baptist Church pastor officiated. Burial followed in Memory Gardens. Survivors include husband C D Curly Whiteaker of Baytown daughter Vickie Lynn Whiteaker mother Mae Peterson of Liberty two sisters Dorothy Ford and Linda Peterson three brothers Leroy Peterson Russell Peterson and Dennis Peterson grandfather Lester AfeGuire Ocean Springs Miss. Pallbearers were A E Adcox Ed Shailey David Rogers Sam Bennett Melvin Jones Joe Leatherwood. A native of Willis she lived here 86 years.
County residents and staff criticize Ben Taub and Jefferson Davis Hospital operations citing unsanitary facilities and insufficient services. Ramsey pledges to solve the problem and push for access to a 42 cent levy claimed by the state as a permanent funding solution.
The national GOP denies a large surplus at the party level while Richard Nixon urges a centrist path to appeal to diverse views. Senators Aiken and Miller warn Johnson could face Republican challenges in 1966 or 1968 if he expands spending, increases regulation, or pursues broader control of the economy, risking voter backlash.
Mrs. Simone Marshall manager of the Citizens National Bank travel department will leave Baytown November 12 to attend the International Association of Bank Travel Bureaus convention on the French Riviera aboard the SS France. After the event she will visit Germany Switzerland Italy Spain and Portugal before returning to Baytown via the Orient.
President Johnson hosted a round of post election discussions at the LBJ Ranch with Secretary of the Treasury Dillon and Secretary Hodges, outlining plans for a 1965 excise tax cut and broader fiscal strategy. Defense, State, and Commerce aides joined, signaling focus on tax policy, deficits, exports, and the economy.
William Henry King, 71, Baytown resident for 40 years, dies Tuesday at 9 am. Funeral set for 10:20 am Thursday at Paul A. Lee Funeral Home with Rev. Wiley Davis of Trinity Tabernacle officiating. Burial in Cedar Crest Cemetery. Survivors include two brothers Dudley King of Mont Belvieu and RT King of Baytown, and sister Mrs Mattie Milner of Baytown, plus nieces and nephews.
Dr Kenneth W Bartz promotion within Humble Oil and Refining Co Baytown R and D. He works in analytical chemistry focusing on nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy for petroleum product characterization. Bartz holds BS from Marquette and PhD from University of Texas. Welch Fellow and Humble Company Fellow. ACS member. They live in Baytown with their son and two daughters at 106 Jasmine St.
Japanese riot police patrol Sasebo around the U S base during a Veterans Day holiday as crowds urge a boycott of leftist demonstrations. Police fear clashes between leftist and rightist groups while U S sailors and civilians move about after dark with no incidents reported.
The county board chairman urges a uniform ordinance for all counties including unincorporated areas to require drainage and protections before building in flood hazard zones. Fire prevention and flood control programs are urged to prevent repetition of recent tragedy as Santa Barbara sees fire damage and debris. Colorado hosts fifty four of the nation’s highest mountains amid climate notes.
A European cardinal urged the Vatican council to shed outdated nun customs including restrictive habits and obligatory companions. He argued many orders cling to past styles that make the church seem old, while the council debates reform provisions granting modern life adaptation.
The Cedar Bayou Dyer and many street changes are on the agenda plus a Baytown municipal airport bond proposal. FAA has approved a 250000 grant contingent on city matching funds. Objections to the Vatican II schema appear from Cardinal Ruffini and others amid talks on curb removals and street improvements.
Funeral services for Henry King will be held at 10 30 am Thursday at Paul A Lee Funeral Home with Rev Wiley Davis Trinity Tabernacle pastor officiating He will be buried in Cedar Crest Cemetery King died at 9 am Tuesday at age 71 He was a Baylawn resident Survivors include brothers Dudley King of Mont Belview and R T King of Baytown a sister Mrs Mattie Milner of Baytown and several nieces and nephews
G R Bookmyer of Humble Baytown Research and Development is listed as a co inventor on a patent for a nozzle injector that creates tiny droplets to evenly spray petroleum feed over a catalyst bed. R L Sharp, formerly with Joun Refinery's technical division, is also a co author of the patent.
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