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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1964
Page
1
A compact report documenting traffic incidents from 1964. It lists injuries, accidents and fatalities with days since last fatality noting the rate of deadly crashes and highlighting safety concerns in the period. The record emphasizes the ongoing tally of deaths and injuries on roads during the year.
Annual memorial exercises for deceased members will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday by San Jacinto Council 2788 Knights of Columbus at the KC Hall. East Little League holds officer elections at 7 p.m. Tuesday in James Bowie Elementary School auditorium. Anson Jones Elementary PTA postpones its 3 a.m. Tuesday procedure course. a new date will be set. Dad's Club chili supper Tuesday at Lamar School cafeteria from 5 to 6 45 p.m. donations 75 cents adults 50 cents children. Thelma Berry wins weekly Lucky Shopper prize of 10. Knights of Pythias chili supper begins 6 p.m. Thursday at 2010 Alexander Drive. W Taylor Hammack Sr. and B. Aikman are committee. 75-cent donation. Women Voters League sets meetings Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. 509 Grantham Road and 1 p.m. 1808 E James and 9:30 a.m. Wednesday 3003 Tamarach. topic Selection and Tenure of Judges.
A Baytown collision on Highway 146 involved a Hatrol patrol car and a second vehicle. Officers say seatbelts saved two, with minor injuries to the drivers and passengers. The pursuing patrol spun and skidded after the crash, the infant severely injured in a related incident recovering from plastic surgery.
MRS TONY Messick remains hospitalized at Methodist Hospital Houston with no visitors allowed during recovery. Rotary speaker TOM Aczel is announced. CHRIS MYERS plans a Knights of Pythias chili supper Thursday night. Mildred Foster reports rattlesnake scare. Bobby Sutphin retires from The Sea but will handle church news. Hank Blasick donates books to Sterling Municipal Library before departing for Missouri. Dr and Mrs Michael R Kirkpatrick and son Kevin visit from Hill Air Force Base Utah with Bertha Kirkpatrick and Charles. The family plans to stay at 105 W Bayshore Drive Wednesday night.
Freezing drizzle fell at Dalhart as a cold front moved through Northwest Texas. Temperatures plunged, with Dalhart at 31 degrees and rainfall totals reported in several cities. A warming trend was expected by Tuesday with potential moisture and severe weather not materializing beyond earlier forecasts.
An appreciation dinner for Baytown resident Fred Dittman is planned for December 3. Buddy Bray chairs the Baytown committee with members Billy Quartz Maurice Taylor Dr Lee Bishop J C Bicker staff and W C Frels from Deer Park also serving on the dinner committee.
West Germany plans to renew official contacts with Red China in the spring. The move aims at political gains, with trade talks possible after Chancellor Erhard explains his stance to President Johnson. Preliminary talks had occurred earlier, and a new trade pact could include a clause asserting West Berlin's economic and political ties to West Germany.
The annual diabetes detection drive at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital will start noon Wednesday and run until supplies for 3 000 tests are exhausted. Technicians from Gulf Coast Hospital and San Jacinto will conduct a simple finger tip blood test free of charge with volunteer helpers assisting.
Buses and motorcades brought hundreds of teachers to the Louisiana Capitol as lawmakers prepared to open a 20 day special session. Gov McKeithen planned meetings with school leaders while teacher advocates push for a full USC pay raise and funding to implement a higher scale, with starting salaries rising by up to 4000 dollars annually for degreed teachers.
South Viet Nam braces as a new typhoon nears the central coast after deadly floods killed about 7,000 and left hundreds of thousands homeless. The storm targets Nha Trang amid prior Typhoon Joan damage, with U S installations in the 95 000 population city under emergency measures. Viet Cong guerrillas reportedly harass villagers at roadblocks while the defense ministry says 15 Vietnamese soldiers were killed and 236 weapons stolen last week.
Nearly 30 stores stay open until 8 p m Thursday as unclaimed prize money rolls over. The week’s winning number X-191829 was not claimed, adding $100 to this week’s $200 prize for Thursday night shoppers. Participants must claim ash awards at participating stores before Saturday closing time.
Lakewood Civic Association will host a 7 30 PM meeting at the Lakewood Clubhouse to review a master plan for city streets property and services. Nelson Ash of Bernard Johnson and Associates will present firm proposals while city officials including Mayor Lee Liggett Councilman David C Clark and others are invited to join the discussion with Brownwood and Lynchburg residents urged to attend.
Senate Republican fallout deepens as Dean Burch asserts a four year contract to head the party. Goldwater backs him while Rockefeller Lodge Javits and Javits press for leadership change. Burch vows to fight any ouster and says he will serve his four year term.
Reports focus on strikes at Detroit press plants as workers seek return to jobs. NATO Secretary General reports to de Gaulle on alliance issues. Pennsylvania to oversee reapportionment to one man one vote. Libel case against AP and New Orleans paper declined for review. Ben Gurion quits Israel party post. Khrushchev’s fall shocks world per CTA head. Danish crown princess burglary amid a royal party. A sequence of earthquakes rattles a nine county region.
Our World area near the Central California coast notes sparse settlement in the Crag Mountains about 90 miles south of San Francisco. Sears, Roebuck proposes 2 for 1 stock split and a 35 cent yearend dividend, while Coca Cola directors approve a 2 for 1 split and report nine months profit of 54.5 million. Texas health officials report paralytic polio nearly wiped out this decade with only six cases this year, five in children four years old or younger. The Texas Highway Department announces Galveston Bay causeway repairs will close the landing apron from daybreak Wednesday.
The Royston Harris County Tuberculosis Association launches a mailing of 250000 Christmas Seal letters to residents to raise operating funds for next year. The goal is 183006. Raymond Schindler chairs the drive and a parade kicked off the effort from Main to the Post Office with police escort. He states about a portion of letter recipients will donate, with all money staying in Harris County.
A Bonanza Air Lines Fairchild F27 from Phoenix to Las Vegas vanished in a snowstorm. Debris was found eight miles south of the city near Arden. All 28 aboard were dead. Rescue teams airlifted bodies as rugged terrain prevented ground access near Clark Mountains and surrounding hills.
City council schedules 6 30 p m Wednesday at city hall with General Telephone Co E O Cambern to discuss extended area service and toll elimination to Houston. A 6 50 p m Thursday session with Bernard Johnson Engineering covers master plan capital improvements for water sewer public buildings drainage and other city projects..Airport study to be reviewed by council members Jack Huron W C Finch and Pat Ball following a $3 600 master plan vote and a $330 000 FAA grant in October. Thanksgiving holidays shift November 26 council meeting status.
Dr Max Musesman general chairman of the United Fund drive said the campaign will likely exceed its goal. By weekend $195,009 had been raised and $2145 more is needed to meet the target. A meeting of the Chest board of directors is set for 5 pm Monday at Citizens National Bank.
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