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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1963
Page
1
Baytown stores will extend Christmas hours starting December 13, with later openings each night and ending at regular time Christmas Eve. The Baytown Chamber of Commerce chair Obert Feinberg urged shoppers to plan, as the extended hours aim to boost holiday commerce.
Consinerable cloudiness and continued warmth through Friday. Temperature range notes Thursday 6 degrees, with colder weather forecast for the weekend. Tides show Galveston on Thursday at 9:23 PM and low at 17th PM.
A garbled report lists many names and movements among local visitors. George Brown of Cleveland Tennessee, now Captain in the army at Fort Sam Houston, visits Raytown to see old friend Preston Pendergrass. Cubs from Pack 263 meet the band and watch a parade, with families and den mothers present.
An 18 year old youth confessed to the stabbing and strangling of Donna Tweedt in her suburban Houston home. Police said the suspect drove the victim’s red car, had a pistol, and admitted slaying after entering her house to talk with a girl friend. Autopsy found death by strangulation. no sexual assault reported. The accused was held in Thibodaux parish court and charged with murder.
Baytown resident Jose pine Picatt Lake, 97, died in a Baytown hospital Wednesday. Funeral services set for Friday at Earthmiant Funeral Home with Rev. Co Bu Meadows officiating. Burial will be at Cotar Crest Centers. Survived by ten grandchildren and several relatives.
A large crowd gathers as Congressman Albert Thomas returns home to be honored for his long service. President Kennedy leads a Texas welcome on the Fort Worth Dallas Austin trip with a Houston stop at Rice University and a dinner with dignitaries. The Thomas dinner is sold out with no tickets left.
Jacqueline Kennedy and Lady Bird Johnson visit Texas for the first time, boosting cultural and diplomatic ties. The article notes Mrs Kennedy’s refined arts influence, White House restoration themes, and Lady Bird’s poised public role as vice president’s wife, highlighting their impact on social events and national image.
A San Antonio speech by President Kennedy highlights New Frontier science aid bipartisanship. Reports mention jet fighters downing enemy craft near Ironton and a U2 mission over Soviet lines. Cobbling through fragmented text, the item notes U.S. actions in Asia and political debates on religious language within the church alongside New York medical association ties and a Florida resort ownership dispute linked to a Baker partnership.
Funeral services will be held Friday for Lemiel Carter Smith 59 of Highlands at Highlands Chapel. The Rev former Magness will officiate. Burial will be in Memory Gardens. Smith worked at Huntington Oil and Refining Co's refinery in the factory department. Survived by wife and three daughters, plus several grandchildren.
Houston District Judge John Compton scheduled a hearing for November 27 on a petition seeking a restraining order against shell dredging within 1500 feet of natural oyster beds and 500 feet of reefs. The suit by oyster fishermen, sportsmen clubs, and related associations names Gulf Coast Rod, Reel and Gun Club and others seeks to stop dredging that harms oyster beds and threatens the livelihood of boats, bait sellers, guides, and tourists. parties argue that dredges are killing oysters and destroying reefs in the bay, with potential court action looming in Houston and Galveston observers noting the fishery impacts.
The Sterling Library, with librarian Henry J. Hank Biasick, is profiled in Library Journal's December issue from New York. The feature notes photographs and a history of the library, including a 1959-60 start of organized women’s groups and plans tied to a bond issue.
Voter eligibility and director election plan described for PS community ballot. Ten directors to serve three year terms replacing outgoing board members. Campaign details and candidate slate outlined with emphasis on election timing and director duties.
An extensive Texas tour intends to honor President Kennedy with a Dallas stop and a Houston reception at Sam Houston Coliseum. Attendees include Albert Thermas of Houston, and a large Dallas and Austin fundraising dinner is listed. Police plan heightened precautions around the Dallas and Houston engagements.
President Kennedy arrives in Texas to shore up Democratic support for the 1964 election as Texas carries 45 electoral votes. The scene follows Senate cuts to aid programs, amid party tensions and Fulbright criticism of space and defense funding.
Funeral services for C G Freeland will be held at Mount At Meant direction with Wy RO Jones officiating. The ceremony takes place at Sarbnian, Punts filind, podbirkh ceyired Tary front Thinite Oi Shan Wot re Toosery. Interment follows at Wiawhald Mesh with burial at Galland, Texas.
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