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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1966
Page
2
The nation’s traffic death toll edged toward 200 during the extended Thanksgiving weekend, with 154 highway fatalities counted by local time Wednesday and rising to 209 anticipated by Sunday. The figures include 38 youths under 18, as the AP notes a typical nonholiday weekend toll.
Admitted to Gulf Coast hospital are Alma Terrill Sue Carlisle Olivia McNair Mittie Beasley George Hale and others with listed addresses and room numbers. San Jacinto Methodist admission includes Robert Franks Lucile Copeland Donna Lindsey Fred Santagrossi Lynn Waeldrep and Willie Spell. New arrivals report Joe Thomas Lee and Pamela their newborn daughter born November 33 Gulf Coast.
An appeal from 21 Nobel laureates and other leaders urges Pope Paul VI to modify Catholic teachings on birth control. The letter argues responsible family planning is needed amid rapid world population growth and cites the moral imperative to regulate fertility for future generations.
The Lum-Roark UDC Lum-Roare Chapter will meet at 7 30 p m Monday with Mrs M L Clegg at 702 Elmwood. Mrs John Brunsen will present the program on Capt James Waddell hero.
Southern Baptists in eight states rejected federal grants for church schools and hospitals citing the separation of church and state. The decision affected 28 schools and 23 hospitals with Georgia Mississippi and Texas voting against federal grants and loans in various ways. Kentucky Kentucky voted against grants and loans in June, with November bringing door opening for potential loans at trustee discretion. State conventions remain autonomous with no central enforcement by the Southern Baptist Convention.
Pittstown New Jersey AP reports a dwindling black bear population in Sussex County with about 25 animals left. State officials plan tranquilizer capture and relocation to fit bears into the state's ecology, noting bears are dangerous mainly when wounded or protecting cubs.
John Thomas Stephens a 54 year old foreman from Silsbee died at 12 20 a m Thursday in a Dayton hospital after a week of illness He belonged to Silsbee Church of Christ and Spring Masonic Lodge No 1174 AF and AM Funeral services were at Sterling Funeral Chapel Dayton with M J Walker of Beaumont Church of Christ officiating Interment was at Worthy Cemetery Moss Bluff with Daytown Masonic Lodge in charge He is survived by his wife two sons one daughter a brother five sisters and a granddaughter
Baytown Rough Riders held a wiener roast at McCollum Park with 61 members traveling by truck driven by Leon Potts from the club arena. Attendees included many named members and their spouses at the post event gathering and next planned Christmas party on December 3 at the Lakewood Club.
George C. Pollard aged 44 of 303 N Gaillard is charged with aggravated assault on a police officer after allegedly spitting at and striking Patrolman Mike Jordan during transport to Baytown jail. Arrest followed at a Baytown tavern with Pollard and another man. Pollard released on bond.
The Brunson Theatre presents a kiddie show featuring Moon Wolf. The feature follows a dog named Wolf from forest pup to Arctic recovery, with a space mission and perilous journeys back to Earth. The Saturday program starts at 8:30 am and includes stage contests, eight cartoons and two comedies.
Mrs. Clio Edith McCary of Houston died at 4 am Friday. Funeral services set for 2 pm Saturday at Paul A. Lee Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Edwin Summers officiating. Burial in Cedar Crest Cemetery under Paul A. Lee direction. Survived by son JF B. McCarty of Baytown, daughter Ruth Clair of Houston, brother J A Bixler of Wyte, Texas, six grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, and five great great grandchildren. The article also mentions tree species in Texas forests including loblolly longleaf and slash pines and various hardwoods.
James W Slick Ellis accompanied by ten other Great Southern Life Territory agents attended the annual Agents Advisory Council meeting at the companys Houston home office.
A stagnant air mass trapped smog over New York City with readings peaking near 60.6, five times the average, but pollution subsided as a weather system broke the inversion. Officials warned of possible alerts and urged emission reductions. no deaths were reported and several plants began shifting to natural gas.
Richard M Todhunter a Baytown resident since 1917 died at 10 10 p m Wednesday in a Baytown hospital He was a native of Thair County Nebraska and moved here in 1917 A retired carpenter He is survived by his wife Leona A Todhunter one son Harry S Todhunter four daughters L E Plummer J W Reese B A Gresham and W B Woodrum Thirteen grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren Services were held at 4 p m Friday at Paul A Lee chapel with Rev John K Pierce of Jehovahs Witnesses officiating Interment was in White Cemetery near Crosby
Johnny Preston and his band, popular Beaumont Port Arthur area act with a million selling single Running Bear, headline an Elks Lodge dance at Market Street hall. Committee chair Bob Peterson leads Gene Moody Jim James Joe McShan and Charles Miller. Dance runs 5 pm to 1 am and is open to Ellis and guests.
Dale H. Tribble Jr of Channelview is promoted to Army Specialist Fourth Class at Fort Hood serving with the 2nd Armored Division. A L. D. Bell High School graduate in Euless, he entered active duty in February.
Granville Ohio AP A truck driver James Martin 32 who helped four travelers from a wrecked auto seconds before a speeding freight train struck the car says his act was not spectacular and part of his duty as a neighbor and part time officer He saw a license plate form a passenger and helped a young woman and a boy out before the train came Engineers later said the engineer did not see the warning and the car was hit police said 34 freight cars and two engines derailed near US 30 Plymouth Indiana occupants included Carlos Kitchen 22 of Chicago and Mary Alice Williamson of Williamson W Va The boy survived with injuries the others were listed in fair or poor condition.
A snapshot of midday stock quotes lists numerous companies and percent changes, including Allis-Chalmers 22 percent, Arlan's Dept Store 12 percent, and Anaconda, Armco, Ashland Oil, Bendix, Carrier, Celanese, Colum bia Gas, Delta Air, and many more. The listing shows mixed movements amid broad market activity with several firms marked by varied gains and losses.
Horace Mann of Massachusetts is popularly named the father of the American public school system for his reform efforts and enduring influence on U.S. education policy.
Fair Set details Baytown Sheltered Workshop and Opportunity School for the mentally retarded, run by the same board as part of Baytown United Fund. Trainees work under U S Department of Labor rules with men earning about 161 a year and women 33. There are 30 students, with plans to raise funds in January to build new facilities on Baker Road.
Obituaries for John Thomas Stephens of Sitsbee listed as major local figure with Masonic ties and church connections. Burial and graveside rites performed by Sterting Funeral Chaos with multiple survivors including wife, steps, children, grandchildren and a host of relatives. Separate notice for Richard F. Todhunter of Baytown notes retirement carpenter status and Jehovahs Witnesses service at Paul A. Lee chapel with extensive family survivors and interment at White Cemetery near Crosby.
Erbon Ferguson, brother of George Ferguson of Barvtown Sum, died in a Thanksgiving Day automobile accident in Nashville Arkansas. The cause is not known and funeral arrangements will be announced.
Connally unveiled a budget totaling 162 million for new and existing state mental health centers across Austin Dallas Houston Galveston and San Antonio plus an intensive care hospital in San Antonio and a brain behavior institute in Galveston. The package includes 337 million for youth services and 25.6 million fatal budget, with federal matching planned. Population trends show declines in tuberculosis and mental hospitals, but rises in reform schools and retardation institutions.
Miami report says a Cuban tobacco defector blames Fidel Castro for the decline of Havana cigars as Communist economies strain and traditional exports crumble, describing the end of the once prized product.
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