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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1965
Page
2
The piece recalls John M Kilgore known for his restraint and insistence on discipline. It notes his urging a player named Joe to join the game and his extended life spanning Cedar Valley to South Vietnam, envisioning a world where all imitate his calm, lawful approach.
District plans outline how zones determine a champion with some zones playing nine district games while others do one. Holly McLemore notes the 1966 schedule includes Rate ert Lee Pasulens South Houston Deer Park Pasadena Rayburn Galveston Ball Hirt La Marque Brazosport Sterling and Texas as members of District 12A.
Comedian Steve Allen filed to run for Congress in California after meeting with Gov. Edmund Brown and Sen. Robert Kennedy. His candidacy depends on a State Supreme Court ruling on eligibility. Allen had been an Independent until September, now seeks a Democratic bid.
King Ban a deuin and Queen Fabioia of Belgium depart Brussels by plane for their first official visit to Latin America. The royal party will cover about 25,000 miles over the next month visiting Chile Argentina and neighboring countries. A separate note states the U S president was born in a hospital.
Funeral services are scheduled Sunday for Sam Williams 59 of Devon Baytown area who died Friday night in a two car crash at Suite Highway 146 Farm Pond 517 near Galveston County Memorial Hospital. Lawrence Cooper 45 of Baytown was driving the other car and hospitalized with injuries. Two occupants John Buckhalter 50 of Houston and Ella Edwards 26 of Baytown were treated or admitted. Cooper car collided with a car driven by Sean Middlebrook 60 of Dickinson hospitalized for head and internal injuries. Williams survived by wife and a son. Frazier-Johnson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Dallas AP reports state district judge granted a defense motion to postpone Ruby’s sanity hearing for Jack Judy killed President Kennedy. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals will decide habeas corpus questions. if denied, the sanity hearing proceeds. Ruby, once Dallas night club manager, was sentenced to death for slaying Lian Harvey Oswalt two days after Kennedy’s assassination.
Jerry Wolf 12 was injured in a car motorcycle crash at the intersection of Fexts Avenue and Commerce in Baytown. He was thrown through a windshield and reported in good condition Monday morning. Driver Glen Tallent 50 faced a ticket for improper left turn and no driver license for Jerry.
Seven-year-old Edward Lee escaped injury after a rifle went off in Baytown. His father, Dave Pranch, told police he lay from a truck when the weapon discharged. The boy was treated at San Jacinto Hospital and released.
Fragmentary text references Kilgore, Baytown, churches, and local figures such as AMY Mears and Chary Ruckam. Mentions of First and Koand, Green Bay, and Cedar Payeu appear amid garbled names, places, and events, with scattered references to directors, hospitals, and Sunday notices.
Barracuda boosters of the football team will gather at 8 pm Wednesday at the Alvin Hotchkiss residence, 1802 Raintree, to discuss support efforts and upcoming activities.
Carolyn Schneider, a Lee College student, needs a copy of John Osborne's Luther for an assignment. She has searched Raytown and Houston libraries and consulted Baytown ministers. Call 5831 or visit 3207 Michigan to help. Carollyn is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A W Schneider.
Willian Kent of Houston and an unidentified companion were rescued from a five mile southeast of the San Jacinto Monument. Their cabin cruiser took on water after striking an object in the Houston Ship Channel and was towed near shore by the Wooster Emergency Corps. The search was led by Louie Bishop, who said Kent asked to return to the boat with a salvage crew from Galveston waiting by Saturday morning.
Mrs. Empress Mary Haws foster daughter of Mr and Mrs ELH Howell of 710 East Humble died last Friday in Bombay. She attended Baytown schools and recently lived at Tarkley Square. Surviving are her husband and other relatives including Patrick Hook of Beaur and her grandmother in Houston.
Police search the Penning moors for victims of a suspected child killer. Detectives fear as many as 11 missing persons, including three children, may lie in shallow graves along the moor. Lesley Ann Downey, 10, was found dismembered near a road between Ashton-under-Lyne and Huddersfield after disappearing at a Manchester Christmas fair. Authorities say they know the suspect and can arrest once the case is built.
Washington AP notes that tobacco smokers have persisted through history. King James I warned against tobacco in 1601, while a 1964 US Public Health Service report linked smoking to early deaths. Despite a 25 percent drop, 1965 projections show cigarette use rising again with warnings to appear on packs starting Jan 1.
In Huntsville Texas 25 000 fans attended the 34th annual prison rodeo third performance. Spectators saw bruising events and singer Roger Miller appearance. Several riders were injured and taken to the prison hospital. Cat Homer Garrison Jr. and other officials attended. The highlight had 40 inmates attempt a money sack removal stunt amid security.
An earthquake rattled South California with a 4.2 magnitude, touching off aftershocks in Los Angeles and Palay Springs. Gayle Norton of Beaumont and Giarna Honner of Mariajorn tied for first in a girls barrel race, while other events like bareback riding saw the champion Vernon Abbott place first. Police reported no extensive damage beyond cracked china and window wear.
Washington reports indicate Congress may adjourn this week amid final debates on education funding a national service corps and budget bills. Senate and House conferees included a corps provision in a capstone education measure facing Republican opposition. Key items include a 12 billion anti poverty appropriation and a 60 million federal workers raise proposal alongside ongoing sugar and tax actions.
Funeral services for John Seathen Kilgare were conducted at Cedar Bayou Methodist Church with cremation? officiating by Rev. Don Pevey. Burial followed at Cedar Bayou Masonic Cemetery with pallbearers from Cedar Bayou Lodge and church stewards. Kilgore leaves a large family and memorials established at the Cedar Bayou church.
Apples continues from Wave 1 dividing teams each with a captain and promising prizes to the top selling team and individual. Buyers seek fresh, large apples priced at 8.50 per box as fruit season nears, with vendors busy before Thanksgiving and Christmas.
New Jack New York reports a breakthrough where Bio-Dyte, a new healing substance, reportedly shrinks hemorrhoids, stops itching, and relieves pain without surgery. Case after case shows actual shrinkage and rapid relief, with patients noting piles ceasing to be a problem after treatment with Preparation HS suppository or ointment.
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