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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1963
Page
2
A Court of Honor for Boy Scouts Troop 62 will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at the First Christian Church. All members invited to attend and to join the troop are encouraged to be present.
A fragmentary note places the Knights of the Night Aurmisteyine at Walmer Voestown with unclear detail, listing location first and suggesting an event or gathering in the area.
Baytown’s Gander team battled Texas City in a hard fought game. Key plays by Lowery and Rincon sparked multiple drives while Huffman and Mangum led the Sting defense. A late Baytown drive fell short as Texas City held on for a tight victory.
Business leaders continue discussions as Cedar Bayou Junior High and Horace Mann Junior High gain staff with C Kimmans Jr and others named. Carver and Moore area elementary schools receive visitors and additions. Additional assignments to follow as chamber talks progress.
The article lists force officers and test pilots from multiple bases including Albuquerque Kirtland Edwards Air Force Base and the Navy post graduate school in Morj merey Calif along with Marines and other officers. It mentions Captains William L Anders Donn F Eisele Charles A Bassett Theodore Freeman Michael Collins David R Scott Alan L Bean Roger B Cheff Eugene A Cernan and John H Glenn among others. It notes testing roles and assignments across bases and ranks. It also briefly mentions domestic farm testing of oxen as an unrelated line.
Barbara Atchley recalls the emotional week as astronaut Gene Bengtson, son-in-law Jake, and new grandson Floyd Keith Bengtson occupy headlines. NASA telegrams confirm coverage while Gene preps for a California home search after weekend TV exposure. Barbara’s daughter Barbara, bride to Gene, moved near Baytown, combining family joy with public attention.
Monday events at Knights of Pythias Hall feature Bevshore Wagon Wheel Square Dancers Club at 7 30 p m with Rho Zeia Chapter Bela Sigma Phi and a WO Wood Chilton Drive gathering. Second Capital Women s Missionary Societies meet at 7 at the church for a local program.
Obituary notice for Willianson Arry Neal Williarson aged 45 of Baytown with services by Bothman Funeral Home. Survivor details include widow, daughters, and son. veteran status and former refinery worker. Also notes of Donnelly Henry of Houston and related mourners with burial plans under Payt U, Lee Fimers Home.
Baytown police and a State Liquor Control Board agent conducted a gambling raid at the Gypsy Tea Room 163 Oak. Seven men played at a back room table and five watched. Fifty cents bets were observed. L. By Mart, 46, owner, was charged with permitting gambling. Ten others named with ages and addresses were charged with gambling. Officers confiscated $49.94.
Mr and Mrs Millard P Chapman Houston announce the birth of a son Millard F.IV born Thursday at Dayton Memorial Hospital weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces.
Leroy Gardner of 129 Mapleton, superintendent of distribution engineering for Houston Lighting and Power Co., will read a paper at the 13th annual power distribution conference in Austin. Development of an underground system for a planned community is the gist of Gardner's presentation.
Macon of 893 North Road reported finding a pair of prescription glasses Friday night near the Robert E. Lee Parking Lot after a football game. The Sun offices hold the items for pickup.
Lonnie Fox from Kentucky attends Parents Weekend at Stephens College with his daughter Rosemary, a second year student. He will join luncheons lectures and the president's open house. Rosemary participates in the International Club Foreign iterations Club and serves as advisor at West Hall and convocation chairman.
Mrs W J Strickler of 914 W Lobit reported her automobile theft to Baytown Police. She said the car was taken between 9 a.m. and a.m. Friday from a parking lot in the 400 block of WW Defer.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church at 1125 Beach hosts a Mexican food dinner Sunday with serving starting at 10 a.m. Take-home plates are available. A girls softball game is planned in the afternoon and a dancer performs in the evening.
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