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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1965
Page
2
A fragment describes the Ingo rescuing a passenger, including mentions of Nazi hatred and a German girl Esther Levy. crew confidence and aboard officer Kruse are noted as tensions rise among survivors after a torpedo event.
In Texas a constitutional amendment to grow the state Senate from 31 to 39 members faces a light turnout of under 200000. Gov. Connally endorsed the measure, urging a vote “for the movement.” Legal battles center on whether adoption would abolish the current Senate and how apportionment should proceed if approved, with some urging a special session to align reallocation before certification.
T H Wharton retires as chairman and chief executive officer of Houston Lighting & Power Co effective October 1 1965. P H Robinson will assume the duties of president and chief administrative officer. Wharton joined the company in 1922 and led financing and expansion of the Gulf Coast service area.
Brooks described how rural areas dominated the state for a century while noting Harris County taxes account for one eighth of state funds but receive only one fiftieth in return. He cited Sen Criss Cole representing Harris County’s 14 million people and contrasted with a rural deskmate representing 70 000 to 100 000.
Streetsi 1965 area plans paving of North Main Street with bids to be opened on December 8, marking a key step in street improvements for the locality.
A Houstonian, A V Rowland of 1238 Maxey Road, was charged with two counts of murder with malice in Liberty County tied to the fatal shootings of tavern owner Bob Raley and his 21 year old son. Bond set. Rowland treated for buckshot wounds after an incident at a Trinity River campsite. The report also covers urban rural political tensions and road projects in East Harris County with plans for North Main Street and Garth Road improvements, financing, and legislative dynamics.
Baytown residents who are members of the ouster chapter of the National Association of Accountants will hear Henry E. Bodman speak at 6 p.m. on Sept. 14. The talk, held at the Park Street intersection, discusses traffic flow near Houston Cab and the Decker Drive extension impact as 5,000 cars daily are expected to use the route. A separate report describes a fatal shooting incident where James Raley was killed and Rowland died after a confrontation, with authorities labeling the deaths as murder by firearms.
Police and firemen under Civil Service seek a living wage via a city election, arguing current scale current base pay plus longevity bonuses. Patrolmen start at 425, rise to 465. sergeants 491. lieutenants 517. assistant chief 584. firemen start 425, rise to 465. captains 517. assistant fire chief 533, with longevity pay of 2 per month per year up to two years.
Adolph Marx 19 arrived in 1934 to study and is installed as the first bishop of the nation's newest Roman Catholic diocese in Brownsville Texas. The ceremony in Immaculate Conception Church drew bishops abbots Knights of Columbus and hundreds of clergy and lay observers. Archbishop Lucey of San Antonio presided and Marx pledged to form parishes across four Rio Grande Valley counties with about 250000 Catholics. He named six diocesan consultors from Mission McAllen Harlingen Raymondville Weslaco and others.
The Ea Parte law firm of Kubler & Kubler adds Marian R. Froehlich and Dick H. Grege Jr to its ranks. Froehlich, 34, from Houston, joins August 1 after staff work with Phillips Petroleum Co. in Houston. Grege Jr, Texas AG highway division aide, becomes a partner on October 1.
Betsy rakes toward the Carolinas driving small craft to port along a 509 mile eastern Seaboard stretch from Cape Kennedy to Cape Hatteras. At 3 am EST a Miami Weather Bureau bulletin prepared to post a hurricane watch along portions of North and South Carolina coasts as a preliminary alert to warnings.
Art classes begin Sept 3 at the Bigtown YMCA with a 1 p.m session and evening slots from 6 20 to 9 20 p m on Tuesday and Thursday A children's class is planned Monday Mrs Virginia Blackmon will teach the 14 week course Interested persons may call the YMCA at 5831797
Baytown city officials will be honored at the Officials Affair Third Annual at Goose Creek Country Club on September 33. Hosts Chandler Brasfield and Andrew Lannie will welcome guests with a social hour at 6 30 p m and buffet dinner at 7 50 p m, celebrating past and present officials.
The Minnesota Supreme Court reversed a murder conviction of Paul Wangberg, 19, in the 1962 slaying of a police officer. It ruled the prosecutor erred by arguing the Rev. Luther Wangberg taught his son a higher law than state law, inviting jurors to apply a higher standard.
David W. Richards received his Master of Education degree from Sam Houston State Teachers College on August 28. He taught mathematics at Robert E. Lee High School for years before resigning to accept a teaching job at San Jacinto Junior College near La Porte. Richards, his wife Zena, and two children Dana Louise and David Kent live at 107 Dent Drive.
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