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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1960
Page
1
Lee College and Baytown schools push to surpass past records with 1,500 student enrollment targets. The district reports total enrollment around 10,826 across schools, and ongoing budget reviews by trustees reflect a 1959 financial posture as districts anticipate higher attendance and steady funding.
The crowd at the Greater Houston Ministerial Association meeting applauded Senator John F Kennedy for his forthright answers on his Catholic faith. Some ministers pressed about papal influence, while others praised his Christian spirit. Receipts and expenditures figures for the school year were reported, with notable budget variances and adjustments.
The Associated Press reports two unfavorable weather areas under study by the weather bureau. An Atlantic squally area northeast of the Leeward Islands showed potential for hurricane development. A hurricane hunter plane investigated the region with further reconnaissance planned. A Gulf of Mexico trough was observed. dry cold air may prevent any hurricane formation.
A patchwork of brief items notes freshmen students and civic life. Mrs Dee Wheatley assists a reporter. Mrs C F McClelland cites crown icy plants in Corsicana with a photo. Locals Larry and Randy Rodgers swim in Rustin. Sandra Sutphin heads to Texas University. Mary and Paul Cantrell vacation in Galveston. Lela Mae Van Deventer begins a new Greens Bayou job. Doves Stassi returns to Stephens in Missouri. Rector Walton pledges to help the Sun keep up with college students from Be Anna. Ramona Schiraldi blocks an aisle and other scene snippets.
Channelview school board and faculty discuss district requirements while teachers receive honors. Baytown community events include a Jaycee meeting and rummage sale. Kennedy campaign coverage highlights speeches at the Coliseum with Rayburn, Yarborough, and local officials in attendance.
The Soviet Union accused Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold of manipulating Security Council procedures over Congo and urged a 3 p.m. EDT convening. Mali ambassador Exidig Orton, council president, conferred with members on the Soviet request.
Divisional chairmen named by John Henderson as United Fund officials outline a goal of 176,426 to operate 32 agencies for 1961. Appointees include Ellis, Linder, Mills, Goss, Tillery, Ward, Hinsem, Massey, Gentry, Morris, Shaddix, Worden, Wilson, and others across industries and professions. The list spans rubber, construction, schools, physicians, dentists, attorneys, ministers, and merchants.
In Dallas Richard M Nixon told a cheering crowd roughly 100,000 to expect a strong Texas campaign. He predicted the GOP will sweep Texas in 1960, citing past 1952 and 1956 success, and defended oil depletion allowances against Democratic calls to end them.
In Los Angeles AP report James KR Webster admitted bank robberies in California last year. He walked into U.S. Attorney Laughlin Waters office and handed a seven page statement with diagrams of the robbers. Federal agents say he stole $10,894 using several diagrams.
Public inquiry outlines who may vote in the September 20 bond election and how non residents would pay fees for library access. It notes site selection by city council, rationale to remove current facility, and estimated annual tax impact of the $250,080 bond issue on a $5,000 assessed property, plus note on interest phase and future relief after 1975.
Raytown Board of Realtors announces its 12th annual barbecue to be held at Readend Park Pavilion on Saturday September 24. President Bertier Stewart invites all active, associate and affiliated members and their families, with barbecue plates priced per plate. Serving begins at 4:30 pm and ends at 7:00 pm, as members are urged to join the festive gathering.
City Manager J. Le Fevre plans a public hearing on the 1960-61 budget and a possible blanket 5 percent pay raise for about 200 city employees. Budget gaps with Humble Oil and other industries are being bridged by future tax payments. Tonight’s 6 p.m. meeting will decide if the raise and tax pace proceed amid staffing shifts and bond-improvement layoffs.
Washington AP notes President Kixenhwer signed a federal state program to cover medical expenses for Americans over 66. About 12.4 million of 16 million seniors would be eligible, with the federal government forecast to pay 22 million the first year and 66 million from states. By year five, projected federal funds reach 340 million and state contributions 14 million, though exact benefits and readiness vary by state and timing remains uncertain.
Reporter notes Kennedy and Johnson addressed about 12,000 supporters at Sam Houston Coliseum Houston, with Kennedy pressing sincerity through quick speaking and gospel tone while ministers questioned his public stance on faith and politics. The piece compares Kennedy and Nixon, highlighting Kennedy’s rapid delivery, deliberate vocal technique, and efforts to win religious audiences amid a lengthy campaign through Houston, Lubbock, and San Antonio.
Senator Kennedy told Houston ministers and a large audience in Rice Hotel rooms that religion should not dictate national policy. He argued for church and state separation, vowed to judge by his record, and urged respect for all faiths while defending Catholic rights without Vatican approval.
Fragmented, damaged OCR reports political and social turmoil. Fidel Castro seizes control of a radio station and news outlets, while legal actions involve a murder case in Brownsboro. Global warnings touch on Hurricane Donna, Florida damages near a billion, and shifting state acts.
Final plans approved for the Baytown Chamber of Commerce reception and dinner honoring the Beeks County delegation to the legislature. Officials from Baytown Harris County and neighboring cities invited. event September 19 with tickets at four dollars and reservations due by September 11.
A cool, damp air mass from the Central Plains moves into the Baytown region, keeping temperatures low for another day or two. Forecasters expect generally fair skies with a chilly night and light variable winds as a high pressure area settles in, with Monday’s high around the mid 80s in the surrounding area.
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