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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1961

Page

2

Funeral Notices for Fran Aleman and Emanuel Sonka

Funeral services were announced for Mrs Frances Aleman of Baytown with burial at Crest Cemetery and a rosary at 7:30 p.m. Also listed are Emanuel Sonka of Sheldon with services at Paul A. Lee Funeral Home and burial at White Cemetery. Survivors for Aleman include husband Cisca Garcia Aleman and eight grandchildren. Sonka’s survivors include one son and four daughters, numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Sonka Emanuel Emil) Sonka Sheldon Paul A. Lee Rudy Sefcik Spjs Lodge White Cemetery Highlands Crosby Theodore Sonka Frances Wolcik Texas City Emma Mercer Charles Vrana Anna Walkoviak Cloverleaf

Rites Pending For Channelview Woman

Pansy Wilda Clark 25 of 745 Tube Drive Channelview died at 3 45 am Wednesday in a Bay town hospital. Body to Ville Platte La for funeral services to be announced. Burial in Turkey Creek La. Local arrangements by Paul A Lee Funeral Home. Survivors: Cecil Elton Clark husband. Parents Stafford S Johnson and wife of Bayou Chicot La. Brother E G Johnson of Baytown and sister Mrs Wayne Colt of Bayou Chicot La.

Pansy Wilda Clark Tube Drive Channelview Baytown Ville Platte Turkey Creek Paul A. Lee Cecil Elton Clark Staffford S. Johnson Bayou Chicot E. G. Johnson Wayne Colt Bayou Chicot, la

Power restored to Baytown area. distribution lines next

Kim mons reported most transmission lines are back in Baytown with substations restored except Freeport. crews will rebuild distribution lines on 120 and 240 volt circuits and then address individual services as planes and other conveyances deliver materials to speed restoration.

Baytown Kimmons HSPCO Freeport

Mercury capsule reaches orbit then lands after one loop

United States advances manned spaceflight by launching a Mercury capsule into orbit and recovering it after a single Earth orbit. Deep space and weather updates mix with world events as agencies monitor damage from storms and political unrest.

United States

Rain Tally Over 10 Inches In Baytown Center

Rainfall at Humble Oil and Refinery Baytown Research Center from Friday noon to Tuesday totaled 10.69 inches. Strong winds shifted moisture, and tides rose to 14 feet 8 inches at Baytown docks on Monday. Gusts exceeded 75 mph during Hurricane Carla.

Humble Oil and Refinery Co Baytown Research Center Carla Baytown Humble

Tornado tears through Channelview injures many

The Channelview tornado Tessie struck from the southeast, injuring at least one woman with a severe brain injury and hurting several others. A power tower was twisted down and damage to homes and property is estimated at over a million dollars, with many roofs ripped off and trees uprooted along a mile path through town.

Tessie Channelview V. V. Ramsey Precinct 2 Channelview First Baptist Church Market Street Road Grand

Wooster Women Aid Hurricane Crew in Brownwood

Mrs. J. W. Boyd leads Wooster Fire Department Auxiliary in Brownwood relief efforts. Volunteers gather provisions, borrow a waste basket, and even cook from a deep freeze to feed workers and hurricane victims as National Guardsmen continue rounding up supplies.

J. W. Boyd Wooster Brownwood Fire Department Woostery Aux Liliary

Oklahoma Voters Reject House Reapportionment Change

Oklahoma City AP report says voters rejected a proposed constitutional change to the House of Representatives reapportionment formula. The tally shows 25,823 yes to 31,757 no with 3,138 precincts counted. An initiative petition plan to pursue a new reapportionment was announced. A separate amendment removing a criminal statute loophole passed with 90,000 for and 23,367 against.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma House of Representatives House

Houston Man Badly Hurt In Gun Fight

Houston Arthur M. Johnson, 52, was critically wounded at the Heights Ice House on Airline Drive by Clarence D. Williams, 28. The two had been strangers before meeting at the beer parlor and Williams said he shot Johnson after being called a dirty name. Williams was arrested after a 10 mile chase. Johnson remained in poor condition at Jefferson Davis Hospital.

Houston Arthur M. Johnson the Heights Ice House Clarence Donald Williams Johnson Williams Curtis B. Mayfield Jefferson Davis Hospital

Did You Know Warm Weather Cooks Boil Extra Potatoes

Tip for hot weather cooks to boil extra potatoes while cooking this vegetable to keep ready for a salad the next day. Use the leftovers to save time and reduce cooking steps in the heat.

Port Lavaca Man Rides to Safety on Mattress Raft

Port Lavaca Texas AP report describes Cowboy Joe West and another man escaping Hurricane Carla by tying mattresses with rope to form a raft. They rode through flooding to a standing school building, taking two dogs aboard as driftwood buoyed the raft. West credits Navy training with mattresses floating well.

Port Lavaca Tex Joe West Carla West Navy Port O'Connor

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