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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1961

Page

2

Red Cross Aids 50 Baytown Families In Storm

About fifty families in the Baytown area sought emergency help from the American Red Cross disaster headquarters at 218 W. Defoe. The Baytown office, open 9 am to 4 pm Sunday, offers aid for medical care shelter food clothing and essential furnishings on a gift basis. Applicants have come from Greens Bayou Channelview and Baytown. Red Cross phones are 582 F538 and 582 7386.

American Red Cross Disaster Baytown Federal Building Red Cross Baytown Greens Baylou Channelview

No Housewarming Postponed for the Jacobses

A planned housewarming for the Albert Jacobses scheduled for Sunday afternoon at 907 Tidlewood has been postponed.

Albert Jacobses Tdlewood

Baytonians Urged to Support Red Cross Disaster Fund

Baytown residents are urged to aid the Red Cross emergency fund for Hurricane Carla relief. Disaster chairman W. D. Hinson says contributions are needed immediately to support rehabilitation, with no door to door solicitation and mail contributions directed to Hurricane Carla in care of the United Fund.

American Red Cross W. D Bill) Hinson The Red Cross Baytown Houston United Fund Hinson

Baytown notices recap of meetings and local events

Community happenings include a cancelled Baytown Garden Club buffet and a re scheduled Priscilla Club meeting on Sept 27. A Baytown fire damaged a garage on Circle Drive due to electrical faults. Altar Society invites storm victims to dinner, with a separate games party cancelled. Also reported are sorority pledges at Sam Houston, a Magnolia Lions Turkey Shoot, and Army private Kirchner completing basic training at Fort Sill.

T. Joseph's Altar Society KC Hall Magnolia Lions Club Magnolia Tex Baytown Coortsmen ARMY Raymond T. Kirchner Mac Cain Baytown Field Artillery Training Center Fort Sill Oklo

Baytown Youths Assist Brownwood Clean-Up Effort

Baytown youths from six Robert E Lee High School clubs joined Operation Clean-Up in Brownwood to aid families in debris removal. They traveled from Lakewood to Wooster Volunteer Fire Station for typhoid shots before deploying into the damaged areas. Funeral services for George Flowers, 43, were set for First Baptist Church in Channelview with burial at Baytown Cemetery, led by pastors and featuring Air Force pallbearers.

Baytown Brownwood Robert E ‘Lee Lewis and Coker’s Lakewood Wooster Key Club Rotary Anns Anchor Club First Baptist Church C. A Ffrm Central Bee Channelview Oldty of God ‘Church George Cane Dan Laurence Flowers North Inn& Baytown Gspres Tee Lonnie Bowiens Central Assembly of Yurch James Farmer Mont Belvied American Legion Hall Crosby Earthman Funeral 7 Flowers Ione Flowers Carlton Flowers Nell Dean Flowers Robert. Flowers Mont Belvieu Kenneth Flowers Alfred Hooper A. F. Houseman R. L. Parker

Hospital Beat includes many Baytown and San Jacinto Hospital updates

Hospital Beat lists numerous local patients by name and address in Baytown and surrounding areas. It notes rooms at Baytown Hospital and San Jacinto Hospital, with several admissions and surgical cases, plus newborns for Royce Clark and Walter Choale families.

Ronald Davis H. A. Davis Chandler Alvin Leon King Schilling Allen’ Reed San Jacinto J. C Williamson Highlands Garrett Elgin James Loyce Baytown Mervin E. Brooks I Gresham Royce Clark LalPorte San Jacinto Hospital Walter Choale

World History Quiz and Notable Personalities Summary

A miscellany lists trivia questions about world landmarks and rulers while noting upcoming appearances by literary and cultural figures such as Lauren Sacun August Heckscher Alfred Noyes and William Carlos Williams. It recalls Hong Kong’s postwar return from Japan in 1945 and marks the 1787 Philadelphia Constitution signing. It defines unmoral as lacking moral perception, from Latin mos meaning custom.

Retiring Chrysler President A Texas Executive

A 56 year old Texan who once led a major auto maker announces retirement. He left naval service as a destroyer pursuing officer and later joined the accounting firm auditing Chrysler's books in 1887. He waterskies with his three sons and studied at the University of Texas.

Ieee Navy Chrysler Corporaton Chrystie University of

Biography Sketch of a Noted Attorney and Executive

The text profiles a lawyer who earned a Harvard degree while working as a cotton buyer, practiced in New York City from 1929 to 1988, joined Chrysler as resident attorney, then rose to general manager of the Dodge division in 1943, became president of the corporation in 1950, and who is identified as BEN SAID in the column.

Texas Harvard New York City Chrysler Dodge

Brownwood Wreckage Shocks Residents After Storm

Baytown physician describes Brownwood devastation with disinfected mud and lingering stench of sewage. Among ruined homes on Cabiness and Mapleton, families salvage few belongings while others recount miraculous survivals and oddities like floating tables and saved food in upstairs rooms.

Wanda Orton Baytown Brownwood Cabiness Jack Furbee Furbee Mapleton Dal

Police ID Man Here Resigns

Police identify a man in a district incident while a local luncheon notes a resignation. The Liberty Muscular Dystrophy Research Foundation sets a noon Thursday meeting at the Houston Club’s Rusk-Milam Room.

Liberty Muscular Dystrophy Research Foundation Rusk - Milam Houston Club

Club leaders frame trip as working mission for Brownwood

Officers emphasised to members that the journey was a working trip not a sightseeing tour. Joe Lee Faye Nelson Kathy Stephenson and Diane Wilks led the drive to assist Brownwood residents.

Brownwood Joe Lee Faye Nelson Kathy Stephenson Diane Wilks

National VFW Offers Storm Victims Help

Baytown VFW members facing property damage from Hurricane Carla will receive aid from national headquarters. Post Commander Roy F Ward announced the national response on Friday noting Baytown and other disaster area posts are covered. Members should submit damage estimates to the Baytown post commander at Post Office Box 629 Baytown.

Veterans of the Foreign Wars Ila VFW Baytown Roy F. Ward National Headquarters Ward

IBEW Approves Saturday Work At Baytown Refinery

The report corrects that IBEW Local 44 at Humble Oil Baytown Refinery accepted a proposal to work Saturday at straight time after two hurricane days. Machinists Local 1051 and OCAM Local 4333 rejected. Baytown Employer Federation and Bricklayers Local 7 accepted.

the Sun International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Humble Oil and Refining Co Baytown IBEW Hum International Association of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers of America

Stay Off Emergency Radio Network Band

Dr. W Q Finch urged radio operators to avoid channel 11 to prevent hampering relief work in Brownwood disaster area. The Brownwood station reports many interference attempts from operators in the Houston area unaware of the critical mission.

Citizens Band Radio Net Wooster Brownwood W. Q. Finch Houston

Infant Services Pending For 2 Months-Old Baytown Child

Tammie Lou Jones two month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert P Jones of 604 E Republic died at 6 am Saturday in a Baytown hospital Survivors include grandparents Mr and Mrs B R Jones of Hoxie Ark and Mrs Calbert Rogers of Walnut Ridge Ark an aunt Mrs Doris Lee of Baytown and an uncle Jimmy Jones of Baytown Funeral arrangements will be announced by Earthman Funeral Home.

Tammie Lou Jones Robert P. Jones Baytown B. R. Jones Hoxie Ark Calbert Rogers Walnut Ridge Doris Lee Jimmy Jones Earthman Funeral Home

Humble Oil Donates 50000 to Red Cross Storm Relief

Morgan J. Davis chair of Humble Oil and Refining Co announces a fifty thousand dollar donation to the American Red Cross disaster relief fund after a storm. The pledge underscores corporate support for emergency aid and relief efforts.

Morgan J. Davis Humble Oil and Refining Co Humble American Red Cross Storm

Storm Victims Urged To Protect Credit Standing

Hurricane Carla victims should contact all creditors if payments become irregular. Credit Bureau of Greater Baytown manager W J Strickler urged sending a letter with the credit file explaining the cause. Homeowners should contact FHA or GI loan offices to learn about disaster loans. The Small Business Loan Division may provide aid.

W. J Bill) Strickler Credit Bureau of Greater Baytown Lula Strickler Strickler FHA

Mont Belvieu Lunch Menu for Sept 18 22

Barbers Hill school cafeteria announces Sept 18 22 lunch plan. Monday tuna fish salad with English peas potatoes and cherry cobbler. Tuesday roast beef with gravy rice peas salad chocolate pudding. Wednesday chicken and dressing with turnips cranberry sauce potato salad peaches. Thursday barbecue sandwiches pinto beans chips lettuce wedge lemon cake. Friday beef roast snap beans whipped potatoes lettuce tomato salad fruit gelatin dessert milk.

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