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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1962
Page
3
A roundup of oddball facts and figures from HAL BOYLE includes New York City hosting about 30 000 dope addicts, costing up to 73 dollars daily per user. It also notes milk production quirks, shifting dress sizes, and peculiar scientific musings on gravity and behavior.
In a Dix Hills study, ornithologist Wesley Lanyon uses police radar to clock birds. The black cap chickadee reaches 17 mph, rivaling other species like the ring-necked duck at 66 mph and blue jay at 26 mph, as winds and deceleration affect readings during flight.
Bids for a Baytown convent at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church were opened Tuesday. The two story brick and stucco building will have about 4,930 square feet and include summer and winter air conditioning. Architect Raymond R. Rapp Jr. of Galveston led the project.
A fortieth anniversary commemoration centers on the Hall murder case in Fortixton. The trial ended with a verdict of not guilty for Mrs Frances Stevens Hall and the Stevens brothers, despite dramatic testimony from key witnesses including Mrs Jane Gibson the Pig Woman and church figures. The case, once tied to motive, love letters, and a crabapple tree, remains a noted historical mystery to locals and historians.
The Humble Club announces after school Spanish classes for children in grades 1 to 6 taught by Joe Roman from 4 to 5 pm on one day weekly. Classes may be on Tuesday Thursday or Friday with a monthly fee of 5 dollars per child, 8 dollars for two and 10 dollars for more. Roman, returning from UT advanced Spanish studies, will lead the second year of elementary level instruction. Contact 6746 after school for more details.
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