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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1972

Page

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Rites Monday for Retired Welder Here

Services for Johnnie Garner 56 of 1108 N Commerce will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Earthman Chapel with Rev Ros Cloudt officiating. Interment at Memers Gardens Cemetery. Garner died Friday in a Baytown hospital. He was a retired welder from Humble Oil Baytown Refinery and a member of Masonic Lodge No 1192. Survived by wife Arline, son Freddie, daughter Kay Horacefield, three sisters, and many grandchildren.

Johnnie Garner N. Commerce Earthman Chapel Ros Cloudt Memers Gardens Garner Baytown Humble Oil and Refining Co Masonic Lodge Arline Garner Freddie Garner Kay Horacefield J. W. Campbell Beckville M. A. Jordan M. L. Matthew Ravtaen

Levee plan cited with San Antonio river beautification progress

Dr. Liggett notes ongoing levee studies and historic San Antonio river upgrades from 1924 to 1963, highlighting the river walk’s fame and city investments. A Goose Creek 1963 study proposed a wide picturesque lake to replace marshland, but would require funding for a salt water barrier street raises and sewage treatment cleanup.

Baytown Pao San Antonio Beene Jack Samway Gene Ronnie Zavodny Frank Gregory Liggett River Alamo Goose Creek Ena

Garris to Focus on Civic Work in Crosby Retirement

In Crosby, Garris plans to expand civic activities with Garbs Fair and Rodeo Association backing the Citizens United Against Pollution. He will stay in Crosby with wife Inez at 13914 Pin Oaks Lane, pursue hunting fishing golf and lodge duties while traveling in retirement. daughters Yvonne Daskocil Gayle Ramsey and Marsha Beene and eight grandchildren unaffected.

Fair and Rodeo Association New Citizens United Against Crosby Garris Inez Pin Oaks Lane Alaska Montana Wyoming Colorado Sampson Lodge No. 231 Highlands Crosby Methodist Church Yvonne Daskocil Baytown Gayle Ramsey Houston Marsha Beene

West Virginia Ranks 13th in Nation for Annual Precipitation

West Virginia sits 13th nationwide in annual precipitation with an average of 44.43 inches. The figure reflects statewide rainfall and moisture levels across seasons, affecting agriculture and water resources.

West Virginia

Five Persons Injured In Three Area Crashes

Five people were injured in three crashes across Baytown and Crosby Friday night. Darryl Buckalew and Patterson sustained minor injuries, Haas was treated after a tree strike, and Dennis Linney suffered a fractured skull after his car hit a tree. Linney was hospitalized in Houston after initial care in Baytown.

Baytown Crosby San Jacinto Methodist Hospital Burnet Bayway Leslie Edward Haas Phil Jares Lip Patterson Arbor M. J. McCaleb Decker Main Fee Haas Baytown Medical Center Carnegie Street D. E. Stewart Southwood Dennis Linney Bellville Peterson Lake Road Memorial Baptist Downtown Hospital Houston Linney

REL students attend national JCL convention at Blacksburg

Eighteen students from Robert E. Lee High travel to Virginia Tech in Blacksburg for the National Junior Classical League Convention. Sher man Childres serves as Latin teacher and sponsor. Delegates will compete in scholastic and Olympic contests and serve on the Progress of Works Committee.

Robert E. Lee High Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg Sherman Childres REL JCL Progress of Works Robert Atteberry Victor DeTorre Paul Easley Janell Eilers Alan Elliott Neva Elliott Cuba Ferrell Robby Frysinger Patti Hooper Curtis Jennings Theresa Macke Robin Morris Karla Opryshek Teresa Syrcek David Walker Fred Walker Annette Walzer Mike Zeglin AEL Texas Jcl Lubbock

Help Needed For Injured Baytown Man

A fund is opened at Bank of Baytown for Carl Ward 39 of 114 Elm in Gulf Coast Hospital ICU in critical condition after a horse kicked him in the head. Ward has four daughters ages seven to 15. Blood donations are needed contact Norman Whittbold at 573-1827.

Bank of Baytown Carl Ward Elm Gulf Coast Hospital Ward Norman Whittbold

Elk Population Surges in Yellowstones and Grand Teton Parks

Wildlife officials report higher elk numbers in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks than anywhere else. Conservation data show growing herds across major habitats, signaling shifts in migration and predator dynamics within these protected regions.

Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks Area World

Muskie considers McGovern ticket amid debate over running mate

Senator Muskie spoke at his seaside cottage about the McGovern campaign and the possible role of a running mate. He said he did not know McGovern’s first choice but would consider if asked, noting Eagleton’s controversy has not helped but hopes it will fade after Labor Day.

Muskie McGovern Newseen Ial Beach Cottage News Center Yane’t McGovern Nixon

Baytown Tax Board Sets Industrial Hearings for 1972 Values

The City of Baytown Board of Equalization will hold industrial tax hearings at city hall Tuesday and Wednesday at 1 p m to finalize the 1972 assessed value. The ad valorem tax estimate is 211 825 008 at 56 percent ratio, with total value 423 650 006 and tax revenue projected at 2 944 367 under a 1 98 per 100 rate. Last year’s totals show real estate 139 363 710 and industrial properties 88 099 235, plus commercial 13 260 973 and other categories. Truitt Smith chairs the board with members Ronn Haddox and Ted Kloesel.

City of Truitt Smith Ronn Haddox Ted Kloesel

Rites Held For Anahuac Crash Victim Ada Williams

Services for Ada Ellen Williams of Anahuac were set for 2 p m Saturday at First Baptist Church Anahuac with Rev Rufus Zachcy officiating. She died in a traffic crash at Highway 146 and Interstate 10 about 12 15 p m Thursday. She is survived by her husband A L Williams two sons Norman Williams of Houston Curtis Williams of Beaumont two daughters Fern Boone of Dallas and Fay Jane Hutchings of Portland Tex two brothers M E Rochelle of Graford and J L Rochelle of Lubbock one sister Lola Mae Haenah of Houston and nine grandchildren. Burial will be in Anahuac Cemetery under Sterling Funeral Home. Grandsons and nephews will be pallbearers.

Anahuac Ada Ellen Williams First Baptist Church Rufus Zachcy Williams A. L. Williams Norman Williams Houston

Bremer Receives 63 Year Sentence In Court

Bremer stood in tears as Maryland justice was declared. Judge Powers handed down 15 year terms for assault with intent to murder Wallace and for illegal use of a gun, plus three years for illegal transportation of a gun, to run consecutively. He also imposed 10 year sentences for assaults on three other wounded victims, to run concurrently with the main totals.

Benjamin Lipsitz Bremer Powers Wallace Illeg Powersalee Ers

Funeral for Ida Mae Murph in Baytown

Ida Mae Murph aged 45 of 36 North Fourth Street died at 1 4 a m Friday at a Baytown Convalescent Home after a long illness of stomach cancer She was born in Holmes County Florida and moved to Baytown 18 years ago Survivors include James C Murph her husband Denny R Murph and Renela M Murph all of Baytown Four brothers William Arrant Aminew Arrant Daniel Arrant David Arrant and Boyd Arrant all of Florida Three sisters Janette Reed Mary Gilbreath and Iviene Ellensburg Funeral services under Paul V See Funeral Home were to be held privately with burial in Memory Gardens Baytown

Wurph Ida Mae Murph N. Fourth Street Baytown Storach Holmes County Fla James C. Murph Denny R. Murph Renela M. Murph Inclde William Amimew Arrant Panama City Daniel C. Arrant Westville David Arrant USAF Germany Boyd M. Arrant Janette Reed Mary Gilbreath Columbus Iviene Elenburg Ala

Baytonian Kathy Goodman Makes Top Ten in Miss Contest

Kathy Goodman a Ross Sterling High junior placed in the top ten of the World Ideal Miss pageant in Waco representing Texas at a press conference on a local station. She appeared on Channel 11 news and competed in three events plus an essay for the International Youth Conference. Her parents are Gayle and Kenneth Goodman and she will compete in the Houston Metropolitan Pageant at Clear Lake Saturday.

Kathy Goodman Ross Sterling High Waco Texas Gayle Goodman Baytown Kenneth Goodman Tawood Drive

Did You Know Sausage Dates Back to Antiquity

Sausage is one of the oldest foods known to man with early mentions in a cookbook dated around A D 228. Records show sausages eaten several hundred years before the birth of Christ.

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