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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1968
Page
2
Police report theft from a vending machine in Carpenters Car son Hall at 1400 Decker Drive. Patrolman Tom Has ten investigated the incident on Thursday.
John Stombaugh Jr., aviation structural machinist second class from Bay town, is scheduled to return to the U.S. Aug. 1 after an eight month combat cruise with Attack Squadron 23 on the USS Ticonderoga. The ship conducted over 2,800 combat missions delivering about six million pounds of bombs in Southeast Asia. The crew visited Hong Kong Yokosuka Japan and Subic Bay. Stombaugh holds the National Defense Service Medal and the Vietnam Service Medal. He is the son of Mr and Mrs John Stombaugh Sr of Sacramento California and is married to Robbie J Reynolds.
City calendar lists Monday to Friday activity options in baton, dance, gymnastics and crafts with times including 4:30 to 3:30. Instructors include Jean Whitacre for country painting and a summer program with a 2 to 4 pm Ladies Auxiliary rehearsal. The schedule notes a summer movie at 3 10 to Yura with Glen Ford Van Heflin and Felicia Farr and a dress rehearsal on April 24.
Admitted list includes Barbara Fay Rachel Brad Lee Hargis Richard G Marquis Ella Malone Albert Don Martin Dorothy Shaw Willie Mae Duhon George Newton Garrett Frances Mary Lightfoot and others with room assignments. New arrivals include Mr and Mrs Richard E Burton at 103 and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Hair at 20 Gresham. Two newborns listed: Homan born Aug 9 and Gresham born Aug 3 at Gulf Coast.
Mrs Dorothy Ward 20 of 207 E Humble told police Friday she swerved to miss a bicycle rider when her car struck four parked vehicles at Fourth and Shady Lane. She was treated at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital for minor injuries. The parked car belonged to A D Moses of 101 Avenue K. Patrolman James Glenn led the investigation.
Crosby fair results list showmanship awards with Robert Wamké second Mell Harlem third and Billy Hornback winning the showmanship trophy. Swine grand champion Pauly Loftin Hampshire bear and reserve Daniel's Durtde bear. Dairy goats grand champion Tamie Barns with Mary Hanson reserve. Grade milk goats grand champion Kim Graff Crosby and reserve Mark Johns. Poultry grand champion capon Mike St. Pe and reserve champion fryer Deborah Kratky.
Vandals broke into two model homes at 3106 and 3180 New Castle Friday night, stealing carpets and breaking lamps. Baytown Police Department investigated as Vic Davis Jr. of Coachman Homes said the homes were owned by the firm and damage was extensive.
Two doctors, Richard A. Cather of Dallas and Francis Cowan Archer of Baytown, were found guilty by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners of narcotic law violations. Both were placed on five years probation and had narcotics stamps removed.
Senator McCarthy, amid calls for party unity ahead of the convention, left for Sacramento after a Houston rally of about 32,400 at Hermann Park. He teased a possible ticket with Humphrey but called such a coalition government in Viet Nam a possible “ opener.”
A passenger recounts arriving in Amsterdam and hearing anti Yankee taunts from locals while noting the city held anti war posters. He contrasts youth’s hostility with a calmer overall mood and describes meeting friendly Russian sailors in Las Palmas who spoke multiple languages.
Return home RADARMAN THIRD Class Tames E Bevel 23 son of Fene Bevel 1750 Olive and Fire Control Technician Seaman Vincent Grossman 24 son of Mrs R C Lohan 127 Ashby, both of the U S Navy, have returned from a deployment to South Vietnam aboard the tank landing ship USS Vernon County homeported in Yokosuka Japan.
Baytown discussions on pollution covered incinerators and compost plants as unsuitable for the city size. Concerns included regulation of residential fireplace burning, landfill site use after filling, and the potential mountain atop a landfill. Haas urged zoning revision and noted ongoing studies to curb Galveston Bay pollution with help from the American Society of Chemical Engineers.
A 67-year-old Bryan salesman failed to remember hitting anything after a crash Friday morning near Inwood and Garth, as witnesses described a wild ride from North Pruett to Garth Road. Police charged him with driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene. damage totaled about 65 dollars to signs and mail boxes.
House Speaker Hew Barnes designates a special committee chair to investigate charges that vending machine interests are pressuring taverns in Texas. George C. Wallace predicts his third party will swing the fall vote, potentially dissolving one of the two major parties. Reports note racial violence subsiding in Miami after heavy rain and curfews, while a Denver to Tulsa bus crash leaves several injured or dead. A San Antonio incident references Mrs. Herman R. dunce.
Baytown Police Association will meet at 0:00 pm Tuesday at the police radio shop. Glent Rosier, president, announced the gathering.
Legal notice from the Board of Equalization appears with garbled date data indicating a Wednesday in August. Text shows incomplete location or case identifiers and lacks clear actionable details such as deadlines or parties involved. Further readable fragments are needed to determine action and jurisdiction.
Five free kittens are available to interested persons at 3506 Bmiassey Tompkins Road. No phone number is provided. contact 422 2383 for details.
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