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Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1970

Page

2

Plans Panel OKs New Apartment Units Here

The Baytown Planning Commission approved Lowell Lammers Villa Marina Apartments east of Kilgore Road and west of Cedar Bayou, with final approval on the 12.5 acre site for 292 units at 22.9 per acre. A townhouse project on a 30 acre site was deferred pending a city density ordinance.

Baytown Lammers Massey-Tompkins Road North Main Garth Road Craigmont Jim Bailey Bailey

Last Rites For Baytonian James J Brashear

Funeral services for James J. Brashear 73 were held at Colonial Funeral Chapel Pasadena with Rev. Matney Ford Kilgore officiating. A Shell Oil Co. supervisor in Deer Park and Baytown resident 40 years, he died Friday after a long illness in a Pasadena hospital. Survivors include his wife Nora Elizabeth Brashear two daughters two sons three sisters two brothers eleven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Burial at Grandview Memorial Park Pasadena with grandsons as pallbearers and Shell colleagues as honorary pallbearers.

James J. Brashear Colonial Funeral Chapel Pasadena A. A. Matney Milton Ford Baytown James Kilgore Houston Brashear Shell Oil Co Deer Park Faith Temple United Pentecostal Church Nora Elizabeth Brashear Nell Harper Jeanette Matney Vernon Brashear Beaumont Doyle Brashear Bessie Lund Pearl Johnson Cleveland Geneva Anderson Bellville Roy Brashear Denver Brashear San Antonio Grandview Memorial Park Colonial Funeral Home Byron Barry Rick Brashear Larry Lonnie Gerald Pleasant Mike Mainey Shell

Funeral Notices for Mrs Ethel Crow Mercer and Homer Norris

Services for Mrs Ethel Crow Mercer 87 of 400 E Adone will be held Thursday at Paul A Lee Funeral Home Chapel with two pastors officiating. She survived by husband James, daughter E Gene Bowen and three grandchildren. Burial in Cedar Crest Cemetery. Also, Homer Everett Norris 73 of 703 Clear Lake Highlands died at 4 43 a m Wednesday. Services Thursday at First Baptist Church Highlands. Burial Hollywood Cemetery Houston. Survived by wife Bell, daughter William R Hayes, son T P Norris, and relatives.

Ethel Mercer Ethel Crow Mercer E. Adone Baytown Paul A. Lee Herbert Zimmerman Evergreen Baptist Church Gary Bonner First Baptist Church Mercer Kountze Texas Second Baptist Church Arthur Cates Sam EB. Powers Jr BE. R. Ruthedge H. E. Norris Homer Everett Norris Clear Lake Highlands Houston Earthman’s Highlands Funeral Home Bonner Magness Norris Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 Bell Norris William R. Hayes Conroe T. P. Norris Lester Norris Warren Hollywood Cemetery Hartiman Highlands Funeral Home

Russians to Expand Aid to Egypt Says Kremlin

The Soviet Union pledged to expand military and economic aid to Egypt in a Kremlin communique. Vice President Ali Sabry met Egyptian officials in Moscow with Leonid Brezhnev, Premier Kosygin, and President Podgorny in attendance at the Kremlin.

Associated Press Soviet Union Egypt Kremlin Ali Sabry Moscow Sabry Communist Party Leonid I. Brezhnev Alexei N. Kosygin Nikolai V. Podgorny

Yule Thieves Are At Work

Police investigated several holiday thefts this week. Mrs Dixon Gonzales reported a stereo tape deck valued at 149 dollars stolen from her pickup at 221 Bayshore Drive Sunday night. Gary Thomas said a 20 inch boy's bicycle was taken from Kmart Plaza Tuesday. Outdoor lights were reported stolen from J C Mayfield at 703 Mabry Road Monday night.

Dixon Gonzales Bayshore Drive Gary Thomas Idelwood Kmart Plaza J. C. Mayfield Mabry Road

Rites Slated Thursday For Mrs. Smith

Funeral services for Mrs. May Smith 80 will be held at 10 Church Mont Belvieu with Rev G W Strickland and Rev Glen Boothe officiating. Under Settegast Kopf Funeral Home Houston direction. Ms Smith died 8 30 p m Tuesday in Methodist Hospital Houston. Survivors include daughter Mrs P C Hazel born Houston sister Mrs Grady Smith Kilgore brother Cicera Huckaban Florida two grandchildren P C Born Jr Susan Born Houston burial Cedar Creek Cemetery

Mont Belvieu May Smith First Baptist Church G. W. Strickland Glen Boothe Houstor Settegast-Kopf Funeral Home Kirby Houston P. C.hazel Grady Smith Kilgore Cicera Huckaban Florida Ala P. C. Born Jr Susan Cedar Cres Cemetery

Paris Peace Talks Stall As Vietnam Demands U.S. Troop Pullout

North Vietnam reiterates demand for a full U.S. withdrawal before June 30 before prisoner talks. The Communist delegation pressed for a reasonable withdrawal date, while the U.S. warned that deadlines would stall negotiations and accused the talks of stalling. A stray line notes a separate baseball mention: a Kansas City Royals pitcher struck out 12 Boston batters in 1970.

Paris North Vietnam United States Kansas City Royals Boston

Legion Seeks Members At Barrett Station

The Sylvester White Post of the American Legion Barrett Station and its auxiliary invite all races to join. Veterans of WWI II Korea and Vietnam with honorable discharges qualify. Auxiliary members include female relatives of veterans. The next meeting is 7 p.m. Tuesday Jan 19 at Charles R Drew Junior School cafeteria. Speakers include Commander Bill Hester and Wilson Turner with other district and post leaders outlined.

Sylvester White American Legion Barrett Station Auxiliary Legion Charles R. Drew Barrett Stattion Bill Hesters Veterans Administration Rehabilitation Office Wilson Turner Baytown Curtis Paschall Eighth District Hester

Open House for Navy H N David Hickerson in Bay Town

Navy Seaman H N David Hickerson, son of Mr and Mrs Fletcher Hickerson of 11a Cabaniss, arrives Bay town for Christmas Eve. An open house from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at his parents home honors him. He returns to his base at Jacksonsville Fla Sunday morning.

NAVY H. N David Glen Hickerson Fletcher Hickerson Cabaniss Baytown Hickerson Jacksonsville Fla

New Year Dance Planned at La Porte Lodge

The LA PORTE F C E Lodge will host a New Year s Eve dance with music by Jim Nelson and the Countrymen. Tickets are on sale in advance at 6 dollars per couple.

LA Porte

Christmas Day Service at Grace United Methodist Church

A church service titled IPFAMILY COMMUNION will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Christmas Day at Grace United Methodist Church with Dr. Lamar S. Clark officiating.

Grace United Methodist Church Lamar S. Clark

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