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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1971
Page
2
The BAY AREA Chapter of the National Association of Accountants will hold a meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at the Ramada Tower for members and local professionals.
Police say ex-con Randolph Ard Jr. working under aliases stole from service stations across Texas. Known as Jack Peavy, he targeted Billups Service Station in Port Arthur on November 16, 1969, posting a $25,000 bond. He faced charges in Houston and Baytown amid theft by bailee indictments and a Houston burglary case.
Completes Basic AIRMAN TOM Krampota Jr. son of Mr and Mrs Tom Krampota Crosby has completed basic training at Lackland AFB Tex He has been assigned to Sheppard AFB Tex for training in the civil engineering structural and pavements field Airman Krampota attended Crosby High School.
Mrs Minnie Lee Hurst 52 of 1200 Riggs Baytown died Wednesday after short illness. Funeral at Mount Rose Baptist Church Saturday 1 PM Rev E H Dominique officiating. Survivors include parents Sammie Hurst Baytown sister Madonna Smith Baytown nephews Kermit J Smith Lansing Mich Sammie Jerome Smith Baytown and others. Pallbearers Kermit Smith Sr Solon Roan Jr Kermit Smith Jr John Robinson Henya Winn Willie Buckett. Burial Walter Brown Cemetery Old River under Johnson and Frazier Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Daniel Brady of Barrett Station are planned at 1 p.m. Sunday at Shiloh Baptist Church with Rev. G. Matthews officiating. He died Monday in a Houston hospital. survived by five sisters and five brothers.
Funeral services for Mrs. Marjorie Dommert Jones, Baytown native, are set for 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Brannon Funeral Home in Lake Butler Florida. She died Thursday in Orlando after graduating from Robert E. Lee High School and being named Brigadier of the Year. Surviving husband Curtis L. Jones Jr. and five daughters and three sons are listed with sisters and brothers in Baytown, Houston, Falls Church and other locales.
Airborne George Torres Jr. is assigned to the 82nd airborne division at Fort Bragg North Carolina after jump school. He will then attend eight weeks of ranger training in Florida. He is the son of Mr and Mrs George Torres of 609 Fortinberry.
Police report a Bays town theft spree including a $275 leaf blower stolen from an asphalt distributor on a downtown job. The 1970 model 8010 blower, chained to the distributor, had its handle removed. Additional losses include an American flag, frozen beef, stereo tapes, and an outboard motor. A 100 pound flathead catfish was noted in a stray report.
Severe storms lashed north and east Texas with multiple tornadoes destroying mobile homes and barns in Hunt and Fannin counties. In Bowie and Mayfield gusty winds damaged structures. Dallas areas reported hail and heavy rainfall as the storm system moved eastward and subsided.
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