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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1976
Page
2
Ollie Mae Weathers recalls the major crash that preceded a period of repression. The text notes many dates, likening a phone book to a history book in a Bicentennial Fear, and mentions China announcing a nuclear test explosion in 1964.
Baytown trustees discuss rezoning high school boundaries and the implications for Ross and Sterling students. The board also revisits social security options, staff cost concerns, and a plan for a Bicentennial Park on school land amid boundary changes and election shifts.
Lanham and Al Dennis skip resolutions this year while Ron Kramer vows Lee College football success in 1976. L Gunn hopes for a happy peaceful year for neighbors. Joe Allen jokes about subsidence. Brownwood residents relate to the pledge. Deputy George Scott urges caution and cooperation for 1976.
Principal James N. Parks leads Roosevelt Elementary in Hanford California to create Fort Hoosevelt an enclosed frontier style area with ponds streams and a small farm. The project uses utility poles for walls and features habitats including high and low chaparral foothill Sierra Nevada and prairie grassland settings. Volunteers and local utility donations drive the effort to attract dragonflies and support wildlife.
A wit and quotation heavy piece presents children’s insights into the economy. Aubrey Schulz praises Coach Grant Teaff’s calm leadership. A county official cites space limits as the reason for a court decision. Barbers Hill volunteers report evacuating 1000 residents during a Mont Belvieu gas scare.
A Beach City teen was wounded after a midnight chase by four Baytown officers on Delee Street. Patrolman J Al Burton reported the suspect, a van driver, fled and exchanged gunfire. the driver and a 7-year-old passenger were injured, with the driver facing misdemeanor charges of evading arrest and driving while intoxicated. The incident led to an ongoing investigation by Assistant Police Chief R H Turner.
News of the death of Mose Parker, 71, former Baytown refinery employee, came from Livingston where he had been living in retirement with high acuity. Parker had not been feeling well during Christmas holidays, but his death was unexpected. Earthman Funeral Home in Baytown will announce arrangements.
Fire at 10:15 p.m. Wednesday damaged an apartment at 213% Carolina in Bay town. Fire Department officials blamed fireworks for the blaze in a unit owned by Santos Garcia. No injuries were reported and crews later investigated a car fire at 1300 E James, destroying a parked vehicle owned by J. Z. M. Sheddan.
The notice cites subscription details for Raytown area readers, listing carrier rates and monthly charges. It mentions a general delivery service, publication names, and a request for delivery support from Coastal Publication. The fragment notes dates around March and references local circulation practices.
New graduate Cher Turner daughter of Mr and Mrs Karl Turner 5 Harold earned a bachelor of science degree in elementary education from Stephen F Austin State University on December 20 The 1971 Ross Sterling graduate will teach in Nacogdoches.
A Wednesday night burglary at Safeway yielded about 350 worth of cigarettes after an employee chased suspects who fled in a car. Other incidents include a Rollingbrook apartment carpet theft, a purse snatching at Northwood, and various missing items. police note no force entry found at the Safeway and investigations continue.
Capt Henry Kenneth Howe died of a heart attack while on duty Tuesday night and was honored in Baytown with firefighting funeral rites. After a service at Earthspan Funeral Home, his casket was placed on a pumper truck for burial at Cedarcrest Cemetery. Most firefighters attended in uniform.
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