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Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1971

Page

5

City Surplus Right-Of-Way Given To State

Baytown city council approves transfer of 1.1 acres of small irregular land along Loop 201 to the Texas Highway Department, freeing city needed land. council also amends off street parking ordinance to exempt portions of West Main Market and Market streets from new rules.

Baytown Texas Highway Department Loop 201 Bill Laughlin Highway Department West Main Market

Area Realtors Attend Houston Mid-Winter Meeting

Baytown realtors will travel to Houston January 14 to 16 for the Texas Association of Realtors mid winter meeting at Astroworld Hotel. The Saturday night installation will crown TAR president Lawrence Miller Jr. of Dallas with Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes as speaker. Registration begins January 13 in the hotel lobby. The Women’s Council installation is set for Friday noon in the Astroworld ballroom. TAR, founded in Dallas in 1920, has about 17,000 members with headquarters in Austin.

Houston Baytown Realtors Texas Association of Realtors Astroworld Kenneth McNulty Bay Area Board of Realtors TAR Lawrence Miller Jr Dallas Ben Barnes McNulty

Baytonian's Pickup Truck Missing in Baytown

Johnny Griffin reports a white and black 1965 Chevrolet pickup stolen from 600 Gresham between 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and 6:30 a.m. Thursday. The truck contained $300 worth of tools. Police also investigated a battery theft at 325 Coburn and a tape player theft from Eva Lee Petty at 200 Scott between 1:30 and 9 p.m. Wednesday with entry through a garage.

Johnny Griffin Gresham Coburn Charlotte Marr Eva Lee Petty Scott

Crosby Utility District to Elect Five Directors Tuesday

Crosby Municipal Utility District reactivates to elect five directors at the Paul Carleton Insurance Agency in Crosby. Incumbent candidates are E. B. Swanson Orval Foster M. H. Parker W. J. Garbs and John D. Cutbirth. Election officials are W. D. Carleton election judge Richard Bailey assistant judge and Mary Garbs clerk. The district had lapsed after bond rejections blocked a water and sewer system. Residents rely on three private water works with septic tanks dumping sewage. The district seeks funding options including revenue bonds federal grants and boundary extensions with Baytown Houston and the TWQB involved.

Betsy Webber Crosby Crosby Mary Garbs Swanson Crosby Water and Sewer Supply Corp Housing and Urban Development HUD Tate Reidland Rogge Runneberg Houston-Galveston Area Council City of Bay Town City of Houston Tions Baytown Houston Highway 90

Geese Used To Guard Mint Fields Until New Generations Arrived

Oregon and Washington mint farmers once used flocks of geese to weed fields. Veteran geese learned to tolerate mint flavor after a couple of seasons, reducing effectiveness. As geese grew accustomed, they began eating weeds less, leaving mint plants edible and challenging weed control.

Oregon Washington

Central gas heat touted as best home heating

The message praises central gas heat as the most economical home heating option. It claims gas keeps monthly costs low, keeps homeowners smiling, and provides a better deal that fattens wallets over time. It emphasizes choosing a new home with central gas heating.

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