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Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1969

Page

2

Baytown to vote on $500000 police station bond

Baytown voters face a ballot choice backing a $500000 bond for a new police station, county subCourthouse complex and corporation court after a police subcommittee study led by Allen Rice. Observers expect trimming as current facilities strain city space and security needs rise.

Baytown Allen Rice Blair Mann Peetice Texas City Victoria S. Main Harris County Houston Texas Department of Public Safety Corporation Justice of the Peace W. J. Strickler F. S. Turner Market Ward Road Bayway Drive Strickler Ross Wilhite Public Lee Drive

Deposits and crop yields by Texas counties

Deposits and crop yields shown for many Texas counties as of June 30, compared with the same period last year. Figures cover Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, Austin, Kerr, Anderson, Denton, Wichita, Taylor, San Antonio, Cooke, El Paso, Harlingen, Port Arthur, Groves, Midland, Orange, and Vernon with substantial year over year increases.

Harris County Houston Dallas Tarrant County Fort Worth Austin Kerr County Kerrville Anderson County Palestine Denton County Wichita County Taylor County Abilene San Antonio Cooke County Gainesville el Paso Harlingen Port Arthur Groves, Nederland Port Neches Midland Orange County Vernon

Former Baytown Resident John Gaskin Dies at 74

John Gaskin 74 of Houston died Saturday in a Houston hospital. Born in Victoria he lived in Baytown many years and retired from Humble Oil Baytown Refinery. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Greater Thompson C.M.E. Church Baytown officiated by Rev. Oscar Wiley. Burial Barrow White Cemetery Anahuac. Survivors include a brother a daughter and a sister.

John Gaskin Houston Greater Thompson C.M.E Baytown Oscar Wiley Gaskin Victoria Humble Oil and Refining Co Flems S. Gaskin Alice M. Ricks Anahwac Emma Payton Barrow White Cemetery Anahuac Walker Funeral Home

Tennessee Bush Arbor Meeting Rain Narrative

A nostalgic reminiscence depicts a bush arbor prayer gathering with teens in short sleeves and blue overalls. Thunder rolls as forked lightning ripples the sky and a dust storm rises, ending with heavy rain that drenches skeptics, who still claim it would have rained anyway.

Hospital Notes Admits Baytown Patients to Gulf Coast

Admitted to Gulf Coast hospital are Kenneth Allen McNeil of Baytown in Room 104, Twyla Lee in Room 103, James Gardner in Room 122, and Geana Tieman in Baytown.

Gulf Coast Kenneth Allen McNeil Baytown Twyla Lee James Gardner Geana Tieman

Crosby Board Dives Into Bond Plans And Unitery Question

Crosby trustees mull a $1.65 million bond vs a $2.2 million proposal as bids run high and architects warn costs may exceed budgets. They consider auditorium removal, one or two kitchens, and a central vocational school site while awaiting a Justice Department unitary system deadline.

Jimmy Petrick Schmidt Matt Howard Petrick Crosby Barrett Station Justice Department

LP Man Held On Forgery Charge

Seldon Franklin Jones, 20, of La Porte, was arrested by Baytown police detectives at Gray Hall Pharmacy for passing a forged prescription for amphetamine allegedly stolen from a physician. He remained in jail after a second charge of passing a forged instrument in JP Glenn Vickery's office. Bond set at $1,500. Detectives Joe Huntley and Glen Rosier made the arrest.

Seldon Franklin Jones la Porte Baytown Gray Hall Jones Justice of Peace Glenn Vickery Joe Huntley Glen Rosier

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