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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1972
Page
1
A small black and brown dog half chihuahua was found in the Glen Arbor vicinity near Sharon Novosad on Kelly Street. The finder reports contact at 4227 1408 for the owner to claim the pet.
Army Private Ricky L. Dannelley, son of Mr and Mrs Bill Dannelley of Channelview, completed eight weeks of basic training at the U S Army Training Center Fort Polk Louisiana, marking progress in his military service.
A retrospective on U S Steel Texas Works plans and ambitions announced by then president Leslie Worthington in January 1966. The piece outlines modern equipment including electric furnaces a 160 inch plate mill and full heat treating to produce tailor made steel plate for varied specifications.
Alfred Bryan, freed after juvenile court case, was jailed again in Los Angeles after police linked him to a fatal shooting near Pat Hollenbeck Park. The 23 year old Medina was killed. Bryan faces murder investigation along with three other youths. Police say the incident stems from gang rivalry.
Services were set for 2 p.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church for Maria Ramos Salas 76 of 210 Fortinberry who died Friday in a Baytown hospital. She came to Baytown 17 years ago from San Luis Potosi Mexico. Survived by two sons Alana and Gregory Salas four daughters Victoria Maria Salas and Mrs Andrea Hernandez and Mrs Anna Ma Hie Gonzales nineteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Body to be flown to San Luis Tuesday. Burial Thursday.
Daniel Carroll Kane 65 of 1302 Wright Blvd died Saturday in a BaytownHospital He worked as a laboratory technician at Humble Oil and Refining Co Baytown Refinery for three years He was active in Knights of Columbus and KJZT Survivors include wife Mary M Kane and three sisters Rosaries Monday Earthman Funeral Chapel Mass Tuesday at St Joseph Catholic Church Burial in Garden of Gethsemane Pallbearers listed Earthman Funeral Home coordinated arrangements
A scanned page lists stock quotes for various companies including General Electric General Motors Ford and Exxon style entries with percentages and prices. The section also contains obituaries for Dewey Dudley Fisher 41 of Interlake Steel and Joe Hunter Floyd 72 of Brady detailing survivors funeral arrangements and burial details. The mixed column ties market data to community notices from Channelview Brady and nearby areas.
A fragmented clerical note tells of a Baytown household inviting a dry-land terrapin named Sam for breakfast eggs each morning for three years. The report also mentions Willie Mayfield, his survivors, and funeral details for a list of relatives.
Fire units and police found the badly burned bodies of a young man and woman who had been shot multiple times Sunday near Austin Texas City Park. In Vietnam the U S troop level fell by 300 to 47200 as reported by the U S Command. In Japan heavy rains caused landslides and floods killing at least 370 with 67 missing per National Police Agency. In Saigon President Thieu enacted emergency laws expanding police powers banning demonstrations and certain publications. In Istanbul Metropolitan Demetrius was elected Ecumenical Patriarch and expected to rely on Metropolitan Meliton who is ostracized by the Turkish government.
Three years ago on July 1, 1968 the Shores bought their home and found Sam the turtle lounging on the porch. Mrs. Shores began feeding him cornbread and scrambled eggs to a daily habit. Sam now crawls to the house at 7 a.m. for his breakfast egg, easily identified by the carved F on his shell by Mrs. Shores.
The article notes the 1832 Baltimore gathering of the Democratic Republican Party at the first national convention. It identifies the era as the Republican or Democratic Republican party and mentions the 1832 period before the modern Republican party was founded.
Carl H. Anderson Jr. of Houston dies after long illness in a Houston hospital. Survived by wife Martha of Houston, son Carl A. Anderson of Houston, two daughters Mrs Ronald Fortune of Baytown and Constance Anderson of Houston, brother Harry W. Anderson of Raycliff, and parents Carl H. Anderson Sr. and Mrs. Anderson of Houston. Two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Services under Howard Glendale Funeral Home. Burial in Veterans Cemetery, Houston, Tuesday.
Seventeen members of Sea Explorer Ship 100 plan a Saturday departure for the Super Activity Camp at Eisenhower State Park on Lake Texoma. The group will sail swim and boat activities using a newly purchased sail boat and other boats.
A new forest may allow partial harvesting after fifteen years based on data gathered by the American Forest Institute.
The pound keeps animals at least five days for owner pickup before shipping to the University of Texas Medical Center in Galveston for medical research. Sharon notes many dogs wear tags but owners often refuse the $10 pound fee, leading to new ownership of dogs.
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