Historical marker sought for Graydon townsite in Chambers County
Graydon, once a thriving bayou town along Double Bayou near Anahuac, flourished with a post office and fertile farms growing vegetables and rice. The community peaked near the turn of the century, served by a route to Galveston, but later declined as land developers brought new residents.
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Muriel Scott
Graydon
Sally Hill
Anahuac
West Fork
Double Bayou
Chambers
Ounty
Galveston Bay
Galveston
Chambers County
Trinity, Bay
Accountants Meet BAY AMUSA Chapter Leaders Approve
BAYTOWN area accountants group BAY AMUSA Chapter of the National Accountants Association will meet Tuesday at a Deer Park venue hosted by Chapter President Doyle Creekmere. Baytown Little Theater offers a youth theater workshop July 18 to August under Jann Corley and Theiler. For details call SLT, Pegpy Pollak, or Sandre Gallalin at listed numbers.
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Bay Amusa
National Accountants Associat
Finn Will
Uy Salley
Bulymer
Battleground
Wyhway
Deer Park
Doyle Creekmere
Daytown
Baytown
Local Notices and Social Snippets From Houston and Beyond
A collage of society notes from Sun suffer to Sterl ing Municipal Library. Jean Frontberger in the Netherlands undergoes surgery at St. David's Hospital in Room 340. A Rich Lite Show at Houston Mu sa Theater. Duke Advax permit news. Dennis Caputo seeks permit for a bachelor week. Travel items include Ashley Sharrock Finfey and the Swain family visiting relatives. Maj William Smith aids Austin’s 924th Tactical Air Group in a California desert exercise Brave Shield XVI. Story Hour at Sterling Library Tuesday at 10 am for children 4-12.
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Jean Frongberger
Sun
Netherlands
Mm Austrahis
St. David’s Hospital
Bill
Billie ‘Thompson
Houston
Diam
Ashley
Sharrock Finfey
San
Antonia
Maj
Willian
Graydon Graydon Graydon: early settlers and post office lore
Graydon's early history features settlers from Kansas and Mississippi, including caps and traders who built stores and farms. Notable figures such as Silas Spuaker, Jacob Cardahnson, and land developers shaped the town, with a 1895 post office named by Capt Sterling and later led by Gov Sterling.
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Hoam
Nerpepurt
Kansas
Graydon
Sterling
Mississippi
Baytown
Valens
Marion Stines
Galveston
Margaret
John Smith
Whalen
Burnel
Chambers County
Silas Spuaker
Joe Smith
Samuel
Scherer
Allen
Jacob Cardahnson
Denmark
Job Taleri
Henson
George Manks
PA. Huffman
Josh Harmon
Jesse Harmon
TR. Watson
JA. Watson
George Patterson
T.H. Noble
Thomas Olsen
George Stanley
J. Frisbee
John Aiken
William H. Noble
Fred Wolfean
Capt. Sterling
Crayrton
Elton Barrow
Double Baym
Sterling and
Stine
Baytown Weather and Tides Forecast Summary
Partly cloudy and warm with 80 percent chance of afternoon thunderstorms. Baytown area forecast expects Monday night near 70. Tuesday highs around 70s with morning and evening low tides. Sunrise is 6 37 am and sunset around 7 22 pm.
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Baytown Area
Senate nominates Barrow to new Texas Supreme Court
Conflicting reports describe Charles W. Barrow of San Antonio Court of Civil Appellate as a nominee for Texas Supreme Court justices while national political figures deny ties to a South Korea influence scandal. Weekend violence claims 24 lives in Violet and a rural wreck near Ban Angelo leaves 13 injured.
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Austin
Texas
Charles W. Barrow
San Antonio
Court of Civil Apopealy
New ‘Tenas Rue Preme Gourt
Begin Carries Secret Mideast Peace Plans
Israeli Prime Minister Begin arrives for talks with President Carter carrying a secret plan said to form a basis for Arab negotiations. Carter seeks result balancing Palestinian homeland ideas with a possible autonomy arrangement on the West Bank and Gaza under Israeli security.
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Washington
Menahen Begin
Carter
Mideast
State Department
Begin
West Bank
Jordan River
Giza
Prsittent
Onetiar
Moshe Dayan
Rey Strategiam
Jordan
Jara
Jerusalem
U.S
Israel
Repin
Real Blackout Story At All Star Game In New York
The Pearce Street Journal reports a power outage timed with Tuesday night’s All-Star game. Felix Mafurac, a Westchester resident and Manhattan taxi driver, hosted a birthday party as lights failed at 6:50 pm and stayed out until morning, disrupting plans and a later baseball game.
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New York
Jim, Falmer
Baltimore Drives
Don Sinton
Los Angeles Dodgers
Felix Mafurac
Westchester
Manhattan
Malaracis
Papa Felbe Yard
Felix
Schools and Homes Hit by Weekend Vandalism in Baytown
Baytown police report extensive weekend vandalism and burglaries across the city. Destruction included broken windows, scattered files, and spread paint at Jimmie Cook’s Roeard Mann Junior School and nearby buildings. Appliances were damaged, refrigerators forced open, and several vehicles damaged. Estimated losses vary, with refrigerators, freezers, purses, and a 1974 Ford pickup among the reported items. Police noted multiple burglaries and thefts, with total damage unclear at publication time.
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Iitems
Baytown
Cook
Jimmie Cook
Roeard Mann Junior School
Priett
Hobert
Ower
Aimilghoth
Vklichen Aren
Sanden Jagharen
Idaho
Severn
Steven
Mubil
George Mintel
Ald
Laredo
Ernestine Hunter
Elio
Clyde
Turd
Elmwood
Willans and Booke
Din Kubik
Williams
Scull
Colby
Rome
Moet
Robert Gomex
Cheery
Guneane
Darrage
Bob Phillies
WO Williams
King
Bowie
A.J. Thompson
Cleveland
Mab
Mage
City Passes New Ordinance Restricting Track Weights
Baytown City Council approves limits on truck axle and gross weights for concrete haulers. New rules cap gross at 48 001 pounds and axle weight at 46 000 pounds, with local option to adjust under Senate Bill 412. Officials warn of road damage and discuss revenue and sewer work tied to the ordinance and related contracts.
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Wanda Oaton
Baytown
Aiden
Adlot
Atierleatt Aulubmauie
Texas
Waynie King
Tessay
AAA Clubs
King
King Contractors
OD. L. DeBerry
Wie
State Department of
DeBerry
Jean Shepherd To Head Heritage Society Officers
Jean Shepherd elected president of the Bay Area Heritage Society guides historic plans with a new museum project set for September. Other officers include Robert L Wright as first vice president Pat Kail as second vice president Molly Dawler recording secretary Cindy Williams corresponding secretary Sarah Snyder treasurer and several board members.
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Shepherd
Baytown
Pat Kail
Molly Dawler
Cindys Williams
Sarah Snyder
Wanla — Orton
Anng Mra
Haley
James
Bitsy) Davis
Val Chilean
The
Heritage
Cam- Thomas
W. C. Jackson
W. F
Nitlee
Daytown
Bicenten
Muller
Lawrence Weller
Scandal Commission
Brown
Hobart Enoch
Jim Laws
Exctldo
Deacon
Jones
Old
Drawing For Trustee Spots On Ballot Set
A drawing for trustee positions on the August 13 ballot will be held at 6:45 PM Monday in the School Administration Building. Candidates listed include Jill Going Gay Hrock Robert Kirtley Willie Moreno Denald Mancock Jler Lovellne Mrs Aelen Bargtak Bod Druce. The board will discuss building program and bond issue after the drawing.
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Meel
Pam
Jill Going
Gay Hrock
Robert Kirtley
Willie Moreno
Denald Mancock
Jler
Johnny Clack Haa
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Tip" O'Neill
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