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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1969
Page
2
Fragmented OCR text shows scattered financial terms and names, including stock quotes and company references. The readable content is noncohesive, with garbled lines mentioning brokers, departments, and possible ticker-like items amid unclear context. No coherent events or figures can be confirmed.
A wartime casualty note lists several names with partial addresses and affiliations. The fragment references Liberty Man and a casualty in a defense context, mentioning individuals such as Jones and others, alongside scattered street and place names. The text is garbled but indicates a local notice of a service member’s death or injury.
A young soldier from Highlands is assigned to American forces in Vietnam. Robert Barrett Jr., 15, is listed as part of a family with parents and a wife showing concern for the assignment and its implications.
In a desultory account of local civic life Mrs. Jones recalls the move to new facilities and leadership changes. She notes the creation of REL and the incorporation of nearby communities into the district, with Lee College added to the district in 1234 and ongoing debates over site selections. Her long tenure ends with retirement as the district history reflects decades of growth and consolidation.
Baytown Army recruiter Walter F. Nall announces the U S Army turns 194 on Saturday, a Flag Day observance. Gen George Washington established the Army on June 14 1775, and recruiting has remained a core mission since then. Nall invites Baytown residents to visit 218 W Defoe to learn how to serve and asks citizens to display the flag proudly.
Haytown police probe two burglaries. W. L. Winkelman found over $200 in checks missing from his Massey-Tompkins Road home, left on the kitchen table unendorsed. Weldon A. Newby reported a 1050 dollar color television taken after a door entry on the north side. The article notes Los Angeles population compared with Western states.
Recreation department begins swim registration Friday at Restlend, with classes slated Monday through Friday for eight weeks starting July 2. Programs run for children in primary grades and adults learn to swim, with no instruction fee and pool charges of 15 to 30 cents. Instructors Ed Taylor and Jean Sumner are certified Red Cross water safety instructors.
LC courses list a five week photography class beginning Monday June 17 taught by Michael Sorg of the Fine Arts Division. Three hours credit awarded. students must supply own cameras and materials. Registrations accept this week in the admissions office. Sorg holds a bachelor from City of Wyoming and MFA from Instituto Allende and won first prize in graphics at the 1967 Laramie Art Show.
Admission notes record several individuals entering Gulf Coast Hospital including Deidre Annette Carlten and Merie Fiorance. Other names listed include Glen Olivia Hert Dorothy Geraldine Kare Owens Anne Elizabeth Beatin and Jeri Lee Chenier with room assignments noted.
Robert F. Lemmon Sr. died Tuesday in Despre Laten at 82. He had moved from Baytown in 1953 and was a field worker later a farmer. Survived by wife Freconia, four sons including Clarence Lemmon of Dallas, two daughters Margaret Ryerson and Jean Kinnear, sisters Loree and C Foose, many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at Paul A. Lee Memorial Chapel with Rev. J Commer officiating.
DENVER AP Mrs Carmel ite Oceans with five children, grandchildren and two great grandchildren marks 47 years of descendants. William Martinote 7 Gaillard has received a degree from The University of Texas Graduate School of Business.
In a crowded courtroom, a key witness named Swearer testified under oath, triggering debate over procedures and potential influence on the case. Attorneys argued over admissibility as spectators watched closely for any pivotal reaction.
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