This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1973
Page
1
A fisher, a large member of the weasel family, closely resembles a black cat in appearance. The animal's size and fur color draw comparisons to domestic cats, though it is native to North American forests and preys on small mammals.
Lunceford leads city crews in slip lining four emergency sewer repairs cutting cost to under 6.50 per foot versus 14 by contractors. The program aims to expand city work, reduce dig ups, and boost drainage and water quality amid heavy rain and aging infrastructure. He cites EPA infiltration concerns and ongoing smoke testing while planning fixed schedules and mudjack crews for pavement support.
Fourth candidate in Beach City race is Melvin Brooks 41 of 7913 Bayview Drive. He works at Coca Cola Bottling Co Houston and is a US Navy veteran with 20 years service. He has two children in Barbers Hill Elementary School. Barbers Hill School Board race features incumbent president R W Dick Johnson opposed by a challenger.
Baytonians reported two bicycle thefts two breaking into automobiles two felony thefts from homes and theft of a woman's shoulder bag to police Wednesday. A 20 inch boy's bicycle valued at 68 dollars was taken from the Everett B Williams home 1602 Olive and a speed bicycle valued at 100 dollars was taken from the Cecil McCalley home 203 Cedar Bayou. Tuesday night police said Raymond Depew 301 Tri City Beach Road Apartment 149 and Victor Ray Hazlewood Rollingbrook Apartments No 73 both said their cars were broken into early Wednesday morning while parked in their apartment spaces Depew said a 100 tape player and radio were taken Hazlewood reported the theft of a 125 tape player and 125 in damages to the car windows In both cases the side vents were knocked out Mrs Helen McMillan 436 Rollingwood told police three guns stored in a closet of her house were discovered missing Wednesday David Joe Gast 130 E James No 23 said a radio tape deck and speakers worth 80 were taken from his apartment over the weekend Police reported finding pry marks on the door Also reported missing was a shoulder bag containing 70 from Mrs Donna Wakefield 407 N Jones The purse was left in the hall while Mrs Wakefield deposited some packages Inside
Police say two suspects Blackwell and Mitchell led a ring that burglarized homes on New Year’s Eve and moved stolen cars from Waco and San Antonio to local dealers. Companions Otter, Istre, and Mitchell face charges or prison. Istre died in Galveston jail. Otter is in Texas prison.
Filing closes with Bob Martin the lone mayoral candidate in Dayton as incumbent Jim Berry declines. Six candidates seek two City Council seats including Harman Damek and Lee Love. Dayton school board sees incumbents opposed in districts four six and seven with Drew Jackson, S M Elliot, and Joe D Harris each facing challengers.
La Porte voters will choose between two candidates for each of the two city commissioner positions on April 7. For Position 3 the candidates are Uel Price a retired Hughes Yoo employee and Jimmie R Spradling an employee of the Shell refinery. For Position 1 the candidates are Charles Christensen who was appointed to fill the unexpired term of E A Buck Thomas after Thomas was elected mayor and R E Bob Thrower a NASA employee. Position 3 incumbent Glenn Hap Sampson is not seeking re election.
Holiday Inn operators report 1972 revenues of 317.7 million, up 27 percent from 1971. President Lance McFaddin cites record earnings and revenues for the year ending December 31 amid Baytown and Memphis operations.
Edith Irving received a two year sentence in Zurich for her role in the $640,000 Howard Hughes autobiography hoax. She faced a maximum of five years.
Morgans Point voters will choose among candidates for Position 4 where incumbent L C Arthur faces Nellie J Johnson. Positions 3 5 have no opponents and former councilman George T Paulissen seeks Position 1 though incumbent B C Arthur did not file for reelection. Moisture and air threaten frozen foods prompting proper freezer storage.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.