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Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1972

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Will Lee Campaign Tour Reaches Baytown Area

Republican Rep Will Lee tours Baytown area during a whistle stop campaign. seeks votes in the 8th Senatorial District as part of a statewide Republican primary drive. He emphasizes representing rural and urban voters alike and urges voters to study candidates and choose a conservative, effective leader for the Senate.

Will Lee Sialt Ladyland Harris County Lee Pri Mary Senate

Douglas Campaign Opens at Cedar Bayou HQ

The campaign headquarters for James Douglas candidate for Precinct 3 constable will open Monday night at the home of Cecil Guidry located at 1600 Cedar Bayou. Contact number 427-1462.

James Douglas Cecil Guidry Cedar Bayou

Roan Selects Schlumberger, Sperry-Rand, Texaco Leaders

Raytheon Roan announces selections including Schlumberge, Sours, WK Sperry-Rand, Sti, Cal Stauffer, Che Sun Oil, Syntex, Taft Broadea, Technicolor, Teledyne, and Texaco as partners or suppliers.

Sperry-Rand Sti Cal Stauffer Che Sun Oil Syntex Taft Broadea Technicolor Teledyne ‘Tenneve Texaco

Doctor Portrays POWs Facing Alien World Upon Return

An Army doctor warns that released Vietnam War prisoners of war will confront a complex mix of emotions and social reintegration. He notes extreme family strain, altered self-perception as hero and coward, and the need for medical support to manage guilt, low mood, fatigue, and adjustment challenges. The wife bears much of the daily burden until the POWs return.

Dallas North Vietnam Oddity Huycke Jwives Rip van Winkle Huyeke

Drive class turns into open discussion on driving errors

In a talking session led by Sgt Baker students recount accidents and ticket stories. The class becomes a candid debate on traffic laws and police tickets with peers judging responsibility and a focus on defensive driving and evasive action.

Baker Sgt Dan Baker Debbie Rowe Frances Roy Jr

Bayshore Center Mental Health Drive Kickoff Dinner Planned

A community drive to fund a new Bayshore Center for Mental Health and Retardation facility will start with a dinner at the Ramada Tower Center on Monday. The Voters Guide by the League of Women Voters will be available at Sterling Municipal Library and Ravtown banks. For membership inquiries contact Mrs. Joseph Barolak at 424-1465.

Bayshore Center For Mental Health and Retardation League of Women Voters Sterling Ravtown Deting Sind Joseph Barolak

Baytown Girl Injured In Highway 146 Crash

Margaret McKenney, 13, suffered injuries in a Sunday afternoon crash on Highway 146 east of Missouri Street when a trailer carrying a boat detached from a car driven by John Watson Pharr. She was treated and released at Southmore Hospital in Pasadena.

Margaret McKenney Southmorel Hospital Pasadena Missouri Street John Watson Pharr Lai Porte McKenney John Dee McKenney Margaret John Clifford McKenney

3MU Graduate Catherine Heinrich to Graduate from SMU

Catherine Heinrich daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond J Heinrich of 12 Lakewood Drive is graduating from Southern Methodist University this month. She majored in dance at the University of Texas and will spend the summer at Falmouth Massachusetts New York.

Catherine Heinrich Raymond J., Heinrich Lakewood Drive Southern Methodist University University of Texas Falmouth Mass New York

Funeral Notices and Burial Details for Local Residents

Obituaries list Merritt Joe and Joegineer Merritt with extensive surviving relatives in La Porte Houston and Baytown. Services conducted by Johnson and Frazier Funeral Home. Burial at Memory Gardens and Pleasant Grove for Joe Merritt with several Masonic and Shrine affiliations noted. Also J Carroll Sheffield and K Compton obituary notices with church services Hardin and Liberty County connections. Burial at Hardin Chapel Cemetery and family survivors detailed. Contributions requested to American Cancer Society.

Merritt Ben Taub Houston Martha Merritt Cleveland Ohio Nettie Mae Harris Essie Mae Ferrell Lillie B. Montgomery la Porte Ed Merritt Arkansas Joseph Merritt Homer Dolph Merritt Buffalo George Merritt Wesley Merritt Dolphus Merritt Johnson and Frazier Funeral Home Joe Merritt Goose ‘Creek Af&am J. J. Palton John Wheeler C. W. Plato C. E. Starkey W. R. Ashwood J.C. McCaleb A. K. Knox Dal Griggs Family of Sheffield American Cancer Society J. Carroll Sheffield Paul A. Lee K. Compton Burnettermit K. Compton W. Dowler Cedar Sheffield Ballpavoy Autumn Hills Convalescent Center Liberty Hardin Methodist Church Louis Risinger Hardin ,Chapel Cemetery Allison Funeral Service of Kent Kk. Compton Hitchcock Mike D. Cormpton Hardin D. C. Compton Edyth Griffin Baytown

City meeting agenda lists annexation and park plans

The agenda for Tuesday evening includes a public hearing to annex Kings Bend subdivision, changes to subdivision street lights and standards, land acquisition rules, grant applications by Parks and Recreation for HUD and Texas Parks and Wildlife funds, renaming Danubria Park to Frank C. Murdoch Park, water and sewer policy discussion, appointments to several city boards, preliminary fire station expansion plans, a Baytown Emergency Corps contribution request, and bids for radio communications equipment and new police radio.

Baytown Ambulance Service King’s Bend Parks and Recreation Department Housing and Urban] Development Agency Parks and Recreation Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Danubria Park Frank C. Murdoch Board of Equalization Environmental Control Advisory Board Traffic Committee South Main Baytown Emergency Corps Police Star

Crosby Elementary Registration Opens for Early Students

Pre registration for Crosby Elementary School is set for kindergarten students from 8 30 a m to 3 p m on Tuesday and Wednesday. First graders register in the same hours on Thursday and Friday.

Crosby Elementary

Civil Defense briefing critiques at Baytown city hall

A Baytown Civil Defense briefing outlines operations at City Hall at 3 p.m. Tuesday. The session analyzes last week’s Roots incident and offers critique of response measures by local agencies.

Baytown

Allen Campaigns Highlighted In East Harris County Parades And Coffees

Rep. Joe Allen spoke at a home coffee about election reform absentee voting and legislative knowledge. He led a Baytown parade with 24 antique cars through Highlands and Crosby, opposing sales taxes on food and gasoline. He touted ethics filings and his bill against underground water theft while addressing subsidence and mental health facility upgrades in Texas.

Allen James W. Wilson Daniel Tara Joe Allen Texas R.N. Bailey Baywa East Hart Drive Iris County Bay Pation Highlands Crosby Houston Elaine Willingham Bowie School Baytown

Tides Here Still Running Above Normal

Civil Defense Director J. Fletcher Hickerson reports tides remain above normal with a Sunday high of 4.1 feet and water in one bone. Tides to rise Monday afternoon to about 3.8 feet and peak again Tuesday and Wednesday, with normal conditions expected by Wednesday.

Civil Defense J. Fletcher Hickerson Hickerson National Weather Service

Wreck Here Injures Four Of Highlands

A Houston officer Wayne Franklin Hosea age 28 his wife Joyce Hosea 27 and two children were injured in a traffic crash at Decker and Baker. Gillis car driver Regen Lee Gillis 17 faced charges for improper right turn. The incident followed a later shooting at the Cactus Club injuring four bystanders and leading to murder charges against Tom Gene Simmons Clifton Coverson and others.

Houston Wayne Franklin Hosea Highlands Decker and Baker Joyce B. Hosea Bradley Craig San Jacinto Methodist Hospital Baytown Ambulance Service Grant Landon Hosea Danny Lee Ganson Baker Regen Lee Gillias Linwood Decker Hosea Gillis Baytown Fitch Gillis W Tom Gene Simmons Bookertee Clifton Coverson Johnson

Free Beltone hearing aid offer for Chicago readers

A Beltone advertisement offers a free non-operating hearing aid to anyone answering and trying the device at home. The lightweight model has no wires, requires no obligation, and is shipped to readers who write to Dept. S71, Beltone Electronics Corp., 4201 W Victoria, Chicago IL 60646.

Chicago Beltone Beltone Electronics Corp W. Victoria Til

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