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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1968
Page
2
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Eyewitnesses report a plane crash half a mile east of the site with a thunder like roar and a mushroom shaped fireball. Renfro at a Dawson street store described the explosion blowing the front door open while a passerby near a motel recalls debris and smoke enveloping the area.
A southbound vehicle exploded in flight over a residence as Mrs Walter Baker looked on. Her neighbor Mrs Barty recalled a terrific boom and a ball of fire that cascaded down, the crash splashing flames near their homes.
Garland W. Landon Sr. 83 of Channelview died Thursday in a Bay town hospital. Retired farber. survived by two sons Garland Jr. and Charles, brother Joe J. Lendon, sister Mrs. C. E. Roberts, and four grandchildren. Services held 2 pm Saturday at Earthman Channel. Burial at San Jacinto Memorial Park. Pallbearers named.
Constable Paul Anderson and Deputy Constable Evit Whitfield were early voters on Saturday. Anderson faces no opposition for re-election as the Precinct 3 constable.
The Ross Sterling Meister singers join Lee College Choir Sunday for Faure Requiem in Ross Sterling auditorium at 3 p.m. Jo Anna Cagle and Leroy Krolczyk to solo. Mrs Xina Stone directs Sterling choir. Thomas B Stone accompanies. Charles Stephenson directs Lee College. Admission is free. The event opens Texas Music Education Week.
Penney questions if cooks should taste as a sign of salt and quality. He says he never hires a man who drinks liquor, claiming liquor and business don’t mix. He notes trends in men’s fashion favoring hats, saying all men should wear them for looks.
James Cash Penney, age 93, explains a silver and ivory cane once owned by Benjamin Franklin inscribed 1783. He embraces the Penney name and his future aims, telling DE students the country is not going to pot and urging them to face a bright future with optimism.
Crosby plans for next fall show 38 Negro students already attending the Crosby campus with 9 more high school and 31 more elementary students choosing Crosby Schools. Two current Crosby students may return to Drew with no pupils from Drew opting to attend Crosby next year.
Karen Wheeler and Royce Anne Marshall of Robert E. Lee captured the State Class A Girls Doubles title, ending a seven year drought for REL. They defeated Tina Byrd and Georgia Graham of Wichita Falls High in straight sets, after a three set semifinal comeback, with both seniors expected to receive college scholarship offers.
Asheville reporting that Buncombe County Tax Collector R Dixon Eskridge said his staff will accept credit cards for payment of real and personal property taxes.
The Batlle family from Baytown, Cuban refugees, recount their escape from Castro, arrival in the United States, and adjustments. Jorge Batlle worked for Universal Atlas then U.S. Steel, while his wife Sylvia and children attend local schools. The family negotiates language barriers, visits from relatives, and plans for American citizenship as they reflect on Cuba and the desire to help rebuild their homeland if possible.
A 19 year old Pvt Baldev Singh Purewal from Fresno California, a Sikh, began basic training this week. He grows hair to his waist, normally worn as a turban. The Army agreed to exempt hair but requires a steel helmet to be worn over the turban to meet safety rules.
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