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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1969

Page

2

Knife-Wielding Prowler Sought By Police Here

Baytown police sought a white male, about 18 to 21, 5 feet 9 inches tall, who broke into the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cederick Powers at 1604 Jen Lee. The intruder wounded their 1 year old daughter Patricia with a knife as Powers restrained him in the child’s bedroom. She was treated for cuts bruises and shock at Gulf Coast Hospital.

Baytown Cederick H. Powers Jen Lee Patricia Powers Aman Bim JRC Hanselt Gulf Coast Hospital Hawes

Noon Stock Quotes From Historic Market Ledger

A dense list of stock names and tickers appears, showing varied companies such as Allis Chalmers, General Motors, American Telephone and Telegraph, DuPont, IBM, Phillips Petroleum, Texaco, Dow Jones components, and others. The page resembles a rolling quote column with numerous percent figures and price snippets, reflecting a mid century financial update.

Allis Chalmers Gen Dow Chemical Hotel Arg Inland Steel Interlake Steel DuPont IBM Paso Nat Ethyl Corp Jones & Laughlin Kerr McGee Kraft Foods Foremost Kresge Ling-Temco Stan Cal Stan Ohio Stauffer Chem Sun Oil Syntex Taft Voxaco Texas Astern Texas Gulf Sur Union Carbide Union Oil of Cal Ode United Air Lines Upjohn Drug US Steel Westinghouse Kopmn Oes Eee Dow Jones Industrial Ave

Substitutes and Students Send Cheerful Notes

In Bowie a group of students write letters and poems to their substitute teacher, sharing math milestones and well wishes. They describe familylike care, flowers, art, and a treasure map project, with one note hoping the substitute recovers and returns before the end of the school year.

Janet Barrow Jeanne Byers Randy McDonald Larry Going

Tornado, floods sweep Dallas and Texas Panhandle

Storms from Woodway to Amarillo spawn tornado near Baylor University in Waco. Thunderstorms cover a 475 mile east area from Norman to Brownwood. Dallas reports $5 flooding points citywide with cave-ins on Mifflin Park streets and Southeast Oak Cliff. A tornado touches down in Oak Cliff near Kidd Springs Road.

Woodway Mart Waco Baylor University Amarillo Texas Panhandle Theumcari Nwm Panhandle-Plains Norman Okla Brownwood Texas Dallas-Fort Worth Dallas Five Mile Creek White Rock Creek Turtle Creek Miphland Park Oak Cliff South Central Expressway Garland Walton Walker Stanley Marcus Neiman-Marcus Kidd Springs Road West Davis

Burglars Hit Barbers Hill High School for $45

Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu was broken into Tuesday night as burglars smashed a cafeteria window and rifled filing cabinets in the administration offices.Deputy Willie Kilgore reported muddy footprints indicating two suspects fled through the building.Only $45 was reported stolen and tax office files were ransacked, though no money was kept there.

Helen Leonard Sun Mont Belvieu Barbers Hill Sgi Chambers County Willie Kilgore J. C. Horn Horn

Melody Cox 4 month old slain in Channelview driveway tragedy

Melody Ann Cox, 4 month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lisyd Cox, was accidentally run over in the driveway of their Channelview home about 7:30 am Tuesday. She died at St Joseph's Hospital 10 am Tuesday. Funeral services at Channelview Church of Christ on Ashland Street at 10 am Thursday, with Oscar Allen officiating. Burial in San Jacinto Memorial Park. Survivors include her parents, two brothers Norman 14 and Stephen, 12, a sister Chrystal, 12, two uncles, two aunts, and four cousins. grandparents Mr. and Mrs. J A Cox of Houston and Mr. and Mrs. L N West of Jacinto City. Burial under Howard--Heine Funeral direction.

Channelview (Sp Chrystal Channelview Melody Ann Cox Lisyd Cox Vonnet Channelview Church of Christ Ashland Street Oscar Allen DB. E. West San Jacinto Memorial Park Howard Funeral Heine St. Joseph's Hospital Cox Melody Ann 3. A. Cox Houston L. N. West Jacinto City Norman Stephen

Baytown Council Considers Fees and Annexation Plan

The Baytown council weighed raising birth and death certificate fees from 50 cents to 1.50, first reading a strip annexation to redraw city lines near Mont Belvieu, and reviewed a request from Optimist Club for funds to support Teen Age Baseball while budgeting 2,250 for the program. Bids were also due on towing and disposal of abandoned vehicles with a city vehicle service option.

J. 3. LeFevre Mont Belvieu Chambers County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 Baytown

Levee study eyed to shield Brownwood tax base from tides

Brownwood faces abnormally high tides with 3½ feet above normal while Civil Defense reports. City leaders plan to reactivate the water supply subcommittee to study a land-based levee linking the Brownwood peninsula to ease water strain, save funds, and protect tax values. A Baytown Levee District board blessing is cited, with cautious optimism for time while broader levee plans proceed. Also on the docket is the annual summer mayor's job fair, delayed by mayoral transition.

San Jacinto River Authority T. L Doc) Satterwhite Humble Oil and Refining Co J. Bryan Stratton Walker Turner Brownwood Civil Defense Fletcher Hickerson Scott's Crystal Burnet Bays Seaborn Cravey

Meat Inspector Jobs Created In Texas Legislature

About 100 meat inspector positions were created by a new Texas Meat Inspection Bill. The State Department of Public Health seeks applicants with a high school education and knowledge of meat processing. Starting salary is 453 dollars monthly. selection requires Merit System Council examination. Apply via local Texas Employment Commission or Merit System Council in Austin.

Austin State Department of Public Health Merit System Council Texas Employment Commission P.O. Box

Baytown Kiwanis Meet to Hear Viet Nam War Dogs Speaker

Larry B. Graham, a professional Army speaker, will discuss his Viet Nam experiences using War Dogs to track Viet Cong at the Baytown Kiwanis Club noon meeting on Thursday. A tape deck was stolen from Dorris E. Serbe's car on Golden Road, valued at 50 dollars. The Baytown Thrift Exchange Foundation, incorporated in 1959, has UN status since 1986 and operates from Norwalk and New York City.

Kiwanis Larry B. Graham Vietnam Baytown Kiwanis Club Dorris E. Serbe Golden Road Luesday Saa United National U.N. Thrift Exchange Economic and Social Council Thrift Exchange Wil American Council Chamber of Commerce Ailpta U.S. State Department Norwalk Conn New York City

REL student earns top state honors in academic contests

The student, a fifth in a class of 409 at REL, won first in state in the Academic Latin Decathlon and belongs to the National Mathematics Team. He serves as parliamentarian for the National Honor Society and the Junior Engineering Technical Society, and is a member of the Junior Classical League and National Latin Honor Society. He attended Boys State last summer. The National Merit Scholarship is a $1,000 one time award for full-time college enrollees.

Bul Rel Junior Engineering Technical Society Bill

Planning Committee Meeting At Moody Center

The LC Committee Lee College Planning Committee meets at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Moody Center guest speaker James Summers director of Community Services at McLennan Community College Waco Kindergarten Seminar Baytown Kindergartens hold a yearly seminar workshop May 27 at the Community Building speakers from across the state call 422 6454 for info Free Puppies Mrs Beth Gibson offers nine six week old puppies mother is a rat terrier call 4244244 after 6 p m

LEE College Moody Center James Summers McLennan Community College Waco Baytown Thaan Beth Gibson

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