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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1972
Page
8
In 1973 economists foresee similar successes and fears as 1972 with inflation lingering and unemployment hard to reduce. Corporate profits may rise, personal savings stay high, wage price controls persist, and after tax income could grow about 9.5 percent while inflation hovers around 3.6 percent.
Baytown city council approved buying eight new trucks and two garbage collection bodies for a net cost of 32 225 79 dollars. Lumus Baytown Dodge won the truck bid but trade ins were rejected. Davis Truck and Equipment won the two bodies for 6 250 with last year’s trucks traded in for 4 650 net. A bid of 499 from Garwood Houston for a platform body was rejected as only bid.
Ross Holliday of a Toronto advertising agency says the love beetle is harmless. Amazon Indians reportedly believe a person bitten must make love within two hours or die.
A Baytown woman lost 2500 dollars in a pigeon drop scheme after meeting a couple who claimed a doctor advised splitting a 20000 envelope and marking the bills. Det E P Sutton notes such cons recur after initial successes.
Lee College Continuing Education plans a trio of color documentary lectures in Rundell Hall. Films cover the Middle East Russia and China with lectures by Richard Linde Dr John Nicholls Booth and Raphael Green. Series tickets cost 2.50 with individual admissions at 1 each. advance purchases in Room 134 Rundell Hall or by mail.
Channelview 4-H Club installed new officers at its annual banquet at Wyatt's in Baytown. New officers are Elaine Kuentsler and Albert Redler presidents, Jamie Barnes and Doug Hall vice presidents, Patty Bayless secretary, Richard Hanson treasurer, Jackie Ramsey and David Monroe reporters, Gale Mooney and Talmage Taylor historians, Vickie Ramsey and Gary Reynolds parliamentarians. New members initiated include Eric Redler, Jimmy Ramsey, Kim Perin, and Steve Hallum.
Five Lee College business instructors from LC visited the College of the Mainland in Texas City last week. Attendees were Miss Annette Harrison Mrs Dorine Sauls Mrs Carol Hanggee Mrs Lorie Wright and David Byford. The visit aimed to observe the operation of the business department and its programs.
The Baytown council, on first reading, annexes 3.6 acres of Helmerich and Payne property off Decker Drive. The move follows an industrial contract requiring 24 percent of the parcel to be annexed after five years.
Marion Martin pattern details offer a tunic and pants ensemble in misses sizes 8 to 18. Includes fabric guidance and optional belt styling with a 75 cent price, plus 25 cent Air Mail handling. Pattern requests mailed to Marian Martin Pattern Dept New York.
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