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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1976
Page
1
The Sun adds a television guide and entertainment section to its Sunday edition. It will run daily listings from sign-on to sign-off and include entertainment articles as part of the weekend upgrade. Look for the new TV section in this Sunday’s paper.
Bike-A-Thon at 4 a.m. Saturday seeks donations for building funds. Call Rev. Alice Dutton or Beverly Hireman to pledge. Bay town police chief Paul D. Hulsey will speak at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Charlie Brown's on Decker with dinner at 6:15 p.m.
Generally fair through Saturday with a slow warming trend then cooling Friday night. Lows near the upper 50s Friday night and highs in the mid 80s Saturday. Baytown tides for Saturday list highs at 6 57 am and 2 41 pm with lows at 11 07 am and 11 48 pm.
Eileen Hall marks her first anniversary as city secretary with praise for her work. A. J. Nasser celebrate 40th wedding anniversary. Geneva Ferguson is busy. Pat Chastain, Carol Harvard, Ralph Gibson, and Lesley Sargent and Eddie Sargent mentioned in local notes. Jimmie Morehead seeks a photo. R. L. Parker awaits medical report. Dr. Drew Williams has phone problems. Tammy and Cindy Korenek plan a visit. Ann Miller paints.
A 15 year old Crosby girl was charged with arson after a noon fire in the old Crosby High School building. The arson case was referred to juvenile court and the student suspended for the rest of the year. Fire officials reported the blaze confined to the former teachers lounge with smoke and water damage to the rest of the building.
City Manager Fritz Lanham previews a Baytown Area Water Authority surface water project as Houston area groups brace for a hearing on well permits. He notes no figures yet and cites potential higher pumpage in drought while listing major companies and cities tied to the effort.
Beirut reports say Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat rejected Syrian cease-fire terms as Syrian tanks and artillery renewed a four day offensive against Palestinian held towns near Beirut. Ford and Carter clash over foreign policy as campaign heats up with questions into campaign funds.
Suzanna Holub a 20 year old Dallas resident and Texas Oktoberfest Queen travels to Munich to promote goodwill with Bavarians and present honorary Texas citizenship certificates. She arrives bearing Texas flags and extends greetings from New Braunfels Wurstfest and Fredericksburg.
Services for Miss General Knowles 75 of 304 W Humble who died Friday morning in Hermann Hospital Houston after injuries from a traffic accident Friday Sept 17 will be held at 11 am Saturday at Grace United Methodist Church Rev Robert B Moore officiating. The accident occurred at 12:30 pm when a car driven by Marion Boling 70 left a stop sign on Dailey westbound colliding with a car on Lee driven by Mrs Annie Knowles Arnold 66. Miss Knowles a passenger in the Arnold car died. Mrs Arnold and Boling were treated at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital. A Rancho native, she had lived in Baytown since 1930 and was a registered nurse for many years.
Leon Paine faced delays with his bow tie supplier as the writer proclaims a renewed push for traditional winged bow ties. The author named statewide sales manager and notes recent sales in Waco, with several more orders in hand.
Vernon Olney 34 was freed from Harris County Jail at 12 40 p m after posting a 10 000 bond on conspiracy to murder charges tied to the July 24 Cantrell killings in Baytown He and Vernon Eugene McManus 33 were indicted by a Harris County grand jury for conspiring to pay Ben Milton Tabor to kill the Cantrells to collect life insurance and estate proceeds Olney surrendered after indictments were returned and was joined by his Houston lawyer Mike Ramsey McManus was arrested in Baytown and released on bond the same night
Democratic office holders, labor unions, minority groups, Young Democrats, East Harris County Democrats and seniors stage a last-ditch drive to register voters in Baytown and Harris County. Saturday is the Oct 2 deadline for the Nov 2 general election.
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