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Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1972

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Crosby Discusses Runoff Change and Club Trips

Trustees weighed a runoff policy change requiring two meetings. They approved spring trips for the Spanish and French clubs with plans for New Orleans and Mexico. John Muth resigned as Crosby tax assessor collector effective Oct. 20 to join Baytown schools. police report theft of 360 dollars from Offie Land on Tuesday between 6 am and 2:30 pm.

New Orleans Mexico John Muth Crosby Muth Baytown Stowe

Cruz Alcala Rocha Funeral Notice

Cruz Alcala Rocha, 73, of 020 West Road, died at 12 25 pm Tuesday in a Baytown area facility. Local services and burial details will be announced by the family.

Benito Rocha Aguascalientes Mex Casimira Aranda Carlota Guerrero Durango Gloria Rocha Mexico City Earthman Funeral Home Guadalupe Catholic Church Luis Acevado Earthman Chapel Garden of Gethsemani Houston Gladys M. Clayton Gladys Marie Clayton Kilgore Cedar Bayou Methodist Church Roy Felder Clayton Ernest W. Young Ernest William Young Sam Houston Coutts Baytown Ridge Park Hillsboro W. R. Jones Keith Sharp Pruett and Lobit Church of Christ Young Maude Young Myrtle Martin Austin E. R. Williams Bill Talley Abilene Ralph Young Fred Young Beast Abbott Europe

Baytown enrollment dips while Mexican American growth rises

School enrollment totals 14,122 for October down 351 from last year with gains in Mexican American students. Ethnic breakdown shows 61.11 percent white, 9.69 percent Negro, 9.20 percent Mexican American. Growth prompts bilingual education concerns and curriculum adjustments.

REL Sterling Clark Texas Education Agency

Felony Theft Charge Filed Against Shirley Ann Phillips Mitchell

Shirley Ann Phillips Mitchell of 231 Oak Crosby faces felony theft by false pretext in Justice of the Peace N O Morrison's court. Authorities say she opened a charge account in another name at a Baytown Sears last June and bought over 900 in merchandise. A color TV was recovered and a 1000 bond was posted.

Shirley Ann Phillips Mitchell Oak Crosby Justice of the Peace N. O. Morrison Baytown Sears Baytown R. P. Merchant

American Legion Eyes Long Run as Its Mission Evolves

Fort Worth Texas AP report on the American Legion led by national commander Joe L. Matthews, outlining growth targets, aims to keep a separate VA hospital system, and efforts to modernize its image while remaining pro American and strengthening veterans benefits. Matthews recalls Roosevelt and reflects on unity, youth engagement, and the group’s relevance amid antiwar sentiment.

Matthews Legion Veterans Administration Congress Fort Worth Tex American Legion Theodore Roosevelt Chicago Wood Ones Mander Vietnam Wej Solete Joe L. Matthews Memphis Tenn Legionaires WM Aateinte P Lane Nixon Eagle Scout

Transfers Spark Debate Over American Legion Programs and School Attendance

The discussion centers on American Legion activity beyond uniforms including rehabilitation child welfare and youth baseball. Transfer patterns show 225 REL students from REL zone moved to Sterling while only 9 Sterling students moved to REL. Officials cite Sterling’s newer facility and upcoming Lee remodeling as factors, with transfer policies tied to hardship and program offerings. A separate note reports emergency crews towing a stranded shrimp boat Hawaii near Beacon 98 to Morgan's Point.

American Legion Legion National Security Foreign Relations Commission Sterling Lee Oswall Harman Ellis

Grass fire prompts three-hour response in residential area

The Wooster Volunteer Fire Department rushed to a grass fire along the 3700 block of Cedar Bayou Road near Lynchburg Road at 4 p.m. Tuesday. Firefighters stayed about three hours to contain the blaze near mobile homes and prevent spread.

Wooster Cedar Bayou Lynchburg Road Mole Homes

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