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Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1975

Page

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Auto Crash Fatal To City Youth Ricky Dale Upchurch

Ricky Dale Upchurch 17 of 425 Bayshore died at 11:40 p.m. Friday after a Ward Gillette traffic crash. He had worked at Mangone shipbuilding in Houston and was a former Robert E. Lee student married about a year. The car, driven by 19-year-old Tuiph Van Morn, rolled after veering off Ward Road, stopping upside down in a yard. Upchurch, treated initially by Baytown EMS, later at Den Taub Hospital, Gulf Coast Hospital, had internal injuries. He is survived by wife Barbara, parents T. J. Upchurch III and Mrs. Mueller of Waco, two brothers Very Lyan and Andy Neal Upchurch, his sister Pennie Lee Upchurch, and grandparents. Burial plans are McGregor under Auster Funeral Home.

Ricky Dale Upchurch Bayshore Houston Tiospital Ward and Gillette McGregor Auster Funeral Tome McCrregor Robert E. Lee Barbara Iie T. J. Upchurch Rayahore Robert, Mueller Waco Meewas Mangone Ship Building Company Houston Gillette and Ward Randall Pitts Gulf Coast Hospital Baytown Amsbulatwe Den Taub Hospital Ead Patice van Lorn Gulf Coit Wid Baytown Upehurch Lyan Upehurch McGrregor Andy Neal Upehureh Ricky Pennie Lee Mueller Mi pUigg Imu Claude Tate Jet Moody

Funeral Notices for Laughlin and Others

Funeral notices list Laughlin Sprotter 66 of 17 Live Oak, died June 9 in Waytown. Services at Jam Monday, with burial at Oak Cemetery. Survived by wife, children, and several relatives. Additional obituaries note M., J., and H. family members with funeral arrangements and church affiliations.

Lagghlin Sprotter Grady Uughtin Jam Kurthiner Edwardd Thiele Jarton Musante Agam Munday Dacrent Laughlin Rayimen Waytown Taney Catude Nad Tate Flatacen Ommipany Lodightin Hfe Fra Lillia ‘Laughtin Gaye Clination Hitaho Pell Aatudoaann Jonate Laughlin Hanetn Chet George Laughlin Buytoeny and Bolt Leright

Public Utilities Panel Hires Staff Members

The Texas Public Utilities Commission hired a team led by Thomas G. Gebhard to serve as chief administrative officer, transferring from Las Cruces to Austin with a $32,500 annual salary. Grand Prairie City Attorney John F. Bell Jr. was named general counsel at $3,500 yearly, and Roy Henderson became director of the hearings division at $28,3?0. The panel also added Marval Bennett as accounts clerk and Martha Terry as legal counselor, while denying a Fisk Telephone Systems petition against Southwestern Bell.

Austin, Tex Public Utilities Commission Guulful R Tir Thomas G. Gebhard Lag Gebhard Las Bell Baylord University Huston Roy Henderson Texas Railroad Cortmins Stony Pay Utilities Division Henderson CT. Austin Railroad Commission Envyin Texas T Rolding Marval Bennett University of Texas Martha ¥. Terry Travis County Legal Fisk Telephone Systems Dne Houston North American Telephone Associated Southwestern Bell Commission Garrett Morris Fisk Richard Long

Two Charged Here In Drug Possession Case

Patrolman Ausley stopped a car near the school parking lot after tailing it from the lot. The 11 year olds driver and a back-seat passenger were charged with possession of marijuana and hashish. a second rear passenger faced additional drug counts. One woman was investigated for shoplifting and another for a separate criminal case. a third occupant, a Baytown boy, had no drugs and was released.

Stross Stracey Ausley Michael Allen Bell Avon Santo Arkuana Will Duisiel Pulive Baytown Beemarijuana Lrespisa Ausley Baker Road Baytowa Austey

Barbs VWholk Shaiy Leave Breathless In Staggering Critique

Fragmented OCR text describes sharp barbs about a legislative fight over welfare, noting rededication to policy and a looming Halloween deadline. The garbled lines reference opposition to a welfare program and a tense, partisan atmosphere as bills are chopped.

Fire disrupts barbecue pit. minor damages reported

A barbecue pit fire at Rusty’s Market on North Main caused minor damage in the 12100 block. Firefighters from VEW POST 912 responded, arriving within minutes and extinguishing the flames in about 15 minutes. Separate note mentions a funeral service for a fraternal insurer founder, Kenswcly, set for Sunday at Bethlehem M.E. Church in Sweeny.

Pitot Sit Heeligilers Abiaee Feor North Main ALA Po Dae Yu Rites Set Jservices Pcr Kenswcly Raytown Will Bathlehem M.E Sweeny Lin Rodston Hospital

Baytonian Reports Car Theft Behind Home

Daerglt 6 Rickman reports the theft of his 196d model car from behind his home between midnight and 6 am Friday. The loss was estimated at isan. Rickman told Patrolman Yerty Ausley the thief also pushed another car a short distance. Auten

CV Youngsters Learn Animal Design Lesson

CHANNELVIEW Lp over 460 kindergartners at Schochler Elementary were introduced Friday to Sad Sammy Snake the Quiet Noise and the Cookie Monster in a special program by Linds Young and Liz Plaster of San Jacinto College. The lesson aims to introduce concepts children can understand, such as design for animals, senses, and pond nutrition, through stories and activities.

Channelview Kindergarden Schochler Elementary Sammy Snake Linds Young Liz Plaster San Jacinto College Young Tiny Cookie Monster Plaster Young Or Plaster

Baytonian Burned By Lighter Fluid Incident

A Baytonian was burned on the face around 1 30 p m Friday when lighter fluid spilled as a match flared. Patrolman Rex Clliott reports the victim, Steven Metiner Hall of $08 BE Republic, was treated at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital then sent to a doctor’s office. The man reportedly had lighter fluid in his mouth and spit on a lighted match, causing the blaze. Fire losses cited show per person averages in direct logs.

Steven Metiner Republic Rex Clliott San Jacinto Methodist Hospital Hull

Denn e Johnson Jr. Birthday Note From Local Family

A clipped family notice notes the birthday of Denn e Johnson Jr. son of Mr and Mrs Gordon Dennis Johnson of Old River. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs William Johnson of LaPorte and Mrs JoAnn Skelton of Austin. Great grandparents listed include Mrs Ibel Sampson and D. Skelton of LaPorte and Mr and Mrs Walter Kusawich of Casshad, N. AT.

Michael Alan Smith Garylynn Smith Dayton Joe A. Krenek Pasadena MM. Sith Highlands Scandino Albina Rabalika Caldwell Birdie Ma. Joyner Houston Denne Johmson Gordon Dennis Johnson Old River William 2. Johnson People’s Republic of China Don Skeltutt Af LaPorte JoAnn Skeligu Austin Ibel Sampson D. ST. Skelton Airs Walter Kusawich al Caslshad N. AT

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