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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1972
Page
1
Baytown youngsters attend the Shrine Circus opening Tuesday at the Sam Houston Coliseum for Baytown Shrine Club. The event runs through November 12 with family nights on November 2 6 7 9 and opening night sold out. Tickets range from 2 to 5 dollars.
Baytown council rejects the idea of proclaiming Saturday night as Halloween. Mayor Glen Walker thanked students from Baytown Junior School for the concern while Councilman Jody L. Lander quipped about two Halloweens if the date were changed.
The Muenchen, mastered by Hillard Smid and sailing at 18 knots, carries 83 detachable cargo cells with 365 long tons each. It will serve Houston New Orleans Charleston Savannah and calls at Sherness Rotterdam Bremerhaven as part of a regular U S South Atlantic Gulf route. Combi Line will maintain Houston Europe sailings with container and break bulk service.
Baytown chapter of Ducks Unlimited will host its first banquet on Thursday November 9 at Bay shore Red Reel and Gun Club. Dinner at 7 30 after a 6 30 happy hour with door prizes including a Remington Model 1100 shotgun. tickets 1250 per person 25 per couple include a one year DU membership and magazine.
A proposal to widen and straighten Rice Farm Road to serve as an east west traffic artery includes relocating the eastbound I 10 ramp at Farm Road 565 about a half mile west. The judge called the old ramp a traffic hazard and noted progress on Spur 55 in Chambers County. Granville Laughlin, Baytown banker and Chamber member, arranged the program.
Polls open until 7 p.m. Saturday in La Porte for the school board runoff for Position 4 between incumbent D. C. Laird and challenger John P. Zemanek. Voting takes place at Baker Elementary and Junior High 1 School cafeteria and La Porte Elementary School cafeteria. Laird is a five term board member. Zemanek has run twice unsuccessfully for the board.
Kingston Jamaica AP reports opposition leader Hugh Shearer proposes reducing the legal age of majority from 21 to 18 in Jamaica, arguing for broader rights and responsibilities for youths.
Miss Laura Offer of Baytown survived by one son E. J. Offer Jr. of Ingleside two sisters Mrs Frieda Dietz and Mrs Elsie Stark of San Antonio ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services 10 a.m. Monday at Earthman Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Jewel McClure officiating burial in Memory Garden. Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Sawberger 72 of St James House dies in Baytown hospital and funeral 2 p.m. Monday at Paul A Lee Funeral Home Chapel with Rev C Gary Bonner First Baptist officiating native of Comanche Tex, moved to Baytown in 1922. Charter member of First Cemetery Paul A Lee Funeral Home.
Lanham cites streets new fire station and sewer lines as the citys most pressing needs. The council will decide how revenue funds are allocated under federal guidance allowing local control. Pitcher Gary Nolan of the Cincinnati Reds is a native of.
Beach City Lions Club hosts its annual crippled children's benefit fish fry at Beach City Community Center. Proceeds fund Kerrville Crippled Children's camp and other activities. Lee Sowell, past president, chairs the event as it runs until 6 p.m. with public welcome.
Baytown offers breakfast tomato juice cooked cereal buttered toast and milk. Lunch features meatloaf or smoked sausage with mashed potatoes breaded tomatoes two vegetables applesauce salad buttered cornbread milk and sugar cookies. Barbers Hill serves fried fish macaroni and cheese cabbage salad fruit and cinnamon rolls with milk.
Carol Easley daughter of Mr and Mrs C E Easley of Baytown has pledged Theta Phi Delta sorority and been elected treasurer of the club at J Austin College in Sherman She is a senior biology major
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