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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1968
Page
2
Anahuac Texas report notes chinch bugs threaten home lawns and lists effective insecticides. Chambers County Agent J R Carroll advises buyers to compare costs per area treated by reading labels and calculating dilution or dust requirements. God is not mentioned in the Book of Esther in the Bible.
Sp5 Alan Heidbreder of Baytown Texas rides Huey helicopters with the 1st Cavalry as crew chief and door gunner. A former rodeo clown bullrider and steer wrestler, he explains his role maintaining flight readiness and providing air mobile fire support with rockets and M60s to aid infantry. Heidbreder, a Vietnam veteran finishing his Army stint, hopes to return to rodeo life after duty ends. He is the son of Mrs Madeline Heidbreder.
Ernest H. Hauser of McDonald and Herbert Agency travels to Hartford Conn for a monthlong session at The Hartford Insurance Group training center. He completes an intensive course in personal and business insurance with a staff of instructors. Hauser, a Texas A&M graduate, is active in Jaycees and Grace Methodist Church. He formerly worked as a chemical engineer for Dow Chem Co. He is married to Beverly Fuller of Baytown and resides at 2300 Taft Circle.
Funeral notices list Joe John Bollom Sr of Sheldon killed in a Highway 9 crash. Survivors include five daughters and seven sons with services set at Earthman Pasadena Chapel. Other obituaries include Robert Gordon Muir of 318 Scott and Mrs Kate Bolmanski of Baytown with services at Earthman. Missouri Purswell of Channelview and extended Purswell family noted along with memorial church services and graveside rites.
Funeral services for Mrs. Reathie Prichett of Crosby will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Antioch Baptist Church in Crosby. She died at 4:40 a.m. Friday at her Crosby home after a long illness. Born September 27, 1841 in Matagorda Texas. Rev. R. B. Stacey will officiate. burial in Huffmant Cemetery at Huffman. Survivors: husband Elbert Prichett of Crosby, daughter Mrs. Eulano Allen of Houston, four stepchildren and six grandchildren.
A clean cut gunman in his 40s robs downtown State National Bank in Corsi Cana of between 5 000 and 6 000 and escapes quickly. Separate items report Czechoslovakia liberals touring provinces for solidarity ahead of Kremlin talks and other national news.
The Educational Council meeting covered class grouping by ability, discipline policies, the district building program timeline, and testing approaches. Teachers were urged to use meaningful tests and to review the new professional writing policy with copies distributed by Suzy Powers.
A candy sale to support club projects is held by the Optemises of Robert E Lee. Call 422-785 for purchases and proceeds fund club activities at LSU. Judy Jackson, pledging Alpha Omicron Pi, is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Leonard Jackson of JB Alabama. Parents invited Ranger Booster Club meets 7 pm Monday in Sterling Cafeteria to show clips from Friday night game and the Stars and bands halftime show. Humble Duplicate Bridge Club meets 7:15 pm Monday at Community Building for fractional point game.
Police Chief Blair Mann announced veteran Baytown officer Sgt James Lankford as the new juvenile officer. He will attend a week long juvenile officer training starting Monday at Texas A M University. The appointment followed a city council decision to include a juvenile officer in the new budget for the upcoming fiscal year beginning in October.
The Baytown dog club plans exhibitions as steps toward AKC recognition and eventual official shows. Founders include Mrs Beck and Lonnie Otto, with aims to promote purebred breeding, adhere to AKC standards, and hold dog shows, obedience trials, and sanctioned matches. Monthly meetings at Civic Center, dues set. Burma records show 30,000 annual snakebite deaths, Britannica notes Burma highest.
A Houston woman, Mrs. Juanita Jewel Moody, was killed in a four-vehicle collision near Crosby, Texas, on Saturday. Six others were injured when Moody's car broke down on Highway 290 and was struck after two other vehicles stopped to assist. a truck then crashed into all three vehicles.
James R. Franklin a 30 year old resident of 485 Clyde Drive suffered a gunshot wound to the stomach at 7 3 pm Friday at his home following an argument with a woman. Police say no charges yet against the woman and witnesses cite self defense. Franklin was transported to Gulf Coast Hospital by Baytown Ambulance Service and underwent stomach surgery. The suspect surrendered at the police station bringing a pistol used in the shooting.
Five Baytown residents report seeing youths matching Bobby Allen Lott's description near Ward Road extension and Cedar Bayou Road area. Bobby, 16, left Dayton home September 1. his parents urge contact to Baytown Police or Dayton authorities with any information.
Police reported windows on the garage doors at Mrs. T. J. Gil lam’s residence, 101 Mapleton, damaged likely by an air rifle. Repair cost listed as percent 0. The article also notes a World War II era draft cheating statistic from Britannica.
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