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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1972
Page
1
Baytown Rock and Mineral Club shows gems minerals fossils and artifacts from to 9 p.m. Thursday at Sterling Municipal library John Holley president invites non members with a collection and table to have exhibits in place by 6 p.m. Thursday A door prize will be given.
The piece notes that early diagnosis and treatment give many youngsters a better chance to live beyond their teens though a cure remains undiscovered. It highlights the National Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's role and mentions Baytown marchers receiving collection kits to send contributions to Houston.
Channelview unit of the League of Women Voters and the American Legion auxiliary for Post No 614 co sponsor a public rally for 13 candidates in the Oct. 7 school trustee election at 7 p.m. Deal Post No 644 HQ 16417 Market. Bill Carney of Rio Villa will moderate the event with each candidate giving a brief statement and a written Q A period.
Funeral services for Mrs Pearl Lycka 58 of 108 East Houston Highlands were held at Highlands Methodist Church with Rev Hiram Jones officiating. She died Saturday morning at her home after living in Highlands for 50 years. She is survived by three stepbrothers J H Gregersen Rochester NY F R Gregersen Highlands and W E Gregersen Baytown. Burial in Memory Gardens Cemetery under Earthman Highlands Funeral Home direction.
Texas Congressman Jack Brooks urged the Corps of Engineers to advance a deep water port study along the Texas Gulf Coast. The corps plans to issue final recommendations in June, aiming to accelerate development of a port to boost the region's industrial and petrochemical sectors. Separately in Highlands, Pear Lycka, 58, was found dead from a gunshot in her home a day after her husband Joseph Lycka drowned. Her body was autopsied. services were held at Highlands Methodist Church with survivors including three stepbrothers.
A humorous barb suggests lining all motorcyclists along the Alaska Highway to ease traffic for other states. The piece jokes that moving requires packing dishes with two TVs and three portable radios, highlighting the comic chaos of relocation.
James Bowie Elementary School is chosen to receive a Reader's Digest Reading Skill Building Kit from Eddie M. Klasing of Baytown, agent for Travelers Insurance Co. The kits are awarded to leading life insurance agents for presentation to a school of their choice.
New York AP columnist Hal Boyle muses on born winners who seem immune to misfortune. He cites examples from wealth and fame to luck granting access and advantage, noting how small twists of fate propel some to success while others struggle.
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