The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 196, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 16, 1982 Page: 2 of 80
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TIU BAYTOWN SUN
*rdnr«iay, Juor lk, IW
Police Beat
Man Suffers Broken
Jaw, Nose In Assault
A Baytown man was to have
surgery on his broken jaw and
nose Wednesday at. Ben Taub
Hospital th Houston, while hts ac
cused assailant was being held in
Hams County Jail
Robert Lance Fountain, 19, of
1200 Missouri has been charged
with aggravated assault in con -
nection with the early Wednesday
beating of James Maurice
McGuire
Fountain and his roommate 23
year Old Paul John Morrow are
aiso accused of stealing a car
be onglng to Debora Sue McCor-
mick of 1200 Missouri Tuesday
night ,
While at the Tin Hat Tavern
F untaio and Morrow offered a
ride home to McGuire, police
x*»id. Instead of taking him home
.the pair allegedly drove out to
F vergreen Road where McGuire
* as assaulted
Detective Stan Harrington said
mr pair allegedly stole Ms Me
i ortmek s tru^k, from her apart
merit "complex after Fountain's
car got stuck on Evergreen Hoad
While returning to pull their car
Tom F vergreen Road the stolen
■ chicle stalled, so Fountain and
Morrow abandoned it. Harrington
r«ud
Officers Clint Johnson and Jon
Hudson apprehended the pair as
mey walked to their apartment
iiiihplex
Charges were filed in.the 248th
District Court Total bond for
Fountain was set at $4,000 Mor
row s bond was set at 12.000
Case Referred
The Monday shooting death of
Joseph Patrick Novotny has been
referred to the Hams County
Grand Jury without charges,
police said
\ yotny was found shot to
death next door to his ex wife?
home on Newcastle Police said
the door to the ex wife s house
was broken A 25 caliber'
automatic w as found at the scene
Shots Fired
Police are still investigating a
g incident around 6 20
p m Tuesdav in Bay Plaza on
Alexander Drive
A 22 year old assistant
manager of Gibson s department
store said he followed two white
I 0m the store after he had
been told they were shoplifters.
Officer Randy Barton said
In the parking lot, a 47-year old
man offered the manager a ride
to pursue the alleged shoplifters
Barton reported They followed
the suspects to Bay Plaza where
they pulled into the parking lot
The 47 year-old man allegedly
jumped from his car and fired two
-hots with a ISO automatic Bar
ton 'aid The >uspects fled the
scene
After police traced the suspect'
to their home-no stolen merchan
dtse was located The suspects
ages 28 ami 38, told officers they
denied the accusations and said
they fled the scene when they
realized the man firing on them
was not apoi ice officer '
The case is still under in
vestigatton
Woman’s Body Found
An autopsy has been ordered on
the body of 53 year-old Bobbie
Barclay Jeffrey of 2519 Pecan"
manor
" She was found dead Tuesday al
the bottom of a pull-down attic
staircase In her home by her hus-
band
Harris County
A 32-year-old Baytown man
..who was being held on misde-
meanor assault theft and theft
by-check charges escaped from
the Hams County Jail about 4 30
p m Tuesday a deputy said
Sgt Dick Henderson, of the*
criminal warrants division, said
early Wednesday deputies had
not apprehended the man
Michael Davis of 100 W.
Bay shore Drive escaped by pos
tng as another inmate who w as to
be released under bond. Hender
son said
Deputies were investigating the
incident to determine how Davis
w as released
Woman Killed
A 48-year-old woman was shot
to death about 1 05 a m Wednes
day during a struggle with her
landlord at 14614 Hillsboro, in the
community of Cloyerleaf near
Channel view. a Harris County-
*
Sgt A L Hernandez said Ida
Martin Sharp of 14614 Hlilsboro
died at the scene of the shooting
frofn a gunshot wound in her
head
Henderson said he didn't know
whether charges have been filed
but he said the shooting incident
is being investigated
Henderson said Ms Sharp and
her landlord, whom he would not
mdentify. were struggling with
each other when a gun fired
striking the woman in the head
('ha mhers Cou n ty
WINNIE Spi Four families
were evacuated from Pap s
Trailer Park on Highway 124 at
9; 15 p m Tuesday night when an
Entex gas line ruptured
Chambers County Sheriff
Chuck Morris said his deputies
and Winnte Volunteer Fire
Department helped in the evacua-
tion and stood by until Entex
crews could alleviate the
emergency situation . ....
Morris said the residents were
allowed to return to their home at
10 45 pm but will be without gas
unlit repairs are completed
No injuries were reported but
several children complained of
nausea Morns said -
Car Wrecks
COVE Sp A League City
woman was injured in a one car
accident early Wednesday on FM
565 near Cotton Bayou
Sheriff Morris reported Betty
Neuman was injured when she
lost control of the vehicle she was
driving and struck a bridge guard
rail ■
She was taken by Cove
\ olunteer ambulance to Baytown
Medical Center)! ospltat
Charles Davis of Corpus Christi
suffered minor injuries m a one-
car accident on 1-10 near the
„
Morns said Davis lost control of
the 1979 Ford he was driving, ray-
ing the car into the ditch
• He was taken by Winnie
Volunteer Ambulance to Winnie
Medical Center where he was
treated arid released CC' ■’
PRINCIPALS NAMED - •
—................. maintenance transportation and
From Page l food service The position was
created instead of a recently new
opening for a teacher aide
• Decided to add a licensed
vocational nurse to the district s
staff, who will work under the
supervision of the district s
registered nurse
r
•Named Reggie Davis as a
secretary to the the assistant high
school principal
•Author||ed hiring a secretary
to wort m both the director-of
personnel and the director of
SCHOOL VALUES
From Page 1
appraised and to give them time
to respond If they dispute the ire
evaluation
What a property owner will pay
in school taxes next year depends
on the tax rate the school board
will set later in the summer Once
]
the tax rate is set, Muth s office
will mail out tax bills In October
Payment will not be past due until
Febhiary
The current tax rate is 84 cents
per 1100 assessed valuation
Muth estimates the tax base for
Lee College and the school dis-
trict to be 13 9 billion This is $2
million more than last year
MICHELLE TURNER, left, a student at Ron S Sterling High School,
receives a trophy from Bob York, chief advisor of Gulf Oil Junior
Achievement Co, , for being the outstanding achiever for 1961-82 The
company consisted of 23 students from Robert E Lee and RoasS
Sterling high schools Michelle Is the daughter of Mr and Mrs B G
Turner of Highlands
One-Inch Rainfall Sets
Off Power Outages Here
SUM SPOTS
A storm that swept
through Baytown
Wednesday morning
dropped more than
an inch of rain in
places and caused
several power
outages
Houston Lighting A
Power Co reported
weather r ej a t’e d
power failures in the
area of North Mam
and Long Drive and
in Mont Belvieu along
FM 565 and FM 1409
The Mont Belvieu
areas were without
power from 8 30 to 9
a m Wednesday
A 75-foot pole at
Grace Lane and FM
2 100 n o r t h of
H i ghl a n d s was
knocked down by
lightning Wednesday
morning
Johnny Klaus,
spokesman for
HL&P said the com
pany expected to
ha1.*- M-mce return-
ed to normal by noon
Wednesday
The bad weather
Wednesday morning
r e ' u ■! t e :d ; s n
firefighters being
sent to 301 E Pearce
According lo a
spokeswoman for the
B a y t o w n Fire
Departmmeni vtbra
lions fro hi thunder
caused a loose w ire in
the home to short out
against a metal
heater No fire
resulted but firemen
from Stations 3 and 4
and district 3 and 4
volunteers taped the
wire
A malfunction of an
alarm at Mon?
tgomery Wards at
San Jacinto Mall sent
firemen from Sta-
tions A and 6 and
district 5 arid 6
volunteers to the
store at 5 13 a m
General Telephone
Co reported no
weather related, dif
ficulftes
Rainfall HHB
varied widely across
the city
Crosby Chamber
CROSBY CHAMBER of Com
merce will have its regular
meeting at noon June 17 at the
Port Royale Restaurant to
discuss the proposed by-laws
revision
New Kiwanians
BEN WILSON life member and
past president of Kiwants and
past Lt Governor w ill induct new
members of the Baytown Kiwams
Club at a luncheon meeting at
noon June 17 at Holiday Inn
For Children
PROBLEM SOLVING through
story telling is a class for children
ages nine through 12 that will be
m session from 10-n 30 am June
’ 21 23 and 25 at Lee College This
class w ill offer an opportunity for
children to develop creativity
inventiveness and imagination
To-enroll call the Continuing
Education office at 427 5611
extension 211 _
Taking Tests
T W Lyons, longtime Baytown
a a patient
Baytown Medical Center He is In
Room 131 andean have visitors
American Legion
AMERICAN LEGION Post 323
will meet at 7 p m-June 17 m the
Friendship Room of the Baytown .
Community Building
Spanish Class
CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH
class for beginners starts this
week al Lee College meeting
Tuesday and Thursday nights for
six weeks Persons interested
should call the Continuing Edu
cation office at 427 5611 extension
211
, Injured Arm
V V RAMSEY of 1023 Woodland
m Channelvtew is doing well m
Diagnostic Hospital m Houston
after injuring hts arm in an
elevator mishap Ramsey is the
former Precinct 2 < ommissioner
Reunion Planning
ROBERT E LEE Class of 1962
reunion committee will meet at
7 30 p m June 17 in the home of
William and Linda Blevins 3500
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Brown, Leon. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 196, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 16, 1982, newspaper, June 16, 1982; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1063675/m1/2/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.