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The Brazosport Facts from Freeport, Texas • Page 1

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to reod I RIM I) I VM fvH ft wdvr ol the day Ionian an jj: arra high cage are In action Sweeny, Danbury, Atlgledin IIIH) Hnuuswuod all with only and Columbia paying at home Story 5 uxHrriK-d with ntudrnts can vote (he city they ai tmd college many A editorial ripfcxra (he HATS Aiu: in ring (or of political nilhrrr link hrtng Uk.ru luAdnl thr nmn ur behind the can- ff "inii 't tn 1 jj I HOT IN TV HOT I.JN»: pfwiwV-j InlrrirT. Mrs. Ketchum wants to help palsied To TV Kactji I wuh In find oMitarl All (uhin) irklitufuaU in l( (bit ii A isf jutl tnmr-ofx 1 ti IV 1 AiMrrM I un eirriUfil IV KHthutn Diion finds story disgusting To The Ihr Krjnke family on their fine letter concerning (he jrticlr (he C.ithri|ihlV my hunting I agree with thr Frank rs The article was nol en (rrUiming. only duguslmg llather than I would think Mr Galhrighl would U' aslumed of killing a bear while it was fishing for its food He should be II is oVprcMing lo read uf killing Tin-re a threat o( a great many of our animals becoming extinct because i4 fcuch killings I hope Tlie Kacts can find better things lo write about in the future and not glorify things of this nature. Mrs Beverly Dixun 911 West 12th rYi-eport is a popular tpurt.

"Kh it great many avid participants from Braioria County. In the past we've had conirnenU (hat The Kacts carried too little newg about We'd like to hear from others on hunting, and on of hunting ac- The farmV cfoi paper of Brazoria County THE BRAZOSPORT FACTS Our Mill Year. No. Mrmbrr PrMay. February Frccpoft.

Dally Iftt'ciitt ILA leader appears before D.C hearing 'Al'i leader Harry llndnen iwiid utdii) sinking WrM C.rasl r.V*k will rrturn lo only if tti.ow 'So by MITri luM a HIXI-U- ljl.it thf parti'--, the 'tupiilr- atr iluM- liiKHhc-f Jtid (hal Ihete tvu retjuiriitf! In I'rrMOjrfi! lifvdfVn tu M-flic Ihe lull puivtl. voil fjr ill ilnlalHi- Ix- IMilitf AM) IKI-TI kind even Pmidtnt Nixon Mrikf muil tiidt-d the nalionnl hfiilth and luifety in in dinner Mid the II.WI' is working all cargo dinignutnl as by Ihe iiiililar). loadi-d wheat al Ihe ftprtial rwjueM of PrrsioVnl for relief for PakiMari II'- chat (In- union m-guiiatinK V.IK-JI and are ri'-ar sf-tllnnerit on M-pamle nnnirmi-nl to (x-iinK turrnal shipments, of gjratti and foviiiuffi to beum (In- nf and tele .1 hall iii(i, apart ati I -ram-iwn lUil raiik Ttxn AM) STATI BRIEFS SMC.4IN A jih Nufth odrrnnr i 7V I Mr a Cf.Ky.rrS Ihjl IKK ilh Huf'tK-' in Kr-! SoMr.crr. itudj Kar.dlf A I'rr-SMim' t'ofrh sfi tlar 13 mrr, kilSnJ Us! ry i 'V tSri rr 1 tirid Irnh HnjAtbhi- lljr -Vn thr riri! fJMtiutr? Uugh irf-i'i Hom who (u in Snn i Jr 1) 'if Ihe Uouw ij; on (hi- are harrHct) Jill) I r.ir, a.vl Jan 17 afti-t an 1 ''I a ih.i! Kant. to ain.i-t! (Vtut tut air! tlnV.e andbnivs: tu i- H' Hi.

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ln( SKNIOH CIT1ZKS President Icll. accepU the dotvaUon a dmi from Clara Kelly Carlton. Arthur Kvaroi. Mrs Carlton and Carlton Jr donated a site for a proposed Senior Citizens Center Aroason. acted on behalf of the ia Commiltee on Aging.

Building site donated to senior citizens group A building site for the Center has been donated to the County Cornrniltee on by II C.irllun Jr and Clara Kelly Carlton property consisting five kx.s, from Stephen h' Austin Park Aronson. president of the Senior fii.vcfti Avvxriation arxj a member rrf the -Ainty multi-purpose b-jildin)', is plarmei! far UK' site in future Mid the d'xution wjs made with urKier.t.iridiri>; that the property would be UMti In "tupport and c.irr, of! a benevolent. an-'J undertaking by an lA adults and elderly people Trw Senior Citizens As.Viciation is currently headquarterr-d at 121 "th just west of i'me St where the group provides a number of activities for the elderly In the future. Aronson said, his group plans a 'meal on wheels" program where shut-ins will receive one hot meal each day, and another program that will provide transportation for the elderly to doctors and hospital facilities. Already the group provides a number of recreational activities.

New programs under consideration include sponsorship of a Junior Achievement company and a Softball team. Also arts and crafts and adult education. Life jacket found in tanker search dmUsnnJ TV re I.MM A1 ttrlllriym thf I'MllS xfjrr. Ihry'rir (J-1 MrlKr. fi.

(J litTr I KtrA IUi'. IV I llx 1 pU-i 4 fiftl arx! Saigon n- r. i Tl.r CorimiMrr jr ti frraw vrilir.il llv ciotit up frofn ij- lT If" rf 1U 'Ox- Aifrniruilrjti.x-i (or timr limit Ttv tr.rjuiirr (J 11M full Hmu- ivrit ucxt SKW Aulh.ir ll.nr -atltlrn A Howard Hughrs wiih putlpniiemrnt o( hit BALLOONS ANYONE? Hjir .1 Ix-jr1 rr.ji be UK- flrnjr fur jr, ursutu.il will ir 1 in the Ciute J.ici«4«r; urrA jntt i 4 1 1 f.vi 1 fn i fuTxl 'Invr The Na ill ftJiU- (is C.UIit.h. Cliurt oulh l.ark Center. Ann CVn viid ihf t-ilr will (rotn Id to He.irt will If Ht.i^itxi; kimiUr v.il« in are.n S-itimtiyv Kriimary, He.irl Imilh A err-- arr! i .1 rt-irjcr (, ol .1 flic) rn! fxf As after IfiTV.

1 Coati v.tiit-l found jT 1 .1 WT-n Ml. (.1.1 1 fiiari! vj prrviTM-r i MJ iilnil.fietl a-. i k' 1" the to of hly ei Four added to Kmr two for tlx- posititrfi, bave filed for the Democratic KiluiR Thursday with County Committee Harmon llcwt were Kd Ix-HUnc and 1) Norris, titf.ii-rif n-iidue, i tu nyicr.e ri'il radio V' nulcv as l.y federal a tijb! duard Heart Fi A tcUl nail bS.o.u fur IV, 7 has Invn ar.nounred (or the Hay Ari-a Heart part to comjucr arid cir of the (hn-c-founly effort, ac Demo ballot lor constatile of pet 8. I'earland Boh Casey. reelection lo 1' KcprescM.itive District 23.

andj HiRgins chairman of Pet Deadline for (ilinj; IN nejt Monday Keb 7 tr OJ ll Uxie vjid far to Full house applauds LT's opening night DOT V. A ptii-iinneiil .1 C.IH in an un loMiui.ilely true play stage ol Hi l.mle Tlie.ilet I.IM night at Knvpurl inhl for Die (he.ilei's 85(h (oir.edy hy Iu Wallach. was the It was dpejiinx ninh ptodiHlion its M' "At.Mi,,v of .1 Cello een and Heard JANH'K of and IMt.NNV IIK.MSON. a former IJ resident whose parents. now live at Midland.

Mich nuking the Dean's List for the fall semester al Southwest Texas at San Marcus JIMMV VIHtiKI. of and his sister. Mrs. A. H.

Tl'CKKK. returning front Sulphur Springs where they attended funeral services for JIMMV UKNNY, their broiler in law, who was killed in an automobile accident there. He wan the son ill-law of J. A. VIHUKL of Brazojiu VtMNA lo nauuuc claswooiu dutiei toon at Sweeny Primary School Her husband.

HOHO AHKIM'iTUY reports she at home recovering from minor surger)' Till-: I. MA III ST. KATIIKVN I.USACK and i-Ai i com UN. visiting with residents, of a nursing home Uus week and en (ertaming (item with movies I.YUIA HltKWKK. 83, of lirazoria, entering a Wharton hospital as a patient HOBBY I.KWI.S of LJ, checking into a Houston Iwkpitul for surgery lo graft a section of tendon from his wrist in his hand to repair damage that resulted from a cut.

Hw mom, in Houston with the youug It is a compliment to director Vyneta Johnston (hat she lifted it to (In- level of entertainment, and to (he cast that it suslaimxt audience interest and laughter Suffice it lo say (hat "Absnticv of a Cello is nol the dimen simial siory of "Tin- Man In (he (jray Klannel Suit." on a similar Ihi-ine Nor yet as sparkling as "Third Sport." done here by Ihe llieater a few years ago Wallach characlifs suffer no agonmng self-analyses nitvl dilemmas head tin and hurdle (Item K.nue Hae and IViuiy W'annall make a good team us Andrew and Celia Pilgrim They are married lo one another and in love Together. lln-y handle a discussion on sex as adroitly as they do on their financial problems, his Kolls Hoyce. IHT medieval (nn-try. Ihe stripping of dignity if (hey join the corporation "groupers iK-de Dunn, as Andrew's sister, plays a widow who tumbles lor tin' corporation interviewer Her barbed wit should delight tin 1 playwright lilyim Kluitl plays (he corporation interviewer It is Kluiu's third stage play, and his growth us an actor is apparent since a In I part in "Cactus Flower." tin which Mrs Dunn was the excellent comedienne); and a longer role in "Don't Drink the Water," (when Hae and Mrs W'annall were again a husband- wife team). It is a pleasure to see the composure Kluitl has acquired, and the tuning he has developed (or delivery of his lines Kran Jordan, a young woman of exceptional good looks and excellent diction, who played mistress lo Henry in the 12lh century play, "Lion In Winter," is equally al home as the college-age daughter of an American couple in lite 20th Century Uiarles Johnson, a young attonwy and newcomer to Hrazokport.

iwnonabk and well cast as the daugJucr's suitor (Continued on Page 2) i-. in ol twnir and wavrs up to (ulumi; ol smuke in rr.ili-s ii-s'laj in the jrea whiTe the LI h.r,r ilr.uiit! the cording to County Chairman Jerry Deere, is fJO.Ouu The Hay Area is made up ai C.aheston. Hrazona and Counties It is, a iry agency. and a chapter of the American i-arl AvMvialion of the total contributions for the Heart Kund 60 per cent ib rdjirx-d Ideally in fiyhtinj; the Deere pointed out that i-urren! show th.it nut of eight Americans uffers from some form of irt and blood vessel However, since there h.i.s Ini-n decline of ap proximal! ly ia per cent in the death rate -n heart and blood vi-s- diseases for persons below the age of 'Despite remarkable achievements in combatting tins number one health problem, greater efforts are essential to reduce (he dealh and illness which result from heart and blood vessel diseases Of UK- three counties, he said. Krazona County has 4 posts open in Richwood A general election has been set by Hichwood City Council for Saturday, April 1, for the purpose of choosing three couiKilmen, each with two- year terms, and a city judge, also with two-year term The City Hall has been designated as the polling place with Mrs E.

Wolf as (he presiding Mrs. W. M. Esslmger will serve as judge with Mrs. Clinton Majors, Mrs George Pederson and Mrs Kois M.

Thomas working as clerks. Persons wishing to vote absentee must do so between March 12 and March 28. Additional information niay be obtained from City Secretary Joyce McCown at the City Hall. Tin? is owned Texas City Tanker Corp a 'in isiwn of Texas ('us Hrlir.iT) (Vjrp A spokesman the firm no names of would released uiti! ai! next of km had txtTi rutifn-d of the ship's disjp- i tiuard Cutters. Uu- and the Gentian out of Galvcston.

and four aircraft from Houson. Corpus Chrisu and New Orleans x-arched the Gulf Thursday. The Coasi Guard said 17,000 miles of the Gulf was Thursday The missing ship stirred memories of another tanker disappeared nine years todav for '72 sustained the tradition of rising the highest percentage ot citizen participation and the highest dollar contribution per capita The Heart Kund campaign will be conducted through and in Brazoria County will reach its high pom! on Hear! Sunday, Keb 20. when volunteers throughout the county will visit friends and neighbors to distribute heart-saving information and collect funds to support the Heart Association's work. Heart Fund volunteers will be calling on persons throughout the county for donations on this State in deep freeze Hy ASMK IATKI) I'KKSS inter -p( mast of Texas a deep fnvze this morning but pruspix-ts ere setn for a little warming during the weekend that is.

until the next cold front hits the northwest part of the state Sunday Thermometers skidded to the lower levels again near dawn although most places were a few degrees less chilled than the day before. The mercury dived lo four degrees above zero al Marfa the West Tews mountain country, and to 11 at Dalhart, at Amarillo and Junction, and 15 at Lubbock It was freezing as far south as Kingsville in South Texas but a light freeie failed to 1 Continued on Page 21 BEACHED WHALE AN UNUSUAL FIND The hale that was discovered washed ashore on Surfside Beach last Saturday morning is thought to have been a rare find a Texas University professor told The Kacts this Dr. David Schmidly. of the Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences at A4M.

said that the whale was not of bUt Was a right He said this was the first recorded finding ofa right whale along the Texas Gulf Coast and nearby waters He had learned about the whale remains near Freeport through a sluovnl i from (his area in a graduate class he teaches Dr Schnudly said The word caused considerable excitement among his students, he reported, and two of them had driven to Surf rutsday to try to recover Ihe whale's skull They were unable to retrieve the skull but did learn that sanitation authorities had buried the remains of the bia mammal Dr. Schmidly said that, weather permitting he plans to bring a group of students back down Saturday to continue the search oa and are willing to relinquish them, to get in touch i him since his department would very much like to have all such evidence pwsibk to preserve He continued that spottmgs of purpoiw. dvlphm or other aW Ol bNUOliDg WUiBttlll this ww would be of interesi to him. Dr Schmidly may be reached at A4M University uUe Station,.

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