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On August 4, 1971, Rhonda Johnson (born December 16, 1956, in Houston, Texas) and Sharon Shaw (born August 11, 1957, in Mobile, Alabama), both of Webster, Texas, spent the day on a Galveston beach, approximately one week before Shaw's fourteenth birthday. [1] [5] The girls were seen leaving the beach, but did not return home. [6]
The Daily News, [2] formerly the Galveston County Daily News and Galveston Daily News, is a newspaper published in Galveston, Texas, United States. It was first published April 11, 1842, making it the oldest newspaper in the U.S. state of Texas. The newspaper founded The Dallas Morning News on October 1, 1885, as a sister publication. [3]
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Shearn Moody Jr., was born on May 23, 1933, to Shearn Moody Sr. and Frances Moody Newman in Galveston, Texas. [5] His father died in 1936, while he was an infant. [6] Moody was well known for eccentric behavior, such as building a slide from his bedroom window to a swimming pool, where he kept pet penguins, and wearing house slippers wherever he went. [3]
Of those, 8 to 13 are forecast to become hurricanes.” A car sits submerged underwater after Tropical Storm Alberto hits the Gulf Coast area. (Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Although the attack was without precedent, sharks had previously been observed in Buzzards Bay. Just a week earlier, a 6-foot shark had been caught in Marion Harbor. A. Thompson, Jr., 16: June 16, 1937: Unconfirmed: Killed by a shark while swimming in the ocean in about 4 feet (1.2 m) of water near Galveston, Texas. Thompson's right arm was ...
The impact sent pieces of the bridge, which connects Galveston to Pelican Island, tumbling on top of the barge and shut down a stretch of waterway so crews could clean up the spill. The accident ...
Mary Elizabeth Moody Northen (10 February 1892 – 25 August 1986) [1] was an American financier and philanthropist from Galveston, Texas. She was the daughter of financial and insurance tycoon William Lewis Moody, Jr. and aunt of businessman Shearn Moody, Jr. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]