CV Woman Is Indicted In Boy's Death
Mrs Jimmie Ruth Sowell aged 23 has been indicted for murder in the death of her stepson Ken Dell Sowell seven. The boy was missing earlier this month and found buried in a three foot grave in San Jacinto County on January nine. The indictment alleges she choked him with a belt on January five. District Judge Dan E Walton denied bond. Sowell said the child was at the center of disputes with her husband James aged 29 and she claimed she strangled him when he resisted breakfast.
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Harris County Sheriff’s
Ken Dell
James
Funeral Services for Mrs Mable Holmes in McNair
Mrs Mable Holmes of 7327 Harrison Baytown resident 49 years dies in Baytown hospital. Funeral at noon Wednesday New Testament Baptist Church McNair Rev M L Bennett officiates. Burial Paradise Cemetery Houston Johnson and Frazier Funeral Home. Survivors include husband Joseph Holmes sister Minnie C North brother George Scott niece Mary D Reed nephew Alvin Brown. Pallbearers W M Taylor Charlie Taylor Clifton Holmes L J Patton Willie Taylor Clarence Creek.
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Mable Holmes
Harrison
New Testament Baptist Church
McNair
M. L. Bennett
Baytown
Holmes
Progress Order of Pilgrims
Sunlight
Baytown General Telephone seeks rate rise impact
Phone officials say proposed changes would lift Baytown revenue by about 77000 dollars annually, a 3.4 percent rise. Current rates were set in 1965 for Extended Area Service and Houston-zone toll-free dialing. A general rate increase request will reflect new plant investment since 1965, including toll free dialing to Crosby and Mont Belvieu.
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Baytown
Houston
Chappell
Crosby
Mont Belvieu
Baytown considers refund demand from General Telephone
City Atty. Laughlin may be directed to demand refunds to customers killed in December and January after key rate hikes. Manager Al Chappell cites 358 business customers affected, averaging $10 extra monthly for about $7,000 total. Settlement hints surface as committee weighs ordinance options and Houston style freezes amid lacking utility board. Former Atty. Chandler criticizes GTC procedures and urges outreach to similar exchanges for rate data.
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Lamar Keiley
City Atty
Bill Laughlin
General Telephone Co
al Chappell
Chappell
Telephone Company
Jas
Houston
Southwestern Bell ‘Telephone Company
Baytown
George Chandler
Chandler
Houston Firm Fined In Pollution Case
French Ltd of Houston, an industrial waste disposer, was found guilty of contempt and fined 500 in District Judge John Snell's court for repeated violations of a May 27 1970 agreed judgment in a county state air pollution suit. Four county inspectors testified to foul odors and oil leaks at the 12 acre dump on Highway 90 near the San Jacinto River with evidence of oil entering an aeration pond through a ditch and pipes.
Deputy School Bosses Given New Contracts
The school board approved three-year contracts for the district's deputy superintendents and raised their local supplements from 6680 to 7200 dollars. Each deputy's pay uses the base 13824 plus local supplement with a 15 percent annual cap. Current salaries are 20000 for maintenance, 14000 for instruction, and 16300 for personnel. A fourth deputy post remains unfilled. The board also approved purchasing five new 72 passenger school buses with automatic transmission and power steering, funded in the 1970 71 budget. two smaller buses have already been bought.
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W. D. Hinson
W. C. Herring
Barry Nettles
Johnny Clark
State Board of Control
Deer Park Boy Hurt In Bicycle Car Crash
Six year old Scott Allen Cook of 325 Helen Deer Park is in critical condition at Southmore Hospital Pasadena with head injuries from a bicycle collision Monday afternoon. Patrolman Jack Kemp said he rode from his driveway into the path of a car driven by Sharlene Morgan 19 of 1911 Southmore Pasadena. Bushes and a fence hid Morgan view, officer said. No charges filed. investigation ongoing. Boy is son of Mr and Mrs Don E Cook Jr.
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Deer Park
Scott Allen Cook
Helen
Southmore Hospital
Pasadena
Jack Kemp
Sharlene Morgan
Southmore
Harris County to Offer Family Planning Services
Dr. Farragut announced a new family planning project to place nurses in homes to collect medical histories and promote child spacing. The goal is to improve health and family integrity while reducing maternal and infant mortality, with services aimed at medically indigent women in Harris County. About 15,000 to 17,000 families are estimated to be in need, with Baytown clinic appointments via 228-8311 ext. 688.
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Farragut
Harris County
Baytown
Awards and wartime journey mark Optimist event
The event featured main speaker Rod Gorman, assistant district attorney, with awards presented by Lester Alfard. The narrative recalls Fred's family history from prewar Poland to displacement during invasions, exile to a labor camp in Salzburg, liberation in 1945, and eventual emigration to the United States via Bremerhaven.
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Zalescheke
Poland
Bednarskis
Austria
Salzburg
Bremerhaven
Germany
Fred
U.S
Rod Gorman
Lester Alfard
Fish kill blamed on multiple factors at local plant
Johnson cited several causes of oxygen deficiency behind the fish kill. He pointed to poor quality from the Craigmont treatment plant and industrial flow from Helmerich and Payne natural gas plant. He noted the gas odorizing plant normally yields good water but claimed settling basin was pumped on Wednesday.
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Johnson
Craigmont Acreare
Helmerich and Payne
Ex-Baltimore Star Raymond Berry to Speak at Second Baptist
Former Baltimore Colts wide receiver Raymond Berry will speak at 7 30 p m Wednesday at Second Baptist Church 500 E B James Berry Berry now an Arkansas coach has 13 seasons with the Colts all time leader in receptions and famed pass catcher He has coached at Baylor Dallas Cowboys and Arkansas and mentored many young players A Paris native Berry studied Schreiner Kerrville and SMU He is an active Christian layman inviting Baytown area residents especially young athletes Nursery will serve babies under four years old.
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Raymond Berry
Baltimore Colts
Second Baptist Church
James
Berry
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville
Colts
Jand
Baylor University
Dallas Cowboys
Paris
Schreiner Institute
Kerrville
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Baytown
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Allis Chalmers
Monsanto
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T&t
Occidental Petro
Anaconda
Penn
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Wale
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Ashland
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DuPont
Stauffer Chemical
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Syntex
Extendicare
Taft Broadcasting
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Technicolor
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Gen Electric
Tenneco
General Motors
Texaco Tase
Texas Eastern
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Upjohn Drug
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Gulf West Ind
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Houston Light & Power
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Eben
Interlake Steel
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Tonite
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Noval General Pictures
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Cheyenne
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Serena
Highway 90
San Jacinto River
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George A. Whitten
French Ltd
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E. Fayle
Austin
Calcasieu Lumber Co
Missionary Convention
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Lynchburg CeDar Bayou
Sabrina Lynette Smith
Luther B. Smith
Elferay Neal
Fanny Smith
Oscar Neal
Mt. Enterprise
Pinkie Barnes
Troy Glenn Jones
Thomas Jones
Giessen
G. E. Moses
Charles E. Jones
Jones
U.S. Army
Baltimore
Ae Nt Stak
Decker
DR. Lyre Avae
Frontier Restaurant
N. Main
Scarborough Drugs
Famous Brand Shoes
Penney’s
Beal
Paine
Morrison
Moore
Cage
Vaughn’s
B. F. Goodrich
Dean
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