Fire Heavily Damages Home in Massey Tompkins Area
Fire heavily damaged a vacant remodeling home at 3510 Massey Tompkins early Wednesday. Owner Joly Hombs of 2402 Mockingbird was not present. neighbors reported the blaze. Fire Marshal Bill Taylor said six to eight volunteers and regular staff battled the fire, controlled it within twenty minutes, with cause to be determined.
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Massey- Tompkins
Bill Taylor
Joly RK. Hombs
Mockingbird
Taylor
Sand
Funeral Notices for J W Hightower
Funeral services for Johonie William Hightower of Galena Park will be held at 10 a.m. with Nelms officiating. He died at age 49 while in hospital after a long illness. Surviving relatives include four children Delbert Donald Aubrey and Jo McCauley plus 93 grandchildren and many great grandchildren. The service will note other relatives and friends attending.
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Telephone rate hike eyed in council study and profits link
Councilmen plan a study of General Telephone Southwest's rate request and its relation to parent company profits. Chappell cites bid sourcing for equipment and notes directory profits stay separate from rate cases. The proposed rise would push business rates to 21.50 and residential charges higher, affecting prefixes 422 424 227 and others.
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General Telephone and Electronics
Automated Equipment, Inc
Telephone Company
General Telephone Directory Co
Chappell
Southwest
Directory
McWilliams
Insurance
General of the
Ted Koesel
Lhuncheon
D. R. Voelkel
Neel Richardson
Highlands
Shiloh
Beach City
Crosby Telephone
Baytown
Homeowners oppose Highlands mobile park plan in Baytown area
Six young homeowners in School Terrace Addition appealed to Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 directors, objecting to a proposed mobile home park next to their homes. District manager Eddie Harvill said there was no confirmed plan and noted Creel’s subdivision approval was still pending from several agencies. The board approved various water and sewer tie in requests and adopted a new plumbing code to take effect Sept 1, 1973. A special meeting was set for July 20 to discuss collection system improvements.
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Betsy Webber
Hargill
Robert Creel
E. Wallisville
Harvill
Baytown Planning Commission
State Health Department
Creel
Water District
Oliver Harmon
Texas Water Quality Board
Middleton
Mobile Home
Emanuel Keyes
Fig Orchard Road
Charles G. Fisk
Ellis Road
Barney R. Whitehead
Ellis School Road
William A. Morgan
Courtney Currys
Wallisville
Curry
Harmon
Texas Faces Horse Disease Spread Across States
New Mexico, Louisiana and Oklahoma close inorders to horses from Texas and a state-wide embargo on horse movement is declared by the Texas Animal Commission. The disease targets the central nervous system of horses and is mosquito spread. William Barrett of Harris County Mosquito Control says rice field and salt marsh mosquitoes are prime carriers and emergency efforts continue to prevent spread. Robert Barnett travels to observe control methods and to seek federal aid for spraying in Harris County.
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New Mexico
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Texas Animal Commission
William Barrett
Harris County
Barrett
Mosquito Control District
Robert Barnett
South Texas
Baytown housing board details finances and staff
The Baytown Housing Authority operates with local income from rentals to meet expenses and uses federal money to retire debt while awaiting a grant. Board members include Tom Litras, H M Campbell, Ervie L Coxson and Tony Campos with Winegartner as a senior official.
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Health, Education and Welfare
Winegartner
BHA
Baytown
Tom Litras
H. M. Campbell
Ervie L. Coxson
Tony Campos
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