20 000- Young Girls Tried In Bizarre Death
In Newcastle two girls aged 11 and 13 faced trial for allegedly strangling a 3 year old boy and cutting his abdomen with a razor. Norma Bell 13 and Mary Bell 11 are accused of killing Brian Howe last July 31, with fibers found on the body linking them. The prosecutor described grisly details as the court watched the case unfold, a juror panel asked to continue if able. The trial, expected to last several days, involves Mary and Norma denying the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
England
Rudolph Lyons
Edward Howe
Norma Joyce Bell
Mary Flora Bell
Lyons
Norma
Brian
Mary
Brian Mary
Army to Begin Demobilization of Reservists and Guardsmen
The Army plans to deactivate all mobilized reservists and guardsmen by December 15, 1969. Some will be released five months before their two-year active duty period ends. In January 1970, mobilized units will be reconstituted in backup forces. The move follows recent reductions at Ft. Bliss and Ft. Dix and aims to release about 20,000 guardsmen and reservists who supported Vietnam and domestic needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Ft. Dix
Vietnam
United States
Air Force
Navy
Korea
U.S
South Vietnam
South Korea
Former Odessan killed in action with Marines in Vietnam
PEC William M Webb 18 of Odessa was killed in South Vietnam near Duang Nam while serving with B Co 1st Battalion 5th Marine Reg 1st Division. He died of gunshot head wounds after enemy action. Survived by mother Mary J Webb of San Angelo who moved there from Odessa six months ago. Webb born Feb 8 1950 in Knox City. Funeral plans pending in Abilene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PEC
William M. Webb
Marine Corps
Duang Nam
B ‘Co
1St Batallion
5Th Marine’ Reg
Vietnam
Mary J. Webb
San Angelo
Webb
Knox City
Lamar
Hobbs
N. M
Abilene
Texas
Saigon Delegation Arrives for Paris Peace Talks
South Vietnamese leader Ky and ambassador Lam arrive in Paris with 80 officials to join expanded peace negotiations. Diem says the RoVietnam delegation will issue statements in Paris as talks open, praising battlefield allies and urging firmness against Communist aggression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Nixon
Washington
Bai Diem
Paris
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Pham Dang Lam
Diem
U.S
New York
United States
North Vietnam
City Jail Holds Dominguez on Felony Theft Charge
Jesse J. Dominguez aged 29 of 916 Prairie was held in city jail Friday on a $5,000 bond for felony theft. Corporation Court Judge Cecil Hardwick set bond after the suspect allegedly took a movie camera from Gorman's Camera and Sound at 121 West Fifth on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse J. Dominguez
Prairie
Corporation Court
Cecil Hardwick
Gorman
West Fifth
Christmas Lights May Win Prizes In Odessa Contest
Odessa civic groups sponsor a residential Christmas lighting contest with two grand prizes and a first place religious scene award. Judging emphasizes creativity and design. entry deadline is December 17 with blanks available at the Odessa Jaycee office. Lights must be on by 6 p.m. December 6 for judging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Bud McCasland
Odessa Jaycees
Odessa Contemporary Garden Club
Odessa Beautiful Association
Texas Electric Service Co
McCasland
Grant Street
Grant
Odessa Jaycee
North Lincoln
Jaycee
Odessa Jaycee Office Contact Info
Name Address Telephone Number wail to the Odessa Jaycee Office, 412 N. Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Four Alarms Responded As Local Fires Hit Homes
Firemen answered four alarms Thursday. A wall at Mrs. John Chavez 611 Magnolia was damaged. A gas line at Ray Cessna 700 East 36th ignited but was out on arrival. A well house and garage owned by Billy L. Stewart 7304 Cobb suffered heavy damage. An electrical short at 409 West May prompted a report but no fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Chavez
Magnolia
Ray Cessna
East 36Th
Billy L. Stewart
Cobb
West May
Andrews Police Nab Suspect In Auto Theft Case
Andrews police arrested Arthur Gaede in connection with the theft of a 1961 model car reported stolen from the Yellow Rose Lounge in Odessa area. The suspect, age and address unspecified, was charged with auto theft in JP J A Purifoy court and to be returned to Andrews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
Elder Lee Miller
Tom Green
Yellow Rose
East Second
Arthur Gaede
Court of Justice of the Peace
J. A.purifoy
Eastland Drilling sues Killeen man for 900 in Odessa case
Eastland Drilling Co of Odessa filed a damage suit in Ector County Court seeking 900 against John L. W. Evans of Killeen. The complaint states Evans was involved in a two vehicle collision on April 28 with a truck owned by the drilling firm driven by Richard Donnelly Jr. alleging Evans negligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County
Eastland Drilling Co
Odessa
Killeen
John L. W. Evans
Evans
Richard Donnelly Jr
Police Investigate Three Thefts Reported Friday
Three thefts under investigation by police Friday include Bill Loveless of 2401 Eastover reporting a bicycle stolen, Venable Sprinkler Sales of Irving saying clothing and a battery were taken from a Sherwood Park pickup, and a tire and wheel stolen from a Broncho Chevrolet car at 500 West Second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Loveless
Eastover
Irving
Sherwood Park
Broncho Chevrolet
500 West Second
Workman Injured At Elcor Chemical Plant Near Van Horn
Dale C. Dayton 30 of Van Horn was listed in serious condition in Medical Center Hospital's intensive care unit Friday with a fractured back after a fall at the Elcor Chemical plant near Van Horn Thursday. He was transported by ambulance to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale C. Dayton
van Horn
Medical Center Hospital
Elcor Chemical
Vian Horn
Man Charged With Aggravated Assault In Ector County
Ephram Jones is charged with aggravated assault in Ector County Court. The complaint alleges Jones slashed Robert Bennie Rand at a Southside club with a knife Saturday night. Rand was treated and released from Medical Center Hospital. Jones remains at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County
Ephram Jones
Jones
Robert
Bennie Rand
Mable
Rand
Médical Center Hospital
Students audition for all district band at Permian High
About 550 to 600 young musicians will audition Saturday at Permian High School for the all-district and possibly all-state bands. J R McEntyre says 38 Region IV teachers will judge blind by performer numbers to ensure fairness. Composite and class bands will be selected, with a 7:30 p.m. concert the next Saturday led by James Matthews of the University of Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Permian High School
J. R. McEntyre
Texas Music Educators Association
James, Matthews
University of Houston Band
Case Filed In Ector County Defrauding By Worthless Check
Case filed against Sheila Hawkins of 1504 North Everglade in Ector County Court alleges she wrote a $2 hot check to Odessa service station operator Joseph Fischer on July 15. Hawkins is not in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County
Sheila Hawkins
1504
North Everglade
Joseph Fischer
Odessa
All-district band tryouts and honors event in Odessa
The notice lists all-district band tryouts and a reception and dance in honor of Harry Ford, grand worthy president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Odessa Lodge. A second Camelot performance is at Permian Playhouse, 316 West 42nd, at 8 30 P.M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Ford
Graund
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Odessa Lodge
Camelot
Permian Playhouse
West 42Nd
Damage Suit Settled In Odessa Court
A damage suit from Odessa residents Archie Q. Self and Silfredo M. Granada was settled for an undisclosed amount in 70th District Court after jury selection and a witness testified. Plaintiffs alleged injuries from a two-truck crash on April 27, 1967 west of Odessa involving R.O. Canon Distributing Co. and Arthur Lee Forge of Mexia. The original demand was 423,000 dollars. Attorneys included Warren and Bill Alexander for the plaintiffs and W. C. Shafer with James Noland and Harrell Feldt for the defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
70Th District Court
Odessa
Archie Q. Self
Silfredo M. Granado
R.O. Canon Distributing Co
Jof
Arthur Lee
Forge
Munson Hospital Names One-Pound Baby Todd Allen Little
A one-pound fourteen-ounce boy born this week at Munson hospital in Traverse City Michigan has been named Todd Allen Little. The brief birth notice identifies the infant and his surname as Little.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traverse ' ‘City
Mich
Munson Hospital
Todd Allen
Little
Window Vandalism Reported Near 924 East 17th Garage
Police investigated a vandalism incident Friday after discovering a broken window in a garage at 924 East 17th. No injuries reported and no suspects named in the fragmented note.
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Brian Howe
Martin George Brown
New Hampshire
Kentucky
Idaho
Mabry Haning
Monahans
First Christian Church
Mabry
Lynora Dorothy) Haning
Hammond Funeral Home
Crane
Donald Lee Haning
Leland J. Haning
Fred L. Patton
Coral Gables
Fla
Victor Skalnik
Lillian Hartman
Joe Beth Shanholtzer
Lovington
N.M
Pentecostal Holiness
Lea General Hospital
Max Eugene’ Shanholtzer Jr
Prairie Haven
Smith-Rogers Funeral Home
Shanholtzer
Hanna
Okla
Husand
Mae Bigham
Howard Reynolds
Arthur ‘Standridge
Indianola
Eddie Reynolds
Glen Reynolds
Ventura
Calif
Jimmy ‘Reynolds
Huntington Beach
Vada Shoemake
Patsy Trammel
Mallamar
Sue Daugherty
Anna- Mae Boren
Union Gap
Wash
Jose Jimenez Pecos
Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Jose Gonzales Jimenez
Reeves County’ Memorial Hospital
Santa Rosa
Pecos Funeral Home
Jimenez
Mexico
Fivo
Edward ‘Jimenez
Manuel Jimenez
Lilla Aguiliati
Ojinaga
Albina Alamina
Marfa
West Funeral Home Chapel
Carlsbad
William G
Milton
Tammy Diane
Kelley Funeral Home
Loving
Bob Baker
Otis
Eulemia Nalborski
Joe Jackson
Debbie Baker
Bobby Baker
Lubbock
Douglas, Baker
Frederico Hernandez
PECOS
Saragosa Catholic Church
Frederico
Hernandez
Saragosa
Toyahville
Frederico Hernandez Jr
Lewis Smith
Curtis-Starks Funeral Home
Pecos County
Fort Stockton
Lewis Davis
Smith
Big Spring State Hospital
Pearl Mae Brown
Vernon Gene Collins
Hoelscher
Rosebud
Collins
Portland
Corpus Christi
Palestine
Taft
Dixie Electric Co
Edna M Gayoso
McKnight
Republic of Vietnam
Odessa College
Karen van Deman
Karen
H. D. van Deman
East
N. Grant
Workman
B. Fisher
Ss. Fisher
Optometrists
North Grant
Permian
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