Belton Reservoir ground-breaking marks new day for county farms
In Belton on December 9, Leon River farmers watched as politicians Army engineers and local leaders broke ground for the Belton Reservoir dam. Lyndon B. Johnson and W. R. Poage spoke on hydro power soil conservation and flood control as spades signaled the start of the project with about 50000 spectators. The dam will be nearly two miles long creating a 23420 acre reservoir with a 631 foot spillway and 190 foot height. Local bands performed as ceremony concluded and earth movers ready to take over in the new year.
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Belton
Leon River
Belton Reservoir
Chamber of Commerce
Leon
Lyndon Johnson
W. R. Poage
E. V. Spence
State Board of Water Engineers
Killeen
Cameron
Gatesville
Temple
McGregor
Moody
Army Engineers
Texas
U. S
Johnson
Gulf of Mexico
Lyndon
Poage
Brazos
Brazos Valley
George Chance
Brazos River
Battery Goals Near For Cameron National Guard Unit
Capt. R. H. Wilds of Temple urged Cameron leaders to back the local National Guard unit to meet recruitment goals. Two recruits joined this week but the unit remains slow to reach targets and faces a critical inspection next week. If standards aren’t met, Cameron risks losing the unit to other communities despite efforts and publicity by Dick Albertson.
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Cameron
R. H. Wilds
Temple
Camber of Commerce
Wilds
Taylor and
Taylor
Dick Albertson
Letter From Germany To Santa Arrives At The Herald
The Herald publishes a letter to Santa Claus from Germany written by Jimmy Coody, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tomek Sr., Elm Ridge. His mother Mrs James Coody is with the armed services in Germany, describing cold weather and enjoyment of the Herald.
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Herald
Santa Claus
Germany
Jimmy Coody
Frank Tomek
Elm Ridge
James Coody
Jimmy
Armed Services
Texas
Warmer and Cloudy Weekend Forecast
A warmer and cloudy weekend is expected with possible showers in parts of Texas and the north plains. After Sunday a new cold spell could arrive from the Canadian border into Kansas and Oklahoma.
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South
Texas
North Plains
Kansas
Oklahoma
Canadian
Temple brake man survives crash after sleepy drive
Frank Morriss of Temple, a brake man with the Santa Fe Railroad, was slightly injured when his car crashed into a tree near the Dusek grocery on Highway 77 north. He fell asleep at the wheel around 2 a.m. as he was coming in from Temple. the car was nearly demolished but he escaped more serious injuries.
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Frank Morriss
Temple
Santa Fe Railroad
Dusek
Highway
Mr. Morriss
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E. D. Farrow
Itasca
Mississippi
Lloyd Gough
Florence Bate
Somenplay
D. Beauchamp
William Bowes
Houston Branch
Frank Wate
Leonard Goldstein
George Sherman
Milam Theatre
Joe D. Bass
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling CO
Cameron, Texas
The
Santa
Adventure
Mary Ohana
Percy Cunamins
Charles Coburn
Robert Arthur
Louis’ King Robert OT “Bassler
Citizens Bank Savings
Whitmans and Kings Chocolates
Cory Coffee Makers
Amity
Peggy Sage
Wrisley
Old Spice
Old South and Others
Ronson
Eversharp
Waterman
Remington Electric
Paris
Dusek Pharmacy
Levee
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