Kennedy Assassination Darkens Austin Texas News Day
The Dallas murder of President Kennedy and Governor Connally sent shock waves across Texas as 3000 Democrats planned a welcome event. Vice President Johnson assumed the presidency while many Texans gathered for memorial services. Connally underwent surgery and faced a lengthy recovery as the state debated water, budget, and import policies.
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Texas
Austin
Kennedy
Johnson
Dallas
Lone Star State
Dallas Mart
John Connally
Lyndon B
House of Representati
Connally
T. Hughes
Lowe Fiell ‘Achinetan
Floyd E. Dominy
Federal Reclamation Commission
Texas Basins
Dominy
Legislative Budget Board
Plains
University of Texas
Board
Parks and Wildlife Commission
Port Lavaca
Byron Tunnell
Sul Ross College
Byrant Wildenthal
Tunnell
Skull Creek To Serve Thanksgiving Dinner in Altair
The Skull Creek Restaurant in Altair will host a Thanksgiving noon to 7 pm meal with adult dinners at $1.95 and children at $1. Reservations are advised per Major Bill Martin. New chef Jim Bailey, formerly at Ellington AFB, will lead. Open bowling at Skull Creek lanes all day. The national pecan crop reached 297 million pounds, 66 percent above the 1957-61 average, aiding consumption despite lower grower prices.
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Skull Creek
Altair
Bill Martin
Eagle Lake CE
Jim Bailey
Ellington Air Force Base
Texans Tax Burden Rises Above National Average
Texas tax burden climbs above the U S average as 1952 and 1963 figures show Texans paid higher shares of income in state taxes than the national trend. The comparison notes Texans paid 4.9 percent versus 4.7 percent nationally in recent years, with 1949 and 1962 income levels and regional disparities discussed. A section on public welfare surplus foods and car tax collection policy is mentioned, including a suggestion from Sen George Parkhouse on adjusting county tax collector pay for non collection.
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States Highway Commission
Supreme Court
America
Texas
Legislative Budget Board
Ferro
U. S
State Department of Public Welfare
Texas Commission On State and
George Parkhouse
Dallas County
Final Rites For Winnie Pool Held At Eagle Lake
Large turnout from across the area attended the last rites for Winnie M Poole a longtime Eagle Lake resident who died November 18 at 7 45 pm at his home He was born July 17 1891 in Lovewell Kansas and moved to Eagle Lake at 14 Survived by wife Mettie two daughters two grandsons two great grandchildren a brother and a sister Funeral conducted by Mill Bauer with interment at Lakeside Cemetery
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Winnie M. Poole
Eagle Lake
Mill Bauer
Lakeside Cemetery
Poole
Lovewell
Kansas
Mettie Poole
Anna Mae Rhoades
Pansy Burger
William Rhoades
Houston
Steve Burger
Ford Scott
Paul D. Carroll
Frank Arnold
J. Floyd Durham
George Cox, Jr
Bonnie and
George II
Frank Guest
Walter Meyer
Chester Hudson
Peggy Jean Hudson
Ray Hopkins
Kenneth Culver
Gladys Hays
Willie Mae Wyatt
Curtis Roane
Herman Graves
Carson
Dobbs of
Rosenberg
Roy Brooks
Baytown
Herold Neimeyer
Phillip Gates
Melvin Meyer
Columbus
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Texans urged to drive safely as holiday fatalities cited
Texans are urged to keep Thanksgiving a time for gratitude by adopting safe driving attitudes. Last Thanksgiving in Texas there were 15 fatalities, with a five day period totaling 56 deaths and midweek holidays averaging about nine fatalities.
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Texas
Spencer's Mountain at Rice Theatre Starring Fonda O'Hara
Free ticket offer to see Henry Fonda and Maureen O'Hara in Spencer's Mountain at Rice Theatre on Sunday or Monday December 12. Present this clip at box office to redeem.
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T. J. Smith
Rice Theatre
Henry Fonda
Maureen O'Hara
December Plentiful Foods In Texas This December
Texans face festive gatherings with ample food as seven items fill the December USDA list. Beef and pecans anchor Texas production alongside pork, turkeys, peanuts, apples, and cranberries. Trade channels stay robust with these abundant items.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Texas
Community Names Gathered Across Local Lifestyles
Sutton of Katy the Rev Claude Pruitt and Miss Lynda Pruitt of Alief, Mrs Thomas Tedder of Palacios, Mr and Mrs Cecil James, and Mr and Mrs George Mott of Missouri City, Mr and Mrs Virgil Mott of Sugar Land, Mrs Goldie Boles of Iowa, and Mr and Mrs Daniel Maretka of Wharton.
Rotary Hears Of Factors That Confront Us
Eagle Lake Rotarians viewed a film strip The Factors That Confront Us presented by Rev. Russell Moon. Discussions covered population growth weapons race mobility and a Christian world outlook. Glenn Lockier chaired the program. Previous week Ho ward Johnson chaired and featured the American Heart Association on financing research and a Heart Disease film.
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Eagle Lake
Russell Moon
Methodist Missions Committee
Glenn Lockier
Howard Johnson
American Heart Association
Organization of the Heart Association
Rotary Club Plans Christmas Banquet at Community Center
Rotarians map annual ladies night event with venue at the Community Center set for Tuesday December 17. Organizers urge members to RSVP and note festive program and dinner plans.
Tarzan the Magnificent at Rice Theatre Brief
Mrs Leonard Walker receives a tree ticket to Rice Theatre valid Thursday Friday or Saturday November 28 29 or 30 to see Tarzan the Magnificent in color. Clip and present at box office. Eagle Lake Goose Hunting Capital of the World.
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Leonard Walker
Rice Theatre
Tarzan
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