Conference Committee Favors Millican Dam Site
A House Senate conference committee resolved differences on two Navasota River dam sites Millican Dam near Navasota won first construction over Navasota Number Two near Robertson Leon County line The Senate preferred Millican as urged by the Corps while the House favored Navasota Number Two The second dam is targeted for about 2010 with Millican first awaiting funding approval.
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House
Senate
Navasota River
Millican
Navasota
Robertson County
Robertson-Leon County
Milican Dam
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Library Listings Hearne Public Library Weekly Checkouts
Books checked out during the week ending July 26, 206. The Hearne Public Library operates 1 PM to 5 PM Monday through Friday.
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Hearne Public Library
Team To Screen Job Corps Girls In Hearne
A Austin based women volunteers group from Women in Community Service will screen eligible girls for Job Corps in Hearne on Thursday August 1. The program operates without pay to help girls 16 to 22 who are school drop outs or unemployed enroll in training and counseling at a women’s residential center.
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Austin
Hearne
Women In Community Service
WICS
Job Corps
Magnolia Street
James R. Wilson
Doris Parks
Robertson County Economic Opportunities Corporation
CofC Country Music Show Monday Evening
The Chamber of Commerce western and country music show opens at 8:30 p m Monday in Wood Field featuring Tony Douglas and His Shrimpers along with Gus Farist Chuck Jennings and Bobby Garrett. Tickets are on sale at the Chamber office. If rain forces a change the event moves to Hearne High School Auditorium.
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Chamber of Commerce
Wood Field
Tony Douglas
Douglas
Hearne
Gus Farist
Chuck Jennings
Bobby Garrett
Garrett
Rose City
Hearne High School
Brazos Trail Travel Folders Released by Texas Highway Dept
The Texas Highway Department released Brazos Trail travel folders detailing historic scenic and recreational features of the 424 mile Brazos River valley. One of ten trails designated by the Governors Trails Committee the route introduces tourists to sites of early colonists and settlers on the Indian frontier. Distinctive markers were purchased by counties and erected along the trail. Folders available at chambers of commerce Texas Highway Department Tourist Bureaus or by mail from Travel and Information Division Austin Texas.
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Brazos River
Texas Highway Department
Governor's Trails Committee
Highway Department
Chambers of Commerce
Travel and Information Division
Austin
Texas
Church Revival Closes Sunday At United Pentecostal Church
A revival in progress at the United Pentecostal Church will end Sunday night August 4. The Rev. James Thomas of Hillsboro serves as evangelist at 7:45 p.m. services. Meetings are in the old Queen Theater building and the public is invited.
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United Pentecostal Church
James Thomas
Hillsboro
Queen Theater
John A. Brady
Hearne
Woodforest Baptist Church of
Houston
Japan
Taiwan
Australia
Mr. Brady
Southern Baptist
Uganda
Kenya
East Africa
San Blas Islands
Panama
British Virgin Islands
E. M. Brady
Yvonne Scott
Deana Avery Receives Grant-in-aid Journalism Scholarship
Deana Avery of Hearne wins a special grant in-aid scholarship after a Ball State University two week journalism institute in Muncie Indiana July 14 25 Among 140 workshop participants from Indiana Illinois Ohio and New York eight finalists were chosen and three winners named Avery plans Ball State attendance majoring in journalism with English minor Teaching as goal She was runner up for the news editor’s award. In addition to the grant she serves as a science rep for Booster Club and holds roles in Quill and Scroll National Honor Society Girls Athletic Association and Future Teachers of America events included a Huntsville visit by Warren Ramsay and family.
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Deana Avery
Hearne
Ball State University
Muncie
Indiana
Ball State
Miss Avery
Griffith High School
Panther Press
Avery
Quill and Scroll
Journalism Honor Society
National Honor Society
Girls‘ Athletic Association
Booster Club
Future Teachers of America
Contracts Awarded On Three Highway Projects For Area
Three Robertson County highway projects totaling 1 932 000 were awarded. Gaylord Construction will widen U S Highway 79 from Little Brazos River to Brazos River and build a 225 foot railroad overpass near Valley Junction. A second Gaylord contract widens U S 79 from two miles north of Hearne to Franklin. Young Brothers Inc. wins State Highway 6 work at Calvert to Seiger Switch, with curb and gutter, storm sewer funded by Calvert and a broader two lane roadway. Construction to begin within 30 days under D A Kittrell supervision.
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Robertson County
Texas Highway Department
Hearne
D. A. Kittrell
Gaylord Construction Company
Little Brazos River
Brazos River
Missouri Pacific
Valley Junction
Kittrell
Alge
Gaylord Construction
Franklin
Young Brothers, Inc
Waco
Garrett Street
Calvert
Seiger Switch
Sandy Creek Bridge
City of
Slaying of Sam Degelia Jr. yields no new leads
Sheriff E P Elliott reported no new developments in the Degelia slaying near McAllen. Investigators from Hidalgo County and McAllen, with Texas Rangers and private detectives, have questioned three men but found none guilty. Degelia’s body was found July 11 with two bullet wounds. he was last seen July 6 after a grain trip. Jimmy Horn, his bookkeeper, was the last known person to see him alive. An international search followed his disappearance.
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Sam Degelia Jr
E. P
Sonny) Elliott
McAllen
Elliott
Hidalgo County Sheriff's Department
McAllen Police
Texas Rangers
Democrat
Austin
Degelia
Hearne
Rio Grande Valley
Jimmy Horn
Horn
Students Attend A and M Workshop
Five Hearne High journalism students and their advisor Miss Kathryn Bishop attend a Journalism Workshop at Texas A&M University this week. Sessions run 8 am to 4 pm Monday through Friday with Roycena Rogers and Becky Russ from The Eyrie, Lou Ellen Franks and Deborah De Stefano from The Eagle's Eye, and John Sands serving as photographer for both publications.
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Hearne High School
Kathryn Bishop
Texas A&m University
Roycena Rogers
the Eyrie
Becky Russ
Lou Ellen Franks
The
Eagle’s Eye
Deborah DeStefano
John Sands
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Randy
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Mr. Ramsay
Warren Ramsay
Huntsville
Hubert Bass
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