Harrelson Murder Trial Enters Second Week
The trial in Brownsville heard Mrs. Sandra Attaway detail Harrelson confessing to killing Sam Degelia Jr. on July 6, 1968 to enable life insurance proceeds for Pete Scamardo. Testimony covered the shooting, disposal of the pistol, accomplice roles, insurance payments, and subsequent flight from Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Sue Attaway
Los Angeles
California
Darrell Hester
Brownsville
Charles V. Harrelson
Sam Degelia Jr
Pete Thomas Scamardo
Hearne
Attaway
Harrelson
McAllen
Degelia
Jerry Watkins
Houston
Foreman
Watkins
Edinburg
Meinnis
Hester
Thomas G. Sharpe Jr
H. E. Whigham
Eugenio Foneseca
Roger Sadberry
Department of Public Safety
Sadberry
Telephone Company
Bob Faust
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Huntsville
Commodity Marketing Service Company
Degelia and
Scamardo
Fay Conway
Secamardo
Kansas City
Kuehler
J. L. Rundell
Reno
Nevada
Rundell
Atlanta
Georgia
James F. Scott
Food Stamp Program Explained August 7
Robertson County grocers and retailers may attend an August meeting in Franklin to learn about the USDA and Department of Public Welfare food stamp program. John M. Henry of the USDA charts the joint effort to familiarize vendors with program use. Eligible families can purchase staples using stamps and receive bonus coupons based on family size income and resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robertson County
Department of Agriculture
District Court Room
Franklin
John M. Henry
USDA
Food and Nutrition Service
Waco
Department of Public Welfare
Registration For Pupils Hearne Public School Notice
Any student not in the Hearne Public School on May 25 must register at the appropriate campus from 9 a.m. to 12 noon August 6-7. Kindergarten to first at East Side School, grades three to six at West Side, grades seven to twelve at North Side Hearne High. These are the only days before school starts August 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearne
East Side
West Side
North Side
Hearne High School
Births in Houston and Hearne Families Welcome New Babies
New Arrivals report three births in Texas. Jason Shane Smith was born July 27 in Houston to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Smith of Houston with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. O. Smith of Hearne and Mr. and Mrs. Dick Massey of Cleveland. Kandice Ruth Hay was born July 27 at Hearne General Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Don Hay of Hearne. Kelli Marie Williams was born July 29 in Hearne to Mr. and Mrs. Keith McWilliams of Hearne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Smith
Houston
Jason Shane
O. Smith
Hearne
Dick Massey
Cleveland
Kandice Ruth Hay
Hearne General Hospital
Don Hay
Keith McWilliams
Kelli Marie
Hospital Notes From Hearne General Patients Listed
Hospital notes list Tuesday entries at Hearne General Hospital including Frank Fisher and others across Hearne Calvert Gause and New Baden. Names include Lena Cash Pearl Ferguson Julia Velasquez Ernest Shindler Lisa McWilliams Annie Payne Edith Johnson Estelle Dyer Norma Dixon and Madeline Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearne General Hospital
Frank Fisher
Gause Odos Owens
Calvert Louise Hartman
Hearne
Lena Cash
Pearl Ferguson
Calvert Julia Velasquez
Calvert Ernest Shindler
New Baden
Lisa McWilliams
Annie Payne
Edith Johnson
Wellington
Estelle Dyer
Norma Dixon
Matron Flowers
Madeline Wallace
Frank Griffin
Charles Ferrara
Janie Vaca
Gertrude Yastic
Bremond
No Government Land Set Aside In 1974
Ralph McKinney of the Franklin ASCS office announces that there will be no government set aside of land for 1974 to guarantee adequate supplies for domestic and export markets. This frees farmers to maximize cotton, feed grains, soybeans, and wheat production and removes required conserving base maintenance as a condition for price support. Over $1,300,000 in checks were mailed to 500 Cotton and Feed Grain Program participants in Robertson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph McKinney
Franklin Ascs
Secretary of Agriculture
McKinney
Robertson County
ASCS
Juanita Calhoun
R. G. Nance
New Days For License Office in Hearne
Remodeling of Franklin county courthouse leads to Hearne driver license office hours changing to Wednesdays and the second and fourth Thursdays each month. Hours remain 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a noon lunch break, said Patrolman Charles Clark of the Department of Public Safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Hearne
Charles Clark
Department of Public Safety
Peggy Hoffman to Sing at Grace Methodist Sunday
Former Hearne resident Miss Peggy Hoffman will sing in Grace Methodist Church morning worship on Sunday, pastor Rev. Jimmy Ross said. A 20 year old Baylor junior voice major, she has gained local fame in Waco as a pianist guitarist and performer. Hoffman plans to direct Austin Avenue Methodist Churchs children’s choirs in September and pursue a music career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Hoffman
Hearne
Grace Methodist Church
Jimmy Ross
Miss Hoffman
Harvey Hoffman
Waco
Baylor University
Austin Avenue Methodist Church
Library Listings and Family Visits Near Houston
Library listings show two week checkout period ending Friday July 27. Miss Portland Sinders spent last week with grandmother and aunt and returned to Houston with many relatives visiting Sherwood Cobb family. Captain Mike Cobb, stationed at Fort Hood, joined the family for inner gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith-Welch Library
Portland Sinders
May Wilson
Charles Edmondson
Mrs Guy Self Visits Augusta Friends
Mrs Guy Self enjoys an extended visit at the home of Mrs Mike Cobb and Michael Wayne, who have recently moved to Augusta Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Self
Mike Cobb
Non
Michael Wayne
Augusta
Georgia
North West Drainage Bids Rejected By City Council
Hearne City Council rejected bids for the North West Drainage Project citing non competitive prices and inflation. Duff proposed reducing edges and inlets to fit a $213,000 budget with $110,000 from HUD and resubmitting bids by August 15. The council also reviewed the 701 Comprehensive Plan and discussed staff levels amid burglaries and budget planning for 1973 74.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearne
James Duff
Carter and Burgess Engineers
North West
Duff
HUD
Cummings Suggs
Luke Roffino
Julian Kwasnia
Grady Griffin
John H. Miles Jr
Tom Miles
Hearne General Hospital Seeks Non-Profit Status
Hearne General Hospital seeks a Texas charter to operate as a nonprofit creating Robertson County Community Hospital. A seven member board would govern, with plans to purchase the current facilities from Dr. Boyd, Dr. Guynes, and Milton Aalen, funded by a long term note over 20 or 25 years, no bond issue. The transfer aims to qualify for tax deductible gifts and state and federal funds, with September 30 as target turnover and no immediate personnel changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearne General Hospital
Clifton
Taylor
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Milton Aalen
Earl Ray Reynolds
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Brown Street
Young Brothers
Mrs. Jves
Mrs
Howell R. Brown
Alice and
Lawrence
Port Arthur
Library Listings
Suggs
Austin
C. B. Thames
R. L. Perkins
Griffin
Chief Perkins
Perkins
Roffino
Leroy Thomas
Thomas- Mercherson Funeral Home
Bill Thomas
Thomas
Medical and Surgical Clinic
Tsaac Garrison
C. G. Jennings
Arkansas
Jennings
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