Hearne Public Schools hire staff and raise tax rate
Sept G G Grant reports three new teachers hired including Kemp Clemons as band director and Roy Campbell and wife as coach and girls PE teacher. Board raises Hearne ISD tax rate from 1.80 to 1.95 per 100 valuation for 1971 taxes with budget hearing set August 9. Equalization board meets August 10 by appointment. student registration runs August 9 through 13 with varied campus times.
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G. G. Grant
Kemp Clemons
Farmersville High School
Hearne Public Schools
Roy Campbell
Hearne Independent School District
State Property Tax Is Reduced
The state property tax is cut from 37 to 32 cents per $100 valuation, phased in over years. Tax history notes 1968 at 47 cents and 1969 at 42 cents, with 20 cents to the state school fund, 10 cents to the college building fund, and 2 cents for Confederate pensions.
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Robertson County
Bob Stellbauer
State School Fund
College Building Fund
Births of Marci Lynn Deal and Mark Anthony Vaca
Mr and Mrs Jimmy Deal of Houston announce the birth of a daughter Marci Lynn on July 13 with one brother. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Bill Moss and Mr and Mrs J H Deal of Wheelock. Separately, a son named Mark Anthony Vaca was born July 26 in a Hearne hospital to Mr and Mrs Frank Lopez Vaca of Hearne.
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Jimmy Deal
Houston
Marci Lynn
Bill Moss
J. H. Deal
Wheelock
Frank Lopez Vaca
Hearne
Mark Anthony Vaca
New Baden Woman Killed In Accident
A 66 year old New Baden woman, Emma Perfeet Crowder, died July 27 when her 1939 Dodge collided with a northbound tractor-trailer at the Highway 6 and Farm Road 1373 intersection near Bremond. The driver was ejected and died. the truck driver was uninjured. Police noted belt use might have improved her survival odds.
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New Baden
Bre‘mond
Emma Perfeet Crowder
Bremond
Highway 6
Leon Oscar Lunsford
Springtown
General Steel Company of
Fort Worth
Local Marine Pfc Klawetter Completes Electronics Course
Graduates Pfc Billy L Klawetter completed the basic electronics and communications course at Marine Corps Base Twenty-nine Palms California. He is the son of Mr and Mrs E F Klawetter of Calvert.
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Pfc
Billy L. Klawetter
Marine Corps Base
Twenty-nine Palms
California
E. F. Klawetter
Calvert
Sings The First One Of God Church Gospel Singing
Hearne church will hold its monthly gospel singing on Saturday August 7 starting at 7 30 p m with community worship and song.
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of God Church In
Hearne
Ground Breaking Ceremony At Providence Missionary Baptist Church
The ground breaking for a new church building will be held at Providence Missionary Baptist Church at 3 p.m. Sunday August 8. Pastor Rev Richard Ayers announced the event with guest speaker Rev Earl Ballard of Calvert pastor of Old Elam Baptist Church Hearne.
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Providence Missionary Baptist Church
Richard Ayers
Earl Ballard
Calvert
Old Elam Baptist Church
Hearne
Members Vote On 11 Hearne Chamber Directors
Members of the Hearne Chamber of Commerce are balloting this week to name directors for the next two years. Deadline for returning ballots to the chamber office is Friday August 6 at 12 oclock noon. Expiring terms include Milton J Aalen M D Barkley Thomas E Brashear Ince Campise Jim Florence Alvah Franks Marlin oD Jentsch Cecil N Lockhart and Jack K Ramsay. Hold over directors are Tommy Mayfield John Nigli azzo Bill Palmos Jake Abrams Guy Chandler N A Dickey Jack Kelly Deltoni A Kittrell Dr Jack A Lyons Jhonny Reistino W F Sander Holland Sowma and Raymond Thelas.
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Hearne Chamber of Commerce
C of. C
Milton J. Aalen
M. D. Barkley
Thomas E. Brashear
Ince Campise
Jim Florence
Alvah Franks
Marlin Od. Jentsch
Cecil N. ‘Lockhart
Jack K. Ramsay
Tommy Mayfield
John Nigliazzo
Bill Palmos
Jake Abrams
Guy ©. Chandler
N. A. Dickey
Jack Kelly
Deltoni A. Kittrell
Franklin Ends Dog Vaccination Drive
Franklin concluded its annual vaccination drive with the final Saturday event on July 31. Dr. Ralph Brock of Hearne vaccinated 158 dogs on July 10 and more than 30 dog owners asked him to return for another Saturday. He had planned July 24 to conclude but could not vaccinate dogs due to duties vaccinating horses against Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis.
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Franklin
Ralph Brock
Hearne
Brock
Water and Electricity Use Sets Hearne Record
City Manager Cummings Suggs reports historically high water and electricity demand in Hearne due to cool weather and rain. Peak electricity rose to about 7 000 kilowatts per hour this year, with water use exceeding three million gallons daily before rain and about 1.5 million gallons after. Officials expect further capacity upgrades, including a larger well and expanded Brazos Electric tie to raise supply to meet population growth and emergencies.
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Hearne
Cummings Suggs
Suggs
Brazos Electric
Law Enforcement School Underway Hearne area police enroll in two week course
Lawmen from Hearne and surrounding counties attend a two week program on first aid crime investigation and current laws. The extension service at Texas A M University coordinates the offering through the Brazos Valley Development Council under the Omnibus Crime and Safe Streets Act.
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Hearne
Cummings Suggs
Extension Service
A&m University
Brazos Valley
Anid
Texas
Hearne Athletes Face Mandatory Physical Examinations
Hearne Public Schools require all athletes from grades seven through high school to undergo a free physical exam on August 12 at 5 p m as a prerequisite for participation in the 1971-72 athletic program. Athletic Director Herb Sigle notes exams are law-mandated. students who miss the session must pay. Football practice begins August 16 with equipment issues and workouts scheduled. varsity games list opponents and times through November.
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Hearne Public Schools
Herb Sigle
Sigle
Meads Receives State Health Department Work Competency Citation
Arthur M. Meads, plant operations specialist for the City of Hearne, has been awarded a State Health Department citation for work proficiency. He earned the certificate of competency after demonstration of skill in plant management, completion of regional and statewide training, and passing a state sanitary engineers examination. State law requires at least one certified operator per shift.
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Arthur M. Meads
Hearne
State Health Department
Meads
State Health Department Sanitary Engineers
Health Department
Calvert Streets Are Being Paved
Three Calvert streets China Street South Cedar Street and West Gregg will be paved this week after property owners raised funds to cover half the cost. The city council approved the money earlier to pay half the paving, with owners charged 50 cents per running foot. Paving costs vary by lot size from 25 to 57.50 dollars, and the city offers six month payments to assist pensioned residents.
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Calvert Streets
China Street
South Cedar Street
West Gregg
Calvert
Rotarians Hear Hawkins At Hearne Club Luncheon
Rep Jack Hawkins of Groesbeck will speak to the Hearne Rotary Friday August 6 at the Hearne Community Center. Hawkins longtime Groesbeck Journal publisher represented Robertson County in the last Legislature under a controversial redistricting plan that placed Navarro Freeport Limestone Falls counties in his district. An Austin judge ruled the plan unconstitutional and further developments are awaited. Hawkins has long been active in Groesbeck civic affairs and state government. Leon Wilson of The Democrat is the program chairman.
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Jack Hawkins
Groesbeck
Hearne Rotary Club
Hearne Community Center
Hawkins
Groesbeck Journal
Robertson County
Navarro
Freestone
Limestone
Robertson
Falls Counties
Austin
Leon Wilson
The
Democrat
Massey Girl Ruled Juvenile Delinquent
Rosemary Massey of Hearne was ruled a delinquent juvenile in District Court on August 2. Judge W C Wallace ordered care custody and control by the Texas Youth Council until age 21, at which time she would be released. An earlier hearing considered adult versus juvenile status in the May 13 stabbing death of Deborah aere. In other matters, two men were found guilty of driving while intoxicated with fines, jail terms, and probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemary Massey
Hearne
W. C. Wallace
Texas Youth Council
Deborah Aere
Kubiak Praises Judge Ruling On Redistricting Case
Rep Dan Kubiak of Rockdale says Judge Herman Jones acted responsibly in issuing an injunction halting redistricting actions. The district will stay as Falls Milam and Robertson counties until new lines are drawn. Kubiak condemns the bill as extremist gerrymandering.
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Dan Kubiak
Rockdale
District
Herman Jones
Austin
Tom Craddick
Midland
Texas
House
Senate
Preston
Smith
Falls
Milam
Robertson Counties
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Texas Highway Department
Kittrell
Thorndale
North Side School
East Side
Law Enforcement
Brenham
Robertson, Brazos
Washing
Hearne Police Department
E.H
Doc) McCoslin
James Adams
Richard Franklin
James Buckley
Dennis Rasberry
John Wilson Jr
Calvert Police
Billy E. Lincoln
Sonny Elliott
Lee Scott Hurtey Jr
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Taylor
Navasota
There
Carver
la Grange
Columbus
Here
A&m Consolidated
Elmore
Brenham, There
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Massey
Bryan F. Russ
Kubiak
Jones
Secretary of State
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