Registration Dates Set For Blackshear Students
The Blackshear School schedules classes to begin September 3 at 8 10 a m with a teachers meeting September 2 at 8 30 a m Registrations span August 23 for six year olds August 28 for grades seven through nine August 29 for grades ten to twelve and August 30 for grades two through six. Transfers require a transcript to be sent to Principal B C Murray before placement. Band practice starts August 26 and team practice August 31.
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Blackshear School
Blackshear
B. C. Murray
Blackshear Bears
Airstrip Anecdotes and Aerial Misnomers
In a rambling aviation note the writer recalls license disputes with the CCA, contrasts a teaching certificate with a license, and recounts a Sunday flight by Clark Gable and Ladd Purl cruising over 100 miles of beach. The C-54, owned by H. H. Coffield of Rockdale, sits at the airport while aboard include French, Smith, Aldama, and a hired hand nicknamed Simon.
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CCA
Clark Gable
Ladd Purl
H. H. Coffield
Rockdale
French
Smith and
Aldama
Peppino
Simon
Chicago
Santa Monica
Higginbotham Services Held
Funeral services for W. M. Bill Higginbotham were held at the Assembly of God Church in Hubbard on August 10 at 11 a m with burial in Hubbard Cemetery. He died in a Fort Worth hospital on August 8 after a short illness. He was a brother to Mrs. R. G. Mandrell. Surviving are his wife, a daughter Eunice of Houston, and nine grandchildren, along with six sisters and four brothers.
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W. M
Bill) Higginbotham
Assembly of God Church
Hubbard
Hubbard Cemetery
Mr. Higginbotham
Robertson County
Fort Worth
R. G. Mandrell
Eunice
Houston
Bryan mourns death of Charles Todaro long time resident
Charles Todaro of Bryan, 82, a former shoe repair shop operator, has died and services were held Thursday. Mr. Todaro was survived by his wife. Brazos Bottom notes Mrs. Frances Listi and son Sammy visited in Bryan area.
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Frances Listi
Sammy
Houston
M. M. Otten
Charles Todaro
Bryan
Todaro
Margaret Hoyal
Midland County
Jud Collier
M. M. Otten Jr
Mathis Marion
Justins Louise
Monica Marie
Felicita Michelle
Dallas
Callie Jackson
R. J. Cardwell
Weather chat and local notes from Wheelock
August 14 report notes half inch rain total for the period and hot Texas weather. July rainfall was a fourth view while January to July 1 recorded 20 inches. Cotton pickers and corn pullers face a hot season. Visitors include Miss Ruth Brock and Mr Brock of Baytown and Mr and Mrs Gerald Sexon visiting the Melton home.
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Texas
Melton
Ruth Brock
Mr. Brock
Baytown
Gerald Sexon
Moore of Cayce by Cayce Moore
A reflective summer piece laments national worries from inflation to moon missions. The author recalls Floyd Collins, Calvin Coolidge, and a skeptical Arkansas bus ride with an elderly woman who dismisses anxiety as useless, ending with solidarity with her calm stance.
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Charles de Gaulle
Papa Doc
Christine
Fidel
Red China
Mr. K
Sandy
Floyd Collins
Cal Coolidge
Cal
Phillippic
Arkansas
Levi Garrett
Levi
Back From The Cactus And The Sage
Reporter returns from west Texas visits executive clubs REA meetings and Travis County Dental Society Ladies Night in Austin. In Sweetwater stays five days at Ranch House Motel. Joe Curry, Franklin boy, tours town and runs two drug stores. He hosts daily coffee and showcases an antique collection. In Austin, a session with Harry Daugherty and Judge John R Grace discusses Robertson County.
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West Texas
Travis County Dental Society
Austin
Sweetwater
Ranch House
Joe Curry
Franklin
Joe
Harry Daugherty
John R. Grace
State Insurance Building
Robertson County
Thoughts On Life And Times From A Mock-Daily Page
A dated collage quotes Ben Franklin on marriage and perception, muses on youth and age, notes Butch Reed earning a Houston athletic scholarship, recalls Tom Simmons’ Hearne saloon, and jests on family life and social virtue. It blends wry aphorisms with local color and reminiscences.
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Ben Franklin
Butch Reed
U. of Houston
Tom Simmons
Hearne
Pete Trentacost
Fletcher Jones
Weekend Visitors From Several Cities Attending Local Events
Boerne visitors including Mr and Mrs John Somerville and Mr and Mrs Homer Ray Spiller of Waco joined Mrs Annebelle Spiller for a golden wedding anniversary at Calvert. The 4 H Club and sponsors toured Six Flags Over Texas but a chain reaction crash on the return trip caused serious neck strain to one rider. Local families, including the Edwin Hanover group from Bryan visiting Mrs Pearlie Marsh and Mr and Mrs R M Hooker at the Killough home, enjoyed a fish dish brought as a tempting takeaway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Ray Spiler
Waco
Annebelle Spiller
Texas
R. M. Hooker
Killough
Death of Albert Horton Franklin longtime farmer dies at 75
Albert C. Horton of Franklin died in a Hearne hospital on August 12 after a long illness. Born December 10, 1887, he was 75 years old. A retired farmer, rancher, and Franklin business man, he was laid to rest August 13 at Franklin Cemetery after funeral services at First Methodist Church, led by Rev. George Olson and Rev. Ray Head. Surviving: his widow, a son Charles Horton of Stafford, a daughter Mrs. Grady Gilley of Franklin, and three grandchildren.
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Albert C. Horton
Franklin
Hearne
Mr. Horton
First Methodist Church of
George Olson
Ray Head
Peters Funeral Home
Willie Menn
Howard Stegall
Fred C. Ferrara
Oliver Hicks
Gervase Reagan
Jack Duncan
Students Visit Hearne During A&M NSF Course Weekend
Frank Perrone and two friends from Midland and Victoria traveled to Hearne as guests of Perrone and Pursley families. They are among 125 students in a special six week course at A and M College sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Perrone
Dick Wright
Midland
Charles Stevenson
Victoria
A&m College
National Science Foundation
Hearne
Frank
P. A. Perrone
Danny Pursley
E. A.pursley
Rotary Visits Vitro-tech Plant Hearne
Rotary tours the Vitro-tech Corporation plant with J H Fox arranging hosts J J Yarka Von Dracek and Ray H Locke. Odis A Hoyt says Pat Taggart will visit August 28 29. Committee chairs urged to submit activity reports by August 22 with names of attendees from Bryan Hearne and others.
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Hearne Rotary
Vitro-tech Corporation
J .H. Fox
J. J. Yarka von Dracek
Ray H. Locke
Vitro-tech
Odis A. Hoyt
Rotary District
Pat Taggart
Hearne Club
George B. Wilson
Jack Mathews
N. L. McCarver
Chas. E. Blake
Cayce Moore
Bryan F. Russ
Chas. Miller
Carol Zeigler
Leon Wilson
Rotary
W. K. Waltman
At Arma
Jake Abrams
Rotary Foundation
Roy L. Henry
John Young
Don Adams
Dr. C. O ‘Doak
A. M. Waldrop
Leon Trenchmann
Tye Timm
Pat Wovten
Louis Teice
Charles Wart
Bryan
John Brimberry
L. A. Stephenson
Don Wilkerson
Hearne
Roy Dugger
Washington, D. C
Billy Meyer
Tyler
O. F. Ellis Dies at 60 in Garland Community
O F Ellis 60 of Garland died August 7 at East Dallas Clinic after a heart attack. Born March 21, 1908 in Waxahachie he lived in Garland seven years and worked for Sherwin Williams Paint Co. Funeral held August 9 at Sparkman Garland Road Chapel with two pastors officiating. graveside at Grove Hill Cemetery with Masonic Lodge. Survived by widow Ethel L Ellis a daughter Mrs C W O Nea l Hearne a son Wally Ellis Houston eight grandchildren and one great grandchild plus three sisters Mazel Harris Mere Vaneta Smith and Mae Ballard.
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O. F. Ellis
Garland
East Dallas Clinic
Waxahachie
Ellis
Sherwin- Williams Paint,Co
Tripp Baptist Church
Mesquite
Masonic Lodge
Sparkman
Garland Road Chapel
James Ballard
J. C. Dailey
Grove Hill Cemetery
W. L. Jenkins
C. L. Smith
Artie Fincher
Edward Fincher
Phillip Fincher
Johnny Sullivan
Ethel L. Eillig
C. W. O'Neal
Hearne
Wally Ellis
Houston
Mazel Harris
Bossier City
Mere. Vaneta Smith
Dallas
One Armed Ex Marine Joins Fort Hood Guard Duty
Herbert Richard Luster of Brownsville, an ex Marine who lost his right arm in Korea, serves in A Company of the 4th Rifle Battalion, 48th Division, on duty with the National Guard. He began seeking guard service in 1961, gained permission after appealing to Kennedy, and signs a waiver to cover duty risks while not drawing pay. He and his wife Billie have six children and he aims to set a strong example for his sons.
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Herbert Richard Luster
Brownsville
Fort Hood
Luster
Hearne
Johnny Hay
Tommy Luster
H. H. Luster
R. E. Luster
48Th Division
Korea
Marine
United Nations
Little Rock University
National Guard
Kennedy
Department of Defense
Department of the Army
Lueter
Billie
Hospital Notes On Local Patients Improvement
Mrs. R N Elliott at Scott and White Hospital Temple is improved. Mrs. Charles E Bilskie rushed to Houston to aid her mother Mrs J F McMillian who suffered a stroke and is at St Josephs Hospital. Charles Hrdlicka ITI of Houston, injured in a home accident, has improved enough to go home from Southwest Memorial Hospital. Mrs Hrdlicka is the former Andrea Reed.
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R. N. Elliott
Scott and White Hospital
Temple
Charles E. Bilske
Houston
J. F. McMillian
McMillian
St. Joseph's Hospital
Charles Hrdlicka
ITI
Southwest Memorial Hospital
Hrdlicka
Andrea Reed
Siblings visit in Alief and Richardson noted
Mrs. H. H. Speede and her sister Mrs. L. R. Pletach of Richardson visited their brother Sam Guyer in Alief on Monday. Before returning to Hearne they also saw a 92-year-old lifelong friend Mrs. W. F. Brown of Wallace.
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H. H. Speede
L. R. Pletach
Richardson
Sam Guyer
Alief
Hearne
W. F. Brown
Wallace
Mrs E C Gable Heads to Birmingham Visit
Mrs E C Gable will travel Saturday on an air trip to Birmingham Alabama to visit Mr and Mrs C H Quinn and Mr and Mrs Duke Chandier.
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E. C. Gable
Birmingham
Alabama
C. H. Quinn
Mrs. Duke Chandier
Vinton Family Returns From Hearne Visit
Mr and Mrs Billy Vinton and daughters Pam and Patti of Lovington New Mexico returned home Monday after a two weeks visit with relatives and friends in Hearne.
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Billy Vinton
Pam
Patti
iLovington, N. M
Hearne
Mary Baldwin Class of 1966 Reunion in Austin Hotel
Miss Genea Karney attended a Mary Baldwin College class of 1966 reunion held at the Driskill Hotel in Austin Texas last weekend in Staunton Virginia context.
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Genea Karney
Mary Baldwin College
Staunton
Driskill Hotel
Austin
Stubbs Birth Announcement for Mitt Junior in Dallas
Mr and Mrs Mitt Stubbs Jr of Dallas announce the birth of Stubbs born July 24 to the couple. The announcement names the parents and city of birth and states the newborn’s surname Stubbs.
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Stoney Stubbs
Stubbs
Mitt Stubbs Jr
Dallas
McNairs Spend Weekend with Family in Lake Jackson and Surfside
Mr and Mrs Melton M McNair visited their son Mr and Mrs Howard McNair and children Marie and Eileen at their Lake Jackson home and their Surfside beach home over the weekend.
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Melton M. McNair
Howard McNair
Marie
Eileen
Lake Jackson
Surfside
Mrs Mathis and Miss Altimore Attend State Legion Convention
Mrs J E Mathis and Miss Carol Ann Altimore attended the State American Legion Convention in Fort Worth Friday to Sunday as delegates. Mathis served as an alternate representative of the Marlin VWA Hospital and took part in the hospital program, while Altimore, junior counselor at the 1963 Girls State session, participated in the Girls State program.
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J. E. Mathis
Carol Ann Altimore
American Legion
Fort Worth
Budget Hearing Notice for Hearne ISD August 19
Notice states a 1983 64 budget hearing will be held by Hearne Independent School District on Monday evening August 19 at 7 p m at the Superintendent's Office 401 Wheelock Street Hearne Texas.
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Hearne Independent School District
Wheelock Street
Hearne
Texas
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Hearne Printing Company
Mary and Leon Wilson
Frank Bonura
Joe Sturgis
Lucille Stidham, Woodrow Tidwell
Advertising Manager Society
Linden
AIE' Spress Association
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New York
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Advertising Checking Bureau, Inc
Park Ave. S
Michigan
N. High St
S. Seland St
First St
Columbus
Memphis
San Francisco
C. West
Higginbotham
M. M. Ottes
Wheelock News
By L. K. J
Cayce
Moore
Boerne
John Somerville
Albert Horton
Jimmy Chatmas
George Thatmas
South Fort Worth
Little Rock
Cummings Junior High
Sinclair
Cal Bryan
E. H. Aucom
Turer
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