Fire Poster Winners Told at Local Event
Volunteer firemen organized groups for a three hour judging of the annual Fire Prevention Poster Contest. Grady Griffin praised the effort and presented cash prizes to top posters while Texaco fire trucks were awarded to elementary students. East Side Elementary winners included Melinda Townsend, Gloria West, and James Townley with other names cited for prizes.
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Teonoe
Grady Griffin
Iarraall
Penn
Vie Halon
Griffin
Cariftas
Bob Stovall
Texaco
East Side Elementary
Melinda Townsend
Gloria West
James Town
School prize awards list at Blackshear and West Side
At Blackshear School cash awards were given to Barbara Johnson 1st Doris Johnson 2nd Edwin Wilson Brenda Massey tied for 3rd. Fire track recipients: Gwendolyn Brutey Vivian R Hearne Loretta J White John T Washington. West Side School awarded three cash prizes Christy Town 1st Vic kie Fleetwood 2nd David Stasney 3rd. Trucks donated as prizes by Texaco Company Hearne Sales Terminal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackshear
Barbara Johnson
Doris Johnson
Edwin Wilson
Brenda Massey
Gwendolyn Brutey
Vivian R. Hearne
Loretta J. White
John T. Washington
West Side School
Christy Town
Vickie Fleetwood
David Stasney
Texaco Company
Hearne Sales Terminal
Hearne Volunteer Fire Department
Blackshear School
B. C. Murray
Brenda Marshall
Edward Wilson
Texaco
Gwendolyn Brylery
John T. Weshington
Students Start Holiday Dec 20 Hearne ISD announces
Hearne Independent School District will begin Christmas holidays Friday December 20 and run through Wednesday January 1. Classes will dismiss at the regular hour December 20 and resume January 2. Supt. G G Grant said the timing helps families plan trips for Yale season. The break lasts about 12 days, eight of which would be school days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearne Independent School District
G. G. Grant
Legion To Host Annual Party
The American Legion hosts its children's Christmas party Friday December 20 at 7 30 p m in the Legion Hall. Mrs L T Hughes kindergarten class will perform and Santa will visit with gifts for all children. The public is invited. A benefit dance follows on December 21 at 8 30 p m with Joe Daniels Band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Legion Hall
L. T. Hughes
Santa
The
Legion
Joe Daniels
Iced Bridges Cause Mishaps On Brazos River
Iced bridges on the Brazos River caused two accidents in Hearne area Thursday morning around 2:30 a.m. Huston Tillotson College basketball players in three cars skidded on ice hitting bridge rails on Highway 79. No injuries. minor vehicle damages. A 1981 International moving van overturned on Highway 190 bridge at 4:06 p.m. No injuries. minor damages. Fatreman Charlie Hodges noted several past incidents including a deer collision on State 6 and a wreck on Highway 79.
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Brazos River
Hearne
Huston Tillotson College
Austin
James Robert Wilson
Willie A. Brown
Sammy Shuler
Dudley Swallow
Bill Norcross
Brazos Bridge
Highway 190
Warren Jackie Witt
Warrensburg
Norcross
Fatreman
Charlie Hodges
State
Elliott
Frank Jackson
Bowling Bits Share Reporter Switch as Leaders Rise
Alvin Matejka aided Pursley Phillips 66 Service Station to a strong second with a 254 game aided by ten strikes in a perfect effort. The Early Risers League stays tight led by Hanson Meats in first place as standings stay competitive. D s Fashions remains as a brief tease at the end.
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Donnie Orts
Flossye Hornsby
Alvin Matejka
Pursley Phillips
Alvin
Hanson Meats
Walter L. Smith Cited For Service
Walter L. Smith of Hearne received a presidential certificate of appreciation for 15 years serving Robertson County Local Board No. 136 on the draft. The ceremony at the Calvert board office featured P Briggs accepting on behalf of the President, with notes from Colonel Morris S. Schwartz and signatures from Governor Connally Lt Gen Wershey and Schwartz. He also received a service emblem.
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Walter L. Smith
Hearne
John F. Kennedy
Robertson County
Smith
Calvert
P. Briggs
Morriss. Schwartz
John Connally
Lewis B. Wershey
Schwartz
United States
Hearne Texas bids 250000 gal tank contract notice
City of Hearne invites sealed bids for constructing a 250000 gallon water tank. Bids due January 2, 1964 at 2:00 PM, at City Secretary office. Specifications and bid forms available from City Secretary or Rady and Associates Fort Worth. Copies $15, refund $7.80 to non bidders. bids stand 30 days. December 13, 1963 Norman L. McCarver City Manager.
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Apw-Tex
City of Home
Texas
Hearne
Co. S. T
Rany and Associates, Inc
Continental Life Building
Ft. Worth
Rady and Associates, Inc
Fort Worth
Norman L. McCarver
Heame
Ites
City Hall
Rady and Ascorintes, Inc
Ft Worth 2
Nax
Norman L.sieCerver
Yule Songfest Tonight at Municipal Club House
Carolers and singers are invited to the Helrne Annual Christmas Songfest this Friday at 7 p m in the Municipal Club House. The informal program is open to the public with special and group singing and refreshments of coffee and cookies.
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Helrne
Feneral
Falls Take 827 Lives in Texas Report
The Texas Safety Association notes 827 fatalities from falls in Texas last year. Most victims were children under age five and the elderly. Recommendations urge grab bars and rubber mats in baths, safe sleep with raised side rails for babies, regular checks to prevent head entrapment, and well maintained playgrounds for older children.
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Texas Safety Association
Texas
Drive With Caution Where Children Play
Public safety notice urges drivers to use extreme caution near schools playgrounds and residential areas where children play. It reminds drivers to slow down and be vigilant to protect young pedestrians and promote safe shared spaces.
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The
Texas Safety Association
Christmas trees sale notices by Hearne Future Farmers chapter
An ad fragment indicates a Christmas tree sale by the Hearne Chapter of Future Farmers of America at Fifth and Magnolia. The text also includes a public works bid notice for water lines in Hearne Texas, with bid procedures, deadlines, and contact details, referencing Rady and Associates and a 1947 date line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearne Chapter
Future Farraems of America
Fifth
Magnoli
Air travel notes and local aviation chatter
The week features Don Cochran flying to Trinidad via the Yucatan and Jamaica with a detour over Cuba, reporting an uneventful trip. Dr. and Mrs. David White visit Bonsaza to retrieve son Dr. Billie White, while Rev L E Snow plans a T Craft arrival for electrical system approval. Dr. James Cooper owns the Piper Cherokee. Ken Kennamer has been flying it.
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Don Cochran
Trinidad
Yucatan
Venezeala
Jamaica
Houston
Cuba
Henry Morgan
David White
Billie White
Jakie Silverman
L. E. Snow
Cameron
FAA
James Cooper
Ken Kennamer
Mrs J G Ely Returns From Lake Charles Visit
Mrs J G Ely returns home to Hearne after a ten day visit with her daughter Mrs G T Howard in Lake Charles Louisiana and with her sister Mrs W J Tullos in Orange.
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J. G. Ely
Hearne
G. T. Howard
Lake Charles
W. J. Tullos
Orange
Robert C. Davis Rites Held for 69 in Hearne
Final rites for Robert Carr Davis, 69, were conducted Wednesday at Heartfield Funeral Home with Rev. Clff Herrington officiating. Interment followed in Norwood Cemetery. Davis, a World War I veteran and former Hearne resident, died December 9, 1963 in Veterans Hospital Marlin. He was born September 14, 1894 in Bryan. Surviving are his wife Kate McCarver, son Rev. Robert C. Davis Jr. in South Viet Nam, daughter Katherine Williams of Greenville, and seven grandchildren. Pallbearers listed include Robert Rohde Jr and others.
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Robert Carr Davis
Heartfield Funeral Home
Clff Herrington
Hearne First Baptist Church
Norwood Cemetery
Mr. Davis
Veterans Hospital
Marlin
Hearne
Bryan
John K. Davis
Lillian Carr Davis
Kate McCarver
Athens
Texas
Robert C. Davis
South Viet Nam
Katherine Davis
Barnetts Vacation Visit With Fort Worth Kin
Mr and Mrs Tim Barnett Jr and daughter JuH Anne are in Fort Worth enjoying a vacation visit with his parents Mr and Mrs T T Barnett this week.
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Tim Barnett Jr
Juh Anne
Fort Worth
T. T. Barnett
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Debbie Reynolds
Susan
John Wayne
Maxwell House
Carnation
Carnation Vita-Glo
Galion
Akr
Reday
American Express
Chamber of Commerce
Iaa Boyle
Helen Hanson
Smith’s Grocery
C. D's Fashions
Brady's
Fair Ladies
C. West
Philco
Robert Rohde, Jr
Randall Rogers
J. W. McCarver, Jr
Cayce Moore
C. P. Henry
N. L. McCarver, Jr
Hoyt’s
Postoffice Pharmacy
RADIO
Furniture Mart
Fourth Street
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