Fire destroys farm barn near Hearne in fierce hay blaze
A large barn on Tom Mear's farm west of Hearne burned after a Wednesday afternoon fire fueled by high winds and dry hay. Hearne Volunteer Fire Department fought the blaze as winds and dry conditions produced multiple fire calls in the city, including two grass fires near Five Points Church and on Crennan Lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Mear
Hearne
Frank Reistino
Nevis
N. L. McCarver
Five Points
Crennan Lane
F E Hoefer Services Held
Funeral services for F E Hoefer were held at Paley Reed Funeral Home and Ennis with Rev Norman Roberts and Rev John Windham officiating. Interment followed at Norwood Cemetery. Hoefer longtime Ennis resident and former mayor died after a heart attack in an Ennis hospital. He retired as superintendent of the Dallas Austin division of Southern Pacific Railway on August 31 1989. Survivors include his son F E Hoefer Sr of Ennis and four sisters in law from Hearne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Hoefer
Paley Reed Funeral Home
Sherman Roberts
Ennis
John Windham
Hearne
Norwood Cemetery
Mr. Roberts
Hoefer
Dallas-Austin
Southern Pacific Railway
Fort Worth
F. E. Hoefer ‘Sr
Roy Henry
J. C. Waltman
Alva Preston
P. A. Reed
Gilbert Mauk Announces District Clerk Candidacy
Franklin resident Gilbert Mauk announces tentative plans to seek the Democratic nomination for Robertson County District Clerk. A formal announcement will be made at a later date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Mauk
Franklin
Robertson County
Rotarians Hear Talk On Turkeys
Bob Cooper, vice president of Tex-Best Turkeys Inc. of Marlin, spoke to the Hearne Rotary Club at the December 28 luncheon. Coldper was a guest of Willie F. Sander for the meeting, presenting facts in the turkey industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Cooper
Tex-Best
Turkeys Inc
Marlin
Hearne Rotary
Coldpér
Willie F. Sander
Holiday Visit From Dallas Family At Mrs Wallace Home
Mrs H H Wallace hosts holiday guests from Dallas with Mr and Mrs Ww Youngblood and daughter Olivia Ann joining at the Wallace residence for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Wallace
Youngblood
Daughter
Olivia
Ann
Dallas
Mr V Carbon Visited Austin As Guest Of Brady Family
Mr V Carbon visited Austin on Tuesday and Wednesday this week as a guest of Mr and Mrs Brady Carson and their children and Mrs B H Hughes with Dr and Mrs Brady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Ae Brady
Carson and Children
He ‘Brady
Bremong visitors extend holiday weekend greetings
Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Herris and Emory Scott of Bremong spent the holiday weekend visiting Mrs. A. M. Scott and Mr. and Mrs. I. D. McPhail.
Doctor Tom Searcy dies after heart attack during surgery
Dr. Tom A. Searcy of Hearne died at 4 p m Tuesday during surgery at Ibarepwiecae Hospital and Clinic. Funeral services were held Thursday December 28 at 2 p m from First Baptist Church with Rev C C Herrington and Rev J E Roth of Whitney officiating. Interment in Norwood Cemetery under Heartfield Funeral Home. Pallbearers named and honorary pallbearers listed. Searcy was partner in Searcy Fleming Hospital with Dr J P Fleming Jr formed in 1948. Born in Bryan June 26 1904, family moved to Iowa at age five. father was Baptist See SEARCY Page 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom A. Searcy
Hearne
Ibarepwiecae Hospital
First Baptist
C. C. Herrington
J. E. Roth
Whitney
Norwood Cemetery
Heartfield Funeral Home
Odis Hoyt
Mack . Kesler
Elsey W Williams
Randall Rogers
H.~. B. Priestly
A. E. Malone
M. E. Jones
J. T. White
Roy Ely
Claude Henry
Stoney Stubbs
Worth Brock
Buster Gean
T. P. Culbreth
Brazos- Robertson ‘County Medical Society
Searcy
Searcy-Fleming Hospital
J. P. Fleming Jr
Bryan
T. A. Searcy
Iowa
Tragedy in Branchville Ends With Deaths in Public Safety Incident
Three Black individuals die in a Branchville home, including Nathan W. Wells and his wife Viela Clay Wells and her mother Lena Clay aged 54. A 20 year old man fatally wounds his wife and mother in law with a 38 caliber weapon, then dies by self inflicted gunshot at a near by home. An ambulance transports Viela Wells to Hearne hospital where she dies on arrival. Wells was found dead at his father Nathaniel Wells’s residence. Justice of the Peace John Sweatt and Sheriff Carl Black note factors of reconciliation failed and a violent outburst led to multiple fatalities. The couple’s two young children and others were present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indaw
Branchville
Nathan W. Wille
Viela Clay Wells
Lena Clay
Justice of the Peace
John Sweatt
Maysfield
Main County
Carl Black
Wells
Dallas
Black
Pon
Heartfield Funeral Home
Hearne
Clay
Gifford Thweatt
Nathaniel Wells
Births listed for Snell Swick Culbreth and Kuehn families
Mr and Mrs Bill H Snell announce a daughter Linda Lou born December 2 in Texas. A daughter Mary Ann was named for Mrs Willie Swick. Grandson Kenneth M Culbreth Jr born December 23 in Missouri City to Dr and Mrs Kenneth M Culbreth. father stationed in Tucson AZ with USAF. Maternal grandmother Mrs G L Bledsoe of Missouri City. Ellis Kuehn announce birth of son John Micheal on December 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill H. Snell
Linda Lou
Willie Swick
Mary Ann
T. P. Culbreth
Kenneth M. Culbreth Jr
Missouri City
Kenneth M. Culbreth
Tucson
Arizona
U. S. Air Force
Missouri
G. L. Bledsoe
Ellis Kuehn
John Micheal
Collision on Market Street Ends with Ticket
Cars driven by C. M. Haygood and John B. Reagan collided on Market Street December 24 at 9 40 a m. Police investigator R L Perkins said Haygood turned from the inside lane into Reagan's path. Estimated damage to each car was 150 dollars and Haygood received a ticket for an improper right hand turn.
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Sceves
C. M. Haygood
John B. Reagan
Market Street
R. L. Perkins
Haygood
Reagan
Perkins
Highway Mishaps Reported On Highway 6
Christopher C. Kelly of Rockdale lost control December 22 at 4 45 pm 2 3 miles north of Benchley, his car straddling the esplanade for about 40 feet before crashing into a highway post. Patrolman Hodges issued a ticket for driving on the wrong side. A second crash December 23 at 3 45 pm 2 3 miles north of Calvert involved Willie Jones and Larry Dean Dennox. Dennox cited for driving without a license and defective brakes after colliding with the rear of Jones’s truck. Estimated damage $650.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher C. Kelly
Rockdale
Benchley
Highway
Kelly
Charles Hodges
Willie Jones
Calvert
Larry Dean Dennox
Franklin
Calvert On
Highway 6
Dennox
Jones
Hodges
Luke family visits in Houston for holidays
Mr and Mrs E W Luke traveled to Houston to spend the holidays with their son and family including Mr and Mrs Thomas Luke and Tom Luke, enjoying time together during the festive season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Luke
Houston
Thomas Luke
Tommy
Hearne Stores To Close For Holiday Monday
The Hearne Chamber of Commerce closing committee announces January 1, 1962 a holiday. Local stores will be closed while Hearne students resume classes on Tuesday January 2 per Supt G G Grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearne Chamber of Commerce
Hearne
Supt
G. G. Grant
Hearne Public Library weekly checkout and hours
Books checked out week ending December 22 64 show one new title purchased. Library hours are 1 to 5 PM Tuesday to Friday and Saturday 7 30 to 10 30 AM. Closed Sundays and Mondays. Closed Saturday December 30 for New Year holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearne Public Library
Young Farmers Sponsor Dance in Hearne New Year Eve
The Young Farmers of Hearne sponsor a dance at the American Legion Hall on New Year’s Eve December 31 from 8:30 p m to 1:30 a m A popular band will play for dancing Tickets are available from James Jones or J Fred Moss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearne
American Legion Hall
James Jones
J. Fred Moss
Hospital Notes Transfer to John Sealy Hospital
Hospital notes confirm Walter Daggett transferred from a local facility to John Sealy Hospital in Galveston for continued medical treatment. Cal Davis is listed as a patient in the local hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Daggett
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
Cal Davis
Weather Rainfall Report Overview
The week shows rainfall totals and trends with figures for December 1960 and 1961. Data indicates 42.3 inches in 1961 and 55 inches in 1960, alongside weekly rainfall measurements.
Marines graduate from operational communications course
M/Sgt. Billy J. McMahon recently completed a 24 week course at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego California. The program trains senior enlisted personnel to direct supervise and coordinate Marines in communications and electronics. Sgt. McMahon is the son of Mrs Inez Ward of Hearne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy J. McMahon
Marine Corpse Recruit Depot
San Diego
California
Sgt. McMahon
Inez Ward of
Hearne
Neumanns Visit Comfort During Holiday Season
Mr and Mrs L W Neumann spent the holidays visiting in Comfort returning from a festive trip. The cheerful gathering marked a warm family observance as ties were renewed and stories shared around the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Neumann
Death Toll From Traffic Accident Is Highest Reported In The Nation
Five people died in a Christmas Eve two car head on crash near Hearne on Highway 79. The dead include Douglas Ainsworth Mike Cazey Billy Tyler and Verge J Jefferey. Rosa Britton Jefferey remained hospitalized in critical condition. Tommy Foyt Jr. leaves Hearne for Washington to study at the Library of Congress and become a Senate page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Foyt JR
T. E. Foyt
Barbara
Hearne Christmas
Washington, D. C
Library of Congress
U. S. Senate
Tommy
Hearne High School
Washington
Hearne
Douglas Ainsworth
Mike Cazey
Billy Tyler
New Baden
Verge J. Jefferey
San Antonio
Ray Cazey
Rosa Britton Jefferey
Verge Jefferey
Larry Wayne Ainsworth
Temple
Heartfield
Paley Reed
Charles Hodges
Hodges
The
Democrat
Jeffereys
Palestine
Ainsworths
Careys
Tyler
Rosa Jefferey
Jefferey
Lee
Robertson County Library Report December 18 to 23
The Robertson County Library activity logged 11 books charged and 9 discharged while 26 patrons visited. The Rohde and Burdick families, led by Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Rohde Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Rohde, spent Christmas in Dallas with Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Burdick and daughter Susan, including four generations of Hearne settlers and Wanda Elaine Rohde of Hearne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Rohde Jr
Emmett Rohde
Dallas
F. M. Burdick
Susan
Hearne
Burdick
Wanda Elaine Rohde
Eagle Basketball Team To Meet Franklin Lions
The Hearne Eagle basketball team finishes non district play with a Franklin visit Tuesday January 2 and Nava sota tournament games January 4 5 6 The B game starts at 6 30 p m followed by the varsity Coach Gene Bests Eagles hold 2 wins over Groesbeck one over Franklin and Anderson and one loss to Madisonville District 19 AA play begins January 12 against A M Consolidated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle
Franklin Lions
Hearne Eagle
Franklin
Navasota
Gene Best
Eagles
Sport
Groesbeck
Anderson
Madisonville
A&m Consolidated
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tom Searcy
Young Farmers
Robertson County Library Report
Sy S&s
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