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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1971
Page
4
A child writes to Santa listing items they want, starting with a talking phone and suggesting alternatives if some items are unavailable. The note expresses a simple holiday wish and flexibility in receiving a different gift.
A reader names a long list of requested toys and gifts including Easy Bake Oven, Gnip Gnop, Easy Curl, Doll couch, popcorn maker, tea set, camera set, Monopoly, The Game of Life, Barbie items, and more. The note ends with an address in Hearne Texas.
Brazos Bottom Bits details Mrs M M Ottea and others visiting the V and M Ranch near Conroe on December 24 and Anthony Scamardo family holidaying in Louisville. The community mourns Sam Nuche Jr of Bryan who died December 24 after illness. A correction is issued for Mrs Tony Barcelona’s reported death. A New Year greeting expresses wishes for faith hope and peace.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon P. Brooks of La Junta Colorado travel with their daughter to Bremond Hearne and related relatives. They spend holidays with Jim Lastor and Zee Brooks in Bremond and Hearne and with June Meeks in Hearne, staying with Brooks' kin across the state.
A guide explains worm farming for anglers. It covers bedding box construction with ventilation, moisture, and drainage, plus using bedding mixes of peat loam and manure. It details feeding with corn meal and coffee grounds, stock size effects, and a simple worm-catching can method for easy bait extraction.
Manuela Rodrigues applied for a beer license for El Ranchito Cafe on Highway 79 North Hearne. A hearing was set at Robertson County Courthouse Franklin for Wednesday December 29 at 3 p.m. Any person may contest the application by giving security for costs.
On January 4 auctions will offer two estates of land for cash to the highest bidder at the courthouse door between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Descriptions of properties for sale are posted at the courthouse. Regional Education Service Center holds a January 20 meeting at Coppers Hollow Country Club Caldwell. Local superintendent of schools can provide more information. For Social Security benefits a representative will visit city hall Hearne January 20 at 9 a.m. and Calvert January 6 at 9 a.m. and Franklin January 4 and January 18 at 9 a.m. District office in Bryan at 307 S. Main or call 822-1371 Mon–Fri 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Contacts: Mrs. Ray Hughes Bryan Dodge, Stewarts Pump Service Hearne Chevrolet, Thomas R. Cooper Franklin Chevrolet, W. T. Autréy Franklin Gary S. Munion Bremond Joe Chmiel Bremond Chevrolet.
New Year greetings recount travels of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Perkins to Houston to visit daughters Doris Perkins and Jane Pickett on Christmas Day. Also, Mr. and Mrs. Cayce Moore Jr. of Houston arrived in Hearne to spend Christmas with his parents, Cayce W. Moore and wife. Consumer affairs discussion by Margare t Spader addresses food labeling rules, standards of identity, imitation foods, and packaging design focusing on openability, freshness, and resealability.
Visiting over the holidays Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Fox hosted their relatives including Betty Smith and Donny of Abilene, Susan Fox of Fort Worth, and Mrs. John Dodd Smith with Mr. Smith and their children Bryan and Cathy from Giddings.
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Moody spent Christmas in Groveton with her parents and sister, Mr. and Mrs. W. N. McClain and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cloud, and in Trinity with his sister, Mrs. Paul H. Moody.
Miss Kay Clapp a Grafenwohr Germany based teacher in American schools enjoys a holiday in Hearne with her parents Mr and Mrs Biggs Clapp. Also present were the Clapps son and daughter-in-law Mr and Mrs Alvin Clapp of Freeport. After Hearne High School reunion on Sunday she travels with her brother and his wife to visit until December 30 when she flies from New York to Germany.
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