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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1963
Page
4
The city proposes a federal partner to renew urban areas with local planning. Credits from city and school improvements cover most costs, avoiding new taxes. With funds on hand, Hearne could pursue nearly two million dollars in projects if voters approve Saturday. Approval would start the planning work and push Hearne toward a model city status.
The five member panel led by Bill Dungan of McKinney closes its final session before the January 8 Legislative return. The group splits five ways and will file individual reports after months of hearings on public school textbook contents. Members accuse each other over attending the Dallas hearing where Ex-General Edwin A. Walker testified for political reasons.
The Texas committee reached partial agreement urging five reports in one volume while opposing two petitions. Petitioners include Paul C. Vogler Jr. and Rev. William S. Arms. Governor Price Daniel proposes a record 3.1 billion dollar budget with no new taxes and raises for state workers and educators, plus 16 percent teacher pay boosts and higher college funding. Daniel also announces several board and commission appointments ahead of January turnover.
In a late year start for 1968 the columnist offers comfort with a Southern recipe narrative. The piece recommends cooking collard greens with saw belly and cornbread with buttermilk to lift spirits and aid sleep.
The writer recalls Billy Tidwell as a future Southwest Conference star at A&M and cites John Stephens, two years old, as another potential grid great. Stephens is the grandson of the M. E. Jones family and son of Bill and Mrs. Stephens of Lake Jackson, with football lineage including Bill’s father a guard for the 1944 Eagles and his uncle Bobby Jones a Baylor star who helped beat Tennessee in the 1957 Sugar Bowl.
A reflective column notes thrift and attitude with lines about a dollar saved, high prices, and country roots. It mentions Ladd Jr. and Lisa, Gary Bishop a local reader, and Lefty Stanfield of Houston. It recalls a 1932 Eagles win over Franklin 41 to 0 and urges sharing burdens as progress.
Officials named to the Municipal Retirement Board and local river authority posts include Joe Brosig Lambert Abernathy and W R Loveless. Texans’ personal income rose 4.6 percent through October 1962 to 16.854 billion, up from 16.106 billion in 1961. The Department of Corrections reports 1962 farm output valued at 4.584 million with cotton yielding about a bale per acre, plus 35 thousand from rice and other crops valued at 708 thousand, cattle slaughter 384,660, and hogs over 11,000.
Mr and Mrs Ross Seale traveled during the recent holidays visiting Pasadena Baytown and Channelview, sighting friends and enjoying time together in multiple Texas communities.
New Year's visitors at the home of Mr and Mrs J H Guenzel included Mr and Mrs Henry Guenzel and their children Barbara John and Mary of Rusk. The Guenzels and Mrs Mickey Cire spent Thursday in Austin for the day.
Four copperhead subspecies inhabit Texas northern southern broad banded and Trans Pecos. They range 20 to 40 inches with an average of about 30 inches and vary mainly in band width and color from reddish brown to pale pink. They inhabit rotten logs piles sawdust and debris and feed on small rodents and insects mostly at night. They can climb low vegetation and often vibrate their tails to imitate rattlesnakes.
Mrs D H Harrigan leaves for Benson Arizona to spend the winter months with her daughter Mrs K Getz willer and family.
Visiting relatives over the holidays were Mr and Mrs Charles A Greenwood and children Jimmy and Linda of Mercedes and Mr and Mrs John Yelverton and son John Charles of Houston.
Mrs J F Ellis and her daughter Connie returned from a trip to Oklahoma City where they visited their daughter and sister Mr and Mrs Tommy Blakes who welcomed a new son to the family.
Mr and Mrs Joe Jelinek and daughter Joanne of Commack New York former Hearne residents spent Saturday with Mr and Mrs George Sisson and family.
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