Scouts Gather In Houston For Annual Council Meet
Scouts from fifteen counties of the Sam Houston Area Council meet at the Rice Hotel Houston on January 26 for the Council Annual Meeting. The Arrowmoon District includes Hearne Bryan Franklin and College Station. The 3 00 pm report covers the 50th Anniversary achievements and plans for the year. A 6 30 pm nominating committee program leads the day with Gail Whitcomb directing. Awards will be presented at the banquet.
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Sam Houston Area Council
Rice Hotel
Houston
Arrowmoon Boy Scout
Hearne
Bryan
Franklin
College Station
Boy Scouts of America
National Council
Gail Whitcomb
Ray H. Horton
Tom W. Brawner
C. H. Coffield
George McCanse
John McFarland
Maurice J. Sullivan
W. O. Woods
New Arrivals Far North Galveston Births and Visits
Terri Lynne Flanagan was born December 30 1960 in a Galveston hospital to Mr and Mrs Ben E Flanagan of Texas City. Grandparents are O E Wiley of Bremond and R C Flanagan of Calvert. Amanda Jane Curry born January 2 to D A and Mrs Franklin. Mike Jones visited Dallas last week staying with Miss Anita Johnson as a house guest of Mr and Mrs C R Fish.
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Terri Lynne
Ben E. Flanagan
Texas City
Galveston
O. E. Wiley
Bremond
R. C. Flanagan
Calvert
D. A. Curry
Franklin
Amanda Jane
Mike Jones
Dallas
Anita Johnson
C. R. Fish
Calvert Services For Mrs Guynes
Mrs Ida Cox Guynes 86 of Calvert died Thursday January 5. Funeral services set for Friday January 6 at Calvert Baptist Church with Heartfield Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Ida Cox Guynes
Calvert
Calvert Baptist Church
Heartfield Funeral Home
Mrs. Fred L. Wood Dies. Rites Friday in Hearne
Mrs. Mary Delle Baldridge Wood, born Ennis 1887, dies after long illness in a Hearne hospital. Funeral services set for Friday at 10 a.m. at Heartfield Funeral Home, with Rev. Warren F. Merritt officiating. interment in Norwood Cemetery. Pallbearers: Worth Brock, Joe S. Sturgis Jr., Lynn Hobson Jr., Glenney Martin, Oxsheer Cobb, Rhuel Brown. honorary pallbearers named. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Locke Wood Moss and Mary Dell Wood, a grandson J. Fred Moss, great grandson John Fred Moss, two brothers Joe Baldridge and B. Baldridge, two sisters Mrs. Fred Harper and Mrs. Farrar Atwood. Burial near Hearne follows.
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Fred L. Wood
Chapel of Heartfield Funeral Home
Warren F. Merritt
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church
Norwood Cemetery
Worth Brock
Joe S. Sturgis Jr
Lynn Hobson Jr
Glenney Martin
Oxsheer Cobb
Hearne
Wood
Parent-Teacher Association
Locke Wood Moss
Mary Dell Wood
J. Fred Moss
John Fred Moss
Joe Baldridge
Ennis
B. Baldridge
Pampa
Fred Harper
Dallas
Farrar Atwood
Disabled Veterans Reminded to Report Income Promptly
About 49,970 disabled veterans and 26,133 deceased veterans’ dependents in Texas on monthly pensions are urged by the VA to report annual income promptly to avoid benefits stoppage. A tabulating card is being mailed for income reports. under both old and new laws, pensions halt if income exceeds set thresholds, with reductions possible if income rises within lower brackets. Dependents on dependency and indemnity compensation also face income-based regulation. 30 day report deadlines apply.
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Texas
Veterans Administration
P. J. Mims
Waco
Mims
Mime
Robertson County Court House News Summary
Robertson County notices list marriage licenses for Algie Blue Jr. and Evelyn Faye Williams, Robert Albert Brown and Mattie Mae Berne, Ernest Gordon Ellis Jr. and Shirley Anne Deal. Real estate transfers include Mattie McCoy to Charley C. Smith et al in Franklin for 10 dollars and other considerations, C. E. Maris et al to James B. Seigler for 1500 dollars, Mrs. Faye Buchanan et al to W. R. Yoakum for 6000 dollars, and other parcels. Vehicle registrations note multiple residents in Calvert and Hearne with Ford, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Studebaker, and Chevrolet models.
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Algie Blue Jr
Evelyn Faye Williams
Robert Albert Brown
Mattie Mae Berne
Ernest Gordon Ellis Jr
Shirley Anne Deal
Mattie McCoy
Charley C. Smith
Franklin
C. E. Maris
James B. Seigler
Faye Buchanan
W. R. Yoakum
Ray Cavitt
Robert Lee Cavitt
E. L. R. Wheelock
A. G. Scott
Henry Phifer
A. W. Bergman
Calvert
Ford
James C. Harless
Joel F. Gibson
Oldsmobile
Lige Stewart
Pontiac
Marguerite _Wagnon
Studebaker
E. Fikes
Hearne
Church Elects Two Vestrymen
St. Philip's Episcopal Church held a parish supper and business meeting led by Rev. W. F. Merritt. Fred Tidemann and Walton Hall were elected to the vestry, replacing Eugene Hudson and A. J. Brazelton. Vestry officers named include N. L. McCarver as Senior Warden Matt Boyle as Junior Warden, Hudson as Treasurer and George B. Wilson Jr. as Secretary. Hudson elected delegate to the January council meeting with Wilson as alternate.
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St. Philip’s Episcopal Church
W. F. Merritt
Fred Tidemann
Walton Hall
Eugene Hudson
A. J. Brazelton
N. L. McCarver
Matt Boyle
Hudson
George B
Hospital Notes on Dr Waltman and Roy Ely
Dr. W K Waltman underwent emergency surgery in a Houston hospital early Wednesday. By Thursday his condition was described as satisfactory. Roy Ely, previously hospitalized locally, was able to return home this week to recuperate.
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W. K. Waltman
Houston
Roy Ely
Pay Your Poll Fi Weather Update and Holiday Return
Rainfall data shows January 0 inches and December 6.2 inches. Historical rainfall totals list 1960 at 55 inches and 1959 at 47.8 inches. Mr and Mrs Ellis Kuehn and son David Ellis have returned to Hearne after spending Christmas in Livingston.
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Fred E. Tidemann
Kay
Bobby
Goodland Farms
New York
Washington, D. C
Williamsburg
Ellis Kuehn
David Ellis
Hearne
Livingston
Clarence Banks Rites Wednesday
Funeral services for Clarence E. Banks were held at Furney Avenue Baptist Church in Dallas at 10 30 a m and at First Baptist Church of Hearne at 3 30 p m with Rev B F Bennett and Rev Cliff Herrington officiating Interment followed at Sugga Cemetery Hearne under Heartfield Funeral Home Jackson pallbearers included J C Lockett Pat Tullous Terry Tullous Donald Banks C F Banks III Emory Nunley Banks born December 2 1888 in Tennessee lived in Hearne since age six and in Dallas for 38 years He was a retired independent ice dealer and a charter member of Furney Avenue Baptist Church Survivors include brothers C F Banks Jr Dallas and W O Banks Hearne and sisters Mrs H M Dotson Mrs D H Harrigan and Mrs Dan Tullous all Hearne
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Clarence E. Banks
Furney Avenue Baptist Church
Dallas
B. F. Bennett
First Baptist Church of
Hearne
Cliff Herrington
Sugga Cemetery
Heartfield Funeral Home
J. C. Lockett
Pat Tullous
Terry Tullous
Donald Banks
C. F. Banks III
Emory Nunley
MR. Banks
Tennessee
Banks
Bremond Couple To Leave For Ghana Missionary Service
The Rev. and Mrs. R. W. Terry and family will depart Bremond soon to serve as missionaries in Ghana. The Rev. Mr. Terry has led Bremond’s First Baptist Church for several years with Rev. Clem Hardy of Waco serving as interim pastor. Hardy is a retired Brazil missionary.
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R. W. Terry
Bremond
Ghana
Terry
First Baptist Church
Clem Hardy
Waco
Brazil
Education Agency Rules Against Bremond School
The State Education Commission ruled Bremond School District violated church state separation by using St. Marys Church building and nuns as teachers. Commissioner J W Edgar urged district to obtain a district owned building and noted the case may go to the State Board of Education or courts. The complaint, filed in 1959, followed voters rejecting bond proposals for a district owned school.
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Bremond
State Education Commission
Austin
State
J. W. Edgar
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
State Board of Education
Edgar
Kotch
State Commissioner of Education
Hearne City Council Restores Manager Authority Over Police
Hearne’s city government briefly lacked a police department when the council met in special session on December 30 and declared all police positions vacant while ordering the city manager to hire and direct the force. Mayor Kelly said the move clarifies the manager’s authority. manager N L McCarver rehired the entire department after the session. Chief Don Tidwell and five officers are listed among current department staff.
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Hearne
H. C. Kelly
N. L. McCarver
Kelly
Don Tidwell
R. L. Perkins
Robert Rohde
James Adams
I. D. McPhail
E. E. Vinton
Flying Film For Rotarians
Dr. Ray Cruse showed a film The Flying Businessman to Hearne Rotary Club members at the January 5 luncheon. Guests at the December 29 luncheon included John Orr Bryan Arthur Bonarden Port Lavaca C. T. Hudson Lancaster Tommy Blake Miner N D Cayce Moore Jr Tommy Sander Hearne and Austin.
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Ray Cruse
Hearne
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