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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1971
Page
2
Ten years ago in Hearne the town prepared for the second annual Western Week set for July 4 to 8. Wilbur Strong was installed as Hearne Rotary Club president at the prior luncheon meeting, with other officers also installed.
Former president George F. Smith and officers Rey L Henry Wayne Shaw and Dr W K Waltman were listed as Golden Rule Masonic Lodge officers. John Escoubas was installed as Worshipful Master Winston Sanders senior warden W L Ditto junior warden and others served as treasurer secretary chaplain deacons and steward. Hearne city council approved first reading of an ordinance declaring unlicensed peddling at private residences a nuisance with fines from 10 to 200 dollars.
Odis Hoyt his daughter Miss Donna Hoyt and grandson Michael Russell fished along the Gulf coast at Galveston on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday of last week.
Dan Kubiak rails against large insurance companies pushing for higher rates, accusing them of double bookkeeping and lobbying in Austin. He cites past failed reform, vows to push for competitive and group auto rates, and criticizes a pork-laden appropriations bill. He notes his uncertain political bid and invites constituents to contact his Rockdale office.
Robert Martinez, private in the Army, completed nine weeks of advanced infantry training at Fort Polk Louisiana. He studied guerrilla warfare and spent five days under simulated Vietnam conditions, learning to remove booby traps and avoid ambushes. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Pablo S. Martinez of Franklin.
Mr and Mrs Bobby Joe Tidwell of Waco were weekend visitors with his parents Mr and Mrs Bill Tidwell in a small family gathering.
Wilson E. Speir, head of the Texas Department of Public Safety, predicted 48 traffic deaths during the long July 4 holiday weekend. He warned of possible hundreds or more injuries and millions in losses between 6 p.m. Friday and midnight Monday. Speir urged safety, defensive driving, avoiding fatigue, and never drinking while driving, saying the toll depends on every driver. The DPS will field extra patrols and run Operation Motorcide with local police to publicize fatal mishaps.
Miss Sue Martin returns from North Pole Alaska to Hearne for the summer to visit her mother Mrs. Jim mie Freeman sister Rhonda and family and relatives. Read the classifieds.
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