Brother Sister Arrested In Hill Murder Case
Billie Jean Diggs 28 and her brother Charles Mitchell 18 are jailed at the Franklin sheriff’s department awaiting grand jury action in the murder of Leslie Curry 22. Curry was shot once in the head during a Hill fight in front of the Bosa Nova lounge early Thursday June 29 at 12 35 a m. Bond set at 20000 each by Peace Justice D P Harris. Arresting officer Elmer Golden said he arrived during the fight on Alamo Street as shots were fired.
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Billie Jean Diggs
Charles Mitchell
Franklin
Leslie
Buck) Curry
Curry
Bosa Nova
Elmer Golden
Alamo Street
Mitchell
Hearne Man Charged In Shooting Monday Night
Sheriff E P Elliott filed assault with intent to murder charges against Roy Jones of Hearne for the shooting of Jerald Boring of Franklin Monday night at the Blue Note near Hearne. Boring was shot on the left side of the face and transferred to Scott and White Hospital in Temple in good condition.
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E. P
Sonny) Elliott
Roy Jones
Hearne
Jerald Boring
Franklin
Blue Note
Jones
Jack Mathews
Boring
James Jones
Elliott
James Adams
Hearne General Hospital
Scott and White Hospital
Temple
White
Lt. Adams
Scott
Adams
Lee Scott Hurley Jr
Bedford
Boswell Named to Merit's Whose Who in High Schools
Edwin Boswell, a May graduate of Hearne High School, is named to Merit's Whose Who in High Schools. He plans pre med studies at A and M University this fall, and is the son of Mrs. Florence Boswell.
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Edwin Boswell
Merit
Boswell
Hearne High School
A&m University
Florence Boswell
Electricity Use Sets Record in Hearne
Hearne reports record electricity demand and water use for June says City Manager E C Suggs. Peak kilowatts rose from 6950 last year to 7277 this June while sales climbed from 1 852 000 kWh to 2 150 000 kWh excluding city use. Water consumption reached about 21 million gallons, up eight percent from last year.
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Suggs
Calvert Lions Screen Humble High Lights Film
Calvert Lions Club viewed Humble Football Highlights, a film of key plays from the Southwest Conference including Houston, at Tuesday night events. No date yet set for a fund raising light bulb sale due to a revival conflict this week.
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Calvert Lions Club
Southwest Conference
University of Houston
Man Charged In Shooting On The Hill
Peace Justice Jack Mathews set bond at 2000 for O T Benford charged with assault with intent to commit murder in a shooting outside a Sixth Street domino hall on the Hill Sunday morning. Gary White, 40s, was wounded in the face by a 32 caliber pistol and admitted to Hearne General Hospital. Bedford was arrested after the incident following an argument and pursuit, with both men listed as Hearne residents.
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Jack Mathews
O. T. Benford
Gary White
Sixth Street
Domino Hall
James Adams
White
Hearne General Hospital
Outbreak Worsens as Screwworm Plague Spreads in Robertson County
County Agent Harry Smith reports Robertson County facing a screwworm outbreak with Dr Meadors of the Mission state lab labeling the area as outbreak territory. Aerial sterilized fly drops continue weekly, targeting concentrations as needed, with warnings the pest will persist until the first freeze. Stockmen report new cases as hygiene and surgical practices are delayed to fall, cattle should be inspected for wounds and samples collected to gauge aerial efficacy.
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Harry Smith
Robertson County
Dr. Meadors
Mission
Smith
State Office
Hearne Council Presses Action on Bootleggers and Zoning
Hearne city leaders urged Mayor Abrams and City Manager Suggs to heighten enforcement against illegal alcohol sales and narcotics traffic. They discussed re zoning, traffic ticket policy, fireworks restrictions, and bid plans for sewer, drainage, and overpass projects, plus a $52,850 federal grant for the drainage scheme.
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Hearne
Jake Abrams
E. C. Suggs
Luke Roffino
Ilegal
Suggs
Roffino
Joe Turner Jr
el Paso
Colorado
Independent Church
Brazos Valley
Armed Suspect Arrested in Mumford Hearne shooting
Patrolman Elmer Golden arrested Joe Freeman Porch in Mumford on a warrant charging assault with intent to murder after Horatio Tyler was shot in the throat on Monday at 12:35 am. Porch, in his 50s, was armed with two pistols, resisted, and fled across a vacant lot before police captured him. Tyler was treated at Hearne General Hospital and Scott and White in Temple. Bond set at $20,000.
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Dennis Rasberry
Golden
Curry
Hearne General Hospital
E. P
Sonny) Elliott
Hearne
Elmer Golden
Joe Freeman
Porch
Mumford
Horatio Tyler
Elliott
Tyler
Scott and White
Temple
Hearne Peace
Jack Mathews
New City Names Water Superintendent for Hearne
David Perkins began duties July 1 as Hearne's water and wastewater superintendent. He will operate three water wells two wastewater treatment plants two pump stations and run the city laboratory. Perkins comes from Caldwell where he was assistant superintendent and he and his wife Helen and their son Steven plan to move to Hearne from Franklin.
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David Perkins
City of
Hearne
Perkins
Franklin
Caldwell
Helen
Steven
RB. A. Hartman
Hartman
Pacific Fruit Express
PFE
P. J. Haas
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