Critics, experts, and critics crowd Texas primary endgame
In the wake of Texas’s second Democratic primary, hundreds of offices are filled while Republicans loom for November. Jack Valenti notes how sidelines offer bold opinions without accountability, and Truman’s kitchen heat quote underscores public officials’ tough decisions amid constant critique.
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Texas
Jack Valenti
The
Houston Post
U. S. Congress
White House
Harry Truman
Calvert Hosts Week of Visitor Trains and Local Guests
Calvert this week welcomed Mrs. J O Hucks and Mrs. Carlton Maddox visiting from the Hawaiian Islands area and other relatives. Local residents noted guests from Houston Dallas and Austin visiting families and spending weekends or summers at homes across Calvert and nearby areas.
Moore of Cayce by Cayce Moore
A Fort Worth encounter with John Connally shapes political musings on the Texas governor race. The writer reflects on Daniel, Yarborough, and Cox, predicts Kennedy’s Texas visit to back Connally, and notes Connally’s appeal and potential as governor.
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Texas
Fort Worth
John Connally
Connally
Daniel
Don Yarborough
Houston
Ralph Yarborough
Estes
Yarborough
Cox
Jack Cox
John Kennedy
John Tower
Bill Blakley
Hearne grads to join college athletic squads this fall
At Hearne High, at least three recent grads will play for college teams this fall. Simon Martinez will quarterback Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks in Nacogdoches, while Weldon Kirk, a 190 pound tackle, also heads to SFA. Butch Reed will attend the Air Force Academy for football and track.
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Hearne Hs
Simon Martinez
Weldon Kirk
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks
Nacogdoches
Piney Woods
East Texas
Butch Reed
Air Force Academy
Thoughts on People and Places in a Small-Town Era
A collage of local anecdotes highlights miles of memories. Mack Holt reads a Spain written letter about a barber of Seville search. an American GI plans a shop by that name. Carl Oldham of Boulder, Colorado earns notice for high IQ and family ties to Ruth Johnson. Jack Wilson retires from the Army after twenty years. son Jack Jr. played football for Big Spring and Jack starts an insurance business.
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Mack Holt
Spain
Seville
Lynn Johnson
Carl Oldham
Boulder
Colorado
Ruth Johnson
Hearne High
Lee Cobb
Stephen
Danny Tidwells
Danny
Beaumont
David McCarver
McCarver
Jack
Peanut) Wilson
Eagles
Big Spring
Graduation Celebrations Highlight Val Verde Weekend
Mrs Alsey Allen and Miss Louise Gibson visited in Houston on Monday. Gracia Casey graduate of Hearne High School was honored with family guests including Ann Jones of Houston C E Moore of Baytown and James B Casey of Dallas. Jimmy Bailey graduated with honors in Austin. Pat Fulton of Fort Worth spent the weekend with her parents, Pat and Debbie accompanied to Fort Worth. Wilbur Lee Dick of Monroe City visited Jess Dick. Mrs Joe Bill Foster Cliff Wiese and Cooper Wiese were in Waco Friday.
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Carlton Maddox
Laverne Wilson
Mae Wilson
Louise Allen
University of Texas
Alsey Allen
Sharon Sumners
N. T. S. College
Berkeley Jones
David Forsythe
Houston
Thomas N. Taylor
al Foster
San Antonio
Mae Foster
Tom Field
Imogene Hyde
Biddie Drury
Austin
Joe Taylor
Frank Booker
Calvert
Lamar Vaughan
Franz Pietsch
Ernestine Oscar
Suzanne Barton
Georgetown
Jodie Barton
Suzanne
Capitol
Ellen
Laura Wiese
Baytown
Molly McElroy
Adone Parker
Reagan McCrary
Dan Cass
Marr
Corsicana
Alfred Conitz
Barbara Conitz
Camp
Val Verde
Louise Gibson
Pat Fulton
Fort Worth
Glenn Fulton
Fulton
Debbie
Pat
Will Lange
Wm.r. Wiese Jr
Wilbur Lee Dick
Monroe City
Jess Dick
Mmes
Joe Bill Foster
Cliff Wiese
Cooper Wiese
Waco
Mrs Smith Returns From Visit In Wildsville La
Mrs. Robert M. Smith has returned from a three week visit with her daughter-in-law Mrs. Harry Smith at Wildsville, Louisiana.
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Robert. M. Smith
Harry Smaith
Wildsville, la
Calvert Honors: Valedictorian and Salutatorian Named
Mrs J O Hucks announced Calvert honors for the 1962 graduating class. Valedictorian Miss Flossie Glover, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Glover, led with 92.94 average and earned scholarships to Blinn College Mary Hardin Baylor East Texas State College and Sam Houston College. Salutatorian Bill Toland, son of Mr and Mrs Jack Toland, carried a 90.47 average with numerous honors and scholarships, planning to attend Mary Hardin Baylor College in the fall.
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Flossie Glover
Jack Glover
Blinn College
Mary Hardin-Baylor
East Texas State College
Sam Houston College
Mary Hardin-Baylor College
Bill Toland
Jack Toland
Calvert W. M. U Holds Meeting at First Baptist Church
Eight members attended the Calvert W. M. U. meeting of the First Baptist Church. Mrs. George Leath read the prayer calendar while Mrs. Gip Howard led missionary prayers. Mrs. Ezell Wootan presented a devotional titled I Saw God Today.
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J. O. Hucks
Calvert
First Baptist Church
George Leath
Gip Howard
God
Ezell Wootan
Calvert High Holds Commencement Exercises
Commencement exercises for Calvert High School's senior class were held May 30 in the school auditorium. The program featured an invocation by Rev. Cecil MicBeth, musical numbers by Mrs. Tommy Corley, and valedictorian Miss Flossie Glover delivering A Republic If You Can Keep It. Salutatorian Bill Toland spoke on Our Pilgrim Fathers Gift To Us The School. Retiring teachers Mrs. Jerry Blasienz and Mrs. Franz Pietsch were honored with gifts. Dr. Harper F. Beaty of the University of Houston delivered the evening speech, introduced by Supt. H. S. Pearson. Diplomas were presented by N. R. Lutz to 13 graduates including Joe Amos, Gordon Pete Brien, Roy Benton Burden, Paul Castilleja, Patricia Ann Dick, Florence Irene Glover, Carol Ann Greenwood, Thomas Carl Jamison, Billy Don Klawetter, Joe Mata, Ronald Doyle Mathews, Octavia Novella Ramirez, William Bullock Toland, and Calvin Kelsey Wiese.
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J. O. Hucks
Calvert
Calvert High School
Cecil MicBeth
Tommy Corley
Flossie Glover
Bill Toland
Jerry Blasienz
Franz Pietsch
Calvert Schools
N. R. Lutz
Joe Amos
Gordon Pete Brien
Roy Benton Burden
Paul Castilleja
Patricia Ann Dick
Florence Irene Glover
Carol Ann Greenwood
Thomas Carl Jamison
Billy Don Klawetter
Joe Mata
Ronald Doyle Mathews
Octavia Novella Ramirez
William Bullock Toland
Calvin Kelsey Wiese
Calvert W S C S Meets Monday at Church
Mrs J O Mucks notes the Calvert Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church met Monday morning. Mrs G L Terry presided, with Mrs W C Bristow and others assisting. A program on "The Deaconess' Role in the Missionary Work of the World Church" was presented.
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J. O. Mucks
Calvert
G. L. Terry
Woman's Society of Christian Service
The
Methodist Church
W. C. Bristow
Mmes
Virginia Greenwood
Bicker Cain
J. W. Foster
Reagan Wyser
World Church
Terry
Archie Crane Dies Sunday
Archie R. Crane 75 former Robertson County resident died Sunday at a Shreveport Louisiana rest home. Funeral at Peters Funeral Chapel Franklin at 2 p m Tuesday with Rev D Townes Windham officiating. Burial in Franklin cemetery. He was born June 17 1887 at Grant Prairie and moved to Shreveport 16 years ago. Survived by two daughters Mrs Wayne L Fuque and Mrs W C Hill of Shreveport a brother Jim Crane Portales New Mexico and two sisters Mrs Faye Dowdy and Mrs Georgia Brazelle of Houston.
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Archie R. Crane
Robertson County
Shreveport
Peters Funeral Chapel
Franklin
D. Townes Windham
Franklin Cemetery
MR. Crane
Grant Prairie
Franklin Methodist Church
Wayne L. Fuque
W. C. Hill
Jim Crane
Portales
N. M
Faye Dowdy
Georgia Brazelle
Houston
Earnest Workers In Gregory Home
Mrs. J. O. Hucks hosts Ear nest Workers Class in Calvert at Mrs. Gregory home. Mrs. Willie Gregory and Mrs. Bob Davis guided ten members at the gathering with prayers by Mrs. Brannon and a shower for Mrs. Carlton Maddox. Salad cake coffee and tea were served.
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J. O. Hucks
Calvert
Willie Gregory
Bob Davis
Miss Jeanette Herod Visits With Parents This Weekend
Miss Jeanette Herod now employed in Houston and her friend Don Hummel a University of Houston student visited her parents Mr and Mrs E M Herod during the weekend.
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Jeanette Herod
Houston
Don Hummel
University of Houston
E. M. Herod
Mrs Lunsford Visits Hearne House Party
Mrs Charles Lunsford of Center arrived in Hearne to spend several days with her daughter and family Mr and Mrs Bryan Russ. She was accompanied from Center by Miss Angela Campbell guest of Misses Karan and Rebecca Russ. Mrs Sam Lunsford of Dallas joined the house party on Sunday.
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Charles Lunsford
Center
Hearne
Bryan Russ
Lunsford
Angela Campbell
Karan
Rebecca Russ
Sam Lunsford
Dallas
Graveside Rites Held on Monday for Dr John H Mitchell
Graveside services for Dr John Henry Mitchell of Tyler were held at Boone Prairie Cemetery Monday at 5 pm with Pastor John Hedge of Longview officiating. He died Sunday night in a Tyler hospital after a life in medicine that included founding two open staff hospitals in Tyler and ten years on the State Board of Health. He is survived by his wife Eugenia Beall, a son John H Mitchell Sr, a daughter Mrs A L Jones, six grandchildren, and three sisters.
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John Henry Mitchell
Tyler
Boone Prairie
John Hedge
Longview
Tyler Church of Christ
Mitchell
Tyler Hospital
Tulane University
Rosse
State Board of Health
Eugenia Beall
Bald Prairie
John H. Mitchell Sr
Dallas
A. L. Jones
Fort Worth
Edna Brown
Minnie Mitchell
Franklin
Estella Rogers
Stranger
Weekend Guests at the Record Home
Weekend guests of Mr and Mrs R C Record include their niece and Mr and Mrs Bill McDonald of Oklahoma City Oklahoma. This week their grandchildren Amy and Melanie Record of Bryan are visiting.
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R. C. Record
Bill McDonald
Oklahoma City
Okla
Record
Amy
Melanie Record
Bryan
Wyatt Home Open House Guests From San Antonio
Last weekend Mr. and Mrs. J C Wyatt hosted guests from San Antonio including Mr and Mrs Eddie Gonzales with their son and daughter, Mr and Mrs Danny Hall with their son, and Mr and Mrs Walter Kelly with children. Mrs Williams the Wyatt matriarch joined them before returning to San Antonio. Mrs P B Cate and children Mary Ann and Cathy of Harlingen arrived Monday to visit J C Wyatt and Mrs Wyatt.
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J.C. Wyatt
Eddie Gonzales
Danny Hall
Walter Kelly
San’Atonio
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