Calvert FHA Ends School Year With Party and Awards
Calvert High School Future Homemakers of America held its end of school party on Tuesday night January 4 in the gymnasium. FHA members, parents and guests enjoyed competitive games and a supper of barbecued wieners and potato salad. Members Ray Charles Allen Letitia Dixon Sharon Grimes Wendy Anderson and Vera Tabor received awards and certificates of appreciation to local employers including Frank Kemble Calvert Public Schools Mr and Mrs Kenneth Robinson Pizza Hut Rev and Mrs Dean Palmer and Mrs Rose Hicks among others for supporting student work experiences.
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Calvert High School
Future Homemakers of America
Oon
Gymnasium Fha
Cooperative Education
HECE
Ray Charles Allen
Letitia Dixon
Sharon Diane Grimes
Wendy Moody Anderson
Vera Tabor
Frank Kem
Brazos Bottom Bits Highlights Local Visits and Farm News
Conroe residents Mr and Mrs Joseph Kethan and sons Chris and Michael visited Mrs Kethan's grandmother Mrs Mary Pizalate over the weekend. Johanna DeStefano, daughter of Mr and Mrs Sam FE DeStefano, is named to Girls State and will spend 10 days in Seguin. Precinct 7 cast 52 votes on Saturday June 5. Local farming notes note rainfall and crop progress amid continuing growing season.
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Joseph Kethan
Chris and
Michael Scott
Conroe
Kethan
Mary Pizalate
Jack Boynton
Houston
Karen and
Alicia Zemanek
AL Premanek
Johanna DeStefano
Sam FE DeStefano
Seguin
Johanna
Vincent Campise
la Joya
Edinburg
M. M. Otten
Joe Collette
Lucille Collette
Frances Qlando
Olando
Navasota
Bryan
Petunias
Cotropia Farm
Zinnias
Cosmos
Garcia
Gonzales
Jesus
Weekly Sheriff's Report Reveals Murder Charge After Interrogation
Sonny Elliott reports that a Calvert man implicated two others in the July murder of Bessie Rogers. A third suspect is charged after warrants and statements. Also, a Hearne man confessed to shooting a woman and was jailed. bond set at 82000, investigation ongoing.
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Tommy Singleton
Bessie Rogers
Calvert
Marshal Singleton
Cecil Wingo
TP Secerely
Hearne
Justice of the Peace
D P Harris
Price Tag of Crime Against Business Runs Into Billions
The article cites a 1975 U S figure showing crimes against business costing 19.1 billion dollars with 4.5 billion in prevention. Retail, manufacturing, wholesaling, services, transport and arson broke down the losses, totaling 23.6 billion dollars about 15 percent of corporate profits. It also notes a 1974 estimate of 20.3 billion.
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U.S
U.S. Department of Commerce
New Arrivals in Robertson County Hospital Births
A May 2 birth is a son Jonathan Charles to Mr and Mrs Charles Boils of Bryan. A May 27 daughter Tonya Lanette to Mr and Mrs Charles Thomas of Hearne. A May 26 son Benito Mendez Jr. to Mr and Mrs Benito Mendez of Caldwell, Robertson County Hospital. Quote from W Maugham about freedom and comfort.
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Jonathan Charles
Charles Boils
Bryan
Robertson County Community Hospital
Charles Thomas
Hearne
Tonya Lanette
Benito Mendez Jr
Benito Mendez
Caldwell
Shatoosh Gown Auction Notice
Auction offer for a shatoosh gown described as wool from Indian goats. Item marketed with price hint of 5000 borrow one. Details uncertain. readability limited. Potential buyer cautioned about authenticity and payment terms.
Eison family reunion brings kin from Texas and Louisiana
Benchley News reports the Eison family reunion hosted by Mr and Mrs Dick McLain drew 78 for the night with more for dinner. Attendees from Texas and Louisiana enjoyed pavillon songs, games, signs including one for The Hearne Democrat, barbecue and desserts. The youngest guest was Ami DeNee Page of Leesville Louisiana. Grandson Ricky Atkinson married recently, daughter Gwen McLain before marriage. Three relatives passed since last year, Theo J Master Tracy L Master and Elizabeth Martin Stark. Camp broke up around four, with plans to return next year.
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Sam Rice Jr
Dick McLain
Texas
Louisiana
Eison
McLain
Myrtle Eison
Ock Hills
Huck Finn
Hearne Democrat
Brazos
Baby Ami DeNee’ Page
Donald Page
Leesville
Ricky Atkinson
Ray Atkinson
Gwen McLain
Theo J. Master
Tracy L. Master
Hubbard
Elizabeth Martin Stark
Waller
Braking Slowed By Platform Shoes Study Finds
A University of Missouri study shows platform shoes lengthen braking distance. In two tests, 17 participants wore platforms and then normal shoes. Brake response rose from .81 to .91 seconds, adding about 1.42 feet extra stopping distance per 10 mph.
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University of Missouri
Norene Weaver Buried Friday
Mrs Norene Morehead Weaver 96 died at her home in Arlington on Wednesday June 2 Funeral services were held in the chapel of Moore Funeral Home at 10 a.m. Friday June 4 with burial in Bremond Cemetery Friday afternoon Survived by two daughters Marian Truett Franklin Bonnie Smith Arlington one granddaughter and one great grandson.
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Norene Morehead Weaver
Arlington
Chapel of Moore Funeral Home
Bremond
The Old Timer Quip About Getting Old
A humorous remark notes aging with a quip about using one bend to pick up two things. The line showcases a wry, compact toast to advancing years.
Kathy Pratt on Staff at Ridgecrest Baptist Center
Kathy Pratt works as secretary in Ridgecrest Baptist Conference Center press office during the summer. The site hosts over 350 staff and expects about 35 000 guests from across the country for the Bicentennial season. Ridgecrest is owned by the Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Several local visitors joined Mr and Mrs H M Dotson during a hospital stay and others attended a homecoming at Rockdale Fair Park.
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Kathy Pratt
North Carolina
Ridgecrest Baptist Conference Center
Auss Pratt
Moss Pratt
Hearne High School
Jesse Mo Pratt
Wheelock Street
Baylor University
Ridgecrest
Sunday School Board
Southern Baptist Convention
Blue Ridge Mountains
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Texas Governor's Office
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St. Edward's University of Austin
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