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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1972
Page
4
Robertson County will sample 1 082 farmers and ranchers for a questionnaire on acreage and production. About 22 000 Texas farmers will receive forms in early July to determine harvested acreage and production for each county and the state.
First Baptist Bible School will run June 19 to 23 at First Baptist Church of Hearne from 9 30 a m to 11 a m daily. Commencement is Friday, June 23, at 11 30 a m. Ages three through sixth grade. Record enrollment expected. The Living Soul youth choir rehearses 6 to 8 p m Monday through Thursday for a scheduled tour, with a Bible study during rehearsal. Visitors welcome.
Southern tip of Texas posted above normal rainfall while most districts remained dry through February April. Dalhart recorded 15 percent of normal. Lower Valley 123 percent. Trans-Pecos led May with 1.24 inches. Overall crop growth good, wheat and sorghum harvest advancing. Farm prices rose 15 percent from a year earlier. parity 73 percent.
At the June 5 Calvert City Council meeting A N Kotch of Lone Star Gas urged a rate increase from a $2.00 to $2.20 minimum with about a 10 percent overall rise. Alderman Dick moved to table the request until July as the city also negotiates with Gulf State Utilities over electricity rates.
The Rev and Mrs James E Scirratt of First Baptist Hearne served as messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention in Philadelphia June 6 to 8 for the 115th annual session. Over 13 000 messengers attended with speakers like Billy Graham Anita Bryant and astronaut James Irwin. The couple toured historic Philadelphia Washington DC and New York during the trip.
Hearne delegates Robert Byron Priestly Ney James Webb and Randall Jack Werner were among 840 Texas high school students registered June 7 for the 32nd American Legion Boys State at the University of Texas in Austin. Delegates join Nationalist or Federalist parties and participate in precinct county and state conventions and primaries. The program teaches self government through hands on experience with voting and offices. This year the vote extends to 18 year olds and a Capitol trip Tuesday offers elected officials a day in office.
The Texas Animal Health Commission will inspect 15 large cattle herds in Robertson County for Brucellosis free of charge, said county agent Harry Smith. To maintain modified certified Brucellosis free status, about 400 head must be checked. If cattle show health problems, owners are urged to have them evaluated.
The First Baptist Church of Bremond sponsors a youth rally on Saturday June 17 with Bunny Martin as the speaker. The event invites area youth to attend at the church venue downtown.
Mr and Mrs J E Nichols and children Natalie and Noelle of Phoenix Arizona have vacationed two weeks with his parents Mr and Mrs W A Nichols in the Five Points Community. Mr and Mrs Don Woodliff of New Orleans visited in Hearne at the weekend with her brother and family Mr and Mrs Oscar Chappell Jr and children and Miss Kathryn Bishop.
Mrs. Robert Earl Davis and her daughters Kay Lynn and Jo Anna spent several days in Huntsville last week visiting her mother Mrs. Ottie Barrett and other relatives and friends.
William J Kuhfuss president of the American Farm Bureau Federation warns that monopoly power threatens exports of farm and industrial goods. He notes a foreign trade deficit in late 1971, says wages and labor demands raise costs, and urges wage growth aligned with productivity to stay competitive.
Raymond M. Stice of Brazos Valley Cable Vision says remodeling this week will bring Calvert television service by end of August. The franchise was granted last September to Community Cable Service, later bought by BVCV. Grand opening expected around July 1 with 11 TV stations and 24 FM stations, FCC applications to carry signals from Dallas Fort Worth Austin Houston Belton Waco Temple Bryan, and eight local staff planned.
Young people from Bryan Hearne Bremond Caldwell Dime Box Rockdale Cameron Rosebud Burlington Cyclone attended the district Catholic Youth Organization gathering at Cyclone last Sunday. The program featured a business meeting a special program the evening mass dinner and a dance.
Calvert High School ag teacher William Bishop Jr attended a June 12 workshop at Texas A&M on fitting feeding and showing livestock. He was the Robertson County resident at the event where ag teachers discussed selecting animals for show exhibits and noted champions at the Houston Fat Stock Show.
Mr and Mrs Jon C Willis of Bremend announce the birth of a daughter Debra Jo in a Hearne hospital on June 9 Temeko Ann Wallace daughter born to Mr and Mrs Walter Wallace of Hearne in a local hospital on June 10 A daughter Juana born in Hearne General Hospital on June 12 to Mr and Mrs Augustine Serna of Hearne.
Aboard ship Navy PO 3/c Burnett Wal lace, son of Mrs. Ezekiel Wal lace of Bremend, is serving aboard the guided missile frigate USS Biddle off the coast of North Vietnam as a part of the Seventh Fleet.
Three year old Marlin David Holcombe is employed by the Ben Shaw Modeling Agency in Houston. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Holcombe of Houston and the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Hill Holcombe of Groveton and Mr. and Mrs. Milton Sweat of Calvert. His great grandparents are Mrs. Ernest Cross of Calvert and Mrs. DeWitt Sweat of Klondike.
The Franklin Chamber of Commerce sponsors the Monthly Flea Market on Saturday June 17 at the courthouse square. Booths are available and events run all day. A twirling contest starts at 1 p.m. and welcomes participants of all ages. The Symank Family Band will perform intermittently.
Books checked out for week ending Friday June 9 169. Mrs James Cortemelia librarian reports several books donated by Mrs Leslie Warren in memory of her grandmother and great grandmother Mrs Maggie Jackson and Mrs Pearl Lowe. Library hours are 1:15 pm to 5 pm Monday through Friday.
Calvert Baptist Church plans Father’s Day worship with sermon titled God Give Us Men by Dr. Joe W. Bailey. A hamburger cookout for the College Career Sunday School Class at the Baileys’ home, and June activities include a Sunday School directors meeting, teachers planning, and an all church fellowship on the lawn with ice cream and cake. Dial-A-Prayer offers contact at 713 364-2365 or local dial 2365.
Bremond High School Principal J Cc Black coordinates an eight week summer Title I program ending July 21. The program aids educationally deprived students with remedial reading math and language arts in small groups. There are 65 students taught by seven teachers. Head Start serves 20 students under Principal Al Roberts with Beth Arnest Jewell Love and aides.
Tuesday morning record shows numerous patients across Hearne and nearby towns. Names include Lydia Murray Nannie Bowser Susie Redder Franklin C B Williams Tommie Johnston Franklin James Smith Odell Smith Rodney Menn Fletcher Rhodes Edna Johnson Catherine Cash Lula Mae Darnell Ella Mae Smith Charles Elliott Sammy Davis Mary Rodriguez Connie Burns Fannie Hoyt Max Prewett Raul Carrere Donnell Becktold Guadalupe Serna Patricia Wallace Pauline Poetter Vida Rohde Leola Shoemaker and Bryan.
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