Operation Playground letter from hearings 1966 Hearne TX
Hearne Texas citizen stationed in Nha Trang South Viet Nam as executive officer of a 240 bed hospital writes to a Texas town paper appealing for donations to build a playground for local Vietnamese children. He notes military government support and a land grant near the South China Sea and requests small toys like tricycles scooters and wagons collected from Hearne residents.
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Operation Playground
568Th
APO
San Francisco
Hearne Democrat
Hearne
Texas
Nha Trang
South Viet Nam
South China Sea
Heamer
Johnny R. Jackson
Medical Service Corps
Portland family visits Hearne as guests of Mrs Lucas
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lucas and their sons Mark Brian Paul and David from Portland spent last week in Hearne visiting Mrs. J. F. Lucas, his mother.
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Frank Lucas
Mark, Brian, Paul
David
Portland
Hearne
J. F. Lucas
Mrs. Ila Speer Hines Dies at 73 in Hearne
Ila Speer Hines dies June 21 in Hearne after months of illness. Born October 4, 1892 in Nesbitt, she was a member of First Baptist Church. Funeral June 23 at 10 a.m. at Heartfield Funeral Home, Rev. C. W. Sanders and Rev. James Schratt officiating, burial in Norwood Cemetery. Survived by husband George Hines, a stepdaughter, a brother, a sister, and several nieces and nephews.
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Ila Speer Hines
Hearne
Nesbitt
Speer
Waco
R. P. McCoy
Myers Completes Army Training at Fort Hood
Pvt. Ira W. Myers 19, son of Mrs Ruth Matysiak of Hearne, completed eight weeks of advanced infantry training at Fort Hood on June 17. He received instruction in small unit tactics and firing M-14 rifle M-60 machine gun and 3.5 inch rocket launcher. Myers’ father and wife live in Houston.
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Ira W
Bill) Myers
Ruth Matysiak
Hearne
Fort Hood
Myers
Houston
Behrens Family Reunion Planned in Rosenberg
Mr and Mrs Franklin A Behrens will attend a family reunion at the American Legion Hall in Rosenberg over the weekend.
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Franklin A. Behrens
American Legion Hall
Rosenberg
Insurance rate rise eyed in Texas and Medfly alert
Texas motorists face an average rise of 2.11 dollars per year as the State Insurance Board weighs public testimony on rate changes set to take effect August 1. In Brownsville area a Mediterranean fruit fly outbreak triggers 1,000 new traps and extra inspectors to prevent crop loss.
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Austin
Texas
State
Aeek
Brownsville
Agriculture Com
John White
Texas Department of Agriculture
U. S. Department of Agriculture Plant Pest Control Service
White
Thomas E. Riggs
Waco
Clifton B. Drinkard
Eden
Veterans Administration
Jim W. Tunnell
McAllen
Texas Railroad Commission
Waggoner Carr
Texas Supreme Court
Texas Highway Commission
Texas Highway Department
Judge Roy Bean
Langtry
Val Verde County
Gatz Finishes Combat Training at Camp Pendleton
Pvt. Gregory Gatz son of Mrs Jamie Moore of Hearne completed four weeks of Marines combat training at Camp Pendleton California. The course involved over 200 hours under simulated combat conditions and will be followed by four weeks of basic specialist training. Miss Sue Martin visits Gearne relatives from Sam Houston State College in Huntsville.
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Pvt
Gregory Gatz
Jamie Moore
Hearne
Camp Pendleton
California
Sue Martin
Sam Houston State College
Huntsville
Gearne
Little League Results And Coming Games
Fred Ferrara, league president, reminds all players pictures will be made at 6 30 p m today June 23 at the Lions Club Diamond. All players must be there promptly in uniform to be in pictures. Local games are at 7 30 p m on the Lions Club Diamond. Redlegs 14 Braves 5 June 15. Redlegs 12 Giants 8 June 16. Cards 6 Colts 2 June 16. Giants 8 Dodgers 4 June 17. Giants 10 Colts 0 June 20. Cards 4 Braves 0 June 21. Redlegs 1 Dodgers 2. June 23 Braves Dodgers. Redlegs Colts. June 24 Giants Cards. June 27 Braves Giants. Redlegs Cards. June 28 Braves Colts. June 29 Colts Dodgers.
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Fred Ferrara
Lions Club
First Round Pony League Play Completed
Hearne Youth Association Pony League finished its first round with the Flashers undefeated and holding a two game lead over the Farmers. Standings show Flashers 5-0, Farmers 3-2, Sonics 2-3, Angels 2-3, Bremond 2-3, Astros 1-4.
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Hearne Youth Association
Flashers
Farmers
Sonics
Angels
Bremond
Astros
Bombers Bow To Eagles In Bob Jones Park Game
The Bald Eagles defeated the Bombers 13-8 at Bob Jones Park, putting the Eagles one game ahead of Calvert in the softball league. The opening inning saw six Bombers runs, but the Eagles answered with six hits and two homers to surge ahead, then added a run in the fifth and two in the sixth to seal it.
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Bombers
Eagles
Bob Jones Park
Bald Eagles
Calvert
Westside Panthers
Jones Park
Bernard Hopeus
Nat Miller
Walter van de Weghe
Panthers
Baxter Rites Rockdale
Funeral services for Doug Baxter killed in a traffic accident in Hearne were held in Rockdale with Minister Mike Coward officiating. Burial followed at Oak Lawn Cemetery. Surviving are his widow June Baxter two daughters Tamara Kay Baxter and Wilbur Lee Yakesh one grandchild his father Edward D. Baxter three brothers and three sisters all of various Texas towns.
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Doug Baxter
Hearne
Phillips and Luckey Chapel
Rockdale
Mike Coward
Church of Christ In
Bryan
Oak Lawn Cemetery
June Baxter
Wilbur Lee Yakesh
Tamara Kay Baxter
Edward D. Baxter
David and
J. L. Baxter
Lubbock
C. W. Baxter
Victoria
Ruby Langford
Haskell
Ed Rodgers
Jessie Allen
Tips From Tippit Floyd Tippit Patrolman
Center your car in your lane and stay primarily in one lane. Weavers line huggers and lane straddlers trigger many accidents. Aim down the middle of the lane to maintain an air cushion around the vehicle and gain better reaction time.
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Floyd Tippit
Mrs Lynn Johnson Hosts Family Visit in Houston
Mrs Lynn Johnson welcomed her son and family, Carl Johnson and children Susan and John Taylor, during a visit to Houston last week. John Taylor remained until the weekend when his father retrieved him. Mr and Mrs Arthur Carter of Beaumont stayed as Saturday overnight guests at Mrs Lynn Johnson and John.
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Lynn Johnson
Houston
Carl Johnson
Susan
John Taylor
Arthur Carter
Beaumont
John
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