Views From Washington by Congressman Bob Poage
Congressman Poage critiques welfare programs urging work incentives for able bodied citizens. He reports on rural planning bills, unemployment insurance governance, and proposed benefits expansions. He notes staff will write the newsletter during his July absence and reports Mrs Gates returning from Eddy after her mother's funeral.
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Wilkerson Family Welcomes Distant Kin This Weekend
Mrs C D Wilkerson hosted her daughter and family over the weekend. Also visiting were Lt and Mrs Doyle Krumrey and their sons Lane and Shawn, from Del Rio.
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C. D. Wilkerson
S. R. Newton
Frances Wilkerson
Rites Wednesday For Mrs Smith
Funeral services for Mrs Myrtle Smith of Houston were held at First Baptist Church of Hearne on Wednesday June 23 at 2 pm. Rev James Svirratt officiated. Interment was at Sites Cemetery with Heartfield Funeral Home in charge. Pallbearers were Cooper Wiese J E Mathis W J Giesensehleg John W Jennings Charles Hook J R Helmcamp William C C Carrey and Floyd Helmen. Mrs Smith born Myrtle Suggs in Hearne died June 27 at Baptist Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She had lived in Houston for 28 years. She is survived by her husband John R Smith of Houston, her mother Mrs C W Suggs, two brothers R L Bob Suggs and M E Gene Suggs, a sister Mrs Eula Pilgreen, all of Hearne, and a number of nieces and nephews.
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Charles Hook
J. R. Helmcamp
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Floyd Helmen
Smith
Myrtle Suggs
Baptist Memorial Hospital
John R. Smith
C. W. Suggs
R. L
Bob) Suggs
M. E
Gene) Suggs
Eula Pilgreen
Mrs. Bumphurs Dies In Houston
Nora Bumphurs, 51, of Houston and formerly of Bald Prairie, died Friday in a Houston hospital. Funeral services were held in Bryan Monday at 2 p.m. with graveside rites at Bald Prairie Cemetery at 4 p.m. Minister Royce Ingersoll officiated. She lived in Robertson County most of her life before moving to Houston four years ago. She leaves a daughter Mrs. Clyde O Bannon of College Station, four grandchildren, six great grandchildren, one brother and six sisters.
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College Station
Bremond K C Event Sunday Festivities at St Marys School
The fourth annual Bremond Knights of Columbus celebration occurs Sunday July 3 at St Marys School grounds. Activities run noon to midnight with barbecue plates and to go meats. Games music polka band from 1 to 6 pm and dance 8 pm to midnight. Public invited by Bremond council.
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Bremond
St. Mary’s
Bremond Council
Pony League Scores and Top Batter Note
Pony League results for June include Sonic 11 Astros 10 and Bremond 11 Flashers 11 on June 23. June 24 Astros 17 Farmers 3. June 27 Flashers 6 Astros 4 and Angels 6 Bremond 1. June 28 Sonics 1 Farmers 0 forfeit and Astros 5 Angels 3. Top five batters head the classified ads.
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For Rent and Sale Notices Mixed in Local Classifieds
Unfurnished four room house for rent and furnished apartment at 309 East Davis Street listed. Household items for sale include a Frigidaire 11 cubic foot refrigerator, Whirlpool washing machine, walnut desk, Duncan Phyfe sofa, mahogany bed and triple dresser, three living room tables. Also a 1956 Chevrolet with 30,000 miles and four new tires plus a 14 foot fiberglass boat with trailer. A loose German Shepherd puppy, brown and black, five weeks old, is missing near corner Brenken. Contact details include W. D. McCarver and C. L. Meadors with telephone numbers LI 62334 and LI yren n respectively.
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Austin Capitol Tour Draws Visitors From Across Texas and Beyond
The Texas State Capitol draws more than 200 000 visitors yearly to its rotunda and halls. The Dome reopened last year after 12 years, with six guided tours daily to the fifth floor balcony. The building, 309 feet tall and covering three acres, cost over 3.7 million and features terrazzo floors and extensive stone work from Burnet County.
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Hearne Pearls Handle Bryan Lulacs In Easy Tilt
Hearne Pearls beat Bryan Lulacs 21-1 at Bob Jones Park on Friday night and then topped Rockdale Legion 14-2 in Roc dale Saturday. Jim Batson had four hits, Tim Batson hit an inside-the-park homer, Pete Martin went 3 for 5, Artie Almendarez was the winning pitcher against Lulacs, and Mark Nigliazzo got the win in Rockdale. The Pearls schedule a Sunday 3 p.m. game at Lulae Field in Bryan.
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Lulacs
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Rockdale
Bobby Batson
Artie Almendarez
Mark Nigliazzo
Bryan
Lulae Field
Mrs. W. R. Pardo Returns From Trip to Rockwood and Philadelphia
Mrs. W. R. Pardo came home last week after a three week trip to Rockwood Pa and other eastern points. She visited her daughter Mr. and Mrs. George Palmos Jr. and their sons in Rockwood and traveled to Philadelphia where they joined her son Capt. Bobby Pardo and his family en route from Maine to Tampa Fla to attend school at McDill AFB. In Philadelphia they toured Old St George's Church and then traveled to Montgomery Alabama as guests of Major and Mrs. Tom Maus before her return to Hearne.
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Rockwood
George Palmos Jr
Philadelphia
Pardo
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Maine
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Fla
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Capt. Pardo
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Alabama
Tom Maus
Hearne
Coming Games on Bob Jones Diamond
Schedule of June 30 to July 6 events at Bob Jones Diamond lists Farmers versus Flashers at 6 30 p m and Sonics versus Bremond at 8 30 p m on June 30. July 4 features Sonics against Astros at 7 30 p m. July 5 offers Flashers versus Sonics at 6 30 p m and Rebels versus Cameron at 8 30 p m. July 6 matches Angels versus Farmers at 6 30 p m and Bremond versus Astros at 8 30 p m.
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Sonics
Bremond
Astros
Rebels
Cameron
Angels
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