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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1968
Page
2
The Texas Highway Department reports 20,684,000 out of state visitors in 1967, spending a record 1.203 billion dollars. Auto travel dominated with 15,198,000 car visitors spending 807.972 million, marking the second consecutive billion-dollar year for Texas travel.
The Texas Tourist Council based in Austin reports expenditures rose 11.6 percent and estimates 5,486,000 additional visitors arrived by commercial carriers, contributing 395,165,000 dollars to Texas’ economy.
Funeral services for George Washington Sills, 88, of Franklin, were held Friday at 2 p m at Franklin Baptist Church with interment in East Boone Prairie Cemetery. He died February 28 in a Marlin hospital after a long illness. A Robertson County native, he lived here all his life, attended Cross Roads and Coal Branch schools, and married Sarah Holloway in 1901. Survived by six sons, five daughters, 40 grandchildren, one great grandchild and five great great grandchildren, plus three sisters.
Enoch Harding 72, longtime Hearne resident, died February 27 in a Greenville rest home after years of illness. Funeral services were held February 29. He attended Hearne schools and was the eldest brother of the late Mrs. Frad Klapper, a nephew of Mrs. H. W. Cummings. Survived by widow, three children Enoch Jr Nell and Ann, two brothers Phillip and Mason Harding of Houston, and sister Mrs. Floyd Westerwood of Houston.
Schedule of services for Easterly Baptist Church Hearne Baptist Mission and local Catholic Masses. Details include Sunday School times at multiple churches, morning and evening worship, midweek prayer, choir and union meetings, and special monthly family communion. Placename references include Davis Street and the towns served.
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