Debate Over Navasota River Dam Sites Rages In Region
Local chambers and city governments from Navasota Bryan College Station and nearby areas clash over dam site choices for the Navasota River with Millican Benchley Normangee and Mexia contenders amid questions of flood control irrigation and cost benefit. Robertson County cautions against local bias urging regional cooperation to balance interests and opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navasota
Chambers of Commerce
Bryan
College Station
U. S. Study Commission
Mexia
Robertson County
Warm spring boosts farming and community life in area
A week of sun increases farm activity with fruit trees in full leaf and potatoes up as berry vines flourish. Local visits include families from Bryan and Hearne, church gatherings feature Rev. Charles Allen, and Red Cross drives begin in March. The community mourns the death of Andrew Spiller with out of town relatives attending his funeral at Wheelock Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearlie Marsh
Hilton
Bryan
Pat Whisenhandt
Mrs McMillan Hostess To Club Calvert
An unusually nice Calvert Woman's Club meeting was hosted by Mrs Frank McMillan with Mrs C S Allen and Mrs H S Pierson assisting. Rev Henry Freund presented readings from Green Pastures in Negro dialect. The club named an outstanding mother and teacher, with remarks on the presidential inauguration. Green St Patrick's Day decorations and a green fruit salad were served. Out of town guests included Mrs Frank Booker Houston and Mrs Oliver Billipedy Alexandria VA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Hucks
Calvert
Calvert Woman’s Club
Frank McMillan
L. S. Casimir
Jud Collier
Seth Burnett
Joe Gibson
City
Frank Booker
Houston
Oliver Billipedy
Alexandria
Bradley
Appleby
Franklin
H. W. Cumings
Fred Klapper
Hearne
Collier
Mumford
Local students, veterans, and events listed in Houston area notes
Glen Brewer, a TCU student, appears on Dean's list for the second straight semester and ranks in the top 5 percent of his class. S Sgt Riley B Sikes, son of Bill Sikes, is now a Brooke Army Medical Center career counselor after two decades in reenlistments. Mrs R E Doty, Poe School principal, presented a Bible at the new school completion ceremony. A group including Wilber Strong and others promotes a 1961 minstrel show on KBTX. J T White to attend the Southwestern Cattle Raisers meet in Fort Worth in March 2022, and East Texas Black Bass Tourney set for Lake Tyler April 5-9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Brewer
Lst
Jack Brewer
Riley B. Sikes
Bill Sikes
Hearne
Brooke Army Medical Center
Sikes
R. E. Doty
Poe School
Tow
Houston
Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Fort Worth
White
Lake Tyler
Family and friends listed across Texas in notice
Of Katy, Mrs. Omar Keyes and Betty of Fort Worth, Mrs. Belle King, Mrs. Lucy Belle Whitley and sons and Mr. and Mrs. L. E. King of Bryan, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Tullous of Hearne, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Tullous of Conroe, Mark Tullous, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Tullous and Mrs. Iona Lawson of Rodge, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ray Cooper of Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katy
Omar Keyes
Betty
Fort Worth
Belle King
Lucy Belle Whitley and Sons
L. E. King
Bryan
Dan Tullous
Hearne
Pat Tullous
Conroe
Mark Tullous
F. L. Tullous
Iona Lawson
Rodge
Joe Ray Cooper
Dallas
Thanksgiving note from B R Hilburn and Stubbs family
B R Hilburn expresses gratitude for prayers flowers gifts cards and inquiries during recent hospital stay at S P Hospital Houston Texas. Mr and Mrs Volney Stubbs and family from Dallas visited Stoney Stubbs parents last weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. P. Hospital
Houston
Texas
Volney Stubbs
Mary and
Bobby
Dallas
Stoney Stubbs
Rites Saturday For A Spiller Wheelock farmer dies at 73
Andrew Spiller of Wheelock died Friday March 10 at home aged 73 years five months and one day Funeral services were held Saturday March 11 at 3 p m at Wheelock Baptist Church with pastors W A McDonald D Townes Windham and Walton Cole officiating Interment followed in Wheelock Cemetery Heartfield Funeral Home in charge Pallbearers included Ernest Goodman Travis Spiller Ancel Spiller Jr Ray Cooper Jr Rex Lee J C Pruitt J L Huskey and Welty McCullough He is survived by his widow Annie Bell Spiller two daughters Dorothy Kurtzman of Houston Estelle Morgan of Bryan two sons Reginald Spiller of Franklin Homer Ray Spiller of Waco two brothers Albert Spiller of Wheelock Horace Spiller of Shreveport La and two sisters Mrs Belle King of Bryan and Mrs Kattie Lewis of Shreveport La.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheelock Baptist Church
W. A. McDonald
D. Townes Windham
Methodist Church
Walton Cole
Bryan
Wheelock
Heartfield Funeral Home
Ernest Goodman
Travis Spiller
Ancel Spiller Jr
Ray Cooper Jr
Rex Lee
J. C. Pruitt
J. L. Huskey
Welty McCullough
Spiller
Annie Bell Spiller
Dorothy Kurtzman
Houston
Estelle Morgan
Reginald Spiller
Franklin
Homer Ray Spiller
Waco
Albert Spiller
Horace Spiller
Shreveport
Belle King
Kattie Lewis
Red Cross Month Campaign Leaders Named for 1961
George B. Wilson Jr announces co workers for the 1961 Red Cross fund driving Hearne Eugene A Hudson Franklin Carlston Hicks Bremond J W Baker Calvert Mrs Cliff Wiese. By contributing you help disaster victims such as Hurricane Donna regain footing. Red Cross aids with blood first aid home nursing veterans and youth service programs. Give whatever you can to help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Wilson, Jr
Robertson County Fund
American Red Cross
Hearne
Eugene A. Hudson
Franklin—Carlston Hicks
Bremond
J. W. Baker
Calvert
Cliff Wiese
Red Cross
Mr.Tilson
Brownie Troop 12 Meeting Reports Dancing Dolls Activity
Brownie Troop 12 met Wednesday afternoon at the Scout House with fifteen members present. They recited the Pledge of Allegiance and the Brownie Promise to open. The girls made dancing dolls from Popsicle sticks and refreshments were served to the group and one visitor, Mrs Leon Moore, by Cherry Brock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownie News
Brownie
Scout House
Leon Moore
Cherry Brock
Will Participate In State Contest At Prairie View
Six members of the Blackshear N F A Chapter will participate in the State Judging Contest at Prairie View A M College on March 18 1961. The teams include livestock and poultry Benard Smith James E Carroll and B F Henderson farm mechanics Charles Osborne and Jerry Moody and meat identification James Seymour. Advisor Zack W Grays accompanies the N F A teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackshear N. F. A
Prairie View A&m College
Benard Smith
James E. Caroll
B. F. Henderson
Charles Osborne
Jerry Moody
James Seymour
Zack W. Grays
Mrs Jim Nale Recovers After Hospital Stay in Austin
Mrs Jim Nale is recuperating at home after several days hospitalization in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Nale
Austin
Robertson County real estate transfers listed in court notices
Marriage licenses filed for Darrell Lynn Chamberlain and Dorothy Joyce Lewis. Transfers include Sidney Cooper to Billy Burke for lots 9 and 10, block 75, Calvert, 3875. Mike Swick Jr. to Clinton Easley, 7.3 acres, West survey, 600. numerous other deeds in Hearne, Calvert, Bremond, Franklin, and surrounding areas with nominal sums or $10.00 and other valuable considerations. Names include McCullough, Gerdes, Cody, Cobb, Frierson, Taylor, Philen, Mears, Snider, Mears, Marsh, Guynes, Kemp, Stubbs, and Chandler among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Thomas Cooper
Billy H. Burke
Calvert
Mike Swick Jr
Clinton Easley
Noble Connor
Paul Hooks
Hearne
George R. McCullough
Garwood Gerdes
Rejon
Charles Ferrara
Simon Ruiz
H. Hart Nance
Frank L. Perry
Coulter Survey
Johnny L. Mears
Donald Mears
Morgan Survey
Ray Terrell Griffin
Ernest D. Calhouneaux
Franklin
James E. Friers
Johnny Snider
Bremond
Mildred W. Mears
Melvin L. Evans
Gladys Marsh Porterfield
Hayden R. Marsh
Dunn League
Eugene A. Marsh
Frusia Kemp
Irene Hortense Guynes
Lucille Kemp Cope
S. J. Stubbs
Robert S. Henry
Gussie Jennings
Guy E. Chandler
B. B.russell
Walter M Daggett
Annie Mae Staten
Floyd Paxton Goff
Pauline Bedach Oscar
Henrietta Johnson
Tom C. Bryant
Southside
Eva Brown Et al
Clyde Edwards
J. M. Johnson
Claude Johnson
Jimmie L. Huey
Jack L. Fulton
Texas Farmers Union Organizes Meeting In Hearne
An organizational meeting of the Texas Farmers Union was held March 2 at Hearne High School vac.ale building with 46 farmers and ranchers present. James Jones of Calvert was named temporary president and Luke Collette Jr. secretary, along with several temporary vice presidents. A charter meeting is set for March 28 at the Hearne VOC.ag building. Mr. and Mrs George Abraham of Bremond will attend the National Farmers Union Convention in Washington, D. C. March 13 to 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Harrison
Galveston
Cora Love
Navasota
Elizabeth Curry
Houston
Red Cross
Edith Melton
The
Texas Farmers Union
Hearne High School
James Jones
Calvert
Luke Collette Jr
George Abraham
Bremond
Joe Bill Foster
Bill Gause
Gause
Carl O’rear
Franklin
Carl Ruddle
Wheelock
Sam Degelia Jr
Hearne Voc.ag
Bremend
National Farmers Union Convention
Washington, D. C
Property transfers and vehicle listings across Hearne Calvert Bremond
A docket of real estate deeds shows transfers in Hearne Calvert and Bremond with cash considerations as low as 10 and as high as 4 250, naming buyers and sellers and describing lots blocks and tracts. It also lists new car resistors and several individuals and their vehicle brands in Hearne and Bremond.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joe Sturgis
Lucille Stidham
Woodrow Tidwell
Dial Linden
Press Association
Major Markets, Inc
New York
N. Y
Chicago
Detroit
Navasota River
Jackson
Charles Allen
First Methodist Church
Elsey Williams
Edwin Rychick
Jeanette
Tamara
Killough
Clara Helen Fabian
Omie Bates
Grandma Merryman
Bill Hoting
Gerald Saxon
Boerne
John Summerville
Andrew Spiller
Wheelock Church
McDonald
Windham
Cole
Louie Walker
James Grimes
Donald and
Eddie
Bronte
Uncle Spiller
Pasadena
L. B. Hill
Harlan
Mrs. McMillan
B. R. Hilburn
A. Spiller
Andrew. Spiller
Robertson County Court House News
Darrell Lynn Chamberlain
Dorothy Joyce Lewis
M. Lamar Jones
Claude C. Cody
Camp Creek
A. J. Ellison
Virgil Lee Cobb
Grande
Texas Farmers Union Organizational Meeting
Alex Dickey Jr
Denton
Union
Edna Rekieta
Jack Tollis Brown
Cham
Bers
New Care Resistores
Virginia O'Neal
Hearne, Chevrolet
Frank White Jr
Bremond, Ford
John W. Turnipseed
Plymouth
Andrew N. Carr
Chevrolet
J. W. Preston
R. S. Denman
Grace M. Williams
Hearne Steel Co., Inc
Hearne, Ford
Arthur E. Walker, Hearne
Ford
H. B. Allison
Marquez, Rambier
William M. Snow
Cadillac
Marlin Ray Skillern
Studebaker
E. M. Boyd
M. D
A. Heys
R. T. Brackney, Evangelist
Trinity Baptist Church
Yuma, Arizona
Bob W. Brackney
Elliott Baptist Church
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