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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1972
Page
3
Monday includes chicken and noodles English peas lettuce and tomato salad milk bread cookies. Tuesday offers Sloppy Joe's French fries applesauce milk cookies. Wednesday serves Hamburger steaks gravy mashed potatoes green beans hot rolls milk banana pudding. Thursday features Pinto beans chili peanut butter on crackers mixed greens milk bread peach cobbler Hamburgers corn lettuce and tomato salad potato chips milk applesauce.
Charles E. Brown III of San Antonio, an Air Force member, spent the weekend in Hearne visiting relatives and friends.
The Wheelock community reports turnout interest in government, with a runoff upcoming in Texas. Rain blessed farmers and a homecoming picnic drew about 100 at the community center. New officers were elected for the center, and local residents including George Ann Rivers join university groups and upcoming weddings were announced. Churches and a sermon in Houston closed the piece on civic life and voting.
Navy Reserve Research Company 8 3 in College Station invites qualified Naval Reserve Officers to join. Members attend regular meetings to learn current research programs and participate in two weeks of annual active duty at a Navy facility aligned with their specialty. For details call Cmdr Darby at 8464175 or 8453361.
Twenty five years ago Hearne prepared for the Alfalfa Fiesta the first since 1941 boosters planned a first class celebration. Governor Beauford Jester would crown the Alfalfa King and Queen and Morris Frank would MC a bathing beauty contest. Jo Ann Guynes led the Queen’s contest with Louvenia Oldham Ettabel Fulton and Betty Jean Scamardo as finalists. A Masonic degree team traveled to Austin to confer degrees on R. H. Dickey and Dixon McNair. William E. Vinton a USN fireman graduated from the Motor Machinists Mate School at Great Lakes Illinois.
An appreciation service for Jim Elam was held at Rose Hill Baptist Church on Sunday April 30 to recognize his service and loyalty to the Rose Hill community. Elam has maintained Rose Hill Cemetery for years with about 300 attendees from nearby areas and Dallas Fort Worth. A barbecue chicken dinner followed the service. Mr and Mrs Elam thanked all participants.
Brazos Bottom Bits covers graduation events at Texas A&M with William Merka Jr. earning a Master’s candidacy and Timothy Merka in a corps review. Socials include Mumford faculty gathering hosted by Mrs Anthony Scamardo and local communicants at St Mary’s Church. Mumford Precinct Convention delegates named. rainfall totals reported. quotes from Dr Wilfred Funk on the different virtues. Cancer Crusade appeal noted.
Books checked out for week ending April 28 135. Library open Monday to Friday 115 to 5. Librarian Mrs James Cortemelia announces a new vertical file and requests donations. Mrs Dick Shear donated quality Texas books and pamphlets last week.
We express appreciation for flowers, food, cards and prayers after the loss of husband and father. Special thanks go to Messrs. Heartfield, Smith, Garrett and Hagan and the Calvary Baptist Church ladies. Signed by Mrs. Vernon Starkey and daughters.
Funeral services for John Wilson Gates of Hearne were held at Grace Methodist Church at 3 p m Saturday May 6 officiated by Rev R W Hillenkamp Interment was at Rockdale Cemetery Heartfield Funeral Home in charge Pallbearers were H B Scott R E Dewvall T O Wilkins Joe Gallagher Jr David Perkins and Lee Cobb Gates died of a heart seizure at his Hearne home Thursday night May 4 He was born September 20 1912 in Chilton and was 59 years seven months and 14 days old A retired Humble Pipe Line Co employee he also worked for the Hearne city water dept He was a Grace Methodist Church and Golden Rule Masonic Lodge member He is survived by his wife Mildred of Hearne a son Kenneth Gates of Waco a daughter Mrs Vermel Bland of Rockdale four grandchildren one brother Charles E Gates of Baytown two sisters Mrs Lucille Mitchell of Waco and Mrs Jewel Garner of Hagerman New Mexico.
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