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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1975
Page
4
Weather and farming notes dominate the Wheelock column with rain and tornado alerts fading into a calm afternoon. Cattle markets hold steady despite low prices while hay is baled from the abundant pasture. Garden berries ripen, and quilting and church conference plans bring community activity.
Letter writer J A Darrell Edwards of Franklin blasts a TV advertising ruling as overreach and mocks mandatory honesty. The notice also reports Edwards’s selection for Air Force technical training at Lowry AFB after basic training at Lackland AFB. He is Franklin High School 1974 graduate, Prairie View alum, son of Mr. and Mrs. Travis Edwards.
Funeral services for Mrs. Annette P. Holiday 73 of Naples Florida formerly of Robertson County were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday May 21 at Franklin Assembly of God Church with Reverends E B Gillen and Frederick Benge officiating. Burial followed in Franklin Cemetery. She died Sunday May 18 in a Naples hospital born October 18 1901 in Calvert to Samuel Pierce and Mattie Guynes Pierce she lived in Franklin as pianist and secretary of the Franklin Assembly of God Church until 1962. She married W B Holiday February 18 1920 and moved to Naples in 1969 to be near her children. Surviving are son John P Holiday and daughter Frances Bird both of Naples five grandchildren and sister Pearl Conitz of Hearne. Notes mention visits from son C W Bishop and family of Houston and Memorial Day guests Billy Bob Netka’s family of Bryan.
Co owner Frank Navles plans Hearne Drive-In Theatre opening June 15 with capacity for 425 cars. First annual Hearne Horse Show to benefit Hearne Athletic Association and Hearne Band, managed by L F Kerns with entrants from Cameron Rockdale Bryan and nearby areas.
The 1941 Texas motor vehicle market shows cars at 9600 for new models and 25 for used ones, with under two million vehicles and 20,000 miles of paved highways. The state budget was under 166 million and the first vehicle sales tax began at one percent. Now nine million vehicles exist and the motor vehicle tax ranks among major taxes for the Comptroller’s Department, behind only the general sales tax and gasoline.
The article recalls a 10 year old town scene where about 375 participated in a Bremond to Hearne trail ride weekend to kick off a rodeo set for Thursday through Saturday nights at the arena. It notes Memorial Day services on May 29, a Bible school at Calvary Baptist through June 2, a hunting trip to Alberta, and local social events including a Feminine Anglers Club fish fry and a wedding in First Baptist Church. It closes with discussion of motor vehicle sales tax changes and state revenue context from 1941 to present.
The Sago Palm Cycas reveluta is praised as a versatile interior and exterior plant. It thrives in bright light, full sun outdoors, and well drained soil, with seasonal feeding and occasional scale pest control. A rare spring growth burst produces new fronds. natives include China and Japan, with a historical note on Mrs Ila Graham of El Dorado visiting Hearne with Mrs Neva Sneed.
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