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Newspaper
Hearne Democrat
Location
Hearne, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1963
Page
3
Eds Note discusses urban renewal, its local origins, and why cities pursue or fail to finance slum clearance. It explains that urban renewal is a local program, with federal aid only for cities unable to fund clearance themselves, and that past planning mistakes have left many areas blighted.
Mrs. Jack Seelye extends gratitude to hospital staff customers and friends for thoughtful gestures during her recent confinement with a broken arm. She wishes God’s richest blessings on all who offered support.
Mr and Mrs H S Pearson thank the people of Calvert Bremond Hearne Franklin and other friends for prayers flowers cards and food during the illness of David Eddie and Mrs Pearson May gods richest blessings be yours
A scanned benchley area diary page records a bank balance summary with capital accounts and a Texas notary stamp, followed by a long column of community notes. The column mentions local residents, illnesses, travels, family news, and social events among Benchley, Bryan, Hearne, Franklin, and surrounding areas. It notes a memorial for Carl O Rear of Franklin and a 50th wedding anniversary for G A Logan Sr. in Georgetown, with many names and relationships.
Funeral services were held Sunday at 3 p m at Franklin Baptist Church for Carl Augusta ORear prominent Franklin citizen and businessman He died Saturday morning in a Hearne hospital from a heart condition He was 59 and survived by his wife a foster daughter mother two sisters and two brothers He served as Franklin city councilman chief of the Voluntary Fire Department treasurer of the Chamber of Commerce and was a longtime city worker Interment followed in Franklin Cemetery with Peters Funeral Home in charge of arrangements
Sam visited Round Rock to honor the late Col Bill Kavanaugh as cancer claimed his life recently. The State Dept. of Public Safety legal council head was remembered by family, wife, children, mother, and sister with heartfelt sympathy as Bob takes a new role at Texas A M University.
Funeral services were held for 77 year old Nancy Loretta Miller in Heartfield Funeral Chapel with Rev. Miller T. Smith and Rev. Douglas Myer officiating. Interment followed at Norwood Cemetery. She was born March 9, 1886 in Perl ington Mississippi and died October 8 in Hearne. Survived by son Howard Miller of Hurst and daughter Nellie Lee Miller of Hearne. Pallbearers named. honorary pallbearers included Dr James P Fleming Jr and others.
Funeral services for Kelvin Albert Orts, 19, nephew of Mr and Mrs George Orts Sr of Hearne, were held at 1 30 p m Tuesday at St John Lutheran Church in Paige. Orts died in a head on crash on Highway 77 north of Giddings early Monday that also killed Edmund Pace 28 assistant coach at Ganado High School and two of Pace children Shelly 5 and Mitchell 2. Mrs Pace 28 was critically injured. Mr and Mrs George Orts Sr attended the services for their nephew in Paige Tuesday.
Highway Patrolman Charlie Hodges investigated three area crashes over the past week. Two occurred Saturday October 5 with one on Sunday October 6. A 1957 Ford driven by Erwin Wayne Anders left State 7 seven miles west of Marquez at 4 P.M. with no injuries but vehicle damage. A 1962 GMC pickup driven by Horace Paul Franklin hit a dead cow on Farm 50 south of Hearne at 7:10 P.M. two rear passengers Roule Zamarron and Salvador Zamarron were injured. Roule was seriously hurt and airlifted to Bryan after hospital treatment in Hearne. The cow had been struck earlier and left in the road. A Sunday 5 P.M. collision on US 19 south of Hearne involved a 1962 Plymouth driven by Roy Allen Hawthorne of San Antonio and a 1963 Oldsmobile driven by Ruth C. Greer of Houston. Greer was ticketed for driving on the wrong side of the road. The Plymouth left turning onto a country road was struck in the left rear. The report notes the cow-vehicle crash driver would face charges when picked up.
Howard W. Rosser manager of the East Texas Chamber of Commerce Tourist Development Department outlined the ETC plan of action to boost tourist trade in the Hearne area at a joint Hearne Rotary and Lions meeting Tuesday. Dr. Jack A. Lyons chaired the session.
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