15 Jun 1967
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Newspaper
Jefferson Jimplecute
Location
Jefferson, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1967
Page
1
Marianne Welch secured the title at the 15th annual Marion Cass Soil Conservation Queens Contest held Friday night in Hughes Springs. The event showcased local participants and honored soil conservation efforts within the region.
John Cornelius belted the season’s first homer for the Tiger Little League team on a full count after two strikes. The celebration recalls his brother Bill Jr’s birthday homer, with a note on their dad Bill Cornelius’s age.
Marion County Commissioners set July 18 1967 for a vote on creating the Marion County Hospital District with boundaries coterminous with the county and a tax up to 75 cents per hundred. The Hospital Committee named five local doctors James H Harris Robert L Koenig John P Graves H O Padgett as consulting staff if the district is approved. The article notes civic support and outlines staff structure and absentee voting provisions.
The twentieth annual Ameri can Legion Boys State in Texas began June 10 at the University of Texas with 750 high school boys registering. Jefferson delegates include David Kent Brown and Thomas Eldridge Banks.
FDIC data show Marion County deposits ending the year at 4.347 million dollars up from 3.867 million two years prior with rising checking savings and outstanding sums. The report notes per capita availability and a national trend of increasing savings and reduced debt alongside broader economic health in the community.
Holiday Harbor advances a 150 acre luxury resort near Jefferson on Lake O Pines nine miles west. Project manager Joe Evans reports 455 building sites surveyed with roads paved and facilities including pool cabana and playgrounds ready. A $34 959 water well is underway with distribution plans pending. Sales offices operate seven days a week.
Drulaine Hellums leaves Saturday for Austin to join the Bluebonnet Girls State staff at the Texas School for the Blind. A May Jefferson High graduate, she will enter Tyler Junior College this fall and was chosen by Girls State officials for leadership and citizenship.
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