Cahill United States Marshal at Mexia Theatre
John Wayne stars in Cahill United States Marshal at Mexia Theatre for one week through Tuesday. The Batjac production from Warner Bros features George Kennedy and Gary Grimes with Andrew V. McLaglen directing. Wayne, born Marion Morrison, explains his nickname Duke during production.
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Mexia Theatre
John Wayne
Cahill
United States
Durango
High Desert
Lohdoh
Purple Hills
Warner Bros
Wayne
George Kennedy
Gary Grimes
Neville Brand
Andrew V. McLaglen
Michael A. Wayne
Big John
Freestone County Sees Sharp Rise in Criminal Juvenile Cases
Freestone County statistics released by County Attorney Robert Gage show a dramatic rise in filings in 1973 over 1972. District Court Felony cases up 154 percent, juvenile cases up 400 percent, County Court up 103 percent, Justice precinct 1 up 57 percent, precincts 2 and 4 without figures. Gage warns the surge strains all levels of law enforcement.
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Robert Gage
Freestone
District Court
Justice of the Peace Courts
Fairfield
Gage
USAF Medal Presented To Groesbeck Man
Captain James R. Williams of Groesbeck received the United States Air Force Commendation Medal at MIT for meritorious service as an aeronautical engineer with the Air Force Satellite Control Facility Sunnyvale California. He is pursuing a PhD in aeronautics and astronautics at MIT under the Air Force Institute of Technology program as his wife Janie Croft Williams shares local ties.
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James R. Williams
Rawls Williams
West
Trinity Street
Groesbeck
US Air Force
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT
Williams
Air Force Satellite Control Facility
Sunnyvale Air Force Station
Calif
Air Force Institute of Technology
Air Force
Groesbeck High School
University of Texas At Austin
Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
Janie
Joseph W. Croft Sr
Route 3
Wool Demands Spur Synthetics and Wool Prices Stay High
The Agriculture Department reports high world wool prices boost synthetic fiber use while a falling sheep herd in Australia keeps wool supplies tight. The 1973 first quarter shows manmade fibers nearly match virgin wool demand, with prices likely remaining high into 1973-74.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
Australia
Nixon signs three year highway act boosting funds for roads
The president approved a $20 billion federal highway act extending three years and adding $2 billion for safety and mass transit. Texas officials highlight priorities including bridge replacement and safer intersections while noting ongoing funding limits and a backlog of projects.
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Austin
Nixon
Luther DeBerry
Texas
DeBerry
State Highway Department
Congress
San Antonio North Expressway
John Hill
Hill
Lyndon Johnson
Jefferson Davis
Railroad Commission
Commission
Jim Langdon
Hhe Federal Power Commission
Langdon
FPC
Deeds Filed in Limestone County Week Ending August 18
Report lists numerous property transfers recorded in the Limestone County clerk’s office for the week ending Aug 18 based on Lone Star Abstract filings. Names include Raymond Coleman, Jewell E Ramsey, Betty Jean Stewart, Jodie Martin, Jack Gray, James Baker, Oleta Stewart, John A Bailey, Charlene Barker, Johnnie DeVore, W.E. Lenamond, Ida Lillian Lee, Ruby Holt, Ruby Holt Williams, Linnie R. Quillen, Annie Paralee Archer, W. Joe West, Coburn Tackitt, Mrs. T T Barnes and others with tract sizes ranging from fractions of an acre to several hundred acres across Groesbeck Mexia Thornton and Kosse.
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Limestone County
Lone Star Abstract Company, Inc
Groesbeck
Raymond Coleman
J.W. Coker
T.P. Anderson
Jewell E. Ramsey
H.K
Allan Abel
Tom
Betty Jean Stewart
Bertha Brown
Thornton
M. Nichols
George K. Gaffinell
Jodie Martin
Jack B. Foshee
Varela
Jack Gray
T. Shelby Zimmerman
J.N. Acosta
W.L. Kennedy
Jerry Lee Kennedy
P. Varela
James H. Baker
Roy W. Morehead
Kosse
Oleta Stewart
Gervis L. Myers
John A. Bailey
Floyd Moore
J.L. Chavert
Charlene C. Barker
Don Little
Johnnie DeVore
Oliver Eugene Jones
W.E. Lenamond
L.F. Parsons
Ida Lillian Lee
Helen Mae Walton
Allen Addition
Linnie R. Quillen
Mexia
Annie Paralee Archer
Thomas Lee Sims
W. Joe West
Ralph C. Elliott
Coburn
A. ‘Tackitt
Joe L. Stevens
T-T. Barnes
Cecil McDonald Jr
Efforts Toward Immunization of Children Worth The Time
Health officials urge parents to vaccinate children against diphtheria tetanus polio measles and rubella to prevent serious illnesses. State law requires immunization for school entry with vaccines given at 2 4 6 months and again at 15 18 months and four to six years.
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Texas
State Department of Health
State Health Department
Health Department
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Christie
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Sweetwater
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San Antonio
Texas Commission On Alcoholism
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Victoria
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Texas Water Rights Commission
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Conroe
Houston
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Texas Folklife Festival
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State Insurance Board
First National Life Insurance Company
State Welfare Department
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Harris County
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Hays County
Senate
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SEARS
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Teague, Texas
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Mexia, Texas
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