Remembering Robert Dupree and local public life in Waco
The article honors Robert Burton Dupree 75 of Waco who died in a local hospital. It recalls his banking leadership at First National Bank of Waco and his selfless public spirit, contrasting it with others' selfish interests. It also notes Chance encounters with judges, political reflections, and a police records index project led by Lt. Eddie Betros.
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Robert Burton
Bob) Dupree
Waco
Marlin
Falls County
Dupree
Eddie Betros
Betros
Final Performance Of Scout Circus Tonight
The second show of the 1964 Boy Scout Circus starts at 7 30 tonight at Heart O Texas Coliseum with admission of 1 00. Thousands of Cubs Scouts and Explorers from the 10 county Heart O Texe Council participate in acts including Cubs on Parade Grand Entry Scouting Games Indian Dancing Explorers in Action Camping and Pioneering and opening and closing ceremonies. The program titled The Magic World of Scouting aims to show the public the aims and objectives of Scouting.
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Heart O' Texas Coliseum
Heart O’ Texe Council
Seating Shapes Votes On Waco City Council
The six member Waco council’s seating order influences voting patterns with the mayor acting in a tied vote role only when needed. Changes to council size or seating were discussed, while recent organizational votes showed tension over budget spending and calls for restraint.
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Roger Conger
Conger
W. B. Lenamon
Maurice Barnes
Ernest Pardo
Pardo
City Coun
W. L. Barrett
Lenamon
Raymond Chunn
Goldstein
Chunn
Barrett
Reward for poisoning dogs in neighborhood
A $500 reward is offered for information leading to the capture of persons who poisoned fourteen dogs in the 18th and Plint area. The poisonings occurred as intrusions into private property to distribute strychnine. The Humane Society already offers a standing $500 reward for anyone caught poisoning a dog.
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18Th
Plint
THE
Humane Society
Tommy Turner Speakers at Baylor Journalism Day
Thomas E. Turner of the Dallas Morning News, a Methodist often honored by Baptist groups, was principal speaker at Baylor University's annual journalism day. He spoke at 9 30 a.m. in Miller Chapel Tidwell Building as 300 journalism students attended the morning session. In the afternoon the Central Texas High School Press Association elected new officers.
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Thomas E. Turner
The
Dallas Morning News
Baylor University
Turner
Miller Chapel
Tidwell
Central Texas High School Press Association
Main Street USA Exhibition Draws Thousands to Waco
Henry Ford Museum’s Main Street USA displays attract over 20 000 visitors in Waco and Central Texas. Texas Power and Light Co. staffs 42 guides. Two railroad cars at 8th Street near MRT stay through Monday with free admission and weekend hours.
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Waco
Central Texas
Main Street
USA
Henry Ford Museum
Texas Power and Light Co
8Th Street
Jackson
Indictment of San Antonio Funeral Director for Tax Evasion
Isaac Collins owner of Collins Funeral Home in San Antonio was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in El Paso on two counts of income tax evasion for 1957 and 1958. The charges allege understatements of taxable income and failure to pay about 5 475 in taxes.
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Isaac ©. Collins
Collins Funeral Home
San Antonio
el Paso
Collins
Waco Delinquent Tax Report March 9 to April 10 1964
F E Murrell presented the Delinquent Tax Section report covering March 9 1964 through April 10 1964. The update informs the city manager about activities and progress of delinquent tax collection efforts.
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F.E. Murrell
Fragmented Evidence and Miscellaneous Local Notes
Unused evidence from a county case, signed for by George Allen, raises questions about disposition and payment. Other items include adoption needs, a denied taxpayer request, mail delivery complaints, a threat to a city officer, a weather note about wet Thursday and cool mornings, and general local activity.
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George Allen
Hiram Walker
Allen
Don Hall
Bob Hillin
Frank Hackney
Walter Adams Jr
Hall
Wayne E. Lee Remembered for Public Service and Death
Wayne E. Lee, longtime attorney and public official, suffered lifelong injuries from youth but endured the most severe pain at death as he was moved from his Amicable building office to the hospital emergency room. He served as city judge and as justice of the peace, with numerous incidents recalled.
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Parade Magazine
Walter Scott
Joe B. Brown
Dallas District Court
Jack Ruby
Wayne E. Lee
Lee
Bars Offer Free Fish and Barbecue to Attract Patrons
Drinking establishments on North 25th street and other areas use free fish and barbecue to create a friendly atmosphere and boost business during slower seasons. Some venues advertise reduced prices during certain hours.
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North 25Th Street
Texas Ranger Building Planned in Waco
The Texas Rangers with headquarters in Waco will move to a new, elaborate home on the Brazos river near the bridge at the Highway 35 intersection in south Waco. Captain Clint Peoples leads the company, and Col. Homer Garrison of the Texas Department of Public Safety accepted the gift in Waco on Wednesday.
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Texas Rangers
Waco
El Paso Attorney Indicted for Fraud
Jose Escobar, a prominent El Paso attorney, was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in El Paso on four counts of filing false income tax returns. The charges allege he willfully filed false returns for 1957 through 1960, reporting $28,863 total income while knowing actual yearly income was higher.
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Jose Escobar
el Paso
Texas
Escobar
Lanham to Speak at Waco Public Library
Local attorney and bookbinder Sam Lanham will address the Waco Library Club on April 21 at 7 p.m. The event, hosted by the Staff Association of the Public Library, will cover Book collecting Binding and Printing.
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Sam Lanham
Waco Library Club
Waco Public Library
Staff Association of the Public Library
M. Lanham
Advertising Deadline and Snakebite Deaths
The Sunday News Citizen sets Thursday 5 p.m. as the ad and news deadline. It notes the U.S. death toll from venomous snakebites averages under fifty annually.
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Citizen
Bawdy House Mortgage For Sale At Marlin
The First National Bank at Marlin lists assets for disposal including a mortgage on a Houston Bawdy House valued at one hundred thousand dollars. Federal officials aim to dispose of the instrument quickly to cease operations.
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Marlin
First National Bank
Houston
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54Th District Court
Robert Lee Brooks
Brooks
Bill Cornell
North Texas
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McLennan County
Scout Circus Tonight
of Scouting
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Cil
A.M. Goldstein
Outer Space
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Midway Pta
Reginald Couch
Harvey
Alvin Woody
Hill Lane
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Neal Payne
Sean Wilson
Revel Couch
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Kendrick
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PTA
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Donald Montgomery
M. R. Bagby
Flanance Chairman
Ya'li
Tommy Turner
Baylor Journalism Day
Waco Delinquent Tax Report
John Vanston
United Fund Agency
W.S. Foster
Earl Coan
Hazel Humphreys
Waco High School Girls Service League
Waco News-Citizen
Kiane Meek
Larian Pardo
Judy Wammack
Elaine Edwards
Becky Naudain
Texas Ranger Building
Frauci
Lanham
U.S
eZee
Hirst National Bank
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