04 Aug 1959
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Newspaper
Waco News Citizen
Location
Waco, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1959
Page
1
A column explores aging finances from sixty onward, noting disability, unemployment, social security, and inheritance taxes. It discusses Texas legislation on taxes and sales, public weed control, and Greater Waco development including Katy shops and retirement rules for police and firemen amid municipal debates.
Grace Temple Baptist Church at 39th and Bosque will review architectural plans for a proposed new two story air conditioned church edifice seating 650 at its monthly meeting. If approved the project is phase three of a four phase master plan with remodeling of the existing church. Total cost about $30,000 raising property valuation to around $200,000.
West-West's 13th Annual Rodeo runs August 13 14 and 15. An air conditioned bus will transport boosters to nearby towns.
A letter in the Baptist Standard from J M Roulet of Waco questions open ads for adult material while the editor notes much is sent via blind ads. Roulet is in county jail on a charge related to his 10 year old granddaughter. The piece notes police wives group backing elimination of such literature and supports treating some juveniles as adults for certain crimes.
Gatesville report by O F Perry shows 357 escapes in six months with about 1200 inmates, predicting roughly 59 percent would attempt to escape in a year. Earlier years ranged 48 to 85 percent. 2499 of 11000 Texas prisoners are former Gatesville inmates.
R. A. Lillard of the Waco police named first vice president of the Texas Municipal Police Officers Association at the Houston convention last weekend. He plans to become president next year. Lillard tops Waco Civil Service ratings and now works a radar beat with several fellow officers attending the meeting.
The estimate places annual per person coffee intake at twelve pounds in the United States, reflecting consumer habits and market demand.
The Atlantic averages 12,880 feet in depth while the Pacific averages 14,048 feet. The figures highlight deeper Pacific basins compared with the Atlantic Ocean.
John Pinto, longtime Square barber and booster for downtown merchants, died after leg surgery complications. He operated his shop for 46 years, aided recovery after the 1953 tornado, and spoke for public interests before the city commission. Funeral Saturday at 4 p.m. at Wilkinson-Hatch. burial in Waco Memorial Park. He is survived by two sons, two daughters, two brothers, six grandchildren, and one great grandchild.
Upset parents claim Beverly Hills team was unjustly denied the division title after a shortened schedule. They allege Youndbloud’s squad met fewer games but were named winner, as playoffs were not held. Mothers pledge to send letters outlining the facts to the paper.
Leroy McGee has been released from Texas penitentiary to McLennan County by the Board of Pardons and Paroles after serving three years and eleven months of a five year sentence for defrauding by check and forgery. Assistant D A Coy Barrett notes good reports and urges to avoid trouble. Leroy is son of Fd McGee who faced cattle theft charges in McLennan and Falls counties.
Governor Price Daniel applauds Col. Homer Garri son Jr and the Department of Public Safety for winning the Texas Safety Association state agency fleet contest award for the fourth consecutive year.
The Stampede community holds its sixth annual homecoming at the old Stampede Church three miles southwest of Moody on Sunday August 9 starting at 10 a.m. A short program will be followed by lunch and attendees are asked to bring picnic lunches.
Applications are being accepted for entrance into the City of Waco Fire Department in City Hall room 304. Deadline is August 17. Applicants must be 21 to 32 years old, weigh at least 150 pounds, and stand 5 feet 6 inches or taller. Starting salary is 288 dollars monthly, rising to 390 after six months.
Guided missilemen from the Waco area may join regular weekly drills with the Waco Navy Reserve Surface Division. Seamen and recruits are needed. Men 17 to 18 may fulfill obligations as unit members. Weekly drills each Wednesday night pay for attendance, with promotion and retirement benefits, plus two weeks training cruises with pay annually.
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