Local notes mix weather, politics and sport in Waco Chronicle
Damp spell slows flu but maintains public activity as March of Dimes nears its close. Reports cover Moore High banquet, Baylor debates, and a Texas legislative committee meeting in Roy Bertrand's restaurant. James Froggie Williams enters the National Football Hall of Fame. local legal scene notes Rudy T Davis and Jim Bock in DA roles.
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Roy Bertrand
Texas
Wiley Stem Jr
James
Froggie) Williams
Woodland Springs
Dallas Street
First Methodist Church
Alvis
James E
Jim) Bock
Rudy T. Davis
Bock
Waco
Don Hall
Mt. Carmel Drive
Davis
Jury urged death for Rudy Davis in four child murders
District Attorney Don Hall pressed for the death penalty as the Rudy T. Davis case went to closing arguments. Defense counsel Tom Moore Jr. argued for time in prison citing Davis’s troubled life and mental state. Jurors deliberated after hearing exhibits and testimonies detailing the killings and alleged provocations.
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Rudy T. Davis
Don Hall
Davis
Hall
Moore
Louis Muldrow
Dan Mayfield
Bob Hillin
Jim Bock
Vic Hall
Tom Moore Jr
Dan E. Mayfield
Louis S. Muldrow
C. C. Maxey
Jimmie Willis
Waco Legislative Group Organizes as Motels Downtown Loom
The City of Waco legislative committee met to plan this year’s bills. House Bill 445 would allow city control over the Brazos river segment within Waco. Downtown site rumors mention an 84 unit, three story motel with central parking on 11th and Austin near Compton Funeral Home.
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Waco
Texas
Wiley Stem Jr
Joe L. Ward Jr
McLennan County
Jack Wood
Dick Cherry
George Cowden
Murray Watson
Senate
Brazos River
Abe Houston
Texas Municipal League
Austin
Compton Funeral Home
11Th and
Guy King Tire Co
Franklin
King
Guy King, Sr
John Bentley
Compton- Waltrip Funeral Directors
Lhe Street
New KAWA Owner Builds Morbro Firm In Waco
Delwin Morton moves to Waco with wife Beverly and daughters Kara and Elisia as Morbro partners acquire KAWA and KEES in Gladewater. Morton says staff will stay. Goodson McKee named Station commercial manager. Orman L. Kimbrough also a partner.
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Delwin Morton
KAWA
Waco
Beverly
Kara
Elisia
Orman L. Kimbrough
Morbro
KEES
Gladewater
Goodson McKee
$1.5 Million Turkey Plant Planned for Waco
Plantation Foods and a farmer cooperative in Central Texas win bids for a $1.25 million turkey processing plant on 47 acres in East Waco Industrial District. U S Agriculture plans inspection. completion aimed July 1. About 150 local jobs expected, with wider regional benefits. Congressman Bob Poage calls it a dual industrial and agricultural development.
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Plantation Foods, Inc
Texas
Waco
East Waco
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Houston Bank For Co-Operatives
Bob Poage
Cotton Oil Mill To Close At End Of Season
The Brazos Valley Cotton Oil Mill Co at 601 Webster Avenue will close at the end of the current season due to low Central Texas cotton production making operations unprofitable. About 12 employees remain, with equipment and some staff expected to relocate to South America. Negotiations continue to find another business for the property.
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Brazos Valley Cotton Oil Mill Co
Webster Avenue
David C. Bintliff
Houston
Texas
South America
Jim Brown Highlights Moore High Celebration in Waco
In Waco Jim Brown, NFL star and Cleveland Browns fullback, attended a color harmony celebration honoring Moore High’s AAAA state champions. The event featured a banquet, awards to players and staff, and Brown as after dinner speaker. Bill Glass introduced Brown and Fred McGregor of Pepsi-Cola was credited with bringing him to town. Brown discussed retirement plans, possible coaching roles, and his varied career including acting, boxing, and golf.
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W.S. Foster
Waco
Jim Brown
Cleveland Browns
NFL
Moore High
Brown
Baylor
Bill Glass
Isie Fred
Moore High Lions
Waco Chamber of Commerce
Syracuse University
Holiday Inn
Pepsi-Cola
Pepsi - Cola
New York
Cleveland
Lake Air
Dallas Cowboys
Dallas
Namath
Cassius Clay
Sonny Liston
Clay
Dub King
Dub
Carver High
Baylor Waco Foundation Kickoff Banquet Opens Drive
The 1965 Baylor Waco Foundation fund drive began with a noon kickoff banquet at Baylor University. About 200 workers and officials attended as 1,000 prospective contributors were named. Pat Taggart presided, with Abner V. McCall reporting on Baylor and Carl Barrett outlining drive mechanics. The goal is $100,000.
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Baylor Waco Foundation
Baylor
Pat Taggart
Foundation
University
Abner V. McCall
Carl Barrett
George Stokes
Baylor Ex - Students Association
Baylor Waco
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Dallas News
Dennis Hoover
Rudy T. Lavis
Hoover
United States
Washington
Air Force
Concha Garcia
Tom Moore
King Tire Company
Old Southwest Body Works
la Salle
Circle
New Kawa
Bintliff
Brightens
Baylor Drive
Level Bank
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