City recoups taxes as delinquent autos stream in
Waco through delinquent tax collectors gains heavy revenue from auto taxes. Court actions yield many judgments with few contests per Judge Derwood Johnson. Election for three city council seats set for April 5 amid low interest. absentee voting starts late March. Progress Edition planned. long-standing Citizen publications history noted.
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Curbstone
Waco
Derwood Johnson
County Court At Law
City Council Considers Seven Members and Budget Moves
Officials from the Waco Advancement Committee urged a seven member council via charter amendment. Other actions included airport lease renewals, water agreement, tax refunds, street work bids, and a Paul Harvey day for February 24. Police matters covered include retirements and equipment requests, with city manager ordered to study disaster fire remedies.
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Waco Advancement Committee
Walter Dossett Jr
la Vega
Civil Service Commission
W. L. Barrett
Barrett
Jesse Gunterman
L. W. Harvard
Lee Lockwood
E. B. Ethridge
Tom Curtis
Water Department
Mobil Oil
Young Bros
Parkstown
Airport Cafe
Paul Harvey
J. A. Houston
Elmer Roberts
Operation BIG meeting set for Feb 23 at Heart O Texas Fair Grounds
Central Texas agriculture and business leaders gather February 23 at the General Exhibits Building Heart O Texas Fair Grounds to review Operation BIG the Blackland Income Growth Program. The day runs 9 AM to 2 PM with experts from Texas power and light, Farmers Home Administration and Texas A&M. The aim is to double Blackland farm income in five years though current gains hover around 30 percent in six counties.
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Central Texas
Heart O’ Texas Fair Grounds
Waco Farm and Ranch Club
C.G. Scruggs
Progressive Partner
Dallas
Homer Gibbs
Texas Power and Light Co
Blackland
John Wells
National Association of Conservation Districts
Shannon Carpenter
Swan
Texas
Operation Big
Bosses Night For Jaycees Honors Salome In 1966
The Waco Junior Chamber of Commerce hosts the annual Distinguished Service Award and Bosses Night banquet February 18 at 7 p.m. at the Alice Center. Tommy Salome, general manager of M Lipsitz and Company, is named 1966 Distinguished Service Award recipient for leadership in business civic and church work. United States Senator John G. Tower will deliver the main address, introduced by George Hutson. Tickets eight dollars per couple are available from Jaycees officers or at the Raleigh Hotel Jaycee office.
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Waco Junior Chamber of Commerce
Alice Center
Waco Jaycees
Tommy Salome
Salome
M. Lipsitz and Company, Inc
Baylor to Add Dr Bruce Cresson to Religion Faculty
Dr Bruce Cresson, Baylor University new Religion Department member, will join as associate professor in September after four years as instructor in Old Testament and Hebrew at Duke. Announcement was made by Dr Ray Summers.
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Bruce C. Cresson
Duke University
Baylor University Department of Religion
Cresson
Baylor
Ray Summers
Retired General Joins Lighthouse for the Blind Board
Maj. Gen. Robert M. Stillman USAF retired, former James Connally Technical Institute official, elected to the Waco Lighthouse for the Blind board. Greenville Ohio native, 1935 West Point graduate, WWII B-26 pilot captured and escaped, later Commandant of Cadets at the Air Force Academy. Three-year board term.
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Robert M. Stillman
USAF
James Connally Technical Institute
Waco
Greenville
Ohio
General Stillman
United States Military Academy
Europe
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Stillman
Waco Lighthouse For
United Fund Agency
Citizens Will Be Approached on Medicare
W. C. Wright won council approval for a house-to-house Medicare explanation under a peddlers ordinance exception. The Office of Economic Opportunity and the Social Security Administration will assist in locating elderly eligible for Medicare. Medicare Alert aims to help the poor access benefits, create jobs for older residents, and survey new services for seniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Wright
Office of Economic Opportunity
Social Security Administration
Social Security
Shrine Motor Patrol Mid-Winter Meeting Set in Waco
Connie J. Jones Jr. will preside at the Texas Shrine Motor Patrol Association Mid-Winter Meeting in Waco on February 18 and 19. About 225 representatives from twelve Shrine Temples are expected with Ramada Inn as headquarters. Jones is a former Captain of the 1958 State Champion Karem Shrine Motor Patrol and Raymond H. Rowell Jr. is secretary.
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Connie J. Jones, JR
Texas Shrine Motor Patrol Association
Waco
Jones
Press Install Set To Arrive In Central Texas
Paul H Doyle of Smith Corporation announces a 165 ton forging press 1,000 tons capacity arriving within a week. The unit will be lifted by overhead crane into a prepared shop pit, marking the first installation of such equipment in Central Texas. Contact SW 96288 for press delivery details.
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Texas
SW 96288
Paul H, Doyle A, O
Smith Corporation
Report More Jobs in Texas
The Texas Employment Commission's January report shows growing opportunities as 52,255 non-farm openings were filled by TEC offices, up from 46,241 in January 1965. Non-farm placements rose to 40,897 from 37,558, and applicant referrals increased to 86,939 from 77,047.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Employment Commission
Texas
McLennan County Rural Accidents January 1966 Report
Sgt. Bob Russell of the Texas Highway Patrol releases McLennan County Rural Accident Summary for January 1966. Thirty three rural crashes produced seven deaths and twenty three injuries with property damage totaling 17686 dollars. The 1965 January figures show 36 crashes with eight injuries and 21475 dollars in damage.
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McLennan Co
Bob Russell
Texas Highway Patrol
McLennan County
Highway Patrol
Post Office to Close For Washington Birthday Observance
In observance of Washing ton's Birthday the Main Post Office and all classified stations and branch offices will be closed all day on Tuesday February 22. Contract units Beverly Branch Robinson Branch Lake Air Station and East Waco Station will remain open. Mail delivery limited to post office boxes and Special Delivery Service with holiday collection schedule shown on street letter boxes observed.
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Washington
Beverly Branch
Robinson Branch
Lake Air Station
East Waco
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