Waco Notes on 1960 Outlook and Local Affairs
Observations by WS Foster reflect on 1960 and hope for a better year, noting ties to the 12th Air Force and James Connally Air Force Base. The item also covers Cotton Bowl logistics, traffic woes in Waco, local people including Jack Rozelle and Horace Sherman Miller, plus community events and notable deaths and civic notes.
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12Th Air Force
James Connally
Waco
Air Force
Jack Rozelle
Court House
Jack
Golden Sixties Begin With Booming Prospects Across Businesses
Business leaders predict a dynamic, booming decade as inflation and steel strikes loom. Executives from GE Sears AT&T GM and General Foods forecast good to strong 1960s, with American industry riding prosperity into 1970 as baby booms fuel growth. The Waco Citizen plans a progress edition to cover local gains and future plans.
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Ralph D. Cordiner
General Electric
Sears Roebuck and Co
Frederick KR. Kappel
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
General Motors
Charles G. Mortimer
General Foods
America
International Harvester Co
Frank W. Jenks
Waco
The
Waco Citizen
New March of Dimes Drive Opens in McLennan County
The 1966 March of Dimes campaign in McLennan County began this week in January with campaign director John Hudson announcing the effort to raise funds against birth defects arthritis and polio. The drive runs through January 28 culminating in Mothers March. Mayor Madison Clements signed the health proclamation for the kickoff.
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McLennan County
John Hudson
Hie
Dinner in Fellowship Hall to honor YMCA secretary
A dinner is set for January 18 in Fellowship Hall at First Baptist Church to honor Paul Harrup retiring secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association of Waco. Tickets go on sale next week and about 200 people are expected. YMCA social chairman George Adams listed committee members Charles Meeker Roy Hatch Hilton Howell Jr Bill Cole Melvin Appell Bill Logue and Joe Sawyer.
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Fellowship Hall
First Baptist Church
Paul Harrup
Young Men's Christian Association of Waco
YMCA
George Adams
Charles Meeker
Roy Hatch
Hilton Howell, Jr
Bill Cole
Melvin Appell
Bill Logue
Joe Sawyer
Sachs buys Jacques share to own Sachs Austin Avenue store
Aubrey Sachs announced Saturday morning that he bought out his brother Jacques interest making him sole owner of the Sachs Austin Avenue store in mid town. The move leaves their real estate partnership intact and James plans include expanding with a junior shop and a career girl line in Waco.
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Waco
13Th
Austin
Aubrey Sachs
Jacques
Austin Avenue
Wacon
Ruth Sapp
Tenth Court of Civil Appeals
Job Peare
Congress
Baylor
TCU
Abe Sanders
Kelly) Read
Post Office
Bud) York
Sachs
Aubrey
Chamber of Commerce
Franklin
Father Watches Son Swept Out to Sea at Seal Beach
A 61-year-old father from Long Beach could not swim as his 13-year-old son Jimmy was swept from a Seal Beach jetty by a large wave. Thomas A. Jenkins called for help after nearly drowning. Lifeguards, a rescue helicopter, and divers failed to find the boy.
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Seal Beach
Calif
Thomas A. Jenkins
Jimmy
Jenkins
Long Beach
Toastmistress Club Meets for Installation Dinner
The Waco Toastmistress Club gathered Monday night at 7 30 pm in the Federation Clubhouse at 2900 Bosque for an installation dinner.
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Waco ‘Toastmistress Club
Federation
Bosque
Syracuse Negro trio leads Orangemen past Longhorns in Texas
Syracuse, still the top national team, beat Texas 14 2 in Dallas on January first as Ernie Davis Art Takoma and John Brown starred. Officials penalized Syracuse multiple times amid a tense game with race tension and a near riot. Davis highlighted the effort with a early touchdown after a pass interception.
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Syracuse Orangemen
Texas Longhorns
Cottontown
Texas
Ernie Davis
Art Taker
John Brown
Texans
Longhorn
Davis
Syracuse
Longhorns
Dallas
Police Promotions Reshape Waco Detective Bureau Roles
Copley becomes secretary in the detective office replacing retiring Matron Metta Larnee who had 25 years service. The PAS eliminated the matron role as Copley maintains records and assists women prisoners. Promotions shift duties among lieutenants and sergeants, with Aday and Smith advancing and West moreland retiring after 37 years.
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Stuth FE
Copley
Metta Larnee
Waco
Larnee
Larnce
Herbert Gunn
Police Department
Three City Policemen Promoted in Year End Moves
Three city officers earned promotions as year ended. Earl Coan rises to lieutenant of the vice patrol department replacing the retiring Lt. Van Wie. Sam Aday Jr. and James K. Smith are promoted to sergeants in the vice division, effective January 1. Coan joined the force in 1942, Aday in 1948, Smith in 1951.
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Clarence Coan
Coan
Sam P. Aday Jr
James K Smith
Civil Service
Sam
Sam Had Previously Headed the List. the Chief of Police
Aday
Smith
W. EF. Westmoreland
Waco
Earl Coan
Sam Aday Jr
James K. Smith
van Wie
Old Farmers Almanac Says 1960 Brims With Oddities And Holidays
The 1960 issue marks 168 years of publication. It forecasts long holiday weekends, zodiac notes for Capricorns, moon phases and their effects on weather and behavior, plus quirky idiosyncrasies like best days for fishing, planting, and even making love.
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Lincoln
Washington
Independence
Saturn
Earth
Heart O' Texas Boy Scouts Annual Dinner Jan 12 1960
The Heart O Texas Council Boy Scouts will hold its annual dinner and business meeting on Tuesday January 12 1960 at the Baylor Student Union Building. Tickets are $2.50 and reservations may be made at the Service Center 1704 Austin Avenue Waco. Principal speaker is Dr C Dan Procter Vice President Star Engraving Company Houston. Silver Beaver Awards will be presented and final council reports given at 4 30 PM.
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Heart O’texas Council
Boy Scouts of America
Baylor University
Austin Avenue
Waco
Texas
Aston Schulz
Dan Procter
Star Engraving Company
Houston
Procter
Dr. White
Heart O'Texas Council
Gene Parsons
General Tire Foreman Frank Campbell Dies in Indiana Funeral
Frank M. Campbell maintenance foreman at General Tire and Rubber Company died Friday in a local hospital. Funeral services are held in New Castle Indiana this week. Campbell had lived in Waco for the past 12 years.
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Frank M. Campbell
General Tire and Rubber Company
New Castle
Ind
Waco
Policy dividends for Texas war veterans
An estimated 261,820 Texas veterans with participating life insurance will receive 13,084,500 in regular annual policy dividends during 194 P. J. Mims, manager of the Veterans Administration Regional Office in Waco, said today. Mims noted this is Texas GI policyholders' proportionate share of a 1966 dividend total of 253,500,000 declared for participating GI insurance.
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Texas
P. J. Mims
Veterans Administration
Waco
Mims
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By WS. Foster
Hoggist
Horace Sherman Miller
Aragan Knights
Ku Klux Klan
Miller
Nug Skinner
Vic Hall
Court At Law
Joe Mashek
Tion
Christy Doherty
Citizen
Henri Pierre
Elinor Doherty
Chicago
A. J. Bouck
Parrott
Jimmy Willis
G.A
National Foundation
March of Dimes
Madison Clements
M. E. McGowan
Burnett
Anderson
L. C. Anderson
Dortha Starling
James Davis
Deborah Jane Davis
Toastmistress Club
Heart O' Texas Boy Scouts Council
General Tire CO
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