Baylor ties loom large in Waco column memoirs
A Waco column recounts public records and debates on council openness while detailing Elmer Roberts errors, anonymous letters from a "Waco Taxpayer," and civic friction. The author shares Baylor alumni memories, noting Milford O Rouse as AMA president elect and tracing decades of Baylor connections through Lariat, Roundup, and local figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Elmer Roberts
P.M. Johnston
North Waco Water Association
Baylor Public Relations Department
Milford O. Rouse
Dallas
American Medical Association
Milford
Baylor
Vernon
Texas
A. Clarence Smith
Charles C. Woodson
Quanah
Rouse
Baylor Ex- Students Association
The
Baptist Standard
Baylor Lariat
Roundup
Medical College In
AMA
Atlantic City
National Medical Association
Rambler
Lariat
Vernon J. Puryear
Europe
University of California
New York
Helen Pool Baldwin
Daily
Clarence Elwell
Alton Stewart
Mone Owens
Guy Johnson
Oscar Tabb
Austin Avenue
4H Val Verde Camp Highlights McLennan County Youth
Camp Val Verde hosted about ninety 4-Hers and adults for a two day program featuring study groups, games, horseback riding, and swimming. Notable events included an evening talk by Norem an Warminski and a Phillipines JFY E exchange report plus safety and first aid demonstrations and hands on electrical and mouth to mouth resuscitation training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noreman Warminski
Joe Ed Brockett
McLennan County
4-Her
Warminski
International Farm
Phillipines
White Deer
Texas
Beverly Hills traffic ticket upset shocks Waco officers
Bob Wood and Waco Patrol Service recount emergency call at Beverly Hills for a traffic ticket on Will Robert Thomas. Police activity drew criticism of Beverly Hills officers and city truck traffic concerns near Valley Mills Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Wood
Garland Davis
Waco
Beverly Hills
Will Robert Thomas
Citizen
H. B. Lehman
Wood
W. T. Nunn
Valley Mills Drive
Mike Louden
Bob Bryant
Highway Six
Executive To Depart From Planning Council
The council loses Coordinator Jim Miller who resigns effective September 1 to take a teaching post at Tulane University. A committee will choose his successor. Critics question allocation of funds for salaries in outpatient activities and charitable undertakings in Waco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Action Planning Council
Jim Miller
Tulane University
Waco
First Annual Texas Girls State Softball Tournament Held in Waco
The first Texas Amateur Athletic Federation Girls State Softball Tournament takes place July 22 and 23 at Lake Air Little League Fields in Waco. Twelve teams compete from El Paso Houston Corpus Christi Wichita Falls Fort Worth and Waco with early games scheduled Friday at 9 00 AM and two games each hour through 8 00 PM. Final rounds Saturday begin at 9 00 AM with finals at 6 00 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Amateur Athletic Federation
Waco
Lake Air
Little League
el Paso
Houston
Corpus Christi
Wichita Falls
Fort Worth
Waco Jaycees Host Summer Area Convention
The Waco Jaycees will host the Summer Area Convention July 22 to 24 at the Alice Center Inn with 400 plus attendees. Speakers include Ben Barnes Paul Marable and Harry Clark plus activities such as a poolside party a style show and a dance as Baylor coach John Bridger leads Sunday clinics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco Jaycees
New
Alice Center Inn
Ben Barnes
Texas House of Representatives
Paul Marabel
Waco Chamber of Commerce
Harry Clark
Texas Industrial Commission
Barnes
Marable
Cees
Clark
Jaycee
Bill Miller
Area Four Jaycee
Aegis Retirement Center
Fairgate
Miller
The
Texas Jaycees
Glen Reed
Charlie Pack
Buddy Knox
John Bridger
Baylor University
John Cawood
Farm Safety Week Emphasized At McLennan 4-H Camp
National Farm Safety Week is observed July 24 to 30 1966. At Camp Val Veede McGregor Raymond Collins from McLennan County Rural Electric Cooperative taught electrical safety to 4-Hers during a two day session. Waco Fire Department provided fire safety instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLennan County
Camp Val Veede
Raymond Collins
McLennan County Rural Electric Cooperative
McGregor
Waco Fire Department
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Samuel Palmer Brooks
Pat M. Neff
Baylor Board of Trustees
Wade Hill Pool
T. H. Claypool
Academy
A. J. Armstrong
Homer Caskey
O. H. Miller
Margaret Montgomery
Bessie Earl Gilder
Horace Jackson
Gatesville
J. Olin Hudson
Westview National Bank
Slumberland
Town West Center
Giles Edwards
Jack Schwartz
Judi Lackey
Val Verde
Texas A&m University
Cindy Beeman
Audrey Burton
Clara Ann Stahl
Eileen Kenner
Jo Ann Chatman
Deborah Lenard
Quince Gilbert
Gary Lathrop
F. H. Wiedemann
Vince Gilbert
Arleen Hawkins
Calvin Debbendener
Majorie Ann McLennan
Mary Martin
Janet Meyers
Glenn Bragg
C. A. Dobbs
Don Nickeles
McLennan County Rural Electric Coop
Collins
Dorothy Talbot
Ellen Blair
Rayemond Collins
McLennan County Rea
Juanita Bays
Clifford Viewins
Paul Stahl
Aileen Hawkins
Eleanor Patton
Vinetta Swaner
Deloz Lenard
Camp Val Verde
Arlene Hawkins
Crawford
Patricia
McLennan County Home Demonstration
Beverly Witt
Bobo Witt
Gholson
Kitty Heironimus
Elm Mott
Bobby Ramsey
Linda Ward
Darling
Washington County
Scripps
Howard Foundation of Cincinnati
Baylor University Department of Journalism
Harold Holder
Baylor Journalism Faculty
Adrian Vaughn
Unicef
Texas Water Development Board
Brazos River
San Antonio
Southwest
Eldridge Lovelace
Harland Bartholomew and Associates
W. L. Barrett
Bill Foster
Alsace
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