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Newspaper
Waco News Citizen
Location
Waco, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1960
Page
1
Bellmead officers broke up a Saturday night fight at Pansys Lounge on the Dallas Highway. A second local brawl in a week forced officers to remove participants to a crowded jail and note the court may fund a deputy for Constable Cornell after a disputed past term.
United Construction Company of Dallas received a 707 838 contract from Waco City Council to build a section of the Mount Carmel water treatment plant including the settling basin and filters. Bids were invited for nearby street projects with planned one way connections and new park facilities.
Summer band started yesterday at most Waco junior and senior high schools with North Junior excluded. Beginners learn basics while upper levels start later. three 1 hour weekly sessions include solo and ensemble, twirling, and marching.
Two hundred fifty Waco Shriners and their wives will attend the Texas Shrine Association meeting in Austin June 10 and 11. Delegates include Harold O. Clark potentate and others. Events include a parade, open houses, dances, a musical, and a gala farewell dance at the Municipal Auditorium.
The Syrian Club hosts an open barbecue on Wednesday June 15 from 6 to 7 pm at the 18 acre grounds three miles west of Waco on the McGregor highway. Tickets cost 3 dollars for all you can eat and drink. About 1000 pounds of boneless beef start cooking at six in the morning. The event supports club grounds upkeep and invites civic church and school groups to use the grounds. New concrete benches now seat 1000 and systematic parking aids early departures.
Summer school begins with about 950 students at Hillcrest Kendrick Lake Waco and J L Hines elementary schools. Elementary programs cost 35 dollars while junior and senior high courses run 20 dollars for one subject and 35 dollars for two. High school students enroll to make up credits or earn credits not available in the regular term. Enriched junior and senior high courses start next week at Lake Air and Waco High on a tuition basis.
The article reflects on Fathers Day first celebrated in Spokane in 2010 and outlines five gift ideas. It emphasizes personal, high quality, durable, useful, and well wrapped presents to honor dad. It notes the holiday falls on the third Sunday of June and offers gift suggestions like stamps, cufflinks, clocks, pipes, and fine jams.
The American Red Cross organizes Chile relief through the Mc Lennan County chapter in Central Texas. Residents donate clothing and blankets at designated collection points: Austin Avenue Methodist Church and Knights of Columbus hall. Chile's disaster toll grows with 47,000 homeless in Conception and over 2,000,000 homeless nationwide.
Dick Cliffe of Rocketdyne will present a program on rocket fundamentals to the Civil Air Patrol tonight at 7 00 p m at the CAP building south of the Municipal Airport Terminal roads to The Stars A Rocketdyne film will be shown followed by an explanation of rocket propulsion Cliffe is a seven year propulsion systems designer a Texas A and M graduate with an Aeronautical Engineering B S degree The public is invited to attend
George W. Tadlock of Tadlock's TV Service in Waco has been certified as a qualified technician. He was among the first nationwide to qualify and the only one in Waco, accredited as a Photofact-equipped Electronic Technician under a policy requiring six basic standards and a character endorsement by local references.
Coach John Bridgers told Beverly Hills Lions Club in Waco that Baylor football attendance shapes views of the program. He noted Baylor Stadium averaged 12,000 paid admissions last season and commented a new coach in 36 years has not won the Southwest Conference, joking that 36 years to win is too long.
Three Waco attorneys addressed the May meeting of Texas State Bar’s Advisory Council in Austin. Cullen Smith Abner McCall and Hilton Howell Smith outlined ways the local bar can raise lawyer income and stressed continuing legal education. Howell showed how public relations benefit the bar, the local bar, and the profession. The council includes presidents and representatives from 160 local bar associations across Texas.
City ordinance requires bicycle registration with the police. Registration is at City Hall traffic office from 8 am to 4 pm on Wednesday and Thursday. Fee is 50 cents, transfer to new owner costs 25 cents. Aims to protect owners and aid police in recovering stolen bicycles.
The American Cancer Society says earlier diagnosis and treatment could save about 250000 lives annually in the United States. It urges support for the Society’s ongoing fight against cancer.
Mrs. Ernest Lenart, 45, of 3703 Shelby, was shot in the head with a 16 gauge shotgun Sunday night. A detective ruled the incident accidental. She is reported in satisfactory condition at Providence Hospital with a two inch gash on her forehead. A suspect was released from jail Monday.
The Texas Department of Banking has approved Waco Savings and Loan Association to open a Bellmead branch at 711 Kane Street. President James F. Dickson Jr. says the new facility will provide a full range of savings and loan services to Bellmead residents.
The Waco Citizen launches a new Distribution Service to meet local needs. Bill Block of Robinson named manager, with early success in handling several weekly jobs and plans for more. The service promises door to door delivery of anything the carriers can carry, amid rising third class mail rates at the Post Office.
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