The Waco News Weekend June 24 25 1967 Page 2
The Waco News Citizen weekly edition lists publisher Alma Stewart and staff including Bill C Foster Camelia Foster and W. S. Foster. It notes subscription rates 1 year 3.00 6 months 2.00 and office details at 315 Franklin Ave Waco Texas.
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Waco News Citizen
THE
Waco News
Franklin Ave
Waco
Texas
W. S. Foster
Wees Falun
Bill C. Foster
Alma Stewart
Camelia Foster
Carrier USS Ticonderoga hosts historic Navy attack plan
The article notes Navy Lieutenant Commander Jerry R. Griffitts, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Griffitts of 1308 North 34th Street and husband of former Miss Billye M. Fox of Abilene, piloting a Spad on the USS Ticonderoga. It mentions Abilene Christian College graduate Griffitts and Seaman John J. Chada of 206 South Joyce Street aboard, with reference to Skyraider naming origins and a long use since the Korean War.
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Uss
Ticonderoga
Navy
Jerry R. Griffitts
R. A. Griffitts
North 34Th Street
Billye M. Fox
Abilene
Abilene Christian College
John J. Chada
Catherine E. Chada
South Joyce Street
Masons To Hold Joint Installation In Waco June 24
Masons and the public are invited to a joint installation of officers for twelve Lodges in the 61st Masonic District McLennan County on Saturday June 24 at 7 30 P M in the Masonic Grand Lodge Memorial Temple Waco J H Gurley Lodge 337 Delis Lodge 1127 Geo N Denton Lodge 24 Herring Lodge 1224 Baylor Lodge 1235 Bellmead Lodge 1329 McGregor Lodge 376 West Lodge 475 Muddy Lodge 568 Lorena Lodge 594 and Riesel Lodge 835 will be installed J L Boyd District 61 A Installing Officer and John E Whitby District 61 B Installing Marshall Rev Robert E Young Pastor First Methodist Church of Waco will deliver the principal address.
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61St
Masonic District
McLennan County
Seventh Street
Masonic Grand Lodge Memorial Temple
Seventh & Columbus Streets
Roger N. Conger
Waco Lodge
J.H. Gurley Lodge
Fidelis Lodge
Geo. N. Denton
Herring Lodge
Baylor Lodge
Bellmead Lodge
McGregor Lodge
West Lodge
Muddy Lodge
Lorena Lodge
Riesel Lodge
Star guest sought for 1967 Heart O Texas Fair
Heart O Texas Fair and Rodeo seeks a guest star for October 3 to 7 in Waco. Fair manager Leon Collens plans to announce within five to six weeks and has contacted several TV and entertainment figures. Tommy Steiner of Austin will produce the rodeo and supply stock from X-S Ranch.
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Leon Collens
Waco
Collens
Tommy Steiner
Austin
X-S
Ed Linder
Ralph Russell
Bill Parsons
Dub King
J. E. Porterfield
Boyd Cox
Coliseum
Admiral Charbonnet to speak on Navy air operations in Vietnam
Rear Admiral P M Charbonnet Jr will discuss Navy air combat operations in Vietnam before the Rocketdyne Management Club at Ridgewood Country Club in Waco on June 27. He will share first hand experience from USS Midway where he served as chief of staff and aide to Carrier Division Seven commander coordinating carrier based air operations over Vietnam. He earned the Legion of Merit and now heads the Eighth Naval District in New Orleans covering Texas Louisiana Arkansas and New Mexico.
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P. M. Char— Bonnet, JR
Vietnam
Rocketdyne Management Club
Ridgewood Country Club
Waco
Carrier Division Seven
North
South
Inmate printers issue Rodeo themed prison money
In 1966 the Huntsville Unit printed 50000 five dollar bills to promote the Annual Texas Prison Rodeo in October. For 1967 two new notes are produced a $3 Rodeo Wampum and a $4 Convict Loot. The notes state that they help entry to Prison Rodeo Stadium and cannot be exchanged for cash. Owners of the old $7 bills can exchange them for the year’s denominations by writing Prison Rodeo Office Box 32 Huntsville Texas 77340.
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Huntsville Unit
Texas Department of Corrections
Texas
Box
Huntsville
Scouts Camp At Camp Tahuaya Opens Second 1967 Session
The Hearts of Texas Council Boy Scouts opens the second eight week period at Camp Tahuaya serving over 1200 boys from the 11 1/2 county council. Activities include boats canoes rifle and archery ranges nature and conservation. Visitors night is Thursday at 5 00 p.m. with a barbecue at 6 00 p.m. priced 1.00 for adults and 0.25 for children 12 and under.
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Hearts’ Texas Council
Boy Scout of America
Tahuaya
Marine Private Tommy J Sharp Graduates From Recruit Training
Marine Private Tommy J. Sharp son of Mr Ed Sharp Jr of 1100 Willard Waco completed eight weeks of recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot here earning the basic qualification and advancing to active duty.
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Tommy J. Sharp
Ed Sharp Jr
Willard
Waco
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Marine Private Alvaro Flores Completes Recruit Training
Marine Private Alvaro Flores son of Luis Flores of 3226 Cloverleaf Drive Waco graduated from eight weeks of recruit training at the Marine base.
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Alvaro Flores
Luis Flores
Cloverleaf Drive
Waco
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Dadine
Ford Electric Service
Franklin
Jewell
Masons
J. L. Boyd
John E. Whitby
Robert E. Young
First Methodist Church of
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Plasek
Ing
GALS
Mary Carter
Vila
CBD Paints
Aivnas
Citizen Newspapers
Central
South 3Rd Street
Jess Radle and Sons
Waco News-Citizen
Scouts
Camp Tahuaya
Charles J. White
Yellow Cab
FREE
Fence Co
UNM Lasalle
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