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Newspaper
Waco News Citizen
Location
Waco, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1962
Page
1
A reader discusses California tax plans and budget pains in Los Angeles Long Beach and Anaheim. He contrasts city finance with Waco and remarks on freeway projects traffic rules and daylight saving time while recounting cross border inspections and natural gas flows from Texas to California.
W F Bill Grusendorf has released Fifty Years of White-tailed Deer Hunting in Texas through Vantage Press New York. The compact volume blends facts anecdotes and technical tips for hunting and nature appreciation. An autograph party is planned July 26 at the Book Nook with further events at San Marcos College in October.
Admiral Dudley and Admiral Fitzhugh Lee met Texas journalists touring Naval Air Station Corpus Christi. Lee stressed the small town paper as essential for educating people while noting big dailies focus on national affairs. The group witnessed a base change of command and rode out a barge incident in Corpus Bay.
A Gray Lane Tours bus offers Tour No 1 with a driver narration of top city sights. Stops include Twin Peaks for a bird’s eye view and a visit to the Golden Gate Bridge and the bay bridge to Oakland. Passengers hear house styles and view Alcatraz near the Presidio for a $3.65 trip.
Governor Price Daniel urged Texas drivers to keep July 4th holiday deaths to a minimum. The one day campaign, partnered with the Texas Safety Association and law enforcement, promotes slowing down and driving safely to reduce traffic deaths during the summer vacation period ending Labor Day. The campaign includes widespread distribution of safety materials to officers and stations, with radio and TV stations promoting safer driving and the “Drive Lighted” message. The DPS will release its Fourth of July death forecast on June 24.
At the Bellmead Lions Club regular meeting Abe Houston praised Lionism history. Officers elected include president B F Doss and vice presidents JR Passmore J R Harris George O Jones. New directors Trent E Moore W Ho McClintock C F Loveless Melvin H Frase. Past President Albert I Wolfe. Attendance pins awarded for years of perfect attendance.
Bernez Anderson 52 says she fired one shot at Manuel Brooks through a screen door after he threatened her and dropped a knife on her porch at 707 East Park Street. Brooks died from a stomach wound. Grand jury to hear three murder cases including Henry Smith and John Wallace.
Thirteen hundred donors in McLennan County attend a Red Cross Blood Bank picnic at United Park on South Third Street Road. The event honors their service and notes 15 000 pints donated since 1952, about one third of county totals. The gathering starts at 7 p.m.
Downing Brothers Construction restarts work on North 18th Street between Bosque Boulevard and Waco Drive. Through traffic will be closed in the area and drivers are urged to use the Bosque Burleson 11th–12th Streets system. North 17th Street will operate two way temporarily for bypasses with caution advised at the Waco Drive intersection.
Carson Hoge a Wacoan with four years in the city will become Director of Public Works July 16 succeeding George Dieter. He will oversee streets engineering traffic and the budgeted 1.3 million dollar department plus about 2 million in annual improvements. Hoge is a registered civil engineer with firm Forrest and Cotton Inc. and has served as Waco office chief. He is married with four children and lives at 71089 Edmond Avenue.
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