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Newspaper
Waco News Citizen
Location
Waco, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1963
Page
1
The letter column accuses City Manager Terrell Blodgett and Councilman W. L. Barrett of failed leadership while outlining tension at city hall over an eight hour workday. It critiques the Kennedy administration and civil rights policy, laments changing race dynamics, and touches on local telephone nuisance calls and rain impact on crops.
Filming began Thursday June 27 at Fisherman’s Paradise on the Brazos River near Lake Whitney and Rio Vista Texas. Johnny Crawford stars as a young Indian boy with Jay Silverheels cast as his chieftain father. The Tejas Productions project aims for wholesome family entertainment and cost about forty seven million dollars in publicity and production notes.
Harry Cates of 807 North 58th Street writes a lengthy communication denouncing what he calls the dissolution and degradation of the white race. He argues Americans have lost courage and leadership, warns against race mixing, and urges plain common sense to prevent national disaster despite offense to other races.
Two of the county star prisoners no longer live in Sheriff C. Maxey's boarding house. Out on bond is Bobby McLane. Ernest Rose has gone to Huntsville. Wanda Sebastian was convicted Thursday on a two year sentence and will appeal, so she will not be boarding with Maxey's jailer for a while. Other star boarders will come and go as they have for a century or more, in both the new and old jail structures long before Maxey became custodian.
Postmaster E O Norwood announces the Main Post Office and all classified and contract stations and branches will be closed Thursday July 4 in observance of Independence Day. Only mall delivery will be to post office boxes and by Special Delivery Messengers. Holiday collection schedule on Street letter boxes will be observed.
The Waco Jaycees won the Clarence H. Howard Memorial for the most impressive local program at the 43rd U S Junior Chamber of Commerce convention in Louisville. Doug Blankenship presented the honor to Waco representatives during a ceremony with most of the 10 000 delegates.
Detectives Pokey Farley and Glenn Gibson arrested two 18 year olds who aided in solving about twenty home burglaries in North Waco. Harold Philgau transferred to county custody. Billy Ray Robinson held in city jail on $210 in capits profines for old traffic cases. An 18 year old girl connected to the group was released as an innocent bystander.
Announcement that a holiday on Thursday July 4 in Waco will cause most businesses to close. The Citizen will publish a day early on Wednesday with ad and copy deadlines moved to Monday.
Glyndon Hague, manager of the Veterans Administration in Waco, said today that pensions for veterans and their dependents may be affected by the payment of increases in Civil Service annuities.
The Waco News Citizen returns to its original eight column tabloid size after six months of trial. Editors cite easier handling better acceptability and rack fit plus mail efficiency and lower costs. Advertising drives pages and news content.
Two Beaumont men Leo A. Damaris and Raymond Lefkowitz pleaded guilty in U S District Court Austin to violating federal wagering laws. Judge Ben H Rice Jr set July 10 for sentencing as Carl J Liberto of Beaumont was sentenced to one year and fined 150 dollars on each of two counts.
The overpass on South Valley Mills Drive has opened partially to traffic while the old structure is being widened to improve capacity and safety for rail crossings.
The Texas Highway Commission authorized 295000 dollars for new FM road mileage in McLennan County as part of the 1963 FM Road Program. District Engineer J H Aiken of Waco announced 17.1 miles will be built under Winston C Smith, Senior Resident Engineer, Waco.
Lester Copeland owner of Copeland's Tri-Way is recovering at Hillcrest Hospital after a horse accident. The horse reared up and fell back on him. He is listed in room 373.
The inaugural Oxford and Cambridge boat race took place at Henley in 1829. The event marked the start of a famed annual rowing contest between the two universities.
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