Civic Beautification Drive Aims To Clean Waco And Surroundings
The Civic Beautification Committee launches a multi area effort from today through April 2 to clean and fix up Waco and nearby towns including Bellmead Beverly Hills Lacy Lakeview and Robinson. Major Nivens chairs with support from civic and garden clubs Jaycees Salvation Army Goodwill and city departments.
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Waco
Major Nivens
Air Force
Jaycees
Salvation Army
Goodwill Industries
City of
Bellmead
Beverly Hills
Lacy Lakeview
Robinson
Lady Bird Johnson
United States
Lyndon Johnson
Visitor given three year penitentiary sentence in Texas court
Lee L. Scott was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary by Judge Vic Hall in the 54th district court after pleading guilty to burgling B and B Packing Co. He will be evaluated by adult probation officer Charles Doremius for possible probation. Scott has been jailed since December 23 and will remain until the investigation report is presented. He originated from Florida en route to Seattle to join his father and stopped in Waco for the burglary. Salvation Army Captain Robert Hall testified he would help by providing shelter and meals while Scott seeks work. The only prior law issue cited was hitchhiking in Florida. Orville Sternberg was appointed court attorney for the case, funded by county funds.
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Lee L. Scott
Vic Hall
54Th District Court
B & B Packing Co
Hall
Charles Doremius
Scott
Florida
Seattle
Washington
Waco
Jim Bock
Orville Sternberg
Posters for campaigns and election talk stir local voters
Frances Wilkinson of Owens-Illinois prints and donates posters to schools and businesses to boost campaigns. Rumors swirl about council race tickets while voters face a city election on April 5 and school trustee contests. emphasis on voter turnout amid new registration rules. Buntline Special display at the Waco Antique Show awaits attention.
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City of
Waco
KWTX
Limis
Frances Wilkinson
Owens-Illinois Glass Company
Buntline
Waco Gun Collectors Club
Ned Buntline
Bat Masterson
Wyatt Earp
Waco Beautification Drive Gathers Local Support
Round program by the LI Beautification Committee mobilizes volunteers to clean and beautify Waco and surrounding suburbs. March 26 to April 2 feature extra city pickup, heavy volunteer involvement, Marines and Navy Reserves aiding, and open dump access.
Odd Fellows Attend Grand Lodge Event in San Antonio
Deputy Constable John Payne attended the Grand Lodge in San Antonio last weekend along with numerous local IOOF members and Rebeccas from Waco lodges. Payne serves as an official of a Waco Odd Fellows lodge.
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John Payne
San Antonio
Waco Ioof
Rebeccas
Payne
Waco
Odd Fellows Lodge
City Officials Attend Governor's Library Conference in Austin
McLennan County officials Roy E. Nail and Joe Lechler attended the Governor's Conference on Libraries in Austin on March 23. Nail seeks a second term. Lechler has no opponent. The event drew over 2500 people from across Texas with speeches by Governor Connally and speakers from UT, UCLA, and the American Library Trustee Association. City figures Elmer Roberts and Roger Conger joined the delegation from Waco.
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Roy E. Nail
Joe Lechler
McLennan Co
Austin
Municipal Auditorium
Nail
Mart
Lechler
Texas
Weldon Lynch
Oakdale
American Library Trustee Association
John Connally
Harry Ransom
University of Texas
Robert Vosper
UCLA
Los Angeles
Price Daniel
Waco Boat and Sports Show Opens at Heart of Texas Coliseum
The Waco Boat and Sports show opened Friday at the Heart of Texas Coliseum for three days. Waco city boats will be ready to enforce lake laws this season with police and game warden pledging strict enforcement on Lake Waco.
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Waco
Heart of Texas
City of
Lake Waco
Cadets Enlisted For Police Work in Waco
Chief of Police Jesse Guntermann supports the Cadet Program to strengthen the Waco police force. Pamphlets are issued explaining the program and how to become a Cadet Policeman. Applicants must be high school graduates over 18 with the same physical standards as regular officers. Regular benefits apply.
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Jesse Gunterman
Waco
Waco Receives Federal Grant for Urban Renewal Plan
Congressman Poage reports HUD approval of a $155,053 federal advance to survey and plan a 120 acre Dewey project. proposed work includes cleaning Barron Branch, building a city park, installing sanitary and storm sewers, and repairing streets and bridges with new crossings.
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Waco
W. R
Bob) Poage
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Dewey
Barron Branch
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Park Lake Addition
Ben Franklin
Park Lake Drive
P. McNamara
U.S
T.P. McNamara
Howard Martin
Park Lake
John Faulkner
Tom Warren
Gordon Rountree
Faulkner
Warren
Greater
Rhea Cromwell
Cromwell
Marines
Army
Navy
3Rd
LaSalle
Asa Road
Tom Nivens
Brath
Ernest Pardo
Bill Foster, Jr
Howard Warren
van Outdoor Advertising
Owens-Illinois
Citizen Newspapers
Audrey Merritt
Icafe
Blue Triangle Y
Alice Caufield
Elm
Loop Highway
Waco Council of Garden Women
Robert Armstrong
Albin Sulak
Jack Wilson
Domingo Capetillo
Stanley Jayroe
Bill Gant
Glenn Zirkle
Gus Pape
Odd Fellows In
Santone
Leo
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