Census and local politics frame a dull Waco election
A reader asks about census forms while officials stress the survey's importance for Waco's future. The May Democratic race holds little interest with few contests and incumbents like Dr Billy J Hinton likely to win again. Credit and mortgage pitfalls, radio pronunciation woes, and local business partnerships also surface in this digest of city concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Brigham
KWTX
Jack Wood
Texas House of Representatives
Chiff Brown
Maxey
Antil
Waco
Billy J. Hinton
Hinton
Burglary Spree Tied to Mexican Teens in Temple Case
Police linked four 15 year old Mexican youths from Waco to a gang involved in multiple burglaries in Temple. Detectives recovered a stolen car in Temple after a burglary spree and arrested the youths, who face charges in Temple and Waco jails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Cotharn
Austin
Waco
Cotharn
Temple
Woody Schober
Johnnie Krumnow
Enrollment tops at 15 231 in Waco white schools for fall
Waco Independent School District board estimates 15 231 white students and 3 247 in Negro schools for the 1960 61 fall term. Board approves textbooks, adjusts last day of instruction to June 1, and outlines personnel changes including Dr L V McNamee as assistant superintendent and Thomas L Ware moving to personnel director duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Waco Independent School District
L. V McNamee
Thomas L. Ware
Waco High School
Armed Forces Day Planning Begins Here
Planning for Armed Forces Day 1980 at James Connally AFB is under way with flyovers displays and model air show. Major Floyd T. Harvey leads as project officer for the event featuring all service branches and public access to showcase military strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Connally
Floyd T. Harvey
IPIS
United States
Armed Forces Day Committee
Joseph M Beseda
Seth Scruggs
Donald F. Adams
Gerald MB. Arons
Edward L Arnold
George D. Akins
Peter M. Boger
Robert F. Angus
Kenny D. Dobbs
Fred A Meurer
Doctors to Convene At Ft Worth April 9
About 3000 people including 2000 physicians are expected for the Texas Medical Association Annual Session April 9 12 in Fort Worth. Guest speaker Dr Louis Marr of Orlando Fla president of the AMA will attend with a nuclear medicine symposium on Medical Significance of Fallout and Problems of Radioactive Waste Disposal. The House of Delegates and over 400 councils committees and boards will also be in session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Medical Association
Fort Worth
TMA
Southwest
Louis Marr
Orlando
Florida
AMAA
House of Delegates
The
Association
Saving Bond Sale Rises in Mc Lennan County Feb
Judge D McDaniel reports Texas February Savings Bond sales totaled 15 506 998 with two month total of 32 044 765 up 4 percent from 1959. January February county purchases reached 3 302 786 toward the 1960 county goal. Bonds like Series F and H are urged for economic stability and family security with 3 percent semi annual interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
D . McDaniel
McLennan County Savings Bonds Committee
McDaniel
thiWalina
Contagious Disease Study Brings Nation to Austin
A two day technical conference on zoonotic diseases runs March 17 18 in the State Health Department auditorium Austin drawing scientists from across the country to address animal to human disease transmission. The event enters its tenth year and is sponsored by the State Health Department Texas Animal Disease Commission University of Texas Texas A and M College and Baylor University School of Medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Health
Austin
Department
Texas Animal Disease Commission
the Unversity of Texas
Texas A and M Collage
Baylor University School of Medicine
Harvesters Sign Twenty Five New Chamber Members
Twenty five new members and assolate members of the Waco Chamber of Commerce have been signed up in the past few days. They include Atlas Finance Co 105 South Ltd Bauer-McCann 729 Austin Dan W Cash Printing Co 122 Washington Crimm Auto Parts WO Somnth Nick DeMaria Distributing Company 619 Mary Frizzel Smallwood Pontiac Incorporated 1415 Franklin Dr M FF Garrett 104 Herring Glass Marine Sales 1400 Cumberland SS Glover Medical Arts Bldg Lawson Insurance Agency 1111 Columbus Nicosia's Shoe Service 320 North 12th Merie Norman Cosmetics 106 South 8th Otarion Listening Center 201 Franklin Smith Salvage House 112 South 4th Steakley Bros Chevrolet Company 217 North 8th Tom O'Shanter Motel At the Circle Toddie House No 1 1707 Washington Town House 1715 Washington Roy L Watson Accountant 2309 Medical Arts Bide Watson and Rogers Attorneys 866 Amicable Bldg George J Williams Commission Agent P Box 483 Woodliff Office Machines Company 514 Franklin J B Zeller 9200 Mac Arthur Dr Dr F P Bohmfatk 100 Austin Leslie T Summey 1920 Columbus
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco Chamber of Commerce
Atlas Finance Co
South Ltd
Bauer-McCann
Austin
Dan W Cash Printing Co
Washington
Crimm Auto Parts
Somnth
Nick DeMaria Distributing Company
Mary Frizzel
Smallwood Pontiac, Incorporated
Franklin
Garrett
Herring Glass Marine Sales
Cumberland
SS. Glover
Medical
Lawson Insurance Agency
Columbus
Nicosia
Merie Norman Cosmetics
South &Th
Otarion
Smith Salvage House
South 4Th
Steakley Bros. Chevrolet Company
North Sth
the Circle
Town House
Roy L. Watson
Medical Arts
Watson
Rogers
George J. Williams
Woodliff Office Machines Company
J.B Zeller
MacArthur
F. PF. Bohmfatk
Leslie T Summey
James Lavon James Begins 198 Year Texas Sentence
Lavon James began serving 198 years in a Texas prison after Judge D W Bart lett added 99 years to run concurrently with 66 years already imposed by a jury last week. One term covers murder of John Blackford and the other covers robbery by firearms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavon James
Texas
Thuntsville
D W. Bartlett
John Blackford
Firarns
Burglary Suspect Louis Melendez Admits Another Crime
Louis Melendez, 26, is described as a Mexican suspect arrested on a separate burglary. A lie detector test cleared him of that case, but he admitted burglary at another location and provided details on stolen merchandise. A burglary complaint was filed for the initial case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Akard
John Faulkner
Akard
Johnny Krumnow
Peach Street
Ben't Place
Peach
Louis Melendez
Clay
Melendez
City raiders bust Negro craps game in Waco raid
Waco police raided a Saturday night craps game at 1108 South First, arresting fourteen Black participants. The operation led by Lt. Farr Coan and Vice Squad, with several officers, yielded three dice and six dollars fifty in cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
City of
Farr Coan
Clarence Coan
Tadlock
Oger Ford
Jesse Pet
Velvin &. Simpson
Roger Barrett
Census takers to carry full identification in 1960 census
District Supervisor J. Fred Simon Jr announced that on April 1, census takers for the 1960 Census of Population and Housing will wear red white and blue ID cards marked Census enumerator Official Credential. Unsure impersonators should report to the local district office at 915 Liberty Building Waco Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Fred Simon, Jr
Department of Commerce
Liberty Building
Waco
Texas
Civic Leaders Attend Institute For Bank Opening In Waco
Westview National Bank wins approval to open in temporary quarters in the Golden Triangle by June 1. Charles Dossett Sr. leads as president with J O Hud son and Guy Dardison in key posts. Construction for permanent quarters starts June 1 with a six month completion goal. Local leaders and United Fund groups sponsor a one day campaign institute at the Roosevelt Hotel to train volunteers in budget ing publicity and campaign organization with speakers from Waco Temple and McGregor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westview National Bank
Comptroller of Currency
Washington
Heme
Golden Triangle
National Bank
Wacott
W B Dossett, Sr. Pres
J Olin Hudson
Executive View
Roosevelt Hotel
Texas United Fund
Greater Waco United Fund
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Seventh Day Adventist Church
LaVern Hill
Ronnie Pundt
Davey Woods
Cathy Pundt
Hallie St. Clair
Kathleen St Clair
Gary Hill
Kenneth Beck
Bo Bo St. Clair
Duane Hallock
Reggie Witt
Adelle Worth
Virginia Dennison
Erna Studio
al SY I
Billy Joe Webb
Tan Prriary
Rey Martin Luther King, Jr
William Thetford
Montgomery
King
Dexter Ave
Alabama City
Waco City
Carlos Leal Saucedo
South
Roy C. Padute
Juan Sandavel Ramirez
Gurley
Robert Bo Gamboa
Kenneth McGee
Attaded
Sagrsons
Waco Public
Phyllis M. Craughn
Pauline V. Golden
Shirley Bates
Jane R. Eubank
Tommye J. Fite
Kendrick
Charles E Gillenwaters
North Junior High
Jean B Greenwell
Sul Ross
Mary FE Hunter
Mary A Turner
Cedar Ridge
Armed Forces
Petton Place
AureTeestare tHeates
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Presents
Robert Eleanor Mitchum
Parker
Warring George Peppard
George Hamilton Everett Sloane
Luana Patten
Ft. Worth
C. Harvesters
James
Forrime
Odis Reed
Essie Shelton
Raymond Watkins
Betty Robinson
Manuel Brooks, Jr
Ross Crane
Alberta Johnson
Clifton Moore
Morris Johnson
Henry Landdrum
Sandra Lee Jennings
Maid of Cotton
Bill Atkinson
Glen
Michigan
Central
United Fund
Maurice Acers
Texas Employment Commission
McGregor
Campain
United Campaigns
United Funds
Mcflennan County
Robert B. Collins
Bryce D. Reno
Usaf Hospital
Msgt
Wallace Grant
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