Waco City Hall faces resignations and distrust
The city’s administrative turmoil deepens as public works assistant director Carl McIntosh resigns. He cites fear of stagnation under City Manager Terrell Blodgett who plans to hire outsiders for higher posts. The piece notes posters on light poles, bid by Murray Watson, and criticisms of Blodgett’s leadership and budgeted pay rises.
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Carl McIntosh
McIntosh
Public Works Department
Terrell Blodgett
Blodgett
Murray Watson
Waco Drive
Stanton Brown Jr
Carl
D. T. Hicks Jr
Waco
Hicks
Billy Hinton
Baylor Professor
Frank McGregor
Senate Post
Frank
Watson
McGregor
Junior Chamber
City pay raises debate and taxes strain Waco
Mayor warns city employees need higher pay while taxes burden businesses and residents. Reports show delinquencies top 940 dollars for a single item. Commentary covers traffic jams, public relations needs, and local politics including Frank McGregor's defeat and Watson’s appeal to voters.
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F. E. Merrell
Free
America
Lanelle Gallant Crowned Miss Waco at Local Contest
In Raleigh Hotel the Miss America local pageant crowned Lanelle Gallant a 20 year old Baylor student from Houston after ten contestants competed. Cathy Ann Gray, 19, from Phoenix, earned second place. Kay Phillips and Wanda Gann were notable Baylor and U T participants. Miss Flynn won Miss Congeniality.
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Raleigh
Lanelle Gallant
Baylor
Harrison Flynn
Sharie Rawls
Sandra Ureck
Judy Wood
Shirley Higdon
Miss Waco
Barbara Henry
Barbershoppers Shine in First Harmony Parade at Waco
The audience at Waco Hall enjoyed the first annual harmony parade presented by SPEBSQSA. Barbershop quartets from several cities performed, with the Waco Heart of Texas chorus leading the event for male singers.
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Waco Hall
SPE Bsqsa
Waco Heart of Texas Chorus
Baylor's 117th Anniversary May 25 at 10 AM in Heart O Texas Coliseum
Baylor University marks its 117th commencement with 642 candidates listed for degrees. Dr. Stanley W. Olson will give the address. Abner McCail to confer honorary doctor of law on Dr. William Ball. Ring-Out and Baccalaureate services follow, with details on schedule and degree counts.
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Heart OQ
Texas Coliseum
Stanley W. Olson
Baylor University College of Medicine
Houston
Abner McCail
Baylor
William Ball
Cleburne
J. Earl Mead
Cliff Temple Baptist Church
Dallas
Student Union
Burleson
Seventh
James Baptist Hharch
Mead
Crop sales total value reaches 1.14 billion
The combined value of all crops sold including horticultural specialist and forest products amounts to 1,137,305,495 dollars.
City Manager Fires Carl McIntosh From City Hall
Carl McIntosh, who had tendered his resignation, was fired Monday by City Manager Terrell Blodgett and given one hour to leave City Hall.
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Carl McIntosh
Terrell Blodgett
Connally AFB Plans Armed Forces Day Events
James Connally Air Force Base officers outline plans for Armed Forces Day activities on Saturday May 19 in Waco. News media will attend a Tuesday briefing at Connally in the golf course community house to review the program.
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Armed Forces
Waco
James Connally Air Force Base
Connally
Golf Course
Community House
Local club and bookies to face subpoenas over SW conference scandal
At press time a Waco club and bookies in Marlin and Bryan are expected to be subpoenaed soon before an Austin investigating committee probing the Southwest Conference basketball scandal.
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Waco
Marlin and
Bryan
Austin
Yarborough defends Holleman appointment amid dam aid row
Senator Ralph Yarborough accuses press of lies over Jerry R. Holleman’s U S labor appointment and asserts Johnson chose Holleman and Connally without consultation. He plans talks in Washington on the Lake Waco dam aid and denies dodging reporters, citing delayed mail and contested coverage.
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Ralph Yarborough
W. S. Foster
Washington, D. C
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Fentress Syndicate
Waco Daily
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Lake Waco
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Arthur Goldberg
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Waco Dam
Austin
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Tribune-Herald
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Waco Tribune- Herald
Lyndon B. Johnson
Holleman
John Connally
Johnson
Senator Yarborough
Connally
Lyndon Joblinson
John Mashek
Dallas News
Citizen
Lyman Jones
Afl-Cio
Secretary of Labor
Associated Press
D. C
Waco News-Tribune
Lyndon Johnson
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Lions Club to observe I Arm an American Day nationwide
The Lions Club joins a state wide observance this Sunday May 20. Breckenridge Lion Jack Cox a former GOP governor candidate will speak in Waco at the Raleigh and Abe Housten invites citizens. Beverly Hills Lions also hosts a talk by Judge Frank G McDonald on the same subject. Lions of Waco promote charity glasses and aid for children at Lions Camp Kerrville. District Convention planned in Temple Saturday and Sunday.
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Waco Lions Club
Raleigh
Jack Cox
Breckenridge
Texas
J. A
Abe) Housten
Waco
Beverly Hills Lions Club
Frank G. McDonald
Waco Fons
BalFinger Lions
Lions of
Lions Camp
Kerrville
Lions
Patrol Boat on Lake Waco Aids Distress Call
The police patrol boat on Lake Waco began summer outings and answered an emergency call. Captain Red Frances supervises the crew with Patrolmen Fred Stengel and John Thorn R. Lillard, who serves in place for Thorn due to illness.
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Red Frances
Fred Stengel
John Thorn
R. L Lillard
Thorn
I Am an American Day at Heart O' Texas Lions Club
Judge Frank Wilson associate justice of the Tenth Court of Civil Appeals spoke at the Heart O' Texas Lions Club event at a Raleigh hotel. The program aligned with IT Am An American Day, a Texas Legislature approved observance proclaimed by Governor Price Daniel. Judge Raymond Mormino served as program chairman.
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Frank Wilson
Tenth Court of Civil Apeals
Heart O’ Texas Lions
Taleigh Hotel
Texas
Price Daniel
Raymond Mormino
Bar Association Elects Officers for Next Year
About a hundred local lawyers attended the Waco McLennan County Bar Association meeting at the Raleigh Hotel to choose officers. David Kuligen was elected president amid little opposition. Lyndon Olson became vice president. Helmy named secretary and Ben Johnson treasurer. Four directors were chosen: Bill Cureton Wiley Stein Jr Lance Corsbie and Ted Fair. John Fullbright presided as outgoing president.
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Waco-McLennan County Bar Association
Raleig Hotel
Lyndon Olson
Bryan, Maxwell, Wilson and Olson
Bar Association
Minor Helmy
Ben Johnson
Bill Cureton
Wiley Stein Jr
Lance Corsbie
Ted Fair
John Fullbright
State Junior Bar Plans Loan Shark Legislation Here
Texas Junior Bar directors met at the Holiday Inn in Waco for a discussion of Loan Shark legislation. They saw the play Caucasian Chalk Circle at Baylor theatre Friday and attended the SW Conference track meet at Baylor Stadium Saturday afternoon. An evening barbecue and dance at Joe Johnson's place followed.
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Texas
Holiday Inn
Waco
Baylor Theatre
Baylor Stadium
Joe Johnson
Social Security Booklet Free To All Applicants
Al Bracken, social security district manager, clarifies a misprint in the Citizen. Pamphlet 855 was mistaken for 230 and readers sent 23 cents. The booklet is free and no payment should be sent to his office.
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al Bracken
Public Hearing Set for U S 84 Improvement in Waco
J H Aiken district engineer of the Texas Highway Department announces a public hearing on the U S Highway 84 improvement from South Bosque River to Spur 298. The meeting is at 11:00 am Wednesday May 23 1962 in the Texas Highway District Office Building 100 South Loop Drive Waco. Sketches are on file for inspection at the office of R E Burns New McGregor Highway Waco before the hearing.
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J. H. Aiken
Texas Highway Department
South Bosque River
Spur 298
Texas Highway District
South Loop Drive
Waco
Aiken
R. E. Burns
New McGregor Highway
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