Lawsons Expand Insurance Office as Verdicts Rise
W S Foster reports insurance firms may raise rates to cover large Waco damage awards. Winnie Lawson and Cullen Lawson own Lawson Insurance Agency at 1812 Columbus Ave with back quarters rented to the city employees credit union. The piece covers local verdicts, Clarke’s $40,000 award on the Robinson highway, and assorted community notes including a travel tale, political sentiment, and Baylor event planning.
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Waco
Winnie Lawson
Cullen Lawson
Lawson Insurance Agency
Columbus Ave
City Employees Credit Union
Pajama Game Star Bobbi Shaw to Visit Waco
Bobbi Shaw, star of Pajama Game, will visit Waco Monday afternoon as guest of Claude Stewart of Interstate Theatres. She will hold a press conference autograph party at the Student Union and a coffee in the Student Union Lobby. The film opens November 25 at the Twenty-Fifth St. Theatre in Waco.
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Bobbi Shaw
Waco
Bobbi
Claude Stewart
Interstate Theatres
Miss Shaw
American International Pictures
Las Vegas
High Button Shoes
Delta Alpha Phi Sorority
Hidg
Tommy Kirk
Annette Funicello
Buster Keaton
Dorothy Lamour
Waco Theatre
Stewart
Twenty-Fifth St
Veterans Day Parade Schedule Readied for November 11
Parade marshal Julius Berkman announces ceremonies for Veterans Day at 11 a.m. with marching units along 11th to 3rd streets. Participants include Baylor Center Guards, Gold Star Mothers, Jr. High bands, U S Army Reserve, Navy and Air Force Reserves, Civil Defense and local hospital and school groups.
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Julius Herkman
South Jr. High
U. S. Navy
Air Force
Austin
U.S. Army
Navy
U. A. Hospital
South Side
Moore High School
Kand
Red Cross
Civil Defense
North Side
Fire Department
University Jr. High
5Th
Julius Berkman
Post
The
American Legion
Changing Social Conditions Noted By Abner McCall
Abner McCall urged Texas Baptists to apply Christian principles to evolving social conditions or risk becoming outdated. The Baylor and Baptist General Convention of Texas president told about 4,000 messengers to broaden outreach beyond traditional issues to address poverty ignorance prejudice bigotry intolerance and racial injustice in modern urban society.
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Abner McCall
Texas Baptists
McCall
Baylor University
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Hammond Industries of Waco Gains National Investor Attention
Waco’s Hammond Industries, a major local firm with global reach, receives national investor notice. William C. Marz of Imperial Products Corp reports two Western European distributors will visit Waco for factory service training, with a luncheon honoring Robert and John Boissevain of Copenhagen based European Investment Co. Ltd.
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Waco
William C. Marz
Imperial Products Corporation
George’s
Franklin Avenue
Robert and
John Boissevain
European Investment Company, Ltd
Copenhagen
Denmark
Roger Conger
Hammond
Hammond Industries
Marz
Billy Hammond
Hammond- Vacher Co
Hammond Machine & Equipment Co
Seattle
Washington
Booth
Lions Governor to Speak at Bellmead Lions Club Meeting
Lt. Col. (ret) John R. Lane district governor of Texas Lions District 2X-3 will address the Bellmead Lions Club at its regular meeting Thursday November 12 at 12 00 noon Sparks Memorial Methodist Church Lane elected at the Toronto convention last July District 2X-3 includes 51 clubs about 2500 members George Jones presides Lane will meet briefly with the club board after the session
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John R
Bob) Lane
Texas Lions
Bellmead Lions Club
Sparks Memorial Methodist Church
Lane
Lions International
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
Texas
United States
George ©. Jones
Johnsons Held Election Party In Texas
President Johnson returns to Texas for a post election stay at the LBJ ranch with plans for future moves. A large media contingent accompanies him to Johnson City where he votes in person and host to Mexico’s President elect Gustavo Diaz Ordaz on November 12 13.
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Johnsons
Texas
Johnson City
Johnson
White House
LBJ
Mexico
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Over the Top Dear Mr. Foster United Fund drive 1965
A local United Fund drive notes record 1965 contributions surpassing the goal. The 39 agencies will continue services for families children the sick the handicapped and the distressed in 1965.
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Mr. Foster
Greater Waco
Greater
United Fund Drive
United Fund
Paul F, Dickard
Life Insurance Open to Vets
The Veterans Administration plans to handle a flood of applications when National Service Life Insurance reopens. Glyndor Hague, VA Regional Office manager in Waco, said more than three million veterans with service connected disabilities may apply under a law signed October 13 by President Johnson. VA will accept applications starting May 1, 1965 and must receive them by May 3, 1965.
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Veterans Administrations
National Service Life Insurance
Glyndor Hague
Waco
Johnson
Court, City Fight Over Rates and Water Contract
Court of Criminal Appeals criticizes but upholds laws on courts of inquiry. Supreme Court lets stand lower rulings that Athens Texas rate ordinances deny fair return on investment to Gulf States Telephone Co. Jones blocks Big Spring water contract changes. Austin seek set aside 1937 deal.
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Court of Criminal Appeals
Supreme Court
City of Athens
Gulf State
East Texas
City
Higher Court
Board For State Hospitals and Special Schools
Big Spring
Herman Jones
Austin
Big Spring State Hospital
Jones
New Ridgewood Country Club Quarters Shown to Press
The Ridgewood Country Club unveiled its new quarters in an exhibition for local press ahead of a formal opening. The modern clubhouse replaces the old building demolished to make way for the Lake Waco project.
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Ridgewood Country Club
Lake Waco
New Ridgewood Country Club
McCall Re-elected At Baptist Convention
Baylor University President Abner V. McCall was re elected president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas by acclamation in Corpus Christi. His second term follows last year’s election in San Antonio. Re elected to the Baylor Board of Trustees were Bowles Carroll Higginbotham Holt Howell Lee Mitchell Morris Parker Sams Shamburger Zachary and Wester, all to three year terms.
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Baylor University
Abner V. McCall
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Corpus Christi
McCall
San Antonio
Baylor Board of Trustees
Donald Bowles
Dallas
M. B. Carroll
Cecil Higginbotham
A. J. Holt
Waco
Hilton Howell
Ralph B. Lee
Houston
Arthur L. Mitchell
Lester L. Morris
Midland
Ray Parker
Odessa
Ross M. Sams Sr
William M. Shamburger
Tyler
Brooks Wester
C. H. Zachary
Goodwill Industries Director Attends National Rehab Conference
Everton O. Dibb executive director of Goodwill Industries of Waco leaves for Philadelphia to attend the National Rehabilitation Association conference and a Sheltered Workshops meeting. He plans to meet leaders, discuss future plans, and visit other sheltered workshops in the New York area before returning to Waco on November 14.
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Billy Hammond
Waco
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Montago Bay
British West Indies
Caribbean
Virgin Islands
Atlantic Ocean
Bahamas
Nassau
Hammond
New York
Africa
Everton O. Dibb
Goodwill Industries of
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
National Rehabilitation Association
Dibb
National Association of Sheltered Workshops
Howard Lytle
Sheltered Workshops Association
Heart of Texas
Goodwill Industries
Waco United Fund
Public Employees Week Proclaimed by Governor Connally
Governor Connally has proclaimed November 8 to 15 as Texas Public Employees Week highlighting state workers and their service to the public. The proclamation emphasizes recognition of civil servants and urges appreciation across agencies and communities.
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Public Employees
Connally
Texas Public Employees
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Bill) Clarke
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Billy) Hammond
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Viola) Webb
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