Steiner Set To Produce 61 Rodeo At Heart O Texas Fair
Heart O Texas Fair Association and Tommy Steiner of Austin announced the ninth consecutive contract for Steiner to produce the Heart O Texas World Championship Rodeo October 3 to 7. Steiner has produced all HOT Fair rodeos since the first indoor show, and the association promises top rodeo performances in Waco. The 1961 schedule also includes production of the World Championship Rodeo at Boston Gardens prior to the Heart Of Texas event. Steiner, his wife, and announcer Tom Hadley are longtime Central Texas figures.
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Heart O’texas Fair Association
Tommy Steiner
Austin
Steiner
Dallas
United States
Boston Gardens
Tom Hadley
Texas
Waco
The
Fair Association
Savings Bond Program Reaches Twenty Years in 1961
The 20th anniversary of the U S Savings Bond program is noted as Centexans in 10 counties near Waco raise holdings to about 77 million. Howard F Hambleton of First National Bank predicts interest accruals of roughly 2.8 million in 1961 from FE and HI series bonds, with gains possible via bank purchases and payroll savings. McLennan County may hold 29 million in bonds with over 1 million in interest in 1961. County totals in mid-1900s show Bell 12.7, Bosque 2.4, Coryell 3.1, Ellis 6.0, Falls 2.8, Freestone 24, Hill 44, Limestone 21, Navarro 63 million. end-year projections add 10 percent.
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U. S
Waco
Howard F. Hambleton
District
First National Bank
McLennan County
Bell
Bosque
Coryell
Ellis
Falls
Freestone
Hill
Limestone
Navarro
Yeer
Weather Forecast for Waco and Surrounding Area
Partly cloudy and cold today through Tuesday. Highs near 57 degrees, lows around 30. Rainfall none in 24 hours. month and year totals show no rainfall. River stage Sunday at 7:30 am was 8.0 feet.
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Waco
Eight New Babies Born in Waco as Year Begins
The article lists newborns at Hillcrest and Providence hospitals in Waco on New Year’s Day and Sunday. Parents include Lupe and [unreadable], Charles Ellis, Hollis Allen, Charles Jefferson, Louis Kienitz, Richard Spencer, Arthur Coleman, Vernon Hicks, Marion Majors, K R Copeland, C L Freeman, R L Rosenthal, Jerry Sinkule, Anthony Gradel and others, with birth times ranging from early morning to late evening.
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Hillcrest Hospital
Hillcrest
Providence
Charles Ellis
Route 7
Waco
Providence Hospital
Hollis Allen
Frost Avenue
Charles Jefferson
Axtell
Louis Kienitz
Bagby
Richard T. Spencer
Meadowwood Drive
Arthur C. Coleman
North Twelfth
Vernon Hicks
Armstrong
Marion Majors
Route
K. R. Copeland
Webb
C. L. Freeman
Sherman
Old Cameron Clubhouse Burns Down
Fire destroyed a Waco landmark on North 19th Street early Sunday. The William Cameron Estate clubhouse burned to the ground. firefighters said call came too late to save the building. A 193 Chevrolet sedan found nearby was linked to Airman Joseph J. Kilo buenik of Sheppard Air Force Base.
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Waco
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
James Connally
Wth Air Force
Roth
Three Die In Fire Swept Home In Rensselaer
In Rensselaer New York a fire killed prominent physician Dr Kenneth Gordon 34 his wife Margaret and their eight year old daughter Susan early Sunday. The tragedy occurred at their home where all three were found dead among the ruins.
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Rennsselaer, N.Y
UPD
Rensselaer
Kenneth Gordon
Margaret
Susan
Cuba to Air Invasion Charges at UN Meeting
Cuba charges the United States plans an imminent invasion of Cuba and seeks an immediate UN Security Council session. Fidel Castro mobilizes forces in Havana as Washington doubts the timing and HAggerty dismisses the claim as a "Nuts" response.
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U.N. Security Council
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United States
Fidel Castro
Dag Hammarskjold
Cengo
South Africa
United Nations
Laos
Viet Nam
Raul Roa
Valerian A. Zorin
Roa
Zorin
Omar Loutfi
United Arab Republic
Havana
Castro
New Pastor at North Waco Baptists Selects Stone
Rev Alvin M Stone 41 will assume duties at North Waco Baptist Church January 16 He is former Memorial Baptist Corsicana pastor and a Howard Payne College Southwestern Theological Seminary graduate He and wife have three children Sherry 14 Janie 12 Stevie 5 and plan to move to 2200 Lake Forest Drive January 19 Interim pastor J W Ousley Baylor Dr Havard left for Pasadena Texas
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Alvin M. Stone
Memorial Baptist Church of
Corsicana
North Waco Baptist Church
Stone
Howard Payne College
Southwestern Theological Seminary
Fort Worth
Fair Park Baptist Church
Pecan Street Baptist Church
Dallas
Sherry
Janie
Stevie
North Waco Baptist Parsonage
Lake Forest Drive
J. W. Ousley
Baylor
North Waco
J. Dalton Havard
Richey Street Baptist Church
Pasadena
Texas
One New Year thought Grandpa Shares
A boy asks if Grandpa made resolutions for the new year. Grandpa says he promised not to repeat 1980 mistakes and reflects on omissions rather than actions. He mentions delaying painting the cornices and jokes about taking back books sent to him.
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Grandpa
Fatso
Pimacchio
Cricket
SEATO Studies Sought on Laos Crisis
The United States urged an urgent SEATO council meeting to address possible armed intervention by foreign Communist troops in Laos. Ambassador A Alexis Johnson was instructed to seek a council session as early as possible. Western officials described the Laotian military position as deteriorating amid intensified Communist attacks while SEATO partners were summoned for consultations.
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Loutfi
U.A.R
UPI
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Seato Council
State Department
U.S
A. Alexis Johnson
Bangkok
Thailand
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
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Eisenhower
Kingdom
Harold Caccia
Claude Lebel
Livingston Merchant
Christian A Herter
Merchant
Herter
South Carolina
Britain
France
Australia
New Zealand
Philippines
Pakistan
Baylor Bears Return From Gator Bowl After Thrilling Finish
The Baylor Bears arrived in Waco on New Year’s Day after a 14 13 loss to Florida in the Gator Bowl. Jacksonville buzzed over their go for broke tactics and a late drive, as a Bobby Ply to Ronnie Good pass on a two point try failed in the final minute. A crowd of about 19 greeted the team.
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Baylor Bears
Waco
Waco Municipal Air
Bears
Jacksonville
Florida
Bobby Ply
Ronnie Goodwin
East Coast Storm Of New Year Brings Snow And Fatalities
A New Year storm swept the East with winds up to 10 mph and up to 9 inches of snow in Bradford and Pittsburgh. The blizzard caused at least five traffic deaths and dropped temperatures to record lows in North Dakota and Minnesota. A Continental Trailways bus driver died near Pomona in the wave of weather-related incidents.
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Bradford
Pittsburgh
Indiana
Seymour
Cincinnati
Elkins
W. Va
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Seaboard
Salisbury
Minot
N.D
North Dakota
Minnesota
Middle West
Pacific Coast
Pomona
Calif
Continental Trailways
Reds Open Goodwill Offensive
The Soviet Union launches a New Year friendship campaign with goodwill messages to leaders including President-elect Kennedy from Premier Khrushchev. Tass highlighted Brezhnev sending messages to other heads of state such as Queen Elizabeth II and President Eisenhower, with greetings to Lumumba and Souvanna Phouma.
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John F. Kennedy
Tass
Leonid Brezhnev
Queen Elizabeth II
Britain
Eisenhower
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Congo
Souvanna Phouma
Laos
Soviet Union
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Hayato Ikeda
Japan
Amintore Fanfani
Italy
V.J. Sukselainen
Finland
United States of America
Combined Waco News-Tribune and Times-Herald Edition
The Waco News-Tribune and Waco Times-Herald publish a combined edition with editorials features comics and local news for Waco and Central Texas. Employees may have New Year holiday observances.
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Waco News-Tribune
Waco Times-Herald
Waco
Central Texas
Calm Prevails In Belgium Amid Police Arrest Sweep
In Belgium a police drive arrested fifty two people mainly union members over 24 hours as socialist sources report 38 detained in industrial areas from Tournai to Verviers. The strikes were called by the General Workers Federation to protest reforms by Premier Gaston Eyskens aimed at belt tightening to offset Congo revenue losses.
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Verviers
Liege
General Workers Federation
Gaston Eyskens
Congo
New Year News From Around The World And Texas
The Soviet Union sent goodwill messages to world leaders including President-elect Kennedy. SEATO mulls a Laos intervention at US request. Belgium endures a tense New Year truce. Kennedy calls domestic recovery a top priority to aid economically depressed areas. Violent deaths rise after an early holiday lag. East gets heavy snow and high winds. Eight newborns in Waco miss tax deduction by hours. A M Stone becomes North Waco Baptist Church pastor. Tommy Steiner signs to bring his ninth straight rodeo to town. Fire destroys Cameron clubhouse on Nineteenth Street Road. Bobby Joe Thorne of Wortham launches a bid for the U S Senate seat of Lyndon B Johnson.
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John F. Kennedy
United States
SEATO
Laos
Belgium
Kennedy
America
Waco
Kennedy and Douglas unveil New Deal style plan for depressions
In Palm Beach on New Year’s Day President Kennedy and Sen. Paul Douglas released a 19 page task force report. It calls for urgent actions to aid “islands of chronic unemployment” mainly in eastern industrial regions. Key steps include expanding surplus food for destitute families and passing an area redevelopment bill offering low interest loans to attract private industry. The plan warns automation could create new affected areas.
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Palm Beach
Fla
UPI
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Paul Douglas
D - Ill
Douglas
United States
Eisenhower
Sylvia Porter Headlines Waco Readers with Financial Guidance
The Waco Times-Herald will publish Sylvia Porter on the editorial page, spotlighting a prodigious financial expert who rose from the 1929 crash to national prominence. Porter, noted for her awards and books, commands attention from government and Wall Street alike.
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Sylvia Porter
Wall Street
Waco Times-Herald
Porter
Sylvia
Hunter Collge
New York
Two Car Collision Kills Three in Oglesby Area
A head on crash on Farm Road 107 near Oglesby at about 6 p m Sunday killed Mr and Mrs Guy Ethridge and Jarrell Netherlin 16 of Gatesville. Three others including Sue Truelove and Darrell Ethridge 18 of Odessa and Ann Miller 51 of Oglesby were injured with varying serious conditions. The fatalites raise the district death toll to 13 during the 10 day holiday period.
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Oglesby
Sue Truelove
Darrell Ethridge
Odessa
Ann Miller
Ethridge
Coryell County Hospital
Gatesville
Miss Truelove
Providence Hospital
Waco
McGregor
Jim Newman
Ray Wishering
Ford
Jarrell Netherlin
Cheverolet
Young Netherlin
Dallas
Gloria Ann Meza
Stella Meza
Kivu Rebels Open Fire On Soldiers
Mobutu troops marching with a white flag engaged Kivu rebels in a border gun battle from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Twenty three Mobutu soldiers were wounded with no reported fatalities among the rebels. A UN spokesman condemned aid to Mobutu from Belgian authorities and Kasavubu sought permission to airlift troops to Ruanda Urundi as Congo fields were deemed adequate.
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International
Kivu
Ruanda-Unmed
United Nations
Brussels
Congo
Joseph Kasavubu
Ruanda-Urundi
50 Degree High Expected In Waco
Partly cloudy skies and cool temperatures are forecast for Waco today and Tuesday. New Year’s Day temperatures ranged from 32 degrees at 64 p m to 4 degrees at 1 20 p m. The high today is expected to reach 50 degrees with a low around 30 degrees tonight.
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