Killeen Woman Bets on Family to Celebrate 94th Birthday
Betty Barr of Killeen turned 94 on June 4 and remains spry as she recalls family longevity. She grew up on a farm, married in 1882, and helped run the Barr Hotel and a hamburger stand before their eight children spread to Texas towns. 277 grandchildren and many great grandchildren follow.
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Killeen
SPS
Betty Barr
Barr
Barrs
Harry Moore
Hydie Barr
Griffin Barr
Wash Barr
Cameron
Frank Barr
Hebbronville
Bill Barr
Topsey
John Daniels
Belton
Lily White
Arkansas
Itasca Plant Starts Work Wednesday
Harris Keethe Co. builds a new plant in Itasca, moving from Austin and Smithville, with about 40 workers joining from those sites. Roberts Mfg Co of Cleburne owns and heads the operation. Vermin Beene named general manager in Itasca. The facility will employ about 60 to start, producing two models of fluorescent light fixtures.
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Itasca
SPL
Harris Keethe Co
Roberts Manufacturing Co
Cleburne
The
Electric Company
Orn
Roberts Mfg. Co
R. E. Roberts
Vermin Beene
Harris Electric
Harris
Hasea
Navarro 4 H Picnic At Hamilton Twin Oaks Ranch
County 4 H members and parents joined a hay ride and picnic Saturday at the Hamilton Twin Oaks ranch near Eureka. Miss Pat Crenshaw and Raymond H. Baker assisted, directing the event.
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Corsicana
SPL
Hamilton Twin Oaks
Eureka
Pat Crenshaw
Raymond H. Baker
Zoller Bride-to-Be Announces Fall Temple Wedding
Mr and Mrs M M Zoller of Freer announce the engagement of their daughter Rochelle Louise to James Edwin Bridges of Temple. Rochelle attends the University of Texas as a pre med student while Bridges is a UT graduate student. An early fall wedding is planned.
RVOS Convention Heads to Temple in Four-Year Cycle
About 19 delegates are expected for the 16th RVOS Farm ers Mutual Protective Association convention at the Kyle Hotel in Temple. Delegates hail from state chapters with registration Sunday afternoon and Monday morning. President Jerry E. Walcar notes conventions occur every four years and last met in Temple in 1958. Business will cover bylaw changes, officer elections, and selecting the next convention site.
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Valchar
Miss Kay Haroski to Wed Richard G. Sims in Teague
Mr and Mrs John Haroski of Dallas formerly of Teague announce the marriage of their daughter Kay Haroski to Richard Glenn Sims son of Mr and Mrs R K Sims Route 2 Mexia. The couple plan a June 9 Teague Church of Christ ceremony with Frank Briscoe officiating. They will reside in Dallas.
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Teague
SPS
John Haroski
Dallas
Kay Haroski
Richard Glenn Sims
R. K. Sims
Route 2
Mexia
Teague High School
Sims
Church of Christ In
Frank Briscoe
Navarro Receives State Payment for Highway 31 Right of Way
Navarro county receives a 2271.98 check from Texas for the state's first payment on its share of the four lane widening project on Highway 31 from Corsicana to Powell. The county will cover the remaining share.
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Corsicana
SPL
Navarro County
State of
Gatesville Man Wins Fellowship at University of Arkansas
Donald E. Edwards of Gatesville has won a teaching fellowship at the University of Arkansas. The award starts in September and supports Ph.D. studies in accounting while he serves on the university faculty. Edwards, a 1955 Gatesville High School graduate, earned a bachelor and master in accounting from North Texas State University and worked at Price Waterhouse & Co. in Dallas before active duty with the 49th Armored Division at Fort Polk.
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Gatesville
SPL
Donald E. Edwards
W. C
Bill) Edwards
Osage
University of Arkansas
Edwards
Gatesville High School
North Texas State University
Price Waterhouse & Co
Certified Public Accountants
Dallas
49Th Armored Division
Polk
Temple Hires Paul James As City Engineer
Paul A. James, 29, has been hired as city engineer for Temple by the city commission on City Manager Keith Dodgen's recommendation. He will earn 600 dollars monthly and replaces John Roark, who resigned May 15. James takes the post July 1. James is a Vinita Oklahoma native with a Texas A&M engineering degree and prior work with the State Highway Department.
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Kan
Ft. Hood
Margaret Ann Brown
King Brown
Temple James
Texas A&m
State Highway Department
Belton James
WeNeill Heads Masonic Lodge Installation Set
Copperas Cove report notes Sam C. McNeill to be installed as worshipful master of Mt. Hiram Lodge 3 AF and AM in open ceremonies June 30 at the lodge hall. Horace K. Jackson will be installing officer and Tom Mayberry installing marshal with a full slate of officers listed.
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Copperas Cove
SPL
Sam C. McNeill
Mt. Hiram Lodge 3
A.M
Horace K. Jackson
Gatesville
Tom Mayberry
Lee Ussery
Noble Watkins
Troy Donnell
Doyle Mason
Leon Waddill
B. C. Peters
C. E. Cowan
Art Schmeid
E. C. Foley
J. W. Whisenhunt
Navarro JC Professor Attends NSF Summer Engineering Program
Ken Johnston head of mathematics and physics at Navarro Junior College attends a Texas A and M summer school in mechanical engineering and related mathematics under a National Science Foundation grant. A Kerens native, he studied at Kerens High School and Navarro JC, earning a BS from North Texas State University and an MS from Baylor University.
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Corsicana
SPL
Ken Johnston
Navarro Junior College
Texas A
M. College
National Science Foundation
Kerens
Johnston
North Texas State University
Denton
Baylor University
Navarro Teacher Leaves for Europe
Mrs. Allen Edens Jr., biology instructor at Navarro Junior College, departs Love Field Dallas for New York to join NYU sponsored study in Europe. She will earn six credit hours for July 5 to August 28 and visit Paris, Rome, Venice, Genoa, Monaco, Marseilles, Brussels, Amsterdam and London.
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Corsicana
LPL
Allen Edens Jr
Navarro Junior College
Love Field
Dallas
New York
New York University
Europe
Paris
Rome
Venice
Genoa
Monaco
Marseilles
Brussels
Amsterdam
London
Sugar consumption per person in 1961 U S
The 1962 Britannica Book of the Year reports civilian refined sugar consumption in the United States reached 98 pounds per capita in 1961.
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U. S
Britannica
Centex Births Report Late June
A series of birth announcements list new sons and their parents in Centex towns including McGregor Gatesville Viray Gateville Hico Abilene and surrounding areas. Parents named include Jackson Dower Cook Rud Me Wekman mem Kunkel Schaffer Walther Jagenrs Harris and others with dates in June.
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Cates
John Jackson
McGregor
Lonnie Dower
Gatesville
Joe Ted Cook
Gateeville
Atria County
Bora Borertj
Joseph Rud
Mie
Viray Jr
D. Wekman
Robert Mem Gire
Harding Kunkel
Willie L. Schaffer
BR. B. Hot
Victor Walther
Gatesville Considers City Manager-Council Plan
Gatesville City Council adopts resolution to switch to city manager-council government and places the issue on the April 1963 election ballot. The council approves the C. E. Gandy Subdivision plat and votes to seek use of railroad land for recreation including little league baseball parks near the depot.
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Gatesville
C. E. Gandy
Westview
Highway 4
Cotton Belt Railroad
Temple Couple Announces Engagement of Sandra Jean
Temple couple Jerry Mikulas Sr and wife announce the engagement of their daughter Sandra Jean to Milton Carver son of Mr. and Mrs. F J Carver of Temple The bride elect is a Rogers High School graduate The groom to be is a Temple High School alumnus who will graduate from Arlington State College in the summer The wedding is set for July 28 at Seaton Brethren Church
Miss Scharlach Engaged to Erle Keys Adrian Jr
Fort Worth announces the engagement of Gwendolyn Scharlach daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Scharlach to Erle Keys Adrian Jr son of Mr and Mrs Erle K Adrian Sr Temple. Gwendolyn a Texas University graduate and Adrian a Rice graduate now a Harvard Medical School senior. The wedding is set for July 27 at the First Methodist Church chapel in Fort Worth.
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Temple
SPL
Arthur Scharlach
Fort Worth
Gwendolyn
Erle Keys Adrian Jr
Erle K. Adrian Sr
Miss Scharlach
Texas University
Rice University
Harvard Medical School
First Methodist Church
Mrs. Sartor Heads Iredell OES Chapter
Mrs. Loret a Sartor installed as worthy matron of the Iredell Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star this week. Other new officers include J B Ward worthy patron Doris Mins associate matron Joe Sartor associate patron Elizabeth Phillips secretary Mae Bradley treasurer Sue Ward conductress Grace Fouts chaplain Nora Gosdin marshal Vinita Blakley organist Nettie Sanders Adah Jewel Fouts Ruth Dora Strong Esther Dell Tidwell Martha Birdie Simpson Electa Odessa Kitching warder and B J Fouts sentinel.
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Nettie Sanders
Adah
Jewel Fouts
Ruth
Dora Strong
Esther
Dell Tidwell
Martha
Birdie Simpson
Electa
Odessa Kitching
B. J. Fouts
Sentinel
Old West Week Welcomes McGregor with Western Fun
McGregor kicks off Western Week inviting residents to wear western attire all week. A Friday street dance at 8 pm, Saturday parade at 5 pm, and a 6 3 pm horse show mark the events. Stores join in with western dress and playful highjinks anticipated.
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McGregor Saddie Club
Miss Senter and Clifford Smith Tie in Teague Ceremony
Miss Virginia Senter daughter of Mr and Mrs Leroy Senter Teague wed Clifford Smith son of Mr and Mrs J T Smith Conroe in Eighth Avenue Church Rev H L MecKissack officiated with Rev J P Jones as civil aid Maid of honor was Patty Lowery Pasadena Best man was Jerry Brown Conroe A reception followed at Teague Library The bride a 1960 Teague High School graduate attended Sam Houston State Teachers College He is employed by Moran Gas Co in Conroe The couple will reside in Conroe.
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Teague
SPL
Virginia Senter
Leroy Senter
Clifford Smith
J. T. Smith
Conroe
Eighth Avenue Church
H. L. MecKissack
J. P. Jones
Patty Lowery
Pasadena
Jerry Brown
Teague Library
Teague High School
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Centex Marriages List Long County Readies Couples
A long readout lists numerous marriage licenses issued in Centex County. William Dowling wed Janet Micheal, Joseph Jones paired with Marc Jones, and many more couples across the region.
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William Ronald Dowling
Janet Mea Micheal
Joseph Wesley Jones
Mee Corete Marc Jones
Glenn Douejax Renkin
Virginia Mae Andere
Billy Allen Breeding
Nancy Louie Hart
Bart J. Lawson
Lora Ete Hicks
Bobby Donald Hughes
Sherran Frances Norton
Carl Bruce Caplinger
Tennie Mare Koepnield
Ernest Franklin Weaver Jr
Barbara Jean Crim
Jmeny Buchanan
Elizabeth Irene Turn
Harold Ray Ellison
Vivien Joan Harmon
Raymond Fruechiel Kerns
Shirley Jean Riddiebarger
Cloyce Ronald Johnson
Hazel Marie Kilgore
Marvin James Vanicek
Sherry Low Casey
Paul David Ottens
Peggy Gerliner
Morgan Phillip Harveil
Thalia Marie Kelly
Ralph Wilson Persuson
Naomi Ruth Evans
Don Raymond Fuller
Catherine Lee
Virginia DeMartino
Rufus Lee Jackson
Ide
Ruth Dilworth
James Hubback
Stella Marie Crumbecker
Woodrow Glenn Chervecks
Alfreda Ann Kinney
Walter Edward Sharpe
Betty Law Lingh
Anton Fred Fravenec
Meriene
Ann Schmidt
Jerry Dee Mourer
Mixes Vietona
Ann Beagle
Creed Tackson
Mise
Edith Jeanette Robbins
Hansene Whittemore
Hattie Lee Hopsen
Robert Joe Pauswang
Mies Joy Ruth Gwen
Clarence Laxiwie Hemie
Lucifie Jo Jester
Parks Board Reverses Ruling on Roads Use
The Texas State Parks Board grants permanent road easements to property owners adjacent to Ft. Parker State Park allowing lake-house residents to again access park roads and entrances. The Ben Hur homecoming is set for Sunday, July, while Willig Construction wins two flood-water structure contracts on the Pinoak Creek watershed, bringing total to nine structures at about 27000 each.
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Groesbeck
Texas State Parks Board
Ft. Parker State Park
Ben Hur
Willig Construction Company of
Dallas
Pinoak Creek
Union-Cox
Billy Anderson
Denton
G. Z. Stone
Dorothea Sheppard and Kenneth Herring Wed in Meridian
Miss Dorothea Janell Sheppard and Lt Kenneth Dale Herring married at First Methodist Church Meridian officiated by Rev Roy H Davis. Maid of honor Joy Arthur of Dallas and best man Henry Donald Herring of Fort Worth. They honeymoon on the Texas Gulf Coast and will reside in Bryan where he will pursue graduate studies at Texas A&M.
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Meridian
SPL
Dorothea Janell Sheppard
Kenneth Dale Herring
First Methodist Church
Meridian High School
United States Military Academy
West Point
County appoints three women to library board
Hillsboro district reports HII County Commissioners Court named Miss Peggy Sullivan Mrs. Paul Harvey and Mrs. Charlie Murray to a multicounty library board. The group will coordinate with state library officials on a bookmobile demonstration in Hillsboro and neighboring counties.
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Hillsboro
Spl
Hii County
Hil
Hui County
Peggy Sullivan
Paul Harvey
Charlie Murray
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R. G. Sims
Navarro
Paul James
WeNeill Heads
Nic
Ralph Jagenrs
Hico
BR Harris
Abilene
Jane
Adrian
Mrs. Sartor
Iredell
Oes
Miss Senter
Bell, County
Falls County
Ronald Lee Hurst
Wrar Marie Felton
Proce Warren Allen
Mary Camille HA
Earnest Waites
Marlene Randie
Billy Joe Kemp
Marilyn Laraine Schreider
Howard Lee Smith
Patricia Anh Thomas
Milo Helmuth Stiefel
Clara June Per Garabedian
Marvin Reed
Ruby Jewes Williams
W. C. Roper Jr
Suzanne Rechtor
Valentine C. Chavvaria
Delores Rincon
Charles Eugene Bessey
Cynthia Ann Summers
Pat
Coryell County
Kenneth Ceek Weir
Mise Josephine Reneau
Jackie Arnold Dixon
Mary Jeanette Martin
David Nathan Fegette
Carolyn Elaine Brewer
Louis Ball Felder
Betsy Low Hines
Leonard Clayce Draper
Ann Sharon Cari
Skedrich
NEMA
Saaenet
Bru
Watts
BTU
Brookview
Parks Board
Jerrie Lou
C. C. Stone
Earl Lenoir
James Beaver
Waco
Gay Lynn
F. H. Doughins Jr
J. T. Beaver
Larry Wilson
Pamela Jo
Recal Cox
J. B. Wilson
Olen White
Rollin K. Snethen
Miss Sheppard
Lt. Herring
Waco, Texas
Creughon
Business College
Hill
Lavender's
Westview Village
Penney S
Avniversal
Penney
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