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Newspaper
Waco Tribune Herald
Location
Waco, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1955
Page
21
Describes a ranch type home with a cottage, horizontal siding and ledge rock, a front vestibule, a large living room with a fireplace, a dining area, and an American Family kitchen. Two bedrooms with generous closets, a full basement with rumpus room, and blueprints plus portfolios offered for purchase. Readers asked to send 50 cents for postage and 10 cents per portfolio.
More than 400 Central Texas civilian soldiers begin two weeks of training at summer camp at North Fort Hood. The 645th AAAAW (SP) Battalion of the Texas National Guard, led by Lt. Col. O. F. Brewster, will arrive about 7:30 a m. Fifteen guardsmen from Headquarters will make their eighth camp, fifty are first timers. A three day bivouac ends with firing at radio controlled targets by the 220th Radio Controlled Aircraft section of Waco. Units from Temple Cameron Taylor and Belton join.
A contract for a sewage lift pump station at Corsicana State Home was awarded to Hicks Construction Co of Waco for 3078 dollars.
Carol Ann Hill, 16, of Eastland, died from injuries sustained in an automobile crash that occurred Thursday. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Hill of Eastland.
UPI reports in Wauwatosa Wisconsin that Rep Henry S Reuss a Democrat from Wisconsin accuses Interior Secretary Douglas McKay of a reckless trend of giveaways of natural resources He says the department undermines 50 years of conservation by favoring sale of national forest land failing to enforce wildlife standards and cripple Soil Conservation Service He notes Canada has earmarked 600000 to eradicate sea lampreys in the Great Lakes while Congress boosted the US request to 350000 to address the issue Sea lampreys threaten lake trout.
Cecil L. Crockett 55 of Route 1 Hitchcock died at home Thursday night. Funeral at Connally Chapel Monday at 1:16 p.m. Rev. Roy L. Smith officiating with burial at Rosemound Cemetery. Survivors include widow Helen, four daughters, two sons, one brother, one sister, and 13 grandchildren.
A fragment notes Mrs. Johnson writing ballads about her Johnson ancestors. She recounts Achilles Johnson and Ole Miss with vivid detail, sharing family memories and legends from Texas history and Sam Houston. The piece ends with a statistic: the United States has over 60 million licensed drivers.
The Railroad Commission reports Texas wildcat completions for the year to date at 228 versus 342 in the prior year, with 1,86 dry holes or non-producers compared to 1,733. Oil-well completions total 7,258 versus 9,810 last year, while drilling applications rise to 11,503 from 10,306. Weekly average daily allowable oil increases by 14,717 barrels to 3,062,608.
New Delhi reports the Indian air force says two Dakota aircraft collided near Agra, killing 15 air force personnel and four soldiers. No senior officers or foreigners were involved in the crash.
The Texas Department of Public Safety forecast today that twenty nine persons will be killed on streets and highways of Texas during the Fourth of July holiday period.
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