50 YEARS AGO
Processing of legal affairs has been finalized for the purchase by the Houston Chamber of Commerce of a 113-acre tract on North U.S. 63 that will be the future site of the Texas County Fair-Old Settlers Reunion. The land was purchased from Mrs. Bessie Herrington and her two sisters. The old site, near the school, has been sold to the Houston School District.
The Red Cap Motor Co., owned by Warren Gobble, announced a grand opening for its dealership of American Motor Cars.
A new deputy for County Clerk Millard Willson is Mrs. Warren Miller.
Hot July weather has caused a rash of rural fires. Houston and Plato rural fire departments joined hands in fighting a blaze at the Wilbert Smith farm. A valuable hay crop was saved. Another fire broke out at the Ada Coats farm at Bado but was held in check and there was little damage.
The weather was hot and so was the political scene. Two candidates for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate — incumbent Ed Long and Lt. Gov. Tom Eagleton — were in Houston on the same day and missed running into each other by 10 minutes. The third candidate is True Davis.
At the Melba: Truman Capote’s “In Cold Blood.”
In the want ads: A 1966 GMC four-wheel drive Suburban, $2,850.