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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1961
Page
3
A Tonasket Tribune reprint laments big government as a hidden tyranny that erodes independence and freedom. It frames welfare policies as coercive, warns against party loyalty for pensions, and calls for a conservative revival led by self-reliance and citizen vigilance.
Texas lawmakers and voters in Austin debate a sweeping tax plan expected to top all prior Texas taxes. Fresh proposals surface linking sales and income taxes, 2 percent levies on items, and targeted excises while a new governor appointed tax study committee seeks compromise paths for the July special session.
The piece tours Shafter Texas in Presidio County for ghost town mining relics near the Mexican border. It notes the Cattle Raisers Association of Texas formed in 1877 under an oak tree in Graham, and mentions Franklin Texas now known as El Paso, a border city with a rich settler past.
A Department of Agriculture expert argues peace hinges on food not weapons. He cites Russia and China as struggling farm regions, predicting famine in China and a 50,000,000 U.S. population rise by 1975 solvable only with modest livestock efficiency gains. The letter also notes a Communist press claim of meat price cuts amid low wages.
A Langley Canada column decries Cuban Castro’s dictatorship, British turmoil, and French leftist pressure, linking labor strife to communist influence. It urges Ottawa and provincial protests to preserve Canada for Canadians and prevent a default loss.
Local option liquor election on July 9 draws few absentee ballots with only nine votes counted by Friday. Town elections see small turnout for mayor as S Dale Brewer is elected to fill vacancy. Fire at H G Lindsey Inc. and other community events appear in brief town notes.
The Andrews County News of Andrews Texas lists staff including HARLES C W ROBERTS SR publisher and LESNEVEAN editor with J C Howell as ad manager and LaDoyce Lambert news editor. It notes correction policy and liability limits for errors and advertising copy, and states the paper is published Sundays and Thursdays.
The article notes 15 hill-like peaks over 7,000 feet in western Texas, with Guadalupe Peak at 8,751 feet near the New Mexico border in Culbertson County. These landforms once guided travelers like lighthouses for mariners.
A robber handed back 30 of 110 dollars taken from Margaret R. Funk of Los Angeles saying I don t want all your money. The incident involved 110 dollars and occurred during the theft.
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