21 Aug 1975
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Index
Location
Bridgeport, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1975
Page
1
The author laments the hay business decline mirroring beef markets as live cattle fall and middlemen profit. High fertilizer and baling costs push bale prices to $1.41 after expenses, while rainfall fails to reduce grower profits. Local staff departures shrink the paper.
Personal weekend guests included Mr and Mrs Johnny Griffis and daughter Mary Annelle of Waco. Mrs John H Griffis, also of Waco, is visiting this week.
The American Heart Association invites all interested to attend an associational meeting and Dutch luncheon at the Embers today Thursday August 21 at noon.
School doors swing wide on opening day with an estimated 75 76 enrollment of about 1360 to 1370. Deborah Thorell from Fort Worth was hired to fill teaching needs as the district reports 98 percent completion of a remodeling program costing around 700000.
Bridgeport announces Pee Wee football sign up for 5th and 6th graders at the City Park pavilion Friday at 7 30 p m. Age rules limit eligibility. cost stays 7 50 with 3 00 refunded for complete uniform return. Last day August 29. late sign up to Rob Roark at 683 4728. draft and uniform issue August 30.
Joanne Hodges, state educational chairman for Texas Farm and Land Brokers, completed a four day Chicago program August 1 through 14 covering land investment returns. The course covered cash flow, internal rate of return, tax consequences, and discounting for rural and urban land. Senior Adults plan a Bridgeport First Baptist lunch August 27 at 11:30 a.m.
Police Chief Walter Dale and Wise County Sheriff Eldon Moyers led a Wednesday seizure in Alvord capturing 33 pounds of marijuana. An additional 170 pounds reportedly brought into the area by an unidentified owner remains unaccounted for as Bradley Peter Dery of Alvord told officers he...
Mrs. Janey Briscoe presided as First Lady of Texas christened the nuclear powered cruiser USS Texas in Newport News Virginia on Saturday August 9. The launch drew wide attention as the ship was hailed for its promise and prestige amid ceremonial highlights.
Wise County school leaders plus state official attend a public town hall in the district courtroom August 26 at 7 30 p m to discuss school finance changes and their impact on local districts. The event, sponsored by Wise County Messenger, features Bank or Bull stadium ticket sales and notes budget cuts amid a $64 000 operating deficit in Decatur.
Paradise High School reinstitutes a closed campus prompting several football team members to stop playing this season. Only 19 athletes remain as the Panthers, district winners in 1974, previously had 35 players. Superintendent Earl Tate says there is no sit down strike and most students are content with the program, which remains voluntary.
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