Water System Improvements Present Financial Problems
City Council discusses funding for water system upgrades to meet Texas Water Quality Board and Texas Department of Health Resources requirements. Estimated total of 171 400 dollars for improvements. 56 150 dollars plus 10 000 to 12 000 engineering costs for stopgap measures. Potential issues include a 300 000 dollar future line from Lake Bridgeport and a 36 hour water outage risk if the current pump fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Water Quality Board
Texas Department of Health Resources
Freese and
Nichols Engineering Firm
Jack Vandeventer
Maury Bown
Nichols
Brown
Stevens
Lake Bridgeport
Vandeventer
Wilson
Thomas Wright
Bass Addition
Houston Street
Brown Hudson
Planning and Zoning Commission
Joanne Hodges Beneke
City Park
ERDA
Texas Municipal Advisory Council
Armed Robbers Hit Chico Bank in Glacier City
Three masked bandits robbed the First rate Bank of Chico at 1 pm using rifles found abandoned near Creek between Chico and Alvord. They ordered employees and a customer into the vault then escaped in a stolen white 1974 Ford Econoline van, later abandoned northeast of town as FBI and Texas authorities pursued the getaway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First State Bank of
Chico
Decatur Wrecking Service
Sheriff's Office
Bank
Creek
Chico @ Alvord
Ronny Eaves
Chico Bank
Berniece Bailey
Embry Hines
Bridgeport National Bank
Wichiata Falls
FBI
Eaves
Texas Highway Patrol
Texas
Tommy Walker
Fort Worth
Tor
Monslay
Barnett
Tarrant County
David Thompson
Jenkins Responds To Conflict Charge In City Council Row
Bubba Jenkins states Jenkins Enterprises has not done business with the city since he took over in 1973 and disputes a conflict claim. Councilman L V Selz cited a 1969 invoice of over 3100 dollars, while Jenkins says he no longer owns the company and the contract predates his council seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selz
Jenkins Enterprises
Jenkins
Meyers Insurance
Howard Meyers
Meyers
Parker Named VP at Bridgeport Bank
Parker Jimmy Parker former president of the First State Bank of Chico joins the First National Bank of Bridgeport as vice president and loan officer. A 26 year old native of Peacock Texas now residing in Chico, he led the Chico Lions Club and will relocate as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Parker
First State Bank of
Chico
First National Bank of Bridgeport
Wayne Harreson
Parker
Chico Bank
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene
Chico Lions’ Club
Mary Lou
Peacock
Texas
Hughes Appointed To Appeals Court
District Judge W A Hughes of Decatur was appointed by Governor Dolph Briscoe to the Second Court of Civil Appeals in Fort Worth. Hughes, sworn in at 10 a m, is the first Wise County resident named to the court and will reside in Decatur with his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Hughes
Decatur
Dolph Briscoe
Court of Civil Appeals
Fort Worth
Hughes
Courts
Briscoe
Larry B. Sullivant
Gainesville
Wise County
Harris Brewster
Texas State Bar
Wise County Bar Association
American Society of Judicature
Baylor University
Tarrant County
Appeals Court
Crawford Rube Are Pecan Show Winners
The Wise County Pecan Show crowned Marvin Crawford of Bridgeport and Coleman Rube of Azle as top winners in inshell shelling and native varieties. Crawford claimed first for native and inshell Wichita while Rube won shelling with Seedling. County Agent John South called the show small but educational.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wise County
Wichita
Marvin Crawford
Bridgeport
Crawford
Coleman Rube
Azle
Inshell
Rube
John South
Mary Helen Hubbard
Decatur
Also Mentioned on This Page
Leon Wilson
Tamm Hydraulics
L. V. Selz
tParker
Santa
Smallworld
DECA
Distributive Education Clubs of America
BHS
Fred Partin
Tom Creighton
Bill Meier
Euless
48Th District Court
Walter Jordan
Jordan
Santa Claus
Matthew Meyers
Fred Meyers
Index
Indexfoto
Decatur Garden Club
Decatur Future Homemakers of America
Amy Gann
Alisa Johnston
Laurie Griffith
Stacy Harris
Yvonne Privitt
Arlena Hesteande
Nanette Woodruff
Judy Parker
C. L. Clemans
Paradise
Hattie
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