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Bridgeport Index

Location

Bridgeport, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1966

Page

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Rural electric loan scheme faces opposition from REA critics

Critics argue REA seeks 750 million to 1 billion dollars to start a Federal Electric Bank for low interest loans to rural co op s. They warn funds would fund municipal systems or political aims, duplicating private power and skirting taxes while expanding a federally backed banking facility.

REA Federal Electric Bank Washington U.S. Treasury

Hobbyist Finds Life Enriched by Collecting and Home Decor

Mrs. L M Pate Sr shares a life enriched by hobbies as she guides a photographer through her Cates Street home. Wind chimes, a globe of spoons, cups and saucers, crystal pieces, and a tall wine bottle collectable showcase her decorative touch and travel inspired gifts from friends and relatives. The scene blends her world travel minded collecting with a graceful home ambiance.

Cates Street Pate L.M. Pate

Pickup Truck Collision Injures Jimmy Carpenter

Jimmy Loyd Carpenter is hospitalized after a collision between his 1965 International pickup and a 1956 Mack tractor trailer at the intersection of Highways 114 and 2123 south of the overpass within city limits at 1 45 a m Sunday. Police Chief Walter Dale says the pickup was totally demolished and Carpenter was pinned in the cab. The gravel-filled truck owned by Wichita Mack Sales driven by Edgar Agene Hatcher of Wichita Falls was southbound and the damage was estimated at about 995 dollars.

Jimmy Carpenter Bridgeport Indexfota Jimmy Loyd Carpenter Hawkins Ambulance Carpenter Walter Dale Mack Edgar Agene Hatcher Wichita Falls Wichita Mack Sales Dale

Attempted Break-In Reported at Local Post Office Friday Night

Postmaster Ed Cowling says an attempted break-in at the Post Office Friday night appeared to fail while postal investigators checked the scene. The item notes Mrs. Bonnie Teague of Bowie visiting the index office and Sammy Garrett enrolling in the second semester of summer school at TWC Fort Worth, who suffered a broken leg bruises and lacerations.

Ed Cowling Bonnie Teague of Bowie Index Sammy Garrett TWC Ft. Worth

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L.M. Pate, SR Mr. Carpenter
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