Adult Education To Begin In Bridgeport
Bridgeport hosts an Adult Basic Education program meeting on Tuesday October 1 1968 at 7 00 P M to organize classes for adults 18 and up. Funded by the Texas Education Agency and Cooke County Public Schools Gainesville the program offers GED readiness citizenship study and basic courses across reading math English spelling vocabulary writing science and social studies. Classes are first come first served across an 11 county area with at least 15 qualified students per class. Contact D E Jones at Bridgeport Junior High or call 683 2273 for enrollment and information.
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Bridgeport Junior High School
Texas Education Agency
Cooke County Public Schools
Gainesville
George Petrus
Cooke County
Petrus
U.S
Bridgeport School Board Approves Budget and Staff Additions
The Bridgeport School Board approved a budget of 1,250,337 with receipts 644,228 and a tax rate of 1.90 per 100 value. Building Fund balance increases. 1.50 to Local Maintenance and 0.40 to Interest and Sinking. Skirt length policy amended to 2.5 inches above knee. Liability insurance for buses approved and damages from a recent accident assumed. Enrollment read as 1179 for grades 1-12 on September 20. two new teachers authorized. Board to consider up to 20 million borrowing for September payroll.
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Bridgeport High School
Bridgeport Public Schools
Texas Association of School Administration
Texas Association of School Boards
Austin
A. E. Greer
Enrollment High in Public Relations Course at Bridgeport
About forty persons enrolled Monday evening in a public relations course offered by the Division of Extension of the University of Texas. The four night program runs through Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Home Economics Department of Bridgeport High School and targets managers owners and employees of retail wholesale and service businesses. Frank A Driskill of the University teaches the course with a background in public relations sales and political work and holds BA and MS degrees.
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Division of Extension
University of Texas
Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce
Bridgeport High School
Frank A. Driskill
Third Annual Pecan Show Planned in Wise County
Directors of the Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce met at a Tuesday luncheon to plan the third annual Wise County Pecan Show. Attending were Carol Sue Cantrell Glenda Smith from Amity Club which will run the queen contest and Bill Hartsell of Cordova Grain as Agriculture chairman.
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Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce
Mmes
Carol Sue Cantrell
Glenda Smith
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Amity Club
Bill Hartsell
Cordova Grain
Chamber
Bridgeport Fightin Bulls crush Nocona Indians 36 to 66
Bridgeport dominates with 341 rushing yards led by Stockton 143 and Hughes 89. The Bulls' line shone as Nocona managed only 54 ground yards and 2 interceptions. Final notes praise team effort and defense with focus on improving pass defense.
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Bridgeport Fightin’ Bulls
Nocona Indians
Mike Stockton
Celtyn Hughes
Buddy Bird
Smith
Nocona
Indians
Bridgeport
Stockton
Hughes
Bulls
Bobby Fagg
Wang
Tommy Raley
David Carlton
Chuckie Brewer
Bull
Bird
Roy Stewart
Brewer
Glenn Reed
Carlton
Jimmy Shields
Randy Duckworth
Duckworth
Randy Suilley
Bridgeport - Stockton
Bridgeport - Hughes
Bridgeport - Bird
Brown
Stilley
Collision Claims Lives in Sunday Fort Worth Area
A two car crash near Saginaw Sunday killed Bridgeport resident Eloya Sanchez and Fort Worth residents Mrs. Ruby Eddleman and her granddaughter Deanne Jo Denham Jr. Critically injured were Eloya’s husband Gilberto and their sons Gilberto Jr and Richard. Investigators say a car passed a third vehicle and met an oncoming car in the opposite lane.
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Fort Worth
Saginaw
Eloya Sanchez
Gilberto
Gilberto, Jr
Richard
Ruby Eddleman
Deanne Jo Denham, Jr
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