Homemaking Department To Hold Sewing Class
A Brownfield High School homemaking meeting on August 14 will organize a five day begin clothing construction workshop for adults. Dorothy Jean Burnett will teach, with a 2 p.m. start and no charge aside from fabric supplies. Mrs Leon Clark announces birth of baby girl Amy Lenae at Brownfield Hospital weighing 6 pounds 10 ounces.
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Brownfield High School
Dorothy Jean Burnett
Leon Clark
Brownfield Hospital
Amy Lenae
Brownfield High School Student Council Plans Fall Projects
Brownfield High School student council met August 1 to prepare for the fall term. They discussed fundraising projects and voted to sell bumper stickers and plain typing paper. Committees were appointed before adjournment.
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Brownfield High School
Texas constitutional amendment on tax exemption for environmental equipment
Public notice announces SJR24 to amend Section 2-a of Article 8 to allow the state and subdivisions to exempt all or part of equipment or improvements that reduce air emissions or water pollutants from ad valorem taxation, with the November 1968 election date and for versus against ballot language.
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State OF
Texas
Texas Public Notice on HJR49 Ballot Amendment
State of Texas publishes a public notice describing amendments to Section 21 of Article 16 and related provisions. It outlines contract bidding rules for stationery printing fuel purchases and furnishings, with proposed changes to governor secretary of state and comptroller approval requirements.
Safe charcoal use for outdoor cooking and reuse tips
Use approved charcoal lighter fluids only for starting fires. Do not use gasoline kerosene or fuel oil. Allow hot coals to cool in a bucket with a tight lid before reuse. When reusing, mix cooled charcoal half and half with fresh charcoal for easier lighting.
Constitutional Amendment Nine Proposed For Texas Ballot
Public notice details Senate Joint Resolution No 4 proposing an amendment to Section 48a Article III of the Texas Constitution to fund retirement for public school and state employees with state tax contributions matching employee payments, limiting to six percent of salary, requiring ten years service and retirement ages, and to be voted on the first Monday in November 1968 with governor proclamation.
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State of Texas
Texas School For the Deaf
Judicial Department
Senate
State of
Texas
Constitutional amendment on tax refund for Texarkana cigars
Public notice outlines proposed Constitutional Amendment Number Ten HJR50. It would add Section 1-1 to Article VII allowing the Legislature to refund the tax paid on the first sale of cigars and tobacco products within Texarkana limits or any Texas city contiguous to Texarkana. The notice notes printed text describing the amendment and its authorization.
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Texarkana
Texas
Exas
Lubbock YWCA Builds New Groundbreaking Ceremony Planned
The Lubbock YWCA announces a ground breaking at 10 a.m. Saturday at the corner of 35th Street and Flint Avenue for a 7000 square foot building with a basement teen room and a nursery kitchen classrooms and offices on the ground floor. The event will feature a guest speaker Y Teens city officials and United Fund representatives. The YWCA chartered in January 1956 as part of the Community Chest later United Fund and now relies on the fund for about 80 percent of its annual budget.
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R.C. Taylor
Young Women’s Christian Association
YWCA
35Th St
Flint Ave
Lubbock
Community Chest
United Fund
Texas Ave
Legion Building
City Hall
Broadway
Barnboard Style Makes Big Hit In Remodeling
Remodeling demand grows for prefinished hardboard panels that mimic barnboard. Royalcote Charcoal Brown and Royal Shale White feature deeply embossed random patterns and rugged Royal core finish for a rustic look and easy upkeep with a damp wipe.
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Royalcote
Dr. Carleton Voted Methodist Bishop
The Rev. Dr. Alfie H. Carleton, 58, was elected bishop of the United Methodist Church on the 13th ballot at the South Central Jurisdictional Conference in Oklahoma City. He has taught at Perkins School of Theology and directed field education since 1964, and he will join ten bishops in the jurisdiction with a new Albuquerque area.
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Alfie H. Carleton
United Methodist Church
United Methodist
Oklahoma City
Carleton
Perkins School of Theology
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
South Central
Albuquerque
N.M
Child Raising Role Declines In Modern Society
Ed Pope a Federal Extension specialist notes the family shifts its focus away from child rearing as marriage becomes about self fulfillment. He argues intimate marriage is harder to sustain and peers increasingly take on child raising roles with little societal direction.
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Ed Pope
Federal Extension
Pope
Constitutional Amendment Eleven On Ballot HJR60 El Paso Tarrant
Public notice describes proposed constitutional amendment to Section 64 enabling consolidation of government offices in El Paso and Tarrant Counties and inter-subdivision contracts for governmental functions. Election date set as first Tuesday after first Monday in November 1968.
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State of Texas
el Paso
Tarrant Counties
Tarrant
Texas seeks constitutional power to issue revenue bonds for development
Public notice outlines Proposed Constitutional Amendment Number Twelve on the Ballot SJR14 to grant the Legislature authority to authorize counties cities and towns to issue revenue bonds for industrial development with tax constraints and anticipatory legislation provisions. The Governor shall issue the proclamation and publish as required by law.
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State of
Texas
Special Sewing Courses Offered for 4-H Leaders
The National 4 H Service Committee with Extension Service and Singer Company offer a two day program Your Sewing Machine for women who want to volunteer as 4 H club leaders. Three manuals cover Know Your Sewing Machine Regulation and Care Make the Most of Your Sewing Machine. Trainers demonstrate up to date methods and hands on machine work to help leaders inspire 4 H girls to enjoy sewing.
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Extension Service
Singer
Weekend Visits Highlight Area Families Across New Mexico and Texas
Bobby Rhyne of Albuquerque visited his grandparents Mr and Mrs L A Rhyne at 718 E Main. Mrs Cora Harris of 715 E Main spent the weekend in Kermit with her daughter and family. Judy Waddell of Alvarado traveled Monday after visiting Archie Waddell and Flora Rogers. A California vacation saw the Dumas family visiting Cypress and Napa, then Nevada. Charlotte Rutledge of Fort Worth and Boyd Rowden of San Angelo stayed with grandparents Fwell Stockton and wife at 819 N Bell.
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Bobby Rhyne
Albuquerque
N. M
L. A. Rhyne
E. Main
University of New Mexico
Cora Harris
Kermit
Odell Jones
Judy Waddell
Alvarado
Archie Waddell
Flora Rogers
Rogers
Big Spring
H. C. King
Bob Dumas
E. Buckley
Lee Ann Dumas
Jerry Dumas
E. Cardwell
California
Ross D. Brown
Cypress
Calif
Ronnie Swan
Jack Omer
Napa
Jack L. Key
Yerington
Nevada
Leo Dumas
Wilcox, Ariz
Cardwell
Charlotte Rutledge
Fort Worth
Boyd Rowden
San Angelo
Fwell Stockton
N. Bell
Section to exempt goods in public warehouses from ad valorem tax
The text proposes an amendment to Section 1-1 clarifying that merchandise in temporary custody of a public warehouseman, held for no more than six months and destined out of state, is exempt from ad valorem taxation. It requires inspection of records and notes the amendment is anticipatory and not a broad validation of existing laws. The election date referenced is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in Navy 1968 for voter qualification.
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Creto
Navy
Texas constitutional amendment on legislative ineligibility details
A proposed change to Texas Article III would delete Section 18 and replace it with rules restricting Senators and Representatives from holding civil offices of profit created or whose emoluments rose during their term. It clarifies ineligibility extends to appointments by either legislative branch and notes a de minimis extension into January. The amendment would become part of the Constitution if a majority votes yes.
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Texas
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