General Telephone seeks tariff change for wideband CATV service
General Telephone Company of the Southwest and other General System lines ask the FCC to amend interstate tariffs to allow wideband channel service to franchised CATV operators and to permit use of excess capacity for non CATV purposes. The plan limits distribution channel service to avoid duplicating existing CATV facilities and requires removal at the operator's expense if franchise ends.
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CATV
General Telephone Company of the Southwest
General System Telephone Companies
Federal Communications Commission
General Telephone of the
Southwest
Four Seasons Mark the Year as Winter Nears in December
Editorial notes the four distinct seasons governed by celestial movement and highlights winter’s approach with sap retreat, animals burrowing, and people donning winter gear. It humorously dates winter to December 21 and jokes about Santa Claus.
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Brownfield
The
United States
Santa Claus
What is Christmas and its enduring spirit
The piece argues Christmas embodies a powerful universal influence felt in every home. It frames Christmas as a moment of renewal and reverence rooted in Christian conscience and civilization, separating humanity from baser instincts and guiding moral behavior through twenty centuries.
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Man
Beast
Peekin Into Terry's Past a Brownfield roundup
A Brownfield page recalls past events from Terry County with notes on a 1 year ago Lions Club speech by R B McAlister, 59 019 bales of cotton this season, and a Rotary auction set for Friday. It also lists historical items from 5 10 20 30 40 years ago.
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R. B
Mac) McAlister
Brownfield Lions Club
Terry County
Texas Employment Commission
Fifth and Broadway
Brownfield
The
Goodfellows
Ethel Martin
Vaughn Tatum
Letters to Editor Praise for Meadow Brownfield Texas Community
A Texas reader thanks Meadow and Brownfield residents for kindness and support. He describes leaving his mother in their care, praises Meadow Baptist Church services, and extends gratitude to Brothers Dowdy and Harquest for their heartfelt gifts.
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Meadow
Brownfield
Philadelphia
the Meadow Baptist Church
Brother Dowdy
Chamber expands groundwater observation in Terry County
The Terry County Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture with the Texas Water Development Board and local landowners expanded the water level observation network from 25 to 55 wells. A. Wayne Wyatt of the Board evaluated and added 30 wells in December to monitor Ogallala groundwater across about 575,000 acres.
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Terry County Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Ogallala
Terry County
Texas Water Development Board
Chamber
Water Development Board
Agriculture Committee
Austin
A. Wayne Wyatt
Wyatt
Homey notes on rolls dues and livestock show deadlines
Random Ramblins shares treats from Duane Mays and praise for his wife's cooking. The piece notes forthcoming Terry County wheat rolls and thanks the Moss family. It highlights American Legion dues, a Fort Worth Fat Stock Show schedule with entry deadlines, and VA loan foreclosure statistics for veterans.
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Duane Mays
Duane
Moss
Terry County
Fort Worth
FFA
W. R. Watt
Conservation Comments on Reducing Tillage and Costs
Farmers look to plant driven methods to cut expenses as crop yields fall. Leaving sorghum stubble and using chisel plows can eliminate trips over land, lowering costs by up to 7.50 dollars per acre and reducing erosion risks.
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Terry County
Texas Veterans Land Board bonds and fund transfers
The board approved 275000 in Texas Veterans Land Board bonds and multiple fund transfers including 16660.90 from Public Building Permanent Improvement Fund to Courthouse and Jail Bond Fund 4785.85 to Airport Interest and Sinking Fund 15203.25 to County Park Bond Interest and Sinking Fund and 80000 from Road and Bridge Fund allocated 20000 to each of four precincts.
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Texas Veterans Land Board
County Park
Terry County Outstanding Citizen Award Call for Nominations
The chamber seeks entries from local citizens to select one Outstanding Citizen. Deadline is January 8, 1970 to allow the committee time for careful review. Last year's award went to Bruce Zorns, recognized as an outstanding citizen.
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Bruce Zorns
Terry County
Watered poultry costs less meat per dollar
The article notes that poultry with the USDA inspection mark contains the minimum water needed for safe shipping and processing, reducing the meat yield per food dollar for homemakers.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Local Officers See Busy Christmas Crime Season
Business activity rises for local merchants as pre Christmas celebrations occur. The report lists numerous arrests for drunkenness theft burglary forgery aggravated assault and passing of worthless checks with varied bonds and fines. A veteran may receive an educational allowance not charged against basic entitlement.
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Preston Lott Sr
Eulalio Lalo Deleon
James Croxton
Alex Eickenhorst
Gaines County
Cal
Edward Taylor
Alvin Lee Jones
Billy Ray Swoops
Jimmy Rodriguez
Pedro Vasquez Martinez
Charles Ray Gibson
Felix Barnhart
Golfing quotes and Kennedy estate figures appear in local notes
Columnist Johnny Valentine mocks golf banter while Rot ary Ro-Tattler shares a long golfers prayer. A December issue notes former President John F Kennedy's personal property valued at 1 890 645 45 dollars at his 1963 death with executor Edward Kennedy filing the inventory in Massachusetts.
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Jack Garrett
Ro-Tattler
Rotary Club
John F. Kenedy
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts Department of Corporations and Taxation
Dial-A-Poem Enters New York City Telephony
New York City adds Dial-A-Poem a 24 hour poetry service with thirteen poets and 100 poems in rotation. Most callers welcome the recorded verses though one misdialed user complained I am not a poet. NYC joins 3000 plus dialed services offering time weather bird reports train schedules and more.
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New York City
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Bill Stell
Leo Holmes
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