Terry County Chamber kicks off annual membership drive
Editorial urges joining the Terry County Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture during the drive. Two directors and Red Coats tour the county to recruit members, highlighting benefits, county events like the Moonlight Sale and Harvest Festival, and the chamber’s role in promoting industry, tourism, and local services.
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Terry County Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
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Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
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Taxes Take More Than Quarter Of Your Year
The article shows taxes consume about two hours and twenty minutes of an eight hour day, equating to over a quarter of the year worked. Hidden taxes in prices and withholding mean many people underestimate the full tax burden and how long before earnings can be spent freely.
Inflation reshapes the price of small daily items
A public view notes how rising costs affect everyday purchases from a penny scale to hatcheck tips, candy bars, shoeshines, and church offerings. It argues that while coins shrink from use, total expenses of small items still significantly impact cost of living, with no official index tracking these Little Things.
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Penny Arcade
Texas lawmakers close 61st session with record spending and tax questions
The 61st Texas Legislature wrapped a record busy session adopting a 2.8 billion dollar one year budget and setting up a special session to finish 1971 appropriations and a major tax bill. Education gains included large teacher pay raises and new medical and higher education facilities. The session also advanced a broad law enforcement plan and a beautification initiative, while Attorney General rulings shaped election and funding rules. The governor signaled willingness to a biennial budget or call a new session as needed.
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Chamber recruitment cases from Terry County Chamber file
A Brownfield Texas chamber series outlines nine case studies urging local business support. Cases urge time and money pledges, membership value, community investment, and active participation to foster growth, industry, and prosperity in Terry County.
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Terry County
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Those Mean Old Parents Of Mine
A humorous letter column excerpt recalls strict parents who enforced chores bedtimes and truth telling. It contrasts childhood discipline with a modern protest era, ending with a brisk sales pitch for Chamber of Commerce membership and local business involvement.
The Arrival of Summer Brightens Parents Minds
The article notes that with children home from school for summer break, parents gain a distraction from ongoing troubles and stress.
Heads Up on Local History and Budget Changes
The Brownfield area notes a one year ago pay raise for elected officials to seven percent with July 1 effective date. City rainfall totals report June early moisture near monthly averages. Jaycees pledge funds to Terry County Little League and Summer Recreation. A look back recalls past milestones from five to twenty years ago while noting Flag Day history.
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W. T. McKinney
South Plains College
Brownfield Jaycees
Terry County Little League
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