Let's Get On With It Editorial Plea Across Cities
Readers are urged to press on with persistence and determination. The editorial quotes Calvin Coolidge on persistence and notes many names from cities including Buckholts Burlington Houston Dallas Austin San Antonio Fort Worth Corpus Christi and New York among others.
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Herald
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Calvin Cooldige
Sameron
Joe Biskup
Woody Craw ‘Ord
Bargain Oil Co
Anton Kopriva Jr
Eplen Furniture
J. Reimer
Joe Rozner
J. E. Terry
L. A. Lucko
D. C. York
Buckholts
Albert Slovak
Jimmy Hauk
Joe Sevik
Burlington
William J. Crennan
Milano
M. L. Waller
Houston
Prussell McLerran
Richard
Gatesville jail grant request turned down
Coryell County faces a setback as its request for a Criminal Justice Division grant to cover 75 percent of jail construction costs is rejected. County Judge Doug Smith says the county will reapply for the $243,750 grant to help fund the project in Gatesville.
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Gatesville
Coryell County
Criminal Justice Division
Doug Smith
Commissioners Overrule Probation Officer Action in Lampasas
Lampasas County Commissioners rescinded a district judge order removing the county probation officer from duty. They cited the officer as too demanding for limiting his office hours to half days. He seeks a private phone line and secretary.
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Lampasas Lampasas
Caldwell Hornets Player Recovers After Blood Drive
Caldwell high school junior Carl Esparza, stricken with leukemia, returns from Temple hospital progressing well. About 236 donors answered the blood drive held last week at St. Marys gym in Caldwell. Esparza played halfback fullback for the Hornets this season.
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Carl Esparza
Caldwell
Temple
Carl
St. Mary’s Gym
Esparza
Caldwell Hornets
Labor Talks Near Deadline With IBEW Local 2078
Rockdale contract termination shadows a cornerstone wage dispute as a Sunday deadline looms. Spokesmen from Industrial Generating and IBEW Local 2078 say talks could stretch through the weekend with round the clock negotiations. A possible midnight walkout hangs over the session amid mounting pressure to reach a settlement.
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International Brotherhood of Eletrical Workers Local 2078
Sheriff Announces Recovery of $50,000 In Stolen Equipment
Hearne Sheriff FE Elliott reports the recovery of about $50,000 worth of stolen equipment on a northwest Williamson County farm. The haul includes tractors construction gear welding machines pumps and small items. The property was taken from Falls Limestone and Robertson counties and may indicate more to come.
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FE. P. Elliott
Williamson County
Falls
Limestone
Robertson Counties
Freeman
Mary Freeman
Bryan
Michael Freeman
Bobby L. Riggs
Walker Farm
E. B. Elliot
Robertson County
Harold Robinson
Bill Casper
Charles Connel
Texas
Westinghouse Lays Off 200 At Round Rock Turbine Plant
A 3400 acre Westinghouse community built around the Round Rock plant faces jeopardy as about 200 workers are laid off and turbine manufacturing is slated to end by early April due to utility financial troubles.
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Westinghouse
Round Rock
Belton Heltonmay Get $1.483 Million Sewer Grant
Belton mayor says EPA approval covers an engineering study for a sewer project. City manager notes the grant total of 1.483 million raises expectations that federal funds will fund the actual project.
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Belton Helton
Environment Protection Agency
Concilmen
Kelley Piano Concert to Benefit OJT Park in Cameron
Local musician Danny Kelley will perform a benefit piano concert on April 2 at the National Guard Armory in Cameron. Proceeds support a neighborhood park next to O J Thomas School as part of the city’s community development plan. Proceeds from the evening go to playground equipment with matinee for junior high and high school students and a reception after the 8 pm show. Tickets 3.50 adults 3 general, 1 for students. Kelley is a Peabody Conservatory doctoral candidate and Army veteran who studied at Prairie View A&M and O J Thomas High School.
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Danny Kelley
Cameron
National Guard Armory
Kelley
Harmon Kelley
Peabody Conservatory
Baltimore
O. J. Thomas
Prairie View A&m
Peabody
Armory
Local Workers Affected By Alcoa Layoff
Seven Cameron workers among 65 laid off at Alcoa Rockdale Works amid a four percent production cutback. The job losses hit Caldwell most with 12 residents affected. Rockdale 10. Taylor 5. Thorndale 4 and other towns tallying smaller numbers. Company cites economy but plans to expand powerplant capacity from 360 to 935 megawatts by 1980, creating about 150 new jobs during construction of the Industrial Generating Co. addition.
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Cameron
Alcoa
Rockdale
Caldwell
Taylor
Thorndale
Franklin
Hearne
Lexington
Calvert, Giddings
Thrall
Buckholts
Cavilla
Dime Box
Deauville
Elgin
Gause
Marlin
Milano
Rogers
Rosebud
San Saba
Smithville
Industrial Generating Co
Pittsburgh
FHA Reports 32 Loans Made For '74 Housing
Milam County FHA office approved 32 rural housing loans in 1974 totaling 46 640, down from 39 loans in 1973 totaling 419 000. Most loans funded new home construction 24 loans 406 960, four for home improvement 12 200, and four for purchase of existing dwellings 42 500.
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Milam County
Office of Farmers Home Administration
Four Deaths Counted In Milam County 1974 Traffic
Milam County recorded four deaths in 1974 from traffic accidents on county roads. Eighty-one people were injured in 225 traffic mishaps that year. The Texas Highway Patrol investigated 24 accidents in Milam County in December. Cameron schools will cancel classes Monday January 27 for a workday to make up a first-semester holiday.
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Milam County
Texas Highway Patrol
Cameron
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W. C. Wallace
20Th District Court
Methodist Fellowship Hall
Low
L. L. Walker
Fresno
California
Calvert
R. A
Rickie) Meehr
Billy R. Hall
Robinson State Bank
Hall
Cameron Swine
Monroe Fuchs
Ideal Poultry Breeding Farms
H. M. Yager
Milam County Farm Bureau
William Watkins
Colonial Nursing Home
Coleman Dundum
Duncum Implement Co., Inc
William B. Kelm
Citizens National Bank
Wally Eldred
Cameron Livestock Auction
Raymond Richter
7Zink's Food Mart
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