Jobless rates rise in September led by youth unemployment
The U S Labor Department reports September unemployment at 5.5 percent, up from August as 16 to 24 year olds bear most of the rise. Men over 25 hold at 3.0 percent, women 25 plus edge to 4.4 percent. blue-collar unemployment climbs to 7.5 percent, construction last job rate hits 13.8 percent. Over the year unemployment up 1.3 million with earnings down 0.8 percent after inflation.
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U. S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Birthday names listed by dates in local notice
A long local notice lists individuals celebrating birthdays by date from October 18 to October 24. Names appear with spouses and relatives, including Jimmie Aigner Dennis Crouch Mary Frances Shipp Carolyn Mitchell Carl Tomascik Frank Tomascik Geneva Hawkins David Pearson Nathan Hartley Genie Vinton Lawrence Zotz Sr Kathy Fox Jerry Hall Joyce Angell Georgia Smith Matt Jeter Norman Haisler Jr Joe Haddox Debra Davenport Arnold Jungmann Bryan Vinton Betty Bullock Fannie Ray Sharon Kay Barlow Linda Malone J L Callaway Eloise Henderson Mary Beth Harper Linda Brashear Lillie Green L H Solomon Albert Michalka Carolyn Simecek Debbie Ermis Joe Holloway Gloria Delao Ysidoro Tamez Jr Charlene Kretschmar Tammie Barrett Stanley Lenned Raymond Greer Alpha Loftin Herman Glaser Stanley Garrison Carolyn Vinton Wilbur O Neal Gerry Mitchan Sandra Cobb.
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Jimmie Aigner
Dennis Crouch
Mary Frances Shipp
Carolyn Mitchell
Carl Tomascik
Frank Tomascik
Geneva Hawkins
David Pearson
Nathan Hartley
Genie Vinton
Lawrence Zotz Sr
Don Roddam
Kathy Fox
Jerry Hall
Joyce Angell
Georgia Smith
Matt Jeter
Norman Haisler Jr
Joe Haddox
Sandra Lou Smith
Ray Woods
Debra Davenport
Arnold Jungmann
Bryan Vinton
Betty Bullock
Fannie Ray
Sharon Kay Barlow
Linda Malone
J. L. Callaway
Eloise Henderson
Mary Beth
Nance) Harper
Linda Brashear
Lillie Green
Ysidoro Tamez Jr
Charlene Kretschmar
Tammie Barrett
Stanley Lenned
Raymond Greer
Alpha Loftin
Herman Glaser
Stanley Garrison
Carolyn Vinton
Wilbur O'Neal
Cattlemen Back Amendment Favoring Land Tax Based on Value
In Fort Worth and College Station, Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association leaders endorsed Amendment No. 3 on the November ballot. President Frank H. Lewis urged farm groups to back the measure as a fair basis for taxing land by its productive ability, citing urban expansion inflating assessments and harming ranchers.
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Fort Worth
The
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
College Station
Frank H. Lewis
Bay City
Lewis
Anniversary and Birthday Calendar Notices
The Herald invites readers to submit family anniversaries and birthdays for calendar inclusion. Send names such as Mr and Mrs Miller and Mr and Mrs Ermis along with dates at least a week ahead for publication.
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Herald
P&W Film Wins Award for Coastal Environment Film
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and partners won a U.S. Industrial Film Festival prize for Crisis on the Coast a 14 minute film on estuarine decline narrated by Arthur Godfrey shown statewide in commercial theaters. A longer Estuarine Heritage is available from the TPWD film library in Austin.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
U. S. Bureau of Sports Fisheries
Arthur Godfrey
Austin
Waco Symphony Opens Ninth Season With Star Lineup
The Waco Symphony announces its ninth season with pianist Gary Graffman in an all Beethoven opening November 9, violinist James Oliver Buswell IV on January 25, and soprano Gabriella Tucci March 1. All concerts are in Waco Hall at Baylor. Season tickets offer savings and can be obtained from the Waco Symphony Association.
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Waco Symphony Orchestra
Central Texas
Daniel Sternberg
Gary Graffman
James Oliver Buswell, IV
Merriweather Post
Waco
Waco Hall
Baylor University
Baylor School of Music
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Texas Reinspection Rules For October 1969 Vehicles
The 1969 Texas annual motor vehicle inspection requires reinspections by the last day of the month 12 months after the last inspection. October 1969 vehicles carry a red certificate with numeral 10 and must be reinspected by October 31, 1970.
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Texas
Jehovah's Witnesses Attend Corsicana Convention
Cameron residents Durwood Herberin Fred Starnes Harold Greens Mrs Morell Holland and Mrs Leroy Nunn plus three children attended a circuit convention in Corsicana where 1075 people gathered for the main address on Sunday Who will conquer the world in the 1970s E R Brandt district supervisor delivered the address.
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Jehovah's Witnesses
Cameron
Corsicana
Durwood Herberins
Fred Starnes
Harold Greens
Morell Holland
Leroy Nunn
E. R. Brandt
You Don't Say Imprecate vs Implicate Distinction
Explains subtle difference between imprecate and implicate with guidance on usage. Notes common confusion in meaning involving involvement or invoking curses. Includes pronunciation cue and a brief exemplar of proper usage.
Barnes challenges Mary Hardin Baylor students with dream talk
Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes urged Mary Hardin-Baylor College students in Walton Chapel to dare to dream and invest in education the "number one area of concern" for government. He said the youth can help solve urban issues and promote peace, noting he is the youngest Texas lieutenant governor. State Senator Murray Watson attended, and a luncheon by local business leaders followed.
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Ben Barnes
Mary Hardin - Baylor College
Walton Chapel
Barnes
Computer aided estimates aid home plan choices on the West Coast
West Coast builders save time and money using computerized estimating from house plans. A California builder cited a $1200 per house saving across 114 homes in Anaheim. The service provides a complete cost profile from preliminary drawings comparable to full blueprints and allows design comparisons to maximize space for money with a $250 per house fee.
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Anaheim
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