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Newspaper
Carrollton Chronicle
Location
Carrollton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1960
Page
1
The town faces an $875000 bond issue on Saturday to fund water and sewer mains and other infrastructure for anticipated growth. Industrial firms plan large plants, creating over 1000 jobs, and the newspaper urges overwhelming approval to position Carrollton as a regional transport hub and growth center.
North Texas processors must pay at least 95.426 dollars per hundredweight for Class 1 milk at 4.0 percent butterfat in June 1960, with a 7.2 cent adjustment per tenth of a point change in average butterfat. Class 1 covers whole and favored milk, buttermilk, skim milk, and table cream.
The U S Civil Service Commission announces new examinations for Counseling Psychologist in vocational rehabilitation and education and for Geophysicist. Starting salaries are 8300 and 9800 annually. Positions available in Veterans Administration regional offices nationwide and in Puerto Rico. Qualifications include two years of graduate study in psychology or doctoral requirements plus 1 year of relevant experience. Full details in civil service announcement No 231 B.
Air Force Recruiting Sgt. S E Moncrief announces the return of buddy flights allowing Carrollton men to enlist together and train as a unit at Lackland AFB Texas. Friends may remain together through later training if qualified, but the program will run for a limited time.
A new ladies softball league was formed in Carrollton this week with teams from First Baptist Church College Avenue Baptist Bomberettes and Independents. Officers include President Dorothy Gallowa Vice President Pat Richards Secretary Virginia Ivey Treasurer Barbara Moreland. Games begin June 14 on Tuesdays at 6 45 p.m. with doubleheaders and run through September 2 playoffs.
Voters in Carrollton will cast ballots at the Community House from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on four propositions: 450000 for Waterworks, 300000 for Sewer System, 100000 Civic Community Center, and 25000 for City Hall and Fire Station improvements. The measure aims to fund growth over three years without raising the current tax rate of 1.40 per 100 valuation.
The City Council approved extending Josey Lane Road improvements from Crosby Road to Belt Line Road. It also authorized Dallas County to improve Erie Street from Walnut to College Avenue and approved paying $7500 to send three firefighters to Skin Diving School. Additionally the council authorized payment of power bills for streetlights at Thomas Park and the baseball field.
A Red Cross care of the sick and injured instructor training workshop runs June 13 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Red Cross Headquarters Dallas with sessions continuing the following week. Mrs Beryl M Pirates director Nursing Services will teach. Advisory committee members include Mrs Marie Healey Miss Orene McClellan and others from Dallas ISD and area schools.
A fragment quotes Harry I Shumway describing a frequent and annoying trouble with a budget and a recurring difficulty in keeping expenditures aligned with income. The remark highlights general budgetary frustration rather than a specific event or outcome.
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