Bids Sought for Oil and Gas Leases in Childress County TX
Legal notice announces oil and gas lease bids due by 5:00 PM August 28, 1973 in Childress City Hall. It lists 29+ tracts with varying acreages across Section 3 through 689, Block H, A B and M surveys, Waco and Northwestern Railway areas, and City of Childress lands. The city reserves right to reject all bids and negotiate.
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Childress
Texas
H.A
F.P. Knott
G. F. Swift
W. J. Penton
A.b.&m
G.F. Swift
S&f
Childress County
Waco & Northwestern Railway Company
Waco and Northwestern Railway Company
Fort Worth
Denver City Railway Company
Denver City Railway
Highway Act Funds Boost Texas Road Plans and Public Works
Federal highway funding under a three year act opens Texas to proceed with projects paused by prior limits. Luther DeBerry notes San Antonio North Expressway funding, mass transit provisions, 2 billion for safety, and urban fund flexibility through FY 1976, while state officials aim to advance dozens of road projects and rail transit planning.
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Austin
Nixon
Luther DeBerry
Texas
Lloyd Bentsen
Jim Wright
Senate
House
DeBerry
Tower
Bentsen
San Antonio North
State Highway Department
KMEX's all-news marathon reshapes LA TV morning
KMEX TV in Los Angeles stretches to eight hours from 6 30 a m to 3 p m with four anchors delivering a magazine style all news format. The effort emphasizes stock updates weather and sports with bilingual English only sign off. Station president Rene Anselmo and GM Danny Villanueva push innovation despite high costs and sponsorship challenges.
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New York
Knbc TV
Mex-Tv
KNBC
KMEX
Los Angeles
Danny Villanueva
Villanueva
Rene Anselmo
Knbc-Tv
Los Angeles Rams
Dallas Cowboys
General Foods
Some Laughter In Washington
In a muggy summer Washington the city trembles with Watergate anxiety as Alice Roosevelt Longworth laughs at a bat in her boudoir while residents stay put. Nixon away often, Agnew golfing, staffers chase the probe. Sans Souci and White House bustle amid a city economy driven by scandal.
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Ann Blackman
Associated Press
Washington
Alice Roosevelt
Longworth
Mrs. Longworth
Aristocrray
Theodore Roosevelt
Teapot Dome
Nixon
Agnew
Palm Springs
Calif
Margot Hahn
D.C
Gilbert Hahn Jr
Hahns
Capitol Hill
Congress
Denford Buck To Receive Diploma From West Texas State
Denford C Buck Jr of Childress will earn a Bachelor of Science in history education at West Texas State University summer Convocation. The ceremony begins at 8 p m Friday August 17 in the Civic Center Auditorium Amarillo.
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Amarillo
Denford C. Buck Jr
Childress
West Texas State University
Civic Center
Buck
Hearing Set on County Budget and Local Appointments
The public hearing on the 1974 Childress County budget is scheduled for 10 a.m. August 31 in the Commissioner Courtroom. Four Outreach Center directors were named. three for three years and one for one year. The same slate was approved by the City Council. Appointments included Mrs. Ruby Smith, Billie Crain, J. D. Martin for three years, and Rev. Paul Henderson for one year. The county and city approved a one year contract for the Outreach Center. Dr. Jack Fox was named County Health Officer for another year. The county will receive 15,725.88 credit on the lateral road account, with 8,100 to the sinking fund and 7,625.88 to be returned for road construction. An agreement with Mrs. Lorena Marchant and J. T. Mitchell and J. R. Perkins allows a waterway construction near Section 502, with the county maintaining the road south of the site. Sid Holland’s bid of 15 for county junk was accepted. Veterans Service Officer and County officials were granted travel permissions for September. Commissioner Jim Parker of Precinct 3 may sell a leader to Precinct 2 for 1,000 and trade a Precinct 3 grader for a used grader from West Texas Equipment, with 2,000 to be paid in two installments. The note adds a historical aside: the East River “Hell Gate” name derives from the Dutch Hellegat meaning beautiful pass.
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Childress County
Ruby Smith
Billie Crain
J. D
Jack) Martin
Paul Henderson
Doug Morton
Jack Fox
Lorena Marchant
J. T. Mitchell
J. R. Perkins
Mitchell
Veteran’s Service Officer
Dallas
Attorney General
Jim Parker
Precinct 2
Precinct 3
West Texas Equipment Company of
Amarillo
Dement Services Held Today for Mrs Ora Dement
Funeral services for Mrs Ora Lee Dement were set for 2 p m at First Baptist Chapel with Rev Joe S Allen officiating. Burial in Westview Cemetery Harmon County Oklahoma under Newberry's direction. Pallbearers included J B Wyatt Mike Wilson E F Kindle Don Ray Crook Will H Smith and Anderson Mitchell. She died at 10 45 a m Tuesday in Childress General Hospital. A Dublin Texas native she moved to Childress with husband S G in 1934. he died that year and is buried in Westview Cemetery.
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Ora Lee Dement
First Baptist
Joe S. Allen
Westview Cemetery
Harmon County
Okla
Newberry
J. B. Wyatt
Mike Wilson
E. F. Kindle
Don Ray Crook
Will H. Smith
Anderson Mitchell
Double yolked eggs delight a Buckeye housewife
In Buckeye, England Denise Birtley found all twelve eggs she bought were double yolked a rare coincidence noted as a good food buy. The report also mentions Hampden Sydney College founded in 1776 and Harvard University founded in 1636.
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Buckey, England
Denise Birtley
Hampden-Sydney College
Virginia
Harvard University
Massachusetts
CofC and Jaycees Sponsor Safe Driver Course
The Champer of Commerce and Jaycees announce a Safe Driver Course offering a 10 percent liability and collision credit for three years. Two evenings of four hours cost $6. If two adults in one family drive separate cars, both must take the course for credits on both vehicles. Dates to be announced. contact Gerald Holeman. The CofC also plans to lease property for oil and lists banquet and nominating committees. The Ambassador's Club will assist in an Open House at the Texas Highway Department offices.
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Champer of Commerce
Jaycees
Gerald Holeman
The
Cofc
Chamber of Commerce
Vaughan Nowlin
Russell Jones
Bert Hargrave
Holeman
Walter Lockhoof
Kenneth Peitz
Truman McFarland
Virgil McGee
Charles Mashburn
Keith Pitner
Lyndell Rogers
Gene Blackwell
Jer Sinclair
Jones
Rogers
Howard Cook
Hargrave
Sinclair
Ambassador’s Club
Texas Highway Department
Don’t Doze On Long Drives Say Truck Experts
AP reports Clark Equipment Trailer Division shares tips to stay awake while driving. Advice includes opening windows, playing radio, chewing gum, and coffee stops every 150 miles or three hours. If drowsiness appears, pull off for a short snooze. Also notes Monaco area comparison to the Principality of Monaco.
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New York
Clark Equipment Trailer Division
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Childress, Texas
Heatly
Budget Board
Appropriations Committee
Gus Mutscher
Daniel
BY Jay Sharbutt
AP Television
Senate Watergate
White House
Administration
Paul DeLisle
Watergate
Haldeman
Mr. Ehrlichman
Denford Buck
AFC
Landrum
Commerce
Hell Gate
East River
Long Island
Manhattan Island
Hellegat
Dick Turner
WEA, Tee. TM
Principality of
Taper
Monaco
Famous Brand
Famous Maker
Jcpenney
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