President's Wage and Price Freeze Debate North of Public View
A columnist argues for wage and price controls to curb inflation and credits President Nixon with shifting strategy. The piece cites Patman and Wilbur Mills as longtime advocates and critiques the political reaction and impact on consumers, industry, and cost of living.
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Nixon
Wright Patman
Texas
Wilbur Wills
Arkansas
Clifton
Sai
Ft-C1o
George Meany
Eny
Texans restless as election nears over Austin scandal
Bosque County letter writers urge voters to seek accountability in the Texas scandal involving Governor Preston Smith and Speaker Gus Mutscher. The piece predicts a major legislative turnover and notes Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes’s statements while praising Senator J. P. Ward of Meridian for staying above the fray. Sam Logan.
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Texas
Preston Smith
Gus Mutscher
Individ
Ben Barnes
Bosque County
Senate
J. P. Ward
Meridian
Austin
Mutscher
Snow Hall
Sam Logan
Poage Reflects On Unequal Public Works Allocation
Congressman Bob Poage discusses the Accelerated Public Works program, criticizing a new bill that reduced Texas funding from 24 million to 11 million while boosting California to 100 million. He argues distribution fairness favors large regions and cities over rural Texas, noting colleagues split on supporting the measure as a balance of good and bad in legislative action.
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House
Appropriations Committee
Texas
California
Rio Grande Valley
Congress
Cotton first bale signals start of season in Bosque County
August 1951 report notes Gus Walsleben delivering the first 1951 cotton bale to Clifton from R L Lane farm along the Bosque River. Mack Harrison finds a coachwhip snake choking on a necktie in his chicken yard. Local tennis club finals crown winners. Iron Post Office saves a postcard addressed to Giggle Kleine, sent to Charlie's Cafe.
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Clifton
Gus Walsleben
R.L. Lane
Bosque River
Bosque County
Mack Harr
George Harris
Mack
Harris
Iron
Giggle Kleine
Charlie's Cafe
Clara Dee Kleine
Clifton Folks and Visiting Families Share Summer Week
Russell D. Wilbanks of Sierra Blanca attended Clifton events with his son Skeeter and grandmother Mrs Bonds after a 1951 class reunion. The Wilbanks family traveled, visiting Fort Fisher in Waco and Salado, and rode a Santa Fe train trip from McGregor to Cleburne.
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Russell D. Wilbanks
Sierra Blanca
Texas
M. W. Bonds
Skeeter
Bonds
Fort Fisher
Waco
Salado
McGregor
Cleburne
Wilbanks
Clifton summer program yields medical school hopeful
A city student working at Clifton this summer plans to enter medical school in California this fall, signaling a career path toward healthcare.
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Sity
Clifton
Cal
Heart of a Community Church Service Notes
Our Savior s Church announces Rev Albert Petrich leading Sunday worship at 9 39 am with sermon We Qualify Alone For Mercy based on Luke 1 14 Wednesday confirmation instruction at 8 60 pm
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Rev
Albert Petrich
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