Mosheim Annexation Sparks Mosheim District Protest
Residents in Mosheim protested a proposed annexation by the Mosheim School Board. Primary complaints included nearby school district preferences for Crawford Gatesville and Clifton, lack of ample notice, and a 30 day appeal window to the County School Board. Valley Mills supported annexation, urging approval. County Board gave five days to appeal.
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Clifton Record
Mosheim
Crawford
Gatesville
Clifton
Valley Mills
Mosheim School Board
County School Board
Mosheim Board
Valley Mills School Board
Bank verification project to expand in national banks
Commissioner Falkner outlined a pilot program for verification of accounts by the Banking Department with cooperation from federal agencies. Banks with approved audit procedures will be exempt to avoid duplication, and a gradual rollout will follow pilot experiences as examiner staff are assigned and publicized locally.
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Banking Department
Falkner
Clifton School Lunch Schedule Promotes Weeklong Visits
Cafeteria officials request adherence to a rotating schedule to distribute visitors evenly across the week. The Clifton SchoolMenus note visiting adult lunches priced at 50 cents for the March 2 through 6 period.
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Clifton School
Hamilton dominates to win consolation trophy in girls basketball
Hamilton routs China Spring 44 9 to capture the consolation trophy. Valley Mills upsets Hamilton 26 17, Glen Rose defeats Crawford 27 12, McGregor overwhelms China Spring 51 6, and Clifton forfeits Whitney to reach finals. Glen Rose edges Valley Mills 80 18 and McGregor defeats Clifton 24 14 in semifinals.
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Hamilton
China Spring
Valley Mills
Glen Rose
Crawford
McGregor
Clifton
Lassies
Whitney
Home Economics Brief on Milk Storage
Unopened packets of instant nonfat dry milk can be stored for months without refrigeration. Flavor changes may occur if temperatures stay at 90 degrees or higher for extended periods.
FFA Week Focuses on Preparing for a Hungry World
In an issue promoting Future Farmers of America, Mike Grisham of Huntsville leads youth toward global leadership. The piece urges sustainable farming, improved yields, and self help to combat world hunger.
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Mike Grisham
FFA
Huntsville
Texas Insurance Rate Hikes Proposed Across State
State Insurance Board staff backs notable increases for homeowners and fire cover with statewide averages of 18 percent for homeowners and 6.9 percent for extended coverage while fire insurance rises 1.7 percent. New rates set by month end with July effectiveness and location based adjustments.
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Austin
Texas
State Insurance Board
Insurance Board
Texas Insurance Advisory Association
TIAA
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
State Supreme Court
ABC
Te Court of Civil Ap
Waco Production Credit Lowers Member Loan Rates
The Waco Production Credit Association cuts all member loan rates by three fourths of a percent effective March 1 1970. Driven by stronger earnings from patronage refunds and credit programs the move narrows the cost of money spread to a quarter percent for the rest of the fiscal year ending June 30. The association serves 800 producers across Bell Bosque Coryell Falls and Mc Lennan counties with over 11 million dollars in annual loan volume and more than 1 million in capital plus stock holdings in the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank. Members may now invest in Federal Intermediate Credit Bank short term debentures yielding 8.65 percent.
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Waco Production Credit Association
T. N. Foster
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Houston
Credit Life Insurance
Foster
Bell, Bosque
Coryell
Falls
McLennan
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank
Easter Seal Appeal Letters Delivered in Bosque County
Easter Seal letters are being delivered in Bosque County. Helen C. Aars, county Easter Seal representative for the Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults of Texas, notes services include physical and occupational therapy, speech and hearing programs, and equipment loans funded by the annual appeal. In 1969 the society aided 20 570 children and adults needing rehabilitation, with the 1970 drive running through Fast Sunday March 29.
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Bosque County
Helen C. Aars
Easter Seal Society
Texas
Aars
Clifton
Texas Easter Seal Society
First Baptist Church Laguna Park Service Times
Sunday School starts at 10:00 A.M. Morning Worship at 11:00 A.M. Evening Worship at 6:00 P.M. Laguna Park church announces its weekly schedule.
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First Baptist Church
Laguna Park
Surprise Birthday at Lake Home
Lucille Kreibs hosted a Lake Home birthday for Ella DeForest. The honoree was surprised and guests including Euelah Creswell Lee Stevens Agnes Stalling Irean Hunter Irlene Losero Evelyn Lang joined in a celebration with finger sandwiches cake ice cream punch and coffee. They played games of 42 for entertainment.
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Lucille Kreibs
Ella DeForest
Euelah Creswell
Lee Stevens
Agnes Stalling
Irean Hunter
Irlene Losero
Evelyn Lang
Sharp welfare aid cut eyed for April first nationwide
Texas State Board of Public Welfare announced sharp reductions in AFDC and medicare funding effective April 1 due to rising assistance rolls and federal cuts. AFDC payments drop from 75 to 66 percent of budget needs, lowering typical family aid from 120.37 to 109.54 monthly. medicare cuts of 20 percent threaten providers and nursing homes. The board warned further reductions may follow and urged action from Gov. Preston Smith. The Veterans Land program folds amid high rates, and TEA moves to establish state supported kindergarten programs, needing 1,500 teachers next year and 7,000 by 1977 78 at an estimated cost of 10 million.
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Austin
Tex
State Board of Public Welfare
Louis R. Sarazan
Fort Worth
Sarazan
W. Kendall Baker
Houston
AFDC
Texas Nursing Home
Texas Nursing Home Association
Preston Smith
Texas Medical Association
Texas
Veterans Land
Veterans Land Board
Texas Education Agency
TEA
Emergency Care Rescue Program Slated for Clifton March 2
J. E. Skrivanek, Texas Department of Health field consultant, will present a rescue and emergency aid program for Clifton Volunteer Firemen and area residents at City Hall Clifton on Monday March 2 at 7 p.m. The session will include a film and talk on emergency care and first aid to aid small towns. All interested are invited.
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J. E. Skrivanek
Texas Department of Health
Clifton
Skrivanek
CHS Stage Band Heads to Brownwood Contest Friday
The C H S Stage Band competes at 10 30 am Friday Feb 27 at the Brownwood Stage Band Contest in Brownwood. Class I A bands include Dorman Mason Cross Plains Elysian Fields Mart Lake Dallas Mustang Okla and Clifton. Judges include Mariano Rex Jacoby and Dennis. The band aims to repeat last year’s Class I A win.
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Cross Plains
Elysian Fields
Mart
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Clifton
Charlie Mariano
Harley Rex
Don Jacoby
Tim Dennis
18.6 Miles of Farm Market Roads Surfaced in County
Texas Highway Commission awards contract in Waco district to Downing Bros Inc for grading base and surfacing 18.6 miles of Farm to Market roads 56 927 182 and 1713. Low bid 244439.99. Project supervised by District Engineer Brooks Evans in Bosque County. Engineer T H Ralph in charge. 110 working days.
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Waco
Texas Highway Commission
Brooks Evans
Bosque County
Downing Bros., Inc
M. E. & T. Railroad
FM 56
Somervell County
Lake Whitney
T. H. Ralph
Clifton
Highway Department
College Data Highlights Local Graduates and Honors
Victoria Outlaw of Clifton earns Dean's Honor List status for Texas Tech University fall 1969 as a business education major active in multiple societies and elected Phi Gamma Nu communications officer. David G. Moorman of Waco earned a economics doctorate from Texas A&M mid term graduation after teaching at Texas Tech. Oscar Rohne of Cranfills Gap received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from North Texas State University on January 30, 1970 and works at Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co in Dallas.
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Victoria Outlaw
Wm. Louis Outlaw
Clifton
Texas Tech University
National Collegiate Association of Secretaries
Alpha Lambda Delta
Phi Gamma Nu
David G. Moorman
Garner Ho Moorman
Mr. Moorman
Waco
Texas A&m
Texas Tech
C. M. Whitney
Oscar Rohne
Cecil Rohne
Cranfills Gap
North Texas
State Board upholds Kerrville teacher’s beard in class
By an eight to seven vote the State Board of Education reversed a decision by Commissioner J. W. Edgar and affirmed a Kerrville mathematics teacher’s right to wear a beard in the classroom.
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State Board of Education
J. W. Edgar
Kerrville
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