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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1975
Page
3
Area farm receipts reach 19 million dollars in Bosque County with a 32 percent rise from the prior year. Cash income from crops and livestock drives the total while government payments and in kind value supplement earnings. Net income for farmers declines to 27.2 billion nationwide due to higher operating costs.
Updated figures show 1974 employment efforts under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act and related programs. The Wage and Hour Division enforces rules, while unemployment insurance paid about 5.5 billion to 6.7 million individuals in 1974. The GI home loan program has financed over 112 billion in home loans since World War II.
The article notes that about 36.5 million women, roughly 40 percent of the labor force, and nearly 46 percent of all women 16 years and over were in the workforce at the start of 1975. It cites March 1975 literacy and education rates and references U S Labor Department data. It also mentions early printing trades and refrigerator cleaning guidance from Texas A&M Extension Service.
A Clifton Texas fair reports a suggestion box at the Little Alamo Home Economics building during the Central Texas Youth Fair. Mrs J Helen Knudson won a home baked cake from Mrs T N Foster for her signed suggestion. The box collected notes praising exhibits and requesting improvements such as air conditioning space larger building front door repairs and better restroom latches.
Citizens express regret over incomplete voter registration and praise a past noon meal served by hosted volunteers. The Rev Fed Seek table, cake and cookie bakers, and table setup supported a successful event. A future Friday dance with the Gap Band is announced for November 21 with further details to come.
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