Peanut Section Passes House on July 22 Amid Amendment Questions
Ross Wilson of the Southwestern Peanut Growers Association notes the Peanut Section of the Farm Act of 1977 passed the U S House on July 22 with little debate and no damaging amendments. He adds Congresswoman Margaret Heckler was absent during the vote while reportedly seeking a parliamentary ruling on an amendment to lower the 429 dollar per ton support level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Wilson
Southwestern Peanut Growers’ Association
U.S
House of Representatives
House Agriculture Committee
House
Wilson
Margaret Heckler
R-Mass
Senate
Washington
Heckler
USDA
Paul Findley
R-Ill
Agriculture Committee
Peanut
New Mexico
Usda Association
Public Meeting on Sabanna River Watershed Plan
Public notice invites residents to Gorman High School Auditorium in German Texas on August 15 1977 at 1 00 p m CDT to discuss a proposed watershed plan for about 20600 acres of agricultural land and 15 floodwater retarding structures above Proctor Reservoir prepared by Comanche and Eastland Counties Courts with the Central Colorado and Upper Leon SWCDs and aided by the USDA Soil Conservation Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabanna River
Proctor Reservoir
Comanche
Eastland Counties
Central
Colorado and
Upper Leon
Soil Conservation Service
Lewis Family Holds Reunion at Lake Proctor
The Lewis family descendants gathered July 1 2 3 4 at Lake Proctor for a reunion. Attendees included many Dugan Williams and Keating relatives from towns such as Comanche Fort Worth Odessa and El Paso with boating skiing swimming and 42 games cited. Plans were announced for a 1978 reunion at the Sons of Herman Lodge Hall in Old Glory Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Cassie Lewis
Lake Proctor
Herman
Vera Dugan
Old Glory
E. O
Cris Lewis
Fr. Worth
Herbert
Pat Davenport
Ft. Worth
Jackie Kirkpatrick
Comanche
Clyde
Peggy Williams
Amarillo
Ray
Mary Mathis
el Paso
Charles
Erlene Dugan
Odessa
Beaty
Elda Bryant
Sandra Keating
Cisco
Kenny
Geo. Lewis
Cindy Faris
Jack
Susan Mathis
Theresa Williams
Becky Kenon
Lyndon
Valery
Jerry
Lisa Dugan
Hank
Debbie
Gail Bryant
Jodi
Nicki
Mike
Scott Keating
Amy Kenon
Becky Farris
Cris
Mike Mathis
Shon Williams
J. B
Alma Ruth
Jane
Paula Ruth
Arlington
Pete
Betty King
Zephyr
Curtis Millican
Frank
Odessa Lancaster
de Leon
Bobby Posey
B. J. Woolsey
Mixed drink tax receipts rise with 1977 quarter report
Comptroller Bob Bullock said the April to June 1977 period saw mixed drink sales totaling 134 million dollars, about 25 percent higher than a year earlier. Checks totaling 3.9 million were sent to 196 counties and 327 cities as their share of the 10 percent tax, with 9.5 million remaining in the state general fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Bullock
Bullock
State General Revenue Fund
Harris County
Dallas County
Bexar County
Tarrant County
Comanche County
The
Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Vehicle Inspection Fee Raised To Four Dollars
Captain Billy Sanders of the Texas Department of Public Safety announces a new annual vehicle inspection fee of four dollars effective September 1, 1977. The increase, the first in over a decade, allocates three dollars to garage labor and shop use and one dollar for the sticker and DPS administration. Mud flap inspections are added. overall defects related to fatal accidents have fallen from 13 percent to about 2 percent since 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Sanders
Texas Department of Public Safety
Department of Public Safety
Sanders
Weaver Completes ROTC Training at Ft Riley
Cadet Joseph S. Weaver, son of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Weaver of De Leon Route 2, completed five weeks at the Army ROTC advanced camp at Ft. Riley Kansas. The program develops leadership in a field training setting with seniors and graduates earning commissions. Weaver attends Texas A M University and previously studied at Tarleton State University in Stephenville Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph S. Weaver
John M. Weaver
Route 2
de Leon
Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Ft. Riley
Kansas
Weaver
Texas A&m University
College Station
Tarleton State University
Stephenville
Texas
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Peanut News
Gorman High School
German, Texas
George C. Marks
U.S.C.A. Soil Conservation Service
P.O
Temple
Eastland
Golda Richards
James Petsick
Otis Coleman
Carter
Lewis
Comptrollers Office
Comptroller's
Farah
Farah Boyswear
Comanche, Texas
Higginbotham
Grayson
W. Neely
H.P. Briggs & Stratton
Dallas
Greater
Virginia
Carolina
Dept
Lillard RD
Tex
Comanche National Bank
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