Four Bell Companies Aid Texas Economy
Four Bell System firms contributed 718 million dollars to Texas in 1970 despite a dull year. Southwestern Bell led with over 491 million in expenditures serving about 80 percent of the state's telephones. Payroll totaled nearly 323 million, with over 40 700 Texas employees. Construction rose to 157 million, about six percent of non residential building activity. Western Electric bought 103 million in goods from 1 749 suppliers in 112 Texas towns. Bell telephones in Texas exceeded 5 243 000 units by year end.
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Bell System
Texas
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Western Electric
Mountain Bell Telephone Company
Paso
At&t Long Lines Department
H. D. Schodde
Southwestern Bell
Schodde
Wide USA Bicentennial Medal Design Contest Invited
Texas artists may enter a national competition for 75 Bicentennial medals with $10,000 in Texas prizes and up to $500,000 across all states. Franklin Mint will run the event with state commissions co sponsoring and judging. The Texas contest runs January 1 to March 31, 1972, with potential $1 million in royalties.
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San Antonio
Texas
al Rohde
HemisFair Plaza
Rohde
Franklin Mint
America
Rohde “Sho
Moonlanding USA Realty Co
USA
David M. Barrera
Shrine Circus Dates Announced for San Antonio
The 28th annual San Antonio Shrine Circus runs October 12 to 17 at Joe Freeman Coliseum. Acts include The Great Boros, The Great Alanza, Captain Hugo Zacchini, Flying Dells, Flying Armor, The Blinko clown, and numerous animal acts with elephants, lions, tigers, seals, and chimps. General admission is 1.50, children 0.75. reserve seats 2.00 to 3.00. Proceeds go to Alzafar Shrine Temple charities. Performances vary by day with matinees and evening shows. Tickets by mail from Shrine Circus Office, Box 5307.
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San Antonio Shrine
Joe Freeman
Shrine
Boros
Alanza
Hugo Zacchini
Blinko
Alzafar Shrine Temple Charities
Shrine Circus
San Antonio
Texas
Potts leads both Greenville and Celina districts
Harold Potts has served as superintendent of Greenville and Everett Potts as superintendent of Celina. The two schools sit 32 miles apart and the men are close friends but not related. Both schools share green and white colors and the Potts surname links their administrative leadership.
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Greenville
Ohio
UPI
Celina
Potts
Harold Potts
Everett Potts
Peanut Field Day scheduled at Texas A&M station near Yoakum
Peanut producers may tour research plots and hear latest findings at the annual Peanut Field Day on Sept. 30 at the Texas A&M Plant Disease Research Station near Yoakum. Boxed topics include soil fumigation nematode control fungicides leaf spot resistance and weed control with staff available to discuss.
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Texas A&m
Yoakum
Orval Wright
Wright
Arthur L. Harrison
Thurman FE. Boswell
Stephenville
College Station
Community Notices From Meyersville And Nearby
Meyersville couple attend a dairymews meeting in Chicago. Fredericksburg residents Mr and Mrs Obert Sagebiel visit the Edwin Nagels. Charlies Ferg began six months training in the National Guard at Fort Leonardwood Missouri. Miss Susan Morris from Mis
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Johnny Haun
Dairymews
Chicago
Obert Sagebiel
Clark Allen
Fredericksburg
Edwin Nagels
Charlies Ferg
National Guard
Fort Leonardwood
Missouri
Susan Morris
Mis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bell Companies
Medicare
Reuss
SA Shrine
Rainbo Rock
South Texas
Joe Short
Iion Valley
Walter Figes
Fillwood Rangnow Jr
Labor Day
Ellwood Rangnow Sr
Lorna Ann
Phillip Hoefling
Robert Franke
John Diebel
Charlie Diebels
Weesatche
Diebel
St. John's Lutheran
Caeser Adickes
Cuero
Cuero Community Hospital
E. I. Arhelger
Germany
Meyersville
Duero Record
Houston
C. Praston
Gen
Mgr
Wwe
Texas State
Fannin
Cuero, Texas
Southwestern Bell Telephone
R Vale
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