A Typical Year for Electric Utilities in 1962
President W. W. Lynch notes 1962 as a year of strong progress for the electric utility industry. Highlights include ahead-of-competitor status versus the Soviet Union, threefold higher generating capacity, fourfold longer high voltage lines, a 6 percent rise in total generating capacity, a 25 percent higher reserve margin, and interconnection advances. Investor owned plants surpassed $50 billion in investment while average household electricity costs fell to 2.40 cents per kWh. Utility taxes totaled $2.68 billion across levels of government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Lynch
Edison Electric Institute
Soviet Union
Madison Memorial debate overstretches Washington block
Uncle Dan reports on a 1960 Washington block sale for 6 million dollars and a proposed Madison Memorial with an underground records warehouse. Congressman Scott of Pennsylvania opposes the plan citing cost comparisons to the Lincoln Memorial and fears of a debt trend. The piece ends with a humorous jab at political grandstanding and local gossip.
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Congress
Washington
Sam Rayburn
Sam
President Madison
Scott
Pennsylvania
Lincoln Memorial
de Abe
Madison
Andrew Jackson
Lespedera
Madison Memorial
Crossroads Column Reflects on New Year Prospects
Delayed column looks back at Christmas holidays and hopes for revival in 1963 for rural churches. It notes visitors at services, lists neighbors and relatives visiting from Dallas Durham Texas City Walnut Ridge Paris and other places, and mentions Carl Pipes at Wills Point Clinic. Marine Corps Emblem history quoted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora Grier
Bertha Grier
Dallas
Carl
E. C. Lovett
Travis Fagg
Walnut Ridge
Ark
Paul Grier
Bill Grier
A. W. Crier
Carl Pipes
Wills Point Clinic
Tax Free Subsidized Socialized Power Debate
A philosophical exchange questions whether public power should be tax free and tax subsidized, administered by government bureaucracies. Proponents argue for universal access and social equity, while critics warn of reduced incentives and potential government overreach.
Dear Worried and Henpecked Tales From The Worrier's Page
A reader letters column from The Worrier's page features queries about modern civilization and coping with a broken TV. Jan Webster advises reading Shakespeare with the family, discussing books together, and staying engaged amid distractions. A separate note asks about a wife on a bowling team and the presence of a female player. Additional humor recounts a sister buying a tombstone for a new house as a living room rug is sought.
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Jan
Rex White To Play At NTSU Recital Series
Rex Darwin White of Grand Saline will perform solo trumpet in a two day festival at North Texas State University. The recitals on January 8 and 9 at 5 and 8 p.m. in the Music Recital Hall precede the University Interscholastic League contest music for trumpet and cornet. High school directors are invited. Dr. Nelson G. Patrick will lecture and contest analyses will be provided. White is a freshman music major at NTSU, son of Claude D. and Mrs. White.
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Rex Darwin White
Grand Saline
North Texas State University
NTSU
Nelson G. Patrick
White
Claude D. White
O’hara
Sale of Real Property in Grand Saline and Canton
Van Zandt County sheriff announces a public auction of two tracts in Grand Saline to satisfy a Dallas County court judgment against Felix H Herron Faye Herron and Texaco Inc. Auction set for the first Tuesday in February between 10 am and 4 pm at the courthouse door Canton Texas. Proceeds to satisfy the judgment and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
van Zandt
District Court of
Dallas County
160Th Judicial District of Texas
Southern-Plaza Express, Inc. J
Felix H. Herron
Faye Herron
Southern-Plaza Express, Inc
Faye Herron and
Texaco, Inc
Collier’s 2d
Grand Saline
van Zandt County
Texas
Block 15
City of
Canton
J. W. Burnett
Almost? Dear Almost and a Rug Remedy
A reader seeks reassurance after a feared illness and is reassured by a head specialist that the subject is well. The writer muses on how some people neglect and suggests practical steps like using a rug for comfort or moving the item to a garage and keeping it covered.
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Main Street
Alf Roberson
Alf
Virginia) Roberson
van Zandt Co
Sun
Dan
Coolie
Dear Mister
Zeke Grubb
Uncle Dan
Crossroads
Mary Lou Grier
Marine Corps
Anchor
Chevrolet
America
Tata
Corvair
Hans Elliott Chevrolet Company
the Worrier
Jan Webster
Corsicana
T.V
Rex White
United States
Chicago
West Side
Odrell Donveo
Ownes
Hock
Electrical Service
Canton Highway
United Serving
United Gas
Gulf South
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