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Newspaper
Jefferson Jimplecute
Location
Jefferson, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1975
Page
1
A playful column riffs on metric adoptions with jokes about centimet ers and kilograms tied to everyday phrases. It also shares a light anecdote about John Hall’s pants ripping during a banking night, followed by a cooking recipe using ground meat, Minute Rice, tomatoes, corn, curry, and cheese.
Marion County farmers posted 2.346 million dollars in gross receipts from crops and livestock, up 36 percent from the prior year. Nationally farm income topped 102 billion dollars with higher prices offsetting reduced production, while net income lagged due to higher costs and altered payments.
Comptroller Bob Bullock mailed checks totaling 14. million Thursday to 824 Texas towns and cities for their monthly September city sales tax rebate. The September payments were smaller than the prior month due to receipts carried over from late quarterly tax payments. Jefferson and area totals end 9 30 75 show Jefferson 1 364 30 Atlanta 9 342 75 Daingerfield see page 3.
The Farm Road 3001 project, 2.9 miles northwest of Farm Road 2208 toward Farm Road 726, moves to location and design approval, enabling right of way maps and deeds preparation. State official L L Jester Jr says hearings were offered but none requested. T R Rideout of Marshall leads project development.
The semi annual adjustment from daylight time to sun time occurs at 2 a.m. Sunday October 26. Set clocks back one hour before retiring Saturday night to recover the lost hour of sleep.
Lt and Mrs Maxey Brantley of Fort Sill Oklahoma visited the home of Col Ret and Mrs Stanford Brantley in Jefferson for the past weekend.
Ninth and eleventh grade students at Jefferson High School recently finished a battery of standardized tests for achievement assessment. The Iowa Tests of Educational Development or equivalents gauge reading, math, science, social studies, and more to measure critical thinking and recall. Counselors Augustus Harris and Shirley Hall oversee testing, with results used to guide curriculum changes, student guidance, and career planning.
Jefferson High School plans homecoming festivities on Friday October 31 1975 with a 730 PM kickoff as the Bulldogs face the Atlanta Rabbits. Pre game events crown Homecoming Queen and co Queens from the senior class and princesses from grades nine ten and eleven. Parade features floats bands and royalty with the hour to be announced.
The Jefferson Post Office will be closed Monday October 27 in observance of Veterans Day. Marion County Chamber of Commerce president Mrs John Ashley says most city businesses will close on Tuesday November 11 for the holiday. Courthouse offices except the Sheriff’s Office and the First National Bank will close as well along with most local firms.
Marion County Shrine Club and Auxiliary announce an annual Chili Supper on October 28, 1975 from 5 to 8 pm at the American Legion building. Tickets cost 1.75 dollars and are sold by members or at the door. A handmade quilt is to be given away by the Ladies' Auxiliary. Jefferson resident Mrs. Fred W. Black has returned to Jefferson and will reside at 111 Orleans Street.
L. L. Jester Jr district engineer for the nine county Northeast Texas district reports a workforce reduction from 539 to 479 employees due to anticipated revenues and workload. About 35 to 40 percent of the cuts will come from retirements, with the rest through terminations. The department will assist affected workers in finding new jobs and continues evaluating staffing as construction costs rise and revenues lag.
The Mims Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary hosted a covered dish supper on Saturday October 4. Proceeds and donations toward the ambulance fund reached 52665 with numerous local residents and businesses contributing including Linden Municipal Hospital Jefferson Evelyn Rosentreter and Barrett Insurance Agency plus memorials for J W Lee and Frank River’s father. Contributions to date total 2665 and can be mailed or left at First National Bank of Jefferson. contact Fire Chief Charlie Gibson or Odis Weesner for details.
Marion County Private School hosts annual Halloween Carnival and chili supper on Saturday evening November 1. Carnival begins at 5 p.m. with booths and activities for all ages. King and Queen contest winners crowned in a special ceremony. Chili supper starts at 6:30 p.m. with meals priced at 1.50 for adults and 1.00 for children. Public invited.
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