Circus comes to town as Carson and Barnes bring grand big top
Lamesa April 14 1983 readers learn Carson and Barnes bring a large poly vinyl big top imported from Italy at over 100000 dollars. The five ring circus features 245 tour days yearly with 17 nations supplying acts and animals including Patricia White the trainer of lions and tigers. The show highlights elephants horses llamas zebras camels dogs and a bareback tiger. A 40 person aerial ballet a procession and clowns add to the spectacle. Midway opens an hour before show time and audience gains access to a traveling zoo and horse fair. The band festival details later note Houston trips and a Galveston visit. A separate road issue covers Lyntegar electric line disputes and county crossings plus Phillips Petroleum pipeline approvals near Lamesa and a new town Los Ybanez election plans.
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Carson
al G. Barnes
Patricia White
Carson and Barnes
America
Two Mesquite Men Held in Howard County on Hubcap Theft
Two Mesquite men Randall Edward Hill and James Edward Blackmore were arrested around 3 a.m. Monday in Big Spring on theft charges. Bond set at $10,000 each. Hubcaps valued at $1,500 stolen from Neal Roy Motor Company on the Lubbock Highway. Police reported four hubcaps stolen from Mike Stephens 1982 Thunderbird and both left side hubcaps taken from Carlos Payton’s vehicle. Overall about $4,000 in hubcaps stolen in Big Spring Sunday night.
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Big Spring
Howard County
Randall Edward Hill
James Edward Blackmore
Horton
Neal Roy Motor Company
Lubbock Highway
Carlos Payton
Mike Stephens
Lamesa Press Reporter Merge Forms 1968 News Note
The Lamesa Reporter merged with The Dawson County Free Press on March 1 1968, continuing the Dawson County News and The Lamesa Reporter chain. References to Walter Buckel Russell Skiles and Hank Myers appear as names connected to the publication lineage.
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Dawson County News
Dawson County Courier
Lamesa Reporter
Dawson County Free Press
Walter Buckel
Russel
Skiles
Hank Myers
Wain Miller Named Editor Of Local Press Reporter
Walter Bucker announced Wain Miller of the Press-Reporter as editor of the local paper. Lloyd Cline sworn in as mayor, succeeding Dr. Doug Black. The notes recap notable Lamesa civic and community updates from past years across several anniversaries.
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Walter Bucker
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Wain Miller
Lamesa
Lloyd Cline
Doug Black
North 4Th
Dallas Avenue
Sam Smiley
David and
Evelyn Smiley
UIL
Employment Service faces unfilled openings and worker shortages
Paul Harvey notes that state employment offices filled 88,000 jobs in January yet left many positions open. He cites 14 percent more openings than a year ago across sectors and warns about incentives that keep people on welfare. Florida data shows unemployment benefits exceeding wages, prompting discussions of poverty policy and work ethic.
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Chicago
Florida
Walter Kautz
Florida Farm Bureau
Sunset Act shapes Texas agencies in 1980s reform drive
State Rep Jim Rudd from Austin reports on the Sunset Act as 32 state agencies face periodic review for efficiency and accountability. Texas created a Sunset Advisory Commission in 1983 to independently assess agencies on a 12 year cycle, with major reforms including abolition of the Public Utility Commission and shifts in Railroad Commission oversight. Citizens are invited to share views by writing Rep Jim Rudd.
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Texas
Legislative Budget Board
Sunset Commission
Public Utility Commission
Texas House
Senate
Office of
Public Counsel
PAC
Mark White
House
PUC and Railroad Commission
Texas Employment Commission
State Banking Board
PUC
Jim Rudd
P.O
Austin
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RAND
Houston
Bryant
Houston Zoo
Cullin Auditorium
University of Houston
Myers
Lyntegar
Precinct 4
Payne
Phillips Petroleum
Phillips
Country Club
Glenn White
Commissioners Court
Los Ybanez
White
Marshall
Senior Citizens Center
Nadeen Blair
Gene Hendon
Raymond Orson
Hospital
J.P Doodles
North First Street
Dawson County
Lamesa Press-Reporter
Adv. Mgr
Yesteryears
Welch
Alvin Petty
J.H. Walker
Gilbert Ramos
Lubbock Civic Center
Paul Harvey
Railroad Commission
Lori Morrison
Robert Borella
Lamesa Jaycees
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