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Newspaper
Lamesa Press Reporter
Location
Lamesa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1975
Page
1
Record heat topped 100 as cotton planting neared completion and early progress included a patch misidentified as cotton sunflowers. Local bank renovations and a Jubilee homecoming plan draw exes, while minister Walter Horn remains seriously ill. The school finance reform may raise local taxes, with Lamesa’s share doubling to about 442000 unless hold harmless limits apply.
Class representatives are reminded the final planning meeting for the Golden Tornado Jubilee will be held Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Reddy Room of the Texas Electric Service Co All interested individuals are urged to attend and tie up loose ends before the event.
Lamesa school trustees met with Snody Construction Joe Hensley and B R Cowin to discuss roof removal expansion joints and cost plus fee concerns for major Middle School repairs. Proposals from all three firms are expected Monday with a contract to be awarded after opening bids. The project aims to curb structural movement and wall cracking blamed on temperature changes.
Texas legislators moved to bar public school workers from unemployment benefits this summer if they have a returning contract. TEC manager Weldon Webb said Governor Briscoe was expected to sign, and noted few teachers were filing claims while many auxiliary staff sought benefits. Appointments to file claims ranged from 75 across the week as officials clarified oral commitments to employment may satisfy contracts.
The Lamesa Press-Reporter plans a commemorative July 4 1975 special edition to honor the Golden Tornado Jubilee. It will be among the paper’s largest issues and asks local residents to loan old photos and class resumes of Lamesa High School exes for inclusion.
Shelley Howard, a Lamesa High School senior, leaves June 14 for Boronia Victoria Australia as the first local student in the AFS program. She flies from Lubbock to Los Angeles then to Sidney before staying with hosts the Adams family and attending a six form school in Boronia during their winter term.
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