West Texas groups push utility commission stance and praise officers
Letters praise a proposed state utility regulatory bill allowing local opt in regulation while protecting rural residents. A separate note commends Officer Adams for courtesy during a June incident near Lamesa. The document also mentions community service support, a funeral notice, and local civic events in Lamesa and West Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckel
State Utility Regulatory Commission
State Commission
Company
San Angelo
Texas
Lamesa
Medical Arts Hospital
United Fund
Chamber of Commerce
Senior Citizens Center
Presbyterian Church
South Main
Ella
Sam
Lubbock
E.W. Horton
Athens
Neill
del Mar
Calif
R.J
Palestine
Danny Renner
Dennis Olson
Robert Crawley
David Black
Randy Strahan
Rex Sumrow
Johnny Puckett
Scotty Clayton
First Presbyterian Church
Horn
Army buys beagle puppies for testing despite act
The Army plans to purchase 100 beagle puppies for 104.50 each within 60 days and ship to Edgewood Arsenal Maryland, then acquire at least 250 more. Congress restricted dog use in chemical and biological testing, yet researchers proceed claiming beagles’ metabolic rate resembles humans for toxicology. If the dogs survive, they will be euthanized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Edgewood Arsenal
Congress
Local Officials Mull Welfare Contract and Storm Toll Update
County commissioners discussed a State welfare contract to reduce dependent aid and shift labor costs. A severe late night storm hit Lamesa and nearby areas, flooding streets, downed power lines, and hail, with damage to gardens and runoffs. Residents assessed agricultural impacts and recovery efforts continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Kinsey
Robert Smith
State Department of Public Welfare
Kinsey
Smith
Lamesa
Rock Crusher
Offic
US 87
Texas Electric Service Company
Lynn Street
TESCO
O’donnell
Trustees weigh reappraisal figures for property tax shifts
Trustees review how trustees will set assessed values after the school district’s reappraisal aims to equalize property values. The tax office plans to mail notices by August with farm land values ranging from 100 to 425 dollars per acre.
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Hamilton
Neal Chastain
Austin
Kent Hance
Gladys Shipley
Dawson County
Joan Moore
North
Melanie Moore
Bill Brown
Brownfield
Beth Fitch
Theresa Delaney
North Elementary
Dear Abby Advice Columns on Grief and Secrets
A reader seeks help for a mother grieving her late husband four years after his death and urges medical diagnosis. Abby urges professional treatment, not dismissal, to restore normal life. Another letter asks whether to reveal abortion history to a fiancé. Abby counsels secrecy. A third advises parental control over kids’ diets and junk-food exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Papa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rell
S Bill Clayton
Bill Clayton
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box
Abilene
Frank Junell
Walter Buckel
Lamesa Press
Lamesa, Texas
West Texas
Sincerely, Frank Jonell
Lubbock, Texas
Adams
Lamesa Police Department
Curry Motor Freight Lines, Inc
L.Z. Bridgeman
Ricky White
Welch
Mildred Crump
Memorial Day Care Center
Rotary
Joe Peterson
N. 16Th St
Joe
Walter Horn
East Texas
Bob Bailey
Old West Texas New Mexico Baseball League
Wink
Bob
Pampa
Amoco
Sundown
West Texas New Mexico
C.S. Lewis
Pess
Dawson County News
Dawson County Courier
Lamesa Reporter
Dawson County Free Press
North First Street
Stephen Henry Hank Myers
ADV. Mgr
Leon Abby
Cee
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