Virden Flood Damage Spreads Across Hidalgo County
Hidalgo County Commissioners urge Gov. Apodaca to declare Hidalgo a disaster area after Virden, near Duncan, suffers about 3 000 acres damaged and around 1 million dollars in losses from the Gila River floodwaters. The action aims to secure emergency loans from the Farmers Home Administration and SBA.
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Catron
Jerry Apodaca
Hidalgo County
Lordsburg
Playas
Virden
Gila
Hidalgo
Thygerson
Hidalgo County Commission
Arizona
Duncan
Apodaca
Farmer’s Home Administration
Small Business Administration
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Hidalgo County Sediment Control Plan public meeting announced
Hidalgo County residents can present written or oral comments at a public meeting about the Hidalgo County Sediment Control Plan. The session is set for January 4, 1979 at 10:00 a.m. in Lordsburg Civic Center New Mexico.
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Hidalgo County
Lordsburg Civic Center
E. Fourth
Lordsburg
New Mexico
Robert Bishop
New Mexico Soil and Water Conservation Division
Soil and Water Conservation Division of
Hidalgo
Liberal straw poll shows opposition to gross receipts tax
Results of a three week Liberal straw poll on a gross receipts tax show 32 ballots returned, all opposed. Respondents rail against city waste and generous services, with comments targeting a public relations man and staff while questioning tax use for police and tourism.
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Commissioners To Wait On Courthouse Decision
Hidalgo County Commissioners will delay deciding who gets space in the new courthouse addition until January. Lame duck commissioner Frank Chaires urged waiting for his successor Fausto Noce to vote after taking office. The board also awarded bids for diesel and gas, workers compensation insurance, community center furniture, and blanket performance bonds.
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Hidalgo County
Frank Chaires
Fausto Noce
Chaires
Commission
Sixth District Court
Petra Estrada
Ray Hughes
Norman Hodges
Kimbley Oil of
Lordsburg
Workman’s Compensation Insurance
Kerr Agency of
Virden Community Center
Sears and Roebuck of
Fuller Agency of
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Wirden
Norris Clouse
Clouse
Gila River
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Soil and Water Conservation District Board
Lordsburg Soil Conservation Service Office
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