Mexia Merchants Offer 400 Coupon Draw After Yale Parade
After the Mexia and area Christmas parade at 4 p.m. Friday December 5 a drawing will award 200 coupons for first prize 100 for second and 50 for both third and fourth prizes. Registration runs to 6 30 p m with slips from 42 participating businesses. Winners redeem coupons by December 24. No need to be present to win. Sponsored by Mexia Trade Development Committee and 42 merchants including Flats Stationers Hendersons Furniture Bugg Drug White and Gillespie Drug Karner Phillips and more.
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KBUS
Mexia Trade Development Committee
Con
Henderson's Furniture
Bugg Drug
White and Gillespie Drug
Karner Phillips
Dixie Finance
Mexia Daily News
Casual Fashions
Nabors Cleaners
Mexia Auto Supply
Stanford Insurance
Southwestern Electric
Sears
Kbus Radio
Farmers State Bank
B&s Service and Carpets
Bigson’s
Food Fare
Safeway
Harrison’s Furniture
Fowler's Cleaners
Western Auto
Vic Maden
White’s Auto
Mexia Leaders Emerge in Baylor Law School Class
Two Mexiaites rise in Baylor Law School with Bob Langston elected vice president and Benjie Reed named secretary treasurer. Local schools dismiss early for a 2 30 Friday due to the Christmas parade downtown.
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Baylor Law School
Bob Langston
Benjie Reed
Predictions say gradual U.S. economic recovery through 1976
The Economic Forum of 11 leading economists expects the business recovery to continue into 1976 but finds no prospect of a boom. The outlook stresses gradual gains without rapid expansion.
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New York
Economic Forum
U.S
Briscoe urges Texas schools to focus on career training
Gov Dolph Briscoe urged redirecting high school programs toward career orientation at the Texas Farm Bureau convention. He argued that a marketable skills approach could improve quality without a tax increase, noting UT studies showing about one in five Texans cannot read a newspaper.
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Texas Farm Bureau
Briscoe
University of Texas Studies
Adg
Market share shifts in historic consumer listings
The clipping shows varied price discounts and promotions from multiple firms. Names like AT&T Coca Cola duPont Gen Elec Great A&P Safeway appear with percent figures indicating sales or discounts. The text is fragmentary and lacks coherent narrative.
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At&t
AU Rich
duPont
Gen Elec
Great A&p
BCA
Safeway
Beare
Ford and Mao hold cordial talks in Peking
President Ford met Mao Tse tung for one hour and fifty minutes in Chungmanhai Park for earnest discussions on wide ranging issues in a friendly atmosphere. Betty Ford Susan Kissinger and other officials attended the audience. No details were released and the communique followed a ballet performance.
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John Roderick
Associated Press
Peking
Ford
Mao Tsetung
People’s Republic of China
Chungmanhai Park
Forbidden City
Richard M. Nixon
Mao
Betty Ford
Susan
Henry A. Kissinger
George Bush
U.S. Liason
Brent Scowcroft
Joseph J. Sisco
Philip Habib
Winston Lord
State Department
Richard Solomon
National Security Council
Kissinger
Bush
Scowcroft
Lord
White House
Teng Hsiao-ping
Li Hsien
Hsiao-nien
Chiao Kuan-hua
Huang Chen
Washington
Wang Haijung
Tang Wen-sheng
Chang Han-chih
China
Susan Ford
Capital
Great Wall
Peking People’s Daily
Teng Hsia-ping
Chou Knai
Ming Tombs
Mao Tse-tung
Fords
Tong
Ron Nessen
Teng
Verse of Luke 1 16 15 Proclaiming to all creatures
A biblical verse invites believers to go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature, urging universal outreach and divine instruction.
Pickup Fire In Groesbeck Ends Before Firefighters Arrive
The Mexia Fire Department reported a car fire at 12 30 p m yesterday at the Milam and Bailey corner. A pickup driven by Danny Crim of Groesbeck caught fire damaging the carburator and wiring but was extinguished before firefighters arrived.
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Mexia Fire Department
Danny Crim
Groesbeck
Milam and Bailey
Groesbeck Children Await Santa Parade Route
Groesbeck children anticipate Santa’s Friday visit at 4 PM. Santa rides a fire engine through downtown led by the Groesbeck High School Band. Wayne Kibler arranged the arrival and candy distribution at the Navasota and Ellis street vacant lot.
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Groesbeck
Santa Claus
Santa
Wayne Kibler
Navasota and
Ellis Streets
Public hearings set for Mexia grant discussion week
City hearings at 11 a.m. on Wednesday and Thursday at City Hall will discuss a possible 200 000 Community Development grant for Mexia. City Manager Bob Butler urges residents to attend and propose projects addressing sewage and water problems to boost the grant application.
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City Hall
Mexia
Bob Butler
Butler
Revival Begins at Congregational Methodist Church
Congregational Methodists open a revival Thursday at 7:30 nightly through Sunday at the Congregational Methodist Church Evangelist Doyle Wilson from Van Alstyne preaches each evening Special music features Sunshine Singers from The State School Thursday night Women’s Ensemble from First Baptist performs Friday Henry O Bryant Calvary Baptist Minister of Music sings Saturday Ike Kennedy and group perform Sunday The Rev Larry Gilbert urges attendance and casual dress
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Congregational Methodist Church
Doyle Wilson
van Alstyne
Sunshine Singers
First Baptist Church
Henry O'Bryant
Calvary Baptist Church
Ike Kennedy
Larry Gilbert
San
Freestone County to Dedicate Marker at Driver Cemetery
Freestone County Historical Commission schedules an Official Texas Historical Marker dedication for Driver Cemetery on Sunday December 7 at 2 30 p m. Miss Mary Sue Driver of Dallas will deliver the dedicatory address, introducing by Miss Dorothy McVey of Teague. Attendees include Julius Driver descendants Joseph Derum of Dallas and Courtney Sheffield of Teague who will unveil the marker.
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Freestone County Historical Commission
Texas
Teague
Mary Sue Driver
Dallas
Julius Driver
John Davis Driver
Church of
Mary Groover
William G.) Driver
Driver
Hicks Spring
Confederate Veterans
Freestone County
John Hays
Driver Cemetery Association
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