Christmas Parade Lights Up Downtown Nights In Mexia
City beat reports a 4 o’clock Christmas parade downtown with bands and candy for kids. Local merchants run a Saturday drawing as Larry Brown leads Arkansas at Texas A&M in Little Rock. Mexia hires Penton from Opelika as personnel director at West Point Pepperell plant. New staff include John Godfrey and Dr A Rodriguez at Mexia Memorial Hospital. Rotary Garage Sale set Saturday 9 to 3 at the old First National Bank building. Hartfield recovers well after back surgery. GED classes at Mexia High School draw eight completions with more enrollments. Ambassador Mongihan criticizes UN opponents with blunt talk on bite back.
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Mexia High School
Larry and
Hermine Sewell
Unemployment Drops to 8.3 Percent in November
The U S government reports the nation's unemployment rate fell from 8.6 to 8.3 percent in November after a month of increases, signaling improved labor market conditions.
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Washington
State official urges Mexia students to set priorities and public service
State Representative Fred Head spoke to government students in Mexia high school about the Bible's importance and life priorities. He urged youth to engage in government, explained state workings, noted Mexia State School funding, and presented Becky Givhan with a flag flown over the capitol.
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Fred Head
Head
Job
Mexia
State of
Texas
Rep. Head
Becky Givhan
Capitol
Austin
State Capitol
Bill McClellan
Rotary hears about physical fitness at Thursday luncheon
Miss Swallow of the Physical Fitness Institute spoke at the Rotary Club luncheon in Garland noting isometrics and isotonics aid corporate and sports conditioning. She cited 90 percent of heart attacks occur on weekends and urged daily exercise to improve longevity and reduce injuries, mentioning work with the Minnesota Vikings. Billy Brackin presided in the president’s absence.
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Joan Swallow
Rotary Club
Miss Swallow
Garland
Aubrey Franklin
California
United States
Minnesota Vikings
Swallow
Vikings
Billy Brackin
George Tidwell
Weather: Partly cloudy Saturday forecast
Partly cloudy conditions expected Saturday with a low near 49 degrees and a high around 70. The outlook notes mild temperatures and no precipitation.
Freestone County plant boosts environmental research efforts
Texas Utilities operation in Freestone County engages a steering committee of eight university professors and staff to study environmental impact of lignite mining. The program funds graduate fellowships of 7500 dollars yearly, supports field research at Big Brown, and aims to restore land after mining with soil mixing and replanting strategies.
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Linda Wells
Texas Utilities Generating Company
Wilcox
Texarkana
Laredo
Texas
Texas Utilities
Comsprkes
Dick White
State of Texas
Central
Big Brown
Texas Utilities Reclaims Land For State Park Near Fairfield
Texas Utilities has reclaimed 14 060 acres and contributed land for Fairfield State Park. Bermuda grass covers reclaimed land now leased for hay and pasture while other plots host native grasses. The lake built for cooling water hosts catfish and attracts about 150 000 visitors yearly.
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Texas Utilities
Bermuda
Fairfield
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Compasses
Iexas Utilities
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City Beat
Bob Wright
Larry Brown
Arkansas Razorbacks
Texas Aggies
Little Rock
Brown
Nacogdoches
Gordon Brown
Dale Brown
Dale
Tom Penton
West Point Pepperell
Penton
Opelika
Alabama
John Godfrey
Mexia Memorial Hospital
A. Rodriguez
W.L. Carrington
First National Bank
Charles Hartsfield
Mexia State School
Charles
Patrick Mongihan
U.S
United Nations
Bulletin
By Bill McClellan
Rotary
Freestone County
A.G. Schwarzer
Lin Pare Rae
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