Mexia Sees Final Revenue Check Awaiting Federal Decision
City of Mexia reports receipt of its final revenue sharing check but waits on federal extension. Bi Stone Community Concerts status unclear for next season. Bicentennial Olympics entries available at The News with full package of events and rules. New traffic signs due Sept. 1 under federal grant. City Manager Walter Van deWEGHE leads study of downtown refuse rates with commissioners Sewell Goswick Stanford. Navarro College awards go to Givhan Fleming Jones. Givhan also named to Who's Who. Retired Federal Employees group to meet Friday at Josie’s Cafe in Groesbeck at 1 PM.
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Mexia
Texas
Acling
Walter van Deweghe
Walter
Navarro College
Bulldog Gymnasium
Corsicana
Doug Givhan
Billy Bob Fleming
Larry Paul Jones
Fleming
Givhan
Kenneth P. Walker
Doug
Teague Bicentennial Western Festival Announces Week of Events
Teague will host a five day Bicentennial Western Festival starting Monday June 28 centered at City Park. The program features four public performances, a rodeo and parade with involvement from the Teague Rodeo Association and Six Flags Over Texas salute. Advance tickets go on sale around June 20 and will be valid for any show.
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Teague
Teague Trade Area
Festival U.S.A
Charles Brown
Reth
BRI Railroad Museum
B.L. Seely
Carl Smith
Anthony Ellisor
Teague Rodeo Association
Claudette Hicks
1St Cavalry Division
U.S. Army
Fort Hood
City Park
Texas
Mexia Receives Largest Sales Tax Rebate Check
The City of Mexia reports a June 4 period sales tax rebate of 28,321.78 dollars, the largest such check ever received by the city.
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Mexia
Stock Ticker Report Reads Mixed Upturns and Dips
A brief market snippet shows AT&T slipping 4 percent while several blue chips register gains. Coca Cola up 82 percent and duPont up 147 percent are standout movers alongside Exxon and General Electric higher on the session.
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At&t
Rioting Rages in Soweto Two Days In
Rioting continues in Soweto, Africa's largest black township, with fresh deaths bringing the toll to 26. Police report injuries around 220 and 126 arrests as students clash with authorities and cars are stoned and set ablaze.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Africa
Soweto
Mexia Youth in Critical Condition After Fort Parker Accident
Randy Shinault, 17, son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Shinault of Mexia Route 3, is in critical condition with a fractured neck after diving at Fort Parker State Park. The deaf student at the Texas State School for the Deaf is being treated in Waco and may require surgery. his family lacks hospitalization insurance and seeks public contributions via Warren Morris at The Warren Company, P O Box 8274, Waco.
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Lawrence Shinault
Route 3
Waco
Randy
Texas State School For the Deaf
Fort Parker State Park
Mexia Memorial Hospital
Riddle Ranch
Shiloh
Warren Morris
Warren Company
Texas
Bicentennial Plans Mapped for Mexia Celebration
The Community Development Committee outlines parade routes and activities for Mexia’s Bicentennial on July 3 at Hughes Park. Booths open mid-morning and run late, arts and crafts contests plus a starving artists exhibit are planned, parade at 9:30 assembling at First UMC parking lot, parade marshal to be named. Over 100 entries already received for the tennis tournament.
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Mexia
Chamber of Commerce
John Ivie
Hughes Park
Walter van deWeghe
First United Methodist Church
Cut it over the ears trend boosts shorter neater hair
AP reports college men trim hair to appear cleaner for job interviews. Students mix shorter cuts with stylish jeans while blue denim remains popular. Barbers note demand for neater looks as economy tightens and internships loom.
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Associated Press
Warber
University of California At Berkeley
Jean
Roger Howard
University of Wisconsin
Virgil Meath
University of Texas
Harbers
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