October Designated Support PRP Month Ward County Proclaims
Mayor Dick Hoyer declares October Physicians Recruitment Month to back a two month PRI fundraising drive aiming to raise 50000 for physician recruitment in Ward County. May initiative has collected 5000 from locals to honor contracts with Dr. Holston and Dr. Belizaire and recruit two new doctors at Ward Memorial Hospital. Continue reading on page 2.
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Moonahans
Dick Hoyer
Ward County
Physician's Recruitment, Inc
Robert G. Holston
Roger Belizaire
PRI
Pat Ramsey
Ward Memorial Hospital
Physicians Recruitment
Monahans
Hoyer
Bryan Stuckey
Physicians Recruitment, Inc
Proposed Amendment Three Would Allow Tax Increment Bonds
The article explains general election amendment three would authorize cities and towns to issue tax increment bonds to fund redevelopment of blighted areas. It outlines how increments are defined, how bonds are repaid from increased taxes, and a scenario where city county school and hospital districts share tax increments to retire bonds, with the city pledging its own and others increments.
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Vernon
Deadline to register for November election set at 5 p.m. Friday
Tax Assessor Bowman notes voters not yet registered have until 5 p.m. Friday to register for the November 7 General Election. The ballot includes a gubernatorial contest, eight constitutional amendments, and a proposed tax relief amendment alongside local unopposed candidates.
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A. M. Bowman
Commerce Chamber Ad Seminar Promotes Advertising Investment
Chamber Manager Ken Waddell announced a Thursday seminar in the National Room of the First National Bank. Thayer Brown of the U S Small Business Administration will conduct the program focusing on using advertising to boost profits, media use, budgeting, timing, specialty ads, public relations, and follow-up with a Q and A session.
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Ken Waddell
Chamber of Commerce
First National
Thayer Brown
The
U.S. Small Business Administration
Waddell
Band Boosters Plan Ice Cream Supper Meeting
Band boosters meet Monday evening at 8 in the High School Band Hall to finish plans for the fall ice cream supper and park concert. The ice cream committee Roy Mathews David Clark Abel Duran and Joe Connelly will report progress. Band director Dan Gibbs will show films of Southwest Conference bands. Veronica Puse publicity chairman urges boosters and new members to attend.
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Roy Mathews
David Clark
Abel Duran
Joe Connelly
Dan Gibbs
Veronica Puse
National 4-H Week Observed Nationwide and in Texas
Johnny Harrison notes nearly 5.5 million youths nationwide will observe National 4-H Week October 17 with the theme 4-H Freedom to Be. President Carter calls the theme apt as 4-H reaches rural and urban youth through projects community service and learning by doing to build responsible leaders.
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Texas
Ward County
Jimmy Carter
4-H
Cooperative
Extensive Service
Johnny Harrison
The
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
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Wickett
Grandfalls
Thorntonville
Pyote
Barstow
Ward
PRI First
Richard J. Hoyer
Sail
Commerce Chamber
Big Green
Flag Corps
Brownfield
Carter
Harrison
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