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More about:Courthouse(Continued from Pape One) lw 'to keep Juveniles in with adult pi isoncrs. Also, wo vc hod twice as many in our jail at one time as it was built to hold.’1He added, “Our county clerk is hav-mg to ston-* county records wherever we can find the space, and those records should all be kept in one depart merit instead of scattered around. Our county agent and county home demonstration agent are having to share an office; we have no office space now for the district judge and district attorney; and wr jury room is too small and has only one rest room because it was built when only men were allowed to serve on juries,The judge said the county also is paying rent on three outside offices — the veterans’ service office, Texas Employ merit Commission office and Office of Economic Opportunity — because we don’t have room to put them in the court liouse/'HE ADDED, Vmi could argult; thatwe aren't obligate! to provide space for those sf ate a nlt;i ft \Jera I aglt;tic ios bu‘ tfkit s tlie onh way we can get them here If we didn't furnish them with office space, our people would have to go to Plamview, Hereford or Amarillo ? r these services — and we d lose trade if they did Details of the proposal expansion plan and the county s ability to pay for i* will be reported in the News before the Wm4 election date.
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Dimmitt Castro County News
Dimmitt, Texas, US
Thu, Mar 27, 1969
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