September Sets Record For Home Electricity Use
Central Power and Light reports a historic milestone with 5 000 kWh plus used by a residential customer for the first time covering October 1965 through September 1968. The rise reflects postwar appliance adoption from air conditioning to washers, dryers, and television sets, signaling rising living standards and energy use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tion
Central Power and Light Company
CPL
Chester Caine
Wine
Texas
Power use patterns show CPL customers rising fast
CPL reports a growing trend in electricity consumption with the residential average climbing from 2,000 KWH in 1955 to over 4,000 KWH in recent years. Officials project continued growth, predicting the average customer will use about twice as much power in ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CPL
Power Company
Outboard Duck Hunters and Fishing Life Discussed
The article surveys duck hunting boats and outboarders from small dinghies to PT boats. It notes aluminum boats in cold weather, heating safety, and decoy risks, and questions why duck hunting isn’t more popular locally. It also touches on fish aging myths and the lifespan of common game fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebel
Tase
Thei
Sneak Boxer
Ray Boats
John
Viluapenne
Chesapeake Bay
Lyford Los Fresnos Football Preview and Fundraiser
The Lyford game recap and preview of upcoming Los Fresnos contest were given by Bob Massey, with plans for a portable TV or rifle raffle at half time. Junior High game at 6 30 pm, BP team at 8 pm. A Fish Fry fundraiser at Los Fresnos School Cafeteria on October 28, 1966 from 5 to 7 pm before the Port Isabel Los Fresnos football game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Massey
Lyford
Los Fresnos
Port Isabel
LIGHTHOUSE continues debate over Valley development
The piece argues the Valley cannot go it alone and stresses need for Brownsville while noting mixed outcomes from recent county efforts. It suggests constructive goals for the Freedom News papers amid a dispute with KGBT, highlighting the Valley as a key resource.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Brownsville
Freedom Newspapers
KGBT
Dove wing packages flood Texas Parks and Wildlife study
A Texas Parks and Wildlife field unit reports rising numbers of dove wing packages sent in for scientific study. One case shows a hunter who did not finish the south zone season. a warden notes the unusual shipment, with six days subtracted from the season's end to accommodate the special shoot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Parks and Wildlife
Texas
Barber’s Odd Bait for Carp Draws Tiny Texas Fame
An Austin barber sent a letter to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department describing a home made bait for carp and buffalo. He reports mixing bran flakes with water and peanut butter to create balls that yield catches of 20 to 3 carp at a time and some small catfish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Texas
State Health Department
Travis
Erath
Cherokee
Angelina
Washington
Texas Veterinary Medical Association
Guadalupe National Park
Culberson
Hudspeth
Sadler
Abilene
Fish in the Prime of Life Enjoy Eating Well
A short note notes that fish in mid life who seize the chance to eat well and spend time on it do not seem to age. It suggests steady meals and time invested in eating as a sustaining focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Court
East Texas
Gregoy County
Wood County
Wth Railroad Commission
Houston
San Antonio
Alamo Express, Inc
Midland County
Montgomery County Famil
San Pacinto
Tennessee Gas Ransmission Company
Connally to craft tentative Texas budget amid tax debate
Gov. John Connally orders a hurried budget and revenue bill as his staff drafts a tentative package for presentation. The plan reportedly avoids raising the general sales tax, may boost gasoline taxes and college tuition, and trims department requests totaling about 1.2 billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
John Connally
Connally
U. S
Governor’s Committee
Governor appoints Marroquin migrant division chief in Texas
Governor Connally named Arthur R. Marroquin of Austin as chief of the migrant division in the Texas Office of Economic Opportunity, replacing Al Ramirez of Edinburg. J. Curtiss Brown of Houston joins the Texas State Bar Board of Directors to fill the unexpired term of U. S. District Judge John Y. Singleton Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connally
Arthur R. Marroquin
Austin
Texas Office of Economic Opportunity
al Ramirez
Edinburg
J. Curtiss Brown
Houston
Texas State Bar
U. S
John Y. Singleton Jr
Short
Fishing Figures Reported From White Sands Bay Trip
The Roche couple from Houston used their own boat to fish in the Bay and netted 3% trout with eight weighing 4 lbs each. The Dicksons, also of Houston, caught 26 trout in the 14 4 to 5 lb class including several redfish. Cart Tambarella and party from Houston took 133 trout over several days, with multiple large catches noted as the weather stays favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sands Motor Lodge & Marina
Houston
Joe Dickson
Joe
Cart J. Tambarella
Repairing a Fly Rod Bend and Set Process
The article explains fly rods are delicate and can bend. It recommends reversing the bend and tying a 4 weight to the built, then hanging the rod by the tip until it rests perfectly.
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Uave
Rome
Southwestern Bell
Cooksey Radio-Television
Trump
Night Patrol
Johnson Motors
Charlie's Sporting Goods
C. E. Berry and Clyde Privett
Fisherman's
Live It Up
White Sands Motor Lodge
Bayview
Washington Avenue
Callus
Europe
Quarterback Club News
Gun Sinner
White Wing
9 FE
Elizabeth
Port Isabfl Press
Ter N Sea
Texas Water Development Fund
Texas Water Development Board of Water Treatment and Transportation
Price Daniel
Liberty
Water Development Board
Texas Water Plan
Waggoner Carr
Carr
Secretary of State
State Supreme Court
Jerry Sadler
Duval Corporation
Piper Petroleum Company
Pecos County
Consumer Finance
Arroyo Colorado
Cameron County
Texas Liquor Control Board
Coke R. Stevenson Jr
Boca Chica Plaza
National Bank of Commerce
F.D.I.C
NBC
Palm Boulevard
Ager
Edelstein
Bargain Outlet
E. Adams
12Th ST
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