Navigation District lowers tax rate amid debate and bids
Calhoun County Navigation District Commission reduces the tax rate from five to four cents per $100 assessed value after a five to one vote. The move, subject to County Commissioners Court approval, is not expected to lower total taxes due to a higher assessment ratio. District officials anticipate similar revenue, funding barge facilities at Point Comfort, while bids from Austin Bridge Co. Bass Concrete Co. and Texas Concrete Co. proceed.
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Calhoun County Navigation District
Stanley Mikula
Board of Commissioners
Frank Deibel
D.L. Buchanan
James I. Denham
Point Comfort
Mikula
Austin Bridge Co
Bass Concrete Co
Texas Concrete Co
Abel Corporation
Monroe
James F. Houlihan
Austin
Houlihand
Texas Water Rights Commission
Calhoun County Independent School District
Texas
County to set 1975 tax rate at Commissioners Court
Calhoun County Commissioners meet at 10 a.m. to fix the 1975 tax rate and act on permits for Guadalupe Blanco River Authority pipelines, highway funding reports, bids, and various county matters. The board also revises budgets, approves a planning handbook, and conducts executive sessions to accept resignations and fill teaching and coaching positions.
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Commissioners’ Court of
Calhoun County
Guadalupe Blanco
State Highway Department
Texas
Slower food price boost seen due to bumper crops
Government economists forecast a record 1975 corn harvest of over six billion bushels and wheat near 2.2 billion, predicting prices may rise less steeply through late 1976 as abundant feed lowers livestock costs. They warn a temporary meat supply dip could occur if producers fatten cattle on the large corn crop.
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U.S
Soviet Union
Agriculture Department
Don Paarlberg
Paarlberg
Lavaca Bay brine pipeline change requested
United Brine Pipeline Corp formerly Texas Brine Corp altered its application to the Corps of Engineers seeking a 16 inch brine pipeline across Lavaca Bay and the channel to Red Bluff between Point Comfort and Six Mile. Original plan ran from Swan Lake to Venado Lake No 4 Garcitas Cove and Placebo Creek near Port Lavaca. Comment period ends August 7, 1975.
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United Brine Pipeline Corp
Texas Brine Corp
Corps of Engineers
Lavaca Bay
Red Bluff
Point Comfort
Six Mile
Swan Lake
Venado Lake No. 4
Garcitas Cove
Placebo Creek
Port Lavaca
P.O. Box
Galveston
Texas
Seadrift C of C launches projects at first meeting
The Seadrift Chamber of Commerce formed three special projects committees and added two more. Plans include a marina ramp, a housing map, welcoming new residents, sponsoring a Little League team, and attracting tourism with a fishing pier and overnight camper facility. A live bait business was seen as the great need. next meeting is July 24.
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Seadrift Chamber of Commerce
Seaport Bank
Board of Directors
Jerry Amason
Seadrift
Billy Wilson
Leroy Key
West Calhoun County
Chamber
Weather Update Forecast With Showers Through Weekend
Mostly cloudy and warm with a chance of showers and thundershowers today and Saturday. Rain chances 50 percent today and 30 percent tonight and tomorrow. West to northwest winds 10 to 18 mph, gusts near the coast, Gulf winds 8 to 18 knots, seas 2 to 4 feet. Barometric pressure noon reading 29.96 and steady. Sunset tonight 8:29, sunrise tomorrow 6:38.
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Gulf
Alberti lease transfer heads Monday's council agenda
City Council will discuss transferring and assigning the Alberti Equipment Inc lease covering 15.50 acres to Energy Systems of California Inc. from May 1 1973 for the remaining term. Also on the agenda Houston Natural Gas rate hike Guadalupe Blanco Rider Authority water report and $145 712 July 1 1974 to June 30 1975 general revenue sharing.
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Alberti Equipment, Inc
Energy Systems of California, Inc
Houston Natural Gas Corporation
Calhoun City Council Acts on Health Budget Study and Board Change
The council requests two members for the City-County Committee to study the local health department budget. It accepts the resignation of Recreation and Parks Board Member Mrs. Bob Barham and appoints a replacement for the remaining term. Weed complaint considerations target Lot 8A Block 80 Brooks Subdivision owned by Elizabeth Love and Lot 9 Block 14 Bonarden Addition owned by Smith Todd Estate in care of Sylvan Allen. A closed meeting will discuss personnel under Article 6252-17 Section 2 g.
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Recreation and Parks Board
Bob Barham
Brooks Subdivision
Half League Rd
Elizabeth Love
S. Hackberry St
San Antonio
Bonarden Addition
Smith Todd Estate
Sylvan Allen
Comal Street
Houston
Texas
Vernon
State of
Calhoun selects Mike Wolf as new head basketball coach
Mike Wolf, 28, former Mexia High School head basketball coach, is named Calhoun’s new head coach to replace Jack Skelton. Wolf, a Caprock Amarillo graduate with a West Texas State University BS in economics and government, sought larger school impact and plans a masters in education. He taught history and social studies at Mexia, earned 9,800 last year, and has coached football interests while organizing a Dallas Cowboys off season basketball event. He joins professional associations and has published local articles, aiming to develop students and athletes through traditional and new ideas.
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General Administration
Kirkman
Juan Carlos Ruiz
Seadrift
Patricia Loomis
Jackson Elementary
William O. Kyle
Lynwood R. Boehm
Travis Junior High
Michael Wolf
Calhoun High
Kristopher Franklin
Port O'Connor
Simon Benavides
Mary Melida Diaz
Point Comfort
Roosevelt Elementary
Betty Skelton
P.E
Crockett Junior High
Calhoun Sandcrabs
Mike Wolf
Mexia High School
Wolf
Jack Skelton
Mexia
Caprock High School
Amarillo
Amarillo College
West Texas State University
Arizona State
Baylor
Calhoun
Texas State Teachers Association
National Education Association
Texas Coaches Association
Amarillo Daily News
Mexia Daily News
Wellington
Texas Panhandle
Congress stalls on bill to curb access to tax returns
U S lawmakers push for stricter guard of tax return confidentiality as 237 House members and 38 senators back the proposal. Weicker and Litton urge action before the Ways and Means subcommittee, arguing current access risks privacy and signals abuse of IRS data.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Lowell P. Weicker
R Conn
Jerry Litton
D-Mo
Ways and Means Committee
Internal Revenue Service
Weicker
Litton
IRS
Gestapo
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Naomi Chase
Marvin Kirkman
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas Animal Damage Control Association, Inc
LaSalle Monument
Rc&d
de- Go-La
Maxwell Ditch
U.S. Department of Agriculture
APHIS
Alberti Lease Transfer
Cablecom-General
Harbor of Refuge
Lavaca Industries, Inc
Colonial Life and Accident Insurance Company
ACC, Inc
Alamo Cement Co., Inc
Dallas Cowboys
Football Coaches Association
Michael E. Wolf
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