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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1976
Page
3
In Austin Ora Gibson, a census taker from Brenham, thanked Rep Jake Pickle for a commendation letter. Gibson asked for a small plaque to honor her work on the census beat, while Pickle teased about the size of the gift. More than 110 census workers signed a letter urging recognition.
In 1930 the woman helped tally Austin's 40 000 residents for 20 cents a head and endured rabies shots after dog bites during the count. A 1940 incident shows a Census Bureau official punishing her as a smart aleck, assigning her to East Austin's low income area as a response.
Sylvia Wyrick, a former Poteet city official, turned herself in to Hlascosa County authorities with an attorney present after Mayor Remetrio Uribe alleged misapplication of public funds. The missing sum was cited as 87 061.63 in property tax money disclosed to the city council in June.
In Wilmington Delaware two Beechcraft Bonanzas landed minutes apart amid the 29th Powder Puff Derby of 884 women pilots. Esther Gropehagen led in California with Jesse Wimmers and Wilma Sawatzki close behind, racing from Sacramento through Nashville. The four day event continues with handicaps and scheduled fuel stops across Riverside Lubbock Oklahoma City Fresno Grand Canyon and Nashville, with leaders from Mountain View and Torrance among early standings.
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