Budget voting points to bipartisan proposal
Washington DC congress kicks off reconvening with a vote on the first concurrent budget resolution. The speaker endorses a bi partisan substitute backed by the administration, pledging to restore defense funding and veterans programs while cutting overall outlays versus the Reagan plan. April 27 marks Ways and Means’ start on the tax portion as the national economy and inflation loom.
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Washington, D.c
Congress
House
House Budget Committee
HBC
White House
Veterans Committee
Reagan
House Committee
Ways and Means
Memorial honors Sally Walker at VIP Community Center
The Walker family places a memorial for Mrs. Sally Walker in the VIP Community Center this week. Two of her hand painted plates are given, with a planned memorial plaque. The Center opens five days a week starting May 4 under Oneida Weaver, inviting suggestions for new education, entertainment and arts activities. The regular blood pressure clinic runs Monday 9 to 1130 a.m. The Stamford Junior High Band led by Alvin Young performs at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday. Friday features Bakedham with candied yams and desserts. Monday offers beef stew with vegetables. Wednesday serves turkey a la king on rice with sides.
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Sally Walker
Oneida Weaver
Stamford Junior High
Alvin Young
Bakedham
Tuxedo News Homecoming May 2 for Audie Baize Event
Community notes mark May 2 as homecoming for Audie Baize with Sunday services at the Church of Christ and a sign installation on the Tuxedo Community Bill Board. Visitation patterns show relatives from Abilene to Fort Worth visiting Audie Baize, G.W. Bush, and others, as Fairview Cemetery work approaches and plans are shared for a May 2 event.
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Audie Baize
Church of Christ
Jerry Neuman
Elvin Smith
Annie
Edwin
Edwin Dolacek
Winnie Meads
Mrs. Baize
G.W. Bush
Teakwood Manor
Mrs. Meads
Pilot Point
Greenville
Caddo Mills
Kilgore
Cross Plains
Lynn Gannaway
Jay
Greg
Big Spring
Phillip Jenkins
Stacy
Paige
Marty
Brandt
Fort Worth
Bill Gannaway
David Hale
Melanie
Mitchell
Jim Brent
Johnny
Gary
Abilene
Fairview Cemetery
Old Home Place depicts West Texas farm life frontier era
Eakin Press releases The Old Home Place Farming on the West Texas Frontier by David L. Caffey of Midland. Set in Jones County near Anson it follows large families on small sandy land farms from 1880s settlement to post Great Depression changes. The author, drawing on family memories, hopes to revive pioneer history for Texans with photos maps and drawings.
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West Texas
Eakin Press
Burnet
Jones County
Anson
West
Texas
David L. Caffey
Midland
Mississippi
Caffey
Tom
Eakin Preag
Livrg
Boston
Arias
Marnitya Todd Sie
Region 14 offers 20 hour school bus certification course
Region 14 Education Service Center in Abilene will run a 20 hour school bus certification course in May. Classes meet Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings. Applicants must be 18 or older and may drive a school bus after completing the course and obtaining a chauffeur's license. Contact Carolyn Coggin or Sue Miller for details and pre register by April 15.
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Region 14 Education Service Center
Abilene
Carolyn Coggin
Sue Miller
Crisis numbers listed for day and night
Contact details show a crisis line with day and night numbers 773 2521 and 773 3637, including weekend availability. The fragmented OCR hints at urgent support lines without context or locations.
New Hope Baptist Church History in Fort Worth Released
Records show the New Hope Baptist Church, disbanded in the 1950s, transferred minutes to the Fleming Library at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth. Photocopies may be made, but original materials cannot be removed from the library.
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New Hope
4-H Meeting to Organize Horse Club in Jones County
A 4 H Norse project meeting is set for Thursday April 30 at 7 30 p m in the Stamford Electric Cooperative meeting room to organize a horse project group for Jones County. All 4 H members and potential members are urged to attend with their parents.
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Stamford Electric Cooperative
Jones County
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Gary Collins
John Wendeborn
Walker Family
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Tuxedo News
ARPIL
Howard Swinney
New Hope History In
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Magnavox & Truetone
Ave
Haskell
Stamford
Reute
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Cliff House Restaurant
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