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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1968
Page
9
The cattleman uses intensive management including environmental selection, breeding, nutrition, and herd health to raise more productive cattle. By keeping performance records, he selects better sires and replacements and targets higher carcass yield and easier meat sale in the 1970s market. Goals include heavier calves at weaning and a higher calf crop percent.
Public notice outlines proposed constitutional amendment to Section 24 Article 111 Texas Constitution. It sets legislative salary at 4400 dollars annual plus per diem and mileage terms, with session length limits and mileage rules. Ballot specifies voters hear eight thousand four hundred dollar salary cap and related provisions.
Public notice describes proposed constitutional amendment number eleven HJR60 for Texas voters. It outlines creation of regional governmental offices within El Paso and Tarrant counties and allows intergovernmental contracts while limiting officials’ emoluments. Election to be held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1968 with a contrasting opposing option listed.
Three Jones County high school students will attend the Texas Farm Bureau Citizenship Seminar at Baylor University in Waco July 30 to August 3. Bob Doty Gil Lain and Marilyn Maxwell will travel by chartered bus as the county Farm Bureau covers tuition room and board and transport. The seminar features lectures films and panels with four noted speakers.
Proposed Texas constitutional amendments seek to curb state ad valorem taxes after 1978 and to fund education. The measure details tax rates through 1974, trust funds for veterans widows, bond financing for college campuses, and limits on collections. It outlines ballot wording for approval or rejection in the 1968 election.
A note explains a beneficiary may retain a monthly Social Security check in 1968 if earnings do not exceed 140 dollars. A historical item records the World’s deepest well at 25 540 feet completed in 1959 and marks Pecos County as a dry hole.
New York reports show Jones County families hold substantial insurance mainly in ordinary life plans totaling 74.7 million dollars. The data indicate average local family coverage about 1900 dollars, about 33 percent above 1960 levels, amid rising savings and economic uncertainty influenced by Viet Nam events.
Last week Mrs. T A Upshaw hosted guests including Mrs Lew Timberlake Craig and Terri of Austin and Mrs Don Timberlake and Tammy of Rising Star in a social gathering.
Doctors advise cotton garments to ease skin irritation and reduce irritation symptoms. Cotton's breathable fabric helps moisture control and lessen chafing, enhancing comfort for sensitive skin.
Proposed amendment to Article II and Article III would let Dallas County issue road bonds under Section 52 with a majority vote of property taxpayers and exclude prior bonds from the debt limit. Ballot language requests approval or rejection at the November 1968 election.
The city enacts a rule restricting parking on North Swenson Avenue between McHarg Street and Moran Street to two consecutive hours between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. A penalty is provided for violations and the ordinance takes immediate effect on passage and publication by the Mayor of Stamford Texas with attestation by the City Secretary.
Mrs FE B Harrison returns home after an extended visit in Houston and Baytown.
A Texas proposal amends Section 1 Article 8 to add Section 2-a authorizing the Legislature to exempt all or part of ad valorem tax on equipment installed on real property to reduce air emissions and water pollutants if capital investment complies with air and water standards. The measure outlines anticipated-law legislation and states the amendment will be placed before voters.
Public notice outlines SJR14 proposing an amendment to Article III to add Section 52a authorizing counties cities and towns to issue revenue bonds for industrial development with ad valorem tax on acquired property and restrictions on using tax utility and service revenues. The governor will issue the proclamation and publication will follow law.
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