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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1973
Page
4
Stamford Chamber of Commerce holds Friday 7 am breakfast at St John’s Church with CofC members preparing food. Attendees include new local business guests, with aim to extend welcome and appreciation for choosing the community.
Texas lawmakers face a bleak 1975 budget outlook with revenue needs up to 700 million. TRL projects spending rises of 550 million to 1 billion over 1976-77, with revenues up 550 to 625 million. federal share drops 100 million. Briscoe seeks budgeting innovations, while county officials push to protect local government amid constitutional reform debates.
Letter column cites global experiments with four day work weeks and shifted schedules, arguing dangers to employment and government efficiency. Also reports on Texas court opinions, a speaker race in the House, unemployment figures, a rural electrification loan, a July special election date, and diesel fuel concerns for harvest.
Four Stamford girls travel to Austin for Bluebonnet Girls State, sponsored by the American Legion, with participants Angela Tillotsa Janice Hallman Dana Vaden and Myrna Martin. Jones County 4-H Crop Judging team heads to Texas A&M for state judging on June 25, with trip funded by the local chambers of commerce. Burt Pardue attends a Colorado camp while Robert Dickerson works at Powder Horn camp in Colorado. Captain Brown's family heads to Guam joining him for a two year tour.
Ten years ago Ron Calhoun earned press honors for a five piece public welfare series in the Daily Times. Keith McKeever of Stamford earned a basketball scholarship to Howard County Junior College after a standout Stamford High School career. Mimi Sue Olson was crowned Jones County 4-H Queen at a county camp ceremony in Anson. Mary Dean Terry and Billy Ed Phillips were married at the home of Mrs. H. M. Phillips Sr. in Abilene with Rev. Jack Southerland performing the double ring ceremony.
The City Manager's Office of Stamford Texas invites sealed bids by June 15 1973 at 1 00 PM for the sale and removal of one steel railroad bridge about 200 feet long weighing an estimated 437851 pounds. Bid forms available from City Secretary or by writing P O Drawer 191 Stamford Texas 79533. H R Macomber City Manager.
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