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50 YEARS AGO
Stafford Opera House contract okayed by tour The board of directors of the Magnolia Homes Tour, Inc. Has let the contract on another phase of the restoration of the Stafford Bank and Opera House.
The second part of Phase I, the refurbishing of the exterior, will be done by the Allstate Restoration of Houston at an estimated cost of $90,000.
Council begins consideration of $208,471 budget
The city council Monday night began consideration of a 1975-76 budget, balanced on anticipated revenues of $208,280 and plan expenditures of $208,471.
Revenues are expected to hold about steady with 1974-75, but expenditures will show about a 9 percent drop to balance the budget and end 2 years of deficit spending.
75 YEARS AGO
Lee and Walker in runoff for sheriff Runoff campaigns that will end Aug. 26 got underway for sheriff, for state representative of Austin and Colorado counties and for constable for Precinct 5 as a result of last Saturday’s Democratic primary election.
Harvey Lee and J.O. Walker are in the runoff for sheriff; Fritz Englehard and Franz W. Zeiske for representative; and Harry Ladewig and E.J. Barten for constable of Precinct 5.
Public to be given chance to see 1951 county budget Commissioners court will consider the county’s budget before the public Aug. 25, members decided at a special meeting Monday in the country court room.
All commissioners and Judge John Rancher were present when they set the budget hearing, authorized advertisements seeking bids on different projects or items.
100 YEARS AGO
Houston auditor unable to show how Columbus can extend water system The question of renewing and extending the water system of this city has been a su bject of much concern to our people for some time. In order to disseminate authentic information on the subject, The Citizen is publishing below a letter from Mr. Harry L. Washburn, an authority, on municipal government problems.
Columbus wins twice The Columbus baseball team came out oif aoxwhRTH team won two contest Sunday and Tuesday, downing Shiner with an avalanche of hits and scores by a 16-3 count and Hallettsville 5-4.
125 YEARS AGO
Making home happy One of the most important requiems for a happy home is self-control, especially a good command over temper and tongue. There are many occasions when the peace of the family might be preserved by a timely recollection of the proverb that “silence is golden.”
Why Texas has no factories Our commercial clubs and newspaper writers who have been building factories in Texas so rapidly of late seem to have not reached beyond the agitative state.
