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Sunday, October 29, 1978
BROWNWOOD BULLETIN
Business, Financial News
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Bob Bush bank VP
Bob B. Bush was elected vice that period serving u a senior and a half years
president of Citizens National bank examiner Bush and his wife, Patsy Ann
Bank at Brownwood at a recent Bush left the State Banking Compton Bush, reside at 4M
board of directon meeting. Department to join Citizens Oak Park Dr., with two of their
"We ere extremely pleased to National Bank in Abilene ea daughters, Mia and JUL
have a man with Mr. Bush's bead of their correspondent Another daughter, Marsha,
banking and business banking department and served resides in Abilene They are
background to join us," John S. in that capacity for three years. members of the First Christian
Keyes, president, said. Bush Bush and his family moved to Church of Brownwood when
will be active in the commercial Brownwood in July 1966, where Bush currently serves as a
loan and customer relations be worked for Citizens National deacon and elder He also
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More importantly perhaps, financing powers.
asugrsrsrnesemnthnasmsestt
- and even some critics of the that voters will see the word
approach informer years,such “bonds” _ equating that
as veteran bondcounselor W. E. with spending, wil vote against
(Buck) Tinsley of Austin, are measure without un-
indicate support for the derstanding it.
measure.
Tinsley says he thinks he was Those supporters also note 46
right when he opposed the states allow industrial revenue
measure a decade and a half bonds — and that recent federal
back — and says he thinks he’s legislation would increase the
TEA UPTON INSTANT Reg. ‘2.29 ... 3 Oz.
KINGMOa
NEW YORK (AP) — Corpo- $64.7 million profit in the latest
rate earnings reports, now quarter. U.S. Steel, the industry
coming in for the third quarter, giant, isn’t expected to issue its
indicate another profitable year quarterly statement until next
for American businesses, week. But, among others, Na-
analysts say. tional Steel’s earnings tripled;
Strong consumer spending Inland reported a 106 percent
has spurred sales of many com- increase and Republic, a 21
panies. Then too, inflation came percent gain. Still some in-
on like a block-buster in the dustry executives were caution-
early part of the year, promp- ing that the dramatic bounce-
ting some companies to raise back from depressed earnings
prices While that also raised last year, didn’t mean the in-
costs, a subsequent slowing of dustry’s problems were solved,
inflation in the summer months
helped profit margins of some Rising interest rates and
companies strong consumer buying de-
Among the standout in- mand was partly credited for
dustries, in the flood of earnings strong performance among
announcements for the latest banks. Among bank holding
quarter, are airlines, banks, oil companies reporting so far,
companies and steel com- BankAmerica posted a 32 per-
oanles which a year earlier cent gain; Citicorp, 36 percent,
showed a sharp falloff in prof- Chase Manhattan Corp. 61 per-
ite cent.
Bethlehem Steel, for instance. Theairlinej industrybenefted
which reported a $77 million from increased sales with lower
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Bush started his banking before joining Schneider, Brownwood Chamber of
career with First State Bank in Bernet & Hickman, Inc. as a Commerce and is a member of
Abilene in 1952. He later joined registered stock broker in the the Brownwood Country Club,
the State Banking Department Brownwood office.
of Texas where he served as a Three years later he opened Bush attended Novice High
bank examiner for six years Bush Ltd men’s clothing store School in Coleman County and
with three and a half years of and operated the store for six Texas Tech University.
BUSINESS NOTEBOOK
Jobs' group reverses on bonds
Bulletin Austin Bureau Members of the Texas In- those states. proved experience. where
AUSTIN — “Jobs for dustrial Commission also are Enabling legislation was ap- companies begin cutting rates
Texans," based in Fort Worth, giving support to Proposition proved by 1977 Legislature in order to pick uP more
is pushing hard for approval of No. 2, arguing that Texas has (with Rep. Tom Craffick, busness. „
the constitutional amendment been losing industries to neigh- Midland, sponsoring it in the f ollowing the 19747
on the Nov. 7 ballot which would boring states which have that House), so if voters do approve disastrous yeara, we heard it
authorize use of industrial means of financing available to the amendment, there will be a would never happen again,
revenue bonds in Texas - them. way for it to be used, Boggins says, but it appears the
saying the proposal would “Jobs for Texans” argues no . pattern is reremerging-
produce what their name im- taxes will be used to repay the insurers in Texas, as in other —
plies. bonds, and that no loss of tax parts of the nation, appear to be Another matter of interest on
Proposition No. 2, to “provide revenues will result to cities cutting rates on commercial the insurance front is the
that the Legislature may per- and counties because tax exem- lines. hearing Tuesday (Oct. 31) on a
mit political subdivisions to ptions would not be granted. The State Board of Insurance revised key rate schedule for
issue revenue bonds to In the past, arguments again- reports a number of companies fire rates — a schedule which
develop employment op- st the proposal have included have requested permission to has been in the works for over
portunities for its citizens,” has those that the use of such bonds cut rates, by using “downward two years.
won the support of numerous constitutes unwise govern- deviations from the SBI-set .Instead of using popula bonas
chambers of commerce, in- mental interference in business standard rate, by as much as 30 the basis, as in the case with the
dustrial development councils, — and provides increased percent. present rates, the proposed for-
cities, counties, political can- profits to private companies by Joe Boggins, executive direc- mula. uses fire flow —
didates and newspapers. use of municipal tax-exempt tor of the Independent In- calculation of how much water
- surance Agents of Texas, would be needed to control a
agrees there’s “a lot of that fire in the given area.
going on” — as indicated by his Opposition is expected from
talks with agents. cities whose fire insurance
Boggins sees the action as rates would go up as a result of
part of a cylical pattern in the using the new system.
insurance industry, where The hearing will be held in the
years of bad experience Department of Highways and
produce demands for higher Public Transportation
rates, followed by years of im- auditorium. __
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Deason, Gene. Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 13, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 29, 1978, newspaper, October 29, 1978; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1573521/m1/3/?q=Homecoming+queen+1966+North+Texas+State+University: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Brownwood Public Library.