Year of upheaval in Texas as rascals out dominates 1972
In 1972 Texas politics voters ousted governors and leaders amid a stock fraud scandal. Gov Preston Smith Lt Gov Ben Barnes Speaker Gus Mutscher and Attorney General Crawford Martin lost primaries. Fred Head and John Hill won House seats while Barbara Jordan left the Senate for Congress and Betsy Andujar won Fort Worth in a reform era.
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Austin
Texas
House of Representatives
Preston Smith
Ben Barnes
Lyndon B Johnson
Barnes
Dolph Briscoe
Frances Farenthold
D-Corpus Christ
Gus Mutscher
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Palestine
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D-Troup
Crawford Martin
Houston
John Hill
Martin
Senate
Barbara Jordan
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Fort Worth
Mike Moncrief
Amber the hardest resin and Baltic Sea fossils
Amber is described as the hardest resin, formed from fossils of extinct Baltic pine trees that once lined the Baltic Sea shores. The text notes its origin in ancient forests and its association with the Baltic region.
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Baltic Sea
Mrs Pyles Hosts Virginia Guests for Family Dinner
Mrs Prudie Pyles welcomed relatives from Front Royal Bailey Farmersville and Bonham for a family dinner in her home. Attending were Mrs Teddie Pyles Jessie Isaac Jennie Vincent Carla Cheryl Christal Channan Basel Young Charlotte Ruby Neal Donna Sybil Cheser plus J D Vaught Lake Carlton Mac Thomas Cheryl Dequila Kenneth Templeton Cindy Bill Terry all of Bonham. The visitors brought gifts for the new grandson.
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Teddie Pyles
Jessie Isaac
Front Royal
Pyles
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Carla
Cheryl
Christal
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Bailey
Basel Young
Charlotte
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Farmersville
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Dequila
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Cindy
Bill Terry
Retiring Officials Honored With Coffee in County Courtroom
Four county officials to complete terms at year end were feted at a county courthouse coffee hour hosted by County Judge and Mrs. Choice Moore. The honorees were Henry Joe Fletcher tax assessor collector Pat Beene county attorney Dudley Jackson sheriff and Donald McLain county commissioner Precinct 1. Fletcher served 12 years in office Jackson eight Beene six and McLain four. Over 200 attendees including friends and county employees attended. A side note states a porcupine has about 30000 quills.
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Choice Moore
Henry Joe Fletcher
Pat Beene
Dudley Jackson
Donald McLain
Fletcher
Jackson
Beene
McLain
Precinct 1
Christmas Eve Communion at Wolfe City Methodist Church
The First United Methodist Church of Wolfe City will hold a Christmas Eve service from 5 30 to 7 30 PM at the sanctuary altar. Families will receive Holy Communion in private worship as they arrive during those hours, offering a personal time of worship this season.
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Wolfe City
First United Methodist Church
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