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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1973
Page
2
At the Capitol in Austin Governor Dolph Briscoe signed into law a new workmen's compensation bill. The measure expands coverage to over a million new workers and allows injured employees to choose their own doctor at the insurer's expense.
Lucille Roberts visited in Crowley Texas at her son Bobby Roach and Cheryl’s home where the Roach family announced a new baby. The article notes a weekly benefit increase to 70 dollars per week and lifetime compensation for widows of employed men. The law takes effect September 1 1973.
Army applicants will take a new series of tests at Armed Forces Entrance and Examining Stations starting May 1 1973. The Army Classification Battery 1973 reduces testing steps, improves aptitude grouping, and targets lower failure rates. Contact Staff Sergeant Raymond Harrison in Wichita Falls Texas for details at 766 1663.
Commencement exercises at the UNC Fieldhouse Friday May 18 honored 1,035 degree candidates, a record high compared with 1,021 the prior year. Clendon Ray Whatley of 404 N Mills was among graduates receiving a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice.
A collage of witty aphorisms from various papers touches on space, inner place, and social snobbery. It contrasts space travel with parking, notes disdain for outsize grandeur, and ends with a quip on democracy and superiority.
If you are sick or hurt and cannot work, a Disability Income policy can provide a regular monthly income. It helps cover most family expenses during extended illness or disability, with guidance on how to access benefits.
Lone Star Gas Company and Marathon Oil Company signed a contract to acquire West Texas gas reserves. Drilling could develop more than 100 billion cubic feet from Ellenburger wells in Pecos County with gas transported to Dallas via a 36 inch West Texas Supply System.
The judge herrs a dramatic exchange with a wife claiming her husband deceived her while a Scotsman in a saddler’s shop asks for a single spur. Sandy responds with a folksy quip about making one side move to force the other. The court calls for order as the witness is questioned about age before swearing in.
A golf professional, hired by a large department store to teach golf, is approached by two women. He asks the first if she wants to learn, and she replies that her friend wants lessons while she herself learned yesterday.
The notice states goods and mail matter entered as second class at the Bowie Texas post office under the act of March 3 1873. It is published each Thursday and Sunday in the local newspaper.
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