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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1974
Page
2
Rep James T Broyhill and Rep Richard H Fulton promote medicredit as a path for national health insurance preserving voluntarism. It would fund full coverage for the very poor, partially assist those who can pay, and protect individuals from bankruptcy due to catastrophic illness.
In 1965 and 1966 Medicare framed the era and now Medicredit is proposed. The plan would complete the circle of socialized medicine if Americans want it and would impact national health policy discussions.
Xi Kappa Nu Chapter of Retna Sima Phi met May 29 under new president Mrs June Flanakin. The final meeting of the year was at Pinehill Swim Club with twelve members and one guest attending the picnic supper. Committees were appointed and a ways and means project planned. The chapter ran a concession stand at Virdessa Farm horse show on May 9. Next meeting set for August.
Seaman Recruit Ethan H. Brown son of Mr and Mrs Leon Brown of Silsbee graduates from recruit training at the Naval Training Center San Diego after nine weeks of instruction in seamanship, small arms, firefighting and drills. He will report to a normal school for specialty training or to a ship or shore station for on the job training.
A dense list of real estate actions in Hardin County includes deeds trusts releases contracts and assignments among numerous individuals and institutions. Key entities include Hardin County Savings and Loan Assn Jasper Federal Savings and Loan Assn Southeast Texas Saw & Loan Assn First National Bank of Silsbee Gulf Coast Investments Corp and Oil Co entities such as Sun Oil Co and Cities Service Oil Co. The record notes transfers between private parties and lenders along with rough dates and prospective roles in estate settlements and property conveyances.
A columnist laments U.S. reluctance to adopt the metric system and decimal currency, arguing Americans should learn foreign languages and follow global trends. The piece compares Britain Australia and international practice, citing 1866 congressional attempts and 1954 1967 currency changes as examples.
Jeanette Lovelady writes from Silsbee Texas criticizing adults for poor conduct at a June 4 1974 graduation. She notes attendees left seats before all graduates exited the field creating traffic jams and disappointment, arguing adults set a bad example for youth.
The guide explains that gambling winnings are taxable and losses are deductible only to the extent of winnings if losses are claimed. It covers district conference authority for settlements up to 2500 dollars, replacing a home within a year, and forwarding refunds to a new address with a change of address. It also notes reporting requirements for capital gains when selling and not purchasing within the replacement period.
A family from Houston visits Shepherd to see a Troha property with hand hewn structural elements dated to 1913 and a 1917 bungalow. They admire a mill sawn wall and a Japanese persimmon tree several inches thick and taller than the house. The group notes the gardeners on the old Troha place and discusses garden produce for a freezer.
Old Time Quilting Bee members visited Panama City Florida and Mobile Alabama while other residents traveled to San Augustine and New Orleans. Military bound youths Kenny Burkhalter and Bubba Hicks prepared for Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Funeral services were held for Delton Richardson of Lumberton.
Amber Eason reports on a bungalow with heavy fruit on young persimmons. He notes the fruit is larger when ripe and delicious. Mr Troha dismisses making a show place of the home to display old handmade tools and mallet, remarking no one would want to see that junk.
The text notes two widows of American residents who remarried: Frances Folsom Cleveland, widow of President Grover Cleveland, wed Thomas J. Preston Jr. in 1913, and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, widow of President John F. Kennedy, married Aristotle Onassis in 1968.
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