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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1968
Page
3
Dallas County road bonds proposed under Article III Section 52 may be issued on a majority vote of resident property taxpayers. The amendment excludes bonds from debt limit calculations and sets a November 1968 election. Ballots read FOR or AGAINST the amendment to Article III.
Public notice for proposed constitutional amendment HJR20 to allow UT System Board of Regents to invest the Permanent University Fund in US securities and other eligible investments under prudent man rule with limits on concentration and domestic stocks. Election set for November 1968 with For and Against ballot language.
Public notice outlines proposed constitutional amendment number nine on the ballot SJR4 for Texas voters. It specifies voting on a section of Article III and notes ballot wording and required procedures for adoption and effective date following the Governor's proclamation.
Wingate Gator regular meeting opens with Mrs. Alpheus Hill presiding and Mrs. Joe Bryan calling roll. Members present include Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Bryan, Mrs. Beck, Mrs. Pritchard, Mrs. Poehls, Mrs. Holleman, Mrs. Cave, and Mrs. Hamilton. guests include Edwin Voss family and others from nearby towns. Mrs. Bryan reports six weeks weight loss and shares a dieting talk. several visitors and relatives are named across multiple households.
A proposed amendment clarifies tax rules by stating temporary storage in a public warehouse is exempt from ad valorem taxation. It notes that the amendment does not validate existing statutes unless specifically enacted under it, and anticipatory enabling legislation would not be invalid for its timing.
Text references a constitutional amendment set for the November 1968 election. It defines governmental functions as duties and operations of statewide and local importance carried out by counties. The amendment would authorize the legislature to consolidate offices and allow political subdivisions to contract for governmental functions.
Joan Patricia Howe and Harvey Edward Little announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage. Joan is the daughter of Augustine and Mrs Howe of New Hyde Park and is a Navy nurse stationed at Portsmouth Virginia. Harvey is a Navy lieutenant from Winters and an instructor at the Naval Justice School in Newport Rhode Island. The ceremony is set for October 12 in New Hyde Park.
The Family of Mrs. John T. Denton expresses sincere thanks for kindness and sympathy shown during their time of sorrow. The note references the Texas Forestry Association organized at Temple in 1914 and its pioneering work in Texas.
The Bryans are visiting their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. David Bryan, joining a family gathering and sharing time with relatives.
The Wade T Colburn family thanks neighbors and friends for sympathy during illness and after her death. Special appreciation goes to the Pumphrey Community for gifts visits and encouragement. Gratitude extended to those who prepared food.
A Texan, lost while seeking a shortcut across the plains, stops at a service station in Earth Lamb County. Night falls and he asks the attendant where he is. the attendant replies Earth, and the man asks where on earth.
An Enterprise office reports a large stock of receipt books available for public or business use. Staff note affordable pricing and ready accessibility for local merchants and customers.
The Vancil family expresses deep gratitude to those who showed kindness during the illness and death of Ralph Vancil. Mrs. Ralph Vancil, Joe Vancil, Delbert Vancil and family pray God bless you for your support.
The report states that the average mile of tract for class 1 railroads contains 3 000 wooden crossties.
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