Medicare Hospital Standards and Texas Certification Progress
Congressman Omar Burleson outlines Medicare eligibility rules for hospitals, detailing 24 hour nursing, utilization review, and safety measures. By 1968, 6,847 hospitals nationwide and 530 in Texas qualified, though many face challenges meeting strict standards, especially buildings with narrow doors and wooden floors in rural areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
Texas
United States
Wright Shrader wedding in Hico at First Baptist Church
Lela Mae Wright and Howard Leslie Shrader were married March 10 in Hico at the First Baptist Church with Rev. R. E. Tatum officiating. The bride, daughter of C. D. and Mrs. Wright of Hico, wore chantilly lace over white satin, and carried a bouquet of blue carnations and a white orchid. Attendants included maid of honor Jean Ann Wolfe and best man Dennis Polk. A reception followed in Fellowship Hall hosted by the bride's parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lela Mae Wright
C. D. Wright
Hico
Howard Leslie Shrader
First Baptist Church
R. E. Tatum
Winters
C. L. Shrader
Jean Ann Wolfe
Melanie
Dennis Polk
Glenn Wright
Tony Mayfield
Tommy Pierce
Alan Ross
Boyd McClure
Debbie Wright
Hico High School
Charro! Brings Elvis Presley Back to Western Drama
Elvis Presley stars in the color western Charro! from National General Pictures showing at the State Theatre Friday through Sunday. Presley plays a gunman turned reformed man who must prove his innocence and save a town from disaster without singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National General Pictures
Elvis Presley
Charro
Charles Marquis Warren
Ina Balin
Rural and Smaller Texas Hospitals Struggle With Shortages
The second annual Medicare program report notes rural Texas hospitals face nurse shortages and limited access facilities. It cites progress on correcting deficiencies but ongoing staffing limits and plant issues. It also warns older residents prefer local care while home towns lack facilities. March 31 1969 enrollment date emphasized for Medicare eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Texas
Social Security Administration
Medicare
East Texas Catfish Co op Starts New Industry
In East Texas a cooperative program unites 150 farmers in the Tri County Catfish Co op serving Jasper Tyler and Newton counties. They seek federal help via the Deep East Texas Development Assn to build a processing plant and establish markets in large cities. Senator Charles Wilson of Lufkin leads the East Texas Economic Development District backing the effort.
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East Texas
Tri-County
Jasper
Tyler
Newton
Deep East Texas Development Assn
Stringer
Kirbyville
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Farmer’s Cooperative Service of
Washington
Charles Wilson
Lufkin
Mary Martha Circle Meets at First United Methodist Church
Mrs. August McWilliams hosted the weekly Mary Martha Circle meeting of the First United Methodist Church WSCS. Mrs. H. O. Abbott opened, with devotional from I John 4 7 21 and I Cor 13 12 13 by Mrs. D A Dobbins. Program on Brazil included Mrs. Glenn Bowman and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August McWilliams
Mary Martha
First United Methodist Church
WSCS
H. O. Abbott
D. A. Dobbins
Glenn Bowman
Brazil
Mesdames J. P. Dry
W. W. Parramore
W. T. Stanley
Thad Traylor
Gattis Neely
W. F. Lange
Mrs. W. J. Yates Returns From Tulsa Visit
Mrs. W. J. Yates came home Friday from a trip to Tulsa Oklahoma with her daughter and family. She traveled with Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Stehle and Jeanie and stayed in Arlington with Mr. and Mrs. John Sowders and daughter Johnita. They were accompanied home by the Sowders and Johnita who had visited in Winters over the weekend.
Charity Circle Meeting Held at Lillie Marks Home
Members of the United Methodist WSCS gathered Tuesday morning at Mrs. Lillie Marks for a regular session presided by Mrs. Frank Mitchell. Miss Frances Stricklin led prayers and Eva Kelly presented the Brazil program followed by meditation from John 4 7 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charity Circle
United Methodist Church
WSCS
Lillie Marks
Frank Mitchell
Frances Stricklin
Eva Kelly
Brazil
A. M. Nelson
Mesdames Elmo Mayhew
John Shaffrina
W. T. Nichols
Screwworm Cases Rise Across Southwest States
Weather remains near ideal for screwworm spread and case numbers climb. Mission Laboratory officials urge producers to inspect livestock closely and submit worm samples when found. Cases are most numerous in southern Texas, with positives from Pecos County, and increases reported in New Mexico Arizona and California.
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Mission Laboratory
Texas
Pecos County
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Also Mentioned on This Page
Omar Burleson
Washington, D. C
Health, Education, and Welfare
Federal Bureau of Health Insurance
Texas State Department of Health
Winters Enterprise
Diamonds
Jeweler
Airkle Spa
Bahlman
Jewelers
Chevrolet
Impale
Waddell Chevrolet Co
Winters, Texas
Mrs
W. G. Bedford
Churaday
Jno. W. Norman
Ctorney-At-Law
Mrs. McWilliams
Jay’s
Herman Vinson
Tuscola Motors
Tuscola, Texas
Robert K. Rosson
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