This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1973
Page
2
Refrigerator, clothing, adds and ends listed for sale at 411 E Truitt and other items. Vehicles include a 1972 VW Stationwagon, a 1970 Plymouth Duster, a 1968 Travel All, a 1973 Travelall demo and a 1970 Lincoln Continental. Also wedding invitations showcased at 207 Tinkle with prices.
1966 Mercury two door hardtop V eight automatic ready and air good condition price six fifty. 1969 Pontiac four door V eight automatic power air very nice price twelve fifty. 1968 Continental four door V eight automatic power air sharp price twelve ninety five.
The first overall revision of the Texas penal code in over a century moves toward final passage as the Legislature completes its last full week. The seven year study by the State Bar of Texas consolidates laws into classes, raises some penalties for violent crimes, lowers others, and defines insanity for defenses beyond the old M naghten rule. Open records legislation moves to the House for amendments, while state oil production rules face changes with the Railroad Commission setting June oil allowable at 100 percent and Exxon planning capacity increases at Baytown.
The Court of Criminal Appeals overturns a Houston murder conviction because it cannot prove who fired the fatal shot in a motel shootout. The State Supreme Court also rules a druggist liable for refilling eye drop prescriptions causing cataracts, while the drug maker is not due to short term use guidance. Atty. Gen. Hill wins permanent injunctions against firms in Austin and Amarillo over illegal chain-referral sales schemes.
The attorney general ruled that a constitutional compulsory oil and gas unitization bill HB 311 is valid. He also allowed dual roles for a UT law professor and a State Constitutional Revision Commission researcher. Other opinions affirmed that sales tax reports to cities are constitutional and that banks bidding to be county fund depositories must include a legal rate of interest for time deposits.
Governor Briscoe proclaims June 3 1973 National MIA Day urging Texans to support the push for full accurate accounting of all MIAs. He notes only 30 percent of POW MIA counts have been released by Indo China Communists and warns 70 percent or over 1300 men remain unaccounted for amid possible secret captivity.
Governor Briscoe announces multiple appointments including Rea gan Houston of San Antonio to the State Highway Commission succeeding Herbert C. Perry Jr. of Carrizo Springs. Other appointees include Robert Parsley Houston to the Texas Board of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Jackie St Clair Victoria as labor statistics commissioner Alan Erwin Beaumont as director of the Office of State Federal Relations Elroy Centeno San Antonio and Gerald Brown Austin to the Texas Industrial Commission W C Newby Atlanta on the State Board of Barrier Examiners Bolin Mahaffey Corpus Christi on the State Depository Board M R Sandidge Tarpley and Daniel Tschirthart Lake Hills re appointments to Bandera River Authority board Rep John Poerner Hondo to the Southern Regional Education Board of Control.
The Winters High School Blizzard Cheerleaders will sponsor a sloppy joe sale Friday May 25 in front of Western Auto. A car wash is planned Saturday May 26 at Gulf Service Station. An open house for a sno cone stand is set for Monday May 28 with the stand opening every afternoon through summer.
The House backed a broad reform of public school financing costing 1.8 billion dollars over six years. Senate passage appears unlikely, dimming the plan's prospects.
The Winters Amateur baseball team suffered their first loss 7-6 to Carlsbad as the winning run crossed in the seventh inning. The second game of the doubleheader was rained out, leaving Winters with a 6-1 season record and a Sunday matchup against Ballinger at Ballinger.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.