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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1972
Page
2
Classified ad notes FLOWERS for sale and for all occasions. Orders wired anywhere anytime. Mrs A D Lee florist at Winters Flower Shop reachable by dia 754 4568.
For Sale ad offers Western Mattress Service with pick up and delivery and promises up to 50 percent savings on renovation. Also advertises an extra large three bedroom home priced at 18 000 with terms welcome and features such as extra large closets cabinets in the kitchen a large living room formal dining room family room split layout double garage air cooling and no city taxes. Contact C B Spill Show Low AZ or phone 602 537 2999. Also listed is a Wingate Texas brick three bedroom two bath carpeted home with attached garage potential den priced at 10 500 and inquiries directed to Mrs Juanita McIntyre.
The 1973 Texas Legislature will convene January 9 with a reshaped House and Senate. Expect 77 new faces in the 150-member House and 15 new senators in the 31-member Senate. Dolph Briscoe to succeed Preston Smith as governor and Bill Hobby to lead the Senate. Republicans, women, and Black lawmakers gain strength, with 17 GOP representatives and three GOP senators. Betty Andujar becomes a new woman senator. Barbara Jordan remains a key figure in the Senate.
Texas Research League says a major tax rise can be avoided next year with spending restraint. They project a $750 million two year spending rise unless court rulings boost school funding, with $375 million new revenue, $40 million surplus, and up to $315 million from federal shares. The Texas Highway Department plans a two cent per gallon gas tax hike next year to add about $70 million for road funding.
Atty Gen Crawford Martin declares unconstitutional a Johnson County pay system giving a justice of the peace $4 only after a traffic conviction. He also says counties under 10 000 can put the tax assessor collector office to a vote and appoint if approved. A private accounting firm hired by an Ec tor County commissioner faces no conflict of interest. Harris County Hospital District may employ chaplains as part of care. Tyler State College may not.
Mrs Sam Cook hosted a salad luncheon for the Martha Sunday School Class of the First Baptist Church at 1 pm on November 8 with a Thanksgiving theme. Mrs Vada Smith opened with prayer and Miss Eunice Polk presided in the president's absence. A love offering was taken. Mrs Charlsie Poe gave the devotional and Mrs Smith led a Bible game. Present were Mesdames Pearl Jackson Charlsie Poe Allie Jones Effie Kornegay Alyce Compton Vallie Brannon Thelma Mayo Vada Smith and Miss Eunice Polk plus visitor Mrs Clyde Burton.
The Esther Circle of the First United Methodist Church gathered at the home of Mrs. A. J. Hood. Mrs. Arnold presided and led prayer and the program on Chinese Cities. Attending were Mesdames Carl Baldwin Paul Gerhardt W. T. Stanley T. C. Stanley F. R. Anderson Ralph Arnold Margarite Mathis and visitors Mrs. Carl Harkins and Lois Parks.
Highway Commission Chairman Dewitt C. Greer cites modern standards as Texas delivers a large Nixon plurality. The citrus fly threat weighs on Lower Rio Grande Valley harvests while 20000 deer hunters seek 2360 free state wildlife hunts. Drawings will name winners as 19 securities permits totaling 7.9 million dollars were filed. Voters approved amendments including a convention call and four year terms, rejecting raises and some holdings exemptions.
Mr and Mrs Floyd Milliorn Ray Milliorn and son Gary Milliorn all of DeSoto visited Sunday in the home of Mr and Mrs Bill Milliorn and with Mrs Pamelee Griffith at the Merrill Nursing Home.
A concise examination argues that religion embodies a practical code guiding daily existence rather than a distant doctrine. It emphasizes rituals, ethics, and community as essential elements shaping behavior and identity across cultures.
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