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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1972
Page
2
Flowers for all occasions advertised by Mrs. A. D. Lee at Winters Flower Shop. Orders wired anywhere any time. Dial 754 4568.
Brick Wingate Texas home 3 bedrooms 2 baths carpeted with attached garage. Price 10500. Mrs Juanita McIn tyre listed for sale. Also mattress service advertises pickup delivery and up to 50 percent renovation savings with box springs matching and guaranteed satisfaction. Phone 754 4558. [Note: OCR text contains errors yet preserves entities Wingate Texas Juanita McIn tyre]
Auction style listing notes owner anxious to sell from out of state. Features include extra large closets and cabinets, large living and formal dining rooms, two bedroom areas separated by family rooms for privacy, double garage, air cooling, paved street and sidewalk, no city taxes, located in Show Low Aziz 85901. Contact C. B. Spill at P. O. Box 191 or phone 602-537-2999.
Alvin Benson offers an 18 inch portable TV and multiple heavy vehicles for sale. Two 14 ton long narrow bed Chevrolet trucks from 1966 and 1967 with 230 and 292 engines are listed alongside several heaters. Contact Alvin Benson.
A 14 by 60 foot Hensley mobile home with 2 bedrooms and 1.5 baths is offered for sale. The unit features avocado colored appliances and matching carpet. Inquiries after 5 p.m. may be directed to J. C. Gray Jr at 36 2tp near the hospital.
Two bedroom homes with bath and carport on Parsonage St and West Street. A 3 bedroom brick front house on S Melwood with fenced yard. Two joining lots by a school property with a 7 room old house. A 3 bedroom older house on N Arlington with chain link fence. Various other small homes with down payments around $50 per month for 10 years.
The State Board of Education will consider a six year shift to state financing for the basic public school program. The plan would place the entire cost on state funds by 1978 79 with local taxes limited to buildings equipment and enrichment.
The Railroad Commission keeps the oil allowable at 100 percent for the upcoming month, maintaining the high production formula after a year of near-wide-open output. The 1972 average monthly factor stands at 94.1 percent with 344.4 producing days, the highest since 1948 when 100 percent applied year long.
The State Board of Education approved new textbooks in 18 subject areas for use next September. Sample copies will reach districts December 1 with local committees recommending selections from the state list. The $18.6 million adoption includes materials for state funded kindergartens and covers grades four through high school with subjects from reading to world geography and civics. Total 1973 1974 textbook spending will be about $26 million. State Textbook Committee members reviewed reports from 822 teachers before delivering recommendations to Education Commissioner Dr J W Edgar.
The Legislative Budget Board backs a 92 million pay raise for state workers proposing 3.4 percent annually with merit boosts up to 3.4 percent. Critics say the plan is woefully short and may not cover living costs since September 1971. The Texas Public Employees Association seeks a 35.9 percent two year raise costing 293 million.
Medicaid aids restored to about 20,000 Texans who lost welfare due to a 20 percent Social Security increase. Notices mailed warn affected individuals that coverage will be retroactive to October 1. Most are elderly who lost state old age assistance as Social Security rose, since federal rules count Social Security in eligibility.
Senator elect moves toward implementing a new plan to revise the 96 year old state constitution. Voters approved in November 7 an amendment allowing the legislature to convene in January 1974 and authorize a citizens commission to study changes with recommendations due next November. The plan calls for a 36 member commission and a 10 member House Senate panel to oversee conventions, with a $900000 appropriation. Any revision requires two thirds legislative approval and voter ratification.
North Texas State University upheld by the Fifth U S Circuit Court in a dispute over firing a faculty member for profane comments about its administration. The case underscores university authority in personnel matters amid broader education policy disputes.
Legislative Budget Board directs the State Building Commission to plan a parking garage on a site near the capitol. The Legislature vetoed that site last month as a location for a $20.5 million highway building.
The Literary and Service Club held a Christmas program last Thursday in the Blue Flame Room at Lone Star Gas Co. Abilene. Home economist Mrs. Martha Harmon presented ideas for Christmas. About thirty members and guests attended.
The Den Dieters Club met at the home of Mrs. Pearl Dunnam Monday evening. Mrs. Lillian Awalt was named queen for the week. Attending were Mesdames Bob King Lillian Awalt Bill Millorn Paul Gerhart D Williams Pearl Dunnam Bill Webb and C R Pinkerton.
A public service essay contrasts whimsical 1898 Williston Fish words with a modern probate note from New York. It reflects how wills reveal affection, forgiveness, and concern for relatives and causes, beyond strict legal validity. Written by Will Bernard for ABA and Texas Bar associations.
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