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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1973
Page
4
Advertises several vintage cars including a 66 Chevy 4 door sedan V 8 automatic with radio and heater and air conditioning priced at 650, a 66 Mercury 2 door hardtop V 8 automatic with radio heater and air priced at 575, and a 69 Pontiac Catalina 4 door V 8 automatic with radio heater power and air priced at 1150. Contact phone 743 6821 day or night.
In home day care operates Monday to Friday from 7 30 to 5 30 with a large yard and play room and meals provided. Rates include 12 50 for working mothers and 1 00 for school children in the afternoon with 40 cents an hour for shopping. Contact Glenda Graham at 207 Tinkle 754 4178.
Electrolux advertises openings for service and sales experience in the Winters area. Positions can start part time with potential earnings over 200 dollars per week and no investment required. For details write Electrolux, 640 Butternut, Abilene.
Texas Railroad Commission chairman Jim Langdon warned of severe natural gas shortages this winter and possible cuts to out of state distillate shipments. He urged offshore ports, domestic reserves growth, and increased coal use to offset the shortfalls while noting propane scarcity and potential price pressures across fuels. Gov. Briscoe created a youth care task force to streamline agencies and reduce duplication, with Charles Purnell leading the effort.
State Insurance Board discussions over proposed cuts in credit life insurance spark a minor clash between Chairman Joe Christie and Marcom Shockley. Shockley urged a 23 percent cut for single premium reducing term and 10 percent for level term, based on three year loss experience. Christie pressed for a basis using 192 losses, suggesting deeper reductions.
City of Winters Texas invites sealed bids for leasing 57 acres of real estate at City Airport. Bids due by 5 PM November 5 1973 at City Secretary office with openings at 7:30 PM November 5 1973. City reserves right to reject all bids and award to the most advantageous bidder. Mail bids to City Secretary. IT'LL BE A RIOT Turkey Days November 16-17 promotion.
The Court of Criminal Appeals struck down a resentencing provision for marijuana penalties. U S District Judge Jack Roberts ordered the federal government to spend an $11 billion water treatment fund. Texas won a summary judgment. The State Supreme Court will review uninsured motorist recoveries. The U S Supreme Court held Texas cannot delay good time credits until appeals end, affirming lower court findings of unequal credit.
The attorney general says cities may levy regulatory fees on coin operated amusement machines for children but not taxes. Other opinions set pay scales for appellate judges, outline mass transit grant rules, and allow withholding appraisal studies from public view during negotiations. Appointments include Dr. William T. Arnold to Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority and board appointments by Briscoe and Hobby.
Upper Coast and Winter Garden cotton growers receive a 10 day deadline extension for cotton stalk destruction in the pink bollworm control program. Rain delays push plowup deadline to October 20 across Aransas to Uvalde and Val Verde counties, affecting multiple listed districts.
The Texas Safety Association launches a campaign to eliminate booby traps along 18000 miles of county roads and city streets. The effort follows reports on road safety and urban infrastructure across Texas.
The Sub Deb Club met Monday evening and toured the new North Runnels Hospital. Members will join the Goal Digger Club as guides for the hospital open house on Sunday. Present were Sarah Parramore Cathy Schwartz Joe Allen Debbie Carey Doris Waldrop Cindy Pumphrey Kathy Hope Patty Walker Connie Giles Lisenel Brown Adriane Edwards Shelly Hamner Lesa Giles and Mrs. Betty Pinkerton.
Mrs Lillie Baldwin announces the birth of her first great grandchild Jennifer Janee Blackburn a 6 pound 12 ounce girl Parents are Eddie and Mrs Eddie Blackburn of Seymour Maternal grandparents are S D Wood of Seymour Paternal grandparents are Carrie Roberts of Seymour and Hollis Blackburn of Wichita Falls
City officials call for plans to mark Turkey Days events on November 16 and 17. Organizers urged volunteers, vendors, and community groups to coordinate schedules, safety, and activities.
The Winters Enterprise reports that Moody Foundation directors lacked authority to raise board membership. A Pecos man’s 10-year sentence was upheld by the Court of Criminal Appeals in a 1971 case. Gillespie County to appeal a $303,667 condemnation award for 131 acres tied to Lyndon B. Johnson State Park project.
The Texas Highway Department received its third national honor from Discover America Travel Organizations Inc. for the 1948 Infobord program in highway rest areas. The project plans 188 Infobords statewide depicting scenic, historic and recreational features.
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