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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1967
Page
2
Statewide enrollment climbs to 2,598,000 with 43,000 more students than last year. About 122,000 teachers and administrators are needed across 1,275 districts. TEA projects 1.35 billion dollars for 1967 68, a four percent rise. Per pupil spending estimated at 505 dollars, up from 479 the prior year.
Gov John Connally returns from Africa uncertain about seeking a fourth term. Lieut Gov Preston Smith vows to run regardless. Possible contenders include Don Yarborough Franklin Spears Ben Barnes and John C White. White extends cotton stalk plow up deadline to September 10 to combat pink bollworm, noting field damage has fallen to nominal levels.
New measures include a Medicaid act to cover 350,000 welfare Texans, a 16 year old driver minimum, and updates to the 1965 Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. Other changes set liquor store hours 10 am to 9 pm, exclude Sundays, and extend old age assistance eligibility to 10,000 non citizens with 25 years in the U S.
The committee on aging approves continuation of special projects to aid senior citizens in Austin and Dallas. The measure outlines funding and implementation through local agencies and results are expected later this year.
The Texas Highway Commission sanctioned numerous upgrades from Orange to Brownsville corridors and across the state. Projects include 4.2 mile FM roads in San Jacinto County, a Huntsville loop, US 271 Paris to Red River, and various FM roads serving San Augustine and nearby counties. The State Air Control Board, armed with new powers, urged cities to implement local air programs with San Antonio Dallas and Houston already pursuing efforts.
J. W. Edgar rules Wilson Elementary School in Primera closed and 200 pupils must ride to Stewart Harlingen and Dishman Combes schools. Transfer from Gilmer to Glade Water district of 45 East Mountain pupils denied amid consolidation suit.
A fragment lists Mr and Mrs Jerry Irvin and Jay of El Paso alongside Mr and Mrs Jack and others, indicating a family gathering at the Irvin home.
The Bethany Sunday School class of the First Baptist Church met Tuesday morning at the Neal Oakes home to work on yearbooks. Mrs. Oakes led a devotional titled Promises for Blessings in Prayer. Attending were Mesdames L. B. Blackmon, Jack Harrison, J. N. Clark, and Bill Milliorn.
Sewing club met in the home of Mr and Mrs J C Martin on Monday afternoon. Members and guests listed include Mesdames Coley Millorn Blackmon Shott Poe Wilson Gray Parks Bryant and Etta Bryant. The next meeting is planned for September 11 at Mrs Sam Gray’s home.
Mr and Mrs Paul Thomas of near Cleburne and Mrs Twyla Bates of Loraine visited the home of Mr and Mrs R C Thomas and their mother Mrs Ela Thomas on Sunday.
Spending the weekend in the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Merck were their daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Smith of Odessa and Jan Merck of Austin, also their nephew, Terry Merck of Ballinger.
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