The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 20, 1979 Page: 10 of 12
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PM, 10 Tho Ooidthwaito Eanto-MulHn EMwtriw Thtwadny. Soptowhoe 20.
HHills Countians Benefit Human Rosoui
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in
Fall Tour Planned
For Senior Citizens
Hellowoon Carnival
October 31
Th* Committee on Aging
hat planned a trip for the
Senior Citiient of Mill,
County on October 13.
which trill fall on a
Saturday. This trip will be
Musoum
Mmoriols
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In memory of Scott
Thompton by Mr*. Tom
McArthur and Mr. A Mr*.
R.L. Steen.
In memory of Mr* Violet
William* - by Mr. A Mr*
John Pat Rudd.
In memory of Mr*.
Mamie $windl« - by Mr*.
Tom McArthur.
In memory of Webb
Laughlin - by Mr. A Mr*.
R.L. Steen.
In memory of Mr*. J.D.
Robertson. Sr. - by Mr. A
Mr*. R. 1. Steen.
In memory at Sam Cooke
by Mr A Mrs Herbert B
Cooke.
In memory of Mr. and
Mr*. Marshall Miller (Annie
A Marshall) • by Mr. A
Mrs Thurman Head.
In memory of Andrea
Lynn Smith Webb • by Mr.
and Mr*. Thurman Head.
Donation by Joe J.
Fronek. Holland. Teaaa.
to the Inner Space Caverns
at Georgetown.
This cavern is called a
“unique underground the
* ter", and is easily acces-
sible for young and old
alike, in that it has s
subway train and guide to
take the group in and out of
the cavern. There will be no
walking over rough terrain.
Be sure to take a sack
lunch along as we will eat
out in the midst at Nature.
We will return by way of
Salado to see the "restored
ruins" there.
The tour can only accom-
modate 60 people, so be
sure to get your name in if
you are a senior citizen.
We will leave the Senior
Center building at 7:00
o'clock a m.. October 13.
and return by 5:00 p.m.
Cost of ticket and gas will
be $5 00 per person.
The number to call to
reserve a seat is 640-2650.
Remember. October 13,
7 00 a m. Senior Center •
Sack lunch and of course
$5.00 plus any money you
want to spend enroute.
See yall for a big day of
fun and escitement!
Ill Goldthwoito
The Annual Halloween
Carnival, sponsored by the
Mills County Ministerial
Association, will be held on
the Tennis Courts at First
United Methodist Church at
Goldthwaite on Wednesday.
October 31 from 7:00 (dusk)
till 9:30 p.m.
Organizations in Mills
County are urged to partici-
pate in the carnival by
operating a "booth." Each
"booth" will donate $5 to
the Ministerial Association
to help defray the espense
of giving a hot dog and a
drink to every student in
each school in the county.
The operating procedure
adopted by the Minis ten*
Association is that no booth
will be accepted for gamb
ling purposes (bingo, peonv
pitching, raffles, etc.) The
general rule is to give value
of some kind for the moors
charged • fun. a prize of
value, etc.
Organizations are to con
tact Ben Welch, 646-2629 or
648-3275. to sign up for •
booth.
Since Halloween falls on
Wednesday this year, even
one is urged to participate
in any of their church
activities and come to the
carnival afterwards.
People needing kelp in
MiUe County received *
flu worth mum
the 197| fiscal year,
for medical can
to ftguree recently-----
by the Texas Department of
Human Resources.
It its 1978 sanual report.
DHR reports thst Its totsl
state budget was 81.2
billion. Nearly two-thirds at
that amount was provided
by the federal government,
and. as in Mills County,
most if it went for medical
care.
Medical payments in
Mills County totaled
A little boy who want to tho
ballot tor tho first time with
Ns tothor was amazed
watching all tho girts dancing
bn thoir foe*. Ho tumad to
his tothor and asked, “Why
don't thoy lust gat tailor
girls, dad?"
8713.196. with 8621.976
going to nursing homes and
institutions; $88,330 for ho*
pi tale, physicians' services,
x r.v and laboratory eerv-
ices: 844.743 for prescribed
medicine; and $28,147 for
other medical services, in-
cluding health screening for
children, dentures, hearing
aids, eyeglasses, chiroprac-
tic services, end premiums
for Medicare
DHR programs alao had
an impact on the county s
nutrition. $23,143 worth of
surplus agricultural com-
modities were distributed to
certain schools, day care
. centers, nursing homes and
other institutions serving
poor people. In addition, an
average 158 food stamp re-
cipients had $43,107 worth
of bonus food sumps added
to their food budgets.
Aid to Families with
D e p e a dent Children
(AFDO. the Department’s
only cash grant program,
contributed 814.511 to some
12 Mills County families
with children deprived of
the financial support of one
or both parenu. In Texas, a
family in which an able-
bodied father is present Is
normally not eligible for
AFDC. The maiimum
monthly grant for a mother
and one child is $86; for a
family of four. $140. This is
expected to cover, at a
minimum, rent, utilities.
r\
clothing and
Only two ttatsaqv
• nd South CsrolU^
lower grants
Contracts to ioc*| m
era of homemaker uyj j
services to lou.ijg
elderly residents
county amount, *
847,244. Providers i
regular visit* to c|
help with cooking, gg
shopping, bathing «
prescribed medicin(J
other personal needs. '
aim of the program k
allow older persoii]
cannot take care of f
selves to remain fa
familiar surrounding
their own homes and^
the much more eima
cure of a nursing hon*!
Goldthwaite
School Manas
Shipments of Sheep, Goats
To Mexico Boost Aug. Exports
*y-24t*
Salisbury steak
Creamed potatoes
Mixed vegeUbles
Hot roll - Butter • Syrup
Milk
Arn Nerses
To fleet
Teesdey Night
SgrUkf*
Hms,648 061
Flshse Si.. GnM*wi
The newly formed District
#27 at Texas Nurses Associ-
ation will meet Tuesday
night. September 18. at 7:30
in the classroom of Brown
wood Community Hospital
located in Camp Bowie
area, just off the Brady-
Brownwood Hiway
This will be a business
and informational meeting.
All Registered Nurses of
Brown,. Mills, Coleman.
McCullough. Comanche and
San Saba counties are urged
to attend They need not be
wRMal members to attend
meetings or to attend the
special educational meet-
ings.
sy • 25th
Western burger on bun
Celery sticks
French fries
Jello w/whipped topping
Milk
Wednesday 26th
Tamales
Vegetable salad
Cheese sticks - Crackers
Peach cobbler
Milk
Thursday • 27th
Beef stew
Crackers
Watermelon
Milk
Friday 28th
B B-Q wieners
Creamed potatoes
English peas
Carrot sticks
Apricot cobbler
Milk
AUSTIN--Extremely large
shipments to Mexico ol
slaughter sheep and goatv -
helped to make August the
largest volume month this
year for livestock exports
through the Texas Depart-
ment of Agriculture export
pens
“Mexico has become a vers
valuable market for Texas
sheep and goat raisers,"
commented Agriculture
Commissioner Reagan V
Brown, "since few other reads
outlets exist for their
slaughter-type animals "
There were 6.476 head of
slaughter sheep and 4.323
head of Spanish slaughter
goals shipped through TDA
facilities during August This
brought the total number of
cattle, horses, swine, sheep
and goats exported to I J.94T
These animals were valued at
$2,474,246 Although August
was a record month as far as
volume of livestock shipped
the total dollar-value figure
for that period has been
surpassed four times in recent
months.
Customers of Texas
livestock during the month
included Mexico, South
Africa. West Germany and
Guatemala. Mexico, as usual.
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Bridges, G. Frank. The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 20, 1979, newspaper, September 20, 1979; Goldthwaite, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1056242/m1/10/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Jennie Trent Dew Library.