Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 139, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 26, 1969 Page: 1 of 12
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WEATHER FORECASr
TWELVE PAGES TODAY
To Extend Surtax
TB Tests
timistic about receipts from off.
। return parental
permission
slips.
The result, he said, is that his
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COMANCHE (BBC)-Schools
the
alarm by parents
were reported absent on Mon-
day.
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ity of his
Producer Speaks
Freeze Nips
Other LIL contests will be
Texas Again
Committee named himself chair-
The House and Senate,
mean-
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from Newark, N.J., to San Die-
353 of the present 1,218 districts
through consolidation.
Hale said at the start of the
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preside over the 54th annual
. state convention of TFMC here
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Doctors Doubting Ike's
Chances for Recovery
DR. WALTER KERR
. . . noted speaker
Plane Hijacked 10 Minutes
After Takeoff From Dallas
She is a native of Louisiana
and her education background
ComancheSchool
Dismissed Again
learned a former BHS stu-
dent now in school in Waco
I has a positive case of tuber-
culosis
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MRS. FRANK A. VAUGHT
. . . conventlon guest
Motor Inn, convention head-
quarters.
Formal opening is scheduled
among men and women over
80 years old.
expiration, declared:
“As I have said before, the
s much unproved since last week
I1 when classes were turned out
| a few days.
De Leon schools, dismissed
MRS. GUY H. BULLOCK
. . . heads convention
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Asia and economic conditions administration was far too op.
permit ti-2-2- -L —- . .
...Significant Spending Cut Proposed
WASHINGTON (AP) - Presi- ... "
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the budget surpluses envisioned cotc. on.—ce
1 in January by former Prsident here were dismissed for tiie
Lyndon B. Johnson already have third time in recent days Tues-
evaporated—in some caees be- day due to illness and classes
cause of inflation and in others won't resume until next Mon-
because of overly optimistic day.
estimates
By TOM SEPPY
WASHINGTON (AP) - For-
mer President Dwight D Eisen-
hower remained in critical con-
dition today, suffering from
such severe congestive heart
failure that doctors are doubt-
ing his reiovery.
Reporters asked whether use
of the word “critical” in Tues-
ers said more chilly weather is
in prospect. After a little warm-
ing. long range forecasts for the
vention. “Our Heritage in the
I Heart of Texas," will be mem-
for 9 a.m. Thursday. The Silver bers of the Schubert Music
Maple luncheon will honor dis- Club with programs to be in
trict presidents and chairmen the Mims Auditorium at HPC
of TFMC with Col. Russen 0 Today's activities metde the
today through Saturday.
Registration for the four
fective in cooling inflation, and
trictive interest rates forced on
Cuthbert, at 7:30 p.m. in the
Mims Auditorium.
plays scheduled for Thursday
include Breckenridge at 2 p.m..
Mineral Wells, 2:45; and Weath-
erford, 4:15 p.m.
The boy was a sophomore
in BHS from Sept 3 to Nov.
2, 1968, and health officials
say he had tuberculosis while
held Friday and all day Satur-
day at the high school.
surcharge is a temporary tax
that must be ended as soon as
our commitments in Southeast
big spending cut as its price
for extending the surcharge
I , __...... .. Supt. S. H. Fletcher reported
Faced with that situation. Nix- about 140 students absent Tues-
on said he will propose budget day. Schools were turned out
revisions for the fiscal year ’
starting July 1 that will reduce
of years she was a faculty
member. Louisiana State Uni-
versity School of Music.
She was elected state presi-
dent of the Louisiana Federa-
tion in 1952. serving until 1956.
Later she served as LFMC jun-
ior counselor and helped work
After a hearing that started
at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday and ended
at 1:21 a.m. with 48 witnesses
appearing, the school reform
bill was sent to a rurally domi-
nated committee.
“I’d say that is an unfriendly
subcommittee,” said Rep. De-
witt Hale of Corpus Christi,
sponsor of the bill to carry out
“You had every one of the
girls with you from the time
One-act play competition con-
tinues Friday with Bowie, 2
p.m., Graham, 2:45 p m.- Ver-
non, 3:30 p.m . Herschi, 415
here last week Tuesday and
Wednesday after 166 students
Heritage reception at 7:36 p.m.
in the banquet room
Mrs. Ellie Locks is general
chairman for the convention
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suits. and tests will be “read"
at school at the end of that
period
Supt Guy T Smith and
Warren have urged all BHS
students to either take the
skin test through the school
program or from their physi-
cian.
Permission slips will be sent
home with each student for
their parents to sign prior to
to April »
dent Nixon. declaring that "in-
flation is a form of economic
aggression," proposed to Con-
gress today that the problem be
met by extending the income
tax surcharge for another 12
months and by making signifi-
cant cuts in federal spending
In a special message. Nixon
reported that at least half of
Methodist Minister
He was a Methodist minister
21 years, pastoring churches at
Austin. Robstown. Kerrville and
i Tyler before entering full-time
youth work.
Of him the Freedoms Foun-
dation at Valley Forge, which
has honored him for his youth
work, said, “Dr. Kerr is an
exceptional American- having
shown resoluteness of personal
faith and character, creative-
“The Diary of .Anne Frank,”
the BHS play will be presented
at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the
high school auditorium. Other
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days of activities began today
at 11 a.m at the Riverside
in the Senate Sen Mike Mans- shore oil leases
field of Montana the majority
_ leader, said earlier that Con- .. ___ _ ..---
- gress should insist on a second exper now figure the Johnson .
budget, unless reduced, now
could be expected to yield a fis-
cal 1970 surplus of just $1.7 bil-
lion.
seum.
A mohair coat made by Mrs.
Annye Mulkey, 82, of 2710 Bel-
meade Dr. captured honors as
the most outstanding exhibit
i Monday because of high ab-
I senteeism, are scheduled to re-
| sume Thursday morning if at-
2 tendance is improved.
in University Interscholastic
League District Competition
due at Brownwood High School
this weekend, begins Thursday
afternoon.
Opens Thursday
The annual District 4-AAA
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MIAMI (AP) — A hijacker William Wood radioed for
forced a Delta Air Lines jet car-
FOSSIL VILLAGE - Thia village
made from fossils which took several
years to construct won for Tex Wor-
sham of Brownwood grand prize in
the men's division of the Senior Citi-
ions Craft and Hobby Show Tuesday.
mendations of Connally’s Com-
mittee on Public School Educa-
tion (CORPSE) would have re-
quired most school districts to
have at least 2,600 pupils or be
countywide, and would have
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us by past policies. This is fun-
damental economics, and we in-
tend to deal with fundamen-
tals.”
—-s CC Guest Widely-Acclaimed
Things didn't improve much thnhts “aesermmmseadministrap • Kerr to Speak at Chamber Dinner •
when classes resumed last week faith" with the victims of spiraD Dr Walter Kerrn -‘5l "
Thursday so they were dismis- ing prices lr Walter Kerr, who will be Shivers mid
sed again until Monday. ng Pres: principal speaker for the annual . said.
Supt. James Chapman at Sid- . In reviewing the Johnson dinner meeting of the Brown- I
dents." BHS Principal R E.
Warren said this morning in
noting uw tests are to be given
only as a precaution
Tuberculosis is considered
only mildly contagious
The tests will be adminis-
tered by a nurse from the
Brownwood - Brown County
Health Center A 72-hour test
is required to deterrrune re-
HIGH AWARD — Mrs. Annye Mulkey, K, 2710 Bel.
meade, took the grand prize among articles sub-
mitted by men end women over 80 in the Senior
Citizens Craft and Hobby Fair Tuesday. The mohair
coat which she made took several months to com-
plete. The fair was sponsored by the Brown-Coman-
che-Mills-San Saba Medical Auxiliary.
(Bulletin Photo)
HOSTESSES FOR the con-
with Mrs. Frank A. Vaught,
NFMC secretary and life
member, to be the special and
honored guest.
spending “significantly below
the amount recommended in
January." He gave no details.
The chief executive, in calling
। for a continuation of the 10 per
1 cent federal income tax surtax
beyond its scheduled June 30
-
or stu-
measured local school finance j 2
ability according to actual mar-
ket value of real estate. All but
OIL PAINTING — Mrs. R. E. Brown of 704 Ave.
G won top award in the women's division of the
Senior Citizens Craft and Hobby Fair Tuesday with
her oil painting entitled "Pink Magnolias."
(Bulletin Photo)
Music Activities Underway
Mrs. Guy H Bullock of Gar-1 Fudge is the featured speaker,
land, president of the Texas Thursday afternoon activities
Federation of Music Clubs, will will include a tour of the Doug-
nrecid "e " S ------1 las MacArthur Academy of
Freedom and a student pro-
gram. directed by Mrs. Kenneth
Movie producer Cecil B. De-
Mille said to Dr. Kerr. “I was
impressed with your content
and sense of timing. Your
message is vital.”
i “Dr. Walter Kerr is one of
Women's Division
.Creative crafts — 1. Mr» Joy Deen;
Mn Helen McClelland: 1 Mr> -
Green: 4 Mrs R. E. Brown.
Paintings — watecolor. 1. Mrs. Helen
McCtelland: 1. f^rs. Helen McCieiland. (
Lerge knitting — 1. Mrs Annye Mulkey. :
Small knitting- Mrs Pavline Boenicke
1. Mrs R E Brown, Mrs Malcolm
(See THREE On Page Two)
up the mechanics for the Jun-
ior PPA memberships at na-
includes a bachelor of music tional level. She has served con-
degree, Louisiana State Uni- tinously as state scholarship
versity, followed by advanced board chairman and has edited
courses at Washington Univer- the state bulletin for 10 years,
sity, St Louis, and Northwes- Currently serving as NFMC
tern Universtty. For a number (See MUSIC Oo Fage Two)
Decision to offer the tests
free through the school was
made after local officials
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man of the subcommittee. With ----------------
him on the seven-man panel are while, had full debate calendars
Reps. Steve Burgess of Nacog- today.
doches, Tom Christian of The most controversial recom-
School Plan Moves
To Unfriendly Panel
By LEE JONES
Associated Press Writer
gnnAUSTMAP-The oft praised and cussed proposals by former Gov. John
C0 nnays public schoo study committee were lodged today in the hands of a
decidedly unfriendly House subcommittee.
Free tuberculin skin tests
which will be offered to all
Brownwood High School stu-
{ dents are merely a precau-
tionary measure school of-
ficials said here today
The skin tests will be given
April 8 to all students who
Brownwood Bulletin
BROWNWOOD AREA Fair and
warmer tonight and Thursday. Low to-
night near 40. high Thursday in 70s.
Maximum temperature here Tues-
day 57, overnight low 32 Sunset today
6 48 sunrise Thursday 6:27.
In discussing his approach to
inflation, Nixon said:
“Only a combined policy of a Thus, he said, "half of the
strong budget surplus and mo- Proected 1970 surplus has dis-
netary restraint can now be ef- appeared before the year be
' ‘ &ins. Similarly, more than half
of this year's projected surplus
of $2.4 billion will not be real-
ized—and for the same rea-
sons.”
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BROWNWOOD TEXAS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26. 1969 VOL 69 NO 139~IO Cwsts Do^fS Cents Sunday
the proposals.. He paused, then I Claude, Joe Golman of Dallas,
added: ' Decidedly unfriendly.” Jack Hawkins of Grosbeck
* = as? &£ “ and
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per-
,---- mission to change course.
rying 114 persons, including 26 “Are you returning to the
young Marine Corps recruits, to field?” asked the control center
fly to Cuba early today. j at Fort Worth. Tex
The plane landed safely at No •• Cant wona eia
Havana, where the security -nying to said,
guard around the terminal area „ .
was so tight that foreign news- If Cuban authorities follow the
men could not get a glimpse of pattern established in recent hi-
the hijacker. jackings. the plane and its pas-
The plane was seized 10 min- sengers would be released today
I utes after takeoff from Dallas in for the return flight to the Unit-
c2 the 21st hijacking of a commer- ed States.
cial airliner to Cuba this year Most of those aboard the jet.
The DC8 was preparing to including the Marine recruits,’
complete Delta's Flight 821 were en route to San Diego Oth-
mm —* N '. — £“ Ti- er military personnel also were
(go and Los Angeles when pilot aboard.
1 Asked to compare the 78-year-__.. pec. ,2.0 uuicus
old general's condition at the would have been’ eliminated
present time with his condition | "
last August—at the time of his
seventh and most recent coro- hearingnggwgyuneasgrn.0 tne
paryheamtattack and when doc- (compulsory school consolidation
tors deseribed it as very crit- feature because it was political
ical, —they replied: His con- ly unfeasible.
dition is considered to be crib- I win offer amendments in
day night's bulletin and again They attributed Eisenhower's suheommitteewfor financial.in- 1
today meant that Eisenhower “remarkable ability to recover ment For districts of ndu- >
re- from so many majorillnesses” X” ° rgr l
Piid notenecessarily", nnn to his inherent stamina. Despite his disclaimer, oppo- I
tion they^aid to washergues- The physicians also said Ei sition witnesses from rural I
tain how foie i wdent senhower is always conscious areas concentraied their fire on I
senhowens anKeraPdtsntcincE "except when sleeping" and consolidation and on the market
dition “and not responding to added he is lucid enough to com- yaluprgns on whosennetere- *
treatment" coud be expectd to verse easily with those around to pawyomoreeof the cost of deets 1
encture I him. schools.
the finest speakers I have ever_________ , ..
1 Mrs. R E. Brown of 706 heard and in my opinion the p.m. and Brukburnett, 5 p.m
Ave G took the top award in greatest youth leader in Texas ......
the woman's division with her _ 1 should say in America,”
painting entitled “Pink Magno- former Texas governor Allan
Ema _ __ ww Has.” The fossil village con- —------
WJB!, ™E ASSOCIATED PRESS structed by Tex Worsham of
•4 I Spring is having a tough time 1902 10th St was judged best
N2 , taking command in Texas. exhibit in the men’s division. ;
67 Freezing weather nipped much According to Mrs. Harry
HH l of West Texas early this mom- Thomas, a member of the
Ea ing and it was almost that cold Brown, Comanche, Mills, San
■ at scattered other points, in- Saba Medical Auxiliary which
■ । eluding Corpus Christi on the sponsored the one-day event,
w Upper Texas Coast. there were approximately 200
Mostly clear skies and light entries for the fair These in-
P882A winds encouraged maximum eluded ornaments, garments,
3 < 82 overnight cooling, and it was paintings, wood carvings. bead
288072 I generally several degrees cooler work and a number of other
[ than at the same time 24 hours items.
I earlier. Other winners are:
What's more, official observ- Mam, Diwhlon
Sreative cram— 1. Tex Worsham.
Hobby Display- 1. c. M Lea
Woodwork— 1. W 8 Price: 2. Harris
Shores; 3 H J Lee; 4 H. J. Lee.
period through Monday had out
a prospect for early morning
temperatures averaging as
much as 13 degrees below nor-
mal in North Texas and up to
8 below normal in the south.
Supt James Chapman at Sid-1. In reviewing the Johnson dinner meeting of the Brown- F
ney and Supt Gilbert Davis at budget for the coming fiscal wood Chamber of Commerce |
Gustine reported attendance year, Nixon noted his predeces- Tuesday night at Chisholm's, I
sor anticipated a surplus of $3 4 has been widely acclaimed both I
billion. as a speaker and as an enter- ! j
He said, however, that inter- tainer.
est on the federal debt “will be Heuis * former member of 4l
far more than was estmated" the Hardin-Simmons University
by Johnson, that farm price hand and the University of
support payments were under- Texas light opera company and
estimated and that the Johnson was an attorney before enter-
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in school here
"There is no cause for
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Nixon Asks Solons! bhs offers
। ness of mind and sacrifice of I
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| hree lake proper hero for the youth of oneact Play contest, first event
T.. L_ Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
i OP Honors said Dr. Kerr "is in my judg-
' : ment an extraordinary dynamic
A knitted mohair coat, a vil- and effective preacher and
lage made from fossils and an speaker. I have long"
oil painting won top honors at him for the high qualit, - —
the Senior Citizens Fair and leadership and can recommend
Hobby Show Tuesday in the him wholeheartedly.”
lobby of the Brownwood Coli- ” * ” *
Here presenting hit ribbons is Mrs.
Allen Spence, e member of the Brown-
Comanche-Mills-San Saba County
Medical Auxiliary, which sponsored
the one-day event held at the Brown-
wood Coliseum. (Bulletin Photo)
1 you started playing your guitar
I until you finished your very in-
■ spiring speech,” Linda Thomp-
I I son, former national president,
k I Future Homemakers of Amer-
H ica said to Dr. Kerr.
I Tickets Going
Tickets to the dinner meet,
ing, which moved slowly last
week, are beginning to go much
faster this week, according to
ticket chairman Don Magness.
Tickets, at 84 each, are
available at all local banks, at
m Palace. Coggin and Renfro drug
■ stores, at the chamber of com-
■ merce office, and from all CC
• i directors.
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Fisher, Norman. Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 139, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 26, 1969, newspaper, March 26, 1969; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1574256/m1/1/?q=music: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Brownwood Public Library.