Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 56, Ed. 1 Friday, December 18, 1970 Page: 2 of 24
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LEGISLATOR TELLS BOARD
BROWNWOOD BULLETIN Friday, Dec 18, 1970
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and FUNERALS
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annual dividend of $1.50, it was
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Brownwood Lions Club
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PRESENTS
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James Bell
He said a citizens committee, creases which would cost the
heavy weighted with consumer-
Funeral Home is in charge of
Brownwood Coliseum
arrangements.
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DEC. 21, 1970
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Given Away Dec. 23, 1970
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Semester Tests
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BLUFF VCJ
where they will be honored
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HERE WE GO AGAIN...
FEATURES 1:15—3:20—5:25—7:30—9:35
CLOSED ALL DAY SAT., DEC 19th.
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SEE YOU IN
MEMORIAL STADIUM,
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USI OUR CONVENIENT CREDIT TERMS
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High Rates Causing Drivers
To Drop Insurance Policies
Register At Nathans For A
1971 Ford Pinto--To Be
Country Music Show
• Johnny Seay
• Vern Stovall
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in bri
vels.
Long Trial
Ends With
No Verdict
BANK BY MAH
AT THE BANK
UNDER THE TREES.
Wagon. 12: Johnie Beth Pitts.
1 $10; and Bic Davis, 50 cents.
Memorial Park with Rev. Bill
Brewer and Rev. Porter Sim-
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Mrs Freeman died at 10 45
a m Thursday in Fort Worth
following a one-year illness
Born Oct. 11, 1928 in Coleman
County, she was a member of
ON SAL
NOW
Also. Dr and Mrs A. L. Tarl-
ton, $1; Judge and Mrs, Joe
Dibrell, $2; Mr and Mrs Paul
Cline. $2.50; Usa Healer. $1.50;
THEATREJ
SHOW STARTS 7:00
ADVANCE — Adults: 2.00 Children: 1.00
DOOR PRICE—Adults: 2.50 Children 1.25
Tickets available at Commerce Square Merchants
BACKING OUR
LIONS ALL THE WAY.
of Goldthwaite. Paternal grand-
parents are Mr and Mrs A. E
Henslee Sr. of Lingleville.
Always super-sharp with
economical disposable blades
• Comfort dial • Sidebur
Trimmer
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contest. Garner said
First place winner wiill re-
ceive $25 and a color photo-
graph of the contestant's light-
ing display. Second place win-
ner will receive $15 and third
place winner $10.
The Brownwood Jaycees and
Texas Power & Light Co. are
joint sponsors of the contest
HAIR CURLER
NAIR STYUING IN MINUTES...
6 small, 8 large, 6 super-
jumbo roller sizes • Adjust-
able temperature control •
Floral design case.
2 Houses, Grass
Damaged by Fires
Two homes and plenty of
grass went up in flames Thurs-
day in and around Brownwood
Gusty winds were blamed for
at least one of the home fires
according to Brownwood fire-
men. . .
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and the Dallasites
LADY REMINGTON*
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shAEER AND MANICURE SET
Interchangeable shaver heads
for underarms and legs •
Adjustable guard combs •
Manicure/pedicure attach-
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Medallion light in gift case.
WE'RE
BROWNWOOD
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• Dillingham Sisters
and Craig
STEAK HOUSE
Ft. Worth Hwy. 646-9110
MRS ROY J. FREEMAN
. . . rites Sunday
Mrs. Roy Freeman, 44
ALSDORF. Germany (AP) —
the Woodland Heights Baptist An Aachen state Court today
Church and had lived in Brown- ended the 2%-year-long thalido-
wood since 1946 She was mar- mide trial without a formal ver-
ried to Roy J. Freeman at Cole- dict but said it was convinced
years on conviction for indecent car which collided with a 1957
exposure in Texas truck-tractor driven bv Oval L
Rentzel has been with the Clark of 1315 Hawkins St Mrs
Cowboys since 1967 He married McMillian was taken to the hos-
Plus: "WHERE WERE YOU WHEN THE
LIGHTS WENT OUTY
RENINGTON°
PRINCESS:
suGeT PRICED
For the most delicate skin •
Easy to use • large shaving
heads with adjustable com-
fort guards • Modish gift
case.
aged by flames, heat and smoke
Thursday morning Reported at
10:40 am, the moot severe fire |
damage was in the bedroom of
the home. Smoke and heat dam- ]
age is reported in the rest of the
six-room home
Five acres of grass went up
in flames in the Shamrock Shor-
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SBKIf THEATRE TICKETS
PEN 12:45
Adm. 1.50—1.25—75
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Jack's Barbecue
Jack and Mrs Pika
A two-room vacant house at es area around Lake Brownwood
006 Poplar St was destroyed by Thursday Eiremen answered the
flames Thursday afternoon call at 11.30 am.
shortly after firemen returned There was no damage report
from a grass fire at 609 Poplar ed in a grass fire off the Old
St. The house fire call came at Comanche Road This call was
5 50 p.m. and the grass fire answered at 12 55 am.
mens officiating Davis-Morris
Daymond Stratton. 20
BRADY — Funeral for Day-,
mood Ray Stratton, 20, of Brady I
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• Comes in travel peck.
CAMP BOW"T.E
uinzens Bank
Sets Dividend
A semi-annual cash dividend
of $2 per share to Citizens Na-
tional Bank of Brownwood
shareholders of record Dec 25
will be paid Jan. 4, 1071.
This dividend marks an in-
crease over the June 1970 semi-
Randy Healer,. $1.50; Yellow
COMANCHE I BBC) - Park- television star Joey Heatherton pital by a Miller ambulance,
ing meter fees will be suspend- April 12, 1969, in New York mm m m -au
ed in downtown Comanche until On Oct 4, 1966. Rentzel plead- “ TRAVELER'S “
“Epic battle of the sexes!"-Vincent Canby, n v. Times
Richard Burton gmi
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WEST TEXAS LEADING JEWELERS
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A UNIVERSAL PICTURE
HOUSTON (AP) - State Rep f oriented persons, should be set I C Anderson Davis Houston di- announced jointly bv Joe N.
was to be at 2 pm today at Jim Clark of Harris County says up to make a study, using its rector of the National Associaz Weatherby, chairman, and B C.
Wilkerson -Funeral Home with • large percentage of the drivers — ", - “ “ --
the Rev William Cobev Assem in his county do not carry auto- supplied by the industry .
-oDe mobile insurance. I Waters is a senior prelaw should be set up. regulated by
•And from the many calls and major at the University of Hous a state agercy . which would help
A home panma by Ernest Far DEATHS
les, 501 Edwards St., was dam-
wgarvmsa p i.>T mmmrammaan-cmmeytaz mma-iamrtmsammaan!
wood Community Hospital Ma this action on the meters
since sion," and with committing •
tern:al .grandparents are . . it is the only city in the area improper conduct to the dis- I
Storyof Brownwood. Paternal at the present who have con- turbance of the citizens " The I
grandparents areMroand Mrs tinued to operate the meters police report said several resi-
A.TTyson A Ab m u,1 ' final decision is scheduled dents of the Highland Park I
.Adaushter Marta, tM, and on the meters in March, he said neighborhood in St Paul com- -
plained that Rentzel had ex- E
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NATIONAL GENERAL PICIURES PRESENTS
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mPysuttrsdmmmve Cowboys' Rentzel
automobile industry service of- /
fice. said that in the last 10 I la ■
Indicted by Jurors
than $45 7 million. . “
He said because of the losses DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas posed himself in the presence
insurance agents are finding in County grand jury indicted pro- of small children on three dif-
„ more and more difficult to find fessiona football player Lance ferent occasions.
man Nov 1 1943 w:1 1 "-------- 225. "oorpuruuommrmuunmumrppeomuuunomuummuannun insurance companies which will Rentzel of the Dallas Cowboys Rentzel was not sentenced in
| msnrvors indiude her hus- that.the.drug.was . (EDITOR’S NOTE Informa- take their autmobile business, today on a charge of indecent the St Paul incident, but Muni-
band three sons Jadie R of for the epidemic of malformed tionfor this column released by insurance companies want to exposure to a juvenile cipal Court Judge James Lunch
Fort Worth. Nicky and Garland, infantsadecadenago . authority of patient or relative.) write automobile insurance." Dist Atty Henry Wade said ordered him to seek psychiatric
both of Brownwood; her par- Judge Benno Dietz, reading a BROWNWOOD COMMUNITY Irons said. but in order for Rentzer’s trial probably would care
ents. Mr and Mrs Tom Davis 30-page explanation of the HOSPITAL them to do so and comply with be held in February. At the time, Rentzel was on
of Coleman; and a grandchild court ! ruling: said there was.1 , Admissions Thursday the board s hopes for a broad Rentzel. 27. a wide receiver the Minnesota Vikings football
' definite correlation between the Brownwood - Mrs Rita Pas- market for all insuraace risks, for the National Football League team He was traded to the
C. S. Thaxton, Sr., 88 marketing of the drug in West chai, Mrs. Roxie Model Seiley; the board must prescribe auto team, wax charge in November Cowboys on Mav 4. 1967, in ex-
Germany from 1957 to 1961 and Mn Neta Fay Kennedy__mobile rates which will be just in connection with an alleged change for Dallas’ No. $ draft
Srvices for C. S Thaxton Sr., the thousands of babies born Blanket - Mrs Texa C Don- and adequate incident involving a Kl-year-old choice
88, a former longtime resident ’ during those year- with mal- ahoo. | -By doing this. the board will giri in suburban University __________________ >
of Brownwood, are pending at formed or missing limbs | Dismissals Thursday be acting in the public interest part | (
Wright’s Funeral Home i The judge also held thalido- I Brownwood — Mrs. Samathey because only that action will as- . . . 1
Mr. Thaxton died early today mide responsible for causing Simmons; Miss Brenda Barnes: sure the availability of automo- Rentzel was placed on the Woman Injured .
in San Angelo after a long ill- nerve damage in some adult Mrs. Laura Mae Cunningham. bile coverage which is so vital Cowboys' inactive list at his •
ness users Mrs Florence Bradley Mrs to the people of Texas.’’ own request after the charge . Ci+u MAieher
Born July 4, 1882 at Clayborn It' was the longest trial in Edna Pearl Cowin, Jack Arnold State Sen. Chet Brooks of Har- was filed -lY •SP
Parrish, La. he married Ollie West German history. Miller ris County proposed a number of The football player appeared . cit woman was treated
Hamilton in July 1903 Five past or present employes Dallas — Chris Wayne Lie- legislative changes including one voluntarily at the University . p.ao .. Rmw wond
Survivors include one daugh- of Chemie Gruenenthal, the brum. which would require a person to Park police station Nov 20 and cmmunitt Hosmitai Turdav
ter. Miss Loleeta Thaxton of company that produced the Cross Plains — Mrs Katie show an insurance policy or fi- pasted a $1,500 appearance bond fommowind S. received
San Angelo; two sons. D. A drug. were charged in a 972- Elizabeth Dillard nancial statement and pledge to. The grand jury took up con- in truck-car accident
Thaxton of San Antonio and page indictment with negligent! Comanche — Don F McGraw take care of car damages at the sideration of the case earlier Acrding to Brewnwood po.
Charles Thaxton of Albuquer- manslaughter r.inflisting bqdily BIRTHS time he purchased his license this week. lice, Mrs. McMillian of way-
rugawand g AND m. Jnaymnanvontcprs plates.------------ l 7he maximum sentence ta 15 Plaza was driver of a
The defense moved on Dec. 7 of Santa Anna. Dec 16. Brown-
that the trial be ended with no wood Community Hospital Ma-. . A
verdict, and the proscution ac- ternal grandparents are Mr
c . । e i | cepted the motion because Che- and Mrs Floyd Moore of Dal- -
er in V-Omancne mie Gruennthal had st up a las. Paternal grandparents are
! ..... . .. .. $27.3 million fund for mal- Mr. and Mrs. R V Cupps of
COMANCHE IBBC)—Monday formed children and agred to Santa Anna - .------- . scpm0 .
and Tuesday are slated as end pay s1.09 million to the adult a daughter Jennifer Lynn to March 1971, according to mayor ed guilty in St. Pau. Minn, to
of the semester test days in plainiffs who claimed they suf- Mr aid Mrs Lloyd Tyson of Gyale.Pirkle . - . a formal complaint charging
the Comanche Public Schools, fered nerve damage ---- • — ■ ~ - -
according to Supt. S. H. Fiet- __________________
cher.
Students will be dismissed one r ■ « A
hour earlier each day, Fletcher F H A ——
said The semester will officially • ■ • 4%
enFautydaha students wUl be (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) --------------
dismissed for the Christmas hol- David, who attends Dublin Meswondo“perre Arw. -------------
idays beginning Dec. 23 Stu- High School and is active in wod Communitv Hosnial Ma —. .
dents will not return until Jan school, church and community "0 "pmmndnarntospim Mr I CT
t However, teqchersand XI youth work. 2 - andMr™BdPientts otU / r / —
day ol m"iting‘ towara piannung wStatompnnerorottee xatwnrd patemalsrandmoohengzlMrs (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1>
the second semester I Farmers Home Administration A son, Michael Boyce, to Mr • cents ,
----------------- farm family of the year award and Mrs. A E Henslee Jr Dec.
William Howard Taft is the in Washington. D C early next 16, Brownwood Community Hos-
only man who served both as year. The National winner will pltal. Maternal grandparents
president and chief justice cf receive a top to Washington are Mr. and Mrs. M. p Yeager
the United States. “ ‘ “
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CHRISTMAS Gin* GIVI ENTERTAINMENT 1HIS YEAR
iSEAKS
LbnB $1.85
own figures rather than those tion for the Advancement of Drinkard. president
Colored People, said .♦ fund The regular meeting of the
bly of God minister, officiating, mobile insurance - । waters is » senior prelaw snouia DE set UPa reeuioiHi/ board of directors was held
Burial was to be in Live Oak "And from the many calls and major at the University of Hous a state agerey which would help Thursday at the Citizens Nation-
Cemetery contacts I have received, if the ton. FAIR was formed by a provide insurance for the poor at al BanK Drinkard said the pro-
The youth died Wednesday proposed exorbitant and exces- group of university students cheaper rates gress of the bank had been "ex-
night in Brady from stab sive rate change goes into ef-l Some 400 persons more than Anderson said any increase in Ceptionally good'' during the
wounds Charged Thursday in feet many more will drop their half of them insurance represen- car insurance rates would be current year.
connection with his death was insurance.” he said tatives, jammed into a Houston financial murder for the poor Cash dividends declared dur-
William Terry Harper, 22, also Clark, testifying Thursday be- hotel ballroom for the hearing and disadvantaged ing 1970 total $3.50 per share,
of Brady Harper is being held fore the state Board of Insur- State Sen Charles Wileon of Judge Ned Price, chairman of "This represents an increase of
in McCulloch County jail in lieu ance, said people in Harris Lufkin told the board the pro- the three-man board, said that 75 per cent over cash dividends
of $10 000 bond set by Justice of County are already paying the posed 23 4 per cent increase was under the rate formula insur. declared in 1969.’ Drinkard
the Peace Joe Myrick highest car insurance rates in a total sham on the insurance ace companies are not actually said.
According to ' Brady police the state ' buying public in Texas ” guaranteed a set profit He said -----—----------
chief Dorman Gibbs, the stab- State legislators and insurance Wilson said the proposed in- the formulas simply mean that presbvterians Slate
bing occurred there at a resi- industry spokesmen testified crease is partly based on a for- the companies can make that 7
dence about 9 p.m. Wednesday, during the last public hearing mrla using Standard and Poor profit if business goes as it Christmas Program
Mr Stratton was born Jan. before the board decides how rate of returns for industrial should I Christmas music by the choir
16, 1950 at Brady and was an much, t any, car insurance companies in the nation during Fletcher Harris Jr., a Galves- of the Union Presbyterian
employe of Brady Mills. I rates will be hiked the last 10 years. ton real estate man who said he Chuch will highlight the Sunday
Survivors include his oarents I Ron Waters, chairman of the He said there is.no sound was a member of former Gov service this week
Mr MdorsinCudeames, Ptenn Fair Auto Insurance Rates economic analogy between the Price Danier’s Traffic Safety Mrs Harry Miller Jr. will
Strattond of Bradv tr (FAIR) Committee, suggested Texas insurance industry and Commission, criticized the legis- present a solo during the music
Stratton Elw»radystrarn S increases be postponed until a the 425 successfully operated lature for not giving more sup- program.
. , Bradv Fihard strtton and citizens committee gathers infor- companies listed in Standard to the public school driver Rev William Logan is to be
Services ior Mrs Roy J wadyn Fsnartnrtaton mation from the consumers and Poor returns education program in Texas He guest minister for the service
(Billie Virginia) Freeman, 44. William Stratton, b otlh at viewpoint. State Rep. R. c. Nichols of cicmnopPrrxoiton Toxae Klich begins at 11 a m
of 4207 Fourth St. willl be at 2 Brookesmith:pnessister-glenda Waters said the three-man Harris County told the board sahdo dhlsaPn received the The annual church Christmas
Rma.su nayisatcthr. Stsamhanernaigrandmsothth,Mrd state board indicates byitsattt that.insurance.companiss. in driving courses, far below the program for the congregation
Burial will be in Eastlawn Bessie Laird of Brady.
NOW THRU WED. SHOW STARTS 7:00
Waters said the three-man Harris County told the board
state board indicates by its atti- that insurance companies in uivug cuuSE, . J.U„ . ___— ______-____
tude that automobile insurance Texas paid back $40 million in number who receive similar will begin at 6 p.m Sunday and
rate increases are ‘pre- dividends to their policy holders training in other states. (refreshments will be served
ordained." in 1968, yet were asking for in- ----------------------------- -----------------------
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Fisher, Norman. Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 56, Ed. 1 Friday, December 18, 1970, newspaper, December 18, 1970; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1574562/m1/2/?rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Brownwood Public Library.