The Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 44, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 1, 1969 Page: 4 of 14
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Pag* 4A Democrat-Voice, Coleman, Texas, April 1, 1969
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Your Representative
In Austin
By Rep Lynn Nabers
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JODIE GRIFFITH
Mih San Marcos
Jodie Griffith Is Miss San Marcos
member <
hslrict 13
Hi*1 cum
*hIi*1 Griffith, formerly erf i Kattl
i. man was crowned Miss San her
Tt-.K for 1889 at the ‘.et-ond ’ FTA .Dfstrir
uial MU» San Marcos Pagwant f ilte Is the
(I March 22 in San Marco . , Queen S|»r*
Indie, 16, a blur-eyurt, ,V3 Mix’* Canid
melt" is a junior at San Mar and- IVxa .1
High School, is a member of jorette
• National Honor Society, a The Pag*
-noir mem
4A, and in
dent Also
rfons ( ! tjh
i I tjupen.
Ill lU.MOill
ogeriie \la
Many people who are concern-
ed about the ever increasing
I shortage of doctors in the state
will tx* happv to know that the
House passed a bill this week to
create a new medical school at
Houston In public hearings be-
fore the State Affairs Commit
tee it was pomtde out that the
most economical location for an
•other medical school would be
near the Houston Medical Cm
ter i,and' for the new school
was given to the state amt with
the location in the Houston'Med
ical Center it would not he nee
i’ssarv to build a leaching .hospi
tal which is the most expensive
part el the creation of medical
schools
■A bill was passed to provide*
for an increase In pay to per
• sons scrying on juries' in Small
Claims Courts and in -Justice
Courts The increase was front
$2' and $3 respectively to a fee
of $6 per day
Another hill was passed to
strengthen our drug and narco
tics laws in the state Thls spe
rifle bill stiffened and increased
the penalties for adults who sold
or provided drugs to minors
The House also passed a bill
changing the State Bar Act
Jimmy Goodman. - director and
producei if tie Mis-. San Mar
cos’ Pageant The contest was
sponsored hv tin- San Marcos
Javeres and had 54 contestants
participating Kay Lynn Grlf
fith Jodie's 14 year old sister,
was. a finalist in the contest
Kay is a freshman student at
SIMMS a member of PT-X, FHA.
and the Rattler Band
The contestants were judged
on the basis of poi.se personal
ity grooming and other quail
ties KsCOCts for-the girts were
Navy ROTC personnel from the
University of Texas
Jodie and Kay Lvnn are dan
ghter.s of Mrs charlyne Griffith
of San Marcos Grandparent* of
the girls are Mrs I 1 Griffith
and Mrs Ola Mills, both of
< ole man Other Coleman rein
lives are Mr and Alt i, \\ ,
Wilson, aunt ami unrlc
(This is the law that governs
! persons in the legal profession)
Under existing law, ah attorney
who had been convicted of an
offense could practice law while
his case was on appeal to the
Supreme Court Now, however,
under the new law an attorney
will immediate^ lose ‘his right
to practice law until he has been
acquitted by-a higher court
This past week saw; the largest
crowd of the vear attending pub
lie hearings at the Capitol The
| hearings had been scheduled by
the Public Kducation Committee
on the proposed Governor s Com
mittee Report on Kducation The
session began al 1 30 in the af
ternoon and lasted until after
I 30 the following morning It
seemd significant that the House
and Galleries, which were pack
ed to capacity, remained full
until the end of the hearings
Most of the testimony heard
during this time concerned the
highly controversial taxing pro i
vision and the forced r-msolida
lion issue of the bill.
The hill has now been refer
red to a seven man sub-commit
lee for further study
Methodist Church
Slates Communion
Service Thursday
First United Methodist Church
has a Communion Service slated'
for Thursday. April 3. from 5:30
to 7,30 pm The public is in
\tted as well as members of the
Church
This will be a "Come and Go"
xmiee with Communion being
served as soon as people arrive
They may (hen leave immediate
!>- or stay for prayer • and medi
latum as long as they like
V . ' I
ATTEND FUNERAL
Mr. and Mrs It H Hanke
were in Cross Plains Thursday
to attend the funeral of Kdwiri 1
C. Koealg.
Time to Trade Tires
Check With Rudolph's On
All Your Tire Needs!
We Have The
Com and Got En-Fino Foods afBig Cavings!
Fresh Fruits & Vegetables
Arriving
Wednesday
Mornings
BANANAS,
POTATOES M
AVOCADOS ,
Each
IOC CELERY
IOls. 49C CARROTS ,.b
2For 25C GREEN BEANS Kentucky Wond.r. Lb.
19C
9C
29C
Lemon Chess Pies
Bama
22-oz.
49
c
GEISHA - SLICED
Pineapple
$1«o
Flat Cans
8
Apple or
Peach
Johnston's 36-oi.
PIES
69
CALIFORNIA FREE FREESTONE
Peaches
F
Packed In Heavy Syrup
Big 2 1/2 Can
4 F°r
$100
COFFEE Dr. Pepper
Maryland Club
6-Bottle
Carton
IC
BIG SCOTT
1
Right Price
Aod Guarantee
What We Sell!
Twenty-Four Hours
Seven Ihiys Ter II eek
I ire Sen iev Makes
I Lot Ol Differenee!
• • •
See Us And Save!
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TOWELS
Macaroni
ASSORTED FLAVORS
Broken Stick Candy
21c lb. A „. $100
TUNA
O. B.
Van Camp
$100
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SIS'
SLICED BACON
FRANKS
A.F,
Brand _ Lb.
Rath All Meat
12-oz. Pkg.
BEEF CUTLETS
$100
Swift Premium
Swift or Morrell
3 Lb. Caa
RUDOLPH'S
OmMd k Oportlod By DmubI* Gain**
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The Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 44, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 1, 1969, newspaper, April 1, 1969; Coleman, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth752153/m1/4/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Coleman Public Library.