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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1976
Page
4
Library News notes Garden Club members donated garden and plant books as a memorial to former members. Memorial books honor loved ones and remain for all to use. The library stresses donations of paperback novels and old college books for loan use.
Junior and Senior Future Homemakers heard Cindy Joseph of Hamilton, third vice president of the State FHA, share Bicentennial celebration ideas at The Mercury Ladies' Club regular meeting in the Community Center presided by Virginia Eckert. The group discussed flag etiquette, a fashion assembly, quilt raffle, Bicentennial Blossom, old home tours, a museum dinner, and a colonial reception. Dottie Van Dyke was elected voting delegate to the area meeting in Stephenville. a reception followed.
In Fife Texas on February 24, updates include live oak trees planted in Fife cemetery by Brady's Rockwell Nursery and irrigation efforts. District 4-H Food Show entrant Becky, with her family, won a blue ribbon in Sweetwater. Fire department aided a brush fire near Dennis Hodges home to prevent damage. The community discusses Bicentennial homecoming plans for May 30 and Heart Fund drive results. Local visits feature many residents and travels to Abilene, Brady, San Angelo, and Fort Worth.
Dorothy Lafuente attended the Brady Variety Club craft session at the Housing Center at 9 30 a m Monday. She displayed macrame plant hangers using jute cord or rug yarn with wood beads and rings. Mrs Winnie D Browning served chocolate cake squares with whipped cream and coffee to attendees including Myrtle Kennedy Lela Brock Spencer Engdahl E Holbrook Lois Freeman Jane Johnson and Browning.
In a biblical account from I Chronicles 21 14 16 the Lord sends an angel to destroy Jerusalem as 70 000 die but repents and commands the angel to stop. David and the elders clad in sackcloth fall before the Lord seeking mercy as the sword is stayed.
A healthful party guide advises planning before events. Call the hostess to learn the menu and set a strategy, choosing greens, salads, and permitted bites. If needed, offer to bring food and sip nonalcoholic drinks to stay sociable. Be pleasant and focus on pleasure over stress. A free booklet, The 12 Most Common Mistakes Dieters Make, is offered by Jean Nidetch.
Texas cities may impose a hotel and motel occupancy tax up to three percent to fund convention and tourism promotion. The law previously limited this to towns above 5,000, but now all cities can adopt the tax with proceeds restricted to promotion. The Comptroller mails records to assist tax collection and information sharing.
Supt. Carroll Tatum announces Texas Public Schools Week inviting parents and the public to visit open classrooms from elementary through high school. He says the event boosts understanding of the school system and invites civic input to support school improvements. Swallow your pride occasion ally, it's non fattening.
Land Commissioner Bob Armstrong says the Veterans Land Board will sell new bonds in early April if conditions allow but does not guarantee reopening the program. The backlog stands at 3 721 and 1 700+ applications flooded the system in December. The goal is to fund existing applicants and about 300 more, with possible reopening to new applicants by fall if markets permit, likely mid summer 1976 at the earliest.
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