Future Homemakers of America Turns Twenty Five Years
National FHA Week 1970 marks 25th anniversary of Future Homemakers of America F H A founded June 11 1945 as a national non profit for home economics students. By 1970 there are 604000 members in 12000 chapters across all 50 states DC Puerto Rico Virgin Islands with chapters abroad in Germany Japan Iran and the Canal Zone.
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Future Homemakers of America
Woodrow Wilson
Homemakers of America
American Home Economics Association
Home Economics Education
U. S. Office of Education
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Germany
Japan
Iran
Canal Zone
FTC Rules Allow Coupons Without Expiration Dates
New FTC rulings say coupons in consumer products may have no expiration date. If a date is needed it must give buyers at least six months to redeem. Manufacturers must clearly define coupon value purpose and redemption limits on the package or in ads.
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Federal Trade Commission
Kubiak Reviews 61st Action on School Retirement Laws
Rep. Dan Kubiak reviews SB 498 allowing local school boards to set retirement age for professional and supportive personnel under the 61st Legislature. The weekly note also covers HB 241 updating the Teacher Retirement System and other enacted measures.
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Rep. Kubiak
Dan Kubiak
61St
CTEDD Directors Meet as EDA OfficialSpeaks
Millard K Neptune will address Central Texas Economic Development District directors at the 7 30 p m meeting at Texas State Technical Institute Campus Waco Officers from Milam County include O B Harden and J L Banks George W Hutton Ben Ford E A Perrin and Bassel Wilson The EDA aims to boost employment and regional growth with planning Chief Gregg Campbell will also attend The meeting discusses public school finance reform and state local funding formulas for the Minimum Foundation Program and requests input to the assembly committee
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Millard K. Neptune
Southwestern Area of Economic Development Administration
Central Texas Economic Development District
Texas State Technical Institute
Waco
CT Edd
Milam County
O. B. Harden
J. L. Banks
George W. Hutton
Ben Ford
E. A. Perrin
Basse! Wilson
Neptune
EDA
Southwestern
Department of Commerce
Gregg Campbell
Austin
Human body hosts about fifty trillion cells
A scientific estimate states the human body comprises roughly 50 trillion individual cells. The figure reflects diverse cell types and tissues forming the body's structure and function.
Thorndale Trustees Install Officers and Plan School Year
Thorndale trustees elected James Terry as president Herman Wiese as vice president and Mrs Anita B Kasner as secretary in a Monday re organization meeting They set a 1970 71 calendar opening August 24 and closing May 27 with 10 teacher in service days The kindergarten moves to state aid next year with 28 pupils enrolled under Title 1 funding and will run full year for language barrier or low income families until a 6 year old cutoff is met The district will shift to a standard 8 30 am to 3 30 pm schedule next fall with one teacher and roughly 28 to 30 students
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Thorndale
James Terry
Herman Wiese
Anita B. Kasner
B. C. Sims
Sims
Local Visits Include Massengales and Weathers Families
Mrs. E. L. Massengale traveled to Austin to visit her daughters and the Billy Bartons and Ed Weers. Mrs. Carl Cooper of Bastrop visited Mrs. W. C. Cooper, and the Harris and Dodson families of Oklahoma City visited their parents Mr. and Mrs. Jess Weathers.
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E. L. Massengale
Billy Bartons
Ed Weerens
Austin
Carl Cooper
Bastrop
W. C. Cooper
Joe Harris
Oklahoma City
Billy Dodson
Jess Weathers
Contract Let For Paying Highway Projects in Bryan District
Texas Highway Commission awarded contracts for highway work in the Bryan district supervised by District Engineer J G Hanover. Young Brothers Inc of Waco received a seal coat and hot mix asphalt project on 39 6 miles of US 75 79 and 77 and FM 2818 in Madison Milam and Brazos counties with a low bid of 246 808 84. Delton Kittrell of Hearne is the highway engineer in charge. project duration about 75 working days.
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Austin
Bryan District
Texas Highway Commission
J. G. Hanover
Leon
Grimes
Madison
Walker
Brazos
Milam
Young Brothers, Inc. Contractors
Waco
Delton Kittrell of
Hearne
Highway Department
SPJST Lodge 174 Dedication Planned in Rockdale
SPJST will dedicate Lodge 174 at the VFW Hall Rockdale on Sunday April 19 with a 1 30 p m program and initiation led by Supreme Lodge President Nick A Morris and SS Secretary R A Urbanovsky Temple. Dignitaries are expected and a barbecue supper follows at 3 30 p m with youth groups performing.
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SPJST
Rockdale
VFW Hall
Hwy. 79
Supreme Lodge
Nick A. Morris
R. A. Urbanovsky
Spjst Hs
Temple
GI Policies Cut Insurance Rates For VA National Service Life
Donald E. Johnson announces up to 35 percent rate reductions in two GI National Service Life Insurance classes. About 164000 policies see an average 18 percent drop, saving roughly 5.6 million annually, with total premium relief across affected policies reaching about 10 million annually. Reductions apply to policies bearing the J prefix.
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National Service Life Insur
Texas Trash Per Capita Rises Toward Five Pounds Daily
A Texas study shows residents discard nearly one ton of refuse per person annually with an average of about five pounds per person each day, a figure that is climbing gradually.
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Texas
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Kentucky
U. S
Office of Education
FHA
Georgeena Anderson
Jo Ann Miller
Paula Felschinsky
Renee Cummings
Brenda Watkins
Alice Adams
Margaret Perkins
Virgie Hardeman
Jinny Jeter
Melanie McClaren
Yoe High
Tricia Bur
Linda Vogelsang
Regina Schulz
Bob Foster
John Deere
Clinard’s Automotive Service
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Ronnie
Raymond Clinard
CTEDD
Kubiak
Committee of 18
Texas Public School Finance
Maysfield
Lee County
Spjst Lodge 29
Taylor
Reseda
Young Loves
Granger
Lodge 174
Cameron, Texas
Cash & Carry
Qur Show Room
Cameron Lumber GO
City Hall
Cameron, Tex
Ance
Donald E. Johnson
Veterans Affairs
Johnson
Ance Fund
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