Texas Folklife Festival Offers Old-Time Cuisine
The four day Texas Folklife Festival at the Institute of Texas Cultures in San Antonio features foods from 24 nations with 15 demonstrations. Costumed Swedish Vikings bake Ebleskivers, Scots serve haggis, Irish stew, Jewish mandel bread, Lebanese taboule, Mexican tacos, Greek souvlaki, and Wurstfest offerings. The event runs August 7-10 and draws 6,000 Texans from 130 towns across 15 acres at HemisFair Plaza.
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San Antonio
Ebleskivers
Forfer
Harp and Shamrock Society
Waterford County
Christopher Columbus
Brush Arbor
Pioneer Grist Mill
Pioneer Cane Mill
Frio County
New Braunfels
Kendall County
East Texas
Gilmer
Spot Baird
Dick Potter
Texas
Hemisfair Plaza
State Bar To Construct New Texas Law Center
The State Bar of Texas was congratulated by the 64th Legislature for building a new Texas Law Center inside the Capitol complex. The resolution also notes the Bar's gift of a Bicentennial Plaza and underground parking. Secretary of State Mark White presented the Concurrent Resolution to the State Bar at its Dallas convention earlier this month.
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State Bar of Texas
Texas
Texas Law Center
Capitol Complex
State Bar
Mark White
Star Bar
Dallas
Local residents visit kin and travel plans noted
Buckholis E J Kuzel of Waco returns home for weekend visits with Edward Roesler family. Nelson Jones from Houston Veterans Hospital also comes home. Several families travel to see kin in Waco Cameron Temple and Austin with Hawaii trip planned.
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E. J. Kuzel
Waco
Kuzels
Edward Roesler
Nelson Jones
Veterans Hospital
Houston
Steve Burtis
Mildred McDonald
O. W.whittington
Pete Whittington
Tommy Lane
Temple
Martha Busby
San Antonio
Estelle Horstman
Nealon Peeler
Alpha Peeler
Frank Garey
Austin
Hawaii
New Bell System Directory Marks Bicentennial and Century
A colorful new telephone directory covers issued to celebrate the U S bicentennial and the telephone centennial features portraits of Washington and Shirley Temple. It is unveiled in Washington at National Geographic Society with Bell descendants present. The first directory appeared in 1878 and U S directories now number about 5,000 annually with 2,287 by Bell System.
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Bell System
United States
Washington, D.C
George Washington
Shirley Temple
New Co
National Geographic Society
Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
Dr. Bell
Melville Bell Grosvenor
National Geographic
Gilbert M. Grosvenor
Thomas Watson Winternitz, Sr
Thomas Watson Winterzitz, Jr. Standson
Thomas A. Watson
The
New Haven Telephone Company
Falstaff to cut price via eco friendly packaging in Texas move
Falstaff Brewing Corp announces a year long study on affordable eco friendly convenience packaging and a price reduction for returnable bottles in Texas. The move aims to low er costs for beer buyers by leveraging Galveston production and eliminating non reusable containers.
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Galveston
Tex
Falstaff Brewing Corporation
Eugene G. Dohrmann
Texas
Dohrmann
Falstaff
Blinn Sets Registration For Fall
Blinn College opens fall pre-registration in the Classroom Building through August 15 from 9 to 3 and August 18 to 27 from 1 to 4. Regular registration runs August 27 to 29 and September 2. Classes begin September 3. The Blinn faculty meet on August 18.
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Brenham
Blinn College
Blinn
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Bronx
Falstaff Brewery
Mail Toace Construction Company
FIA
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USDA
Texas Fed
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