Recycled Items Gain Appeal as Smart Buys
Mrs. Janice Carberry of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service notes that choosing recycled air conditioners and other items can be environmentally friendly and affordable. FTC staff consider rebranding used products as recycled to reduce stigma while urging buyers to verify genuine need and function before purchase.
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Janice Carberry
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University System
America
Federal Trade Commission
Women Set Republican Convention In Dallas
Hundreds of Texas Republican Women prepare for the NFRW 18th Biennial Convention September 11 to 13 in Dallas. Mrs Louis Bohls of San Antonio is convention chairwoman. speakers include Barry Goldwater John Tower Ronald Reagan Mary Louise Smith Frank Shakespeare and Christopher Bond as attendees and organizers expected to draw about 3000 GOP leaders.
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Dallas
Louis
Cleo) Bohls
San Antonio
National Federation of Republican Women
Bohls
NFRW
U. S
Barry Goldwater
John Tower
California
Ronald Reagan
Mary Louise Smith
U. S. Information Agency
Frank Shakespeare
Missouri
Christopher Bond
Republican Governor's Association
Gazebo Plans Promote Easy Outdoor Living
Summer entertaining is aided by a gazebo with open sides a decked floor benches and a work area. Plans for the gazebo and other outdoor living projects are available for 28 cents in corn from Western Wood Products Asn Dept SP Yeon Widg Portland Or 9704.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Wood Products Asn
Dept SP
Yeon Widg
Portland
Liberty Bell Silent During Nation's Birth and Readings
A Pennsylvan ia newspaper exposed the Declaration of Independence on July 6 1776, while the Liberty Bell did not ring until July 8 and the public learned of Jefferson's draft in stages. The bell later cracked in 1835 and a replacement by John Wilbank of Germantown was gifted after legal disputes.
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England
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Thomas Jefferson
George
Second
Continental Congress
Virginia
Richard Henry Lee
Pennsylvania Packet
State House
John Nixon
United States
John Marshall
John Wilbank
Germantown
Rockdale Sailor Henry Hall Jr Promoted to Sergeant
Henry D. Hall Jr. of Rockdale has been promoted to sergeant in the U S Air Force. He serves at Loring AFB Maine as an avionics systems specialist and is a 1972 Rockdale High School graduate.
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U. S. Air Force
Henry D. Hall Jr
Henry D. Hall
Rockdale
Sergeant Hall
Loring Afb
Maine
Rockdale High School
Fresh fruits and vegetables drive weekly market values
Consumer market report from Texas A&M extension notes ongoing abundance in soft fruits such as plums nectarines grapes apricots Bing cherries and peaches alongside Valencia oranges bananas lemons cantaloupes watermelons and honeydew. Vegetables including squash corn carrots beans cabbage onions and potatoes offer good buys with lettuce tomatoes radishes and green onions economical. Nonfat milk remains plentiful while chicken or small turkey suit barbecues. Beef values hold steady with round cuts roasts and ground beef favored. pork remains relatively high but bargains exist. Fish provide dietary variety and protein.
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Gwendolyn Clyatt
Texas Agricultual Extension Service
Texas A&m University System
Grades Vary for Lumber Grades Vary for Lumber
The article explains lumber grade stamps assure quality and adherence to building codes. Home buyers should check stamps for species and grade, strength values, knots and imperfections, with higher grades used for structural work and lower grades for cosmetic projects.
Weekend visits and gatherings across central Texas towns
Social notes recount July 4 and weekend visits linking families from Waco Cameron and Temple. Rosa Meek hosted in Waco while many couples from Tulsa Tulsa and Plano joined relatives in Sulphur Springs Cameron and Nolanville for meals, fishing trips, and extended family time.
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Rosa Lee Meek
Waco
Lyman Niemeter
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Ben Fox
Tonie Stoebner
Ben Arnold
Leonard Pelzel
Alan Pelzel
Houston Brown
Russ
Alan
Iroy
Sulpher Springs
Alana Pelzel
Billy Ray Benesh
Guy Davis
Nolanville
Byron Maxey
Baytown
Glen
College Station
Bob Wied
Lynn Heugatter
Allison
Billy Jack Kilpatrick
Kelli Jo
Temple
Jo Heugatter
Rosebud
Screens Cut Power Use for Cooling and Heating
Energy saving measures relate to cooling and heating a house. Wood structures and screens help cut power by shading walls and patios, reducing solar heat gain. East and west walls gain more heat. vertical lumber screens plus plantings provide shade and outdoor living areas.
Social travel and visits across Smithville area families
Residents and relatives from Smithville and nearby towns visited kin and friends over the holidays. Tourists and locals including the Limmers, Linkes, Yeagers, and Giffords joined gatherings in Austin, Troy, Rockdale, Round Rock, and Taylor for reunions, parades, and contests.
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Marvin Limmer
Garrett Lee
Kiberly
Smithville
Buddy Limmer
Jim Doss
Davis
Georgia
Hugo Linke
Austin
Randy Robinson
Houston
Jimmie Robinson
Sherry
Troy
Dotty Kay
Leo Roepke
Hare
Ike Camp
Francis McCulleham
Joe Yeager
Curtis Zeishang
Royce
Randall
Charles Gifford
Kim
Chuck
Louis Gifford
Becky
Aaron
Rockdale
Guinn Gifford
Kenneth Coffey
Stewart
Rebecca
Salty
Jim Stewart
Elbert Eiland
Tennia
Pleasant Betret
GI Bill enrollments reach new highs amid 1974 surge
The GI Bill, active since June 1 1966, shows strong health with record enrollments. April is 17 percent higher than a year ago and 2.2 percent above March, totaling 1.8 million in the first four months. In fiscal 1974, 2.4 million veterans used benefits, with nearly 5.7 million since 1966, aided by the Vietnam Era Readjustment Act of 1974 signed December 3.
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Veterans Administration
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Philadephia
Independence Hall
Henry Hall
Consumer Market Report
CHILI
Mack’s Wholesale Tire Distributors
Milam County
Mack’s Oil CO
Fleetwood Tires
Mercer
Phillips Pet. Co
Diners Club
Carte Blanche
Bank Americard
Gold Bond
S&h
Mack's Oil Co
Burlington
Gerald Foshea
Jeff Foshea
Fred Cocharan
Cameron
Billy Prescott
Robert McCollum
Tommy Layne
J. T. Prescott
Jake
Billy Marek
Steve
Plano
Aletha Marek
Aleta Marek
Glen and
Darlene Vitek
Jake Futschik
James
Richard Givens
Joe Hormcik
San Gabriel
Mrs. W. McDaniel
Earl Potts
Richard Heine
Donny Heine
Billy Benson
Kendal
Amy
Jack Clark
Tina Yeager
SPJST
Taylor
Darren
Dawn
Johnny Westbrook
Dawn Heine
LaVerne
Martha Wimberly
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