Social calendar deadlines for wedding notices
Deadline for weekly society reports is 2 p m the day before publication. All society items due by 18 am Saturday. Wedding stories and pictures must be turned in a week before the date. Late items edited for space. 7 pm Yowell Henderson wedding in Church of Christ. 7 30 p m Atkinson Sea horn wedding at H L Hamner home. 7 30 p m Glover Reeves wedding at First Baptist Church.
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Glover - Reeves
First Baptist Church
Compensation Pay Increase For Disabled Veterans
The new law signed August 19 provides higher VA compensation. In Texas, 100 percent service-connected veterans will rise from 390 to 400 dollars monthly starting January 1, 1969. Nationwide benefits total about 234.7 million dollars in the first year for roughly 112 thousand totally disabled veterans and 1.84 million with 10 to 90 percent ratings.
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Johnson
Jack Coker
Waco Veterans Administration
Texas
Coker
Senate
House
Almanac Notes and History Highlights for August 9
Almanac entry lists events on this day including Cleopatra’s death by snake bite in 30 B C and Benedict Arnold's 1780 promise to surrender West Point. It notes Hermann Goering’s 1932 Reichstag presidency and Casey Stengel’s 1965 retirement from baseball. The thought for the day is a Thoreau quote on human savagery.
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Venus
B.C
Cleopatra
Benedict
Arnold
West Point
Hermann Goering
Ote Fomence
New York
Henry Thoreau
Television In Review Faces Violence Debate After Chicago Riots
Television executives weigh reducing on screen violence after the Chicago riots at the Democratic National Convention. CBS ABC and others note TV mirrors society not leads it and seek intelligent use of violence while avoiding excess.
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New York
UPI
Martin Luther King Jr
Robert F. Kennedy
Chicago
CBS
ABC
LYNA Bake Sale Bazaar Planned at September 21 gathering
At the latest LYN Association meeting Janice Lawrence chaired the Nurses Prayer and announced dues are due by December 15 with new members welcome. Wanda Howell served refreshments to eight members. the event included a bake sale bazaar. The Bank of England received its first charter in 1694 with an original capital of $6 million.
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LYN Association
Janice Lawrence
Wanda Howell
Bank of England
Weekend food buys show abundant meats and produce nationwide
USDA and Interior guide notes plentiful supplies of broiler-fryer chickens turkeys beef roasts steaks and ground beef in most areas. Pork features bacon Boston butts and smoked picnics with possible sausage. Fish fillets halibut steaks and abundant fresh vegetables and fruits including cantaloupes grapes peaches watermelons tomatoes bananas may vary by region.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Interior
USDA
Consumer and Marketing Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
United Press International
Cockroaches Living-It-Up In Modern Homes
New York reports cockroaches thrive amid television driven snacks and crumbs. Exterminating expert Guy Dale of Kinney National Service explains roach immunity to insecticides and urges constant vigilance, early detection of eggs, and swift action with pest control or bug bombs.
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New York
UPI
Guy Dale
Naples
Italy
Dale
Kinney National Service, Inc
Birthday wishes for local residents spread across names
Tomorrow is a joyful day as Mrs. Bryce Wormsbaker Tracy Leigh Cagle Marvin Weir receive Happy Birthday wishes. Sunday brings greetings to Mrs. W D Purcell Mrs. Claude Key Mrs. Sam Miller Terry Trosper Betty Clifton from their community.
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Bryce Wormsbaker
Tracy Leigh Cagle
Marvin Weir
W. D. Purcell
Claude Key
Sam Miller
Terry Trosper
Betty Clifton
Still a Mystery at 101 Mrs Strohl Strong’s long life
In Strasburg Illinois listeners sought wisdom from Mrs. Sarah Strohl Strong who will be 102 next Tuesday. She offered no clear answer saying I just can't figure it out.
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Strasburg, Ill
UPI
Sarah Strohl Strong
Residents lament thefts of cemetery flowers
A letter to Mr Higley describes repeated flower thefts at the cemetery, noting the small total value but commenting on the damage to the beds and the sadness for those who steal flowers.
Hospital Admissions and Dismissals Summary
Admitted patients include Carolyn Knox and several others across Quanah and Amarillo such as Mrs. Eugene Estill, Sherrie Wilks, Bobby Stephenson, Mrs. Tim Timmons, Joe Johnson, J. O. Wyatt, Becky Stader, Mrs. Kenneth Parker and Mrs. D. C. Bridges. Dismissals list Theresa Hajek and D. N. Little of Amarillo among transfers to Amarillo hospitals.
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Carolyn Knox
Eugene Estill
Quanah
K. V. James
Sherrie Wilks
Bobby Stephenson
Tim Timmons
Joe Johnson
J. O. Wyatt
Becky Stader
Kenneth Parker
D. C. Bridges
Theresa Hajek
D. N. Little
Amarillo
T. F. Christy
Charlie Barnett
Junior Garrett
Ohio man sends $15 to state for old highway fines
A Pennsylvania man wrote to Ohio State Treasurer John Herbert and sent a $15 check to repay fines he evaded five years ago for hauling a wide load on an Ohio highway. The treasurer credited the funds to highway use.
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Columbus
Ohio
John Herbert
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