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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1973
Page
3
Decorators suggest painting rug like patterns on porch and foyer floors as an easy DIY project. Use bristle brushes, stencil caution, and layered colors to mimic a rug, with freehand or stippled textures for a natural look.
The Senate Jurisprudence Committee will tackle a major project this week reforming the Texas penal code. A House committee has already approved a penal code bill as other panels push bills ahead of the May 28 session end.
Book review notes that The Life of an American Mexican dictated by Ramon Gonzales and edited by John J Poggie Jr. portrays a migrant who was born in the United States, deported often, and ultimately settles in Mexico. Gonzales longs for U S wages and comforts while adapting to new customs and Spanish. The narrator is unnamed and the work is presented by University of Arizona Press. The piece also reviews A Simple Act of Kindness by Winston Estes about a man aiding a war buddy widow and an inheritance leading to a murder investigation.
The piece warns that floors often cover up old surfaces in houses and stresses letting rugs dry completely before walking. It advises consider using high quality varnish coats for longevity and to consult refinisher if the floor is finished in unusual dark colors to ensure varnish is appropriate.
Recent memorials honor Dr. Guy C. Pryor and Mrs. Lola Thomas, donated by families including Mr. and Mrs. D.C. Bradley and Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Boykin. Also remembered is Mrs. A B. Smith by Mrs. T. R. Whitehead and Annie Ruth Bell with Crews Bell, noting Lilliputian reference from Swift.
Readers ask about under sink garbage disposers and DIY projects. Advice covers local rules on disposers with cesspools, contractor selection, piano key cleaning, unfinished pine patio furniture varnish, and underground sprinklers with caution to check authorities.
German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau will debut as conductor with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 1974 giving three concerts March 21 22 and 24. Two weeks later he returns as soloist with Zubin Mehta and Daniel Barenboim for an all Schumann program. He has begun conducting in Europe and completed a recording in London.
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