County H D Council Hears Reports Of Year s Work
The Bosque County Home Demonstration Council met Oct. 96 in the Meridian Fire Station Hall for their annual meeting. Club reports highlighted new 4 H clubs, upholstery projects, and volunteer work at Sunset Home. Plans include 1968 4 H committee chairmanship and programs for the Geriatric Center Clifton Sunset Home event, with Vietnam outreach and a Christmas program at Lone Star Gas Company.
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Bosque County Home Demonstration Council
Meridian Fire Station
Tom White
America
Gus Hoel
Busy Bee
L. Eakin
Coyote
Raymond Lammert
Lazy Dairy
Jim Hall
Town and Country
F. L. Thiele
C. Johle
Eakin
Valley Mills
Coyote HD Club
Lazy Daisy Club
Lazy Daisy
Sunset Home
Vietnam
Town and Country Club
South Texas
Delmelia Dunn
Milton Linberg
Home Demonstration Council
Geriatric Center
Meridian
Clifton Sunset
Lazy Daisy Coyote
Council
HD Council
Clifton City Hall
Lone Star Gas Company
Jake Seljos
Mrs Johnson Enjoys Trip To Hawaii
Mrs. Betty Johnson departed October 14 to reunite with her husband First Lieutenant John G. Johnson in Hawaii. He is stationed at Ton Son Nut Air Base Vietnam. They visited Honolulu sights and Waikiki attractions before he returned to Saigon for four months. She later traveled to San Francisco, then home to Waco with family.
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Betty Johnson
John G. Johnson
Hawaii
Ton Son Nut Air Force Base
Vietnam
Johnson
Honolulu
Garfield Pennell
Lt. Johnson
Ilikai
Waikiki Beach
Pearl Harbor
Don Ho
County H. D. Agent's Report Sewing Tips
County Home Demonstration agent offers sewing tips and practical guidance for home sewers. The article outlines simple techniques, fabric choices, and time-saving steps to improve domestic stitching projects.
Sewing tips and household how tos from mid-century guide
The article compiles practical sewing advice including using mercerized thread, color matching, multi color stitching, thread handling, needle care, and machine tension. It also covers egg production modernization, pruning of ornamental plants, and assorted domestic notes on fashion costs, meat thawing, electric blanket care, and changing roles of women through 1960s milestones.
Busy Bee Club Meets at City Hall
The Busy Bee Club met at City Hall October 19 with Stella Vickery as hostess. Odessa Linberg gave a council report. Mae Jenson was elected regular council delegate. Members urged more 4-H support and scholarships. Dunn discussed pruning tools and timing. Visitors Emma Erlenson and Marget Bakke attended. Nov 9 meeting planned with Mollie Nelson.
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Busy Bee Club
Stella Vickery
Odessa Linberg
Mae Jenson
Mamie Seljos
H.D
Miss Dunn
Emma Erlenson
Marget Bakke
Marine Corps Reserve offers eight month officer program
Captain W A Grubbs announced a new option for qualified young men to fulfill their reserve obligation as Marine Corps officers by serving eight months on active duty. Applicants aged 20 to 26 with a non medical degree may join a class starting November 20 at Quantico for ten weeks of Officers Candidate Course, followed by a five month Officers Basic Course. After commissioning, they will serve the remainder in Waco with weekend drills and two weeks summer training. Additional classes begin in January and February with ongoing applications.
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W. A. Grubbs
Marine Corps Reserve
Grubbs
Quantico
Virginia
Waco
Navy officer program promoted for graduates
Captain Grubbs announced a plan allowing college graduates to meet military obligations as officers with minimal career interruption. He urged qualified young men to contact him at the Navy-Marine Corps Reserve Training Center, 2100 North 41st Street, or call Plaza 3-1077.
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Navy-Marine Corps Reserve Training Center
North 41St Street
Plaza 3
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H. D
Mrs. Johnson
Goodyear Co
Ema
B. W. Massengale
Clifton
Texas
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Marine Corps
Service and Supplies
Pearson
Ian
National Building Centers
S. Ave. D
Fort Worth Press
Molly Mayfield
Lady Bird
Fort Worth
State International
Fort ‘Worth Press
Fort Worth, Texas
Your Electric Light & Power Company
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