Interstate 9 Opens Boost For Buttonwillow Town
Buttonwillow California a town of 1600 hinges on fields and nearby cotton and rice growers. The new Interstate 9 four miles away has brought a restaurant run by the Pino family and visitors from Singapore Hamburg Biloxi Neuilly and other towns. locals note tourism helps but trade isn’t back to 20 years ago. business gains are modest but real with faster Los Angeles to San Francisco travel.
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Buttonwillow
Calif
Mexico
Pino
Nellie Pino
California
San Joaquin Valley
Los Angeles
San Francisco
The
Pines
Singapore
Hamburg
Germany
Biloxi
Miss
Neuilly
France
California State College
Bakerfield
Thailand
Guadalajara
Harry Banister
Old-Timer Not Old Fogy in Plain Talk
A lively comparison outlines differences between an old timer and an old fogy. The former gains respect through experience and openness, while the latter is ridiculed as stuck in yesterday. The piece notes party behavior, workplace chatter, and the fading humor of age.
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New York
Old Fogg
Saxon Sword Found Sparks Thames Angling Prize
Oxford AP reports angler Les Cadet 31 found a 2000 year old Saxon sword during a River Thames fishing contest. He also caught 22 fish and won the event, with museum experts calling the find interesting and valuable.
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Oxford
England
Les Cadet
Thames
Cadet
Ski Team Diet Claims 20 pound loss in two weeks
A promotional pitch touts the U S Women’s Alpine Ski Team Diet promising 20 pounds lost in 14 days. It asserts the plan preserves energy and avoids starvation while claiming easy adherence for travel work or home. It urges readers to order with payment details for a two dollar cost.
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U.S
Colorado
O.K
Information Resources Co
Dept
P.O
Encinitas
Calif
Calendar Of Events In Morgan County And Nearby
Free investing sessions at the Aquadome plus the Decatur Model Airplane Club meet at 7 30 p m Plans for the Aug 26 27 Courtland contest are set The Morgan County Red Cross meets at St John s Episcopal Church at 4 p m with officer elections and volunteer recognition Decatur Shrine Club gathers at Woodall s Barbecue at 7 p m Rev T A Shirley will speak at Summer Manor worship service at 11 a m Retired federal employees meet at Decaturinn at 1 a m Monthly gospel singing at South East Baptist Church 7 p m Lest Denial will sing at Oak Grove Methodist Church Lawrence County 7 p m Gospel singing at 1012 18th Ave SE East Acres community center 9:30 a m 4 p m Fourth annual Penn family reunion at First Federal Penthouse 225 Grant St SE 9 30 a m 4 p m Bring a sket lunch for 1 p m meal Vacation Bible School starts 6 30 p m today at Caddo United Methodist Church Continuing through Friday with classes for all ages Revival at Somerville United Methodist Church through July Rev Finis J Self speaks nightly at 7 p m Revival at Danville Baptist Church through July 21 Rev Donald Bailey guest evangelist Rev Thompson Pitts leads singing Revival at Hartselle West End United Methodist Church through July 21 Rev Don Smitherman guest evangelist Services 7 p m nightly Special music by Harold Thompson Falkville Baptist Church revival 7 30 p m with James W Carraway as guest speaker
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Hartselle
West End United Methodist Church
St. Clair St
Don Smitherman
First Methodist Church of
Childersburg
Decatur
Harold Thompson
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Chapel Hill Nited Methodist Church
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