Texas Centennial in Dallas a 40 year reflection
A reminiscence recalls the 1936 Texas Centennial opening in Dallas on June 6 with a grand parade and crowds. The narrator describes concerts by Tommy Dorsey and Duke Ellington era stars, the Streets of Paris, a nude Mona Llesslie moment, and visits to the Hall of State and other landmarks. The piece mentions Roosevelt and Amelia Earhart, a Siamese twin wedding, and the era’s formal dress and excitement surrounding 100 years since Texas independence in 1836.
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Dallas
Genice Graves McClain
Big D
Gates
Duke Ellington
Phil Harris
Tommy Dorsey
Fred Waring
Ina
Ray Hutton
Melodears
Jan Garber
Horace Heidt
Musical Knights
Ben Bernie
Ted Lewis
Louvenia
Tennessee
Moody
Jack
Brownsville
Tenn
Paris
Mona Llesslie
Vassar
Mona
Gulf
Casa Manana
Fort Worth
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Amelia Earhart
Violet Hilton
Jimmy Moore
Texas
Mexico
Spain
France
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
A long reader puzzle listing across and down clues with numbered entries. Clues include oblique hints like Jargon, Ill-mannered, Bluenose, and various short to multiword phrases spanning topics from literature to geography.
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Lil Abner
Crime index shows four percent rise in first quarter 1976
FBI figures released by Edward Levi and Clarence Kelley show serious crime up four percent in the first quarter of 1976 over 1975, with seven offenses included in the Crime Index. Violent crimes fell overall while larceny theft drove the rise. Suburban agencies up three percent and rural up one percent. Northeast up seven percent, North Central five, South two, West one.
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United States
Edward H. Levi
Levi
FBI
Clarence M. Kelley
Kelley
North Central States
Southern States
Western States
Church VBS Series at Quitman Center Street Church of Christ
Vacation Bible School begins 9:30 a.m. Monday at Quitman Center Street Church of Christ and runs daily through Friday from 9:30 to 11:15. Theme is Back to the Bible with classes for all ages. Roy and Marianna Long of Houston teach daily with puppet characters. Transportation offered via office at 845-2531.
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Vacation Bible
Quitman and
Center Street
Church of Christ
Roy and
Marianna Long
Houston
National Parks See 23 Percent Surge In Bicentennial Visits
National Park Service Director Gary Everhardt notes visits to the parks rise 23 percent above 1975 levels through April, signaling a potential exceedance of 252 million projected for the year. The agency promotes advance planning and Bicentennial programs across all parks with road shows and educational projects designed to celebrate 1776 heritage nationwide.
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America
National Park Service
Gary Everhardt
Everhardt
We’ve Come Back for a Little Look Around
A fragmentary scene imagines Ben Franklin and other American greats visiting an 18th century village to see how the liberty experiment launched by Franklin has fared and evolved, inviting reflection on national progress.
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Ben Franklin
Franklin
Two Car Fires Reported In Weekend Fire Blotter
Fire department activity lists two car fires this weekend and early week. A first blaze at 701 W Upshur Monday at 2 08 p.m. cause unknown. a second at 9 32 p.m Tuesday on highway 135 three miles away caused by backfire.
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W. Upshur
Highway 135
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Lady Godiva
Corrinne
Apple
Richard E. Byrd
Black Forest
Hall of State
Linkletter
Daisy
Nantucket
Mass
Troy
Hawaii
Reagan
Roscoe
Adolph
Medias
Perlmutter
Richard
Pat
Eulogy
Billy Green
Lance Hill
Shane Boyce
Billy
Jo Ann Vickers
Justin Loyd
Larry Boshear
Monty
U.S
Crime Up
Harold Wells
State Farm Insurance Companies
Bloomington
Illinois
Stina. Ags Plyenay
Gabardine Jr
Gladewater & Pritchett
Church
Warren City
George Richey
Money Street
McKaig Chevrolet
Darrell Hancock
Ivy Lee
Dairy Queen
Juan
Higher Education
Business College
Longview, Tex
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