Smithsonian brothers shaped Smithsonian through 19th century act
In New Harmony Indiana two Owens brothers influenced the creation of the Smithsonian Institution. Robert Dale Owen son of the town founder and U.S. Representative introduced the congressional bill that funded the Smithsonian. David Dale Owen America’s first geologist donated a major mineral collection and collaborated with Washington architects on the project.
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New Harmony
Ind
Indiana
Smithsonian Institution
Robert Dale Owen
U.S
House of Representatives
Smithsonian
Owen
David Dale Owen
America
Washington Architects
Obes
Lg & de
Right and Left Handed President Scribed
Fragmentary OCR note describes a right and left handed president concept with terms like sthbidextristle and simultaneous demonstration of typing or marking with both hands. No clear names or locations are readable.
Welfare reform bill targets Aid to Families with Dependent Children
Rep. Ray Roberts leads a bipartisan push in the House to save taxpayers more than 1.8 billion annually by reforming AFDC. The measure, backed by over 30 cosponsors and Ways and Means members, aims to close tax loopholes and reduce abuse in the nation’s costliest welfare program.
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Washington
Dlc
Ray Roberts
Dtex
House
Ways and Means Committee
Roberts
Welfare reform and women’s economic role debated in Panola
Speech outlines shifting welfare policy with tighter eligibility and fraud controls. Cites California reform success reducing non entitled caseloads, boosting benefits for needy families, and delivering tax rebates. Advocates work requirements and assets from non-treedy individuals while expanding child support enforcement.
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Roberts
California
New Hampshire
New York
Michigan
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Congress
Texas legislature deadline ends 60 day bill intake
The Texas House observed the 60 day limit with a March 14 deadline for bills with statewide impact. By then over 3,000 bills and resolutions had been introduced as members push to advance their agendas. Representative Hamp Atkinson and I introduced a dairy three quart container bill to restore distribution flexibility.
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Texas
Dorothy Hallman
Texas House of Representatives
House
Senate
Hamp Atkinson
Cass County
International Paper Company
Editor's Quote Book Kindness Language Quote
Mark Two notes that kindness is a language the deaf and the blind can read. The line reflects inclusive communication and empathy as universal values in everyday life.
Proxmire Sees Mixed Feelings Over Love Grant
A columnist defends an $84,000 NSF grant to study why people fall in love, arguing such research can yield valuable insight and noting Proxmire’s critique as a political clash. The piece uses humorous rural imagery and warns against ending love research, framing it as essential despite public funding debates.
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National Science Foundation
U.S
William Proxmire
D-Wis
University of Minnesota
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Michigan State University
Texas A&m University
Sen. Proxmire
Sen Proxmire
Proxmire
Foundation
Caddo Lake
Senior Citizens Corner on Social Security Earnings Limits
Part time work can affect Social Security eligibility. If annual earnings are 2400 or less benefits remain untouched. Earning over 2400 reduces benefits at one dollar per two dollars earned above 2400. No monthly withholding if earnings are under 200 and no substantial work in your own business. Substantial work hinges on more than 45 hours per month or high skilled management in a large business.
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America
The Livery Stable restaurant visiting Texarkana nostalgia
A Texarkana visit to The Livery Stable blends dining with antiques and memories from a bygone era. The writer recalls soda fountains, barber chairs, and a brick building once stabled for horses, while hoping to learn the building’s history and noting Texarkana’s valued old architecture.
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Corpus Christi
Claremore
Texarkana
the Marrie d
Ronald
Mary
Charlie McChesney
Lorena McChesney
Cecile Jordan
Charlie
Mr Williams
Bob Wills
San Antonio
Clarksville
Dallas
San Francisco
Ghiradelli Square
Gladewater Mirror subscription and history note
The Gladewater Mirror publishes Thursdays and Sundays in Gladewater Texas with rates for home delivery and mail subscriptions. It merged with The Gladewater Times Tribune in 1949 and The White Oak Texan in 1969.
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Gladewater Publishing Company
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Gladewater
Gregg County
Texas
Gladewater Times-Tribune
White Oak Texan
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Washington Report
Panola Texas
Lee Public Library
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Austin Report
Buck Florence
Texas Dairies
Gladewater High School
Dale Miller
Dixon Brown
Circle K
Kiwanis International
Kiwanis
Johnny Dishman
Brown
Ambassador College
Kilgore Jr. College
Joe White Circle
KJC
Kilgore
Jimmy Brown
Citizen's
Jim Collins
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