Reading cereal labels to cut costs and dental bills
A government study urges choosing unsweetened cereals over sugared ones to save money and reduce dental decay in children. Dr. Ira Shannon notes sugar content affects value and health, with many cereals exceeding 50 percent sugar. Reading ingredient lists helps spot high sugar, and alternatives include cereals with little added sugar or homemade options using whole grains and add-ons like milk and fruit.
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Ira Shannon
Oral Disease Research Laboratory
Houston Veterans Hospital
Shannon
Eig
Renting furnished homes widely growing in America
Furniture rental, a ten year old industry, is expanding with 12 to 15 percent sales growth projected over the next decade. More than 200 firms offer leased home furnishings for newlyweds, singles, and others seeking quick, economical setup. Average monthly fees run 50 to 70 dollars with one month’s rent in advance and 20 dollar delivery charges each way.
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Furniture Rental Association of America
Dept. SC
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
Decorating Notebook Dear Mrs. R G A Guide to Budget Kitchen Makeovers
This note outlines affordable ways to personalize a standardized kitchen. Suggestions include window flowers, a pegboard for pots, shelves for cookbooks and decorative items, shutters to brighten light, a colorful rug, wallpaper or paint, and even cabinet tops. It emphasizes checking lease restrictions and restoration costs. A modest budget can yield a distinctive, inviting work center.
Local Coin Club Sets Events and Auctions
Comanche County Coin Club hosts a 7 30 p m auction of foreign and U S gold and silver coins at the YMCA on Thursday March 2. The club plans a coin and stamp show April 29 30 at Sandpiper Inn with Arkansas Texas New Mexico Kansas and Oklahoma coin collections. Gradz Leatherwood chairs the events and a coin and paper money display runs at City National Bank through Friday March 3 open to the public.
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United States
YMCA
Comanche County Coin Club
Sandpiper Inn
Arkansas
Texas
New Mexico
Kansas
Oklahoma
Gradz Leatherwood
City National Bank
Exercise Beats Diet In Fighting Obesity
Memphis State University psychologistDr. Andrew Meyers argues obesity is not solely caused by eating more and that modest exercise changes can aid weight loss. He cites studies showing no eating speed difference between overweight and thin people and suggests daily walks or light activity may help rather than drastic diets. The work emphasizes individual activity plans and gradual change over crash diets. A separate note announces Southwestern Oklahoma State University speaker Dr. Leroy Thomas at the Great Plains Writers Association meeting in Weatherford with a pre-meeting dinner.
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Memphis, Tenn
Memphis State University
Andrew Meyers
Meyers
Albert Stankard
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Memphis State
Pennsylvania
Stankard
Dr. Meyers
Leroy Thomas
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Weatherford
Great Plains Writers’ Association
Armed Services Ymca
Wade
Homemaking Tips for Wax, Cards and Candles
Step by step guide shows removing a plastic cap from a can of self polishing liquid floor wax, cleaning the can with detergent and water, then affixing greeting cards to the exterior and sealing with acrylic spray. It further explains adapting standard candles to a candleholder by shaving the base to fit.
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Marion Wells
Jean Mayer
Consumers Union
I! Dif
American Physical Fitness Research Institute
Moraga Drive
West
Los Angeles
Calif
Joan O’sullivan
Les Seago
Associated Press
Bank Americaid
Cache Road Square
W. Lee Blvd
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