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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1941
Page
6
Defense savings stamps come in 10 25 50 cent and 1 and 5 dollar amounts with a free album on the first stamp purchase to mount 25 cent stamps. Defense bonds offer Series E options at 18.75 37.50 75 3875 or 750 dollars.
Prices for Series F bonds span from 74 to 7400 dollars and Series G bonds from 100 to 10000 dollars. For Defense Bonds or Stamps buyers should visit the nearest post office bank or savings and loan association or write to the Treasurer of the United States Washington D C for a mail order form.
Light rain graced FIELD CREEK on Monday easing concerns among farmers about cotton pests. Local visits included Maurice and William Barclay families in Valley Spring and a Brady outing with Mrs. Barclay and Laverine Brown. A baby boy named T arrived at Brady hospital. The Baptist meeting ended with two baptisms. Othello Simpson returned from Louisiana to join kin at a reunion in Richard's Park Brady. Nearby families from San Saba Newlin Voca and Pontotoc gathered for the J B Walker kin reunion.
Local visits include Walker and son Lewis of Field Creek Valley Spring. Pauline Moore and Darrel Flanagan wed last Saturday. Friends wish the couple a happy life. Richland Springs and Pontotoc residents visit, housewarming and musical gatherings held. Grandma McLeod, Catherine McLeod, dies at home. burial in Pontotoc cemetery. College Station reports doctors urge vitamins for children to prevent eye issues with diet guidelines and warnings about excessive sugar.
A Missouri resident wrote to President Roosevelt declaring pride in being American. He notes his Czech and English heritage, mentions his family, and cites daily comforts like a refrigerator and radio as proof of American benefits. He thanks God for America and emphasizes his family's welfare and safety.
The article notes that excessive sugar in rat diets leads to cataract formation and draws a parallel to cataracts in people with diabetes, implying a connection between high sugar consumption and eye disease.
A Texas Almanac survey lists 218 Texas communities at 2000 feet or more above sea level. Frijole in Culberson county tops at 5450 feet, with Paisano near 6078 feet in Presidio county. Palmer has three towns above 4000 feet, while Sabine Pass and Velasco sit near sea level. El Paso is the state’s highest city. Galveston is the lowest.
A worker chronicles his ascent from ex-rand boy to production manager at an electrotype foundry. He plans to display a large flag as a Friday pledge to a new united America. He also notes household routines and a stat line on Texas ice cream production in 1939.
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