Campaign Chairman Named Kiss Your Baby Campaign Named
Mrs. Larry Hailes accepts the chairmanship of the Annual Fall Campaign for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to recruit volunteers and educate the community while raising funds for research education and care programs for children with cystic fibrosis and other lung diseases. Cystic Fibrosis is the leading genetic killer of children with about one in twenty Americans as symptomless carriers. The disease is inherited when both parents carry the recessive gene and no cure is known.
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Larry Hailes
Age and Earnings Affect Social Security Benefits in 1978
The new retirement tests segment earnings limits into three age spans under 65 65 to 72 and 72 and over. In 1978 under 65 can earn up to 3240 while 65 and over up to 4000 without reducing benefits. At 72 benefits are not reduced by excess earnings beyond the annual exempt amount. For 65 plus the monthly test allows up to 334 monthly without loss. Odessa office at 516 First National Bank Building 332-9423.
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Odessa
Obituaries for Sarah Hoss and John Cummings
Services for Sarah Louise Hoss 83 of Grandfalls will be 10 a.m. Monday at Union Church Grandfalls with Rev Glen Harrington. Burial at Lawn Haven Cemetery San Angelo at 4 p.m. under Wilson-Miller Funeral Home. Hoss died Friday July 7 1978 at Ward Memorial Hospital after sudden illness born October 19 1894 in Neadesha Kansas moved to Grandfalls 1943 member of Methodist Church and Haven Kansas Order of Eastern Star. Husband Ted F Hoss preceded her in death 1957. Survivors include brother Ed Cohee Wynnewood Oklahoma three grandchildren 10 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Services for John Cummings brother of Mrs Addie Austin Mona were held recently in Bellville. Cummings 92 died June 11 in Bellville native of Austin County deacon of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and Chancellor Commander of Headlight Lodge No 184 for six years. Survivors include one other sister and two brothers.
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Haven
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Austin County
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
Headlight Lodge
Would You Believe Snow In France Turns Black Dec 6 1926
Reader note recalls a 1926 event claiming snow in France appeared black on December 6. The item asserts the world’s largest gem, totaz of 1.38 million carats, weighs 596 pounds.
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France
Community thanks readers for support during Pittman recovery
The Pittman family thanks Monahans News readers and residents of Monahans Grandfalls Wickett and Pyote for prayers visits and financial help during Willard Pittman’s hospital stay at Odessa Medical Center. He is home in Grandfalls recovering and the family expresses gratitude for Ward County’s caring community.
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