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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1972

Page

9

Idle Hands Create Loveliness with Crewel Embroidery

Odessa matrons busy with crewel embroidery during TV time. Fran Otterness’s Fran's Knit Shop at 905 East Eighth offers crewel kits with free instruction and guidance. The shop features needlecraft supplies, Bucilla designs, weav e it looms, pattern books, and custom framing.

Odessa Fran Otterness Fran East Eighth George Lane

Strick's Adds Turbotonic Carpet Sweeper Dealership

Strick's announces an exclusive Turbotonic Carpet Sweeper dealership alongside lawnmowers. The tank-type vacuum includes carpet upholstery and floor attachments with an unconditional four year motor guarantee, and optional cloth or paper bags. Dave Stricklin invites in-home demonstrations at 118 West 16th Street.

Dave Stricklin Dave West 16Th Street Strick’s

Nu Way Cleaners offerings and locations listed

Nu Way Cleaners advertises affordable cleaning services with prices such as dresses and suits for 1.08 and pants at three for 1.34. Notes two shops at Seventh and Dixie and 2023 North Grandview under owner-manager Hessie Moore. Also mentions seasonal storage cleaning and emphasis on attentive service. Also reports a separate science note on high protein intake and cancer risks featuring Dr. Willard J. Visek discussion of ammonia from protein digestion and its possible link to cancers.

Nu-Way Seventh Dixie North Grandview Hessie Moore New York Cornell University United States Willard J. Visek New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Cornell American Chemical Society Visek Man Viske

Quotes on 1976 politics and campaign reform

A set of quotes includes Vice President Spiro Agnew dismissing delegate apportionment talk as counterproductive for a 1976 nomination. Morris Dees describes a religious campaign fundraising movement backing George McGovern. Professor Gates Agnew discusses an Indiana University program allowing students to declare academic bankruptcy to erase poor grades.

Spiro T. Agnew Morris Dees George McGovern Gates Agnew Indiana University

Johnson Observes 4th Birthday at LBJ Ranch

Former President Lyndon B. Johnson marked his fourth birthday with a quiet day at the LBJ Ranch. John son and his wife Lady Bird spent Sunday at the ranch house with no special festivities planned. Pope Paul VI Sends Blessings to Olympics in Munich

Stonewall, Tex Lyndon B. Johnson Lbj Ranch Johnson Lady Bird Ranch House

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