Quadriplegic painter at Brenham State School creates cards
Leo Butch Cook, a 40 year old resident with cerebral palsy, communicates through head wand assisted painting. Therapists at Brenham State School began the program in 1982, producing Christmas cards sold to fund his trust, with 1800 sets of 16 cards selling out. Cook now explores all occasion and seasonal paintings, aiming for free form work.
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Brenham
Leo
Butch’’ Cook
Brenham State School
Cook
Colleen Hickey- Worley
Hickey-Worley
Donna Leger
Karen Schultz
Leger
Schultz
Austin
St. Patrick’s Day
Texas migration greatest in 80s says researcher
College Station AP reports Texas saw the largest in migration in the early 1980s with 667000 people moving in during 27 months. Robert Skrabanek of Texas A&M Real Estate Research Center notes 1980 85 growth likely to exceed any prior five year period and cites a 63 percent share from other states for 1980s.
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Texas
College Station
Texas A&m
Robert Skrabanek
Texas Real Estate Research Center
Skrabanek
Clements named to state board for judicial conduct
Jamie Clements former state House member and Temple mayor was named to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct by the State Bar for a term through 1989. The Texas Supreme Court reappointed Weatherford judge Harry Hopkins and Houston justice William Juwell to the commission.
HUD Denies Fort Worth Stockyards Grant
The U S Department of Housing and Urban Development rejected a 5 million Urban Development Action Grant to convert the Fort Worth Stockyards into a Western theme entertainment complex. City officials expect the decision to be reconsidered early next year while investors including Wayne Newton plan to invest 27.5 million in nearby private facilities.
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Bob Terrell
Robert L. Herbert
HUD
Crosswords Clues and Answers From The Puzzling Page
A mixed crossword list shows clues across and down with numbers from 14 to 58. Entries include electrical unit, Rosary, Alito, Samuels teacher, nymph of mountains, earthenware vessel, and many more. The page also includes several abbreviations and truncated entries typical of a teletype styled puzzle section from a historical newspaper.
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Clements
Jack Flynn
Washington
Dial
Ig-Mart
Reet
Wal-Mart
Lessie
Bess
Les
Mart
Ruf
Aear
Wal-mart Special
Quaker Super Blend
Voat Mart
YaNncias
Missy
Royal Creations
Tvet Am
MasterCard
Wwai-mart
Forever Candles
Big Tnt
Baron Steel
Metric
Jae
New Mexico
WalMart
Wal*Mart
Idea
Alito
Small Valley
Rosary
Samuel
Paulo
Kitchen
Exploited
Shirley MacLaine Vole
Melville
Munchhausen
Muscat
Pere Sory Ei
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