One-time cattleman crafts bronze cowboy life sculptures
Rick Jackson, a former cattleman and trailer salesman from Jack County, now crafts bronze sculptures of cowboy life. He carves each piece from wax before bronze, finishing only two or three per year in a leased barn near Jacksboro. His commission piece A Powerful Force depicts a balding cowboy on horseback, reflecting hard times in the cattle industry.
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Jacksboro
Rick Jackson
Texas Cattle Feeders Association
Jackson
Couple sues Yellow Pages over misclassified escort service
G W Thomas and wife Anita sue U S West Direct in district court alleging negligence for listing their highway escort service for over sized vehicles as Escort Services Personal in the Yellow Pages. They say calls from people seeking companionship flood in nightly and seek unspecified damages.
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Thomas
Anita
U.S. West Direct
Thomases
Woman recalls cancer battle in Hereford memory
A Hereford woman recounts her thyroid cancer diagnosis on May 17, 1980, after a pregnancy and subsequent surgeries. She describes the emotional toll, the treatment in Dallas, the removal of thirty lymph nodes with three malignant, and her path to coping with fear and seeking counseling.
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Hereford
Sandy
Clyde Rush
Dallas
Rush
Planned Parenthood hosts West Texas benefit at Dos Amigos
Staff reports say Planned Parenthood of the Permian Basin will hold a Sunday evening benefit from 5 to 10 at Dos Amigos on 47th Street and Golder Avenue. Debra Sewall cites fundraising for eight Permian Basin communities while lifting spirits amid funding cuts. Activities include dancing with Eagle Creek, games, and a continuing raffle. reservations via 563-2530.
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Planned Parenthood of
The
Peramian Basin
Dos Amigos
47Th Street
Golder Avenue
Debra Sewall
PPPB
Permian Basin
West Texas
Eagle Creek
North Cowden Goldsmith Annual Reunion Planned
The North Cowden-Goldsmith area reunion is set for June 28 from 11 30 a.m. to 2 30 p.m. at Slater Park Community Building corner 38th Street and Pleasant Avenue. Hosts are G T Hemphill and Margaret Hemphill and Frank and Pat Brown with contact numbers 337 0875 and 337 1368.
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North Cowden-Goldsmith
Slater Park
38Th Street
Pleasant Avenue
G.T
Margaret Hemphill
Frank
Pat Brown
Six Flags Over Texas Poised for Hefty Summer Attendance
Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington expects about 2.5 million visitors this summer as Texas tourism rebounds. From South Padre Island beaches to Dallas Southfork Ranch, the state anticipates roughly 40 million travelers this season.
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Texas
Arlington
South Padre Island
Dallas
Southfork Ranch
First West Texas Kidney Foundation fundraiser in Odessa
West Texas Chapter of the National Kidney Foundation of Texas held its May 17 fund raiser a five minute Grocery Grab at Skaggs Alpha Beta in Odessa. Over 2,000 tickets sold. The winner was 12 year old Chris Hernandez Jr who won 247.20 dollars worth of groceries. Proceeds support research organ transplant and educational programs.
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West Texas
National Kidney Foundation of Texas
Skaggs Alpha Beta
Odessa
Chris Hernandez Jr
Chris
Pat Hernandez
Kermit
Call
Exercise Could Be Hazardous to Your Health
A lighthearted take notes that new studies question the benefits of daily exercise and link middle-age weight gain to longevity while poking fun at public fitness enthusiasm and dress shields for sweat. The piece delivers a playful look at fitness trends and health scrutiny.
Questioning the fitness movement and body ideals
A critic argues that 30 minutes of exercise every other day suffices for many women and that weight tends to rise with age. The piece challenges anonymous authorship of fitness charts, exposes contradictions in the industry, notes fashion targets like Barbie dolls, and defends heavier women who live longer, urging public scrutiny.
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Pankey
Planned Parenthood
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Moose No
Moose Lodge
Barbara Stanley
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American Red Cross of
Mike Convington
University of Texas
Duck Pond
Gaylan Rainey
Texas Electric Service Company
Montgomery Wards
Paul G. Mahoney
Veterans of Foreign Wars
E. 63Rd St
Jean Wright
Big Spring State Hospital
Council Extension
Inez Carlton
Betty Hackley
Lenore Williams
Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Fort Worth
Gail Barnes
Helen Pettit
June Naylor
Shirley Shumate
Julia Smith
Presidents of
Gail Loving Barnes
Wit’s End
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