Texas Tornado Warnings Save Children at Presbyterian Home
In 1976 Texas saw frequent tornadoes as NWS warnings, Hill County deputies and a volunteer weather station directed evacuations at a Presbyterian children's home sheltering 75 youths in a basement. Texans urged to heed watch and warning terms and practice safety, with few deaths that year.
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National Weather Service
Hill County
Sheriff's Office
NWS
Texas Insurance Information Center
TIIC
The
Insurance Information Institute
Department of Public Safety
Insurance
THC
Texas Insurance Advisory Association
Civil Defense
Weather Service
Officials name CDRI land site committee leaders
W H Bill Collyns and Dr W Frank Blair head the Business and Scientific divisions of the CDRI land site committee. Collyns, Midland Reporter Telegram editor and retiring West Texas Chamber president, also leads the Texas Chamber of Commerce. Blair, UT Austin zoologist, contributes his desert habitat expertise. The initial committee includes figures from Alpine Fort Stockton Odessa San Angelo and Houston with leaders from CDRI UT Austin and National Park Service.
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W.H
Bill) Collyns
W. Frank Blair
CDRI
Collyns
Midland Reporter-Telegram
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Texas Chamber of Commerce
Blair
University of Texas At Austin
Chihuahuan Desert
Midland
Bob Corkins
Alpine
Gene Cummings
Fort Stocktin
James Elam
Marfa
Nathan Galloway
Odessa
Roy Scudday
General Land Office
Tucker Sutherland
San Angelo
Pat Watts
Fort Davis
Science Division
Frank Blair
UT Austin
Dwight Deal
Arthur H. Harris
UT el Paso
W. Grainger Hunt
Arthur J. Link
Home Petroleum
Houston
Roland Waller
National Park Service
Town House Sale Noted in Unclear Listing
A fragmentary OCR entry mentions a town house, prices like 62 cents and 180, a 10 cent box, and a Polly Spointer reference, but the details are unclear and no complete event is described.
Dear Polly advices on suede care and home tips
Readers share tips for cleaning suede bags with cornmeal and suede brush, drying lampshades, making knit slipcovers, and odor control with baking soda. Advice covers stain removal, lamp shade washing, and practical household hacks from Polly and contributors.
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Polly
Linda
Gwi
Eno
Alice Dear
Rense
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