Teens model back to school fashions at Reecia's show
A Friday night style show at Reecia's features teens modeling fall back to school outfits. Centered on young ladies returning to school, ensembles include pantsuits for school and sport, long dresses for events, and classic school dresses.
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Reecia
Carol Casimir
Jack Casimir
Claire Dennison
John P. Dennison
Plum
Marilyn Stephens
Bill Pigman
Washington
Penny Nail
A. B. Nail
S. Eddy
Debbie Ford
Clark Ford
Debra Kincheloe
Post Office affair and vacation courtesy letters
Ann Landers advises on confronting a long affair between a retired postmaster and a colleague. She suggests saying little when meeting the wife at conventions and advises against pressuring the other woman. A separate reader complains about guests overstaying and invading finances, prompting a guidance on boundaries and budgeting.
Trolley Dodgers Named From Brooklyn Streetcar Tracks
After the last streetcar ceases, baseball fans recall how a downtown labyrinth of tracks inspired the nickname of quick-footed players. The Trolley Dodgers later became famous as the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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Trolley Dodgers
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dallas University to Launch Creative Writing Master’s Program
The University of Dallas will inaugurate a new master’s degree in creative writing led by Caro line Gordon. A panel of eminent writers including Eudora Welty and Walker Percy will judge students work, with a two semester craft focus before writing begins in summer.
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University of Dallas
Caroline Gordon
Miss Gordon
Eudora Welty
John Hall Wheelock
Sean O’faolain
Wilfrid Sheed
Howard Baker
Robert Fitzgerald
Leonie Adams
Walker Percy
Birthday party honors Cheryl Rae McCarty turning two
Cheryl Rae McCarty daughter of Mr and Mrs Danny McCarty celebrated her second birthday with a home party hosted by her grandparents Mr and Mrs E B Painter at 2027 Adams. A rocking horse shaped cake was made by Mrs Painter and gifts included a tricycle.
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Cheryl Rae McCarty
Danny McCarty
Adams
E. B. Painter
Cheryl
H. O. McCarty
S. Maple
Pegepy
Allan McCarty
M. G. Wiswell
Pam Maddux
Tamra Owens
Dan Painter
Dana
Alamo
Maynette Scott
R. M.stevenson
Alberta
Braniff to Expand Acapulco Resort Hotel Project
Braniff International will operate the 114 room Club de Pesca resort in Acapulco Bay and add a 486 room high rise, with opening planned in spring 1976. Owner Miguel Guajardo and Braniff officials said the existing club with villas and a private dock will stay open during expansion.
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Acapulco
Mexico
Club de Pesca
Acapulco Bay
Braniff International
Miguel Guajardo
Mexico City
Guajardo
Chester J. van Borst
Braniff Hotel
Rev Covington Joins Family in Pecos for Retirement
The Rev Foster Lucas Covington and his wife moved to Pecos on July 28 from Texarkana. He pastored Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church there for 17 years and is now retired. He praised Pecos for its people and hospitality and offered to help enrich the town’s religious life. Their daughter and son-in-law, J R Kelley and family, also took teaching positions in Pecos and the Covingtons settled there to be near grandchildren.
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Foster Lucas Covington
Teague
Pecos
Texarkana
Covington
Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church
Dallas Policewomen Break Barriers in a Large Force Drive
In Dallas, 58 policewomen now cover roles from criminal investigation to traffic and tactical units. Since admission in 1976, nine women patrol, including seven graduates from last May's Academy class. Nineteen are Black, boosting Black officers to 60 percent of the current Black on the force, which totals 50 men.
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Dallas (Ap
Dallas
Police Academy
Northwest Station
Sister Lupe Landmark Missing on Ft. Stockton Hwy
A note marks Sister Lupe location 2 miles south of Monahans outside city limits on Fort Stockton Highway 18 with a sign to guide search efforts.
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Monahans
Stockton Hwy
Safety pins basic to Indian jewelry
Mrs. Harry Boehnemann of 1504 Cowan makes Indian jewelry from safety pins, gold and nickel. She combines pins, seeds and beads into varied styles and colors, using a book for instructions. She notes the craft is fast when started, but rewarding with slow steady work and a love for beautiful pieces. She reports difficulty finding pins in Pecos.
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Harry Boehnemann
Cowan
Boehnemann
Boehinemann
Pecos
Carlson Family Visit Highlights Local Memories
Carlsons visit parents in Willow as Curtis Carlson Jr. and kin from Lewisville spend weekend at 1222 8 Willow. Odessa hobby shops supply pins for many necklace styles while Indian Jewelry gains fashion traction.
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Curtis Carlson Jr
Lewisville
Wit
C. E. Carlson
Willow
Odessa
Dallas Flour Mill Shuts After 61 Years of Operation
The Peavy Co of Minneapolis announced the closure of a Dallas flour mill that has operated for 61 years. The plant employs 136 workers and can produce 850000 pounds of flour daily. The site will be relocated or disposition decided later as transportation patterns shift away from the Southeast market.
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Dallas
Peavy Co
Minneapolis
Texas Mills
United States
T.O. Marron
Texas
Marron
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Battle Jackets
Ann Landers
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Filma
McCarty
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Rev. Covington
R. Kelley
Lupe
Reater
Réauel
Psycnic
Sister Lupe
Jeans Reg
Peecas
Pil Feuel Ss
Harry Boelneman
J. B. Woodley
Harold Wendt
Harold
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