Toilet seat lid check nets odd tax tale in Peoria
Ann Landers column recalls a Peoria woman who paid a sewer bill with a check written on a toilet seat lid, including bank name and account number. Bank officials accepted the check as legal but won’t mail the canceled item. experts say there’s no precedent or law, and no obligation to return it.
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Baked Hash Quick brunch dish from 1950s guide
Cooked potatoes and fat free corned beef mix with onion pepper and light cream. Bake in a buttered dish at 390 degrees for about 20 minutes yields four large servings.
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Cecily Brownstone
Associated Press
Sally Field Stars in Norma Rae as Union Militant Mill Worker
Sally Field portrays a southern mill worker who awakens intellectually and becomes a union militant in Norma Rae. Beau Bridges plays her husband and Ron Leibman the organizer. director Martin Ritt and writers Irving Ravetch Harriet Frank Jr. adapt real life experiences of women who faced stigma for organizing.
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Ron Leibman
Irving Ratvetch
Harriet Frank Jr
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Laurel Canyon
Leftover Ritual Revealed By Erma Bombeck
The columnist argues women possess a leftover gene guiding frugal habits. She describes the "leftover ritual" with pots, lids, and rotation, noting men misjudge the process and that containers, from peach pits to taco sauce, accumulate in the fridge while the husband notices only the soda box.
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Erma Bombeck
Pecos visitors during spring break from Texas Tech and kin in Pecos
Leslie Daniel, daughter of Eddie and Mrs. Daniel, visited Pecos from Lubbock while on spring break. The Teagues and Moores joined Pecos celebrations for family birthdays with honorees Meredith Moore Greg Moore and Ben Teague. Tony Flores of Lubbock, a Texas Tech freshman, spent holidays at home. W D Lawler in Methodist Hospital, Lubbock, with a broken leg. Sally and Howard Hathorn of Abilene, Abilene Christian University students, stayed with Vernon and family. The Rains family from Yukon, and Lewis Woodard hosted Patricia Woodard, with Bill working at Champion Chemicals in Midland.
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Eddie Daniel
Iowa
Pecos
Texas Tech University
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Adams
Ben Teague
Brady
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Meredith
Greg Moore
Tony Flores
Abram Flores
Barstow
W.D. Lawler
Jefferson
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Sally
Howard Hathorn
Abilene
Vernon Hathorn
Alamo
Abilene Christian University
Howard
Bill
Patricia Rains
Steven
Keely Kay
Yukon
Okla
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Lewis Woodard
East Ninth
Champion Chemicals
Midland
Lower thermostat by four degrees cuts gas use
Expert tips from a gas company urge lowering the thermostat by four degrees to reduce gas consumption by about 12 percent. For every degree, gas use falls roughly 3 percent, with examples showing $4.50 savings on a $50 bill when dropping from 72 to 68. Weatherstripping and conservation are highlighted as payback and comfort boosters.
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