Valley Chamber Begins New Building in Weslaco
Ground was broken Monday for the Valley Chamber of Commerce headquarters at the southeast corner of Expressway 83 and Farm Road 1015 in Weslaco. Al Cisneros led the ceremony with other officials including William M. Nix Clyde Fincher Raymond Stotzer and Dan Winship involved as project progresses toward a July completion with a total project cost around 190000.
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Weslaco
Valley Chamber of Commerce
al Cisneros
Brownsville
William M. Nix
McAllen
Clyde Fincher
Harlingen
Cameron County
Raymond Stotzer
Pharr
Texas Highway Department
Dan Winship, Inc
Chamber
Early football players wore minimal gear with strap assists
Short Takes describe a bygone gridiron practice where players lacked helmets and shoulder pads. Ball carriers wore straps that teammates could grasp to haul them toward the goal, illustrating rougher game days and improvised safety.
Careful Use of Disposable Tableware for Sanitation
Homemakers rely on paper and plastic service items to curb germs in hospitals cafeterias and mass food service. Follow rules to maintain sanitation avoid reusing torn items and store dry cartons off the floor. The article notes the 1893 Columbian Exposition Ferris wheel as the era’s largest with 36 cars and 2160 riders.
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Chicago
Egg powers the plate and helps budgets in market notes
In Market Report from College Station, Mrs. Gwendolyne Clyatt of Texas A&M notes eggs stay priced steady and highlight value in pork cuts, beef roasts and fryer chickens for freezing. Produce remains abundant with sweet potatoes rising slightly and a broad mix of vegetables available at economical prices while apples appear as fruit bugs.
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College Station
Gwendolyne Clyatt
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University System
Greeks Celebrate Christmas With Carols Feasts And Water Blessing
Greek families sing carols on Christmas Eve with clay drums and steel triangles and share figs walnuts almonds and money. A dawn service follows and families bake Christosomo and Kourbiedes before a feast including cheridon. The Epiphany water blessing is led by the archbishop and the cross is dived for by swimmers at Battery Park in New York.
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Aleft
Church of
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