Food Costs Decline in Share of Income Says Expert
Gwendoyre Clyatt of Texas A M University notes Americans now spend about 17 percent of take home pay on food, the lowest level. She contrasts with 1914 when an hour of work yielded less than a pound of bacon, and 1999 could buy about two to three pounds for the same hour.
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Gwendoyre Clyatt
Texas A&m University
Simple Rules Preserve Spices
Guidelines to protect spice aroma emphasize sealing containers after use and storing in a cool dry dark pantry away from heat and light.
New Velvet-Surfaced Fiber Finish Demonstrated
Jane Berry of Extension housing and home furnishings specialist reports a new electrostatic velvet finish for fibers. The durable water proof flame proof and dirt resistant coating provides insulation and sound absorption. Fibers bonded end-first in an electrostatic flocking process create a seamless, velvet-like surface.
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Jane Berry
Extersion Housing
Spice usage advice for enhancing meals
The note encourages using spices liberally at purchase and during use to greatly enhance the enjoyment of food. It emphasizes the role of spices in elevating flavor and dining pleasure.
Sharing the Risk and Insurance Basics
The Insurance Information Institute notes that property and liability insurance buyers participate in a risk sharing venture. Individuals pay small premiums to protect against severe loss or financial hardship from misfortune.
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New York
Insurance Informion Institute
New York Insurance Institute Reports On Marine Coverage History
The Insurance Information Institute reports that marine insurance, once meant to cover goods in transit by non ocean carriers, originated to insure items beyond jewelry and firearms.
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New York
Insurance Information Institute
Repor's
Cotillion Reveals Area Members at Brownsville Ball
Two Port Isabel girls joined the Lower Rio Grande Valley Cotillion Club as new members at the Christmas Presentation Ball in Jacob Brown Auditorium Brownsville on December 23. Margaret Ann Shanks of Los Fresnos also attended the event held December 28 with escorts as juniors from Lower Valley towns enjoyed the evening and a buffet supper after the dances.
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Port Isabel
Rio Grande Valley
Coillion Club
Jacob Brown
Brownsville
Susan Bourdreaux
Milton Boudraux
Steve Cervantes
Kathleen Louise Walker
J. H. Walker
Edmund Pachacek
Margaret Ann Shanks
Los Frestos
Pio Grande Valley
Cotillion
Lower Valley
Playboys
Cooperation rule in liability insurance upheld in court
A man claimed no fault in an accident but later changed his story to aid the victim. The court found this violated the cooperation clause, releasing the insurer from obligations. The piece, a public service feature by Wilt Bernard for ABA and Texas Bar, stresses truthful, constant testimony.
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In Urarce
The
American Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Wilt Bernard
Insurance market spans thousands of firms with broad state reach
The Insurance Information Institute says more than 3 000 companies offer property and liability insurance including fire and auto coverages. About 900 companies operate in all or most states, highlighting a wide nationwide landscape for consumers and businesses.
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New York
Insurance Information Institute
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