Swedish Love Of Flowers As Told By Mrs. S. Johnson
TheSwedes send more flowers than any other people in Europe and perhaps the world, Interflora reports 1,200,000 wire orders last year. Sweden's climate and culture foster gardens in cottages and apartments, with schoolchildren learning flower names and flowers given for birthdays graduations and theatre events. The national railroad system maintains thousands of garden spots at stations, planted for a century with nearly 4 000 pig and over half a million flowers yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. S. Johnson
Europe
Interflora
International Florists’ Organization
Sweden
Linnaeus
Birgit Nilsson
Stockholm Opera
WSCS Holds Meeting at Mrs Edwards Home
The Woman's Society of Christian Service met June 11 at the home of Mrs E W Edwards. President Pat Zimmerman opened with a poem by Henry Van Dyke. Kay Moses was elected Secretary of Literature. Reports covered Student Recognition Day and a new Sunday School class for college aged youth.
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Woman's Society of Christian Service
E. W. Edwards
Hirs
Pat Zimmerman
Henry van Dyke
Kay Moses
Elizabeth Medley
Medley
Mt. Wesley
Kerrville
Edwards
Mesd
Rene Faye Longlois
Doris
Helen Cail
Ada Gaskill
Melba Caudill
Hazel
Progress and Real Cures in Thought and Action
A compact reflection attributing progress to practical effort over grand self estimates. It contrasts veterans of philosophy with practical trials and paces emphasis on iterative steps in human advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Macdonald
Port Isabel Dust Control Proposal Questioned by Reader
Curt H. Frick of Lozano questions the Port Isabel Citizens Dust Control Committee plan to curb dust. He doubts grasses can survive local soil temperatures and proposes a five year guarantee bond for expenditures. He suggests scattering prickly pear cactus to shade grass seedlings.
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Lozano
Texas
Port Isabel
Mr. Smith
New Catholic Church
Curt H. Frick
Understanding Stroke and Cerebral Vascular Disease
A health overview explains cerebral vascular accident or stroke, its causes such as hemorrhage thrombus embolus and compression, and how brain blood supply failure leads to paralysis. It notes prevention challenges treatment options anti clotting drugs surgery and the role of rehabilitation teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Texas
Cian
Meat inspection stamps explained by Texas Extension Service
A Texas Agricultural Extension Service leaflet explains the meaning of pink and red meat inspection stamps and the three levels of oversight. It notes federal, state, and local programs, dual grading with yield grades, and the role of brand names in meat trading. Consumers are assured of safety under public regulations. county agents can provide L-585 copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas State Department of Health
Appaloosa Horse Club Registry Rules and History
The piece notes Appaloosa origins with New Perce possession of stock around 1730 and 1877 exile to Oklahoma. It covers registry eligibility requiring Appaloosa lineage or one Appaloosa parent with a registered Arabian, and mentions judging by a point system recognized by the American Quarter Horse Association and the Texas Appaloosa Horse Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Appaloosa Horse Club
Appaloosa Classes Highlight 12th Annual Charity Horse Show
Enthusiastic support grows for Appaloosa events at the Los Fresnos Lions Club Charity Horse Show now in its 12th year. The Appaloosa Show and Quarterhorse Show run June 28 and 29 as daytime, free-admission events from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily with entrants mostly from South Texas and statewide interest. Bert Wheeler of Houston advocates adding Appaloosa classes, noting the breed’s rising popularity in U S horse shows. The Appaloosa traces to the Nez Perce and Palouse regions, with historical ties reported by Lewis and Clark.
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Los Fresnos Lions Club
Rio Grande Valley
Carolyn Atkinson
Texas
Cording
Bert Wheeler
Houston
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WSCS
Espend
Padre Island
Port Isabel, Texas
Charles F. Kettering
Rinne
Ween
Rexall
Detroit
al Kaline
Boston
Earl Wilson
William M. North
Tile Council of America
Polly Bergen
Robert Collins
Delafield
Wis
John
Agricultural Information Office
Idaho
Washington
Lewis and Clark
Harry
Emmett Sewell
Hayes St
Brownsville
Bobbitt Gulf Service
DIAL
Breedlove Insurance
Hardwid
Hardwick Starline
By Hardwick
Hardwick
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