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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1975
Page
2
A reader describes using daily task lists to boost motivation and sense of achievement, checking off 15 to 20 items as the day progresses. Other letters note pocket patch hacks, cheese grater cleaning with a bottle brush, and using plastic or vinyl tablecloths with children to protect surfaces.
A reader shares home hacks for brightening a dull kitchen tablecloth using window cleaner and a toothbrush, plus tips on mailing treats to an elderly grandfather. The note suggests repackaging baked goods in an egg carton and using a muffin tin for small treats.
A fragmented TV timetable shows a dense slate with hits and movies including Bullitt Night Drum Attack on Terror and The Private War of a Major Benson. Late night options feature Movin On Perry Mason and Virginian along with Spanish parities and Wide World Special wrap.
Time slots list morning to noon TV programming with game shows soap operas and children’s programs. Entries include Sesame Street Captain Kangaroo Speed Racer The Electric Company Password and Love of Life among others with titles and hosts noted.
On February 20 1975 history notes key events including John Glenn orbiting the earth in 1962 and King James I of Scotland murdered in Perth in 1437. Also Washington signed the US Post Office act in 1792 and the US Supreme Court affirmed federal power over states in 1809.
AP reporter visits NBCs Another World noting a 60 minute drama with seven time outs and 20 ads while tracking a wedding plot. Characters Mack, Rachel, Carol, Iris and Robert drive a tale of deception, loves, and family tension amid nonstop commercials and a Crisco shampoo joke.
A TV schedule lists daytime programs and features including Old time pianos, Dream of Jeannie, Days of Our Lives, The $10,000 Pyramid, and movie Chain Lightning with Humphrey Bogart. Also shown are Edge of Night, Doctors, Guiding Light, and The Big Showdown.
CINCINNATI Ohio AP report notes Harry H. Garrison in Port Lavaca Texas sells modern pianos and Baldwin and Steinway players. He highlights a 1905 Baldwin or Steinway as classics, recounting the rise of player pianos and their decline with radio and film. Garrison emphasizes lasting mechanical design and staff with decades of experience at Baldwin.
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