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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1975
Page
2
Dear Heloise writes about a space saving idea for closets using a purse hanging storage bag with deep compartments to store large board games on their sides. One game fits per section making them easy to remove and access.
A reader column featuring tips on tidying storage habits and household chores. Advice covers returning moved items to new spots, efficient dish rinsing, quick soaking after meals, handy knitting needle tips, and freezing bread for French toast to keep the center soft. Enis Ingold signs off with praise.
A dense TV timetable lists shows across 5:00 PM to midnight including Lucy, The Electric Company, Dragnet, The Waltons, FBI, and Hollywood Squares. Movies feature Flight from Ashiya and The Face of Fu Manchu with Spanish programs and late news slots filling the late night.
A fragmented list shows morning TV programs and a community calendar with show names such as Captain Noah Sesame Street Mister Rogers Batman Speed Racer Captain Kangaroo and later lines referencing The Brady Bunch The Young and Restless and The Romagnolis Table Calendar. The garbled items suggest a station lineup with various children's programs game shows soaps and talk segments with unclear dates or times.
AP reports that Don Kirshner pushes a first annual Rock Music Awards show on CBS to honor rock acts like Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones. He will executive produce a 90 minute telecast on August 9 from Santa Monica with Elton John and Diana Ross co hosting.
On this date in 1777 Lafayette offered service to the American colonies and was commissioned a major general. Other notes include Columbus sighting Trinidad in 1798 and Edison patenting phonograph development in 1877. The draft spans events from WWI to Apollo 15, with birthdays and reflections.
A readable OCR list shows a Friday afternoon TV lineup with soap reruns such as Ryan's Hope, Somerset, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, One Life to Live, and The Price Is Right among many daytime titles. Cartoons and children's programs like Sesame Street and Mickey Mouse Club appear, along with classic shows and a movie.
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