Bicentennial Celebrations Spread Across America and Coast to Coast
The nation marks 200 years since independence with a vast schedule across cities and states. Events include parades in Washington and Boston, a 1776 Declaration reading, the National Bicentennial Program in Philadelphia, and ceremonies from Valley Forge to New York Harbor, plus local fairs from Sitka to Ada and coastwise commemorations featuring races, contests, and cultural performances.
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America
United States
Washington
Philadelphia
Ford
National Archives
Constitution Avenue
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Kennedy Center
Valley Forge
Valley Force
National Park
Independence Hall
Charlton Heston
Frank Sinatra
New York
Hudson River
Boston
Sitka
Alaska
Seward
Shale Mountain
Milford
Okla
New Philadelphia
Ohio
Main Street
Lexington
Sacramento
Calif
Nevada
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Miss
Hanibal
Cairo
New Orleans
Superdome
American Samoa
Ann Landers advice column questions
A reader asks about a husband who plays duplicate bridge nightly and late, another seeks travel etiquette, and a third inquires about race and blood donation. Ann Landers offers practical responses urging joining the party, leaving itinerary details, and clarifying blood type practices with reassurance and resources.
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Ann Landers
Hat Designer Recalls Popcorn Stand Salon Origins
AP Newsfeatures writer Joy Stilley profiles Frank Olive, a tall, influential milliner who started in a tiny Greenwich Village salon and built a career designing hats for wholesale and custom work. He recalls his first hat, his rise after meeting Norman Norell, and his philosophy of hats as balanced accessories.
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Joy Stilley
AP Newsfeatures
NEW York (Ap
Frank Olive
Greenwich Village
Olive
Art Institute
Chicago
Las Vegas
New York
Seventh Avenue
New York City
Norman Norell
Chanda
Fifth Avenue
Oshkosh
Beverly Hills
Manhattan
Dear Heloise Tips and Reader Letters
A collection of reader tips and humorous notes for homemakers. Suggestions include taping event details to a calendar, using large cards for memory aids, a caution against putting clocks in ovens, polishing silver with rubber gloves, warming hair color with petroleum jelly, and freezing corn in paper bags.
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Heloise
M. Robinson
Billie Kay Lindemulder
New weight loss pitches from LAR Pharmacy
An old advertisement promotes MONADEX as an appetite suppressant with a money back guarantee. It also touts AQUATARS as a water pill to reduce bloating. The seller is LAR Pharmacy, Port Lavaca, offering mail order service.
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Port Lavaca
Hand Painted Home Fashion Trend Expands in Summer
Vivian Brown reports on home fashion trend using hand painted designs on umbrellas tablecloths and placemats. Advice from Nancy Edwards shows how to transfer reproductions onto fabrics and glassware with ball point paints. Tips cover prepping materials testing fabrics washing shrinking protection and baking guidelines for glassware.
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Adolfo
Nancy Edwards
Vogart Craft
Longevity Diet and Raisin Honey Chicken Recipe
Anthropologist Sula Benet notes Caucasus longevity linked to rhythmic daily life and traditional diets. The piece highlights a 139 year old woman, broad dietary patterns, and a recipe adaptation Raisin and Honey Chicken from her book How To Live to Be 100, with cooking steps and servings.
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Cecily Brownstone
Associated Press
Sula Benet
Soviet Caucasus
Asia
Europe
Dr. Benet
Caucasus
Sula Benet Dial Press
Long Mott Green Lake Long Mott Green Lake News
Ronnie and Miss Terrie Lee Cassel have returned to Blue Springs Missouri. David Cassel will stay longer. Mr and Mrs Walter Zbikowski and family visited his mother Alice Robison in Edna and his father Frank Zbikowski in Victoria. Mr and Mrs Charles Krause Dennis Sturm and Mr and Mrs Fritz Sturm visited relatives in Edna. Mr and Mrs Norman Sanders and sons observed Father's Day with a dinner at Harvey McDonalds in Guadalupe. Carl Manuel and Jim returned from a vacation to Perdanales State Park Blanco State Park Stonewall and Johnson City.
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Ronnie
Miss Terrie Lee Cassel
Blue Springs
David Cassel
Walter Zbikowski
Alice Robison
Edna
Frank Zbikowski
Victoria
Charles Krause
Dennis Sturm
Fritz Sturm
Norman Sanders
Harvey McDonald
Guadalupe
Carl Manuel
Jim
Perdanales State Park
Blanco State Park
Stonewall
Johnson City
Births in Port Lavaca and Brazoria region this week
Mr and Mrs Ricky Englebert of Port Lavaca welcomed a girl weighing 7 pounds 7 ounces on June 21. Mr and Mrs San Juan Acosta of Port Lavaca welcomed a boy named Juan Posendo weighing 8 pounds 4 ounces on June 22. Mr and Mrs Robert Isquierdo of Brazoria welcomed a boy weighing 8 pounds 6 ounces on June 23. Mr and Mrs Juan Torres of Port Lavaca welcomed a girl weighing 8 pounds 14 ounces on June 23.
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Ricky Englebert
Port Lavaca
San Juan Acosta
Juan Posendo
Robert Isquierdo
Brazoria
Juan Torres
Port Lavaca Woman Travels to England for Visit
Mrs. Pat Fallon of Port Lavaca left Sunday for a month long visit with her daughter residing in England.
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Pat Fallon
Port Lavaca
England
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Don McLeod
Continental Congress
Britain
Lincoln Memorial
Jefferson Memorial
Peoples Bicentennial Commission
PBC
Jane Fonda
Benjamin Spock
Don McLean
Peter Yaro
Peter, Paul and Mary
John Stewart
Kingston Trio
Tom Toms
Capitol
Congress
Alexandria
George Washington
Boise
N.L
O.K
P.O
Elgin
Ill
Betmar
Millinery Institute of America
Karen
Carey
Juanita G
Vivian Brown
Long Mott Green Lake
Rendon
Hwy
Port Lavace Funeral Home
Ramsey Carpet Care
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