According to Hoyle Day and Library News In Roswell
The week features According to Hoyle Day with Ed mond Hoyle lore and a sun tanning tournament in Ocean City New Jersey. Labor Day closes the library, reopening Tuesday. The library shares film guides and music books, notes a Roswell Public Library Friends meeting, and highlights a birthday celebration thanks to the Roswell Woman's Club. A reference question cites a 1984 Money Matters study estimating urban child cost to 18 years at 96484 dollars. Thought for the week ends with a travel remark.
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Hoyle
Edmond Hoyle
Ocean City
N.J
Roswell Woman’s Club
Woman's Club
New Mexico State University
Natural Bt insecticides marketed as safe garden control
Gainesville based Reuter Laboratories introduces a 15 item ATTACK line using Bacillus thuringiensis to target leaf eating pests while remaining non toxic to humans and pets. Bt products like ATTACK Dipel Thuricide control caterpillars and moth larvae with quick feeding halt though effective for 24 hours. Reuters notes Bt’s history since 1902 and its use in mosquito abatement in major cities.
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Outer Space
Gainsville
Reuter Laboratories
Dieter Schultz
Virginia Truck and Ornamentals Research Station
B.t
Schultz
Reuters
David Marantette II
Dick Grandy
New York
New Orleans
Hilton Head
Computers Talk to Others via Modems and BBSs
The article explains how home computers connect to the telephone network using modems and software, enabling dialogue with others through Bulletin Board Systems. It notes costs, beginner advice, and describes BBS culture, plus mentions relevant magazines and handbooks for hobbyists.
Wood glider cover lattice molding and porch queries
A home improvement Q and A column covers lattice molding for a wood glider cover to block sun yet admit light, building permit questions for house additions, outdoor carpeting suitability, and a method to bleach pine for a pickled finish. The column notes consults Know-How for further details.
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Andy Lang
P.O
Huntington
Sunrise With Seamonsters by Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux collects 50 journalistic pieces from 1964 to 1984 showing a narrative of living through two decades across Africa and New York City subway studies. The author notes early pieces feel forced but the collection overall reveals growth and breadth.
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Paul Theroux
Houghton Mifflin
Theroux
Africa
New York City
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Grover Clevland
Lynn Minton
McCall’s
Peter Lane
Lloyd Copeland
Linda Ronstadt
Friends of the Roswell
Public Library
Bondurant
Benjie
Earl Aronson
Associated Press
Rockefeller Plaza
Beene
Geoffrey Beene
Larry Blasko
BBS
80 Micro
CW Communications
Compute
ABC Publishing
Commodore
IBM
Apple
Texas Instruments
Atari
Carlton Press
Carlton
Tim Dustin
West 32 Street
Sparkle
Laundry and Dry Cleaners
E. 2Nd St
S. Sunset
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