Strangers build new home for elderly woman in Clovis
Darrel Dietrich of Pacific Gas & Electric sparked a volunteer drive in Clovis, California, where 145 people donated time and materials to replace a dilapidated 240 square foot cottage with a 600 square foot home valued at 25,000 dollars for 75 year old Emma Traylor. Local Rotarians, carpenters and sheet metal workers contributed essentials, including a gas heater, turning a crumbling shelter into a warm, indoor bathroom residence. The now completed cottage offers dignity and safety Mrs. Traylor said was beyond words.
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Bennett Cup Balloon Race Narrowly Bypassed by Winds
In Long Beach California the Gordon Bennett Cup balloons race ended with only four of eighteen entrants still aloft. United States 111 led by Dewey Reinhard and Joe Kittinger reported near Cedar City Utah about 400 miles from the start, while United States I piloted by Ben Abruzzo and Maxie Anderson lay 25 miles south southwest of Las Vegas. The event marked the first race since 1938, with several balloons drifting toward the Los Angeles basin.
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Texas Governor Backs Abolition of Spittoon Law
In Austin Gov Bill Clements signs a bill to repeal a 19th century requirement that railroads keep cuspidors in station houses for tobacco chewers The Senate backed the measure unanimously aligning with the House Parker notes the repeal as a push against outdated frontier era laws He cites Walt Garrison praising tobacco chewers who swallow spit rather than use spittoons
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