Cacti craze grows in San Francisco plant shops
San Francisco retailers report booming cactus sales appealing to executives, secretaries, artists and easy-care shoppers. Prices range from 35 to 800 dollars for exotic varieties, with succulents sourced from California, Arizona, Texas, and beyond. Shoplifting is reported as minimal due to the protective needles.
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San Francisco
UPI
Dean Vanderveen
Sky Branch Cacti
North Beach
San Francisco Bay Area
Patsy Kobe
The
Red
California
Arizona
Texas
Mexico
Africa
Lila Lillie
Lila’s
San Rafael
Marin County
Pigeon drop scam costs Houston salesman billfold and ring
Dennis Banks fell for a pigeon drop in Houston as two men posed as seekers of a prostitute and bank help. After taking him to a girl and staging a card game, Banks lost $1,100 and his ring while the con artists vanished. About 75 to 100 con artists operate in the city, with many cases going unreported.
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Houston
UPI
Dennis Banks
Banks
Billy
John
Local Professional Directory Listings and Contacts
A condensed directory lists law firms and attorneys in Washington and nearby towns with addresses and phones. Also included are chiropractors osteopaths optometrists nursing homes a counseling service child care movers and related offices with hours and locations.
Scenes from a kitchen window in Rock Springs Wyoming
Marge Luckey shares daily vignettes from Rock Springs on May 26 noting lilacs bleeding hearts and irises, a parade bicycle owned by the Shriners, turquoise jewelry trends, school programs, debates on wild horses, and a Centennial book review. She closes with a Mexican Avocado Egg Delight recipe.
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Marge Luckey
Rock Springs
Wyo
Wyoming
Funeral services for Mary E. Foster held in June
Funeral services for Mary E. Foster were held Tuesday, June 1, at the Sherman-Eden Funeral Home with the Rev. Milan Thompson officiating. Interment was in Elm Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers were Tom Walker, William Crandall, George Van Houten, Duane Sobaski, Ron Meyer and Tim Zear.
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Griffiths
Anderson
Stewart & Shearer Attorneys At Law
Richard A Stewart
Paul V. Shearer
Douglas L. Tindal
West Main
Thomas D. Kauffman
Washington
Iowa
M. L. Tweeton
North Marion
Farm Financing Production Credit Association
North
Melvin Schneider
Nursing Homes
Maplewood Manor Nursing Home
Keota
Osteopaths
P. L. Etter
Osteopathic
John W. Lemmon
Iowa Avenue
Weds
Court House
Children’s House, Inc
Ainsworth
Cook's Tfr. Inc
Atlas van Lines
Fairfield
Shriners
Connie
Linda
Bureau of Land Management
James A Michener
Hawaii
Northwest
Colorado
Washington Evening Journal
Jarvis
Sizes S.M.L
Daisy Days Sizzlers
Sportswear
Seifert’s Annual
Washington Square Shopping Center
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