Sumnerwood Names Honor Roll Achievers and Attendance
Twenty two students in grades seven through twelve appear on the Sumnerwood honor roll for the second six weeks. Loyd Stephens reports A and B roll distinctions across grades with a senior class attendance lead at 99.1 percent, and other grade attendances ranging from 93.02 to 98.94 percent.
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Sumnerwood
Loyd Stephens
Laura Whitson
Janet Christner
Ruth Dwight
Ray Dwyer
Gary Oldham
Karen Waters
Betty Coleman
Kenneth Wischkaemper
Janice Colson
Nelson Dwyer
Leatrice Adams
Suzy Bentley
Ace Boyd
Brenda Coleman
Charlotte Conner
Judy Martindale
Ken Baxter
Sue North
Kay Purkey
Jo Nell Breeding
Nancy Hill
Billy Wischkaemper
Stephens
United States Imports Mercury in Vast Amounts
The nation imports about 3.8 million pounds of mercury annually, underscoring its reliance on foreign sources for this strategic industrial element.
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U.S
Smithsonian Hall of Postal History Recreates 1800s Store Post Office
Visitors explore a re created country store post office from the 1800s at the Smithsonian Institution's Hall of Postal History. The exhibit offers a tangible glimpse into early American mail service and daily rural life.
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Smithsonian Institution
Hall of Postal History
Christmas Spirit and Faith Guide Congressman Rogers Letter
Walter Rogers of Texas 18th District reflects on Christmas as a time for service and goodwill. He cites faith in God and providence, contrasts world danger with hope, and extends holiday wishes to constituents for a merry Christmas and successful New Year.
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Walter Rogers
Congress
Col Ayres Takes Executive Post in Texas Resources Plan
Col Laurence T Ayres US Army retired assumed duties Dec 1 as Executive Assistant for resources planning in Texas. He will coordinate scheduling planning and admin support for the Emergency Resources Planning Committee and subcommittees at the Emergency Operating Center in Austin.
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Austin
Laurence T. Ayres
U.S. Army
Texas
Homer Garrison, Jr
James E. Taylor
Governors
Col
Ayres
Texas Department of Safety
Emergency Resources Planning Committee
Col. Ayres
Federal
Office of Emergency Planning
Cowboy Caller Shanghai Pierce Commands From Front Porch
Shanghai Pierce, famed Texan cattleman with a loud voice, could issue orders from the porch to men at the cattle pens a mile away. First newsreel captured delegates arriving for a French national photographers convention in 1895.
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Shanghai Pierce
Lynchings Rooted in Revolutionary War Figure
The term lynching traces to Charles Lynch a Virginia farmer and patriot who led an irregular group during the Revolutionary War to punish Tories thieves and outlaws.
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Charles Lynch
Legislative Notice on Green Belt Water Authority Amendments
Notice of intent to introduce a bill during the Regular Session of the 50th Legislature to amend the Green Belt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority acts. Changes include name, territory, underground water rights, investment of funds, and contracts with the Texas Water Development Board for storage facilities.
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Green Belt
Texas Water Development Board
State of
Texas
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