Elmont youths shine at Lake Lavon Junior Youth Congress
Sixteen boys and girls attended the Lake Lavon encampment with three sponsors. Angela Milligan Patti Davis Leslie Flannery Lacy Palmer Patty Chapman Darlene Jody Wesson Sandy Wesson Misty Douglass Cassandra Dodson Jeff Coleman Randy Chapman Scott Haker Chuck Haker Bryan Hendricks Robbie Medders. Ribbons were won in multiple events led by Angela Milligan Sandy Wesson and Lacy Palmer. The Elmont Baptist church team earned 17 ribbons while several hundred other youths from North Texas competed in sports and Bible activities.
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Lake Lavon
Angela Milligan
Patti Davis
Leslie Flannery
Lacy Palmer
Patty Chapman
Darlene
Jody
Sandy Wesson
Misty Douglass
Cassandra Dodson
Jeff Coleman
Randy Chapman
Scott Haker
Chuck Haker
Bryan Hendricks
Robbie Medders
Kent Whitehead
Vicki Medders
Carol Likely
North
Texas
Elmont Baptist Church
Jody Wesson
Patti Chapman
Darlene Wesson
Lacy
Modern Mature Club News Yard party boosts M M club
Jr. and Mrs. Wyatt Sellers and Lois Lewis hosted a yard party for the M M club last Tuesday. Thirty nine members enjoyed cake coffee and fellowship. The private club in existence less than two weeks has 79 members. The group meets at the fire station with 33 members in attendance. Dominoes and social games continue during the day with a Thursday 6:30 PM night game at the fire station for the next few weeks. Thanks to Mr Nance for fire station use.
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Nance
Banana Drawback Sparks Mosquito Interest
A Filipino experimenter reports humans who eat bananas attract mosquitoes. The insects crave two banana-like chemicals found in fruit and blood, using sensitive detectors to sniff faint banana odors in sweat.
Panama Canal Zone area total 553 square miles
The Panama Canal Zone covers 553 square miles in total area.
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Panama Canal Zone
Community notices from Anna reveal showers, travel, and visits
News from Anna lists social events and visits. Jimmy Adams received a pink and blue shower at Calvary Baptist Church with hostesses listed. Frances Sanstrom honored on her birthday at Farmers Branch. Several families, including the Chandlers, Bandy, Prichard, Wardlaw, and Hendricks, hosted and joined relatives spanning Waco, Sherman, Dallas, and Colorado trips. Multiple hospital stays noted for Baldwin, Shelton, and James. Six Flags trip referenced.
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Clyde Jones
Tyler
Velma Bandy
Jimmy Adams
Calvary Baptist Church
R.G. Bass Jr
L.C. Settle
Bill Woolard
Glen Simmons
Frances Sanstrom
Doris Howell
Chester Howell
Waco
Sanstrom
Jim Cantrell
Famers
Brookhaven Country Club
Farmers Branch
McKinney
Spencer White
Lewis Baldwin
St. Paul Hospital
Roy Shelton
Alva James Sr
Dallas
First Baptist Church
Lake party marks Garry Hemphill birthday at Texoma
A weekend lake gathering at the Texoma home of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Weaver honored Garry Hemphill with a surprise birthday party. Debra Hemphill and 11 guests enjoyed birthday cake and ice cream. Attendees included Blair Hemphill, Mrs. Rick ONeal and her sons Steven and Mike, Colby Hemphill, Lynn Hemphill, and Holly Neal from Fort Worth.
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Garry Hemphill
Lake Texoma
Bob Weaver
Debbie
Blair
Rick O'Neal
Steven
Mike
Colby
Lynn Hemphill
Fort Worth
Holly Neal
Offshore oil platforms spread near coasts and far gulf sites
The report notes nearly 3,000 oil platforms scattered off Louisiana Texas California and in Cook Inlet Alaska with many in the Gulf of Mexico located up to 150 miles from shore indicating wide offshore energy activity.
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Louisiana
Texas
California
Cook Inlet
Alaska
Gulf of Mexico
Elmont Revival Set With Young Evangelist Jay Thompson
The Elmont Baptist Church hosts an eight day revival starting August 2 led by 18 year old Evangelist Jay Thompson from Waynesville Missouri. Thompson has conducted over 80 revivals since 1973 and preached his first sermon in October 1973. He attends Southwest Baptist College and continues revivals on weekends with pianists Mike and David Williams, sons of Sherman pastor Bob Williams.
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Bob Milligan
Elmont Baptist Church
Jay Thompson
Waynesville
Milligan
Westside Baptist
Young Thompson
Southwest Baptist College
Bolivar
Elmont
Mike Williams
David Williams
Sherman High School
Bob Williams
Belmont Baptist Church
Sherman
Anna Calvary Baptists Set Revival Series
A revival series will begin August 4 at Calvary Baptist Church two miles south of Anna. nightly services at 7:30 led by Pat Layne continue through August 8 with special music by The Fowlers. Sunday August 8 morning service at 11, dinner on the grounds, nursery provided. public invited.
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Anna
Calvary Baptist Church
Pat Layne
Campers Enjoy Colorado Week
Van Alstyne campers spent a week in Colorado sightseeing and horseback riding near Durango Silverton and Ouray, reporting cooperative cool weather. Mr and Mrs Terry Hix returned home after the trip. The Reden family Pauline Douglas Hartley and Larry Hartley joined the group and stayed on in Buena Vista to continue vacationing.
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van Alstyne
Colorado
Durango
Silverton
Ouray
Terry Hix
Bobby Reden
Pauline Douglas
Larry Hartley
Hix
Buena Vista
Weekend Visitors Share Time Across North Texas
A long list of weekend guests spans Dallas, Garland, Sherman, Greenville, Savoy, Whitewright, Howe, Celeste, Seagoville, Richardson, Carrollton and more. Families including the Comp tons, Latimers, Wood, Roach, Sandersons and Lowes hosted relatives and friends from Texas and Oklahoma, with travels to Pine Bluff and Austin noted. A 12 year old named Gayle Harmon enjoys a crabbing trip with kin in Dallas, then on to Houston and Pine Bluff.
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Ben Davis
Dallas
Gayle Glasscock
Richard
Garland
Junior Key
Greenville
Oneta Key
Gladis Jones
McKinney
Spec. 4
Ricki Compton
Dorothy Brown
Sierra Vista
Ariz
T. C. Compton
Nita
Lynn Wood
Sherman
Billy Latimer
A. L. Latimer
Lenna Barr
Celeste
Larry Garner
Mindy
Savoy
Bud Roach
Tood Compton
Whitewright
Retha Sanderson
P. R. Norris
George Burrell
Ray Rayburn
Randy
T.E. Sanderson
Wichita Falls
Ora Murphy
Trett Halloway
Howe
Verdie Sanderson
Durant
Okla
F. A. Lowe
Ben
Jo Williams
Janice
Tricia Williams
Kentucky
Nyal Yowell
Gary
Marion White
Kristy White
Bone Brown
Carrollton
Gladys Stephens
John Stephens
Darrell
David
Richardson
Gene McMillin
Margaret Hill
Gainesville
Margaret
Rock Pit
Gayle
Russ Harmon
Beulah Jennings
R. J. McMillin
J. L. Holder
Pine Bluff
Ark
Ross Baldwin
Bubba
McMillin
Austin
Houston
Medical costs rise with age says Conference Board
The Conference Board reports health care spending varies by age from 183 dollars for under 19 to 420 dollars for ages 19 to 64 and 1,218 dollars for those over 64. The rise in spending correlates with aging and greater medical needs.
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Conference Board
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