Jamboree Set At Irving Ranch Scouts Envision City Of 50 000
About 50 000 Scouts and Scouters will check into the 1953 Jamboree at Irving Ranch California near Los Angeles July 17 to 23. The camp will require vast resources including 164 doctors 12 ambulances 36 miles of utilities and millions of gallons of water daily. Food supplies include 90 freight cars and 34 694 pounds of butter plus 175 000 loaves of bread and 50 000 chicken thighs. Seven days of events will involve 116 bidding firms with 52 winning.
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Irving Ranch
California
Los Angeles
Sheriffs’ Offices
California Patrol
Bobby Phillips
Whitewright
Rotary Club
Bobby
Iola Phillips
Property Rights of Married Persons Explained
June brings weddings but does not grant spousal control over a partner’s property. Each spouse controls their separate property. community property is presumed after marriage unless proven otherwise. The wife’s special community covers income from separate real property and certain investments, while the husband’s comparable assets lack that distinction.
Use Tongs When Turning Steaks Under Broiler
Advice urges using kitchen tongs to turn steaks or chops in the broiler to avoid piercing the meat keeping juices in.
Lavon Dam Nears Final Phase Work Aims to Impound Water
Army engineers say Lavon Dam will be ready by October to impound water for a new lake. Col. H. R. Hallock of the Fort Worth district notes the final 500 foot section of the $11.219 million dam on the Trinity East Fork between Wylie and Lavon starts this month, with four months of work. Santa Fe Railroad tracks in the reservoir basin are being relocated. The reservoir's primary purpose is flood control though ten North Texas cities forming the North Texas Municipal Water District will use it for water supplies.
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H. R. Hallock
Fort Worth
Trinity East Fork
Wylie
Lavon
J. W. Moorman & Son
Muskogee
Oklo
Hallock
Santa Fe
North Texas
Army drafts 23 000 in August call
Washington. The Army today issued a draft call for 23 000 men in August, the same as July. Total drafted or earmarked since September 1950 reaches 1 492 430. Draft calls in the last two months are below the early year average as Eisenhower trims the Army.
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Washington
Army
Eisenhower
Ostrich Eyes Often Weigh More Than Brain
A bird fact notes the ostrich's eyes commonly outweigh its brain. In fact, each eye can weigh more than a brain’s total weight, and the eyes may be more than twice the brain’s heft.
Veterans VA Q and A on disability, pensions and GI loans
A World War II veteran may keep disability compensation while in Public Law 16 training. A widow’s daughter could receive pension if eligible, though less than mother and daughter. A Korean GI Bill user can also qualify for a GI home loan if able to repay. Endowment policy proceeds may be taken as a lump sum or monthly installments, with remaining payments to beneficiaries if the veteran dies.
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National Service
Push-button housekeeping to rise in coming decade
The research department of a midwest manufacturer predicts a decade of growing automation in homes. It foresees automatic control of windows, doors, lights, radio and television sets, and heating and air conditioning.
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Midwest
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