Prison Rodeo Set for Sundays in October at Texas Prison Stadium
The 35th Annual Texas Prison Rodeo runs every Sunday in October at the 30,000 seat Prison Stadium with gates opening at noon. A 1 p.m. pre show features inmate acts and entertainment by guest stars including Justin Wilson Jo Ann Castle Norma Zimmer The Young American Singers Dizzy Dean Roy Acuff and Candy Barr who will perform all five Sundays.
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Texas Department of Corrections
Justin Wilson
Louisiana
Jo Ann Castle
Lawrence Welk
Norma Zimmer
Welk
Dizzy” Dean
Roy Acuff
Candy Barr
Goree
How Light Needs Are Decided Study lighting levels by task and time
Experts note light needs vary with the task. Casual reading needs about 30 footcandles while dark sewing requires 200. Non-tournament volleyball needs 10, complex electronics or operating rooms require 1000 or more. Home study is tough and the Illuminating Engineering Society sets home work lighting at 70 footcandles, same as classrooms.
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The
Illuminating Engineering Society
Reserved seat tickets for Prison Rodeo in Huntsville
Reserved seat tickets may be obtained by writing Prison Rodeo Ticket Office Huntsville enclosing a check or money order. Tickets cost 2.40, 3.75, 4.40, and 4.95 dollars each. Net proceeds from ticket sales fund inmate treatment services not furnished by the Legislature.
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Huntsville
September Events From 1776 to 1945 Highlights
A compact chronicle of notable September milestones including the first lawn tennis matches in 1880 at Staten Island New York the Wake Island flag surrender in 1945 the 1776 adoption of United States as the nation name the 1936 debut of Major Bowes Amateur Hour and the New York Sun Santa Claus editorial in 1897.
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Staten Island Club
New Brighton
Staten Island
N. Y
Wake Island
Shigamatsu Sakaibara
United States
Second Continental Congress
United Colonies
Margaret Chase Smith
R.-Me
Major Bowes
Amateur Hour
The
New York Sun
Virginia O'Hanlon
New York
A Prayer by Thomas Jefferson for a United People
A Jefferson penned prayer venerates Almighty God and asks blessings on the land with industry learning and manners. It seeks unity across kindreds and tongues, wisdom for leaders, justice and peace at home, and obedience to law to honor the nation.
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Thomas Jefferson
Ruth’s Farewell as Yankee Star Ends Era at Stadium
Records show Babe Ruth’s final regular appearance at Yankee Stadium on September 25, 1934, ending a landmark playing era. Eisenhower later nominates Earl Warren of California as Chief Justice on September 30, 1953, reshaping the Supreme Court’s leadership.
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Claus
Babe Ruth
Yankee Stadium
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Earl Warren
California
United States Supreme Court
Turkish War Bow Fueled Medieval Turkish Success
The war bow used by Turkish horsemen had an effective range of 500 yards and played a key role in the Turks' military success during the Middle Ages.
34 Letter Word Listed In New Dictionary
New York editors announce a 34 letter entry in the Random House dictionary to be released October 24. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, popularized by Julie Andrews in Mary Poppins, is defined as a nonsense term for the language's longest word.
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New York
Random House
Mary Poppins
Julie Andrews
Women Hold Many Stock Shares, NYSE Advises Caution
More than half of the nation's 20 million shareholders are women but the New York Stock Exchange says investment principles have no gender. It lists guidelines: build an emergency reserve, set clear objectives, follow a plan, investigate before investing, avoid tips, seek reputable help from exchange members.
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New York Stock Exchange
Divorce Petition in Grayson County Texas Notice
Public legal notice to Billie Linville requires appearance by filing an answer to Nancy Linville's divorce petition filed Sept 6 1966 in 15th District Court Grayson County Sherman Texas. Hearing deadline Monday Oct 24 1966 at 10:00 AM. Case No 72194. Published in The Whitewright Sun Sept 22 29 Oct 6 13 1966.
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State OF Texas
Billie Linville
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Nancy Linville
E. R. Brodhead
Gladys Hamilton
Whitewright Sun
Short and Sweet A tour of universal aspirin and world trivia
A compact history notes aspirin as the universal drug from salicylates in fruit and willow bark to Hippocratic use. It also touches on oranges, architectural feats, the Ainu, the largest stock check, literacy in Iceland, Venice migration, Canadian Christmas tree supply, and the origins of the word magazine.
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Hippocrates
United States
England
Gentlemen's Magazine
Cordless coffee maker keeps beverage hot after brewing
A four to eight cup automatic coffeemaker runs without a cord after brewing. Cordless use preserves heat through the meal with double wall insulation. A pre set temperature control removes the need for dials or timing devices.
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Monahans Sandhills State Park
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Chevrolet
Whitewright, Texas
Orient
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Columbus
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Rome
Japan
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Iceland
Venice
Canada
Texoma
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Lokey Edwards
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