Imagination as a driver of progress in 1975 America
Omar Burleson speaks on imagination and change at the annual chamber banquet. He ties invention from Columbus to Bell and Edison to modern growth, urges leaders to turn ideas into action while noting rising prosperity and risks from accidents and a growing market of over 8,000 supermarket items.
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Chamber of Commerce
Kitty Hawk
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas A. Edison
Weekend Visitors in Grapevine
Mrs. Louella Wilson visited with her mother Mrs. Myrtle Harkins and friends La Frances Johnson and Vada Mae Babston at the Grapevine residence of Mr. and Mrs. Oneil Overman. Mrs. Harkins planned a two week stay with the Overmans. Benjamin Franklin devised the bifocal lens 200 years ago to avoid carrying two pairs of glasses. hookworm attaches to the small intestine and can lay up to 10 000 eggs daily. life expectancy in the United States rose from 47 years in 1900 to over 70 today.
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Louella Wilson
Myrtle Harkins
la Frances Johnson
Vada Mae Babston
Benjamin Franklin
United States
Wingate Girls Secure Blue Ribbons at 4-H Foods Show
Four blue ribbons awarded at the Runnels County 4-H Foods Show on Saturday afternoon across four groups bread and cereal meat fruit and vegetables and milk Marie Smith of Wingate won in bread and cereal Jan McNeill Janice Williams and Vickie O Dell of Wingate won in meat Martha Pritchard of Wingate took top honors in milk Miss Louise Decker county
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Runnels County
Marie Smith
Wingate
Jan McNeill
Janice Williams
Vickie O’dell
Martha Pritchard
Louise Decker
Cub Scouts Pack Meeting Set For Tuesday April 12
Cub Scouts Pack meeting will be Tuesday April 12 at 7:00 PM at the Scout Hut announced by C. R. Willey. Dens will present the program Mother Natures Backyard with songs and a skit. New den formed. Bobcat Pins to new cubs. contact C. R. Willey at 754-5124.
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C. R. Willey
Mother Natures
Home Demonstration Agent Awards 4-Year Pins at Meet
A home demonstration agent who directed the event presented each contestant with a four year pin for entering the meet.
Scouts Prepare Displays at Meeting and Rifle Meet
All dens will display vegetables and flowers they planted. Scouts are reminded of the Scout Rifle meet on Sunday April 17 at the Winters City Lake rifle range.
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Winters City Lake
New Tax Tables Release Affects Millions Nationwide
IRS to mail updated withholding tables and instructions for the Tax Adjustment of 1966. Regional service centers prepare labeling and mailing under IRS District Director Ellis Campbell of Dallas. New rates aim to closely match year end liability.
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IRS
Ellis Campbell
Dallas
Tax withholding changes not a tax increase says IRS
The article explains that the new withholding system is not an overall tax increase since yearly liability remains unchanged. It notes news withholding rates start May 1 and IRS will rush information to help employers and employees adjust in advance.
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IRS
Stomach Dimensions Given as Reference for Size
A medical note states the human stomach measures about 12 inches in length and 4 inches in diameter when moderately full, illustrating typical organ size.
Hearing Loss Affects Millions in the United States
An estimated six million persons in the United States have some degree of hearing loss.
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United States
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