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12 LEVELLAND & HOCKLEY CXXINTY NEWS-PRESS, Wednesday, June 11,2003 FLAG PAGE This Is Our Flag...Be Proud Of It! Flag Day Is Saturday, June 14th Flag Day is celebrated in our country on June 14th in memory of the day in 1777 when the Continental Congress adopted the Stars & Stripes'as the official flag of the United States. Flag day was observed for the first time in 1877 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the stars and stripes and has been proclaimed a public Flag Day by the President since 1916. . Proper flag etiquette requires that the American flag, if flown with other flags of states or localities, should be in the center and slightly higher, if displayed against a wall (hanging from a window or building) the union or stars should be at the observers left. If the American flag is out at night it should be lighted. If Worn as a pin it should be worn on the left side of the body near the heart and if displayed on an automobile it should be on the right fender (from the drivers viewpoint). When hung in mourning, the flag should first be raised to the peak for a moment then slowly lowered to half-staff. When lowering the flag, raise it to its peak briefly before lowering it completely. American Grain Inc. "For All Your Grain & Sorgum Needs." 101 WestAve. • (806)894-6109 Citizens Bank Member FDIC ’t”f Equal Housing Lender 610 Ave. I 894-3101 SUNDOWN s K 1102 Austin • Levelland • 894-7799 5th & Slaughter • Sundown • 229-2111 1=1 Equal Housing Lender 1308 Ave. H Levelland, Texas 894-5958 Farm ■ Pet • Western Wear -/lufc £3 AgTeX AS FARM CREDIT SERVICES 602 Austin 894-6119 v Levelland itle Company Larry Glazner • Attorney 516 Ave. H • Levelland, Texas 79336 Ph. 806/894-9623 • Fax. 806/894-1543 Duff. Myatt & Blume I I D. I..L.P. ( i riillrd I’tiblti \< mountains 894-7324 908 College Ave. Larrv Beseda Fertilizer & Chemical Co. W hiteface, TX 806-287-1231 ♦Pawn Loans On Items Of Value* Bargains On New & Pre-Owned Merchandise 602 Houston 894-4167
Rigg, John.Levelland and Hockley County News-Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 21, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 11, 2003,
newspaper,
June 11, 2003;
Levelland, Texas.
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