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P°9* 2 JThj> Albany jslews — Thursday. January 20, 1983
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City To Sell Weaver Heights "* **""N~"J
Lots To Industrial Foundation
Members of the Albany
City Council met January
12 and agreed to offer to
sell two lots in the
Weaver Heights Addition
to the Albany Industrial
Foundation.
City Manager, Liston
Todd stated that an ap
praisal will be made to
determine a price. He
uddedthat the money the
city receives from the
sale will be used to put
caliche in t he alleys.
Council members also
discussed moving the
rock fence which was
around the Ledbetter
Picket House at the City
Park to the new location
at the First National Bank
Park downtown. Todd
said that Dinty Bowman
will he moving the.fence
as soon as "weather per
mits."
Todd also said that the
gas rate increase request
XPL Takes Magazines
To Hospital, Home
First baby. . .
Erika Varela Shatkelford County Hospital s first baby of 1983, nestles in the aims of her mother after her
birth at 3:52 p m January I J fnka s parents Mr and Mrs Edwardo Varela, have lived in Albany for three
years, where Varelo is employed by Holson Well Service The baby weighed eight pounds, six ounces and
was 21 inches long She has a brother Edwardo Jr. 4 Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Gonxalo Matilde of
Albany, and Mr and Mrs Enrique Trinidad of Mexico |Staff Photo)
Donkey basketball Scheduled Tonight
Thursday evening
January 20 at 7:30 is the
date and hour set for the
donkey basketball game
in the Albany High School
gym, said a member of the
At hlet i<- lloost er < 'lub.
Advance tickets are
Pacts of Life
-[ (iknii Hansen. D.D.S.
We will begm our look at Vito,mifis and minerals.WYijh <» look
at V'tforni/i A This v»iy mpoYiO"t /itqmii^ oil vifQfnmt.or* im
portent if best known f o» pie/ontmy nujhf blifujoess it is ol%o
essential for prope' y ovvth byht]ny v»rol ifilet tions (oMt
• inui troubles pneurr onto goiter and rr.ointoiniMy
thymus octivily frrwjll hearing pio'«> synthesis < old
tolerance healthy th yon^s bones reproduction and se*
jol development
Con ony agent whi-,ch has 10 mQny important duties possibly
oe deficient In our y ,#n balanced diff It cart and s deficient
in Americans who e at average American diets of processed
over cooked pre pockaged foods grown nutrient depleted
so'l and fertiliied */ith poispnous chwntcals less than halt
us ea» good d ets according to thfUSOA s la* standoids The
Orocessmg of thes # good diets cause a 40 peue"' decease m
VitQinin A with o 10ther 15 J5 perre' t lot* 1 home piepqra
tion The nltrit#', to'uritf in plants ommoN ar>d toe water
, drns'if oily redic# the body s utili/otion-of available Vitamin A
jnd w#n destroys whot is stored • ou' ' >hi Other fo''«>i»
su<"> as gastr oi i;(estinal or live' dtseases nfv< m 6nd air
OO'luhOM lead to the stprtlmy tinihnn thgt 4 t poMfcM t of
Americgn'cti ildren ore si '"'ml • 1 ■.• • ••[«»•♦ • * 1 n• - A del
iency
^Ou may be worried about-ViKjm-ifv A vswppU?int'nt«i and the
jo*sib«li-ty'< >f t n»u< h Vitqmu A I h»< In 1 ion li.»»» can absorb
at least V,K)frt.K}lU In'einotional Um'ts With th# 1 »i om
mended daily pljawooce WD A for in^is survival >ef at *) (XX)
I U those of you who'are lucky enough to be subsisting <jn
i^ou' wi-'I neve' react'-fhe itVer s capo<>ty Chronic doses
of 200 OffO l.ij or a single dose of 2 000 000 I. U would be re
quired t»^ br.' g on symptoms of hypervitammosis
On the ot er hand a Vitamin A deficiency w,ould probably
not sh^w up ynt.l well odvonce«i The symptoms would be
n»ght tjlintJr ess itching burning eyes 1 edrvess of ey e'idt» sk m
Jisea'ies ir v children ' dry imjtuus membranes of the mouth'
e^pirotory system oti inability to store fa' cjnd bladder
^ise jses ctkm to sf erosis » v
The'e are good source*'oi Vitamin A including spm.a< h
at bage jroccoli carrots liver and cantaloupe Probably the
eat est wcjy to yet sufficient Vitamin A is 'o tcjke fish'liver Oil
pi lis
Howe.ei y>ou yet it Vi.to" A • y " portant to your
>ve'oll health and well bemy Anyone'pn ho sick it takes a
spe< 1 oI ue'so" to stay healthy
$2.50 for adults, $2 for
students. Door admission
is $2.50 also; children,
under six years are free.
Proceeds go lo benefit'
the A1SI)athletic fund.
"Come and have a lot of
fun, either participating
or just watching," said a
booster, "and help finance
a worthwhile school pro
gram."
OBITUARY
KI('HAKI) I. MII.K8 JK
Richard Lee \1iles Jr..
■Iti, resilient of Albany for
the past several years,
died at 9:00 p.m. Wednes
day, January 12, 1983 of
an apparent heart attack.
Services were at 1:00
p.m. Friday, January 14
at First Baptist Church,
officiated by Rev. Dewey
Lamb, pastor of Second
Baptist Church of
Abilene, assisted by Dale
Scott of the Albany
Church of Christ Burial
was in Albany C'cmeterv
directed by Godfrey
Funeral Home.
Born February If,
in Wingate, he and his
wife Norma were married
hi 1!k)2 in Juarez, Mexico.
lie v. as a member of t he
< I) u r <• h ol I hi; is I and a
Mason lie had served in
the Armed Forces.
Survivors are his wife;
two daughters, Kimberly
of the home and Benita
Swan/.y of Abilene; his
iiirents, Mr and Mrs. H.
ee Miles Sr. of Abilene; a
brother, James R. Miles
of Sunnyvale, California;
several aunts and uncles;
one niece and one
nephew
Masons had charge of
i In gra "• eside service
Xi Pi Lambda held
their ninth regular
meeting in the home of
Helen Ivy with 14 mem
hers present.
Virginia Lowe reported
the ways and means pro
ject raffle ticket sales on
the Christmas tree skirt
went well.
(iayla Leech and Linda
Key gave last minute in
structions to members for
lie First Lady Reception
m January 16.
Mrs. Ivy asked that
a« h member with extra
magazines to take them to
Bluebonnet Nursing
Home and Shackelford
County Hospital, or she
would pick them up if
members would call her.
1 his is the January ser
v ice project.
The program, "Prac
iical Arts: A Woman's
llest Friend," was given
by Mrs. Lowe and Sylvia
I'arrott, They discussed
the telephone and its
uses. Kach member was
given an opportunity to
write her pet peeve in the
use of the telephone. This
proved to be very in
teresting and a lot of fun.
Refreshments were
served by Mrs. Ivy and
Talou Cain.
SCHOOL LUNCH MENU
Monday; Barbecue
franks, baked beans,
mashed potatoes, milk,
bread, Rice Krispy bars.
Tuesday: Chicken with
rice, fried okra, fruit
salad, bread, milk.
Wednesday: Pinto beans,
corn, tater tots, corn
bread, milk, jello.
Thursday: Noodle roni
with meat, lettuce tomato
salad, squash, bread, milk,
cake.
F'riday: Hot dogs with
chili, potatoes, onions,1
pickles, peanut butter
bars.
hearing has been put on
the Railroad Commission
docket in Austin for Feb
ruary 24. Todd and Mayor
Wayne Hogan plan to at
tend the hearing.
Albany and Childress
will have the same legal
representatives at the
hearing. The Childress
city manager also plans to
attend the hearing.
Council members
denied a gas rate increase
request by Lone Star Gas
Company during a special
September council meet
ing
The company is asking
for an increase in revenue
of $51,891 annually, which
will raise the average
customer's bill by more
I han 12 percent.
P.O Bo* 278
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EDITOR I PUBLISHER
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MANAGING EDITOR
Melinda Lucas
BUSINESS* CIRCULATION
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1983 MEMBER
Texas Press Assn.
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ROSE PARK
Now taking Applications For
Mobile Home Sites
DAY 762-2049
After 5 PM, 762-2112
THANK YOU
to the young woman who took our
young pup to the vet after being run
over. He has had his hip and leg set
and will be fine. We appreciate
your concern for him.
Jon, Ladonna, Joni & Seth
Viertel
One Hundred Years
Library Notes ... .
llitfh on the list of New
Year's resolutions is #0
i 11 k on a diet If you rind
help in keeping (hat
resolution, S haekel ford
County Library has .i new
book to motivate and in
form vou: NUTRITION
for (JOOI) HEALTH
KatinK liss and living
•longer, w r 11 t <■ 11, h>
Frederick Stare, MI)
I'h.I) I)r Stare is founder
and professor of the
f
Community Calendar
JAN. 20 Nutrition Program Meal Youth Center, 11 30 am
Lions Club Luncheon - Longhorn-, 12 noon
Donkey Basketball Show AHS Gym, 7:30 pm
Youth Center Board Meeting ■ Youth Center, 7:30 pm
Albany Lodge Meeting Masonic Lodge, 8 pm
JAN. 21 Chamber of Commerce Luncheon ft Annual Meeting •
Longhorn Restaurant, 12 noon
CWF Chili Supper - First Christian Church, 5-7:30 pm
JAN. 22 All-District Band Concerts • Hardin Simmons
University, 7 pm
JAN. 24 Kiwanis Luncheon • Longhorn, 12 noon
Alpha Omlcron Mu Meeting • Jackie Hart's home,
7:30 pm
JAN. 25 Nutrition Program Meal • Youth Center, 11:30 am
Service Club - Longhorn, 12 noon
Mental Health Clinic • Depot, 1:30-4 pm
Ladles Golf Association - Golf Course, 1:30 pm
Stock Show Directors Meeting • Courthouse, 7:30 pm
JAN. 24 Nutrition Program Meal • Youth Center, 11:30 am
Comptroller s Tax Representative - Courthouse, 9 am
JAN. 27 Senior Citizens - Youth Center, 6:30 pm
Band Boosters - Band Hall, 7 pm
FEB. 7 XI Chi PI Meeting • Dlanne Bartee's home
The First National
Bank Of Albany
MEMBER FDIC
Department o"! Nutrition
.1 Harvard I niversit)
mil a popular author 111
1 lie field of nutrition. Tins
1 eceiit edit ion will answer
vour ijiiestions in an easy
to understand manner
Vou can grf't 1 he facts from
in authentic source., pl.u*'
guidelines to determine
the worth of niaiiv books
.uii! articles on book
stands
There are tips on
eating for a lifetime, in
i'linliiig help for teenagers
problems The scientifn
basis (or reducing dieis i-
uxpluincd And most mi
portant is 1 he information
011 fad s a n d o I h e r
dangerous diets.
Start l^H.'t right. Check
0 u t this timely, in
teresting book and join
the "Fitness (feneration
Doshier Receives
Degree From A&M
Met h Iloshier. daugliter
of Mr. and Mrs. Kd
Doshier of Albany, re
ceived an undergraduate
degree in educational cur
riculum and instruction at
Texas A&M University's
fall commencement exer
cises.
A total of 2,306 degrees
were awarded, including
1.M65 undergraduates, 340
master's and 101 doc-
torates.
-Ai
The First National Bank Of Albany
is beginning 1983 on the strength
of a one-hundred year old tradition
We take pride in our record of service to ihe community and to our
customers and we look forward to the next hundred years in Albany.
The First National Bank
Senior Citizens
Plan Salad Supper
The Senior Citizens will
meet next Thursday even
ing, January 21, at 6:30
for the regular salad sup
per. Everyone Interested
is invited to bring a salad
dish to the Youth Center
for a time of fellowship
and good food.
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Of Albany
1883 -
Headin' Out for the Next 100 Years
100th Anniversary
MEMBER FDIC
-1983
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Lucas, Donnie A. The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 20, 1983, newspaper, January 20, 1983; Albany, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth413823/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.