Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • 62

1 0 -i---rrF-eaHN ee wre rftrr fw-- 'V I 'll 8F Abilene Reporter-News Sunday Aug 2 1992 Rejection precedes success irJSv museums in Los Angeles the Gene Autry- Western-! Heritage Museum in Griffith' Park rated as one of the educational showcased on how the West was won Autry was born in 1911 in' Tioga Grayson County He Footnote to history: Texas was one of the first states in the Union to pass a gun control law It work It was the brain child of Edmund Davis the governor famed for refusing to give up the office after his successor was elected That he also was the author of "the Anti-Six-Shooter has been mostly ignored by histo-riam Davis who held the office from 1870 to 1874 is remembered as a Appointed Federal government to by the Fi supervise Reconstruction after the Civil War Davis was a virtual dictator Among other things he tried to desegregate the public schools wd chop Texas into three separate states It was his law against toting guns however that Texans resented most It was an era when just about every citizen carried a side-arm and with good reason Indians especially the Apaches Coman-iches and Kiowas were still raiding Even the Hill Country around population centers like Austin and San Ai Antonio did not escape Armed robberies were common and murders were almost a daily event in most settlements Under bill which the Legislature rubber-stamped anybody carrying a gun or other deadly weapon could be fined By DEBBIE ANGELOS Fort Lauderdale Sun-Santlnai The spoken word: "Love is at the heart of life Love a woman love a child love a country it fills your Jack Nicholson in the August issue of Cosmopolitan Even some famous celebrities had to deal with rejection before getting used to success Currents In the August issue of Cosmopolitan Tom Selleck says he appeared on "The Dating twice as Bachelor No 2 but picked Luke Perry headed for Hollywood right out of high school He tried out for a lot of roles 216 to be exact that he get And after a five-year absence from acting Susan Dey went for a small put in the pilot episode of and Jjet it Later producer Steven Bochco called Dey to read for the role of deputy district attorney Grace Van Owen And the rest as they say is history Mixed bag: Ether was first used medically as an anesthetic in 1846 national parks system is home to an active volcano: Kilauea located in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park The calves of gray -whales ai wmgh 1500 to 2000 pounds When scientists scrutinized the shrunken 8000-year-old brain of a prehistoric American Indian they proved that DNA molecule of the molecule of heredity could survive thousands of years after death says National Geographic the Biggest Raisin Box at 12 feet high and on display at the Sun-Maid raisin plant in Kingburg Calif Business students at Fresno State University built the raisin box is part of a class prqject Yes it is filled with raisins And it set a Guinness world record at 16500 pounds More than 1000 men and Jack Nicholson says love is heart of life tied-couples (10 percent) than women 18 and older were asked By I T1 star din ers Ne: rise the ma no ski bas nef tie: clii A mg ord sig tio too A of the oft yei shi rei wa dei tiu of de pr so sh tn to ar co ex th ax th ce 1 1 I ii fi a I Actress has real-life their opinions of their verKni intercourse The Gallun verbal intercourse The Gallup poll for Dr Lillian Glass was used in her latest book He Says She Says: Closing the Communication Gap Between The Sexes A small percentage of people are satisfied with what they hear during the most intimate moments of their lives One in six adults say their partners talk too little during lovemaking More men (188 percent) than women (139 percent) feel this way Of those surveyed 14 percent say their partners do not display enough emotion in bed Only 7 percent of both men and women say their partner talks too much during sex This was found to be more prevalent among unmar- I Si played the guitar and sang to rs while: pass the lonely hours as a telegraph operator' Railroad at Vinita for the! Okla One night Will Rogers dropped by the depot heard music Tiri started him on a ca- reer that would make one of the wealthiest personalities in show business today He began collecting western memorabilia in the and built file museum for his adopted ore than- tity in 1988 It draws more 500000 visitors annually Pedestrian High-speed rail may be getting in the attention in Texas these days but one expert says the bicycle that will dictate changes in future roads William McCasland a re-: searcher at Texas Transportation Institute says bikes already are having an impact on planning highways iM bridges in this and other states Bicycle traffic especially in urban areas has been con- stontionudng mystery address was 333 Highland in Ab- ilene Records indicate they lived All infer- in Abilene until 1984 motion will be appreciated The descendants of the late Mr fwd Mrs Marion Shields met for a family reunion on July 19 at theCobb Park Activity Building Alma Stone of Navarre Fla the only surviving child of the Shield was among some 114: relatives and guest from Tern XT Ummm Maryland New Mexico' i and Arizona and from eighteen dif- -ferent towns in Texet There: were eight sets of four genera- i tionapraent Marirm Shields was barn Aug 26 1851 in Walker Ala he died March 8 1927 in Abilene From tiro marriages he eras the father of 23 children For many years there were 18 children living nin from his first wife and nine from his second wife The Shields family came to Texas from Mississippi sometime before 1874 He was a fanner in Jones and Taylor County before moving to Abilene For information about future -reunions or family history coni tact Faye Douglass 1126 Cypress- Abilene or phone 672-1761 end quwm and igMwlN ter wNwylB Will" nrmw Nw PO taaaHnTMM7M0t i i to be great for people to get some benefit out of Bachman says who just walk a couple nproving times a week are imj their In fact the benefits of exercise level off rapidly beyond a mod-eratepace Exercise with a partner "It makes a big difference as for as motivation when you work out with a friend family member or Teixeira says also a good way to make -sure not overdoing it You should be able to converse nor- mally while exercising Try out strength training too: You've still got to do aerobic exercise for your heart and lungs hut strength training with weights tones your muscles strengthens your bones and may make your regular workouts easier You need expensive equipment: Teixeira mimii hi i hefting soup cans or inex-- pensive plastic dumbbells An actress on an episode of has a real life mystery in her family and hopes that someone in Abilene will have information on a special girl who had the Denton surname Cabal writes: was the actress that played the part of Barney mother in the got the part I 1ST my adoption papers also had the name of Reverand Nicholas on it over 20 years my family has also searched for some record of my birth and her sister which she was separated from: Since no documentation of these adoption records can be found not even in an Abilene bank with what happened to Barney and Angelina along with the state investigation nd closing of the welfare agency Reverand Nicholas is a puzzle Perhaps if the records could be found much of the mystery about Reverand Nicholas wouldbe cleared up surname was Denton she was placed in a good home but would really like to find her sister or relative Maybe Mrs Homer Scott the notary has some records or can recall 'HancocfcIFatoricSt $100 and jailed for 90 days for the first offense Both the fine and jail term increased with subsequent arrests A section exempting so-called counties from the law waa intended hut somehow got left out of the bill Most Texans ignored -the law while local sheriffs looked the other way Labor pains: Stratosphere flying doesn't mean high pay for astronauts Last May when three space walkers aboard the shuttle worked overtime to save a stranded communications satellite they get a bonus from NASA when they returned to Houston In addition to their modest government salaries and approved expenses for each received an additional $18 for their nine days in space inn Legacy: sang his A Texas native who way to feme and fortune is responsible for one of the great Jean Mansell Pathways to the Past who the birth parents jure or where they siblings went would appreciate any information sent to PO Box 361 Duncan Okla -Kay LeFevre 318 Palm Abilene 79602 is trying to locate her father or some of his family His wm is William Carlson Meyers a native of California who sored in the military at Web Air Force Base in Big Spring between 1943-1945 He married Vera Louise Frizzell on June 16 -1943 by Chaplain James Patterson post chaplain A daughter Betty Louise Meyers was born Jan 16 1944 (her father eras 37 years old) Then on July 24 1945 another daughter (Kay LeFevre) was barn in Big Spring but was mediately put up for adoption The last information on William Carlson Meyers waa that he married Molina (or Marlene) Vaughn on Sept 1 1945 Their Get wwe instruction if exercised before it helps if someone knowl- edgeable show you how to equipment and even design a workout right for says Jkrilyn Mapes managw of ParksidB Fitness Center a divi- sion of Parkview Memorial Hospital Start slowly Begin with 10 minutes of exercise (or less if necessary) end gradually work up to 20 minutes or more always a good rule and important for people who exercised much says Bob Bachman exercise physiologist for the YWCA He recommends that non-athletes enroll in an exercise class de- signed specifically for beginners Exercise for 20 minutes three to four times a week for Pimim benefit But keep in mind that any activity ia bettor than none at alL finding out that the mount of exeraae Abilene's Original Weight Loss Center Since 1957 Uj mTU iTT 4 ANO 100 COTTON jt 1 GO" 2 PRINTSl POLYCOTTON OUT TO I 197 I ALL ON MIT 177 hsw ye rar 4TWM-100 COTTON BATIKS CUT TO OHMS never too late to get helpful tips for those wanting to start exercising married adults (4 percent) This week is: National Sporting Goods Week Psychic Week National Smile Week Significant days this week: Albert Atomic Bomb Letter Anniversary (today) American Family Day (today) Friendship Day (today) 1 Columbus Sails For the New World 500th Anniversary (Monday) Coast Guard Day (Tuesday) Federal Income Tax Anniver sary (Wednesday) National Mustard Day (Wednesday) First Woman Swims the En- glish Channel (Thursday) The Great Debate Anniversary (Thursday) Hiroshima Day (Thursday) First Picture of Earth Fran Space Anniversary (Friday) This birthdays: Today: Joanna Cassidy 48 Linda Fratianne 32 Myraa Loy 87 Carroll 67 Peter Monday: Tony Bennett 66 Jay North 41 Martin Sheen 52 Tuesday: Richard Belzer 48 Roffer Clemens 30 Wednesday: Loni Anderson 46 Neil Armstrong 62 Patrick Ewing 30 Samantha Sang 39 John Saxom 57 Thursday: Catherine Hicks 41 Stepfanie Kramer 36 Robert Mitehum 75 David Robinson 27 Friday: Thomas 50 Saturday: Keith Carradine 42 Dustin Hoffman 55 Donny Most 38 Odie 14 Connie Stevens 54 Mel Tillia 60 Larry Wilcox 45 Esther Williams 69 Pei by Larry EBfs DVJL EAR MITES ATTACK CATS AND DOCS litas an among fw exlamal par tales tost can make its miaarsbli for your cat or dog Vfthout proper troAnant fee Any pests can wan Mil your paL Because few an ao amw mitM an oten cador to d-tset by the tral iwy taava foan by detection of the barely visible specks tfwmaslvea One sign to took for Is a black grainy substance toe insects leave bahina in toe ear Also be alert to lesions or mange (bold spots around toe mouth nose ears or axtnmtoss) Cats and dogs VWSSISQ wVVi Wm nWS mMi SnEND toair heads fit toeir heads to one aids and scratch and rob toair ears Because dog and cat cars are so fcagte a vetorlnartsn should bo consultod for appropriate Hn obvka If your pot Is in obvious donl wait Cal your vat (astir a dagnoais is bn- madbdsly The mads and traaknant begun tos bettor chances are of a speedy 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