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Elaine has dipped into the archives for some news from 1960, 60 years ago.

This is a recurring column that focuses on community service written by La Grange community Lions.

I don’t grow tomatoes to feed my family. That’s what potatoes, beans and squash are for. Sure, we eat some tomatoes, but the reason I grow them has more to do with penance or self-punishment, I think.

More Time for Research

To the Editor:

More time at home has allowed me to read and learn from a variety of sources. Many school age students, including college students, who cannot attend a classroom are being directed to use the computer to learn and explore various topics so I too, took ‘the Internet search’ challenge. I’d like to share what I found.

We Are in This Together

To the Editor:

Continued from last week....

In 1951 my dad was in the house moving business. He also farmed cotton, corn and hay for his 100 cow herd. He never acquired a large cattle trailer with which to haul his cattle to market. All he had was a one axle 4x8 ft. wooden enclosed trailer that could only haul two cows or maybe four calves at one time.

AUSTIN — An executive order issued by Gov. Greg Abbott to reopen in-store retail shopping, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters, museums, libraries and more took effect May 1 and will continue through May 15.

No Entrepreneurial Law Enforcement

To the Editor:

After reading the article in The Fayette County Record on April 28, I am moved to submit this letter voicing my opposition to raising salaries for the two drug interdiction officers because they engage in civil forfeitures and seizures. I consider this “entrepreneurial” law enforcement.