AAUW Texas Convention in Abilene Focuses on Education
The Pecos AAUW member attended the Texas Division State Convention in Abilene March 25 27 with theme Concerns Challenges and Commitments. Keynote speaker Dr Anne Gary Parnell led discussions on public education topics while officers were elected and by laws adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Northcut
Pecos
American Association of University Women
Abilene
New Civic Center
Anne Gary Parnell
AAUW
Sweet Briar College
T. W. Coover
Aauw Southwest Central Region
Texas Aauw
Abilene Christian College
Hardin Simmons University
McMurry College
Funeral Visitors Brighten Pecos Easter Observances
Earl Benton of Dallas attended funeral services for Louis Benton in Pecos and stayed with cousin Mrs. Fannie Soto. Families from Brenham College Station Fort Worth and Abilene joined Easter gatherings at local homes including the Stewarts and Moores, with travel to Albuquerque and Colorado Springs planned for some relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Benton
Dallas
Pecos
Louis Benton
Fannie Soto
Polly's Pointers Don’t Swim With Hearing Aids or Wax Tables
Advice column urges caution with hearing aids around water and heat. Experts suggest dealer cleanings, moisture kits, and avoiding swimming unless a helper watches the device. Also includes household hacks and plant-labeling tips from readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly
Easter visitors and local ties noted in Pecos
Austin teacher Jan Whigham visited her parents Mr and Mrs C J Whigham while Lee Talley and son Toby stayed with Rudolph Mosley. The Talleys plan to return to Stamps Arkansas. Pecos ties run deep as Talley family friends recall. Four states Georgia Iowa New York and North Dakota have adopted the rose as state flower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zora Gunter
Carolyn Gunter
North Texas State
Denton
Ray Gunter
Dallas
Nat Gunter
Jacalyn
Natalie Gunter
Burnet High School
Finley Gunter
Harry Boehhemann
Hobbs
New Mexico
Bill Thomson
Boehnemanns
Trinity Lutheran
Jan Whigham
C.J. Whigham
Austin
Lee Talley
Toby
Rudolph Mosley
Mr. Talley
Mosley
Stamps
Arkansas
Talleys
Pecos
Lee
Mosleys
Georgia
Iowa
New York
North Dakota
Lasater Family Visits Fort Worth for Easter Holidays
Here from Fort Worth Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Lasater and daughter Kellye Ann visited with Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Lasater and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rogers. Mrs. Lasater is the former Barbara Ann Rogers. She and Jimmy were reared in Pecos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry McLean
Scot
Devin
J. T. Moore Sr
McLean
Laura Hargreaves
Longmont
Colorado
Abilene
Captain McLean
Dyess Air Force Base
McLeans
Jimmy Lasater
Kellye Ann
W. D. Lasater
Jack Rogers
Lasaster
Barbara Ann Rogers
Jimmy
Pecos
Mrs William C Smith Heads to Dallas Board Meeting
Mrs William C Smith travels to Dallas as a Texas Division American Cancer Society board member and District Two director serving Reeves County. She attends the Executive Committee meeting at Hotel Adolphus and plans a Clifton detour to visit former Pecos resident Mrs Gene Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Smith
Dallas
Texas Division
American Cancer Society
Reeves County
Adolpha
Clifton
Gene Parker
Pecos
Newlyweds from Pecos wed in Lamesa ceremony
Mr and Mrs Jimmie Cravens of Pecos announce the marriage of their daughter Deborah Leigh Sheek to Johnnie D Houston of Lamesa. The vows were pledged March 26 in Lamesa. The groom is the son of Mrs Olida Houston of Lamesa. The couple will reside in Pecos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Cravens
Pecos
Deborah Leigh Sheek
Johnnie D. Houston
Lamesa
Olida Houston
Pecos Women Attend Tea for Fort Stockton First Lady
Five Pecos women traveled to Fort Stockton last Tuesday afternoon to attend a tea honoring Mrs. J. Philip Robbins named 1971 First Lady of Fort Stockton. The event, hosted by Magno Usus Club, supports the annual First Lady contest. Mrs. Robbins leads the Western District Texas Federation of Women's Clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Fort Stockton
J. Philip Robbins
Magno Usus Club
M. S. Calhoun
Marshall Huffman
Frank Haughton
Ted Johnston
N.A. Waldrop
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Fred F. Florence
H. C. Glover
Georgetown
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Marie Fisher
Mildred Jones
Utley
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Albuquerque
Jo W. Camp
Barbara Mae Munos
Lisa
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College Station
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Fort Worth
David
Southwestern Theological Seminary
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Lohn
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Iane Stewart
Bill Bettis
Whatley
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Miss Bettis
Whatleys
Stewart Ranch
Zephyr
Brenham
Roy Hicks
John Moore
Nolan Barmore
Colorado Springs
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Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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H. L. Robertson
T.J. Wilson
Woodrow Clem
Jack Duke
Jack le Croy
Travis Lattner
E. L. Teal
Robertson
Tommy Passmore
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