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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1978
Page
5
A reader signs as Second Time Around and Fighting To Win, detailing conflicts with a first wife's children and how money, favors, and attention affect a second marriage. Other letters discuss a relative’s uncharged painting job and a gift of Scotch, returning gifts, and guidance from Ann Landers on etiquette and boundaries.
A housing specialist from the Texas A&M system advises newlyweds to design a balanced two-part plan. Use existing furniture with careful color choices and consider refinish projects, then select new pieces with personality that blend with current items. Options range from faddish and fun to better quality contemporary, traditional, or antiques.
A Texas A&M Extension specialist advises couples to plan wedding and honeymoon attire to fit the future lifestyle and budget. She notes clothing accounts for 17 to 25 percent of costs, recommends coordinating with existing wardrobe, avoiding one use items, and considering storage, upkeep, and career plans to prevent later strain.
The Orla and Mentone Home Demonstrator's Club met at Edna Harding's home on Thursday April 13 at 2 pm. Members reported needs, treasury and minutes were reviewed by Nickie Lackie, and Dorothy Ross won the traveling gift. Barbara Creager reported on 4-H sewing progress and club plans for a May 11 Fort Davis trip.
The Merry Home and Garden Club met at 401 W. Second St on April 10 with eight members and one guest, Mrs Effie Roberts. Mrs Helen Boehnemann spoke on Nine Kinds of New Annuals from one Plant Hybridizer, listing several varieties and noting introductions from a commercial plant breeding organization. The May 8 meeting will be at 401 W Second, with Mrs Walter Burkholder presenting Herbs for Flavor and Fragrance.
Mr and Mrs R V Turnbough of Balmorhea announce the engagement of their daughter Debbie Denice of El Paso to Lonnie Lee Vickers son of Mr and Mrs Robert Leroy Vickers of San Angelo The wedding will be in Westside Church of Christ El Paso on June 24 The bride elect is a 1976 UT Austin graduate and teaches special education at S F Austin High School in El Paso Vickers is a 1975 UT Austin graduate and will attend Texas Tech School of Medicine in the fall.
Assistant County Extension Agent Susan Webber notes that family violence is increasingly discussed in Texas and nationwide. She says violence stems from stress and learned behavior, affecting all social classes and family sizes, and can be isolated or recurring within homes. Open communication marks the first coping step.
Designers showcased Design 2000 at the Helidome in San Angelo on Sunday with guests Dorothy Barton Grace Smith Janice Swift and Elaine Moody from Stylist Beauty Shop. The event featured precision cutting texturizing and curly styles for men and softer summer looks for women, with guests Frank Cory of New Orleans and Ramora of Des Moines. Davenport Beauty and Barber Supply Co. of San Angelo sponsored the show.
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