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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1976
Page
6
A collection of letters and replies from an advice column discussing mother in laws rules behavior. topics include privacy, interfering with families, respect for wives, handling grandchildren, and dealing with divorce and hypocrisy in marriage. The column also touches on alcohol and smoking, marital breakups, and public figures challenging tax issues.
DEAR POLLY advises readers on treating feathers for pillow stuffing as hunting season approaches. A reader asks how to prepare and sanitize feathers, while GRAMPS notes the small openings of manicure scissors may impede use and invites submissions from readers for practical feather treatment methods.
Dear Polly offers quirky household hints and observations from readers. Ethel suggests using store windows as mirrors to judge distance while parking downtown. Mrs R J advises filtering frying oil through coffee filters. Mrs RB C shares freezing leftover pie dough scraps for later use. Mabel notes preheating dries oven walls and lemon helps sponges stay fresh. Helen fixes a slipping bath brush with fabric fasteners. Lillian finds potato chip containers useful for cracker and cookie storage.
Mrs Sally Coble a foods and nutrition specialist with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service of the Texas A&M University System notes home grown vegetables like tomatoes squash and carrots provide vitamins A and C and iron. She advises using peppers beans and peas for flavor and energy and harvesting at peak quality.
Modesta and Anna Chabarria daughters of Mr and Mrs Domingo Chabarria of Pecos were feted at a Community Council of Reeves County bridal shower at 902 E Tenth St. Guests included Modesta and Anna's mother Juana Chabarria and Magdelena Valdez. Modesta and Anna are engaged to Richard Munoz and Henry Gifford, with a double wedding set for Santa Rosa Catholic Church.
Mrs. Becky Culp, an area clothing specialist, urges readers to plan transitional fall wardrobe additions or updates now to stay ahead of seasonal changes.
Arturo Reyes son of Rev and Mrs Romeo Reyes of Pecos will tour Russia with the Hardin Simmons University choral group Abi lene, visiting Poland Czechoslovakia and Moscow after two weeks of preparatory instructions in Abilene. He is a senior majoring in Bible with a music minor.
Norman Black reports on University of Maryland researchers David Cargo and Joseph Burnett pursuing a three pronged attack on sea nettles. They seek an antivenom topical agent and potential control, tying nettle venom to heart calcium transport and possible life saving applications for bay watermen and divers.
Mr and Mrs Tom Wright of Pecos announce the birth of their daughter Jennifer Marie born July 29 in Reeves County Memorial Hospital at 1 35 pm. Weighing 8 lbs 5 oz and 21 inches long. Maternal grandparents Jerry Daniel of Albuquerque New Mexico and paternal grandparents Glenn Stover of Salt Lake City Utah.
Mr and Mrs Joey Pena of Odessa formerly Pecos announce the birth of Monica Marie born July 28 at Women's and Children's Hospital Odessa at 5 55 p m weighing 7 lbs 14 oz and 21 inches long.
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