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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1976
Page
7
Polly Cramer reports a helpful product that absorbs excess ink on wallpaper and prevents smudges. The tip aims to improve home decorating results by stabilizing ink transfer during wall papering tasks.
Dear Polly letters discuss removing ink from light colored wallpaper. The response notes blotting immediately, using absorbent powder, and brushing to absorb more ink. It warns ink eradicators and bleach can fade the design and suggests replacing the affected strip or paper roll.
A collection of reader notes offers practical hacks. Crushed eggshells improve pot drainage. chrome on car mirrors prompts non glare ideas. hair spray can remove fresh paint from fabric. hot vinegar dissolves glue on slacks. a nail supports potted plants to help them grow better.
Dear Ann: a man who tried many counselors found vacation worked better, but my experience was opposite. I sought help as my son committed suicide despite therapy. Counseling helped me cope and accept him. thanks for urging others to seek help. Dear Friend: a mother testifies to counseling. Dear Ruined: an usher could have resolved circus seating disputes. Send 50 cents for Ann Landers booklet.
Lisa Locker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Locker, returned to Pecos from a Rotary foreign exchange year in Carletonville South Africa on July 2. She describes Africa’s mix of races languages and hospitality, shares school life details, travel memories from Johannesburg Rome and Victoria Falls, and notes her future plans in nursing at Angelo State University and possible travel to Australia or New Zealand.
A humorous column on modern life where time saving devices and quick routines backfire. The narrator counts seconds saved by products and services then realizes she has time to waste and no place to spend it. The Avon lady, grocer, and operator scenes illustrate the paradox of saving time to enjoy life.
Nine Pecos students joined about 250 yearbook staff members and advisers at Angelo State University San Angelo July 25 30 for the seventh annual ASU Yearbook Workshop. Sponsored by the ASU Journalism Department and Newsfote Yearbook Co the five day event covered all yearbook production areas along with social activities. Attendees include Mary Claire Samuel Richard Rankin Roger Medanich Cecile Montgomery Valerie Hamar Bryan Gross Elizabeth Wilson Vickie Hurley Irene Turnk.
The article explains how fruit, pectin, acid and sugar form the basis of gelled fruit products. It notes pectin varies by fruit and ripeness, with too much cooking reducing pectin’s binding. Some fruits need commercial pectin, while others don’t. It suggests using lemon juice or citric acid for low acid fruits and mentions county publications on preserving fruit plus a contact number.
Henry Gabriel Cisneros Michael Muse Moore Ralph Murillo Jr Mervin Danaby Peters and Harold Glyn Strother named the five Outstanding Young Texans for 1976 by Dock Hanks president of the Texas Jaycees. Award ceremony held July 31 at Galveston Convention Center with about 1000 in attendance.
Agriculture Commissioner John C White says Texas produced 12 896 000 pounds of honey in 1975 placing it third behind California and Florida. The state had 208 000 bee colonies yielding 68 pounds per colony, beeswax output reached 232 000 pounds, and prices averaged 1 00 per pound for beeswax and 459 per pound for honey. The 1976 total honey output rose by 51 percent over 1975 while bee colonies fell by about 2 000 from 1974 levels.
Debby Johnson of Texas A&M Extension Service says good in law relations begin before marriage. Parents approval of a future spouse helps, while disapproval strains relations. harmony hinges on fair, honest cooperation and mutual support across generations.
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