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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1977
Page
9
A humorous column by Erma Bombeck about sons entering puberty and the shower habit clues. It notes shy behavior, discovery of girls, and exaggerated routines like deodorant per arm and gargling with coffee, ending with the father recalling how the boys were better when dirty.
A reader group asks about caring for an aged mother and the burden it creates, while other letters seek guidance on dating with a limp and handling a neighbor's romantic attention. Ann Landers responds with compassion, practical suggestions, and humor, urging grace, visibility, and constructive solutions.
This piece promotes safe home canning methods from the USDA booklet Home Canning of Fruits and Vegetables. It covers boiling water bath processing for fruits and pickled vegetables, steam pressure canning for low acid foods, jar and lid safety, altitude adjustments, spoilage signs, and cautions on tasting.
Members of Area II Young Homemakers and Young Farmers chapters will hold their annual convention in Ysleta on September 10. Ree ves County delegates include Holly Barrett and Becky Heard as voting delegates, with Debby Roberts as alternate. Also attending are Martha Walker and Doveta Hunt, sponsor.
Miss Tamara Lewis and Kelbey Jay Robertson exchanged vows June 29 in El Paso. The garden ceremony occurred at the bride’s brother’s home with Tony Lewis and Jane Weis of Augusta as attendants. The couple, now planning to move into a new home at 2216 Country Club Drive, honeymooned briefly in New Mexico before a 10 day Hawaii trip. Tamara, a 1977 Pecos High grad, and Kelby, Olton High and Texas Tech alum, work with Wynn Dixie in Pecos. An August awards banquet and a September garage sale were announced by local groups involved.
Specialist Four Roberto Luna, son of Mr and Mrs Ysabel Luna at 121 N Pecan, reenlisted for three years in the Army at Scho field Barracks Hawaii where he serves as a gunner with the 25th Infantry Division. He entered the Army in 1974 after attending Hawaii Pacific College.
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