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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1975
Page
5
Erma Bombeck essay reflects on Christmas loss and nostalgia as a Tops Club 259 party at Kay Gleason and Laura Johnsons' home on 1617 S. Missouri. It contrasts childhood wonder with grown up frictions like bills, card lists, and costly decorations.
Pecos Business and Professional Women's Club held its annual Christmas Party on December 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Federation Parlor. Gifts were exchanged, Frances Toll read The Littlest Angel, with two guests and several hostesses and members listed among attendees. The piece moves to reflections on Christmas, stressing giving, joy, gratitude, and maintaining the childlike spirit of the holiday.
Ann Landers reflects on world peace, war, responsibility, and social change on Christmas 1975. She notes shifts from the 1960s to 70s, campus learning, rising youth drug use, and the need to learn from mistakes while stressing the value of her reading audience and the satisfaction of helping others.
A reader shares tales of domestic strain and moral judgments in Dear Ann letters. Columns tackle marital infidelity tattoo ethics drunk driving and humane response to injured animals with practical, terse counsel.
A playful note says a video minded friend likes his eggs cooked for one commercial and two station breaks, mixing media timing with breakfast preference.
Printed pattern 1268 offered in sizes 6 to 18 20 40 42 with prices 2.00 and 2.50 plus 50 cents handling and postage. Send to Belle's Patterns P O Box 841 Dept 105 Hurst Texas 76053 for purchase.
Mrs M C suggests frugal hacks to mend wear with leather strips from old wallets to edge collars and pockets. She recommends using colored wallet fragments as patches and nylon hosiery strips as pillow stuffing to cut costs and extend clothing life.
A reader offers frugal tips including reusing old elastic from husbands briefs for slack waists. Other suggestions cover preserving shirt collars with forms, refilling roll-on bottles for cleaners, using pantyhose containers as small-item holders, repurposing spice bottles for lunches and spills, labeling bottles, and saving dental floss holders as thread spools.
Dear Polly suggests covering the metal table with adhesive backed paper to avoid paint. Dear Dorothy advises having a family member or neighbor paint the table in a garage or outside the house, ensuring it dries completely and odor is gone. Polly notes the covering may be attractive, depending on intended use.
A reader advises caregivers of elderly relatives to use pene to secure a protective garment. The writer notes her mother’s incontinence requires constant covering and shares a simple, practical solution. ELEANOR E.
Public health workers reflect on a harsher Christmas reality for the poor and sick. The piece recalls hospital patients, nurses, and volunteers finding meaning while fearing another lonely year, and affirms a shared goal to end needless suffering and ensure every child enjoys a long, prosperous life.
The column reflects on loneliness during a blizzard and recalls the 1850 Angers bridge disaster, noting the writer's wit in comparing past tragedies to a domestic moment and a playful quip about a wife’s ace.
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