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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1970
Page
5
A collection of readers share care instructions for records and home items. Tips cover storing records away from heat and sun, cleaning needles, stacking methods, dust handling, and even warped records treated with low oven reshaping. Also included are diaper care questions seeking solutions for mildewed clothes and baby outfits.
Holiday visitors travel between towns as Mr. and Mrs. E M Kelly stay with Mrs. Ann M Cannon in Texas before heading home to Los Angeles. The McCall home hosts several relatives including Dona Marie Clements Margaret Clements and Terry Fair from Andrews Odessa and Texas Tech. Extra guests join from Albuquerque and Sul Ross University as Christmas plans unfold in Andrews Denton and nearby homes.
The Coast Guard orders a 104 ton 40 foot diameter buoy to replace lightships along Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Unmanned and costing 250000 dollars each, the buoy cuts the need for a 15 to 19 man crew and support staff plus a 2.5 million lightship. Diesel powered, the buoy carries a 7500 candlepower light and radio beacon atop a 38 foot tower.
Mrs Tom Davis of Herman won first place in Class A of the National Grange Cotton Sewing Contest for a prize outfit. Her three-piece red white and blue cotton knit ensemble featured hand top stitching and earned top honors.
Miss Katie Gomez of Odessa and Jesse Villesca were honored before their upcoming marriage at a Christmas social hosted by the High School Teachers. The event recognized the engaged couple and featured stories and well wishes from faculty and friends.
East Pecos Junior High faculty and students held festive events including a staff dinner at Las Palmas where 26 attendees received gifts for Principal David Dutchover and secretary Miriam Olmos. A December 22 concert by the EPJH choir and band followed by class parties wrapped the holiday activities.
Twentieth Century Club members attended the December luncheon at Pecos Valley Country Club. Visitors enjoyed holiday punch and a delicious meal as the High School Choir performed festive selections. Members donated money gifts for a family and a Christmas basket was shared. The next meeting is January 6.
An unmarried friend visits for coffee and laments not having children. The narrator shares humorous, chaotic scenes of family noise from a cello practice, cheering routines, train sounds, and a science experiment, concluding with a plug for Betty Canary's book Surviving as a Woman.
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