National Children’s Dental Health Week Observance
The Pecos Enterprise and Permian Basin Dental Society begin a series on dental health facts during National Children’s Dental Health Week. Gum disease affects youth and adults, with plaque forming acids that cause caries and gum irritation. Regular brushing, flossing, dental visits, and good nutrition prevent gingivitis and periodontitis.
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Pecos Enterprise
Permian Basin Dental Society
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Why attend church Sunday belief questioned in Port Washington
AP Religion Writer George W. Cornell notes parish view from St. Stephen's bulletin: faith grows through communal worship and mutual nurture. It argues church as a relational, joint effort where two or three gathering in Jesus' name sustains faith and the movement over 2,000 years. The act of going to church itself signals its value.
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George W. Cornell
New York
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Port Washington
N.Y
Jesus
History of a Lie poem and Ann Landers readers notes
Reader letters discuss the poem What Became of a Lie by M A Kidder and a call for library verification. A mother warns parents about child abduction and exploitation, with advice on supervision and safety. The column promotes Ann Landers publications and a mail request for her booklet.
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Irma Henry
Stark City
Ann
Money Times
Ann Landers
Department of Higher Education
Missouri State Library
M.A. Kidder
Pat Timberlake
Public Library
Biggs Returns From Anchorage For Weekend Visit
Pecos native Thomas R. Biggs of Anchorage Alaska son of Bennie and Mrs Biggs visited Pecos January 26 and attended the Junior Livestock Show during a weekend business and pleasure trip with his family.
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Thomas R
Tom) Biggs
Anchorage
Alaska
Bennie Biggs
Barbs By Phil Pastoret
In our town city hall the message is clear that who you know matters more than how you know it. The boss complains his salesmen are treated as a nuisance rather than guests when in town. A blabbermouth habit ruins trust as rumors spread.
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Ann
Consumers use nutrition labels and ads in shopping decisions
A Texas A&M extension specialist notes that 66 percent of survey participants always check food labels and 59 percent use nutritional information. The USDA survey finds shoppers seek nutrition data and coupons, compare store prices, and buy in volume for lower costs, with 31 percent almost always shopping at more than one store in 1977.
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Mary K. Sweeten
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University System
Sharp Gilson engagement announced in Alexandria
Mr and Mrs Jackson Askew Sharp announce the engagement of their daughter Selina Candace Sharp of Alexandria Virginia to Ross Albert Gilson of Alexandria Virginia. The couple’s families include Geoffrey Purdy Gilson of Dallas Texas and the late J George Ross and Albert Sisk lineages. The wedding is planned for March 18.
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Jackson Askew Sharp
Selina Candace Sharp
Alexandria
Ross Albert Gilson
Geoffrey Purdy Gilson
Dallas
Texas
J. George Ross
Albert Sisk
W.L. Ross
Pecos
How To Make Braided Rugs by Sally Clarke Carty
Sally Clarke Carty shares a step by step guide to recycling old clothes into braided rugs. The book covers sourcing wool, braid sizes, colors and shapes, dyeing, and patterns with guidance for beginners and custom work, noting a 1830 origin and early New England mill production.
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Sally Clarke Carty
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
At Wits End Children Argue Over My Childhood
ERMA BOMBECK recalls a family debate where each of her children recalls increasingly fantastical stories about their mother s life. The exchange contrasts memory, myth, and the blunt truth of her own quiet hardships alongside affectionate humor about their differing perceptions.
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Loraine Collins
Cassie Farrington
Balmorhea
American Association of Retired Persons
AARP
Fort Davis
Nancy Towery
Indian Lodge
Granger
P.O
Chicago
Ill
Phil Pastoret
Cecily Brownstone
Associated Press
Washington
National Geographic Society
McGraw- Hill
Wits End
Erma Bombeck
TIO
Hamburg
Patel
Wm Fi
Brownlee Hardware
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