Monsey Couple Mark First Anniversary in Rising Star Church
Christian Monsey and Linda Monsey celebrated their first anniversary on March 5. The couple wed last year in Rising Star First Baptist Church with Rev. Dick Williams officiating. Linda wore a white satin dress and tiered veil, carrying yellow roses, with Sharon Moore as maid of honor and David Williams as best man. They live in Cross Plains and work at Twilite Acres Nursing Home in Rising Star.
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Linda
Jackie
First Baptist Church
Eddie Baker
Kim Joyce
Charles Moore
Willie Vandivere
Mexico
Cross Plains
Twilite Acres Nursing Home
Rising Star
Monsey
Pecos
Rising Star High School
Revolting inlaws and hair obsession in Ann Landers column
Dear Ann replies to readers. a 74 year old mother in law shocks with her appearance, a 16 year old sister laments a brother’s hair fixation, and a widow asks about an old wedding ring. Ann counsels bearing the sight, setting boundaries for bathroom use, and selling the ring for charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann
Tam
Eric
Bee
Lions Club accepts applications for summer camp for handicapped children
Pecos Evening Lions Club accepts applications for a summer session of the Texas Lions Camp for Crippled Children in Kerrville. Four sessions run this summer for ages seven through 16, with free admission for eligible blind, deaf, mute, or crippled children. Local processing by Lions. contact Ois Mawhiney at 445-5431. Lions have sent over 17,000 youngsters in 24 years.
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Pecos-Barstow-Toyah
Pecos
At Wits End What is age 30
Erma Bombeck jokes about turning 30 as a comical downer and laments society expectations. A Massachusetts reader calls thirty a downer while Bombeck quips about signs of aging such as friends with advanced readers and demands empathy.
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King Kong
Westminster
Mass
Robert Gerbert Celebrates First Birthday At Home
Robert E. Gerbert, son of Mr and Mrs Robert L Gerbert of 1506 S Eddy, celebrated his first birthday on December 3 at home. Family and friends including Mr and Mrs Grady Kellar and others attended, with Elizabet Smith and Kenny Kellar among the named relatives.
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Robert Gerbert
Robert E. Gerbert
Robert L. Gerbert
S. Eddy
Grady Kellar
Morris
Elizabeth Smith
Sage
Calvin Kellar
Kenny
Valerie
Coahoma
Kara
Robert
Air Force tests new Base of Choice enlistment option
The Air Force began a five month IBOC incentive test from January to May 1977. Enlistees may choose one of eight bases Plattsburg Gris som Offutt Seymound Johnson Moody Altus Cannon and George for a guaranteed one year at assignment. Available jobs include Aircraft Electrical Repairman Munitions Maintenance Specialist Weapons Mechanic Cook Fuel Specialist Inventory Management Specialist and Security Specialist with limited base availability. The program supplements the GBOC option and aims to retain vital Air Force skills.
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Air Force Recruiting Service
Air Force
Air Force Base
Plattsburg
N.Y
Grissom
Ind
Offutt
Neb
Seymound Johnson
N.C
Dr Dennis C Brown to Contribute Police Policy Chapter
Dr Dennis C Brown associate professor at UT Permian Basin will author sections on police policy and police culture for a new law enforcement textbook being prepared by H E Leonard and Harry Moore. He has 51 years in criminal justice education and law enforcement with degrees from Wisconsin Illinois and Southern Oregon.
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Dennis C. Brown
University of Texas
Permian Basin
University of Illinois Police Training Institute
UT Permian
Brown
Superior
Wisc
University of Wisconsin At
University of Wisconsin At Superior, His MS From Southern Oregon College
University of Illinois At Urbana
H.E. Leonard
Harry Moore
Currant Jelly Vermouth Sauce For Roast Duck
Melt currant jelly with a little dry vermouth to create a glaze. Brush the sauce over a roasted duck to enhance its flavor with sweet and tangy notes.
Former resident earns UT Austin PhD in early childhood education
Libby Vernon, ex Earl Bell Kindergarten principal and Toyah teacher, earned a Doctor of Philosophy in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis in early childhood education from The University of Texas at Austin. Since 1972 she has worked as an Early Childhood Consultant for the Texas Education Agency in Austin and holds multiple professional leadership roles in education associations.
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Libby Vernon
Earl Bell
University of Texas At Austin
Vernon
Texas Education Agency
Austin
Association For Childhood Education International
National Association of Early Childhood Specialists
National Association For the Education of Young Children
Texas
Phi Delta Kapna Honorary Education Fraternity
McGowen Delivers Wills Talk At Local Club Meeting
The Twentieth Century Club met in the Federation Parlor where Pecos attorney Jerry McGowen spoke on the importance of making a will rather than dying intestate. Attendees asked questions while Ann Pennell and Becky Painter were welcomed as new members and officers hosted refreshments.
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Twentieth Century Club
Federation
Pecos
Jerry McGowen
McGowen
Ann Pennell
Becky Painter
Ann Dycus
Jane Fletcher
Jane Green
Chris Hinz
Dycus
Cherry Tyree
Patty Montgomery
Marie Sears
Sue Lee
Pat Reese
Margie Mayfield
Green
Barbara Precht
Charolotte Slack
Joyce McGowen
Fletcher
Cynthia Armbruster
Gail Box
Wynon Clark
Barbara Armstrong
Carol Naylor
Janet Faulkner
Georgia Morrison
Mecca Kenney
Armstrong
Tyree
Sixteen Scout Leaders Learn Caravan Crafts in Odessa
Sixteen adult Girl Scout leaders attended a Caravan Training in Odessa to learn crafts from trainers Vernita Gillespie and Lana Cook. The session covered print transfers plaster crafts macramé bracelets and funnel cake making to use in troop meetings. Attendees included Gail Barmore Betty Calhoun Beverly Welch Sherry Marshall Veronica Barrera Linda Faulkner Elaine Moody and others with Linda Thompson noted as Pecos Neighborhood chairman.
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Vernita Gillespie
Lana Cook
Odessa
Permian Basin
Girl Scout Council
Pecos
Gail Barmore
Betty Calhoun
Beverly Welch
Rosie Scroggins
Barbara Flores
Mary, Gonzales
Dora Villanova
Elva Sais
Sherry Marshall
Veronica Barrera
Linda Faulkner
Elaine Moody
Majorie Wilson
Margaret Ford
Linda Thompson
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Linda Christian
Jackie Monsey
Mrs. Monsey
Mrs. Buck Christian
Ann Landers
Fargo
Pargo
Sis
Salvation Army
Wits End
By Erma Bombeck
Pecos Enterprise
Dr. Brown
Wills
C. B. Stuckey
D.V.M
Sandhills
Monahans
Peggy McCracken
Nova Gutierrez
Mickie Perales
Carol Uranga
Margie Williamson
Paul Briones
Sports
Frankie Kingston
Gerry Haile
Gene Douglas
Alicia Flores
Sylvia Vasquez
Brenda Virgin
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