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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1971
Page
10
A teen asks how to handle a Greek fiancé with double standards and infidelity fears while another worries about same sex attraction and dating. Helen advises setting boundaries, challenging double standards, and choosing honesty over fear, noting teen marriages have high failure odds and urging parental involvement.
Balmorhea Order of Rainbow for Girls held an open installation at the Masonic Temple to install Jennie Sue Herring as Worthy Advisor and install the new officers. The program included a pledge, motto Peace will Prevail, scripture The Ten Commandments, and a patriotic flag ceremony. Refreshments followed for members and about 30 guests.
A reflective piece notes how long cigarette commercials confuse viewers and how aging shifts social circles. It contrasts daydreams and nightmares, suggesting misperceptions grow with time.
The article discusses colon and rectal cancer as a major cause of mortality. It urges annual health checkups including proctoscopic exams to detect cancer early and save about three of four patients. It lists danger signs such as changes in bowel habits or unusual bleeding and advises contacting the American Cancer Society for information.
Balmorhea residents Mr. and Mrs. Buck Towler and Mrs. Helen Humphries journeyed to Ruidoso and Hot Springs on the Rio Grande then hiked three miles up Capote canyon to Capote Falls in Presidio County. They viewed the 150 foot cascade, saw Mexico across the river, enjoyed hot chili at Candelaria store, and returned via Pinto Canyon.
Oma Prew was taken to Pecos Hospital with pneumonia but is described as doing well. Balmorhea girls and boys basketball teams won district games at Grandfalls, 44-20 for girls and 49-46 for boys. Scout Troop 92 attended church in uniform led by Scout Master Clarence Crenshaw and assistant Merel Brockett. Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Norwood of Brady visited Pecos for Miss Jane Davis's wedding. they are former Balmorhea residents.
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