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Pecos Enterprise

Location

Pecos, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1972

Page

4

Laundry tips and organic hoax warnings from 1971

Housewife advice emphasizes using less detergent to avoid dull gray buildup and testing amounts by trial. It debunks organic produce claims, warns of mislabeling, and offers stain cures and washday habits from Virginia White of The Miracle White Company with practical steps for bleaching, soaking, and sorting laundry.

Virginia White The Miracle White Company Miss White E.B. Weiss

Retired Missionary Speaks At First Baptist Banquet

First Baptist Church hosted an annual Valentine banquet for adults with Richard Naylor as host and a ten member youth ensemble performing. Earl Goatcher, a retired missionary to Thailand living in Van Horn, was the guest speaker.

First Baptist Church Richard Naylor Earl Goatcher van Horn Thailand Valentine’s Goatcher

Titus brothers aid voyage to Maracaibo Venezuela

James Titus son of Mrs J R Titus and O F Scott leaves Odessa with twin Charles to drive to Houston for a flight to Maracaibo Venezuela stopping in Miami and Caracas en route B and B Mining Co with diamond mine offers foreman job in a dry river bed reportedly loaded with diamonds Titus plans to decide whether to stay

James Titus J.R. Titus 5Th O.F. Scott Scott Theaters Odessa Maracaibo Venezuela James Charles Scott Houston Miami Caracas Titus B&b Mining Co

Clean-up fix-up and paint-up set in three stages this year

The local campaign names three phases this year. Phase one begins Saturday Feb 26 with children and residents collecting litter citywide. Phase two in March covers fence repairs and planting shrubs while Phase three in April promotes paint specials from merchants for building and fence beautification.

City Sanitation Department

Couple Fends Off Bandits In Two Hour Cottage Raid

A middle aged couple in Norden England fought off masked bandits for two hours at their cottage. Mrs Gilbert Brown set fire to curtains and furniture to attract help. The raiders escaped with 125 dollars and four gold sovereigns.

Norden England Gilbert Brown

National Chicken Cooking Contest Opens Entry for 1972

The 1972 National Chicken Cooking Contest offers 24600 in prizes with top awards of 16000 5000 2000 and 1000. Fifty one state and DC finalists travel to Birmingham Alabama on May 20 1972 for a panel of twelve food authorities. Entrants may request official entry blanks by writing to National Chicken Cooking Contest Department B Suite 1100 551 Fifth Avenue New York NY 10017.

Department B Suite 1100 Fifth Avenue New York District of Columbia Birmingham Alabama Southland National Broiler Council Ac’cent International Inc Best Foods CPC International, Inc Wear- Ever

Stroud speaks on self defense at Reeves County group

Reeves County Young Homemakers heard a self defense talk from Deputy Sheriff Kenneth Stroud at their Thursday meeting in the Federated Parlor. President Daraliene Smith opened, with a devotional by Helen Gomez and minutes read by June Kilsby. Barbara Helberg reported the treasury as Susan Wadeley and Sylvia Garcia were named Golden Girl and Littlester nominees. Hostesses served and guests Hazel Poindexter and Janice Pollard attended while plans for a sportswear show and a Pecos drug seminar were discussed.

Reeves County Kenneth Bear Stroud Daraliene Smith Helen Gomez June Kilsby Barbara Helberg Susan Wadeley Gie Williamson Della Bryant Jo Ann Beauchamp Bianca Avila Chick Cowan Dovota Hunt Hazel Poindexter Janice Pollard Odessa Pecos

Appointment Notice for Family Page Photos

The notice states photographer Tip Chesney will take pictures for the family page from 3:30 p.m. through the evening. To schedule an appointment call Peggy Bracken at 445-5475 and leave your name time place and subject for a picture.

Tip Chesney Peggybracken

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