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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1977
Page
7
By Erma Bombeck a light column notes marriages that last and those that fail and highlights a reader essay on celebrating a 50th wedding anniversary within a compact humorous frame.
Four Pecos graduates and Joe Lozano Garcia of Barstow earned bachelor and master degrees from Sul Ross State University in December. The Pecos honorees are Rosa Linda Rodriguez, Janice Adele Williams, Norma Jane Blackwell, and Daniel Grado Rodriguez. The piece also reflects on long marriages and lasting relationships with anecdotes about Golden anniversaries.
Readers seek help from Ann Landers on a black thumb in gardening and a rant about a provocative doll. Included are garden book tips by C Z Guest, price details, and cultural remarks. Also, letters discuss a wife’s preference on a husband’s mustache and a teenage girl’s concerns about her father’s behavior.
New York reports designer Matthew Love unveils a dedicated petite collection for women 4 feet 10 to 5 feet 4 inches tall. The line includes basic dresses, skirts, sets, jumpsuits and denim pieces priced 25 to 45 dollars, aimed at crossing over from pre-teen to adult sizes. The assortment targets the 85 to 115 pound demographic with adjusted lengths and waists while preserving bust fit.
A reader asks for an easy bean bag chair repair and Polly notes resewing seams is the standard fix. a hint suggests placing less stuffing after restitching to improve durability. The page also shares various tips and reader questions on everyday fixes and household hacks in Polly's column.
Pecos residents recount Christmas travels and moves. Woody family bought Woody's Implement in Lamesa after leaving 1945 Adams. Hollands aided Melvin Holland’s Oregon state PhD plans. Neslony and Diedering families visited Bloomington and San Angelo. Leesons visited Amarillo. Osborns traveled to Del City for Christmas with Suttees. Schaefer, Moore families split between Junction and El Paso with Sun Carnival and A&M Florida game. Mary Margaret Moore crowned Sun Queen in Pecos.
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