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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1978
Page
7
Readers complain about Ann Landers on motherhood chain letters and teen pregnancy, while a father praises parenting and a social worker’s advice is debated. The column includes responses, notes on dating, and a teaser for a booklet about teen behavior.
In his autobiography Grass Roots McGovern claims Eagleton would have resisted stepping aside if warned publicly about his fitness. He says he lacked power to force withdrawal and that health issues, disclosed in 1960 64 and 66, drove the change. Eagleton disputed the account while noting Theodore White’s portrayal, and the episode reshaped the 1972 race.
Pecos resident Jerry Reavis, a Texas Tech freshman and Pecos High School graduate of 1977, visited his parents and grandparents at 2204 Limpia Road during the holidays before returning to campus on Monday.
Commissioned by the City of Florence to carve a figure of David using a flawed block of marble Michelangelo selected. The piece is praised as alive and strong, illustrating how God transforms crooked, scarred lives into beauty and worth. It cites examples of the Samaritan adulteress Mark Matthew and Matthew and ends by inviting personal surrender.
A Commerce Department survey summarized for Congress shows Americans express limited confidence in government, worry about crime and drugs, but report generally positive views on family life and job satisfaction. Urban sleeping time rises, divorce trends grow, and gun and crime policies attract public support.
Dana Nelson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Nelson of Lamesa, announces her engagement to Kyle Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Johnson of Pecos. They plan to wed at 6 p.m. January 28 at the Church of Christ in Lamesa. Dana attended Lubbock Christian College and will continue studies in Oklahoma. Kyle is a Lubbock Christian College alumnus employed by IMCO in Oklahoma City.
Mrs. Linda McCormack of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service outlines a four step savings plan. Set a specific goal with a date, calculate required funds, establish a fixed savings schedule, and choose a program offering the maximum legal interest rate. Avoid relying on a variable leftover amount.
Annette Reddell notes high protein value and tender meat make blue crab desirable across the United States. Three market forms exist lump meat flake meat and claw meat. A tested recipe Crabmeat Cornucopia blends lump meat mayo lemon juice orange rind sugar celery mandarin slices olives green onions coconut and more for 4 to 6 servings.
Cecilia Tollett former Pecos resident and Briggs daughter earned a bachelor’s in computer science from the University of Texas of the Permian Basin in Odessa. She is entering graduate studies in MBA. The 4-H Achievement Banquet Friday Jan 13 at 6 p.m. Posse Barn honors 46 4-Hers with 92 medals in beef foods sheep swine clothing and horses. Barbecue opening then awards. Joel Wilson of West Texas Utilities Abilene to lead square dancing.
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