Tex as CowBelle Announces Second Annual Cook-off in Houston
The Second Annual Tex as CowBelle Beef Cook-off will be held Tuesday March 13 during the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Convention in Houston at the Albert Thomas Convention Center. Open to nonprofessional Texas residents 18 or older, with a Feb 15 entry deadline and ten finalists earning an all-expenses trip to Houston for the event. A Texas champion advances to the National Beef Cook-off in Omaha Sept 26-28 with top prizes of 300 200 and 100 dollars. Sponsored by West of the Pecos CowBelle, entry forms available from local chapters.
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Houston
Albert Thomas Convention Center
Texas
Lone Star State
Omaha
Neb
Pecos
Harsh Snoring Sparks Marriage Debate in Letters
Readers share marital quirks and etiquette as a Harvard professor’s snoring theory prompts debate. Letters discuss patience, rest, cultural backgrounds, and polite responses to annoying habits, with practical advice on handling talkative relatives and sensitive questions.
Best buys at Texas markets this week
Consumer food notes from Mrs Gwendolyne Clyatt highlight citrus fruits chicken and dry peas as top values with fresh produce like grapefruit oranges apples bananas and pears. Poultry and beef offer best buys while pork remains high and weather will drive quick price shifts as crops suffer from the freeze.
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Texas
Gwendolyne Clyatt
Hair implants deemed futile by Cleveland doctors
Drs C William Hawke and Wilma F Bergfeld of the Cleveland Clinic report in JAMA that twenty patients using synthetic fiber hair implants for baldness faced serious complications. They call the procedure costly, harmful, and ultimately ineffective, deeming it unacceptable.
Welcome daughter welcomed by Blounts in Pecos
Mr and Mrs Nolan J Blount of 308 S Oleander Pecos announce the birth of their daughter Merrie Nola on December 28 at Women's and Children's Hospital in Odessa. Maternal grandmother Mrs Valera Gatewood and great grandparents reside in Pecos, with paternal grandparents in Corpus Christi and Pecos.
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Nolan J. Blount
S. Oleander
Pecos
Merrie Nola
Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Odessa
Valera Gatewood
W.W. Teague
Gordon Gatewood
Tulsa
Blount
Corpus Christi
H.F. Peters
Easy-care Suede Tops Fashion Look In Today’s Trends
Fashion note highlights easy care synthetic suede as a main attraction in current style. Nancy Brown, clothing specialist, asserts the material’s practical appeal and chic look driving the trend.
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Nancy Brown
Forthcoming marriage announced in Barstow
Mr and Mrs Don Morriss of Barstow announce the marriage of Jeanne Marie Maggio to Ricky Huffman son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Huffman of Pecos. Ceremony at Barstow Presbyterian Church Saturday Jan 13 at 11 am officiated by Rev Bobby Peek. Bride’s shower hosted Jan 2 in Pecos. Huffman a 1978 Pecos High School graduate employed by Conoco. Maggio is a Pecos High senior set to graduate this spring. The couple will honeymoon in Carlsbad and reside in Pecos after.
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Don Morriss
Barstow
Jeanne Marie Maggio
Ricky R. Huffman
Kenneth Huffman
Morris St
Pecos
Barstow Presbyterian Church
Bobby Peek
Mary Lauderdale
Sherrie Medley
Dorothy Wilson
Huffman
Pecos High School
Conoco
Miss Maggio
Carlsbad
Wolfli Exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
An Adolf Wolfli show opens at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago featuring 126 drawings in black and white and color on display through January 7, 1979.
May Wedding Announced for Joni Ferguson and William Sparks
Mr and Mrs R S Ferguson of 2120 Johnson announce a May wedding for their daughter Joni Ferguson a Texas Tech University junior to William Sparks son of Mr and Mrs Newton J Sparks of 1725 West Fifth St Sparks is a part time student at Lubbock Christian College and employed in the Lubbock area
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R.S. Ferguson
Johnson
Joni
William Sparks
Newton J. Sparks
West Fifth St
Miss Ferguson
Texas Tech University
Sparks
Lubbock Christian College
Lubbock
Kiss and Tell Moms Share Honest But Humorous Limits
In a wry reminiscence by Erma Bombeck, neighbors joke about the rise of tell‑all mother memoirs like Mommy Dearest and the impulse to expose domestic foibles. The group recalls childish missteps, from hiding injuries to decomposed trust, ending with a playful jab at a handwritten Mother’s Day card.
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Erma Bombeck
White House
Jackie O
Mommie Dearest
Joan Crawford
Jeanne
Pat
June
Mark
Erma
Mommie
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