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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1977
Page
6
Mom needs busy signal by Erma Bombeck contrasts 20th century tech gifts with simpler pasts. Readers see appreciation for automatic doors, washers, dishwashers, air demands, and the Dial a Prayer. Cincinnati Art Museum hours reduced for economy.
Ann Landers answers readers on marijuana plant safety and neighbor noise in a kitchen-sink style column. She warns against keeping even a single marijuana plant and suggests destroying it or calling police. The second item offers a noisy upstairs couple complaint with a practical fix and a note about respectful boundaries.
Mrs. Becky Culp, an area clothing specialist, explains how the right mix of garments boosts warmth. Replacing skirts with pants adds about 1.5 degrees, layering with light sweaters and slips helps, and cotton and wool fabrics outperform synthetics by aiding evaporation.
James Edward Bryan celebrated his first birthday on Saturday with friends and neighbors bringing ice cream and cake. He is the grandson of Mr and Mrs Arlton Bottoms of Balmorhea.
In the Monahans sandhills near the New Mexico border, ancient remains and projectile points were found over two years ago. UT Permian scholars, Midland Archaeological Society, and the Museum of the Southwest coordinate plans for further study and carbon dating. The find includes mammoth, camel, horse, and other bones with Pueblo-style pottery hints. A grant is sought. on-site archaeologist Dr Martha Knack will direct future work.
A column of practical tips includes ironing a cheese sandwich for a hot lunch, using a thimble as a percolator cap, repurposing a percolator for grease, draining bacon with a cheese grater, and other simple guides. Readers are invited to submit pointers for Polly's Pointers.
Pecos residents hosted relatives in town and from Lubbock Midland Amarillo El Paso and Odessa for the holidays. Guests included the Burtons Lynders Hamiltons and Ticers with extended visits and travel details. Several plans for weddings and education completed among local families. Wade Mandy and others missed gatherings due to chicken pox.
Mr and Mrs Mike Orton of Odessa announce the birth of their daughter Monica Kay on New Year’s Day at Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Odessa. She weighed 8 pounds and was welcomed by sister Jessica Fay, 2. Grandparents are Jack Burton of Pecos and L B White of Pecos.
The American Friends Service Committee sent the first aid shipment to Kampuche Cambodia including more than a ton of medicine valued at 12000 dollars. The drugs target malaria which affected about ninety percent of the population.
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