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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1976
Page
7
A collage of letters to Ann Landers from readers in Portland and Arkansas discuss gender roles in parenting, discipline, and responsibility. They contrast female household work with male privilege, seek guidance on a troubled teen daughter and teenage love, and reflect changing teen fashion and behavior.
The Learning projects for new year group ACACLD wraps 1975 with a December review of completed efforts and plans for 1976. Activities included a nationwide garage sale raising funds for local and statewide learning disability programs, a Fall Fair booth, and bean bag projects for perceptual motor classes.
Earnest R. Nelson, longtime police communications operator, is promoted to communications supervisor for the Department of Public Safety Pecos station. DPS director Colonel Wilson E. Speir announced the promotion. Nelson, a Mineral Wells native who joined DPS in 1965, previously worked for the Mineral Wells Police Department and served in the Navy and Army. He is a 1956 Mineral Wells High School graduate, married to Sherlene Manley, with one son, James.
Dear Polly columns offer practical savings ideas for winter. Close walk in closet doors to conserve heat and reuse daily papers for cooking, cleaning, and window care. Create aprons from shower curtains and reuse greeting cards to save money. Unplug clock radios to cut energy. Reuse ribbons and plant bows. Submit ideas for Polly’s column.
A seasonal poem reflects on facing the unknown year with patience and faith as life offers bright moments and challenges. Community notes follow, including a January birthday party at the Senior Center with honorees and activities. The article also covers AARP program reception, director meetings, and membership details for retirees.
A humorous column listing five so called obscene words and five ordinary terms deemed inappropriate for children. It cites reactions from parents and describes examples from school, home, and television, including phrases like IT WORKED, WALK, GO TO BED, BROCCOLI, and YOUR MOTHER WEARS WHITE SOCKS.
Army representative SSG Burns notes 20 000 high school students will explore suitable jobs through the ASVAB test. The Department of Defense created ASVAB for Army Navy Air Force Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Schools administer and score the test and share results with students and counselors. The test predicts military training success and helps choose civilian occupations with similar skill requirements. The program is cost free and praised by officials as a valuable counseling tool. Students and counselors can compare aptitudes with hundreds of civilian and military roles.
Reeves County cooks are invited to submit favorite recipes for the spring issue of TDA Quarterly. The Texas Department of Agriculture seeks West Texas and old time specialties with emphasis on lamb and Mexican dishes. Deadline is February 16.
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