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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1976
Page
7
The piece argues quitters are rising as a social issue and that true fulfillment comes from loving and serving God. It frames selfishness as the root problem and urges readers to align with God's will, noting God’s love shown through Jesus and inviting a personal response.
Beverly asks how to remove polyester residue from an iron. Polly suggests heating the iron to soften the material then scraping with a dull knife, and once cool, smoothing remaining bits with fine sandpaper or steel wool.
Several readers share practical home tips. A mother washes a bedridden daughter's hair by hanging her head off the bed with an ironing board and water pans, offering a simple single- helper solution.
Dear Polly columns share thrift tips from readers Agnes Lil and Maryann. Suggestions include cutting old plastic shades for shelf lining taping garbage bags to save money and creating toy cars from large boxes with imagined roles for kids.
Cleon Lyles of Morriston Arkansas returns to lead a four day Church of Christ visit from Sunday to Wednesday. A minister evangelist author and humorist he has served in Muskogee Oklahoma Paris Arkansas Little Rock and elsewhere. Public invitation extended for attendance.
A reader group writes about Ann Landers and the Atlanta critic who wants fewer sex letters. Others seek confirmation of aging feelings and share family notes, from a missing son to a Crazy Irish definition and a historical church fact.
Church Women Volunteers from seven congregations raised 775 dollars for needy Pecos children and a Day Care Center with a Super Bowl Sunday dinner. Dorothy McGee praised the helpers and buyers as tickets sold out and meals and baked goods found eager buyers.
The Rev Dr Martin E Marty of the University of Chicago says the era of new religious movements has peaked. He notes declines among exotic styles such as transcendent meditation and neo Pentecostalism, with mainline churches entering a settled down period and financial offerings holding steady despite waning pew-traffic.
A missionary rally at United Pentecostal Church on Willow Street begins at 7 30 tonight. Rev J E Holcomb and Rev Darry Crossley invite all to attend with slides and pictures of Argentina travel. For rides or counseling call 445 5123.
The World Book Encyclopedia notes Romans marked the festival Lupercalia to honor Juno and Pan. Young men and women drew partners, exchanged gifts, and often married. The piece highlights enduring beliefs surrounding romance and mate selection on February 14.
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