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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1977
Page
6
A humorous column on the craze for beeper pagers, recounting stories from Las Vegas Los Angeles Dayton and Beverly Hills. The piece riffs on how being paged dominates social scenes and even medical emergencies with lighthearted anecdotes about celebrities professionals and a babysitter.
A reader questions a well meaning mother in law insisting on serving duties and caftering, another seeks DIY hair removal guidance, a widow questions a new romance, and a man complains about his ex wife’s matching vanity. The column responds with practical advice and cautions.
Mr and Mrs Jeff Brookings of Midland announce the birth of Monty Lane Brookings on June 26 weighing 6 pounds 12 1/2 ounces and 19 1/2 inches long. A brother Stacy will join them at home. maternal grandparents are Toby Hannah and L D Brookings. Holiday weekend visitors include MW Karen Rolan and family from Lubbock and MW Frank Joplin and wife from Pecos.
A Texas Extension Service guide outlines preparing a charcoal bed, lighting with minimal fluid, and letting flames die to gray ash. It covers starting ahead of mealtime, adding hickory chips, controlling heat and drafts, and handling flare ups with water or baking soda.
Suzanne Nichols marked her first birthday with a family picnic and party at the city park on July 4 at 7 p.m. Parents Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Nichols Jr. hosted. Gifts included a musical toy radio. guests included grandparents, godparents, and numerous relatives from Odessa and nearby areas.
The Lillie Mae Ephriam family and relatives gathered in Wharton on June 19 for a reunion with Doris, Lillie Mae’s daughter, joining the Baptist National Congress at Houston Music Hall. Attendees from Pecos, Corpus Christi, Galveston, Houston, Fort Worth and San Antonio joined many others returning to Pecos on June 24.
Miss Rhoades advises careful interfacing selection to avoid altering fabric appearance. Test under a fabric swatch and use beige or buff colors, or a lightweight underlining. on collars prefer top collar interfacing to hide seam allowance, test fusible products, and consider underlining or sewn-in interfacing if needed.
A local gas company offers a free booklet titled A Consumer's Guide To Energy Conservation with tips to save energy at home. It covers water heater maintenance, heating system efficiency, weather leaks, and oven use, urging customers to pick up the guide at the gas company office. Patrick Dell, a serviceman, endorses it.
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