Grateful to be sober and thanking Ann Landers
A letter from a 36 year old celebrating one year of sobriety after joining AA credits Ann Landers for saving a life. The writer urges readers to seek help and praise for the program. Other letters discuss death by own action prevention, rude guests, and personal growth through silence and discretion. Peggy Calderon is introduced as a Golden Girl of the Old West finalist representing Pecos High School with extensive pageant credentials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann
AA. Ann
Peggy Calderon
Golden Girl of the
Ladies Lulac Council
Pecos High School
Peggy
A.S. Calderon
Eighth St
Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Baylor degree awarded to V L Ashley in 131st commencement
Victor L. Ashley son of Catherine Ashley of 318 W Sixth St received a bachelor of science degree on May 14 at Baylor University. Ashley, a biology major, heard Baylor President Abner V. McCall urge graduates to seize the moment during the 131st annual commencement in Heart O Texas Coliseum. The article also notes updated Army enlistment ages and local recruiter SSG Glen A. Burns outlining openings in several fields at 324 S Cypress St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor L. Ashley
Catherine Ashley
W. Sixth St
Baylor University
Ashley
Abner V. McCall
Army
SSG
Glen A. Burns
S. Cypress St
Tops Members Attend Meeting in San Antonio
About 15 Tops 259 members attended the Tops ARC meeting in San Antonio. At a local gathering Billy Curry was named Loser of the Week and Lupe Trujillo was named Loser of the Month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tops
Tops Arc
San Antonio
Billy Curry
Lupe Trujillo
Eight to attend Salvation Army Camp Hoblitzelle
Eight local boys will attend a one week summer camp at Salvation Army Camp Hoblitzelle near Dallas starting June 6. Chosen by Salvation Army officials, the group includes Terry Kilcrease Tommy Kilcrease Saul Benavides Louis C Reyes Earl J Stanberry Francis(co) Hernandez and Clifford Gordon. Their trips are funded by the local Salvation Army Service Unit Committee from contributions. The 360 acre camp, seven miles south of Midlothian and eight miles west of Waxahachie, offers horseback riding swimming boating archery hiking and crafts supervised by counselors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Lewis
Salvation Army
Hoblitzelle
Lewis
Terry Kilcrease
Clifford Gordon
Francisco Hernandez
Earl Stanberry
Louis Reyes
Saul Benavides
Tommy Kilcrease
Nova Gutierrez
Dallas
Salvation Army Service Unit Committee
Eighth St
W. Mardear
Louis C. Reyes
Sage St
Co Hernandez
14Th St
Barstow
Greyhound
Texas
Midlothian
Waxahachie
Scouts earn camping badge at Mitre Peak
Girl Scout Junior Troop 226 earned their camping badge at Mitre Peak using skills in building fires cooking hiking and mountain climbing. They shared roasted marshmallows with a Monahans Wickett troop and received friendship bracelets. On the return trip they visited the Boys Scout Ranch seeing the chapel dining halls ceremonial area rifle range and archery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitre Peak
Monahans
Velma Hendricks
Eddie Brookshire
Yvonna Holcombe
Melissa Leyva
Grace Mora
Mary Cabral
Melissa Mora
Nancy Bitolas
Rhonda Bowles
Michelle Brookshire
Sharon Cassidy
Dee Dee Elliott
Irene Flores
Cathy Ford
Bart Gentry
Ana Miramontes
Charla Tudor
Kelly Snyder
Debbie Osborn
Lynn Nance
Margaret Ford
J Thomas Joins Army for three year enlistment
James Thomas, 17, has enlisted for three years in the U S Army with basic training at eight weeks. He chose material supplyman from 300 jobs and will undergo specialty training at Fort Knox Kentucky after basic training. He is the son of Mr and Mrs James Thomas Jr of Pecos and attended Pecos High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Thomas
U.S. Army
Thomas
Army
Ft. Knox
James Thomas Jr
Pecos
Pecos High School
Texas doctors question herpes type II as venereal disease
Texas physicians led by Dr James Strauch say herpes simplex type II is not proven to be venereal and that non sexual spread is possible. They note women with active infection face abortion or infant infection risk and advise annual Pap tests for cancer screening.
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Texas
Texas Dermatological Society
James Strauch
San Antonio
Texas Dermatological
Strauch
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Golden Girl
Ann Landers
Tion
Chicago
Teller of Secrets
Victor L. Ashley Baylor Graduate
V.L. Ashley
Baylor
Jor
J. Thomas
JC Penney
Mike Starkey
R.ph
Jcpenney
Sale
Slacks
Penney’s
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