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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1970
Page
5
Poetic lament about fashion and vanity attacking miniskirts and exposed knees. The writer mocks knee exposure and the apparent aging effect of fashion on the body referencing gnarled crests and veined legs as unappealing style.
NEA columnist Gaynor Maddox cites Corning home economists led by Miss Mary Lou Welschmeyer noting restless homemakers seek outside activities, travel, and political and community involvement. They fear violence, juggle more outside demands, and redesign kitchens for simpler, versatile use as more women work.
The feature discusses a glass ceramic four unit cooktop with no burners or coils, easy cleaning, and smooth top space for small kitchens. It notes cross cultural influences on American cooking, adaptation for American and foreign markets, and changing domestic trends from fine china use to mini meals and teen interests.
A Post Nuptial Shower at Mrs. Finley Gunter’s home honored Mrs. David Armbruster the former Cynthia Talley. Guests called between 8 and 10 PM presenting gifts as pink and white decor and a lace table setting framed a pink fruit punch cake and candy service. Hostesses were Mrs. Gunter Mrs. Loy Collier Mrs. Woodrow Clem Mrs. Tommy Cowan Mrs. Dorothy Gunter Mrs. Al Young and others with house party members including Mrs. Ron Armbruster and Mrs. Sammie Dudley. The couple were married May 9 at the First Presbyterian Church in Pecos.
In Ft Worth Mrs. M. P. Withers and Miss Pearl Spikes attended a special kindergarten workshop held June 8 through 12 on the Southwestern Baptist Seminary campus. The program featured instruction in kindergarten methods and study groups on teaching through music and the arts with noted educational figures guiding sessions and displays of new materials for preschool kindergartens.
A reader offers a quick sandpaper sharpening method for pinking shears and regular scissors. Readers share fixes for stubborn shaker lids and blister care in shoes. A home trick uses a double faced sign to show kitchen cleanliness. A tip uses counting spoonfuls to encourage a child to eat soup while teaching numbers.
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