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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1973
Page
5
Rev. Clark Ford addressed a seniors luncheon at the community center on Friday. He urged ongoing contact between older and younger generations, stressing that retirement should include purposeful activity to benefit the community.
Huntly E. Sterling’s bride elect Fredria LaVerne Carter was feted at a Sunday afternoon shower in the Reddy Room of the Community Public Service. Hostesses and volunteers listed. colors yellow green and white featured with a refreshment table of yellow net over white linen.
Lovelace, a senior clerk at Southern Union Gas Co, was honored with a 10-year service award presented by Manager V. C. Renshaw. The event included a congratulatory letter from President N. P. Chesnutt and drew 98 attendees.
The Tuesday page offers community notices and family items from June 26 1973. Readers find announcements, brief notices, and social notes typical of a local family page with information on births weddings anniversaries and community happenings.
The column shares a mother’s grief after her 21 year old son is killed and urges faith over despair. It also addresses readers asking about cosmetic procedures and a family budgeting debate on paying kids for chores. It ends by promoting Ann Landers’ book Booze And You For Teen-Agers Only.
TAMU Saladette, a new tomato line for salads and Texas industry, is released for commercial planting by the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. Dr. Jarvis E. Miller says Weslaco researcher Paul Leeper spent eight years developing the variety, which yields well and sets fruit across a broader temperature range.
Rev. Leslie Smith of Pecos told Barstow seniors to serve others, forget self, stay in touch with God, and seek blessings to stay young in heart. Rachel Kirkwood announced a Pecos senior citizens club with a meeting at the community center Friday June 22. Mrs. Martha Bergus of Ft Worth, raised in Barstow, attended. Twenty two persons showed up. the club will reconvene on the third Tuesday in September.
A simple family dinner features easy oven fried chicken with mashed potatoes, green peas, fruit salad, and a milk beverage. The recipe coats chicken legs and thighs with a spaghetti sauce mix and bread crumbs, bakes at 350 degrees, then uncovered to finish until golden brown.
Four Hilger siblings Bryan Susan Dan and Amelia live on 16000 acres along the Missouri River in Wolf Creek Montana clinging to an earlier era. Their family ranch founded by Grandfather Nicholas Hilger in 1867 fell on hard times during the 1920s drought and cattle market. They rebuilt by reclaiming land through the 1920s to 1940s and beyond.
Michael A. Guido reflects on belief and modern life, then profiles the Hilger family ranchers in Montana. The Hilgers, spread across nearly 10 000 acres, run Hereford cattle and milk production, living debt free while facing potential relocation due to land development nearby. They value hard work and family, with four siblings managing cattle, farming, and home life.
In Erma Bombeck style humor the narrator laments Brand X life on her wedding day and critiques domestic clichés. The piece contrasts her dull image with sharper jabs at consumer stereotypes while recounting a humorous exchange about everyday mishaps and imperfect products.
Church leaders increasingly involve themselves in labor conflicts with Cesar Chavez's United Farm Workers. Roman Catholic and Protestant bishops back strikers in California grape fields and El Paso clothing plant bargaining demands, framing aid as a modern form of protest.
Eureka Springs craftsman Joe Silsby demonstrates using long haired northern dog fur to weave yarn at a Dallas exhibit. He charges 16 dollars per pound and says the dye issue limits color variety, noting the yarn takes about a day to spin per pound.
A helping path for a newborn’s future through U S Savings Bonds. A gift that grows over time and provides security, encouraging long term savings for education and retirement. The message emphasizes steady value and parental foresight through a simple financial tool.
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