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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1970
Page
7
A teen writer confesses nightly self doubts from the pressure of grades and social cliques. Helen responds, urging talks with a caring mentor to align values with achievement, while the Vienna AP note reports Hungarian doctors earning low wages amid July industrial wages.
A dinner for Miss Jackie Davis and Ewell Bowers the night before their wedding was hosted by both families at the Pecos Valley Country Club. A morning bridesmaids luncheon followed with hostesses Mrs. Frank Crews and daughters. Decorations featured pink, rose, and white as out-of-town relatives joined the wedding party and families.
On this date notable past events include 1946 arrests of over 2 700 Jews in Palestine as terrorists, Rubens born in 1577, Patrick Henry becoming Virginia governor in 1776, France taking Tahiti in 1880, Paderewski dies in 1941, American landings on New Georgia in 1943, US bombings of Hanoi and Haiphong in 1966, and other aged milestones including a 1960s Cuban refinery seizure and joint Vietnam operation. A Canadian plane incident in Ireland is also noted.
E. C. Barnes of Dallas has been promoted to traffic manager at Amarillo for the Santa Fe Railway, effective July 1. The promotion follows Lec. C. Hudson’s appointment as vice president of traffic in Chicago. Barnes succeeds R. T. Snook, promoted to traffic manager at Topeka. Barnes, born in 1922 in Topeka, has extensive railroad experience and education in transportation and traffic management.
Balmorhea parish hall hosts a June 23 program directed by Rev. Harvey Davis for ages 7 to 12 with 17 enrolled on day one. The effort plans daily recreational sessions and a final organization meeting, as the Santa Fe system reshuffles freight and traffic leadership across Chicago Dallas and San Francisco offices.
Dear Polly offers tips for spotless brick floors using a lemon oil treated dust mop. She notes readers with brick color cars may focus on footprints and suggests drapes kept drawn to avoid glare rather than high gloss cleaning. A second reader asks how to remove crayon marks from a blackboard without damage.
Advice from Dear Polly suggests storing damp books with cedar to remove odor and dusting with spray wax for a leather shine. Also recommends preplanning menus before a mother’s absence, with shopping, cooking duties, and a work schedule assigned to children to prevent complaints or unequal chores.
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