Pecos Folks Share News Across Town and Country
Pecos residents report visits from relatives and friends across states and abroad. The Ames family hosted Billy Wilde and kin, Wilde stationed in Germany en route to Fort Bliss. Steve Bates, now Wharton Spectator Journal editor, returned to Texas after a Pecos stay. Other notes cover hospital stays, funerals, travel for family matters, and upcoming performances by local group Sunny Days.
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Ed Ames
Adams
Ames
Billy Wilde
Missy
Kim
Billy Jay
Wilde
Army
Germany
Fort Bliss
el Paso
MW Steve Bates
Bob Bates
Jefferson
Steve
Wharton
Wharton Spectator Journal
O'Ferrall Pauly
Pecos Enterprise
Dear Ann: No more smoking in our apartment
Worried in LA asks how to handle a 77 year old father in law who smokes constantly in a shared home setting. Ann urges removal of cigarettes and matches at once and nightly supervision to prevent fires and danger to neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dfar Ann
Papa
L.A
Ann
B.P
Consumers Find Attractively Priced Groceries This Month
Texas grocers offer lower prices on Boston butt roasts ground beef head lettuce and eggs. Prices on beef and poultry range from decent to favorable with features on chuck roasts rib and sirloin steaks and fryer chickens. Eggs and fresh fruit stay stable while canned goods and cooking oils remain economical. Vegetable supplies are ample with good options. use cold water and ice to thicken gelatin quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas
Gwendolyne Clyatt
Free DAV Field Service Unit to aid veterans at Fort Stockton
The Disabled American Veterans announce a 26-foot Field Service Unit will visit Fort Stockton to offer free counseling and claims help on benefits. DAV officers will operate at City Hall from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. assisting with disability compensation pensions education and other claims.
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The
Disabled American Veterans
DAV
Fort Stockton
Veterans’ Service
DAV National Service
Randazzo
National Service
City Hall
Polly's Pointers Disinfectant Dampens Smoke Odor
A dampened smoke odor is reported after using Polly's Pointers Disinfectant in a room. The product’s effectiveness is highlighted as it neutralizes lingering smells and leaves the space smelling fresher.
Removing Smoke Odor From Furniture After Fire
A reader asks how to remove smoke smell from a nylon and cotton couch and chair after a house fire. Polly suggests testing a household disinfectant on a hidden area first, then treating the whole pieces if safe, and offers another reader's method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly
Linda Winder Presents A Sense of Spring
Linda Winder of 1923 Hackberry spoke at First Baptist Church Pecos on Tuesday evening. The program titled A Sense of Spring highlighted Baptist missionary work in the North Western United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Winder
Hackberry
First Baptist Church
Nova Gutierrez
Pecos
North-Western
United
Love program highlighted at Reeves and Loving Club
The Reeves and Loving Home Demonstration Club met at 2 p m on Thursday with Ann Blair as hostess. Vera Dodd led devotional from Psalm 127. Nickie Lackie read minutes and treasurer reports. A gift was won by Pally McQueen. Lucille Burgan presented the program Love. Refreshments served to members and guest Barbara Frase of Mentone who joined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves and Loving Home Demonstration Club
Ann Blair
Vera Dodd
Nickie Lackie
Pally McQueen
Lucille Burgan
Burgan
Ellen Goodritch
Edna Harding
Jackie McDade
Lackie
McQueen
Dodd
Nettie McDonal
Barbara Frase
Mentone
Dear Polly tips on odor removal and home hacks
Reader letters share methods to stop fireplace smoke odors with ammonia or vinegar, remove tar with kerosene, and improve kite lashings with white glue. Other tips cover storing posters, marking gear with reflector tape, propagating plants with can disks, checking old buttons from Civil War apparel, and using rubbing alcohol to lift grease from clothes before line drying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly
Shirley
Dear Polly
Helen
Athletes warned on rapid weight loss and muscle gain
Foods and nutrition specialist Mrs. Mary Sweeten cautions that too rapid weight loss harms strength and endurance. She advises gradual weight management through a lower calorie balanced diet and exercise and notes muscle gain comes from exercising more and proper nutrition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Mary Sweeten
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