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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1971
Page
7
Helen Bottel collects letters on siblings and parents from readers. A 17 1/2 year old brother racks up quirks and loyalties while a sister recalls childhood bonds. A mother recounts mistreatment by a nurse, prompting advice on handling trauma and favoritism in families.
Nine posts across the 16th District gather March 20 and 21 in Odessa for a convention honoring outstanding membership. Norman Criswell hosts Post 430 with events including Rehabilitation Seminar at 2 p.m. and an RO TC drill at 3 p.m. Saturday features registration and workshops at Holiday Inn and Legion Hall.
Dick Turner reports events at the Legion Hall starting 6 p.m. with a banquet and program for The American Legion and Auxiliary. Key figures include City Councilman Dick Clark, Jim Carson, W. E. Brady Jr., Claude, Jack W. Flynt, and District Commander Howard Wagner. A Sunday breakfast at the Holiday Inn precedes the 9 a.m. business session and convention delegate elections.
Local residents include Pat Goodnight and Richard Compton visiting for spring break at Angelo State. Amelia Waight plans summer return to Sul Ross after illness, while Manuel Nunez and Pete McConnell leave hospital with varying recoveries. Toyah and Balmorhea teams played volleyball and track events, with honors for students on Honor Rolls. Community clubs hosted programs on driving safety and senior citizen visits, as Toyah School residents prepare for THDA District meeting and driver ed activities.
Approximately 450 scouts scouters and guests attended Balmorhea's Sixth Annual Powwow of the Order of the Arrow Tatanka Lodge at Buffalo Trail Scout Ranch on March 6 1971. Awards covered Marksmanship Archery Dance Costume Ceremonial Costume Fancy Dance Totem Pole Building Drum Building and ceremonial proficiency with chapters from surrounding areas.
St Patrick Day reflections note Patrick died at Saul in County Down at 493 and his burial near a chieftan’s fort as West Texas nears spring. Pecos Art Association members display miniature paintings for sale at the Chamber of Commerce dinner to fund a new building. Will Cowan’s passing brings sympathy. Johnny Hummel is missing in action in Vietnam. The Nicole Marionette Show debuts for children, Zeta Psi Beta Sigma Phi hosts two shows, and the local China Painting group hosts lessons with Katie Schmucker of Houston.
Dear Ginny explains romance across eras. The column contrasts a bygone wooing era with modern dating. Ginny argues morality shapes love and cautions against sterile talk.
Betty Newspaper Enterprise Assn reflects on flirtation, honesty, and evolving gender norms at social events. A nostalgic view contrasts past pursuit with modern restraint, noting how frankness and casual courtship have changed and how a simple wink once sparked conversation and dancing.
The Balmorhea City Council announces a new dump site about 1 1/2 miles west of Balmorhea Depot on the old Carpenter Road. Citizens are urged to bring trash to the pit and stop dumping at the cemetery road site. Prosecution will follow once old site signs go up.
On March 17 1776 British troops evacuated Boston ending a siege that began after the Battle of Bunker Hill. Also noted are Anna Eleanor Roosevelt's 1905 wedding to FDR, the 1912 Camp Fire Girls formation, 1938 Barcelona bombing, 1941 opening of the National Gallery of Art, and other historical items including peace talks and a notable H-bomb discovery.
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