Methodist Youth Trip to El Paso and Juarez Visit
Seventh Grade Confirmation class of First United Methodist Church Pecos traveled to El Paso for a guided tour of Lydia Patterson Institute. They viewed the institute’s facilities and visited Juarez markets and the Upper Rio Grande Valley including Guadalupe Peak on the return trip.
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el Paso
First United Methodist Church
David Propp
Patti Calhoun
Becky Worsham
Darrell Boatpastor
Guadalupe Mountain
Kent Holliday
Louis Perkins
Milton Propp
First United Methodist Church of
Pecos
United Methodist
Lydia Patterson
Juarez
Mexico
Rio Grande
el Capitan
Guadalupe Peak
State of
Texas
Rodeo Advertising project on agenda for B P W supper
Business and Professional Women will hear plans for the annual Rodeo Advertising project at tomorrow night’s meeting May 12 at 7 30 p m in the Federation Parlor. Zorene Thompson, longtime project chairman, will present outlines. A pot luck supper precedes the business session with Dot Stafford and Alice Brush in charge. Members urged to attend.
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Federation
Zorene Thompson
Dot Stafford
Alice Brush
OES Meet Set Tonight
Pecos Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star will meet tonight May 11 at 8 pm at the Masonic Hall. Worthy Matron invites all local members to attend. visitors welcomed. Mothers' Day program to be presented with a social hour to follow.
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Pecos
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
YWA Groups Hold Weekly Meetings with Service Activities
The May 4 YWA meeting at KIU Radio Station opened with Cindy Kesey presiding and Carol Cowart reading minutes. Members prepared May Baskets for shut ins and listed attendees include Susie Hagar Merri McCormick Cindy Kesey Carol Cowart Becky Hopper Sally Meek Pat Jackson Barbie Maddux Kathleen Teague and Mrs Pat Hubbs.
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Flo Love Y.w.a.’S
KIU
Cindy Kesey
Carol Cowart
Susie Hagar
Merri McCormick
Becky Hopper
Sally Meek
Pat Jackson
Barbie Maddux
Kathleen Teague
Pat Hubbs
Ly Meek
Vickie Woods
Melanie Foster
Merrie McCormick
Marsha Miller
Connie Johnson
Pecos High FTA Chapter Meets with Adoption Letter Read
The Future Teachers of America at Pecos High School held a regular meeting on Monday May 4. The session opened with a prayer and included a minutes reading and a letter from Aida the adopted girl. A rehear sal was set for the Installation Dinner on May 19.
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Future Teachers of America
Pecos High School
Aida
West Park WMU Meeting Plans Monthly Mission Donation
The West Park WMU at West Park Baptist Church held a combined supper and study at the Pattillo home. Mrs. Pattillo led the missions study on Southern Baptists in the Northeast United States. A motion to sponsor a monthly Western New York mission donation was approved.
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Women’s Missionary Union of
West Park
Selma Carrell
Wood
Pattillo
United States
Mines, Chasteen
Clarence Oster
G.R. Brummett
Grace Cowden
WMU
Southern Baptist
New York State
Chasteen
Clairebel Harrington
Winter Weave Curtains With Rickrack Roses and Bells
A detailed craft guide explains creating windows curtains using white pique fabric with red jumbo rickrack roses. It covers making a V hem valance, outlining hems with red rickrack, diamond motifs across panels, snapping roses to rickrack diamonds, forming rosebuds from red rickrack, and leaves from green rickrack folded accordion style.
Dear Helen Help Us column on telephone scams and a 1626 island purchase
A reader warns of predatory sales calls exploiting widows and new mothers, while Helen Bottel offers help with family living and warns about vital statistics pitches. The piece ends with a veteran’s note on Peter Minuit’s 1626 New Amsterdam settlement and purchase of Manhattan for $24.
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Helen
Junior
Helen Bottel
Pecos
Peter Minuit
America
New Netherlands
Dutch West India Company
Manhattan
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Methodist
YWA
Joe Roy Smith
Knox City
Nancy Jo
Robert Allen Boone
Claude Boone
Seymour, Texas
Knox City High School
Texas Tech University
A. E. Wilcox
Bill Hopper
Windows
Sam Smith
H.E.F
California
Nolan Barmore
West Park Baptist Church
Robert Neal Hughes
Hughes Insurance Company
Barmore
L. A. Pattillo
Vicky
WI Cav Vaugin
Vicky Petite
NAVY
Vicky Vaughn
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