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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1971
Page
5
Polly offers homemaking tips from the newspaper page. Readers discuss reinforcing work trouser pockets, preventing dye transfer to hose, watermelon storage, candle safety in storms, cleaning white plumes, and shortening or lengthening knit dresses with crochet edging. The column invites reader submissions.
Reeves Loving Home Demonstration Council meets May 19 at 2 PM with 8 members and County Agent Dian Reed. Officers elected for 1971 72 are Mary Standard Pecos Club Chair, Bryan Boatman Toyah Vice-Chair, Ellen Goodrich Orla Secretary-Treasurer, J A Shoemake Pecos Reporter. Also notes on cultural arts demo and Greece Holy Land slides. Carbonated beverages may become top U.S. drink by decade end per The Cornelius Co. report. 2500 bottlers and $5.1 billion in sales last year.
The Pecos Eastern Star Chapter holds its last stated meeting tonight at 8p.m. at the Masonic Hall. Worthy Matron Nina Bullock will preside and a farewell program will be given. Members are urged to attend and visiting Eastern Stars will be welcome.
The local American Cancer Society service group seeks volunteers to cut press or sew surgical dressings for cancer patients. Meeting in the First Christian Church Parlor tomorrow at 2 p.m. Mrs William Smith, county ACS Service Chairman, will give instructions.
Mrs. Robert H. Dooley of Dallas was installed as president at the 43rd annual spring meeting in El Paso. The list of state chairmen includes Pecos’s Mrs. Joe T. Rounsaville as Church Gardens chair, with a long record in District IX. Director for District IX is Mrs. Thomas Cole of El Paso. The 1971 73 term theme is Act Beautify and Communicate.
The Merry Home and Garden Club held its May installation at Mrs. Ralph Williams home with Mrs. Edith Mellvain guest installing. Officers installed for 1971 1972 include Mrs. Boehnemann president and other posts. Burkholder honored for long service. Members displayed twenty flowers and the group plans a September salad luncheon with guest speaker.
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