AFM Offers Free Christmas Calls for Servicemen Worldwide
The American Federation of Musicians announces free Christmas calls for U S servicemen from overseas bases to home. Calls are routed via MARS to Mansfield Ohio and then through regular lines. Servicemen must arrange with MARS and Altomonte in advance. AFM pays charges for calls from Dec 24 12 00 A M EST to Dec 26 12 00 midnight EST.
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American Federation of Musicians
Aflcio
U.S
U. S
AFM
Hal C. Davis
Military Amateur Radio Service
Viet Nam
Korea
Ethiopia
Japan
Antarctica
Vieques Island
Caribbean
Atlantic
South Pacific
MARS
Mars Operator On His Base and Then Have the Operator Notify Mr. Altomonte
Orla Mentone HD Club Thanksgiving Dinner
The Orla Mentone Home Demonstration Club met Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Red Bluff Lodge for its annual Thanksgiving party. Dian Reed County Agent attended as special guest and demonstrated donated foods. Eight members, six visitors and four children attended. four visitors joined the club after the dinner.
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Orla-Mentone Home Demonstration Club
Red Bluff Lodge
Lucille Burgan
Dian Reed
I Wear Gloves and Stand Up For Fashion
A columnist reacts to Elsa Schiaparelli’s jab at women on the Champs Elysees calling them slovenly. The writer defends gloves as a mark of readiness and fashion, noting personal glove use from canvas to rubber and asserting women aren’t as bad as claimed.
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Elsa Schiaparelli
Champs Elysees
Paris
Schiaparelli
Madame Schiaparelli
Mme. Schiaparelli
Barbs by Phil Pastoret
The columnist notes social double standards about women in miniskirts and critiques IRS attitudes to wealth. He wryly remarks on regional foliage that resists autumn color, offering a brief, humorous survey of oddities and attitudes.
We Pray for Rain in Pecos Area Poem
Poem by Viola Mahan printed in a feature note. depicts Pecos region with heat and dust. Farmer and rancher struggles frame a plea for rain as crops fail and cattle die. The verse ends with a communal prayer for rain amid drought and hardship.
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Viola Mahan
G.S
Bare back gowns rival covered bodices in spring couture
Designers push backless evening dresses against covered silhouettes for spring. Halter styles struggle with fit while backsless gowns from Oscar de la Renta Donald Brooks and Pierre Cardin show strong sales alongside long sleeved modest forms. Selections will be shown at American Designer Showings this week.
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Ann Hencken
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Chester Weinberg
Weinberg
Pauline Trigere
Donald Brooks
Stan Herman
Oscar de la Renta
Victor Jors
Pierre Cardin
Molly Parnis
Old favorites get a new twist peanut blossoms cookies
A recipe collection features Peanut Blossoms topped with milk chocolate kisses, plus Sand Tarts and Coconut Crunchies. Directions cover creaming butter with peanut butter and sugars, shaping dough, baking temps, and yields, plus a quip about holiday baking and kids.
Betty Crocker Contest Seeks Homemaker of Tomorrow
High school senior girls nationwide will take a 50 minute written exam on December 7 as part of the Betty Crocker Search for the American Homemaker of Tomorrow. The winner receives 1500 scholarship and a Britannica set, with state runners up earning 500 and plans for a 51 state tour to Williamsburg and D C.
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Betty Crocker
General Mills
Homemakers of Tomorrow
District of Columbia
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc
Colonial Williamsburg
Washington, D.C
Science Research Associates
Chicago
Williams completes aircraft maintenance course at Camp Pendleton
Lieutenant Richard S. Williams son of Mr and Mrs John M Williams of Pecos Texas completed a specialized aircraft maintenance course at the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton California He attended the University of Texas Austin Texas
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Navy
Richard S. Williams
John M. Williams
Hackberry St
Pecos
Tex
Marine Corps Base
Camp Pendleton
Calif
University of Texas, Austin
Army Private Apo linar Jr. joins 20th Armored Division at Fort Hood
Army Private Frank N Apo linar Jr 20 years old whose parents live in Pecos Texas was assigned to the 20 Armored Division at Fort Hood Texas He entered the Army in April 1971 and completed basic training at Fort Ord California He serves as a clerk with headquarters company 1st Battalion of the division's 66th Armor
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Frank N. Apolinar Jr
S. Mesquite St
Pecos
Tex
20 Armored Division
Ft. Hood
Apolinar
66Th Armor
Army
Ft. Ord
Calif
Army Staff Sergeant Bejarano Assigned to Ft. Sill Unit
Army Staff Sergeant Manuel Bejarano 28 son of Mr and Mrs Rafael Bejarano of Pecos Texas recently assigned to the 17th Ordance Company at Ft Sill Oklahoma as a nuclear weapons technician He entered the army in 1963 and was last stationed in Germany He is a 1962 Marfa High School graduate His wife Adelia lives at El Paso Texas
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Army
Manuel Bejarano
Rafael Bejarano
Walnut
Pecos
Tex
17Th
Ordance Company
Ft. Sill
Oklo
Bejarano
Germany
Marfa High School
Audelia
Tarpon Drive
el Paso
Gospel excerpt on watchfulness and temptation
A biblical passage Luke 26 40 41 Jesus finds disciples sleeping and urges Peter to watch and pray to avoid temptation. He notes the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. The quotes reflect vigilance, spiritual discipline, and moral struggle.
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Peter
East Texas Tales Unearthed From Bob Hayes
Robert M. Hayes of the Dallas Morning News, after 750000 miles in East Texas, presents short vivid stories from the region. The book spans eras from pre-Texas to near present day, highlighting colorful characters and events that shaped East Texas.
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East Texas
Robert M. Hayes
Branch-Smith, Inc
Fort Worth
Bob Hayes
Dallas Morning News
Texas
East
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Orla-Mentone HD Club
Phil Pastoret
IRS
Pecos Area
Pye
Bill Blass
Babs Fonville
Beta Sigma Phi
Pete O’callahan
C” St
Ulines Sportswear
Jimmy Yancy
You
Sister Sophia
Monahans
Ft. Stockton Highway
America
Lily
New York Gourmet Society
Collin Street Bakery
Corsicana
Southwest Books
California
Prise
Grandpa
Grandma
Eddy Street
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