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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1970
Page
7
Polly Cramer offers two methods to fix worn slipcover cording. One method uses ripped cord sections with the original fabric replaced over worn seams for a nearly invisible repair. The second suggests matching thread and whip-stitching over worn areas to fully cover threadbare spots before it deteriorates.
A reader asks how to remove a stubborn black wax stain from an ornate church altar linen without damaging the fabric. She tried scraping washing and bleaching but the stain persists seeks safe methods.
Reader questions cover stopping fraying on cut-off jeans with edge stitching and using a nylon mesh bag to protect machines. Also a note on repurposing accumulating baby food jars and gifts.
Dear Polly suggests a spring type clothespin glued inside a kitchen cupboard door to hold notes coupons and stamps not yet filed. This simple gadget offers quick access and helps organize reminder items for busy households.
The Lalt 4 H met for their first regular session with reports on summer events including safety and narcotics, dress revues, and state meetings. The Toyah Roping and Riding Club organized with 25 attendees and elected officers. Marathon dominates football results as Toyah suffers 53 to 8 defeat. Mrs Katherine Wardman obituary noted. several local moves, hospital updates, and a Toyah Home Demonstration candle molding session closed the report.
Horoscope by Frances Drake for Sept 29 1970 outlines daily outlooks for all signs from Aries to Pisces. It highlights grading prospects, cautions, and suggestions for action with names such as Robert Clive Brigitt Bardot Gene Autry and notes a playful aside on parrots craving tastier treats than crackers.
A reflective piece celebrating rare moments of being right over wrong from phone bills to family memories. The narrator recalls incidents where errors by companies, apologies, and personal small victories validate correctness and spark wry satisfaction.
Marfa Junior High Short Horns beat Balmorhea Bears 20 to 12 in a hard fought game. Pete Cortez scored twice on 60 and 5 yard runs, with Will Hernandez and Wesley Cade involved in later plays as Balmorhea mounted a fourth quarter drive before failing to convert.
United States Savings Bond sales in Reeves County for August totaled 14,399 with eight month sales at 78,016, reaching 55 percent of the 1975 goal. Texas August sales were 15,063,651 and year to date 121,269,825, at 67 percent of the 1970 goal. Series E bonds in August 1970 totaled 14,741,344, up 5.7 percent from 1969. National totals show Series FE and H bonds at 388 million in August, up 12 percent from 1969, with eight month sales at 3,149 billion, 3.3 percent above last year.
Academy Award winner Mercedes McCambridge returns as Luz in the Warner Bros reissue of Giant directed by George Stevens starring Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson. McCambridge recalls resisting the part before accepting, noting the transformation to an unglamorous elder sister with grey hair and lipstick.
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