San Gabriel Bits: Local Visits and Hospital News
San Gabriel residents note weekend visits in Austin League City and Caldwell. Mrs Mieske and Mrs Shavers attended a baby shower for Jimmie Camel at Pleasant Retreat. Hospital patients include Mrs Fussell in Taylor and Joe Yeager in Taylor. Weekend guests visited from Greenville and Temple. A house warming for Larry Heine family drew many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erwin Mieske
Austin
Mose Shavers
Mieske
Mrs Shavers
Jimmie Camel
Pleasant Retreat
Mr. Shavers
Mr. Mieske
H. H. Camels
Zane Stigall
Michelle Lee
League City
William Stigall
Joe Adamek
Caldwell
San Gabriel
Larry Heine
Donny
Donna
Burlington Hosts Benefit Skat Night for Recreation and Fire
Mrs Gerald Foshea announces a 42 and Skat party Friday night February 12 at the Burlington Recreation Hall starting 7 p.m. to raise funds for the Burlington Recreation and Fire Association. The item lists many local families visiting relatives in Dallas, Freeport, Cameron and Temple, plus return visits and family gatherings in nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington Recreation Hall
Burlington Recreation and Fire Association
Bailey Jones
Carlton Parker
Henry Davenport
Walter G. Marek
Charles
Donna
Brenda
Dallas
Elo Buegeler
Phillip Buegeler
Freeport
Eldon Schoenoeft
Buda
Lee Ray Cholletts
Asa
J. M. Bowen
Cameron
Clarence Stepan
Ft Worth
Ray Schoenoeft
Lee Ray Newman
Brenham
Gilbert Green
Waylon Dorner
Temple
Eugene Hoff
Herman Dorner Sr
Herman Dorner Jr
J. T. Prescott
Fred Cochran
Enlistees Offered Ft Hood Option
Milam area young men are advised the U S Army Recruiting Service is offering Ft Hood as home base after basic and advanced training possibly followed by a brief overseas assignment. For information call Temple 817 773 5877 Killeen 526 3146 or Ft Hood 865 2606.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam Area
U. S. Army Recruiting Service
Ft. Hood
Army Recruiting Office
Temple, Collect
Killeen
Massengale Family Visits and Local News Notes
Mrs. Eldred Massengale visits Freeport to see daughter and family. Dean Baird and family from Houston spend weekend with grandmother Mrs. Vina White. Mrs. J. P. Wise returns from San Antonio funeral trip and visits relatives in Angleton and Houston. Col Herbert Massengale and others from Austin Tour Maysfield area. Mrs. Delbert Sapp hospitalized at St Edward. Mrs. Onnie B. Owen and Mrs. J. C. Freeman visit Maysfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Wise
San Antonio
Bill Wise
Angleton
Bill Trotts
Houston
Delbert Sapp
St. Edward Hospital
Onnie B. Owen
J.C Freeman
Bryan
Maysfield
Community Notables Attend Double Sacred Funeral Gatherings
The Gause area mourns the deaths of Newman Gaston and Marvin Young Sr. Local families travel for services in Cameron and planings in Plantersville and Milano. Many relatives and friends visit Hearne General Hospital and Rockdale Hospital, with several patients named including Mrs. Bland, Mrs. J. T. Todd, and Mrs. Ola Wyatt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newman Gaston
Gause
Marvin Young Sr
J. W. Bland
Humble
George Bland
Bland
Hearne General Hospital
Margie Nan Alexander
Hearne Hospital
Roger Todd
Ola Wyatt
Ethel Loffl
Bama Wilkins
Cameron County Herald County News
Cameron reports on local events and updates as of February 11 1971 including notices, community happenings, and brief regional items affecting residents.
Wedding Shower Honors Miss Charlotte White
The Womens Missionary Society will honor Miss Charlotte White with a wedding shower at the Sunday school annex Sunday night at 6 30. Everyone is cordially invited. Numerous local families were guests or visitors at church and home events throughout the weekend. notes include names and towns such as Rockdale Angleton Freeport Cameron and Milano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womens Missionary Society
Charlotte White
Larry Kindrick
Rodney Fontaine
Richard Phipps
Drew Rice
Angleton
David Hollis
Ernie Laurence
Cameron
Bill Thweatt
Rock
Hope Jamison Jr
Paul Jamison
Freeport
Hope Jamison Sr
Monroe Jones
Rex Jones
Verne Pentecost
Houston
Pentecost
Bobby Yates
Mac McConnell
Maysfield
Mildred Martin
Milano
Weekend visitors and hospital notes from Buckholts area
Local residents toured hospitals and homes over the weekend. Buckholts resident Steve Zawdzke improves after Friday surgery at Scott and White Hospital while Johnny Mekush rests at home in Austin after a lengthy hospital stay. Families from Belton Cameron Houston Temple Waco and Huntsville gathered for visits and a funeral in Buckholts. A Vietnam veteran, Lee Cross, returned home for a barbecue at the Sakowitz home with relatives from Belton Cameron and Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Zawdzke
Scott and White Hospital
Lee Cross
Paul Sakowitz
Vietnam
Sakowitz
Arthur Cross
Donna
Belton
Pauline Freimel
Cameron
Katy Young
James Cunningham
Austin
Richard Groppell
Louis
Ladis Marek
John Semik
Houston
Waco
Curtis Morgan
Johnny Morgan
Home Gardeners Urged to Try 1971 All America Flower Selections
Everett Janne urges readers to explore the 1971 All America Flower Selections now in nurseries and garden centers. He notes the new varieties offer novelty but may not exceed proven older varieties, advising a trial to assess performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Janne
UT Austin to Sponsor Spring Clinic for Handicapped Children
The University of Texas will sponsor a spring developmental clinic in physical education for handicapped children from February 12 to April 30. The UT Austin Physical and Health Education Department conducts the program for minimally brain damaged, mentally retarded and orthopedically handicapped youngsters to build confidence and body awareness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
University of Texas
UT Austin Physical and Health Education Department
Texans Named to U S Grains Advisory Committee
The U S Secretary of Agriculture Clifford M Hardin named two Texans to a 22 member Grains Advisory Committee They are Robt W Anderson Farwell and Robt W Heard Victoria The committee will advise USDA personnel on data affecting U S grains under the Agricultural Act of 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Clifford M. Hardin
Robt W. Anderson
Farwell
Robt W. Heard
Victoria
USDA
Ross Named UT Provost
Dr. Stanley R. Ross professor of history and director of the Institute of Latin American Studies has been named Provost for Arts and Sciences at The University of Texas. He will serve as acting dean until the college reorganization completes. Three new colleges Humanities Natural Sciences and Social and Behavioral Sciences will be created each headed by a dean. The Division of Comparative and General Studies will be under his direct supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Ross
College of Arts and Sciences
Humanities
Natural Sciences
Social and Behavioral Sciences
General Studies
Ross
Clarkson Community Guests Visit and Church Observance
Clarkson residents hosted and visited relatives across Texas towns including Fort Worth Waco Cameron Ben Arnold and Brownfield. The United Church of Christ at Ben Arnold honored their pastor Rev C E Weirth with a Sunday dinner marking seven years in his role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Garrett
Bryan
Gene Ballard
Fort Worth
Joe Hauk
V. W. Hauk
Garrett
John Garrett
Will Kuhn
Wayne
Cameron
Elo Chollett
Charlie Skupin
Brownfield
Emil Skupin
Archie Wilson
Bill Harrison
Ben Arnold
Alvin Posvar
Malinda
Allan
J. A. Blasient
V. D. Dodd
George Dodd
Waco
United Church of Christ
C. E. Weirth
Clarkson
Social Security Benefits and Military Service Q and A
Pension and disability payments available to you and dependents after retirement or impairment. Lump sum death payment on death. hospital insurance at 65. medical coverage at 65 optional. Military service credits may affect benefits. pre 1957 service can earn $160 monthly credit.
Labor Department apprenticeships in state and federal prisons
The Manpower Administration runs inmate training programs at 20 state prisons and 7 federal prisons to equip inmates with marketable skills upon release. About 300 individuals are enrolled across 29 trades in these programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Department
Manpower Administration
Food Prices Seen Rising in 1971 but Not as Much
Extension expert Gwendolyne Clyatt says retail food prices will climb in 1971 though less steeply than the past two years. Consumers are urged to combine good judgment with market knowledge to stretch budgets. Readily available meat, egg, fruit, and vegetable options are highlighted with current specials and value picks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwendolyne Clyatt
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Herman Fussell
John’s Community Hospital
Taylor
Andrew Garner
Jack Stiles
Albert Blazier
Greenville
Joe Yeager
Willie Lovelace
Veterans Hospital
Betty Harrison
Jess Wilson
Howard Lovelace
Davilla
Bro
Bob Wimberly
Tas McBurnett
James Terry
Donny Heine
Johnny Stanislaw
Walter McDaniel
Richard Heine
Guinn Gifford
Georgetown
Mrs
Ralph Hersch
Pervis Black
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Dick Wilson
Rosebud
Hubbard Fulcher
Howard Fulcher
Baytown
Ralph P. Heisch
Linda and
Dale
Bellville
Ralph Heisch
Paul Mitchells
Paul Alan
Gary Wayne
Hearne
Buck Garner
Dan Benson
Thorndale
Burlington
Gerald Foshea
Tommy Gleason
Vina White
Herbert Massengale
Doug Caroom
Mike Massengale
Alice Kennedy
Tarleton
Lege
Stephenville
H. W. Massengale
Massengale
Carl Ireland of
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Mrs. Wiley Kirk
J. D. Kirk
Myrtle Armitage of
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Mary Bowling
Beulah Fay
Katherine Williams
J. T. Todd
Cameron Hospital
Mr Todd
Plantersville
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San Juan
Tex
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Mineral Wells
Alfred Coats
Sherri, Ray and
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Wade
Tanya
Sondra Sheppard
Tina
M. B. Gandy
Pasadena
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Highlands
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Van
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Dwayne
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Craig
Kelly
Lance
Roy Gene Miller
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Millers
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Rockdale
Jimmy Horton
Rockdale Hospital
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Harry White
Gary Hyde
Willie Phipps
Ewing Dodson
Buckholts
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Arnold Jungmann
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L. A. Svetlik Jr
L. A. Svetlik Sr
N. W. Gandy Jr
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Huntsville
Lillie Barrett
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Norma Barkemeyer
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Howard Peeler
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Travis Hill
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