Del Rio High School Class Reunion Plans Tonight
Del Rio High School Class of 1042 will meet at 6 p.m. at Garland Hill’s home on N Main St to plan a reunion and celebrate the 40th anniversary of graduation. Benny Moten marks his 74th birthday along with Irene Garcia and Gladys Setening, while Juanita Bent plans a wedding at S10 Linda Vista.
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Garland Hill
Main St
Clage
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Irene Garcia
Gladys Setening
Juanita
Bent
S10
Linda Vista
Benny
Deaths Mrs Pauline Wood 89 in Texas Nursing Home
Mrs Pauline Wood, 89, died Sunday in a local nursing home. Graveside rites Thursday at 11 a.m. in Westside Cemetery, Yorktown, Texas, with Rev Will Menn officiating. Born December 15, 1691, in Yorktown. Husband Hugh T Wood was a deputy customs official in Del Rio. Survivors include brother Carl Stark of Fort Worth a niece Gladys Quinlan and nephews Wendell Lienhard and Allen P Hinton.
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Pauline Wood
Westside
Yorktown
Texas
Presbyterian Church
Karnes City
Wood
Hugh T. Wood
Weather forecast and rainfall reports across South and West Texas
The National Weather Service forecasts showers or thundershowers through Tuesday with a 60 percent rain chance today, 40 percent tonight, and 30 percent Tuesday. Overnight lows near 70, highs near 90, winds light from the north. Rain totals vary across towns from Langtry to Sonora, with Del Rio at .09 inches and Sonora reporting 2 inches mid-morning. August rainfall totals reach 1.83 inches. all-time highs and lows for August 17 noted. Extended NWS outlooks predict scattered showers and cooler highs in the 90s for South Texas and 80s to 100 across West Texas through Friday.
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Brackettville
Langtry
Dude Cash Ranch
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Cox Ranch
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Big Bend
Labor harmony at twin plants blends Mexican and U S interests
Mexican and U S officials and plant managers discuss labor relations at Ciudad Acuna twin plants. They stress human factors, fair compensation, and cultural understanding to balance cheaper production with workers’ living standards amid cross border operations.
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John Vaughan
News-Herald
Mexico
U.S
Guillermo Teutl
Fred Morr
Ciudad Acuna
Aparatos Acuna
Morr
Ed Warzyniak
Standard Components de Mexico
Cuahtemoc Hernandez Tijerina
del Rio
Hernandez
Rodolfo Cantu Gomez
de Hoyos
Jesus Ramon
Aureliano Gonzalez Baz
Ciudad Juarez
CTM
Laredo
Teuth
Richard Michel
General Electric
Electro Components
Twin plants help border towns grow industry
The article surveys how twin plants and maquiladoras spur steady, year-round manufacturing across Brownsville, McAllen, El Paso, and Ciudad Juarez. It cites gains in employment, $301 million in El Paso expenditures in 1979, and social benefits such as reducing illegal border crossings while noting uncertainties tied to Mexico’s inflation and labor unions.
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Rhodes
McAllen
Alden L. Schiller
Chamber of Commerce
Schiller
News-Herald
Reynosa
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Ciudad Juarez
el Paso Chamber of Commerce
Conrado Cruz
Laredo
Mexico
Orz
Cruz
United States
Fred Morr
Ciudad Acuna
Aparatos Acuna
Morr
Jack L. Richardson
Border Patrol Sees Record Smuggling Weekend in Del Rio
The Del Rio sector reports 11 smuggling cases and 99 smuggled aliens among 408 undocumented entrants seized by 11 p.m. Sunday. Six Guatemalans among the 99 were stopped at a checkpoint en route to San Antonio, with a total of raids targeting Eagles Pass and Highway 277. Destinations included Palestine Dallas Austin Mineral Wells San Angelo. A major incident on State Highway 131 involved 34 undocumented Mexicans and two minor transporters. some suspects were referred to the Mexican Consul in Eagle Pass as aliens were sent back to Mexico.
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Hospital Admission and Discharge Ledger VAL VERDE MEMORIAL
Friday admissions include Jeri Roberts Jose Garcia Rebecca Hidalgo Victoria Pena Yolanda Garza Dora Chavez Alma Barret Helen Evans Discharges list Wilma McNutt Mariano Nandin Carolina Antu and others Saturday admissions Laura Lake Marcelino Hernandez Dean Westbrook Lucille Harris John Johnson Nelson Schauer Francisco Eliz Saturday discharges Glynn McDonald Ruby Hayes David Perez James Sharp Mayce Marshall Agapito Saeng Rita Mayorga Matias Flores Rebecca Faz Osvaldo Lopez Jeri Roberts Rebecca Hidalgo Yolanda Garza Laura Lake Sunday admissions Dorothy Fernandez Alvie Byers Refugio Sandoval Raul Martinez Jim Blake Patricia Rodriguez Lynda Soto Marilyn Green Gustavo Valdez Jr Ann Briggs Mary Best Discharges Emma Loynas Juanita Torres Dora Chaves Helen Evans
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Dora Chavez
Alma Barret
Helen Evans
Wilma McNutt
Mariano Nandin
Carolina Antu
Alvie Byers
Rosa Reyes
Leo Camp
Jesusa Munoz
Sonia Joiner
Dionicio Cervantez
Juan Medina
Sylvia Trevino
Daniel Moore, Jr
Gregorio Briones
Concepcion Gomez
Laura Lake
Marcelino Hernandez
Dean Westbrook
Lucille Harris
John Johinson
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Francisco Eliz
Glynn McDonald
Ruby Hayes
David Perez
James Sharp
Mayce Marshall
Agapito Saeng
Rita Mayorga
Matias Flores
Rebecca Faz
Osvaldo Lopez
Dorothy Fernandez
Ofelia Barrera
Refugio Sandoval
Raul Martinez
Jim Blake
Patricia Rodriguez
Lynda Soto
Marilyn Green
Gustavo Valdez Jr
Ann Briggs
Mary Best
Emma Loynas
Juanita Torres
Dora Chaves
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