Christmas Dinners and Local Club Gatherings Across Val Verde
Community notices list a Val Verde Lodge 646 Christmas dinner at 6 30 p m December 11 in the Masonic Temple on Bedell Avenue. Pan American Round Table luncheon at San Felipe Country Club at noon Friday. ARA officers to be installed by Janie Jones of Uvalde at Chef's Corner Friday December 10.
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Masonic Temple
Bedell Avenue
San Felipe Country Club
American Association of Retired Persons
Janie Jones
Uvalde
Chef's Corner
Knights of Columbus
Operation Joy
Travis Elementary School
Parent- Teacher Association
Lamar
Deaths of Carmen Ada Whistler at 72 in Val Verde
Mrs Carmen Ada Whistler 72 died at home in Val Verde Parks Estates after several weeks illness. Plan for Friday at 11 a.m. rites in Humphreys-Doran Funeral Home chapel with Rev Joe Watts officiating. Born June 28 1910 in Texas. Survived by husband Johnnie Whistler a daughter Mrs C C Babb grandchildren Bill Babb Jackie Dabbs Cassie Ramirez Bonnie Blount greats Wiley Dabbs Arley Dabbs Katie Ramirez Michael Ramirez and Bambi Blount.
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Carmen Ada Whistler
Val Verde Parks Estates
Humphreys-Doran
Joe Watts
First Baptist Church
Texas
Johnnie Whistler
C.C. Babb
Bill Babb
del Rio
Jackie Dabbs
Chama
N.M
Cassie Ramirez
Alice
Bonnie Blount
Wiley Dabbs
Arley Dabbs
Katie Ramirez
Michael Ramirez
Bambi Blount
Advertising subscription rates and payment details
Advertising rates list for one month six months and one year with mail and in-person payment options. Subscriptions due before delivery start at News-Herald office 321 S aviation. Payment accepted Fridays 9 am to noon and Saturdays. Call 175-4551 for advertising.
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Pergan
News-Herald
Prosecution Quotes Witnesses in Harrelson Case San Antonio Trial
In San Antonio the government called 15 rebuttal witnesses to challenge Harrelson alibi for Judge Wood’s May 1979 assassination. The trial has featured 125 witnesses over nine weeks with Jamiel Chagra’s murder case to follow. Evidence includes motel records placing Harrelson near the Wood crime scene and alibi disputes from Dallas to San Antonio.
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San Antonio
Texas
Charles V. Harrelson
U.S
John H. Wood Jr
John Lee Spinelli
Harrelson
Harris County
Houston
Jo Ann Starr Harrelson
Elizabeth Chagra
Wood
Chagra
William S. Sessions
Dallas
Here
Ed Timmons
Town House
Bill Bannister
FBI
Robert Zane
Del Rio Man Indicted in Dr. Bauer Office Burglary
Alfonso Jimenez, 33, of 220 Jara Street, was indicted by the Val Verde County Grand Jury on burglary of a building for a Nov 3 break in at Dr. George Bauer’s office at 501 Cantu Road. He was the only defendant named in an unsealed indictment among 13 total indictments.
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del Rio
Val Verde County
Grand Jury
Alfonso Jimenez
Jara St
George Bauer
Cantu Road
Jimenez
Tom Lee
Judicial District
Lee
Police investigate early morning store theft
Police continued an investigation into a break in at Western Auto Store on Main Street after burglars tripped a security alarm at 1:30 a.m. The front door was broken and a handgun display case damaged. Items from the Plaza del Sol mall were also reported stolen including stereo equipment and a bicycle.
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Western Auto Store
Main St
Tom Walker
Walker
Plaza del Sol Mall
Pat Henderson
Henderson
Carlos A. Diaz
Hilda Chappy
E. Ogden St
Steve Webb
Correction on Complainant Name in Mayor Incident Report
The Del Rio News-Herald front page of November 24 issued a correction: Willie Best was misidentified as the complainant in the skunk shooting complaint against Mayor Roger S. Cerny. The correct complainant is Willie O. Smith. We regret the error.
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del Rio News-Herald
Willie Best
Roger S. Cerny
Willie O. Smith
Fire injures Del Rio toddler from heater incident
A two year old boy, Edward Lomas, was checked for smoke inhalation at Val Verde Memorial Hospital after a burned object fell from a heater igniting a carpet at 306 W Cortinas St. He was released after examination. Firefighters also responded to multiple calls including a car engine fire on Esquivel and Glilis streets and a grass fire near the railroad right of way on East Gibbs Street. Damage ranged from under $100 to $1,000 in various blazes.
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del Rio
Val Verde Memorial Hospital
Edward Lomas
Federico Lomas Sr
W. Cortinas St
Esquivel
Glilis
Knoll
Jesus Lopez
Pulliam St
Las Vacas St
Chet Good
Good
San Felipe
Southern Pacific Railroad
Texas Highway Department
East Gibbs Street
Hospital Admits and Discharges At VAL VERDE MEMORIAL
Hospital report lists admitted Tuesday Rita F DeLeon Petra M Aguilera Raul D Tovar Macario Zurita Refugio Salazar Chester L Simmons Sharon Trant Felipa Bustamante Antonia Linan Aurora Terrazas and Ricardo Tobias Discharged Tuesday Dean M Bish Osmundo Hinojos Reynaldo De La Hosa and Sarai Villarreal
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Val Verde Memorial Hospital
Rita F. DeLeon
Petra M. Aguilera
Raul D. Tovar
Macario Zurita
Refugio Salazar
Chester L. Simmons
Sharon Trant
Felipa Bustamante
Antonia Linan
Aurora Terrazas
Ricardo Tobias
Dean M. Bish
Osmundo Hinojos
Reynaldo de la Hosa
Sarai Villarreal
Weather outlook for Del Rio with possible freezing rain
National Weather Service forecasts colder air for Del Rio with a 50 percent chance of rain today tonight and Thursday. Temperatures drop to the 40s with tonight in the low 30s and Thursday highs in the low 40s. Northerly winds 15 to 20 mph today shifting northeast tonight. Tuesday high was 69 and low 41 with record highs and lows for December 8 noted. Amistad water readings show slight declines in elevation and storage with continued downstream flow at 1200 cfs.
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