City Receives 500000 HUD Grant for Chihuahua Area Facility
The city won a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant from the U S Department of Housing and Urban Development to fund a multipurpose neighborhood center in the Chihuahua area offering health and social services to residents. City Manager Richard Castro announced the grant and said architect Joe Mills will prepare plans with bids expected at the February council meeting. Councilman Bobby Fernandez welcomed the outcome, noting the project benefits local residents despite earlier housing-map disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Chihuahua
HUD
Cantu Road
Richard Castro
Castro
Joe Mills
Bobby Fernandez
Burglars Probe Lane’s Department Store Safe Theft
Police investigate two store burglaries and window breakages on Thursday night or Friday morning. Lane’s Department Store at 753 South Main Street was entered through a third floor window. intruders pried open a first floor safe and took an undetermined amount of cash. Patrolman James White said the safe lock jammed and staff work to determine the exact loss.
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Lane's
S. Main St
James White
White
Rob Safe Festival Shoes Burglarized on Main Street
Consuelo Rizo, manager of Rob Safe Festival Shoes at 765 S Main, reports burglars broke through the ceiling Thursday night or Friday morning, searched the store, and left it in disorder though no money was taken. Police notes window breakins at local locations on Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Main St
Consuelo Rizo
Neighborhood events and notices on Mimosa Lane and beyond
Readable items include a live manger scene on Mimosa Lane Saturday from 4 to 5 pm, parish hall games at St. Joseph's Church at 8 pm, and the Class of 1964 Christmas Dance at Memo's Restaurant Friday night. Also, a 50th wedding anniversary reception for Capt. and Mrs. A. Allee is planned in Carrizo Springs, with no gifts requested.
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St. Joseph's Church
San Felipe
Memo’'s
Del Rio Weather Summary and river readings
Weather outlook for Del Rio and vicinity clear today with a mild warm up Saturday. Overnight low in the lower 40s. Saturday high mid 70s. southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. All time highs and lows noted for date with rainfall year to date 18.62 inches, Amistad and Amistad Dam levels and water storage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del Rio
New Law Aims to Curb CETA Ripoffs in Texas
Texas officials unveil Comprehensive Employment Training Act guidelines to curb fraud and tighten eligibility. TDCA spokesman Carl Finch cites stricter enrollment rules, transfers from Title VI to II D, and transition period standards guiding who qualifies and when. He notes shifts toward private sector placement and ongoing program details to be finalized.
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Texas Department of Community Affairs
Carl Finch
TDCA
Uvalde
Finch
Rio Grande
City Moves To Pave Airport Boulevard Arterial Route
City manager Richard Castro announced plans to pave Airport Boulevard to link with Kings Way Boulevard, creating an arterial west side route to ease traffic from Avenue F. An overpass near the Texas Apparel plant and UCO rk is envisioned but not soon, with Gibbs Street overpass prioritized in the current five year plan.
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Tenth Street
Airport Boulevard
Richard Castro
Castro
Kings Way
Texas Apparel Plant
Ucork
Bevard
Las Vacas
Mexico
Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Gibbs Street
Bedell
Highway Department
Avenue F
Bedell Avenue
Yale Mail Heavy During Christmas Season in Del Rio
Postmaster Douglas McGraw reports two trucks daily handle heavy incoming letter mail and full parcel mail. Mail service will pause Sunday and Monday Christmas Eve and Day, with no box mail deliveries. Two daily trucks normally bring mail from San Antonio, one route via Del Rio to Sanderson, the other returning to San Antonio.
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Douglas McGraw
McGraw
del Rio
San Antonio
Sanderson
Mendoza Heads Good Neighbors in Del Rio for 1979
Frank Mendoza was elected to lead the Del Rio Good Neighbors Council for 1979 succeeding Allen MacGillivray. New board includes Chester Rutigliano vice president Gilbert Marquez treasurer and Howard Hoffer secretary with Hernan Cadena Jr. and others as directors. MacGillvray becomes immediate past president. Mendoza, 38, McDonald’s owner manager, Chicago native, Marine veteran, married to Marta Rios with two children, will install officers later.
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Frank Mendoza
del Rio Goodeighbor Council
Mendoza
Allen MacGillivray
Coors Party Room
Chester Rutigliano
Gilbert Marquez
Howard Hoffer
Hernan Cadena Jr
A.R. Garcia
Simon Torres
Manuel Cantu
Armando Vela
Andrez Portales
Harry Carroll
Juan J. Gaitan
Richard Hankin
Allan MacGillvray
Alfredo Gutierrez Jr
Sergio Gonzalez Jr
H.W. Monzingo
McDonald's
del Rio
Chicago
de la Salle High School
de Paul University
U.S. Marines
Marta Rios
Elena
Frankie
Dick Owen Jr. Rites Saturday
Richard Dick L. Owen Jr. 60 year old Del Rio native and San Antonio veteran of World War I died Thursday in Audie Murphy VA Hospital. Rites with Mass will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in Sacred Heart Church with burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Rosary tonight at 8 in Humphreys Doran Chapel. Survivors include wife Florence, son Richard II and Robe Lee, daughter Patricia An Smith, brother Carl Owen Sr., sisters Hall Reininger Amelia Bartley Mary Martin, and three grandchildren.
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Richard “Dick” L. Owen Jr
del Rio
San Antonio
Audie Murphy Veterans Administration
E. Sixth St
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Humphreys-Doran Funeral Home
Florence Owen
Richard L. Owen II
Robe Lee Owen
San Antoni
Patricia An Smith
Carl Owen Sr
Ohio
Hall Reininger
Floresville
Amelia Bartley
San Anton
Mary Martin Uvalde
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Lane
News-Herald
Yeggs
Rob
Veterans Outreach
Forum Building
Mickey Mouse
Sobeida Sun
Elias Soto
Avenue A
General Telephone Co
Brownwood Area
Val Verde Memorial Hospital
del Rio Civic Center
Blondie Calderon
Olga Faz
Fellowship of Christian Men
Ramada Inn
George Kitehead
Harold Plocek
Robert Mays
Enchanted Way
Phillis Coffee
Koel Luna
Garza Streets
Three Sisters
Minit Mart
Ney St
Meme’s
Canal
Gibson's Discount Center
Ave
Manty Esquivel
Sandra Williams
Esquivel
Val Verde County
Rizzo
Roman
Department of Public Safety
Foster Mechanical Co
Amistad Report
Amistad
Amistad Dam
Airport
Mary Alice Gomez
Frank Torres
Torres
Yale Mail
The
Americani Forum
United Civic Organization
International Cultural Circle
Iris Club
Advisory Council
Distributive Education Clubs of America
Dick Owen Jr
phreys-Doran Chapel Owen
Air Force
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