Final Rites Held For Slain Deputy Nacho Garcia
In Brackettville Texas Deputy Ignacio Pena Garcia known as Nacho was laid to rest with full military honors at Brackettville City Cemetery after being beaten and strangled during a daylight prison escape in Kinney County. More than 300 mourners and 60 lawmen attended the funeral as flags flew at half mast and a three volley salute marked the graveside service.
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Brackettville
Texas
Ignacio Pena Garcia
Garcia
Brackettville City
Kinney
Wyarcia
Victoria Garcia
Nacho
George M
Thurmond
John Pettit
del Rio
Val Verde
Dimmit
Edwards
J.R. Koog
Olice
Air Force
Edward Postert
O.m.ir
St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church
Tommy Seargeant
Sheri John Sheedy
Kinney County
U.S
Father Postert
Rudy Coronado
Lamardunior High School
Baptist Convention to Convene in Del Rio Over 700 Attend
More than 700 pastors and lay leaders from across the state are expected to gather in Del Rio for the 61st annual meeting of the Mexican Baptist Departmental Convention of Texas, running Tuesday through Thursday.
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del Rio
Mexican Baptist Departmental Convention of
Texas
Rainfall totals 1.10 inches as storms sweep Panhandle
The Panhandle area and Del Rio saw rain totaling 1.10 inches by midnight Saturday while twisters and gusty winds lashed parts of the region. The Weather Service forecast cloudy to partly cloudy skies with a 30 percent chance of more showers Sunday night. An evangelistic campaign in Del Rio and Acuna attracted attendees ahead of a Texas Mexican Baptist convention with speakers from San Antonio and Corpus Christi and a theme of Mission My Mission.
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Panhandle
el Paso
Texas
del Rio
U.S. Weather Service
Gudad Acuna
Mexico
San Felipe
Carlos Paredes
Texas Baptist Evangelism Division
Ray Tyler
First Baptist Church
Ibelize Veitia
Mexican Baptist Bible Institute
San Antonio
Ruben Machado
Friendship Center
Ernest Atkinson
MBBI
Tommy Garza
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Epifanio Salazar
Second Mexican Baptist Church
Corpus Christi
Salazar
Texas Baptist School
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene
First Mexican Baptist Church
Lubbock
Second Mexican Baptist Church of
Houston
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Del Rioan Only Living Founder of Convention
Rev. S P Mireles of 619 Cortinas St is the last surviving founder of the 1910 Mexican Baptist convention roster signed in San Antonio. The 61st annual Texas Mexican Baptist Convention meets in Del Rio June 14 17 marking his long service and the group’s unique identity within Texas Baptists.
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SP. Mireles
del Rio
San Antonio
Texas Mexican Baptist Convention
S.P. Mireles
Cortinas St
Mireles
State Baptists Organization
Mexico
Texas
Dal Rio
Arrow
Oliver family summer visit spans Del Rio and San Antonio
The Oliver clan from Del Rio vacation with relatives in Corpus Christi and visit Mr and Mrs Paul Zimmerman. Sabrina Gonzalez flies from Yuba City to join grandparents in Del Rio and attend Sonya Paz and Super Sotelo’s wedding on Sunday. David Deel escorts his mother at Laughlin AFB wedding ceremony for Donna Ann Diel and Arthur Belanger.
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James P. Oliver SR
J.P
Todd Oliver
Oliver
Paul Zimmerman
Zimmermans
Ron McIntosh
Columbia
South America
Olivers
W. 5Th St
del Rio
Calif
San Antonio
Alfred Villegas Jr
Tony Gonzalez
Bill Lowry
Sonya Paz
Super Sotelo
Sparks Rust Sr
Clyde Bradley
Val Verde County
David Deel
James J. Diel
Donna Ann
Arthur T. Belanger
Laughlin Force Base
David
Del Rio man rescued from stalled bank elevator
Del Rio accountant James Hardin was trapped 46 minutes in a stalled Del Rio National Bank elevator between the second and third floors. Police and bank staff forced a rescue using a broken door and a ladder, bringing him to safety after an hour and a half in extreme heat.
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James Hardin
del Rio National Bank
Archie Hill
News-Herald
del Rio
del Rio National Bank Bldg
Sergio Gonzalez
Lane
Chester Rutigliano
Hardin
Rutigliano
Paul Halamiek
R.Z. Andrade
Lionel Reyes
Jerry Richter
Ichter
Bank
Hill
New Elite Club Queen Crowned in Del Rio Vicinity
Miss Liliana Paz y Puente 1B daughter of Mr and Mrs Manuel Paz y Puente 104 Ridgemont was crowned new queen of the Elite Club Del Rio and Vicinity Judges from San Antonio Laredo and Ciudad Acuna selected her for coronation Sandoval and his orchestra from Laredo played the coronation ball Amistad elevation and water data reported for Saturday morning with modest increases downstream release noted
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Liliana Paz Y Puente
Manuel Paz Y Puente
Ridgemont
del Rio Civic Center
San Antonio
Laredo
Qudad Acuna
Sandoval
Amistad
Amistad Dam
Legh
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Gabriel Garcia
Ofelia Garcia
Baptist Convention
By Ima JO Fleetwood
Sabrina Gonzalez
Arnold Gonzalez
Yuba City
Eeenanee
Veep
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