Community notices and events in Del Rio area
Del Rio residents hear updates on hospital treatment in Greece for C D McLaughlin with hopes to return home by Oct 20 or 21. A cub scout leaders basic training set for Saturday at St James Episcopal in Prosser Hall 8 45 am to 3 pm registration $1 bring sack lunches. Texas Association of Professional Educators meets Oct 12 at 4 pm near Del Rio High with program by Lolly Younts. Park Service talks at Governor's Landing on Lake Amistad 8 pm weather permitting. Texas Oklahoma football broadcast blackout noted for Cotton Bowl. Border Amateur Radio Society meets Saturday in Piedras Negras with guest Paul Stein on Solar Energy and Satellite. Garden club tasting tea workshop Oct 14 at 9 30 am at 114 Hudson Dr. Ivy League Club luncheon at 12 noon with program on The Firehouse. Guild of St James Episcopal meets Oct 12 at 9 30 am for Financing Our Church at Del Rio Bank directors room. Various hostesses named.
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Prosser Hall
St. James’ Episcopal Church
Association of Texas Professional Educators
del Rio High School
Lolly Younts
Border Amateur Radio Society
Piedras Negras
Radio Club
Colegio Medico
Paul Stein
K-5awk
San Antonio
Pat Dugan
del Rio
George Loos
Brackettville
Cactus Thorn Garden Club
Will F. Whitehead
Hudson Dr
Whitehead
James Beavan
H. Whitehead Jr
Jerry Richter
Doris Howell
Byron Hodge
Guild of St. James’ Episcopal Church
del Rio Bank and Trust Co
Grady Lowrey
Alice Aldridge
Samuel Myers
Val Verde County Heart Association Receives Torch Award
The Val Verde County division of the American Heart Association raised over 30000 for projects this year and earned the Heart and Torch award Thursday from AHA regional director Helen Lewellen. Mary Palmer, the Val Verde AHA president, noted this is the third Heart and Torch award. The division sponsors a 10 mile turkey walk on Saturday November 6 with citizen pledges tied to miles walked and a children’s cook off on November 13 inviting third to fifth graders to enter a heart healthy meal.
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Val Verde County
American Heart Association
AHA
Helen Lewellen
Mary Palmer
Val Verde Aha
Palmer
Hospital Report VAL VERDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ADMITTED THURSDAY
Hospital record lists admitted patients Elizabeth A Abrego Veronica Gonzalez Beverly Zamudio Leobijilda Martinez Merced Hernandez James Nottingham Manuel Aguilar Enedina C Jones Concepcion Martinez Eufemia G Garcia Felipa Bustamante Celia Martinez Diamantina Rodriguez Ruben Chavira Discharged Thursday Paulita V Cervantez Robert Scratchin Barbara Flores Concepcion Adams Rumaldo Martinez Idalia R Navejar Mario N Arredondo Margarita Uribe Robert E Sayer Mary Gay Hopp
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Val Verde Memorial Hospital
Elizabeth A. Abrego
Veronica Gonzalez
Beverly Zamudio
Leobijilda Martinez
Merced Hernandez
James H. Nottingham
Manuel Aguilar
Enedina C. Jones
Concepcion Martinez
Eufemia G. Garcia
Felipa Bustamante
Celia
Paulita V. Cervantez
Robert Scratchin
Barbara Flores
Concepcion Adams
Rumaldo Martinez
Idalia R. Navejar
Mario N. Arredondo
Margarita Uribe
Robert E. Sayer
Mary Gay Hopp
Del Rio News-Herald Ad Rates and Contact Details
Del Rio News-Herald offers home and out of town subscriptions with prices: one month six dollars twenty five cents, six months thirty one sixty, one year sixty three dollars for home delivery. Call 775 1551 for missed papers and 775 1681 for advertising inquiries.
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News-Herald
S. Main
del Fio
Texas
Hobby son portrays W P Hobby as steady leader for Texas
Paul Hobby described his father W P Hobby as a calm pragmatic leader suited to the legislative process and the job of lieutenant governor. He noted Hobby’s dedication to public service over personal fame and his ability to resist pressure while hammering out compromises.
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Ima JO Fleetwood
News-Herald
W.P. Hobby
Paul Hobby
del Rio
Jurors Hear Defense On Mrs Chagra In Wood Case
Prosecutors say the suspect purchased a deer rifle 12 days before Judge Wood was shot. Attorney Charles Campion portrays Mrs Harrelson as a devoted wife, not guilty of conspiracy, while Warren Burnett notes a stormy marriage and Jimmy Chagra’s threats.
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Charles Harrelson
Judge Wood
Burnett
Chagras
Chagra
Jimmy Chagra
Fire Prevention Week events set for Del Rio and Laughlin
Air Force Base firefighters kick off Fire Prevention Week with an open house at Northside Fire Station Del Rio from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday featuring rides, tours, fire drills, films, demonstrations of aircraft crash trucks and the hydraulically operated Hurst tool, with free Coca Cola cakes and home safety talks. Fire Marshal Byron Vick notes the program includes auto and rail car rescue demos and free home hazard checks.
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del Rio
Laughlin
Air Force Base
Northside Fire Station
Amistad Blvd
Chevrolet Dr
Byron Vick
Coca Cola Company
City Fire Department
Vick
Del Rio Tylenol Capsule Recall Urges Merchants Return
Del Rio merchants are urged to return Tylenol capsules on hand, both extra strength and regular, to suppliers immediately as public health officials order. Tylenol tablets or liquids are not part of the recall. City-County Health Officer Dr. Manuel Martinez will contact retailers and provide information hotlines for updates.
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Manuel Martinez
Martinez
State Health Department
Texas
Taxpayers urged to pay early for 3 percent discount
County Tax Collector Evelyn Monzinger urged individual taxpayers to visit the courthouse to receive a 3 percent early payment discount. She said mail notices may be delayed as she corrects addresses and processes mortgage and loan company payments, risking October or later mailing.
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Evelyn Monzinger
Del Rio Housing Authority Moves to New Office
The Del Rio Housing Authority relocates the Section 8 program to 401 Las Vacas St under executive director Alfredo Delgado. An open house showcased the new one roof operation with up to 70 percent rent assistance and consolidated social services, including counseling translation and groceries. Office hours are 9 to 12 and 1 to 5, Monday through Friday, with Section 4 moving from Avenue F and North Main Street.
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The
del Rio Housing Authority
Housing Authority
Las Vacas St
Alfredo Delgado
Delgado
del Rions
Avenue F
North Main Street
Correction in Newcomers Guide updates club president
In the Sept 19 Del Rio News Herald a correction notes Mrs. Sam Bunton 1752734 is president of the Mignonette Garden Club after prior omission in the Newcomers Guide mating of local clubs and organizations.
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The
del Rio News-Herald
Sam Bunton
Mignonette Garden Club
Deaths Mrs Juanita Moreno 1898 Mexican-born resident
Mrs Juanita Moreno 8 died Thursday in Val Verde Memorial Hospital. Funeral rites Saturday at 11 a.m. with a Requiem Mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and burial at San Felipe Cemetery under Don's Funeral Chapels. Rosary tonight at 7:30 in Chapel A. Survivors include daughters Jesusita Hilda Adela Gutierrez Virginia Garza Manuela Diaz Lucila Escamilla Juanita Fergum. brother serene Quiroz. 22 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. Born November 26 1898 in Mexico.
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Juanita Moreno
Val Verde Memorial Hospital
Cortinas St
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
San Felipe
Don’s
Thieves Take Gun Groceries and Gas
Guadalupe Hernandez reported the theft of a .22 pistol a family meat pack a six pack of beer two hubcaps and 20 gallons of gas from her home on 512 Maximo St. The incident occurred in the past two weeks. Dolores Olivares said a 12 volt car battery was taken from outside her home between 6 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. Thursday with an estimated value of $81.
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Guadalupe Hernandez
Maximo St
Ms. Hernandez
Dolores Olivares
Arista St
Chance of rain and wind shifts at Lake Amistad this afternoon
Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts, shifting to northwest tonight. Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. sunny otherwise. Highs in the low 90s, tonight's low near 70. Saturday cooler in the upper 80s. Amistad water levels and downstream flow show small declines from Thursday.
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Lake Amistad
National Weather Service
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