WWII vet recalls Marine Military Academy time and spirit
Harlingen veteran William Steigerwald, 90, a longtime MMA staffer, recounts joining MMA in 1969 after 24 years in the Marines, shaping cadets with discipline and the Marine Corps ethos. He describes Okinawa, postwar service, and efforts building boxing and fencing programs while praising Col. Card and MMA’s evolving enrollment through the Vietnam era to a strong mid 1970s turnout.
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Bill Steigerwald
Golden Palms Retirement Center
Marine Military Academy
Harlingen
Marine Corps
William Steigerwald
U.S. Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps
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MMA
Marines
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Okinawa
Japan
Memphis
Col
Bill Card
Card
Academy
Today in History highlights key events across years
On this date, events include Robert E. Lee born in Virginia in 1807, Verdi's Il Trovatore premiered in 1853, Georgia seceded in 1861, Zeppelins bombed Britain in 1915, Howard Hughes set a transcontinental air record in 1937, Japan invaded Burma in 1942, Eisenhower allowed television filming of a presidential news conference in 1955, the Japan United States security pact signed in 1960, and Nixon's 1970 nomination of G Harrold Carswell to the Supreme Court defeated over racial views.
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Robert E. Lee
Westmoreland County
Virginia
Giuseppe Verdi
Rome
Georgia
Union
Germany
Britain
Great Yarmouth
King’s Lynn
England
Howard Hughes
Los Angeles
Newark
New Jersey
Japan
Burma
Myanmar
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States of America
Washington, D.C
Richard M. Nixon
G. Harrold Carswell
Supreme Court
Carswell
Candidate Responds About Protocol Adherence in County Race
Dan Sanchez, the holdover Pct. 4 commissioner and county judge candidate, defends his record on electoral procedures amid questions about protocol. He says he has done his best to follow rules and remains focused on the race.
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Dan Sanchez
Cardinal Says He Knows Texas Condemned Man
On Monday Cardinal affirmed contact with a Texas inmate scheduled for execution this week and said Pope Francis is following the case as well.
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Cardinal
Texas
Pope Francis
Oklahoma quakes continue as STAR POLL invites opinions
After another series of earthquakes in Oklahoma, residents are urged to submit views on potential leaders. The STAR POLL at Valleystar.com asks who readers hope advances, seeking broad public sentiment in an unsettled period.
Lottery Results January 18 2016 Texas two step and more
On January 18 2016 Texas Lottery results show Texas Two Step draws numbers 5 9 30 33 and BB 24 for Morning Day Evening and Night sessions. All or Nothing Morning numbers 2 7 8 10 11 13 14 and 15 20 21 22 24 Day and Evening 1 3 5 6 8 12 14 16 17 18 20 23 Night 1 3 4 5 8 11 13 14 17 19 22 24. Cash Five drawing numbers were 12 13 18 27 33.
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Cash
Obituary Notice Teaser for Today’s Death Listings
Brief notice directs readers to AQ or the online listing for the full Death Notices and Funerals Today section.
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Valleystar.com
Valley Morning Star Pricing And Delivery Tiers
The document lists 7 day home delivery options and monthly EZ Pay rates. For 4 day delivery Thursday to Sunday prices are 1 month 15.60 or 12 months 187.20 with EZ Pay 15.60. Sunday only option shows 1 month 13.87 or 12 months 166.40 with EZ Pay 13.87. The 7 day plan is 1 month 17.33 or 12 months 208.00 with EZ Pay 17.33. The note references use without permission of Valley Morning Star.
Bread of Life Dining Hat and Open Arms Shelter services
Loaves & Fishes of the Rio Grande Valley in Harlingen runs Bread of Life Dining Hat serving meals three times daily and maintains a 66 bed Open Arms Homeless Shelter open year round. Programs include utility help, job placement, and health screenings. A Raymondville Walmart closing plan faces local petition drive urging reconsideration.
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Rio Grande Valley
Harlingen
Loaves & Fishes
Daily and Sunday Newspaper Subscription Rates
The paper lists single copy prices at 75 cents daily and 1.50 dollars on Sundays. Mail subscriptions are available with rates provided by calling MM 421-9800.
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