Port Isabel civic leader Leo Baumfelder to be buried at sea
Sea burial for Leo Baumfelder, 66, a Port Isabel resident and civic leader, will take place at 3 p.m. Saturday aboard Fred Petch’s boat The Crest. Baumfelder died April 11 after a heart attack. survivors include his widow Gertrude, daughter Marion Harris, sister Marion C. Macdonald, and two grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Baumfelder
Port Isabel
Fred Petch
Mr. Baumfelder
Dresden
Germany
Baumfelder
United States
Mission
Texas
Coast Guard Auxiliary
Brazos - Santiago Pilots Association
Valley Sea Scouts
Gertrude Baumfelder
Marion Harris
Marion C. Macdonald
Brownsville
Port Isabel Episcopal Church
Houston
Our Lady Star Of The Sea Spring Bazaar
Catholic Church will sponsor a spring bazaar at Our Lady Star Of The Sea Church on Sunday April 21 1963. It will be the first spring bazaar at the church with food offerings including hot tamales hamburgers hot dogs coffee soft drinks cakes snow cones cotton candy and a variety of games and entertainment such as grab bag lucky country store treasure box pitch penny milk bottles cake walk balloon booth glass ware lucky clothes and more. Everyone is invited to attend Sunday night and help make the event a success.
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Our Lady Star of the Sea Church
Presbyterian Families In Padre Island Camp Out
The First Presbyterian Church of San Benito will hold its annual Family Camp at Padre Island Friday through Sunday. Eight families will attend, staying in island shelters, with direction by Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Hohenshell and their children Douglas and Steven. A Saturday night discussion led by Rev. Charles Robinson precedes Sunday morning worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church of
San Benito
Padre Island
Island
Douglas Hohenshell
Douglas
Steven
Erwin Reese
Martha
John
Adolph Thomas Jr
Eileen
Jan
Susan
Paul Benson
Steve
Buster
Bonnie
Art Nowakowski
Sue
Don
Kathy
Robert Prather
Linda
Don Miller
Lynn
Lisa
Henry Thomas
Charles Robinson
Applicants Sought For Coast Guard Officers School
The Commandant U S Coast Guard announces applications for the Coast Guard Officer Candidate School at Yorktown Virginia starting September 15 1963 with a February 9 1964 class to follow. Applicants aged 21 to 26 with a bachelor degree are eligible with a preference for candidates in law or oceanography. Cadets complete 17 weeks of indoctrination and are commissioned Ensign in the Coast Guard Reserve with three years active duty. For more information write Commandant PTP-2 U S Coast Guard Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
U. S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Yorktown
Virginia
U. S. Coast Guard Reserve
Washington, D. C
Juan R Vega Rites Friday
Juan R Vega of Port Isabel died April 16 at home at 69. World War I veteran and lifelong Port Isabel resident. Rosary was held. funeral Friday at 4 PM from Our Lady Star of the Sea Church. Burial in Port Isabel Cemetery. Survivors include wife Isabel B Vega three daughters three sons sister and five brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juan R. Vega
Port Isabel
Rodolfo Carillo Jr
Rosary Sevices
Lawrence Fanning
Our Lady Star of the Sea Church
Isabel B. Vega
Benito Ochoa, Jr
Beatriz Vega
Jose Anorga Porfirio
Eliseo Vega
Hinovera Valdez
Manuel
Pedro
Maximo Vega
Exiquio
Enique Ramirez
Silver Tarpon Band to Perform at Football Games
The 1963-64 Silver Tarpon Band will be a marching and sitting unit at Port Isabel football games under Otto Langlois. Sixty members will perform halftime drills with intricate maneuvers and flashy stepping led by Drum Major Rodney Kershaw. Major ettes include Crisanne Meyners Marianne Bell and Linda Langlois.
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Otto Langlois
Port Isabel
Rodney Kershaw
Francis Kershaw
South Padre Island
Crisanne Mayners
Marianne Bell
Linda Langlois
Silver Tarpon
Port Isabel High School
Tarpons
Mariners Meeting Plans Cookie Funds and Padre Island Trip
The Mariners met at 7 00 p m Monday to discuss cookie money due by Friday. They thanked cookie buyers aiding Gil Scouts. A proposed Padre Island bicycle trip includes girls in swimsuits to qualify for a Mariner Badge then a picnic before taps.
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Mariners
Padre Island
Mariner
District S2A Tennis Meet Held in Harlingen
The District S2A Junior High and Senior High Tennis meet took place in Harlingen on Tuesday April 9. Schools from Santa Rosa Port Isabel Rio Hondo and Sharyland competed with Santa Rosa winning followed by Port Isabel Rio Hondo and Sharyland.
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Harlingen
Chester Flint
Santa Rosa
Port Isabel
Rio Hondo
Sharyland
Pat Bell
Sergio Helms
Robert Christensen
Rosemary Varnum
Schumacher and
Pockrus
Bobbitt and
Green
Steve Woolverton
Summer Session Opens June 3 At Texas Southmost College
Brownsville Texas Southmost College announces a two part summer term from June 3 to July 12 and July 15 to Aug 23. Registration for the first session is June 3 with late registration through June 5. Faculty for the first session includes W R Blakes Nell Wayne Bennett Glen Robinson Leslie Bonham Ruth Langford Oscar Tullos James Ericson Frances Eacho Ed Bakus and Margaret Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Texas Southmost College
Henry L. Warren
W. R. Blakes
Nell Wayne Bennett
Glen Robinson
Leslie Bonham
Ruth Langford
Oscar Tullos
James Ericson
Frances Eacho
Ed Bakus
Margaret Mitchell
Easter Frolic Nets Fines for 21 Teens on South Padre
Twenty one teenagers and college students paid fines totaling 577 after Easter weekend arrests on South Padre Island. Officers from the sheriff department Texas Liquor Control Board and highway patrol blocked roads patrolled motel areas and arrested youths aged 15 to early 20s for possession or consumption of alcohol. Most pleaded guilty by Monday with three jailed for inability to pay fines. two groups faced separate justice courts in Los Fresnos and Port Isabel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Padre
South Padre Island
Sheriff's Department
State Liquor Cntrol Board
County Highway Patrol
Cameron County
Clyde Kelly
Don Hoyd
Walter Hext
Marcie Trump
Gene Stevenson
Texas Liquor Control Board
Justice of the Peace
Joe
Eight Tuberculosis Cases Reported in Cameron County
Eight cases of tuberculosis were reported in Cameron County for the week ending April 13 by the Cameron County Health Department. The total was the largest one week count listed on the department's weekly report of communicable diseases in the county. Other diseases reported last week included strep sore throat, 22 measles, whooping cough and gonorrhea, four each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron County
New Zealand And A World Record For Long Names
A humorous travel tale notes the longest personal and place names recorded in the Guinness World Records. It riffs on multilingual place names from Taumatawhakatangi-hanga-koauau-tip- ukimaungahoronuku-pokaiwhenuakitanatahu to Llanfairpwllgwynnyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch and mentions a Greek orator’s influence, ending with a jab at proofreaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forks
New Zealand
Taumatawhakianegihanga
Koauatamatea
Turipukakapikimaunga
Horonuku
Pokaiwhenua
Pappa Theodorokhoman
Dorenice Lucopouloy
Reed Swindell Named Scoutmaster of Port Isabel Troop 57
Reed Swindell assumes duties as Scoutmaster of Port Isabel Troop 57 with Chief Thomas Cavanaugh remaining on the scout board. Homer Strains and Ramon Roca become assistant scoutmasters as the troop aims to thrive with Rotary and parent support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Cavanaugh
Port Isabel
Reed Swindell
Cavanaugh
Scout
Homer Strains
Ramon Roca
Homer
Coast Guard
Puerto Rico
Reed
Rotary
Local residents return home from area hospitals
Mrs. E. J. Hood returned home from Valley Baptist Hospital last Saturday. Mrs. Noah Longshore came home from the hospital the first of this week. Pamela Poston Susie Landers and Sally Ochoa were home from college over the Easter holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Hood
Valley Baptist Hospital
Noah Longshore
Pamela Poston
Susie Landers
Sally Ochoa
Missionary James R. Palmer to Speak at Port Isobel Church
Rev. James R. Palmer, native of Pennsylvania with past roles in Pennsylvania Wisconsin Bolivia and La Paz, will deliver special services tonight at 7 45 at the Methodist church in Port Isobel. All are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Palmer
Port Isobel
Palmer
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Bolivia
Methodist Church
American Institute of la
Valley Telegraph Club Marks Morse Birthday Celebration
The Magic Valley Chapter of the Morse Telegraph Club plans an April birthday observance for Prof Samuel Morse. A 12:30 p.m. potluck occurs at the Woman's Building Harlingen with a nationwide Morse wire circuit starting at 11 a.m. open to all Morse operators and spouses. no admission fee.
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Valley Telegraph Club
Magic Valley
Morse Telegraph Club
Samuel Morse
2Nd
Madison Streets
Harlingen
Western Union
Morse
Texas
Coast Guard Station Updates and Visits Include Repairs and Training
The Coast Guard station reports painting complete inside all rooms and offices and a roof touch up planned for next week. A radio call from the F V Mss CLEM led to rescue by CGC BOUTWELL and CGC 40475 with crew Ralph A. West Michael Reese and Alex M. Chapman. Visiting officers Lt Lynn Decker Lt John Prickson and Lt L Crowell spent four hours discussing plans. Paul Snow returned to duty aboard BOUTWELL and Richard Collins attends Driver Examiner Training at Brookley AFB. The channel range light structures 36 and 38 were replaced by contractors. CGCMCLANE Lt McQuarrie completed a Kingstown Jamaica visit and heads to Brownsville arriving April 18.
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F V Mss
Clem
Port Isabel
CGC
Boutwell
Brownsville
Galveston
Ralph A. West
EN3
Michael Reese
SNBM
Alex M. Chapman Sii
Anchorage
Lynn Decker
John Prickson
Coast Guard
Washington, D. C
L. Crowell
Eighth Coast Guard District
New Orleans
Paul Snow
Richard Collins
Brookley Air Force Base
Mobile
Alabama
Collins
Cgcmclane
McQuarrie Commanding
Kingston
Jamaica
Brad Smith New Info Director For Phone Group
Brad H. Smith of Austin was named Director of Information for the Texas Telephone Association. The appointment, announced by W. S. Bain of San Antonio, became effective April 16. Smith previously directed Governor Price Daniel's Highway Safety Commission for five years and has 30 years in newspaper publishing radio and TV news editing and advertising in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
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Austin
Brad H. Smith
Texas Telephone Association
W. S. Bain
San Antonio
Mid - Texas Telephone Company
Smith
Price Daniel
Highway Safety Commission
Lower
Rio Grande Valley
The
Texas Press Association
Cub Scouts Den 3 Meet at Den Mother’s Home
Cub Scouts Den 3 gathered at Mrs. Roy Rock’s home on Wednesday afternoon for a pledge led meeting. They worked on a chemical garden project and enjoyed brownies and cakes before closing in a living circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cub Scouts
Den 3
Roy Rock
Danny Rock
Couple guests at Gulf Motel on South Padre Island
Mr. and Mrs. Tud Norwood of San Marcos Texas visited over the past week end and stayed at the Gulf Motel. Mr. Norwood is connected with a college in San Marcos. Also Mr. and Mrs. J Lee Farmer and daughter Pat from Pharr stayed as guests at the Gulf Motel over the week end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tud Norwood
San Marcos
Texas
South Padre Island
Island
Gulf Motel
Norwood
The
College
J. Lee Farmer
Pat From
Pharr
Texas Calendar Of Events From Highway Dept Catalogs Spring And Summer
The Texas Highway Department releases a free 16 page Texas Calendar of Events listing 523 happenings from April 1 to September 30 across 18 communities including Houston Dallas Arcadia Louise and San Antonio. The guide covers festivals rodeos anniversaries art exhibits concerts fairs and competitions reflecting the state's agricultural and cultural diversity with city birthday milestones such as Seguin 25 Lake Jackson 20 Childress 75 Mule Shoe 50 Littlefield 50 and Bellaire 45 alongside rodeos trail rides and beauty pageants.
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Texas
Houston
Dallas
Arcadia
Louise
Poteet
McKinney
Luling
Pittsburg
DeLeon
Port Isabel
Colorado City
Boerne
Brenham
Corpus Christi
Laredo
Goliad
Muleshoe
Littlefield
Bellaire
Houston anglers reel trout haul from Texas waters
L. W. Statham of Houston leads with 150 trout. Nelson Decker and party from Houston catch 143 trout. Mr. Bennett and party of Houston take 100 trout. Mr. Gardner and Mr. Shirley from Olton collect 75 trout and 40 redfish. Mr. Harding of Houston reports 46 trout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Courts
L. W. Statham
Houston
Nelson Decker
Mr. Bennett
Mr. Gardner
Shirley
Olton
Texas
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Catholic Church
Coast Guard Officers
Silver
Mariners—Troop 16
Mona
Brackin
Delta Kappa Gamma Society
Mildred Young
Alpha Mu
Delta Kappa Gamma Soceiety
Zeta Rho
Fort Brown
Young
Aline G. Moses
Los Fresnos
Helen Cail
LaVelle Steele
Marshall Storey
Pauline Shindler
Valley Foreign Exchange
Lynn Deacon
Johannesburgh
la Lita Utama
Indonesia
Eudoxia Mathepolou
Greece
Inger Broathe
Norway
O. Grisham Phote
Frankie
Les Fresnos
Myrick
Stevenson
Wales
Llanfairpwil- Gwynny Llgogerychwyrnd
Robwililants
St. Mary's Church
St. Tysilio
Dole Pineapple
Honolulu
Somme
Coast Guard News
John H. Kittila
James V. Sayers
USCG
Kange
Brad Smith
Phone Group
DEN
Highway Dept
Texas Highway Department
Mr. Harding
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