Sea burial set for Port Isabel leader Leo Baumfelder
The 66 year old Port Isabel civic figure Leo Baumfelder will be privately buried at sea aboard Fred Petch’s boat The Crest at 3 p.m. Saturday. A Dresden native who moved to the area in 1922, he died April 11 after a heart attack. Survivors include his wife Gertrude, daughter Marion Harris, sister Marion C. Macdonald, and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Port Isabel Episcopal Church and cremation followed in Houston. Coast Guard and Sea Scout members will accompany the remains aboard The Crest guarded by a Coast Guard boat.
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
Catholic Church Plans Spring Bazaar Promises Fun
Our Lady Star Of The Sea Church will sponsor a spring bazaar on Sunday April 21 1963 marking the first such event at the church. The menu includes hot tamales hamburgers hot dogs coffee soft drinks cakes snow cones and cotton candy with games like crab bag lucky country store treasure box pitch penny milk bottles cake walk balloon booth glass ware lucky clothes and more. Community members are invited to join the event Sunday night and support the bazaar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady Star of the Sea Church
Presbyterian Families in Padre Island Outing
The First Presbyterian Church of San Benito will host its annual Family Camp at Padre Island this Friday through Sunday. Eight families will attend, staying in island shelters, with directed activities led by Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Hohenshell and their children.
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 U S Coast Guard invites applications for its Officer Candidate School at Yorktown Virginia starting September 15 1963 with a February 9 1964 class to follow Applicants must be 21 to 26 with a bachelor’s degree and preferred qualifications include law or oceanography Training lasts 17 weeks after which officers are commissioned Ensign in the Coast Guard Reserve with three years active duty Apply to Commandant PTP-2 Washington DC
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
U. S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Yorktown
Virginia
U. S.S. Coast Guard Reserve
Washington, D. C
Juan R Vega Rites Friday in Port Isabel
Juan R Vega of Port Isabel died April 16 after a long illness at 69. A World War I veteran, he leaves wife Isabel B Vega. three daughters Mrs Benito Ochoa Jr, Mrs Rodolfo Carillo Jr, and Beatritz Vega. three sons Jose Angorga Porfirio and Eliseo Vega. five brothers and a sister. Rosary was held Wednesday. funeral Friday at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church with burial in Port Isabel Cemetery.
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 Ball Games
The 1963-64 Silver Tarpon Band will serve as a marching unit and a sitting band at football games under Port Isabel Schools superintendent Ot to Langlois. Sixty members will perform intricate maneuvers and precise drills with Rodney Kershaw as drum major and Crisanne Meyners Marianne Bell and Lin da Langlois as majorettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Langlois
Port Isabel
Rodney Kershaw
Francis Kershaw
South Padre Island
Crisanne Magners
Marianne Bell
Linda Langlois
Port Leabe
High School Tarpons
Mariners-Troop 16 Meeting Plans and Cookie Funds
The Mariners met at 7 00 p m Monday night and discussed cookie money to be collected by Friday. They thanked cookie buyers who supported the Gun Scouts. A bicycle trip to Padre Island was planned for the Girls to earn their Mariner Badge with a pool and picnic afterward. The meeting closed with taps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Padre Island
District 32A Tennis Meet Highlights Harlingen
The District 32A junior and senior high tennis meet was held in Harlingen on Tuesday April 9 with Santa Rosa leading the team standings. Port Isabel Rio Hondo and Sharyland followed, while individual honors went to Pat Bell of Port Isabel in high school boys singles and Helms Christensen for Port Isabel in doubles. Rosemary Varnum finished second in girls singles and Brackin of Rio Hondo defeated Ramon a for junior girls singles second place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlingen
Chester Flint
Santa Rosa
Port Isabel
Rio Hondo
Sharyland
Pat Bell
Sergio Helms
Robert Christensen
Rosemary Varnum
Schumacher
Pockrus
Bobbitt and
Green
Steve Woolverton
Mona
Brackin
Summer Session Opens June 3 At Texas Southmost College
Brownsville Texas Southmost College announces the summer term runs June 3 to July 12 with a second session July 15 to Aug 23. Registrar Henry L. Warren says full class schedules are available at the registrar's office and registration for the first session occurs June 3 with late registration through 4 p.m. June 5. Faculty for the first session include W. R. Hakes 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. Hakes
Nell Wayne Bennett
Glen Robinson
Leslie Bonham
Ruth Langford
Oscar Tullos
James Ericson
Frances Eacho
Ed Bakus
Margaret Mitchell
Easter Frolic Ends With Fines On South Padre Island
Twenty one teenagers and young adults were arrested for possession or consumption of alcohol during Easter weekend on South Padre Island. Officers set up roadblocks and patrolled motels, fining 577 total with most pleas entered. three youths remained jailed for nonpayment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Padre Island
Sheriff's Department
State Liquor Control 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 tuberculosis cases 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
Longest names in the Guinness Book of World Records
A humorous riff on place names and people cited as the longest in the Guinness Book, contrasting Maori Maori geographic terms with Welsh Welsh and Hawaiian names. It includes mock dialogue about turning at forks and travel misdirections, ending with a jab about proofreading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forks
New Zealand
Taumatawhakiangihanga
Koauatamatea- Turipukakapikimaunga
Horonuku
Pokaiwhenuakitana
Pappatheodorokoman Doronice — Lucepoulos
Coast Guard Station Reports Paint Work Then Sea Rescue
The station notes a week of inside work with full painting of rooms and offices. A Mayday call from the F V Mss Clem 24 hours out of Port Isabel was answered by CGC Boutwell and CGC 40475, which safely anchored the vessel at Port Isabel. Visiting officers from Coast Guard Headquarters and the Eighth District toured the area, while personnel undertake driver training and set up future permit issuance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F V Mss
Clem
Port Isabel
CGC
Boutwell
Brownsville
Galveston
Ralph A. West
EN3
Michael Reese
SNBM
Alex M. Chapman Sii
Port Isabel Anchorage
Lynn Decker
John Erickson
Coast Guard
Washington, D. C
Crowell
Eighth Coast Guard District
New Orleans
Paul Snow
Richard Coblins
Brookley Air Force Base
Mobile
Alabama
Atend
Collins
Port Isabel Troop 57 Names Reed Swindell Scoutmaster
Reed Swindell has assumed duties as Scoutmaster for Port Isabel Troop 57. Chief Thomas Cavanaugh becomes a committee member on the scout board and remains involved with the troop. Assistants Homer Strains and Ramon Roca will carry out duties of assistant scout masters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Cavanaugh
Port Isabel
Reed Swindell
Cavanaugh
Scout
Homer Strains
Ramon Roca
Homer
Coast Guard
Puerto Rico
Reed
Rotary
Local women return home from hospitals and college break
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 a native of Pennsylvania will speak at the Methodist church in Port Isobel tonight at 745. He has pastored churches in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin before going to Bolivia where he served as publicity director for the Methodist Church and taught at the American Institute of La Paz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Palmer
Port Isobel
Palmer
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Bolivia
Methodist Church
American Institute of la
Brad Smith Named Director for Texas Telephone Association
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, takes effect April 16. Smith previously directed Governor Price Daniel's Highway Safety Commission for five years and has a background in newspaper publishing and broadcast news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
Morse Birthday Observed by Valley Telegraph Club
Magic Valley Chapter Morse Telegraph Club will observe Prof Samuel Morse s birthday on April 21 with a pot luck at 12 30 p m in the west wing of the Woman s Building Harlingen Texas area streets and East Madison Streets The day features a nationwide Morse wire circuit compliments of Western Union the wire opens 11 a m and stays on until all have left All Morse telegraphers active or retired invited wives and husbands welcome Harlingen may be the only Texas city on the circuit There is no admission charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magic Valley
Morse Telegraph Club
Samuel Morse
Ind
Madison Streets
Harlingen
Morse
Western Union
Texas
Cub Scouts Den 3 Meet at Den Mother Home
Cub Scouts Den 3 gathered Wednesday at Mrs. Roy Rock’s home. They recited the pledge of Allegiance, built a chemical garden project, and enjoyed brownies and cake before closing in a living circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cub Scouts
Den 3
Roy Rock
Danny Rock
Local visitors stay at Gulf Motel on South Padre Island
Mr. and Mrs. Tad Norwood of San Marcos Texas visited over the past week end as guests of the Gulf Motel on South Padre Island. Norwood is affiliated with the College in San Marcos. Also staying at the Gulf Motel were Mr. and Mrs. J Lee Farmer and daughter Pat of Pharr over the week end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tad Norwood
San Marcos
Texas
South Padre Island
Island
Gulf Motel
Norwood
The
College
J. Lee Farmer
Pat From
Pharr
Texas Calendar Of Events Offered By Highway Dept
The Texas Calendar of Events lists 523 spring and summer happenings across 181 communities from Houston to Arcadia. The booklet highlights harvest festivals, rodeos, anniversaries, arts, concerts, fairs, and cultural celebrations such as Cinco de Mayo events in Corpus Christi Laredo and Goliad. It notes anniversaries in Seguin and other towns plus diverse showcases like Boerne saengerfest Brenham Mai fest and Fiesta San Antonio Diez y Sies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Highway Department
Texas
Houston
Dallas
Arcadia
Louise
Poteet
McKinney
Luling
Pittsburg
DeLeon
Port Isabel
Colorado City
Boerne
Brenham
Corpus Christi
Laredo
Goliad
Childress
Muleshoe
Littlefield
Bellaire
Trout Catches Reported From Houston and Olton Parties
L W Sta tham of Houston leads with 150 trout. Nelson Decker and party from Houston add 143 trout. Mr Bennett and companions from Houston total 100 trout. Mr Gardner and Mr Shirley from Olton tally 75 trout and 40 reds. Mr Harding of Houston reports 50 trout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Courts
L. W. Statham
Houston
Nelson Decker
Bennett
Gardner
Shirley
Olton
Texas
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Catholic Church
Coast Guard Officers
Silver
Mariners—Troop 16
Delta Kappa Gamma Society
Mildred Young
Alpha Mu
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 Breathe
Norway
O. Grisham
South Padre
Frankie
Myrick
Stevenson
Wales
Llanfairpwil
Dole Pineapple
Honolulu
Somme
Coast Guard News
Ahsha
Kittila
James V. Sayers
McLane
McQuarrie Commanding
Kingston
Jamaica
R. Palmer
Brad Smith
Phone Group
Valley Telegraph Club
Highway Dept
Mr. Harding
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