Driftwood Garden Club Holds Down To Earth Flower Show
The Driftwood Garden Club held its annual show Down to Earth in the pavilion on South Padre Island. Top awards from the National Council of State Garden Clubs went to Mrs John English for several categories while Mrs M M Vicars and Mrs C B Colley took additional prizes. The event featured oil paintings by Mrs George Harrison and cactus displays by De Ford Nursery and Tropical Nursery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Driftwood Garden Club
South Padre Island
National Council of State Garden Clubs
John English
M.M. Vicars
Jim
Falconer
C.B. Colley
T.M. Achard
G. Browning Smith
J.F. Fleming
W.W. Housewright
M. Dierlam
F.S. Owens
George Harrison
Laguna Vista
de Ford Nursery
Tropical Nursery
Brownsville
Gulf
George
West Brownsville
Valley Onions Go Overseas Onboard Three Ships
Overseas shipment of Valley onions and Montemorelos Valencia oranges from Nuevo Leon Mexico continues next week aboard three ships bound for European ports. Loading 180,000 boxes of Montemorelos oranges on MV Ecuador Maru for West Germany, followed by 240,000 boxes on MV Antigua for West German ports. A separate 55,000 fifty pound bag onion shipment sails to England on MV Seeteufel, the third such onion shipment since January, per Dix Shipping vice-president Frank Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuevo Leon
Mexico
Dix Shipping Co
Brownsville
Ecuador
England
Frank Parker
Dix Shipping
U. M. Women's Society Meets in Laguna Vista
The United Methodist Women’s Society of Christian Service gathered at Mrs. Walter Zimmerman’s Laguna Vista home last Tuesday with guests including Mrs. Louise Russell from Long Beach. New member Roy Coons joined as devotional themes and programs were led by Mrs. T. R. Hunt. The group plans a May 17 birthday party at Wesley Manor and next meets April 27 at Mrs. Floyd Bobbitt’s home.
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United Methodist Women’s Society of Christian Service
Walter Zimmerman
Laguna Vista
Louise Russell
Long Beach
California
Roy Coons
C.B. Colley
T.R. Hunt
Charles R. Thigpen
Cecil Moses
Wesley Manor
Floyd Bobbitt
H.R. Ramp
Lions Club and Girl Scouts calendar items at Los Fresnos
The Los Fresnos News lists events: Lions Club Thursday April 22 at 7 30 p m and Girl Scouts Friday April 23 at 4 p m at First Baptist Church. Also page notes birthdays anniversaries and local sports results from Los Fresnos Merchants and The Shop of Port Isabel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
First Baptist Church
Los Fresnos City Park
Shop of
Port Isabel
LBJ Library Opens On University Campus
The LBJ Library at the University of Texas nears dedication May 22 as 31 million documents and objects are moved in. It will become the first Presidential library on a university campus and opens to the public May 23 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Austin
Lyndon B. Johnson
LBJ
University of Texas
Johnson
Bayview Farmer Succumbs After Long Illness
William J. Bryan a 61 year old Bayview farmer died last Thursday morning in Mercy Hospital Brownsville after living in Bayview since 1932 Born in Granger Texas he was married to Earline Youle Bryan Survived by a son Michael, four stepdaughters two brothers two sisters and several grandchildren Funeral services were at First Presbyterian Church Brownsville with burial at Buena Vista Burial Park Darling-Mouser Funeral Home in charge Pallbearers listed from local communities in the Bayview Los Fresnos and Corpus Christi areas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayview
William J. Bryan
Mercy
Los Fresnos
Sam Fitzpatrick
Corpus Christi
Bryan
Earline Youle Bryan
Michael S. Bryan
Brownsville
David Pray
Aberdeen
Maryland
Robert Morrison
San Diego
California
George Cole
Kansas City
Missouri
Tyann Youle
Denton
Texas
Earl Bryan
Floresville
Paul Bryan
Ora McCain
Robstown
Ruth Windes
Scottsdale
Arizona
Port Isabel Church of Christ Service Schedule
Kenneth G. Haas leads Port Isabel Church of Christ at Tarnava and Washington Streets. Sunday schedule includes Bible Classes at 10 a.m. Worship at 11 a.m. Evening Service at 6 p.m. Wednesday services begin at 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Training Union
Port Isabel Church of Christ Tarnava
Washington Sts
Kenneth G. Haas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Down To Earth” Flower Show Report
May Lowery
U. M. Women's Society
Los Fresnos News
By Oneta Grisham
Ricky Gomez
LeRoy Rice
Joe Ed Smith
Ismael Munoz, JR
Little Neal Scott Sutton
Mike Sutton
KKI
Kappa Kappa Iota
Holiday Inn
Dixie Hobbs
Bernies Witt
Bess Walton
Jesfie Palmer
Jimmie Rammage
Kenneth Denny
Melissa
Valley Baptist Hospital
Denny
Carl Macomb
Alice Denny
Bernard Ammerman
Muesday
Ferrocarrileros
Matamoros
Robert Tamayo
Rafael Delgado
Ronnie Bennett
Dexter Reed
Los Fresnos Merchants
Rocco’s Pizza Palace
Harlingen
Faustino Rivas
Danny Leimon
Rocco’s
Freddy Cantu
Johnny Vicinaiz
Craig Curry
Russel Edward McGlothin
Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens
Lee Pohl
W. Elizabeth
Quijote
Troon
Quiate An Mae Onant Seu
People of Tortuga, Inc
Causeway
Tortuga, Inc
Padre Beach
Russell Edward McGlothin
Rose Lawn Cemetery
Bay Shrimp Co. Inc
Isabell Sea Foods, Inc
Port Fisheries, Inc
Port Isabel Sea Foods
W. E. P. Shrimp Producers Corp
Frank Barster
John Fowler
Arthur Hayes
Ken
Neth Hebert
Joey Rucker
Jack Spinks
Mrs
Helen White
Dayton, Ohio
Longoria and
Everette Young
Assembly of God
Port Road
Don Neel
Our Lady Star of the
Longoria and Madison Sts
Bernard Junius
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Mission
North Shore Drive
Yturria St
John Covey
Bishop’s Committee
First United Methodist Church
Musina and Adams Sts
F. L. Marlin
Anaes Methodist
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Hazel
Padre Island
Merchants Marine State Bank
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