Clubwomen Launch Port Isabel-Padre Island CPL Contest Work
Local women groups begin preparations for the Central Power and Light fourth annual Arm for Industry contest in Port Isabel and Padre Island area. Driftwood Garden Club clears Highway 100 for Palm tree plantings as part of beautification efforts. The Business and Professional Women's Club leads a project to document improvements, with $3200 in total prizes and four population group awards. Contest runs through March 1, 1967, judged on development activities per entrant’s record book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Power and Light Company
Port Isabel - Padre Island
South Texas
Carlton C. Whitworth
CPL
Driftwood Garden Club
Port
Isabel
Business and Professional Women's Club
Virginia Henderson
Henderson
Yorktown
San Benito
Port Lavaca
Nixon
Alice
Aransas Pass
Bay City
Beeville
Carrizo Springs
Columbus
Crystal City
del Rio
Donna
Eagle Pass
Eagle Lake
Edinburg
el Campo
Freer
Goliad
Hebronville
Ingleside
Jordanton
Karnes City
Driftwood Club
Dale Anderson
C. B. Colley
Calvin Morgan
T. R. Hunt
Highway 100
Port Isabel
Adkins Attending Monterrey Meet
Stuart Adkins of Port Isabel and his party attend the 24th Assembly of the International Good Neighbor Council in Monterrey Mexico. They join Mrs Adkins and Vera Mason of Denver for a two week tour after the convention with registration today and events through Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart Adkins
Port Isabel
International Good Neighbor Council
Assembly of the Council
Monterrey
Mexi
Adkins
Vera Mason
Denver
Colo
Casino de Monterrey
Mexico
Port Isabel High's Ruben Torres Keynotes CYO Meeting
Assistant Principal Ruben Torres of Port Isabel High School spoke at the recent CYO gathering. He stressed education's importance during his remarks to the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruben Torres
Port Isabel High School
CYO
Torres
Starling Savant Wedding Announced in La Marque
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Starling of La Marque announce the marriage of their daughter Sharon Joan to Floyd Savant Jr. of Beaumont. The ceremony took place February 19 at the bride's parents' home, officiated by Rev. Archie Flemming. The couple will reside in La Marque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Starling
la Marque
Port Isabel
Sharon Joan
Floyd Savant Jr
Beaumont
Archie Flemming
First Methodist Church
F. Braeuer
Giessen
Germany
Christine
Larry Villarreal
Gloria Villarreal
Texas
Miss Braeuer
U. S. Army
Giesen Business College
Villarreal
Port Isabel High School
Port Isabel Home Demonstration Club Meets for Wine Study
The Port Isabel club gathered April 5 at Purvis Mock’s home with four members and two guests. The program covered wine in the diet and its serving methods, with several wines demonstrated. Members modeled hats and crafts featured textile painting and shell craft. County Agent Don Cowan led recreation ideas and a film on gilt wrapping. A covered dish luncheon followed before adjournment. A second meeting occurred April 19 at Genevieve Martin’s home with six members and one guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Purvis A. Mock
Mmes
George Raymond
Paul Brown
Gwen Bellinghausen
P.A. Mack
Angel Helms
Hal Greeley
Don Cowan
Port Isable
Home Demonstration Club
Genevieve Martin
B P W News Dinner Meeting Reports and Plans
Josephine Kent chaired the April 21 B P W dinner in the Queen Isabel Motor Inn dining room. Mary Anderson urged timely reports to state chairmen and noted May 3 as the final meeting until fall to be a luncheon at the Queen Isabel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Kent
Queen Isabel Motor Inn
Mmes
Paul Grown
George Raymond
Purvis Mock
Vic Mock
Gwen Bellinghausen
Guest
Angel Helms
Mrs. Raul Holland Sr Recovering After Major Surgery
Mrs. Raul Holland Sr is at home recovering from major surgery performed at Mercy Hospital in Brownsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raul Holland Sr
Mercy Hospital
Brownsville
Shell Club Members Hear Trip to South Pacific Coast Shells
South Padre Island Shell Club met on April 22 with Nora Hughes presenting My Shelling Trip to the South Pacific Coast. She showed color slides of Mexican coast beaches where shells are found and discussed locations and methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Hughes
Shell Club
Cameron County
Ila Loetcher
S. Padre Island
Stanley Scruggs
Dorothy McClelland
Edinburg
Loetcher
Robert Auld
Wayne Holiman
B. W. Long
Harlingen
J. E. Roger
Chris Walshes
Phil Baldauf
Brownsville
Shell Fair
Jim Lee
Sterling Park
Port Isabel
Homer Poe
George Rockwell
Fred Speers
Linton
Livestock Care Boosts Profits Says Experts
Experts note rough handling costs more due to bruises on hogs. Paying M4 cents per small bruise is costly, while careful handling from farm to slaughterhouse yields better dividends.
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Starling-Savant
Mr. and
Mrs
Floyd Savant
SEA Ranch
Vax
Airport Service
S. Padre Blvd
WH P
Sea Island Resort Hotel
Po'nf
Sarisapel, Tex
Driftwood Inn
Driftwood
Sandy Retreat Resort
P. D. Box
B&pw News
Lucille Kendrick
San Raymond
B & PW Club
Helena Sandlin
Tina Barrera
Emily Hunt
Eleanor Morgan
Ann Trice
Bess Matthews
Cheryl Sandlin
Maureen Moore
Tillie Franke
Doris Kent
Tina Rispoli
Jo Kent
Olive Leonard
Willi Benton
Janette Raymond
Marie Torres
Alice Causey
Joan Carroll
Aurora Gonzales
I. Mary Anderson
Raymond Murphy
E. H. Jones, Jr
Church OF Christ
Tarnava
Washington
Port Isabel, Texas
Peter
Christ
Ellis G. Grubb
Mexico Coast
T. W. Moore
Chris Waishes
Kane Syee
Moore
Carl Lee
Ruth Kelly
Padre Island
Eet CK
Isia Blanca Park
Crawford
S. Sam Houston
oMlanautou, Ing
Steve
Brownsville’s
Brownsville, Texas
Coats
Manautou's
Dan River
Beach
Wembley
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