Miss Billie Gatliff Coffee Honoree at Marlin Home
Mrs Flem Marlin and Mrs Millard Caudill hosted a morning coffee at the Marlin home honoring Miss Billie Gatliff of Browns ville who is to be married on A2. The table featured a white cloth, tropical fruit centerpiece, and guests included Mesdames and Misses from Browns ville and Port Isabel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flem Marlin
Millard Caudill
Marlin
Billie Gatliff
Brownsville
George Trump
Bill Gatliff
Ross Stanley
Gale Gatliff
John Trump
George Carr Jr
Francis Kershaw
George Carr
Ted Hunt
Jim Keller
Cecil Moses
Charlene Bobbitt
Mary Alice Carr
Ann Marie Caudill
Penelope Marlin
Port Isabel
Garden Club Reschedules Meeting To Branch Home
Driftwood Garden club president Mrs. E. E. Spradling announced that the regular meeting on Wednesday at 2 p m will be held August 6 but moved from Mrs. O. E. Pockrus’s home to Mrs. Isabel Branch’s home across from the Pockrus residence in North Shore near the High School. Members should contact Mrs. Branch if unable to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Spradling
Driftwood Garden Club
O. E. Pockrus
Isabel Branch
Pockrus
North Shore Addition
Byrd Children Are Party Honorees
Sharon Byrd a tenth birthday celebrant and Calvin Byrd a fifth at a Thursday party with chocolate cake ice cream and sweets for relatives and friends in Port Isabel and Arlington. Guests included Carolyn Cail Rodney Kershaw Wanda Lea Bever ly Raypole and many Byrd family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon
Calvin Byrd
Calvin
Carolyn Cail
Rodney
Becky Kershaw
Wanda
Lea
Beverly Raypole
Charles
Sandi Bobbitt
Martha Merryman
Sammy
Janet
Becky Byrd
Glenna
Karlene Jaquillard
Buster
Charlene Armstrong
Crisanne
Mike Meyners
Garland Green
Local families report summer travels and recoveries
Numerous Port Isabel and Laguna Vista residents share updates from camps and hospitals. Have von Heinze and Lorna Petch return from Camp Lula Sams, while Joan Trump and Jerrie Birge attend a Texas workshop. Mrs. Floyd Bobbitt and Mrs. F. L. Marlin recuperate after Mercy hospital surgeries in Brownsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Jean Ross
J. B. Ross
Gloria Gonzales
Lupe Gonzales
Lorna Petch
Fred Petch
Camp Lula Sams
Texas State Teachers College
San Marcus
Joan Trump
John Trump
Jerrie Birge
John Birge
Tom McClellan
E. E. McClellan
Floyd Bobbitt
Mercy Hospital
Brownsville
Mr and Mrs Tom Sergeant Visit Port Isabel
Mr and Mrs Tom Sergeant of San Antonio visited Port Isabel for the first time last week. Mrs Sergeant said they had always gone to Port Aransas before but Port Isabel’s appeal convinced them to return often.
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Tom Sergeant
San Antonio
Port Isabel
Sergeant
Port Aransas
San Antonio Visitors Lodging in Port Isabel
San Antonio residents Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Kern spent several days in Port Isabel enjoying fishing. Frequent visitors include Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Treadwell and Mrs. Treadwell's parents Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Goering, who visit Port Isabel several times yearly for friendship and business. The Goerings visit at least four times a year while the Treadwells come about twice yearly due to work and schooling duties.
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San Antonio
R. W. Kern
Port Isabel
R. M. Treadwell
New Mexico Visitors Consider Port Isabel Move
Mrs. A. L. Williams and child from Las Cruces NM visited Port Isabel for two weeks while husband served at the Navy Base. She found the town friendly and comfortable for children and is seriously considering moving there for his assignment.
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New Mexico
A. L. Williams
Las Cruces
N.M
Port Isabel
Williams
Dallas couple enjoys fishing trip as field test for store stock
Mr and Mrs C L Sharp of Dallas with Mr and Mrs C R Wood and daughter Judy spent several days here on a fishing trip. It is their second visit this year after January. The Sharps own a tackle and sporting goods store in Dallas making the vacation a practical field test for their merchandise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Sharp
Dallas
C. R. Wood
Judy
Annual Area Visitors Stay in Port Isabel for Leisure Fishing
Mr and Mrs Dale Cox of Red Springs Texas and Mr and Mrs Walter Miller of Seymour Texas are guests in Port Isabel for several weeks, continuing their years long pattern. Cox works in a cotton ginnery and visits the Valley for cotton season the fishing appeal draws them to Port Isabel especially at night when cooler after a hot day.
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Dale Cox
Red Springs
Texas
Walter Miller
Seymour
Port Isabel
Cox
Cox Gays
Have A Medal Coming Just Write For It
Former Army servicemen may obtain all their military service medals by a simple informal request. Maj. Gen. Robert G. Gard says the Army will pull proof from service records and send all medals as they become available. Ex servicemen should provide full name, service number, and current address in the request.
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Robert G. Gard
VIII
US Army Corps
Army
Special Ice Cream Toppings Guide For Summer Treats
A guide to toppings for ice cream highlighting chocolate sauces nuts butterscotch honey and fruit based toppings. Recipes include Banana Royal and a simple caramel honey syrup with peanut butter mix for sundaes. Tips cover child friendly party ideas and lighter fruit options.
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Alice Denhoff
Col Norman L Callish Named HAFB Wing Commander
Col Norman L Callish assumed duties as commander of Harlingen AFB today. A San Jose native and UC Los Angeles graduate, he previously led Ellington AFB Texas and began military career in 1933 at Randolph Field. The report notes pending medal processing delays and Army records guidance for veterans or next of kin.
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Norman L. Callish
HAFB
Harlingen Air Force Base
Callish
Ellington Afb
Tex
San Jose, Calif
The
University of California of Los
Rise of Colonel Callish From Flight Instructor to Commander
The article traces Colonel Callish career from a 1935 B-18 and Keystone bomber pilot to squadron and staff roles at Kelly Moffett Stockton and Mather fields, rising to Lt Colonel then full Colonel. It notes commands at Tinian Clarke Okinawa and final post at Fllndon AFB with navigator training and Pentagon service.
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Luke Field
Hawaii
Kelly Field
Keystone
Stockton Field
Mather
Moffett
Calif
West Coast Air Corps Training Center
Air Force Command
Moffett Field
Aaron
A-3
Callish
Hobbs
New Mexico
Callis
Tinian Islands
Clarke Field
Philippines
1St Air Division
Okinawa
Armed Forces Staff College
Norfolk
Pentagon
Directorate of Military Personnel
National War College
Ft. McNair
Washington D.C
Fllindon Afb
Dove Hunting Dates Set for Valley Two-Day Season
The State Game and Fish Commission approved a two-day whitewing dove hunting season for the Valley on Sunday September 14 and Tuesday September 16. Shooting hours run 2 p.m. to sundown. A 1957 session lasted three days, but this year the state biologist favors two days.
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State Game and Fish Commission
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Joel McCrea
Mark Stevens
Charlotte Austin
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Walter Pidgeon
Kieron Moore
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Hell To
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Dianna Varsi
Tyrone Power
Ava Gardner
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Mrs. Heinze
Laguna Vista
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Odessa
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F. L. Marlin
Darrell Cummings
Mr. Cummings
Emma Cummings
Don Cummings
Edcouch
Catherine Raypole
New Augusta
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S. F. Mills
Raypole
Robert Spoonemore
Raymondville
Mr. Spoonemore
G. L. Spoonemore
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Ann Marie
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McAllen
Walter Zimmerman
Allan Anderson
New Orleans
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Optometrist
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Weaver
Palm Beach Pace
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Shop Now & Save
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