Julia Montgomery Rux Cup To Be Awarded In Cameron Willacy
The Julia Montgomery Rux Cup, awarded to the Cameron or Willacy County city with the greatest improvement in civic beautification, will be judged next spring after a September inspection and a March second evaluation. Co chairs are Mrs. W W Housewright and Mrs E E Wilmeth of San Benito.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Montgomery
Cameron
Willacy County
W. W. Housewright
E. E. Wilmeth
San Benito
Chamber of Commerce
Valley Cup Beautification Contest Rules and History
The piece recalls the hand-made silver rose cup awarded to a city for its beautification efforts. Edinburg currently houses the cup, won in 1960, with Julia Montgomery credited for promoting Valley beautification. It clarifies the project is civic, not a garden club, and depends on city residents, business leaders, and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Edinburg
Julia Montgomery
Valley Garden Club Organization
The
Rio Grande Valley Council of Garden Clubs
Charlene Hickman Celebrates Tenth Birthday Party
Charlene Hickman granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Hickman celebrated her tenth birthday with a party hosted by her mother and grandmother at the Hickman home in Port Isabel on Sunday afternoon. Friends attended and enjoyed a pink decorated cake with ten white candles and a miniature doll reading Little Miss Happy Birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlene Hickman
Frank Hickman
Hickman
Port Isabel
Services held for Benjamin L. Seals in Aransas Pass
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday August 3 at Cage Marshal Funeral Home in Aransas Pass for Benjamin L. Seals father of Floyd Seals of Port Isabel. Burial followed in Prairie View Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cage Marshal Funeral Home
Aransas Pass
Benjamin L. Seals
Floyd Seals
Port Isabel
Prairie View Cemetery
Obituary: Mr Seals Mourned by Large Family
Mr Seals died Monday August 1. He is survived by wife Oma Seals of Aransas eight sons Kenneth Floyd Calvin Dorce Harold Jesse Warren Everett Ernest seven daughters Patsy Mayhall Mil dren West Kathleen Chapman Bertha Gordon Betty Napolitano Evelyn McNab Dorothy Weatherley and 49 grandchildren. Services were conducted by Rev L E Rogers of the Corpus Christi Seventh Day Adventist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Seals
Oma Seals
Aransas
Kenneth
Floyd
Port Isabel
Calvin
Dorce
Harold
Jesse Warren
Everette
California
Ernest
Oklahoma
Patsy Mayhall
Louisiana
Mil
Dren West
Nebraska
Kathleen Chapman
Bertha Gordon
Fort Worth
Betty Napolitano
Evelyn McNab
Dorothy Weatherley
Rev
L. E. Rogers
The
Corpus Christi
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Open Letter to Betty Allen From Port Isabel Reader
Open letter from Irene Martens in Port Isabel Texas August 1 1960 defending Betty Allen’s column and praising her as a businesswoman and artist. The writer chides anonymous critics and urges readers to ignore jealousy while citing Colossians 3 25 and Shakespeare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Texas
Betty Allen
City
Betty
Beach Party At Padre Island Reportedly Held Last Wednesday
The account notes a beach gathering on Padre Island with bumper cars a fire snack and dancing at the bath house. Chaperones included Mr and Mrs Jack Mock and Mrs Milton Boudreaux with attendees listed by name from the local area. Judy Boudreaux saw Ice Palace at Arcadia Theatre in Harlingen on Saturday. Susie Landers and Pamela Poston also watched Bellboy at Arcadia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Mock
Mary Kennedy
Padre Island
Bath House
Jack Mock
Milton Boudreaux
Glerna Skipworth
Ronald Boudreaux
Ann Caudill
Ronnie Pockrus
Karen Petch
Johnny Caudill
Gloria Gonzalez
Susie Landers
Pamela Poston
Harlingen
Bellboy
Arcadia Theatre
Glenna Skipworth
Judy Boudreaux
Dorothy Hoover Leaves Saturday After Week Visit
Dorothy Hoover departs Saturday after a week long visit in the home of her cousin Beverly Strain. Margie Tower and Missie Trump enjoy speed boat riding on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Hoover
Beverly Strain
Margie Tower
Missie Trump
Baby Cecelia Ann Boykin born at Valley Baptist Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Wayne Boykin of Laguna Heights announce the arrival of a daughter, Cecelia Ann, born Saturday July 30 at Valley Baptist Hospital in Harlingen. The baby weighed four pounds 14 4 ounces. Grandparents listed include Doyle C. Wilson and Dick Cryer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Wayne Boykin
Laguna Heights
Valley Baptist Hospital
Harlingen
Cecelia Ann
Doyle C. Wilson
Dick Cryer
Zavalla
Texas
W S C S Circle Meets Thursday at Port Isabel Church
The Women's Society of Christian Service circle met at Port Isabel Methodist Church. Mrs. Floyd Bobbitt and family, en route from Los Angeles and Phoenix, visited relatives during the trip. New members Mrs. Heinze and Mrs. Schuetz joined. program on The Christians Use of Leisure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Port Isabel
Floyd Bobbitt
Charles
Sandra
Los Angeles
California
Toni Spradling
Edgar Bell
Mesdames
Spradling
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hidalgo
Starr
Willacy
Brownsville
Cameron and
Boca Chica
Terry Moore, Debra Paget
Robert Hutton
Mary Castle
Hardy Kruger
Micheline Presle
Judy Holliday
Dean Martin
Frank Sinatra
Gina Lollobrigida
Anthony Perkins, Jane Fonda
Ernest Borgnine
Kerwin Mathews
the Lost World
Michael Fene and
Jill St. John
Portrait In Black
Lana Turner
Anthony Quinn
Port Isabel Press
Hal Greenly
Glenn McGehee
Burt Kraus
Greenly
John Richards
Myrtle van Dusen
Bob Kirkpatrick
al Serna
Robert Rawson
Wanda Mumea
Marie North
B. L. Seals
Texas International
Pan American State Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
E. Levee Street
Lassie Classics
Lassie
Rudd Weatherwak
Weblix
Wm. Shakespeare
Irene Martens
Warren Hardware
International Fishing
Tourney
Fashion Perl Bros
Perl Bros
E. Elizabeth Street
Fashion Clothiers
Port Isabel Chember of Commerce
Een
Marshall Storey
Gare
Karen
Francis Kershaw
Freda Hickman
Lou Ella
Charlene
Mrs
Jack Hunter
Austin
Minn
David Arland
Hunter
Gloria Dixon
Maurice Burns
Austin, Minn
Howard Dixon
W.S.C.S. Circle
Emmett Sewell
Hayes St
Townsville
CPL
Arclusest
Central Power and Light Company
Shayler Bros
Freddie
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