Mercy Hospital conducts large scale disaster alert drill
In Brownsville Mercy Hospital led by Sister Mary George held Operation Alert a drill to test communication facilities and emergency response. The 7:20 to 8:10 p m exercise drew rapid arrival of staff including Dr Leland Salinger and Dr J C George with police securing access and bed checks to ready beds for possible casualties.
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Mercy
Brownsville
Mercy Hospital
Mary George
Frank Milan
Leland Salinger
J. C. George
Mozelie Benson
San Benito
Emma Crain
Hospitals Association Credits Drill for Strong Emergency Response
The final report on the exercise credited the hospital with a good response and facilities to care for at least 50 emergency patients immediately and effectively without additional calls to area facilities.
School board hires new teachers as year begins
The board added Harold Swander junior high coach Carl Kelley high school math John Brymer auto mechanics Miss Lydia Saenz home economics and Miss Bertha Montemayor sixth grade science. resignations of
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Zimmerman
Harold Swander
Carl Kelley
John Brymer
Lydia Saenz
Bertha Montemayor
Ramirezes Accepted and District Sets Orientation
The Point Isabel School District board accepted Mr. and Mrs. Gregorio Ramirez. Supt Bridges schedules Aug 27 at 8 p.m. for a school-wide social gathering in the cafeteria to acquaint administrators trustees and faculty. The first grade age rule requires six by Sept 1. Bridges notes approval of building trades vocational training and rollout of the distributive education program upon Clyde Lyons return.
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Gregorio Ramirez
Point Isabel
Supt. Bridges
Bridges
Building Trades
Clyde Lyons
State Will Pay Full Tuition For Some Students
Cooke County Junior College in Gainsville launches an advisory service to inform low income students about tuition programs under the Connally-Carrillo Act of 1967. Qualified Texas high school graduates from the top quarter with family income under 4300 dollars may attend state supported colleges with tuition and fees paid by the state.
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Cooke County Junior College
Gainsville
Texas
Paul Thomas
Joan
Valley Highway Chief To Retire with Raymond Stower Named
J F Snyder the Valley district highway engineer since 1948 will retire August 22 and Raymond E Stower of New Braunfels will replace him. Snyder helped beautify Valley highways with native plants and contributed to highway base stabilization standards. He served in the U S Army Engineers and saw action in Iran and Europe. He will retire earlier than planned thanks to accumulated leave.
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J. F. Snyder
Valley District
Raymond E. Stower
New Braunfels
State Highway Department
J. C. Dingwall Stotzer
Seguin
Texas A&m University
Snyder
U.S. of Engineers
Iran
15Th Army
France
Germany
Dingwall
Department
Hints on Being A Good Customer
A man offers advice on how customers should behave during appliance repairs. He praises a woman who keeps a reference booklet, confines pets, and shields children from tools to avoid delays and expenses. The guide argues women can save themselves trouble by following these practices.
Refuge Managers Attend Southwest Conclave in Albuquerque
Richard J. Hitch and Morris C. LeFever returned to Laguna Atascosa NWR after a week at a Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife conference in Albuquerque. About 48 managers from eight states attended with speakers including Noble E. Buell Robert Scott and William T. Krummel. Workshops covered personnel management habitat management and the Leopold Report with discussions on procurement funds accounting and reporting.
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Richard J. Hitch
Morris C. LeFever
Laguna Atascosa Nwr
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Southwest
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Bureau
Noble E. Buell
Robert Scott
Division of Wildlife Refuges
William T. Krummel
Aaa
Hitch
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Bernard Junius
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church
Port Isabel
Junius
WHATA
Palm Boulevard
Ocean Palm Center
South Padre Island
Ocean Palm Grocery
Ata
Nivea
Beach Toys
Tackle
Catalina
McGregor
Puritan
Jay ‘ Shon
Randy Farenthold
Civic Center
Randy
Polly
Padre Island
SEA Foods
Fine Foods
Valley Highway
Cooksey's
Remington
Economy Furniture CO
E. Washington
S. Padre Island
Duane Harris
TIFT
Harris
J. A. Hockaday
Hazel
NBC
Boca Chica Plaza
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