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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1958
Page
3
Jackie Welch of Houston returns Monday after a two week stay in Port Isabel. The former Port Isabel resident placed second in the Texas International Fishing Tournament.
Penelope Marlin held a luncheon with tuna salad frites mixed nuts cookies and sodas. Guests included Marlene Churchwell Charlene Bobbitt Kate Petch Edith Wells Diana Whitt and Mrs Cecil Moses. The note lists several visits and greetings among local residents and travelers in various Texas towns.
Ronnie Pockrus celebrated a birthday party last Friday hosted by his mother with Angel food cake and punch for thirty teens, plus dancing and games. The B T U held a going away party Sunday for Glen McClure who will attend East Texas Baptist College in Marshall this fall and will visit Houston until September fifteenth. Rosalie Whitney and her mother left Tuesday to reside in Sapulpa Oklahoma after a soda party Monday afternoon.
The column notes Jackie Kershaw, formerly of Port Isabel, now residing in New Augusta Mississippi, will attend New Augusta’s school this fall as a junior. The Lazy Columnists sign off with a playful line about laziness and light striking great oaks.
Mrs. and Mrs. T. J. Horton and Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Windham of Abilene Texas are vacationing in Port Isabel this week. The group plans extensive fishing and the two children anticipate plenty of swimming.
Mrs. C. E. Pockrus hosted a birthday dance for her son Ronald Earl on Friday August 8. The event served about 30 teenagers and featured a green cloth table cover with a crystal serving bowl at its center.
A beginner swimming program for Cub Scouts aged eight to eleven begins Tuesday August 19 directed by Mr. Jack Harris. Sessions run Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays from 5 45 to 7 00 p m at Ringgold Park Brownsville with transport from the Methodist church at 5 00 p m. Volunteers to provide rides may contact Mr. Reid Parker or Mrs. Howard Goette.
Rosalie Whitney hosted a Tuesday afternoon soda party at Penelope Marlin’s home. The refreshment table featured tuna fish salad Fritos potato chips mixed nuts assorted cookies and sodas. Bougainvillea decor stretched along the table as guests Marlene Churchwell Edith Wells Charlene Bobbitt Dianne Whitt Karen Petch and Mrs. Cecil Moses attended.
Due to an extended building program at the Baptist church the Methodist church will host the Bapt. Day School. Registration is Monday August 18 from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Educational building. Children aged five by September 1 or before January 30 may enter first grade. those turning five after September 1 may enter kindergarten.
Charlene Bobbitt hosted a taco party Tuesday night honoring Miss Rosalie Whitney. Guests included Diana Whitt and Penelope Marlin. Mrs. W. K. Stevens of San Antonio visited Los Fresnos last week and spent Sunday in Port Isabel for the Island and Fishing Tournament events.
Mr and Mrs G A Fisher of Lovington New Mexico are visiting Port Isabel for a couple of weeks with their son and grandson. They plan to do a lot of fishing while in the area.
Mrs. Mary Lee Spilman, long time Harlingen resident and assistant cashier at First National Bank of Harlingen, is pictured on the Cotton Digest cover. The publication calls her a pioneer for women in cotton banking and notes she is the No. 2 in the Cotton Department led by Vice President J. B. Brady.
Mr and Mrs Fisher have visited Port Isabel many times for fishing but their son and grandson join for the first Gulf red snapper trip. The outing highlights family involvement and seaside activity in Port Isabel.
Born on a Milam county cotton farm and farming with her husband Newton A. Spilman, vice president and head of the bank's Farm Department, she also manages farm duties near Harlingen. She serves in church work and holds leadership roles with Zonta International, the First Methodist Church, and various civic bodies.
Veteran official Napper Davis gave an interpretation of new rules for those present. The next meeting of the association will be held Monday night at the Little Creek Motel.
Texas Department of Public Safety reports 49 fatalities in 43 auto crashes in the Valley during the first seven months of 1958. Of these accidents 39 people were injured, with 18 single car crashes, 14 two car crashes, 10 car pedestrian crashes and one train car collision.
The Navy Nurse Corps observes its fifteenth anniversary in 1958, reflecting on its growth and service since its establishment. The milestone highlights the corps' contributions to naval medical care and women’s roles in the armed forces.
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