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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1967
Page
6
Mrs. Robert Meade of Harlingen and Mr. Earl Hunter of Browns were married Friday in St. Albans Episcopal Church Harlingen. Rev. E J Haffner officiated. They plan a week in Central Mexico before settling in Harlingen.
The Bay Area Duplicate Bridge group met Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the ae irae Service League Building. Winners were Mr. and Mrs. Lyle first place, Sammie and Harold Royer second, Ega Posey and Gladys McDonald third, Eva Fox and Elma fourth. The club meets each Tuesday in Fresnos at 8 p.m. and all players are welcome.
Alpha of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society planning committee met Aug. 4 at Mrs W W Hunter residence. Officers and chairmen outlined eight upcoming meetings in Brownsville Port Isabel Los Fresnos and Corpus Christi with a final TSTA luncheon in McAllen on March 15 1968. First meeting of the year set for Sept 1 in Port Isabel.
James A. Bell, son of Mr and Mrs Edgar Bell of Laguna Vista, earned a Master of Arts degree at the State University Gaton Rowe campus during Wednesday’s commencement exercises. The Port Isabel native also holds a bachelor’s in mathematics.
Raiden Torres principal of Port’s Junior-Senior High School will receive a Master of Arts degree from Texas A&I College on Friday August 25. The degree includes a government minor and was awarded in the field of political science.
The National Society DAR plans a Dallas seminar on lineage research and membership for September 11 and 12 at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel. Mrs. Wooley state regent will lead the event with Mrs. John L McNall regent and Mrs. Albert G in charge. Chapters from Du Bois Benito Rio Grande and others will send representatives to discuss regent lineage research and genealogical records.
The article outlines varieties for squash from now to November 1 including Green Tint Scallop Straight Neck and Acorn Caserta. It advises high nitrogen fertilizer for valley vegetables and notes sweetpeas prefer slightly alkaline soil and high potash low nitrogen fertilizer. It describes planting depth spacing seeds, moisture, supports, pest control with malathion, and optimal cool weather bloom timing around December and January.
The piece notes rising heat stroke deaths in the United States during August and warns of milder heat exhaustion cases. It offers gardener tips such as wearing loose cotton clothing and staying hydrated, stressing that heat illness can occur even in shade on hot days.
We are quickly urbanizing and eye sores disturb our surroundings. A community effort can curb litter from candy wrappers to planting palm trees. Each person and group can contribute to cleaner streets and neighborhood pride.
The article details Sabal texana, a Texas native evergreen fan palm. It notes trunk development, leaf size, and the wild stand near the river mouth once covering 700 acres. It suggests growing from nursery stock or volunteer seedlings and mentions root protection for red berries and cuttings in peat moss and sand.
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