New Valley Zoo Opens September 3 in Brownsville
Gladys Porter Zoo plans a September 3 public opening with a ribbon cutting by Brownsville and Matamoros mayors. The Noahs Ark project features endangered species and rare tortoises, giant tortoises, elephants, cranes, antelopes, and varied plantings to create natural habitats.
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Brownsville
Gladys Porter Zoo
Dean C. Porter
Sams Foundation
Matamoros
Mexico
Warren D. Thomas
Africa
Porter Ranch
Pete Sanders
Morris Clint, Jr
Clint
Resaca
Zoo
Australia
Altar Boys Tour Porter Zoo in Brownsville
Port Isabel altar boys from Our Lady Star of the Sea visited the Gladys Porter Zoo during a Serra Club Brownsville picnic at Dean Porter Park on August 12. About 250 boys from 12 parishes enjoyed swimming, guided zoo tours, a cookout, and awards honoring outstanding altar boys.
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Port Isabel
Altar Boys
Porter Zoo
Brownsville
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church
Serra Club
Dean Porter Park
Gladys Porter Zoo
Robert Cantu
Carlos Cantu
Anderson
John Fitzpatrick
Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi Minor Seminary
Estrada Named Chemist Fellow
Edinburg based Pan American University associate chemistry professor Andres Estrada is named a fellow of the American Institute of Chemists after 12 years of teaching. The institute accredits chemists and chemical engineers.
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Edinburg
Pan Am Prof Attends Physics Course at Naval Academy
L A Youngman head of Pan American University physics department attends a two week course at the U S Naval Academy titled Lecture Demonstrations in Physics. The course ends August 27 and aims to provide demonstrations teachers may use. Youngman was selected from 25 teachers out of 90 applicants.
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EDINBURG _ L
Carbide Promotes At Brownsville
Brownsville Plant announces promotions for R L Smith to Maintenance Work Method Engineer and E H Kivett Jr to Senior Maintenance Engineer. Smith, a Texas A M graduate, plans to relocate to Houston with his family. Kivett remains in Brownsville with his family at 4987 East 14th Street.
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H.B. Coons
Brownsville
R.L. Smith
E.H. Kivett, Jr
Mr. Smith
Union Carbide
Texas City
Texas
Smith
Houston
Mr. Kivett
Agnes
East
14Th Street
Brownsville, Texas
Readers praise newspaper from Lower Rio Grande Valley
A subscriber letter from the J Russell Smiths of Dallas thanks the editor for a beautifully edited paper. They call it the best paper they take from the Lower Rio Grande Valley and sign with their Dallas address.
Laguna Vista Rummage Sale Set for August 28
The Laguna Vista Civic Club sponsors a rummage sale on Saturday August 28 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the former Junior Wells Fishing Service building at Powers and Garcia Streets. Items include children's clothes appliances and household merchandise.
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Laguna Vista Civic Club
Junior Wells Fishing Service
Powers and Garcia Streets
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J. & D. Flower Shop
E. Powers
Freddie
Jimmy
Dolores Dickens
Padre Island
San Benito
Los Fresnos
Estrada
Pan Am Profit
Carbide
Texas A&m University
United States Army
Nancy
Louisiana
Louisiana State University
Teledyne
Packard Bell
Bachlor’s Sound Shoppe
Sun Valley Mall
LVCC
Mary Abshire
Martinez
ABG Classics
ENRO
Jacquard
Pitt
Dacron
Enro Shirtbuilders
W. Jackson & Sun Valley Mall
Harlingen, Texas
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