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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1967
Page
3
The Valley Gardener requests letters, cards and articles to improve the gardening column. Submit items to The Valley Gardener Editor P. O. Box 472 Brownsville Texas for consideration.
The Rio Grande Valley’s semitropic climate demands unlearning northern gardening habits. Warm, long summers with low humidity, alkaline soils, and no true plant dormancy favor tropical and sun loving species. Newcomers should study local gardens and avoid mail orders, while noting exceptional plants like ruby red grapefruit and relying on Texas Garden Clubs guidance.
Our Lady Star Of The Sea Church schedules a two night bazaar August 26 27 with a South of the Border theme. Entertainment booths and games are planned and the popularity contest crowns a Queen of the Parish with Mary Estella Thibeaux and Maria de Jesus Odex competing.
Freshmen must report September 1 at 9 am to Jacob Brown Auditorium. Dean W. T. Poulos says Texas Southmos College participates in a national experimental program by Science Research Associates to place incoming freshmen using tests. Results won't affect transcripts. The study compares SR4 lab scores with other test results.
Sari Thornton marked her 11th birthday with a Sea Ranch pool party at Sea Fancy on South Padre Island. Twenty guests attended from Houston Arlington Mission and nearby, with prizes drawn for Nancy Spinks and Julie We. A special decorated cake and favors complemented the two hour swim and festive event.
The Bay Area Duplicate Bridge Club met Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Service League building in Los Fresnos. North and south winners were Mr. and Mrs. Robin Pate, followed by Mrs. Maxwell and Mrs. Hill in second, and Simmie Senmich with Rufis Hateome Sr. in third. East and west victors were first with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hinkley, then Pan Hogan and Guy Burwell, and Ed Warren with Otto Johnson in third. The club meets weekly at 8 p.m. Tuesdays in the league building in Los Fresnos.
Miss Nussbaum, daughter of Mr and Mrs William V Nussbaum of Lugting View, earned honors at the University of Texas in Austin. She was listed as a cum laude scholar in the 1966 87 academic rankings released by the university.
Mrs. Mikel Dennis Hickman attended the Dennis family reunion at Karne Texas last weekend. Also attending were Mrs. Hickman’s daughters Lauetta and Charlene Hickman of Brownsville. The Hickmans flew to San Antonio before joining the meeting Sunday. Beekeepers in Texas report 234000 colonies on July 1 with 2 percent fewer than a year ago and a 73 percent colony condition due to dry weather.
Sheriff’s Deputy Bay and a South Padre Island family toured the American Museum of Atomic Energy in Oak Ridge Tennessee during vacation. The Oak Ridge Associated Universities operates the museum for the U S Atomic Energy Commission. Demonstrations show peaceful radioisotope uses in diagnosis and thyroid treatment in the medical room.
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