Yacht Hotel Hosts Driftwood Garden Club Christmas Dinner
Members of the Driftwood Garden Club met at the Yacht Hotel on Wednesday December 12 for their annual Christmas Dinner. Nineteen members and guests enjoyed a turkey feast in the private dining room overlooking the illuminated Patio and Aviary while Ernest DeFord presented slides. The program highlighted DeFord’s Indian Mission work in a Northern California valley and scenes from Pennsylvania, Florida after a hurricane, Port Isabel, and surrounding areas with commentary. Attendees included E. F. Barth, Lee Smith, Lawrence Allen, Richard Rutherford, Homer Poe, Stuart Adkins, George Raymond, 7. H. Benton, Frank Hickman, Hockaday, Fausto Sobrino, and the guest of honor Ernest DeFord.
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Driftwood Garden Lab
Yacht Hotel
Membrs
Ernest DeFord
DeFord
E. F. Barth
Lee Smith
Lawrence Allen
Richard Rutherford
Homer Poe
Stuart Adkins
George Raymond
7. H. Benton
Frank Hickman
Hockaday
Fausto Sobrino
Cub Scout and Girl Scout Christmas Parties Hold Festive Meetings
Den III met at Mrs. Roy Rock home for carols crafts and Christmas gifts for parents. Den II and Den III shared decorations, candle holders and games with prizes for Jimmie Rock and Danny Keller. Girl Scouts Troop 55 hosted a Church Hall party with gifts and refreshments led by Mrs. Colley and Mrs. Jaquillard.
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Cub Scouts
den III
Roy Rock
George Ressler
Living
Den 3
Cub
Jimmie Rock
Danny Keller
Cubs
Danny Rick
Billy Perez
Joseph Howe
Georgie Ressler
David Privett
Mary Claudette Rock
Girl Scouts
Troop 55
Colley
Jaquillard
Catholic Youth Organization News and Parish Ball Plans
The Christian Youth Organization reports 47 members as activities begin. Sister Berchman fixes Christmas vacation dates, while Beatrice Floyd heads the Parish Queen Coronation Ball set for January 19 in Jacob Brown Auditorium Brownsville. Altar Boys welcome Joe Fred Perez and Jose Antonio Villarreal advances to High Altar Boy with Eliseo Vega named server of the week.
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Christian Youth
Idelfonso Silguerra
Sister Berchman
Father Fanning
Beatrice Floyd
Jose Antonio Villarreal
Joe Fred
Jose Antonio
Eliseo Vega
Births Priscilla Lee Carpenter and Hart Family Baby
Mr and Mrs Gordon Carpenter announce the birth of daughter Priscilla Lee at Dolly Vinsant Hospital San Benito on December 17 weighing 8 lbs. Mr and Mrs Dale Anderson announce the birth of a grandson December 18 weighing 7 lbs 4 oz to Henry W Hart and spouse with siblings Cindy Jean ie and Scott. Henry is head football coach at Norfolk Senior High School.
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Gordon Carpenter
Priscilla Lee
Dolly Vinsant Hospital
San Benito
Dale Anderson
White Sands Motor Lodge
Henry W. Hart
Cindy
Jeannie
Scott
Henry
Norfolk
Nebraska
Shell Club Holds Christmas Party At Jetties Restaurant
South Padre Island Shell Club held its annual Christmas party December 14 at the Jetties Cafe. Members shared a buffet of chips and cookies and exchanged gift wrapped shells by numbered draw. Next meeting set for January 11 with plans for a Shell Fair on February 24 and a tentative January 25 follow up. Nearly 30 members attended.
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Shell Club
Jetties
South Padre Island
First CY0 Meeting Held at Catholic School December 6 1962
The initial CY0 gathering in the Catholic School, moderated by Father Fanning, elected Rogerio Villarreal Jr as President and Eliseo Vega as Vice President. Herminia Medrano became Secretary, Thelma Zuniga Treasurer, with Idelfonso Silguero as reporter and sergeant at arms. Plans for the Christmas Party and caroling were announced.
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C.Y.0
Father Fanning
Margarita Zuniga
Tiva Martinez
Dora Gutierrez
Sylvia Guerrero
Diana Gutierrez
Jerome Vinclark
Rogerio Villarreal, Jr
Eliseo B. Vega
Herminia Medrano
Thelma Zuniga
Idelfonso Silguerro
UT 1962 Fall Semester Instructional Staff Count
The University of Texas lists 1 474 full and part time teachers on its instructional staff for the 1962 Fall Semester. The figure reflects the total teaching personnel across all colleges and departments.
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University of Texas
Christmas carols trace from medieval carole to mystery plays
The piece explains how Christmas carols evolved from a circular French dance called a carole to lyric secular and religious songs. It covers the shift in lyrics to macaronic Latin phrases, the creation of Nativity scenes by St Francis in 1223, and the link from mystery plays to later Noël traditions.
Carol revival in England reshapes Christmas music
A fragment notes that English carols faded after the Parsis replaced hymns, then a demand for better Christmas music revived carols. It hints at broader shifts in sacred song and cultural taste over generations.
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England
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New Sear
Causeway Waikateria
Seneca
Toyyard
Padre Resort Hotel
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Sea Island
Los Fresnos
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