Governor Connally seeks 4.6 billion for state budget
Weekly wrap reports Gov Connally seeks 4.6 billion for the next biennium with 65 million in new money likely, while budget hikes and spending measures are anticipated. A space mission fails to recover specimens after retro rocket failure and a book about Kennedy’s assassination sparks controversy. Protests rise over US bombing of Hanoi and global moral debate grows. The St Louis airport blast injures. stock markets dip amid Vietnam War and economic concerns.
Views From The Lighthouse A Christmas Reflection
A writer describes a traditional warm Christmas at home then envisions a quieter holiday night under a starry sky in a semiarid land, where the newborn savior is celebrated rather than Santa Claus. The piece contrasts festive domestic scenes with a sacred, timeless nativity тихо.
The Nativity Story from Luke and Gospel of Matthew
The passage recounts Mary delivering Jesus in Bethlehem after a taxation decree, with Joseph, shepherds, and angels announcing good news. Wise men from the east follow a guiding star to worship the newborn king.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Joseph
Jerusalem
Night Before Christmas Parody Pages Local Casa
A playful rough-edged note echoes a Christmas Eve rhyme with humor and bilingual flair. The fragment hints at a cozy, humorous scene set in a home.
Yule Services Set At St. Andrew's
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church on Adams Street hosts a Christmas Eve Holy Communion at 7 p.m. with Rev. Rufus Stewart of Brownsville as celebrant and preacher, followed by congregational carol singing and organ by Mrs. K. P. Emmons. A Morning Prayer service occurs Christmas Day at 8 a.m. led by lay reader W. D. Schaefer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Adams Street
Tarnava
Manautou
Rufus Stewart
Church of the Advent
Brownsville
K. P. Emmons
W. D. Schaefer
Port Isabel City Wishes Merry Christmas to Servicemen
Port Isabel officials led by Mayor Leo F Sanders extend Christmas greetings to the city and to Port Isabel men in the armed forces. They express wishes for a safe tour of duty and an early return, urging all residents to enjoy the season. Commissioners Dan Marchan and Juan Gonzalez join in the message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Leo F. Sanders
Dan Marchan
Juan Gonzalez
Sanders
Bob Roberts
Clyde Privett
County Intervenes In Padre Island Development Dispute
County commissioners seek declaratory relief over the Isla Blanca Park development contract with Oceanographic Development Inc. and whether the court can abolish the park board. Attorney Graham advised intervention as real parties in interest while noting the contract’s contested status and potential arbitration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Park Board
Commissioners’ Court
Johnson
Seem Graham
Visit From St Nicholas Poem Intro Misplaced Editor Note
A newspaper excerpt presents the poem commonly known as Twas the Night Before Christmas with an editor's note naming the author as a professor of Biblical and Classical learning. The passage includes the opening stanza about stockings, sugar plums, and St Nick arriving with eight reindeer.
Alien Registration Requirement During January
District Director Joe F. Staley of the Immigration and Naturalization Service announced a new annual alien registration rule. Aliens in the United States on January 1 must report their addresses by the end of January, with diplomats and certain international organization appointees exempt. Forms are available at post offices and INS offices during January. Noncompliance carries severe penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe F. Staley
The
Immigration and Naturalization Service
United States
Post Office
Immigration and Naturalization Service Office
Staley
Port Isabel Day Care Center Receives Federal Funds
A call from Senator Ralph Yarborough’s Austin office announced a $17 678 grant for a month long Port Isabel Day Care Center program benefiting 30 low income children. The center operates under the Poverty Program and Cameron County Community Projects Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Ralph Yarborough
Austin
Port Isabel
Cameron County Community Projects, Inc
Causeway monthly and yearly totals update
The data shows a month total of 2,829,018 and a year total of 2,485,493 with a grand total figure implied. No context on what these totals represent or the period specifics is provided in the fragment.
Five Day Forecast Sees Near Normal Temperatures
The forecast from Thursday to Monday shows low temperatures around 48 to 53 degrees and highs near 74 degrees. Expect a slight cooling Friday through Saturday and again Monday with a small warmup on other days.
Padre Island residents seek independent road district
Dr George Rockwell Ira Loetscher Christ Waishes and G M Conrad of Padre Island filed a petition with the Commissioners Court Monday seeking formation of an independent road district on the island. The move hinges on petition form and legal advice from County Attorney F T Graham who urged a lawyer review. Rockwell defended the filing noting deteriorating South Padre Island roads and warned that without action there may soon be no roads at all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Rockwell
Padre Island
Ira Loetscher
Christ Waishes
G. M. Conrad
Commissioners’ Court
F. T
Dut) Graham
Rockwell
South Padre Island
Oscar C. Dancy
Daty
Isla Blanca Park
Port Isabel
Ted Hunt
Objections Rise Over County Drainage Plan Hearing
Two districts oppose a county wide drainage scheme in Brownsville. James McCarthy of San Benito District No. 3 questions operating costs and bonded indebtedness for district mergers. He notes San Benito already has a master plan and better drainage. County Judge Oscar Dancy says session reviews the engineers draft and a future bond election and tax vote would be required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
James McCarthy
San Benito
McCarthy
John Huth
Rancho Viejo
Oscar Dancy
John Smith Leads SWT College Arts News Coverage
John Smith a journalism major on the San Marcos campus edits the Schools Arts News for SWT College. He is active in the Canterbury Association Press Club and serves as Chess Club president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smith
SWT College
San Marcos
Gordon Smith
Box 1125
Port Isabel
Canterbury Association
The
Press Club
Chess Club
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kennedy
Hanoi
St. Louis Air Terminal
By Raymond R. Murphy
Santa Claus
Santa
Christ
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Galilee
Nazareth
Judaea
David
Bethlehem
Chihuahua
St. Andrew's
Dancy
County
J. D. Albeanese Jr
Oceanographic Development, Inc
Albeanese
Oceanographic
Com
Cameron Courty Board of Park Commissioners
Sioner
Tony Tamayo
Daney
Harry Lewis
St. Nicholas
Clement Clarke Moore
Mamma
St. Nick
Bulletin
Veu
Padre
Island Road
Smith
Babson
Babson's
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!