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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1965
Page
3
The Business and Professional Women's Club of Port Isabel held its annual Christmas Dinner at Sea Island Resort Hotel on December 16. About 40 members and guests attended following a social hour and enjoyed a traditional Thanksgiving Christmas dinner.
Mr and Mrs Victor Bulerez Mr and Mrs Sabino Villareal and Mr and Mrs Juan Zurita of Port Isabel attended the Washington National Insurance Company Christmas Banquet in Corpus Christi Texas on Thursday December 16. The banquet was held at the Heritage Hotel in Corpus Christi.
Mr and Mrs Leonard Sagnes and family travel from Minnesota to Port Isabel to spend the Christmas holidays with their son Everett Sagnes and his family. They plan a two week stay in the area.
The Tip of Texas Girl Scouts Council announced three district chairmen for three year terms starting January 1966. Mrs. Paul Springman Jr. of Brownsville will head District 1 covering Brownsville and Port Isabel. Mrs. Tuck Uhlhorn of San Benito leads District 2 including the mid Valley towns. Mrs. David Madsen of Mission is District 3 chair, overseeing Pharr San Juan Alamo Edinburg McAllen Mission and Rio Grande City. Membership comprises all registered adults aiding troops. meetings occur four times yearly.
Channel guide lists daily line up including Unity Daily Word Sunrise, Captain Kangaroo I Love Lacey and CBS News. Evening programs feature Hogan's Heroes Gomer Pyle The Nurses Gunsmoke Bonanza and Movie selections with NBC News and local religious and school choir telecasts.
A fragmented listing shows a Sunday program grid featuring Range Rider Milton The Monster and Cartoon Shenanigans through late night. It includes Annie Oakley Beany and Cecil Darin CBS Year End Review Lassie Perry Mason Bonanza and Boasting a Boxing film lineup.
Mrs. Betty Allen of the South Padre Island Shell Club announced two judges for the 1966 Shell Fair. Dr. R. Tucker Abbott of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences returns as senior judge, and Dr. Watern W. Luton of Houston is noted as a shell collecting and cancer research authority. The fair, tied to Charro Days, expects larger attendance than last year’s 8 000 and will be at the Isla Blanca Civic Center.
The Port Isabel Home Demonstration Club held a Christmas luncheon on December 14 at the Seab Island Motel with cookies and candy sleigh centerpiece decorations. Officers were installed by Mrs. L C Johnston and new officers include Mrs. George Raymond president, Mrs. Paul Brown vice president, Mrs. James Ferguson secretary, Mrs. Purvis Mock treasurer, and Mrs. Gwen Bellinghausen parliamentarian.
The Christmas party for pupils of Mrs Cail's School and their parents was held Friday December 17 at 9 30 am in the Educational Building of the Methodist Church. First Grade and Kindergarten students performed a program and gave handmade gifts to parents. Cookies punch and coffee were served. Mrs Floyd Seals chaired with Mrs Bob Bell assisting.
Girl Scout camping program for 1966 to be previewed by Tip of Texas Council camp staff and directors at Camp Lula Sams on Dec. 27. Attendees include day camp staff from Mission, Santa Ana Refuge, Combes, Brownsville and Lula Sams camp staff. Directors listed are Miss Lorna Petch and others from Brownsville Harlingen Port Isabel and Weslaco.
Tuesday night at the Gay Area Duplicate Bridge Club marked Masterpoint night with top pairs Rufus Ran and Olga Posey from Brownsville winning first, Sammie Schmidt and Harold Royer from Laguna Vista second, Ruth Crawford and Gladys McDonald from Brownsville third, and Joe Bennett and wife from Padre Island tying for fourth with Id Hinkley and Port Isabel residents in fifth place. Regular meetings are Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. in the Firemen's Hall. all bridge players welcome.
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