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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1963
Page
2
The Los Fresnos Lions Club announced no regular meetings during the holiday season. The next regular gathering is set for January 9, with a board meeting at the Gulf Cafe in December. Ongoing bad weather caused further postponements for the club activities.
AUSTIN Texas Safety Association urges motorists to prepare for hazardous weather conditions. Check tires for traction and remember that on ice reinforced tire chains can provide up to five times more traction than regular tires.
A period style feature describes easy eggnog pie with nutmeg spice and a vanilla crust. It suggests using store bought eggnog and glace fruits for a festive filling that can be made ahead, and notes nutmeg as a long used pie spice.
Mr and Mrs Roy Rock and children Danny Jimmy and Mary Claudette left December 21 to spend Christmas with Mrs Cecile Rock in Berwick Louisiana. Birthday greetings to Jimmy Saynes. December 26 Coanie Garza Jr December 26 Henrietta Barrera December 28 Related greetings to Mrs Gwen Gellinghawsen December 5. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Everett Saynes on their 4th wedding anniversary December 27. Mrs J A Medley in Knapp Memorial Hospital Weslaco after a heart attack. Mr E B Sprathing Dr J A Hockaday and Mrs C A Kirkconnell Sr recovering from recent illnesses. Ed Sullivan and wife left for Houston to attend funeral of Peden Sullivan who died December 19.
Mr and Mrs George W Gross of Laguna Heights announce the birth of a son on December 8 at Mercy Hospital Brownsville weighing 7 pounds 5 ounces The child adds a new member to the Gross family with the birth recorded in local notes.
A no bake eggnog dessert uses gelatin and water melted together then mixed with eggnog and half the whipped cream folded in. Set in a vanilla wafer lined pie dish, chill until firm and top with vanilla cream and nutmeg for serving.
The Bobwhite quail can live all summer without drinking water because the insects it eats are mostly water. The Woman's Tongue Tree gets its name from the cracking of its 9 inch seed pods in the breeze.
Mrs Rae Hartfield Cameron County Home Demonstration Agent notes many older adults in the United States lack suitable clothing. She outlines needs for light warm easy care fabrics and designs that are safe, non irritating, and easy to alter with lower costs and figure flexibility.
Mr DeFord shares a Monday morning broadcast with warm wishes for a long happy healthy prosperous life. He quotes Helen Keller on a New Chime For Christmas and calls for a national Christmas of brotherhood and mind development. He invokes God’s gift of love for all homes. B-C-N-U
TB patients at Harlingen State Tuberculosis Hospital received a Santa Claus visit during Christmas parties across six buildings. Ambulatory patients were granted 36 hour leaves to spend with families, reducing the number staying at the hospital from 368 to about 150. The Christmas Planning Committee organized gifts from churches and civic groups, with nurses selecting presents for each patient.
Two children write to Santa asking for gifts. Cecilia from an unspecified place asks for Santa to visit and acknowledges being a “very bad girl.” Diego Garza from Port Isabel requests a rifle and guns, plus bows and arrows, in a childlike Christmas note.
Mrs. Harry Gardstone Hunter, formerly Miss Beverly Strain, was honored with a miscellaneous wedding shower on Saturday December 21 at 7 30 p m in the O Gorman Building. Hostesses were Mrs. Gilbert Groomer and Miss Judy Schumacher. The Christmas theme featured angels at the main table and refreshments of punch cake and cookies were served.
The Printers' union formed in 1853 stands as the oldest labor organization in the United States, marking a long history of collective action in the printing trades.
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