Power Company Year End Report Shows Gains in 1967
Central Power and Light Company reports 1967 electricity sales reached 6.7 billion kilowatt hours, up 10 percent from 1966, with residential use rising to 5,610 kWh per customer. Hurricane Beulah delayed some demand, but CPL invested a record 31.2 million in new facilities and expanded Victoria and Low Hill plants to boost capacity.
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South Texas
Central Power and Light Company
Power Company
CPI
CPL
E. $. Joslin
Texas
Joslin
Victoria
Long, Hill
Corpus Christ
Low Hill
COP
West Texas Utilities Company
del Rio
San Angelo
Victoria - el Campo
Edna
Ganado
Victoria Power Station
Point Comfort
South
Venison Boosts Texas Meat Budget and Diet
Texas hunters provide about a million pounds of venison annually aiding family meals and the economy. Deer meat matches beef nutritionally, yet is leaner with less fat. A Cameron County agent advises simple roasts and versatile dishes and invites contact with the San Benito Extension Office for guidance.
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Texas
Toy Smith
Cameron County
San Benito
Alpha Mu Delta Kappa Gamma Holds Yule Party
Alpha Mu Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma held its Christmas party and bazaar at Mrs. Melba Caudill's Port Isabel home. Leah Hunter read a poem and discussed values, while a life of Christ segment framed as Christmas is Love. The bazaar featured items by members, auctioneer Josselle Sauls, and refreshments.
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Alpha Mu
Delta Kappa Gamma
Melba Caudill
Port Isabel
Joselle Sauls
Caudill
Billie Sanders
Houston
Gertrude Gatliff
Santa Rosa
Christmas letters from Padre Island snowbirds spread
Over Christmas in the trailer park on the Island a طويل list of visitors and residents includes Nan and Chuck Crane Falcon Heights Texas Ben Sellers and Family Salina Kansas Clarence Ridingers Brownsville Oregon Mr and Mrs Jack Pritchard Kersey Colorado Dr Tony and wife Andretta Bronxville NY and many more The piece notes guests from Ontario Wisconsin Iowa Illinois Texas and Oklahoma along with their professions and winter plans, praising Padre Island’s weather and hospitality.
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Dorothy Emmons
Nan
Chuck Crane
Falcon Hts
Texas
Ben Sellers
Salina
Kans
Clarence Ridingers
Brownsville
Oregon
Jack Pritchard
Kersey
Colo
Tony
Me Andretta
Bronxville
N. Y
George Curean
Hayward
Wisc
R. L. Andersons
Freeport
Ill
Hugh Huff
Dearborn
Hts
Mich
George Ames
Greenfield
J. Moore
Woodbridge
Connecticut
Lloyd Thompson
Eau Claire
Wis
Charles Dyer
Temple
John Farrow
O'Fallon
Harold McFarren
Waco
John Comer
Hamilton
Ontario
Franklin Elliott
Oklahoma City
Okla
Mary Foote
Port Isabel
Homer Hite
Emmetsburg
Iowa
John Appenzeliers
Rock Falls
P. R. Scott
Houston
Robert Thieme
Washington, Ill
Paul Geiger
Quincy Ir
Henry Killinger
Adel
Carl Killinger
Des Moines
Wisconsin
Florida
Mr. Thompson
Thompsons
David
Electronic School
Minneapolis
Donald Rasbasch
Police
Padre Island
Mr. Comer
Mex
Scott
Dar Ekler
Elder
Lion's International
Puerto Rico
South America
Colorado
Alien Address Reporting Requirement Readied for January
Aliens in the United States must report their addresses by month end each January with few exceptions. Accredited diplomats and certain international organization acounts are exempt. Forms for reporting are available at post offices and INS offices during January. Penalties for noncompliance are severe.
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United States
Unite States
Post Office
Immigration and Naturalization Service Office
Census Journal Sums Up Growth 200 Million Americans
In commemoration of the 200 million population mark the Census Bureau releases 4 publication 200 Million Americans. Edward T. Fecteau Jr. notes 102 million females, two thirds in metropolitan counties, 19 million over 65, births every 8 seconds and deaths every 17 seconds. Copies $1 from Houston Field Office 5102 Federal Building.
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Bureau of the Census
Edward T. Fecteau, Jr
Houston
Department of Commerce
United States
Houston Field Office
Federal Building
Career Day to Bring Valley Firms and Graduates Together
Valley College Career Day attracts officials from Southwestern Bell and Union Carbide to interview 1968 graduates. The event on December 28 at the Seville Hotel in Karianging starts at 9 a.m. with a general assembly and on to interviews by Valley employers. Bill Nix leads as general chairman. the program aims to keep local talent in the area annually.
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Weslaco — Valley College
The
Valley Chamber of Commerce
Joe Ridgway
San Antonio
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Frank Larmon
Brownsville
Union Carbide Chemical
Seville Hotel
Kariingen
Bill Nix
McAllen
Valley Chamber Industrial Committee
Police Conference Aims At Law Enforcement Role
Rio Grande Valley and South Texas officers gather in Edinburg for a regional conference sponsored by the Texas Police Association. Keynote Police Chief Forrest Keene of University Park in Dallas will lead a program titled Law Enforcement Is the People's Business with speakers Roger Kelley Felix McDonald Lt Col Wilson E Spier Christopher Isbell and Bob Roberts. Edinburg Chief A C Gonzales hosts the event.
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Rio Grande Valley
South Texas
Edinburg
Texas Police Association
Forrest Keene
University Park
Dallas
TPA
Chief Keene
Rogers Kelley
Felix McDonald
Wilson E. Spier
Texas
Department of Public Safety
FBI
Christopher C. Isbell
Bob Roberts
Roberts Chevrolet Company
A. C. Gonzales
Pan Am States Graduate Exams set for January 20
EDINBURG The Graduate Record Examination required by most graduate schools will be given at Pan American College on January 20. The deadline to apply is January 2. Interested students may obtain application and registration forms from the Office of Student Affairs or by calling the office.
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Edinburg
Pan American College
Glynn R. Morgan
Morgan
Office of Student Affairs
Best emergency first aid for burns cited as tea solution
A historical note claims applying a strong tea solution is the best emergency first aid for burns. The assertion emphasizes tea as a treatment, but modern medical guidance advises cooled water and proper wound care instead.
VA Education and Disability Benefits for Vietnam Era Veterans
Veterans may receive educational assistance while finishing high school under Public Law 7 with a monthly allowance of 130 dollars for a single veteran, higher with Dependents, and no deduction from higher education entitlement. Wartime disability compensation rates apply to Vietnam era veterans per Public Law 90 77, regardless of service location. contact VA for application guidance.
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Camp High School
Veterans Administration
U. S
Veterans Administration Office
Costly Decisions in Old Buildings Warns Texas A&M Engineer
An agricultural engineer at Texas A M University cautions that wrong decisions on old building use can be costly. He urges a thorough cost and use study as the basis for sound decisions.
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Texas A&m University
Old buildings spur plan for new facilities
The notice cites old buildings as a problem to former planning, proposing enlargement or replacement with more modern facilities. W. S. Allen is named as a former figure associated with the plan.
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W. S. Allen
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