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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1962
Page
4
Local page notes brief items from Port Isabel with short updates. Readouts include community notices and quick notices on residents and events typical of a small town paper.
A large group of winter residents at Keller's Courts attended a traditional New Year's Day dinner in the Yacht Hotel Dining Room. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Bus Abbott from Alamogordo New Mexico, Mr. and Mrs. H B Broughton and daughter Eileen from Hayden Colorado, Mrs. Laura Bartlett of Port Isabel, and many others from Illinois Iowa Kansas Nevada and Ohio.
B L Schwartz Sr of Laguna Heights entertained a large group on Christmas Day with friends and relatives from Texas and California including B L Schwartz Jr and family, Charlies Barbeck, Joe Crenshaw, Lloyd Schwarz, Alfred Oldfather, Jim Youn, Christine Imel, Jimmy Cox, Dick Cox, Herman Hensley and others.
A New Year's Eve Watch night was held at the First Baptist Church after evening services. About 35 participated in a Moon trip themed event visiting Venus Mars Jupiter and the moon with rooms decorated as planets. Games and refreshments followed as Rev Virge Drewery led a devotional before midnight and prayer closed the service. W M U meets Wednesday at 9 30 in the Educational Building for Community Missions. Plans to clean the church kitchen were announced.
Mr. Bob Woods of South Padre Island celebrated his birthday with a dinner and music at the Yacht Hotel on Tuesday January 2. Mrs. Woods, the honoree, attended with Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Curtis from Fairmount Indiana, Phillip Schop from Padre Island, and Pete Buc of Port Isabel, as Woods played the piano.
Mr. and Mrs. Encarnacion Delgado hosted a birthday supper for their son Encarnacion Delgado Jr and son-in-law Charles Hambley at their home on December 20 at 7 30 p m A turkey dinner and trim mings were served to attendees including Mr and Mrs Hambley Mr and Mrs Encarnacion Delgado Jr and Melvin Mr and Mrs Juan Tamayo Mr and Mrs Desiderio Delgado Jr Gilbert and Lucy Dick Ewing Luisa Nicha Delgado Robert Camacho and Mr and Mrs August Miland niccolo from Houston Texas.
Miss Penelope Marlin hosted a Coke Party Thursday at her parents home Rev and Mrs F L Marlin. Guests included Ann Caudill Glenna Skipworth Judy Boudreaux and Katy Ragusin of Port Isabel with out of town visitors Karen Petch Weslaco Carolyn Fincher San Benito and Mary Jane Mallernee Rio Hondo. Penelope is a sophomore at TCU in Fort Worth and left Tuesday morning to resume classes after the holidays.
The last Sunday of the old year saw strong Sunday School and morning worship at the Mexican Baptist Mission. Carl Christiansen’s Intermediate boys led in attendance. Awards for perfect attendance went to seven officers six Intermediates three Juniors one Adult and four primaries.
Mr and Mrs Robert Kirkpatrick announce their daughter Debra Sue born Friday December 29 at 11 45 am at Valley Baptist Hospital Harpy weighing 7 pounds 12 ounces. Mr and Mrs Juan Garza Vasquez welcome a son born December 3 2 10 am at Hockaday Clinic weighing 7 pounds 3 ounces. Mr and Mrs Jose Lopez of Laguna announce a son born at home Friday December 29 delivered by Dr F S Cope weighing 9 pounds 4 ounces. Both mother and son are doing fine.
A lively roundup notes Revere Ware handles in yellow turquoise and red, Coast Guard approved fire extinguishers for boats, Royal Crest acrylic blanket with Dual View Control, Bluettes felt appliques for gifts, party planning booklets, and Moto-Mower safety seals.
Mrs. Jack Hunter and two children from Austin Texas visit Mrs. Hunter’s parents the Dixons for two months. Numerous families from Texas and New Mexico spend Christmas with relatives in San Benito Christoval Nuevo Laredo Saba Laguna Heights and South Padre Island while North Texas and College Station attendees travel to Northern Mexico and the Rio Grande region.
The Woods entertained about two months guests from Fairmount Indiana Mr and Mrs Arthur Holloway parents of Mrs Alice Woods. The group shared a Christmas dinner together. Br Hambley finished a 30 day leave over the holidays with his wife Miss Josephine Delgado of Port Isabel. Chief Hambley is en route overseas for duty. Mr and Mrs Ernest Mobley and family spent Christmas holidays with relatives in Jacksonville Florida and returned last week.
The Point Isabel Independent School District Board met to hear the annual audit by Carl Chilton of Long & Chilton. The board unanimously approved the report noting tax and other revenues up $37 152.50 but costs up $20 901.83, yielding a net gain of $16 250.50, with general funds over $9 000 and sinking fund over $12 000. The 1960 tax levy collection rose to 91.76 percent from 74.1 in 1959, and tax office improvements were completed in December.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jose Rivera at the Hockaday Clinic on Thursday January 4 at 1 50 a.m. The newborn weighed 7 pounds.
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