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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1965
Page
2
The club reviews 1964 business, with reports from standing committees and a president’s correspondence. Members discuss gifts, yearbooks, possible membership increase, and plans for a High School Career Girl Club tabled for next year. A state rights amendment campaign is urged and social events are scheduled.
A Port Isabel family gathers for a Christmas reunion as five siblings come home for the first time in nine years. Denny Dixon gets engaged to Marie Yurkovic of Laguna Vista, with wedding plans pending. Attendees include Carlton Dixon and family from Corpus Christi, Wayne Dixon and family from Norfolk, Eddie Schnieder and Lenora Dixon's clan, Gloria Humer and two children, and Denny Dixon on leave from San Francisco.
The Home Demonstration Club held its Christmas luncheon on December 1. A County Council Christmas meeting occurred December 3 at the Methodist Church in San Benito. Members attending included Mrs. Paul Brown Mrs. George Raymond Mrs. Victor Mack Mrs. a Gay and Mrs. Gwen County. A January 3 meeting will be a work training session, with the New Year program starting January 12.
Long New Year observance at First Baptist Church from 9 30 p m to 2 15 a m featured prayers reflections and a Lottie Moon gift update. Youths invited to Lower Rio Grande Valley Crusaders gathering Jan 10 at 2 30 p m with transport by volunteers. Royal Ambassador Chapter organized by Rev Everette Young with Bob Bolen leading and training offered for male adults.
The Wesleyan Guild and the Woman's Society of Christian Service announce no joint meeting for the 26th anniversary. On January 12, 1965 at 8 pm at the First Methodist Church, guest speaker Mrs. H. E. Clements of Moldin Institute Laredo Texas will address members and visiting ladies.
The Rev Lawrence J Fanning former pastor of Our Lady Star of the Sea and current pastor at Saint Theresa s Edcouch receives greetings from friends in Port Isabel and Los Fresnos during Christmas time reflecting community ties.
Norfolk high school football coach Hank Hart, heading three winning seasons, travels with his wife and family to attend the Cotton Bowl in Dallas then returns to Norfolk. The Sunday Omaha Herald notes his selection to the Shrine coaching staff for the seventh annual Shrine Bowl in Lincoln, Neb, benefiting Shriners Crippled Children in Minneapolis.
The Churchwomen of St Andrew's Episcopal hold a January meeting at 7:30 p.m. January 13 at Mrs J J Brand's home to study Holy Matrimony and the Christian Family. Bud Emmons and Bill Schaffer named as diocesan conference delegates for San Antonio in February. A social hour followed services with coffee served by church ladies and a gift presented.
Girl Scout news by Lisa Jones notes Cadette Troop 120 met January 4 to begin the year. They praise a hospital letter from Mrs. Cowart in Harlingen for a Christmas visit and thank Mrs. Floyd Bobbitt for transport.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd L. Seals and children of Port Isabel returned home Tuesday night after spending Christmas and the weekend with friends and relatives in Walters Oklahoma. They visited Dallas Monday for sightseeing and business of local interest and toured the Alamo in San Antonio Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Gwen Bellinghausen and Nancy Jo spent the holidays in Beaumont visiting Mrs. Ben R. High and other relatives. They later traveled to Houston to see Mrs. Rae Hartfield the former Home Demonstration Agent.
Mr and Mrs Bob Roberts and their daughters Judy and Shirley spent Christmas visiting friends and relatives in Ab bott Fort Worth Wichita Falls Fossum Kingdom Lake and Bance Texas. They returned to Port Isabel on December 31. During the New Year holidays they hosted Mr John Ogato from Mercedes as their guest.
Mr and Mrs Warren Seal hosted George Seal and his wife and son Robert Warren from Jacksonville Florida for two weeks. George Seal serves in the Navy aboard the USS Yellowstone during the visit.
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