Queen Maria Isabel Mora Crowned in Brownsville Coronation
Sixteen year old Queen Maria Isabel Mora will be crowned January 19 in Jacob Brown Auditorium Brownsville. The ceremony features court from churches in Brownsville Los Fresnos and Matamoros with many honorary escorts and school representatives. Tickets priced 2.00 for couples available through community groups.
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Maria Isabel Mora
Juan Mora
Laguna Heights
Texas
Jacob Brown
Brownsville
Diana Holland
Isobel
Los Fresnos
Matamoros
Wesleyan Guild and WSCS Hold Annual Joint Meet
Wesleyan Service Guild and Woman's Society of Christian Service held their annual joint meeting at First Methodist Church Sanctuary on January 8. Mrs. George M. Carr led the program recalling the October 1962 Vatican Council. social hour followed with light fare for both groups. Members were urged to attend the Mc Allen District sub district meeting on January 18 at the local church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan Service Guild
Woman's Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
George M. Carr
Carr
Rome
Fred Riggenback
L. M. Lowery
Woman's Society
George Carr
F. W. Hickman
H. $. Woods
Fred Higgenback
Leon Causey
Walter Zimmerman
Herb Prytherch
M. N. Caudill
W. C. Churchwell
H. H. Somnitz
J. D. Lindley
Sam Byrd
F. L. Marlin
Floyd Bobbitt
Helen Cail
Rene Shaw
McAllen
School Menu Week Plan Plate by plate
The school menu lists daily meals starting Monday with Bar-B-Que and sides including Candied Yams and Cake square. Tuesday features Baked Turkey and Dressing with English Peas and Cranberry Crunch. Wednesday offers Pork Loaf with vegetables and Brownie Square. Thursday serves ChiliCon Carne with sides and Fruit Jello. Friday presents Fresh Fish Loaf with French Fries Stewed Tomatoes and Peanut Butter Cake Square.
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Frida
Dinner Party By Mrs Van Dusen Hosts Noted Guests
Mrs 0 R Van Dusen of North Shore Drive was hostess at a dinner party on Sunday January 3 1963 at her home. Guests included Mr Robert Crawtford and son Roland from Montevideo Uruguay Mr and Mrs Cecil Hull of Kansas City Missouri Mr John Hull of Patoka Indiana Mr Wm Schank of Indianapolis Indiana Mr Robert Clark and daughter Mr and Mrs Dan Daniels of McAllen and Mr and Mrs J Floyd Hull from Patoka Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
0. R. van Dusen
North Shore Drive
Robert Crawtford and Sons
Roland
Montevideo
Urguguay
Cecil Hull
Kansas City
Missouri
John Hull
Patoka
Indiana
Wm. Schank
Indianapolis
Robert Clark
Dan Daniels
McAllen
J. Floyd Hull
Mrs. van Dusen
Mrs Norberto Perez Sr. Travels to Minnesota to Visit Family
Mrs Norberto Perez Sr. left January 5 to visit her daughter and family in LeSueur Minnesota and plans to stay about a month. Mr and Mrs Don Pruitt returned last Tuesday after a weekend in Dallas on business.
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Norberto Perez Sr
LeSeur
Minnesota
Siiney Tousley, Jr
Don Pruitt
Dallas
Texas
Beauty grooming tips for dogs by Friskies expert
Bob Bartos of Friskies Research outlines breed based grooming. Short or long hair needs differ with tools like hound glove, stiff bristle brush, stripping knife for wiry coats, and occasional scissoring. For shedding breeds oiling every 10 days to 2 weeks, with home grooming two to three times weekly, keeps coats neat.
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Bob Bartos
Friskies Research Enners
Bargers Celebrate 55th Wedding Anniversary
Winter residents of Port Isabel from Severn Kansas Mr and Mrs Frank Barger marked their fifty fifth wedding anniversary with a reserved Gulf Cafe dinner on January 12 1963. Attending were Mr and Mrs Bud Franke Harold Wright John Dickens Jimmie Hull and other guests who brought a cake with gold flowers and a verse. They also thanked friends from Keller's Courts including Hollenbacher Rob erts and many others across several states for their kindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Barger
Port Isabel
Severn
Kansas
Bargers
John Dickens
Gulf Cafe
Bud Franke
Harold Wright
Jimmie Hull
Franke
Keller's Courts
Kellers
Mrs. Hollenbacher
Rockford
Ohio
S. E. Roberts
Montgomery
Alabama
J. W. Goldschmidt
Hutchinson, Kansas
Fete Ellenbrock
Havana
Illinois
E. Z. Shols
Chatsworth, Ilinois
Charles Stoner
Denison
Iowa
Robert Crandall
Montello
Wisconsin
Charles Vitak
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Paul E. Brown
Las Vegas
Nevada
H. B. Broughton
Eileen
Hayden, Colorado
Ralph Grosbach
Imperial, Nebraska
Russ Abbott
Almagordo
New Mexico
August Schweickert
Seatonville
Fred Riggenbach
Texas
Mrs Shaw Hosts Tourist Party at Padre Island
Mrs. Irene Shaw hosted a Covered Dish Supper at her home for tourists at the County Trailer Park on Padre Island. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Lewis York Cocard Nebraska, Mr. and Mrs. Ned Avery Laramie Wyoming, Mr. and Mrs. C A McClure Houston Texas, Mr. and Mrs. A W Lathrop Dalton Michigan, and Mr. and Mrs. C E Dey East Alton Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Shaw
Padre Island
Lewis York
Cocard
Nebraska
Ned Avery
Laramie
Wyoming
C. A. McClure
Houston
Texas
A. W. Lathrop
Dalton
Michigan
C. E. Dey
East Alton
Olinois
H. D. Club Holds First 1963 Meet
The Port Isabel Home Demonstration Club held its first 1963 meeting on Tuesday at Mrs. Genevieve Martin’s home. Plans for the year were discussed and refreshments served to members and guest Mrs. Echily. The club welcomes all women and notes meetings will resume January 22 at Mrs. Lorentz’s in Laguna Heights with visitors invited.
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Port Isabel
County Home Demonstration Desk
Wm. Lorentz
Laguna Heights
Mrs Moniux Recovering After Mercy Hospital Foot Surgery
Mrs. Bob Moniux of South Padre Island underwent foot surgery at Mercy Hospital in Browns ville on Tuesday. She is recuperating rapidly and plans to return home later this week.
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Bob Moniux
South Padre Island
Mercy
Great Plague Death Toll and Great Fire Timeline
The record notes the Great Plague of London in 1665 causing 68 596 deaths and the Great Fire of London occurring in 1666, marking two pivotal events in mid seventeenth century London.
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London
Cameron County Forms Historical Survey Committee
County Judge Oscar Dancy announced a four member Cameron County historical survey committee. Members are Mrs. Herbert Davenport Mrs. Lillian W Baldridge Mrs. James D Landrum Ward and Joe Gavito all of Brownsville for two year terms. The group will meet January 19 to elect officers and plan year work as Texas Designates Preservation Day. The committee will focus on historic buildings museum pieces markers and county records and supports graves of Civil War veterans and building medals for historic structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron County
Oscar Dancy
R. N. Richardson
Abilene
Texas State Historical Survey Committee
Richardson
Herbert Davenport
Lillian W. Baldridge
James D. Landrum Ward
Joe Gavito
Brownsville
Texas
John Connally
Pruning Ornamentals After a Freeze
Plant pathologist notes little can be done immediately after a freeze to gauge damage. Healthy plants recover, while weak ones suffer more. prune cautiously to avoid inviting fungi, cover larger wounds, and delay watering to protect new growth until freezes pass.
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Robert
LAMBE
Texas Child Evangelism Conference Set For January 22-24
Registrations for the South Texas Child Evangelism Winter Conference are received by Registrar L. C. Bloomquist of McAllen. The Community Church in Alamo hosts the event with themes and speakers from Grand Rapids Michigan. The conference runs January 22 to 24 with a Tuesday opening dinner and program and two full meeting days for training and instruction. The public is invited and a nursery will be available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Bloomquist
North 17Th Street
McAllen
Alamo
K. W. Townsend
Stella Fisher
Mabel DeNormandie
National Child Evangelism Fellowship
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Abraham Lincoln
la Rochefoucauld
How Youngsters Should Treat Puppies
A guide by Bob Bartos of Friskies Research Kennels advises careful handling of new puppies. It emphasizes calm play, proper lifting under chest and rump, age appropriate roughhousing, and ensuring the puppy has undisturbed sleep. It warns against swallowable toys and suggests safe biscuits like Friskies Magic Sauce Cubes for good behavior.
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Bob Bartos
Alabama Seceded and Rejoined in 1861 and 1868 Timeline
Alabama seceded from the Union on January 1 1861 and re entered on July 13 1868. William Muldoon is recognized as the father of American wrestling.
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Alabama
William Muldoon
Hess Flight to Scotland Reported May 10 1941
Rudolf Hess, Nazi Deputy Fuehrer, landed in Scotland by plane on May 10, 1941. The first transcontinental air mail route between New York City and San Francisco began in 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolf Hess
Scotland
New York City
San Francisco
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Port Isaafl Press
Elva Margarita Layton
Saint Thomas Church
Alma Balli
Luis Carlos Medina
Sacred Hart
Esmeralda Lara
Lester Davila
Christ the King
Sylvia Crushin
Nick Reyna, Jr
Saint Joseph’s Church
Toni Cardenas
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Judy Gonzales
Judd Early
Cecilia Cantu
Mauricio Rivera
Ines Villarreal
Cata Rivera
Rafael Ga
Elvin Layton
Rogerio Villarreal
Father Fanning
Wesleyan Services Guild
WSCS
Maiastic
Jerry Lewis
Jack Mack
Mrs. Shaw
H. D. Club
County Historical Committee
Goethe
Demosthenes
Mary Baker Eddy O
Sir Walter Scott
Adams Street
Railroad Ave
Michigan St
Derry School
SES Watkins
Asur
Merchants Marine State Bank
Port Isabel, Texas
Gulf
Bobbitt Gulf Service
DIAL
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