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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1965
Page
4
Father McDermott oversees a CYO meeting to establish a choir for Sunday Masses and feast days. Sisters of the Immaculate Word will assist, and all CYO members are urged to attend.
A training school for Sunday School teachers and officers runs February 1 to 5 in Raymondville Harlingen and Brownsville. In Brownsville at First Baptist Church sessions start 7 30 p m with all teachers urged to attend. Rev Fidel Flores returned from the pastors conference in Dallas.
Mrs Mae Lowery hosted the Driftwood Garden Club on January 20 as officers for the coming year were elected by unanimous acclamation. The club approved an Arbor Day project to plant a flowering tree at the High School in memory of Miss Judy Teitz and heard reports on year activities and the upcoming Flower Show.
Port Isabel High School announces class favorites for 1964 65 with six seniors juniors and sophomores named. Senior favorites Ben Galvan and Lina Gonzales. Junior favorites Jim McAnelly and Carolina Ramirez. Sophomore favorites Were Wells and Yolanda Mata. Runoffs pending for Most Handsome Boy and Most Popular Girl.
The Port Isabel Home Demonstration Club met at the Paul Brown home in Laguna Heights on Tuesday January 19 a First Aid program was presented by Gwenh Bellinghausen. The next meeting will be with Mrs J D Lindley on Tuesday February 1 at 2 p m.
Ella Mae Higginbotham known as Cookie is a Port Isabel High senior with blue eyes red hair and a 5 ft 4 in frame. She plans college and a lab technician career with a journalism minor and serves as NHS member secretary of Student Council Pep Squad and Senior Class, photography editor on the annual staff, participates in tennis basketball and science club, and enjoys reading music and favorite shows Bewitched and My Favorite Martian.
Robert Massey is an assistant coach and social studies teacher at Port Isabel High in his second year in teaching and first year at the high school level. He taught at Derry Elementary last year and urges students to begin college prep in their first high school year. He studied political science at Hardin-Simmons University and teaches world history speech government and Texas history. He has coached football for two years and track this year and sponsors the Letterman’s Club and Student Council.
A special meeting is called for tonight at 7 30 at the Parish Hall to plan this year’s Passion Play. All directors and officers are urged to attend. The play, staged by the CYO during Lent, may be by the CYO or local teens in Port Isabel and other Valley towns. Past actors are urged to attend.
South Padre Island Shell Club reshapes February schedule for its Shell Fair with plans for a Dutch treat dinner February 26 at Palmetto Restaurant, exhibit setup February 27 at Recreation Pavilion, and final judging the same afternoon. Guests include collectors from Indiana Illinois Ohio Ontario and Canada. A beach trip for J R Tucker Abbott is planned after the event.
The Club Guadalupano of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church held its regular monthly social hour on Tuesday January 26 at 8 p.m. Mrs Raul Holland and Mrs Juan Tamayo served as hostesses. Isabel Vega and Isidra Holland were honored with a birthday party amid cake, punch and cookies for attendees.
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