MRAS Guest Dinner Honors Ruth J Mras Acting Postmaster
At Riftwood Inn on Padre Island the Isabel Post Office staff held a celebration for Ruth J Mras upon her appointment as Acting Postmaster. The event honored her nine years of service and included guests Mrs May Lowery and former Port Isabel Postmaster Elizabeth Graves among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mras
Padre JI
Isabel Post Office
Saught
Ruth J. Mras
Isabel
Elizabeth Graves
Port
Ay Lowery
Honoree Jine Ann Carpenter Birthday Party Recap
Jine Ann Carpenter celebrated her sixth birthday at home in Shore addition with a party hosted by Mrs. Rennie Carpenter. Guests included Sharon Po mie Reeves Sonia Hastings Grayson Philip Morris Jean Tommy and Ronald fer and others enjoying ice cream cake and coffee hosted by Mrs. Pat Gray Helen Bolen and Mrs. Helen Reeves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Carpenter
Rennie Carpen
Carpenter
Shore
Sharon
Shawn Pomie Reeves
Sonia Hastings
Grayson
Philip Morris
Jean
Tommy
Ronald Fer
Pat Gray
Helen Bolen
Helen Reeves
Arctic Film Night at Day School Social
The Sunday class of the Methodist held its monthly social with a home supper and a film about a voyage to the Antarctic. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman, Mr. and Mrs. Merryman, and other local residents as the Pomeroys prepare to move to Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Edwin Pomero
Arkansas
Pomeroy
Port Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Kennedy
Henry
Antarctic
Mrs Pomeroy Honored At Port Isabel Bridge Club Dinner
The Thursday afternoon bridge group hosted a luncheon at Mrs. William Zimmerman’s home for Mrs. Edwin Pomeroy before she and her husband leave Port Isabel to return to Arkansas after a year’s residence. Pomeroy has served at the Port Isabel Auxiliary Air Station. Members contributed to the menu with each preparing a portion. Attendees included Mesdames Zimmerman Heinze Harris Roloff Van Meter Owsley Zimmerman and the guest of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Zimmerman
Edwin Pomeroy
Port Isabel
Arkansas
Pomeroy
Port Isabel Auxiliary Air Station
Walter Zimmerman
E. W. Heinze
Jack Harris
Richard Roloff
Bob van Meter
George Owsley
Mrs. Pomeroy
Ada Gaskill Hosts W S C S Meeting
Mrs. Ada Gaskill hosted the Women's Society of Christian Service on Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock. Mrs. Webb Frisby led devotionals and program with a prayer and hymn Weve a story to tell to the Nations. Te members and guests enjoyed zottee and cookies after the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Gaskilll
Women's Society of Christian Service
Webb Frisby
Japan
Sam Byrd
Millard Caudill
Helen Cail
Bessie Whitney
Mesdames Byrd
Churchwell
Caudill
Cail
Marlin
Spraching
Turner
Monlux
Petch
Bill
Frisby
Whitney
Roland Campbell
Raymond Smith
Harve Kile
Merrill Risher
Society
Dinner honors Lee Luces fifty ninth anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Luce wintering from Guy Mills Pa were honored January 24 at Alta Vista apartments Port Isabel with a dinner for their fifty ninth wedding anniversary. Bougainvilla and hibiscus decorated the table. A shell lamp with palm trees was given as a keepsake. Attending were Clyde Chapman Lara mie Wyo Dr R T Peak Forsythe Mo Harve Kile Scoby Mont Wallace Hall and daughter Bery Austin Ada Gaskill R A Peebles Port Isabel and other guests. Dinner followed in the Kile apartment then informal conversation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Luce
Guy Mills
Alta Vista
Port Isabel
Clyde Chapman
Laramie
Wyo
W. C. Kisher
Borger
Texas
R.T. Peak
Foresythe
Harve Kile
Scoby
Mont
Wallace Hall
Bery
Austin
Ada Gaskill
R. A. Peebles
Kile
Mrs Merryman Honored At Birthday Coffee
Mrs Jack Merryman was honored on Friday January 24 with a coffee given by Mrs Floyd Abbit. The occasion was Mrs Merryman birthday. Coffee and cake were served to Mesdames William Zimmerman Robert Spoonemore Walter Zimmerman Derrell Cummings A J Reeves Francis Kershaw Archie Causey and the host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Merryman
Floyd Abbitt
Merryman
William Zimmerman
Robert Spoonemore
Walter Zimmerman
Derrell Cummings
A.J. Reeves
Francis Kershaw
Archie Causey
Cubs Hold Flag Ceremony At Tuesday Pack Meeting
Den 3 of Cub Pack 17 met Tuesday afternoon at the Methodist church educational building for their weekly session. The flag ceremony opened the meeting, De Wells was noted for flag ceremony achievement, and progress was marked on the achievement chart. The pack divided into patrols to work on flag drawings knot tricks and scrap books. Refreshments were served by Lanny Varnum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Den 3
Cub Pack
Methodist Church
de Wells
Lanny Varnum
Sunday Church Schedule and Youth Groups
The page lists a Sunday worship service at 9 45 a m with Spanish mission services and training union at 7 00 p m. Evening worship follows at 8 00 p m. Tuesday Sunbeams meet at 3 15 p m Jr GA s and Intermediates at 4 30 p m. Wednesday prayer services occur in the Young People group at an unspecified time. The motor fuel and lubricating oil line compares campaign tonnage to tank car lengths.
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Spanish Mission Services
S- Savees
Jr. Ga's
Esoceed
Lima
Our Lady Star of the Sea Mass Times
Parish bulletin notes Father L J Fanning 0 Ni serves Our Lady Star of the Sea with Sunday Mass at 6 30 and 10 00 am Daily Mass at 7 am Thursday Holy Hour at 1 30 pm
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OUR Lady Star OF the Sea
L. J. Fanning
Churches Schedule Worship Services and Activities
Local church notices list services for Church of Christ led by Pastor Royce D. Brough with a Sunday service at 11 00 a m and a Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 30 p m plus Gospel Lighthouse Church Bayside under Rev L V Delay with Sunday School at 9 45 a m and a Wednesday evening gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. V. Delay
Community Church Schedules and Services
A fragment lists church activities including St. Andrew's By-The-Sea Morning Prayer at 1 a.m. September 22 29 and Sunday School at 10 a.m Lam First Methodist Church with Rev F L Marlin pastor offers Sunday School at 10 a.m Worship at 1 a.m and 7:30 p.m Lamplighters at 3 15 p.m Bible Study session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
F. L. Marlin
Waffle Sandwich with Chicken Fricassee
Saturday night quick dish uses canned boned chicken fricassee as filling and topping for waffles. Waffles made in a waffle iron, then filled with heated fricassee and cranberry sauce garnish. serves six.
New CP and L Rate Schedule Approved by City Council
Port Isabel approves a new residential electric rate plan from Central Power and Light. The change lowers costs for high usage customers and introduces a 14 cent per kilowatt hour step for large use, with winter and year round thresholds. A fuel cost adjustment may raise or lower residential bills, but not this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Stuart Adkins
Central Power and Light Company
CPL
Opening Left In VB Hospital School
More than a dozen girls and young women have applied for training in the Valley Baptist Hospital Licensed Vocational Nursing class starting Feb. 15. There are openings for about six more. Applications are accepted by Miss Fern Berge at the hospital. Applicants must be between 17 and 35 years old with a certain education requirement noted by the director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlingen
Valley Baptist Hospital
Fern Berge
R.N
Miss Berge
Seeacher
Port Mansfield Awards Land Leveling Contract
Port Mansfield grants land leveling work to Paul Affolter of Rio Hondo for two new subdivisions at the port side. The award covers preparation of site terrain to enable development and infrastructure layout.
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Port Mansfield
Paul Affolter
Rio Hondo
Willacy County Livestock Show Opens in Lyford
The Willacy County Livestock Show kicked off in Lyford today. C. D. Kirk and associates shipped the first cabbage car from Mercedes in two years as operations move from Weslaco.
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Willacy County Livestock Show
Lyford
C. D. Kirk and Associates
Mercedes
Kirk
Buddy” Watson
Weslaco
Quiet Mastery Across Languages
The ability to speak many languages is valuable. however, the skill to stay silent in one language is depicted as priceless in the reflection. The note contrasts multilingual fluency with quiet linguistic restraint, highlighting a rare personal discipline.
Port Isabel Proclaims February Heart Month
Mayor J A Hockaday proclaims February as Heart Month in Port Isabel and urges support for the Heart Fund drive run by the Lower Rio Grande Valley and Port Isabel Heart Association. The drive runs February 1 to 28 with a goal of 500 dollars as part of the American Heart Association effort to fight heart and circulatory diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Hockaday
Port Isabel
Lower
Rio Grande Valley
American Heart Association
H. J. Meinken
Texas
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H Mras
Hy Carpenter
Arctic Film
George Kennedy
Joe Henry
Zimmerman
Spoonemore
Jack Hickman
Rs. Pomeroy
Boca Chica
Brownsville
We Terrell
Anne Neyland
Sorority Girl
Alan Cabot
Dick Miller
Aturday
Violent Men
Ford
Barbara Stanwyck
Iy Lewis
Darren McGaven
You
Vis Presley
Lizabeth Scott
Black Patch
Orge Montgomery, Dianna Brewster
Fell's Crossroads
Ken McNally
Peggie Castle
Pal Joey
A Hayworth
Frank Sinatra
Marshall Brennen
Jim Davis
Carl Smith
E. Pomeroy
Mrs. Ada Gaskill
W.S.C.S
Lee Luce's
Mrs. Merryman
den 3 Cubs
Circle
Lions Club
Rotary Club
W.s.cs
Wesleyan Guild
Point Isabel Independent School District
Rebekah Lodge
C.C.F.W.S.D. No. 1
Church OF Christ
Royce D. Brough
Bayside
ST. Andrew's By-The-Sea
Warren A. Darling
E. Levee
Brownsville Telephone Li
Ettes
Cp&l
Stuart
VB Hospital
On & Gilver
PAN American State Bank
Brownsvil To
The
Valley Sportsman Club
Bill Penn
la Feria News
Hockaday
Floyd Bobbitt
Cedar Vale
Kans
Port Electric Service
Natal
Speer Euier
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