Patio Party Honors Frank Meyners Before Navy
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Meyners hosted a patio party for their son Frank on Thursday night July 11. He later left for San Antonio to visit relatives and on Monday entered the Navy at Great Lakes Training Center. Guests included Ann Privett Shirley Roberts Marie Yurkovic Sandy Rice Virginia Stringo Chris Yurkovic Sharon Byrd Chrisanne Meyners Susan Byrd Johnny Tump Feddy Petty Ronnie Owens Blas Martinez Elton Towers Charlie Hiser Faustino Camacho Roger de Rick Donald Hockaday Al Garza Rudy Garza Denzil Dixon Mike Meyners and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Meyners
Frank
San Antonio
Navy
Great Lakes Training Center
Ann Privett
Shirley Roberts
Marie Yurkovic
Sandy Rice
Virginia Stringo
Chris Yurkovic
Sharon Byrd
Chrisanne Meyne
Birthday Party for Robin Sagnes Celebrated
Robin June Sagnes daughter of Mr and Mrs Everett Sagnes celebrated her first birthday on Sunday June 14 with a party at the Catholic Parish Hall from 3 to 5 p m. Pinata and games were played. Cake cookies punch and favors were provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robin June Sagnes
Everett Sagnes
Birth announcement for Clifford John Bellinghausen Jr.
Mr and Mrs C J Bellinghausen announce the birth of their son Clifford John Bellinghausen Jr on July 9 in Long Beach California The infant weighed pounds 9 ounces Mrs Gwen Bellinghausen is the paternal grandmother
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Bellinghausen
Clifford John Bellinghausen, Jr
Bellinghausens
Long Beach
California
Gwen Bellinghausen
Cheesie-burgers on Butter Krust Buns Bake-at-Home Cook-Out
A different easy cook-out recipe from Butter Krust Kitchens features cheesie-burgers on toasted Butter Krust buns with herb butter. Prepare patties with beef milk-soaked bread egg and cheese, chill, grill, then serve with crisp greens and classic condiments for budget friendly guests.
Community Meetings Notice Urges Group Reports
Local notice urges churches clubs and organizations to report scheduled meetings and changes by mail or phone before deadlines. Reporters should submit promptly to ensure correct listings and photos are welcome.
Denise Barnes to sail on Matsonia Friday from Honolulu
The press reports Mrs Denise Barnes will depart Honolulu Friday aboard the luxury liner Matsonia after a island tour. Floyd Bobbitt and wife returned this week from a vacation visiting Port Neches and Sweeney Texas with relatives. Gordon Ewing, son of Mr and Mrs Richard Ewing, was baptized on Sunday June Mth by Father Grant with sponsors Juan Br Tamayo and Delgado family present. Nancy Jo Bellinghausen visits grandmother in Beaumont Texas and will attend Lamar Tech Twirling School during the stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denise Barnes
Honolulu
Matsonia
Islands
Floyd Bobbitt
Port Neches
Noris Bobbitt, Jr
Sweeney, Texas
Royce Scruggs
Gordon Barry Ewing
Richard Ewing
Grant
Juan Br. Tamayo
Encarnacion Delgado
Robert Camacho
Encarnacion Delgado, Jr
Francisca Garza
Nancy Jo Bellinghausen
B. R. Highsaw
Beaumont
Texas
Lamar Tech Twirling
Girl Scouts Hold Second Brownie Fun Day at Camp Lula Sams
Seventeen Brownie Girl Scouts and four adult leaders attended the second of three Brownie Fun Days at Camp Lula Sams near Brownsville. They inspected the camp, hiked, sang, and played games. The final Fun Day is July 23. Camp Director Lorna Petch of Weslaco said staff also hosted the Tip of Texas Girl Scout Council board at dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Camp Lula Sams
Lorna Petch
Weslaco
Miss Petch
Tip of Texas Girl Scout Council
Your City Council by Kingville Mayor McCrocklin
Dr. James H. McCrocklin, mayor of Kingsville and head of history and government, writes a feature for Municipal South. The July issue targets city officials in Southern and Southwestern cities with insights on municipal governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsville
James H. McCrocklin
Municipal South
McCrocklin
Department of History and Government
Human small intestine length and surgical resections
The average small intestine length in humans is about 2144 feet and patients have survived with half to two thirds of the intestine removed surgically.
Vacation Post Cards May Need Extra Penny
San Benito Postmaster George W. Finch warns that vacation traffic will flood highways and mailbags with improper or underpaid cards. Attachments on post cards with messages require first class postage, while cards without messages use third class rates. Postmasters urge travelers to confirm postage to avoid delays and hurt feelings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Benito
George W. Finch
Finch
Postal Service
Bill Stroman
Post Office
Scientific Trips Planned for Visiting Students at Pan American
A six week NSF Astro-Science program at Pan American College in Edinburg will send 34 students from six states and Mexico on July 27 to August 3 trips to Monterrey and Mt Infiernillo high altitude observatory, plus a August 15 tour of the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston. The group will also use the PAC observatory and planetarium with daily lectures and rocket and flight activities. A national satellite tracking and moon watching conference with about a dozen scientists arrives August 10–11. The college expects its planetarium to be operational by early August.
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Edinburg
Rio Grande Valley
National Science Foundation
Pan American College
L States
Mexico
Paul Engle
Mt. Infiernillo
Monterrey
Monterrey Tech
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
NASA
Texas
PAC
Planetarium
Moore Afb
Engle
la Grande Valley College
United States
Smithsonian Institute Observatory
Cambridge
Mass
4H Winners Named In Business Contest
Three Texas 4-H Club members Rhonda Sue Potts Ann Falkenberg and Delores McCarrol have won the Unit 1 Own and County Business Program awards. They receive all expense trips to the Annual Institute of Cooperation at the University of Nebraska on August 27 to participate in the youth program. Donors include Southern Farm Supply Cooperative Texas Federation of Cooperatives and the American Institute of Cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Rhonda Sue Potts
Hopkins County
Ann Falkenberg
Comal
Delores McCarrol
Young County
Institute of Cooperation
University of Nebraska
The
Southern Farm Supply Cooperative
Texas Federation of Cooperatives
American
Ann
Delores
Texas 4Houn
Wahising Pioneers Snow Icing for Vegetables in Texas
F. H. Wahising, Inc. in the Lower Rio Grande Valley becomes the first firm to adopt snow icing for vegetables, signaling a new post harvest technique aimed at extending shelf life and maintaining freshness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Wahising, Inc
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Revised Guides On Controlling Insects Ready
Texas Agricultural Extension Service releases two leaflets Texas Guide for Controlling Cotton Insects L-218 and Texas Guide for Controlling Insects and Diseases on Fruits and Nuts L-245. Both stress timing of insecticide applications and cover seed soil treatments and three way mixtures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas
Agricultural Information Office
Apple Butterscotch Cream Dessert for a Summer Day
A light airy cream made from canned apple sauce apple juice instant butterscotch pudding evaporated milk and lemon rind with nutmeg. Blend fold and chill then serve topped with whipped cream and a cherry yields 4 to 6 servings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rene
Roraeras
Water Committee Acts On Two Amendments
The Lower Rio Grande Water Committee met in Weslaco to review amendments to the 1954 act governing power from Falcon Dam and to authorize marketing of Amistad Dam power when completed. The panel backed priority for domestic and municipal water releases over power generation and urged that contracts reflect this priority. Also discussed was reconstructing the La Burrita tide dam with reconstruction overseen by Ralph Agar of San Benito.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower
Rio Grande
Weslaco
Valley Chamber of Commerce
Secretary of the Interior
Falcon Dam
Amistad Dam
Falcon
Amistad
J. S. McManus
United States of America
Mexico
la Burrita
Ralph Agar
San Benito
McManus
Under Texas Skies set to publish by Benson and Son
Kingsville reports an elementary school reader by the late Dr. J. A. Rickard of Texas A&I College will be published by Benson and Son of Austin. The book titled Under Texas Skies completes a series of five readers by the former chairman of the Department of History and Government. Rickard died last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsville
J. A. Rickard
Texas A&i College
Benson and Son
Austin
Texas
Department of History and Government
Rickard
VA uses foster homes to house convalescent patients
The Veterans Administration reports moving convalescent mental patients into foster homes, freeing space equal to four 600-bed mental hospitals at no taxpayer cost. This solution reallocates long term care venues and reduces public facility burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
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Lula Sams
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Enel
Breedlove Insurance Agcy
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Padre Island
Port Isabel Area
Blackburn
E. Elizabeth
Port Isabel, Texas
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Rentfro
Rexall
Port Isabel
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