Surprise Birthday Party for Mae Brooks at Gulf Café
Mae Brooks owner of the Gulf Café was honored Sunday July 15 with a surprise birthday party after closing hours. Hostesses Lupe Trevino Esperanza Silguero and Julia Bachas arranged the event for Mae Brooks. Attendees included The Don Pruitt's Mr and Mrs Herman Meinken Nora Hughes Richard Rutherford Dr Cope Mr and Mrs George Carr Mr and Mrs Robert Garcia and the hostesses. Mae Brooks received a large birthday cake several potted plants and many gifts. Coffee and cake were served.
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Mae Brooks
Gulf Cafe
Lupe Trevino
Esperanza Silguero
Julia Bachas
Don
Hugh
Misc Shower For Louisa Delgado
Miss Louisa Delgado bride elect of Richard D Ewing was honored July 15 with a miscellaneous shower at the Firehall. Hostesses were the Bridal Party. The serving table bore lilac decor and a bride doll centerpiece.
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Louisa Delgado
Richard D. Ewing
Juan B. Tamayo
Richard
Louisa
Desiderio Delgado
Uvaldo Holland
Gonzalo Holland
Baptist News highlights from Port Isabel church events
The Raymondville Wood Avenue Baptist Church hosted a workers conference on Tuesday July 17 with Rev. Charley Dooley and Rev. John Welder delivering the evening message. The M A quarterly meeting will be July 26 in Port Isabel hosted by First Baptist Church with Mrs Woodrow Wilson presiding. A Sunbeams emphasis, W M U work day, and a Royal Service Program were noted alongside a July 13 Song Fest at First Baptist led by Dale Drewery. Vacation Bible School runs July 30 to Aug 3 with Rev. Virgil Drewery as pastor and July 28 as preparation and registration day.
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Raymondville Wood Avenue Baptist Church
Charley Dooley
John Welder
Calvary Baptist Church
Harlingen
The.m.a
Port Isabel
First Baptist Church
Woodrow Wilson
San Benito
W.M.U
Dale Drewery
Vacation Bible
R. D. Carpenter
Vacation Bible School
Virgil Drewery
Seals Hosts Roy Vanvoorhees In Week-Long Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Seals welcomed Roy Vanvoorhees of Aransas Pass as their guest from Saturday to Wednesday, extending hospitality during the visit.
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Floyd Seals
Roy Vanvoorhees
Aransas Pass
J. D. Goodrich
Jimmie Lee
John Davis
Sammy
Houston
Goodrich
Sammie Schmidt
Johnnie Marie Schmidt
Social visits fill weekend as relatives converged statewide
A flurry of visits and welcomes marked the weekend with Norris Bobbitt Jr and family from Port Neches staying with relatives in Brownsville and San Benito. Other guests included Mrs. J C Martens family from Conroe touring Port Arthur Casper Wye Rifle Colorado and Caspar Yellowstone area. Locals Leon Causey and family returned to Port Isabel while Pill Privett a Kingsville senior hosted Wayne Lucas Casey Lucas and Martha Duke for a Saturday night gathering.
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Floyd Bobbitt
Norris Bobbitt Jr
Port Neches
Norris Bobbitt Sr
Brownsville
E. C. Sanborn
Cecil Moses
J. C. Martens
Susan
J. C
Conroe
Texas
LeRoy Meyers
Larry Meyers
Port Arthur
Leon Causey
Port Isabel
Ickes Apts
Pill Privett
Clyde Privett
Bill
The
A & I College
Kingsville
Privett's
Wayne Lucas
Casey
Harlingen
Martha Duke
McAllen
Shillings from Donna Visit Archie Caus ey's Sunday
Mr and Mrs Jiggs Shilling of Donna visited Archie Caus ey's home on Sunday bringing a friendly call and sharing a pleasant afternoon.
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Archie Causey
Mrs. Jiggs
Donna
Teen Talk Weekend Activities Chronicle
Karlene Jaquillard and Pamela Poston report a sunny weekend with teens attending shows on the Island. Wayne Berry and Judy Schumacher saw Boy's Night Out. Gene Mack returned from Georgia. Chuck Bobbitt watched Mr Hobbs Takes a Vacation. Roger DeRick, Mary K Kennedy, Mike Wilkins, and Lynda Kennedy visited the Island.
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Karlene Jaquillard
Pamela Poston
Wayne Berry
Judy Schumacher
Gene Mack
Georgia
Chuck Bobbitt
Mr. Hobbs
Roger DeRick
Mary K. Kennedy
Mike Wilkins
Lynnda Kennedy
Missie Trump
Vermont
Canada
Glynnda Kennedy
Roger de Rick
Frances Mock
Beverly Theriot
Karlene Ja
Births announce a son for Mr and Mrs Lustacio Martinez
A son was born July 15 at 6:50 p.m. weighing 9 pounds and ounces at the Hocka day Clinic. The notice includes a personal reflection about hometown newspapers.
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bLustacio Martinez
Hockaday Clinic
Beefs Prices Steady Through Spring and Likely Lower
AMS market news shows wholesale carcass prices for steer beef down about two cents per pound in the last two months. Demand improved earlier, but slaughter and production rose, keeping per person meat supply below last year. Expect continued light decline into summer as seasonal marketings rise.
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Agricultural Marketing Service
AMS
Lindley Family Returns Home From Oklahoma City Trip
The John Lindley family of Laguna Vista returned home after a two week camping trip that included a visit to Oklahoma City and a return through West Texas.
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John Lindley
Laguna Vista
Oklahoma City
West Texas
Quebec Mine Promises Vast Iron Ore Reserve
A Quebec site is described as containing an estimated 2 billion tons of ore with about 60 percent iron content, signaling a major potential resource.
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Quebec
State Fair of Texas to Welcome World With Exposition of Nations
Big Tex will greet visitors as the 1962 State Fair of Texas runs October 6 to 21 in Dallas. The event showcases an international theme with foreign exhibits at the Texas International Trade Fair, a Torchlight Parade of Nations, and major events like the Texas Music Festival and Circus Night.
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Big Tex
Dallas
Texas
Alias
East Texas
Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
Arts of Man
State Fair Park
Fairgrounds
Primary attendance record shines at Lyford Youth Rally
Temple Bautista celebrates strong attendance with Mrs Ochoa's classes keeping the banner. The Mission shows solid turnout at the Youth Rally in Lyford Sunday afternoon. the adult class in Training Un- appears noted.
End Of GI Loan Program Set For 6 000 000 Veterans
J Norman Lodge of the Veterans Administration in San Antonio says the GI loan program for World War II veterans ends in two weeks. About 6 million veterans will lose eligibility during the next year, with dates varying by length of service. Korean Conflict entitlement lasts until January 31, 1965, and timely lender applications will count if received before expiration and properly executed.
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J. Norman Lodge
Veterans Administration
San Antonio
Texas
Lodge
Health Unit Reports County Diseases and Totals
Fourteen cases of strep sore throat led the Cameron County Health Department weekly report ending Saturday. Other totals include tuberculosis one measles three whooping cough one and gonorrhea three. California holds state and national parks and forests totaling about forty million acres. Philip Armour began in the meat trade supplying miners with fresh home killed ice in California.
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Cameron County Health Department
California
Rhode Island
Philip Armour
Mission Church Seeks Volunteers for Attendance Ban and Nursery Aid
The Inter mediate boys and Brother Wickham organize a weekly effort at the Mission Bidg to maintain attendance. Contact Bro Collins Wickham to help. The nursery opens at the Mission church with an attendant and asks for extra nursery beds or a rocker to support families.
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Ion
Brother Wickham
Bro
Collins Wickham
Veterans Pensions and Missing in Action Memorials
The article notes that under the 1818 act former officers and servicemen who needed support received life payments of 20 dollars monthly for commissioned officers and 8 dollars for enlisted personnel. It confirms memorial plots exist for missing in action veterans and directs inquiries to the Veterans Administration. It also provides the Military Personnel Records Center address for replacing lost discharge papers.
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Army
Navy
United States
Veterans Administration Office
Military Personnel Records Center
General Services Administration
Page Boulevard
St. Louis
Telstar satellite advances private communications experiments
The world’s first private enterprise communications satellite is used for dramatic experiments in relaying telephone calls and television internationally. Ground stations in the United States built by the Bell System in Maine and New Jersey enable Telstar tests as ongoing private sector research presses toward a practical global system.
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Bell System
America
Telstar
U.S
Andoves
Maine
Holmdel
Mondering
A¢ Bell Telagbone
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