Garden Club District VI Board Meeting At Weslaco
District VI Board of Directors of Texas Garden Clubs meets in Weslaco in the Valley Chamber of Commerce Building from 9 30 to 12 00 with Mrs Hockaday and Mrs Clark Hawkins among attendees. Agenda includes tentative plans for decorations and club participation for events in Brownsville and Fort Brown Center.
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Board of Directors of Distr. of Texas Garden Clubs
Valley Chamber of E
Weslaco
Garden Club
Hockaday
Clark Hawkins
C. E. Black
Texas Gar
Brownsville
Fort Brown Center
el Rancho
Matamoros
P Boil
Padre Island
W M A Meeting At First Baptist July 27
The Woman Missionary Auxiliary will meet in the Educational Building at First Baptist Church on Wednesday July 27 at 9 30 a m Mrs R J Harris will lead a program on Royal Service and Mrs E J Hood will present Stew ardship All members and visitors welcome The Rev James LaRoche pastor of the Mexican Baptist Mission led the Mid Week Prayer Service and baptized nine new Christians after the service A fishing party reports catches from Honeymoon with Capt reel including 60 lb 40 lb 15 lb and 75 red snappers
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W.M.A
First Baptist Church
R.J. Harris
E. J. Hood
James LaRoche
Mexican Baptist Mission
First Church
la Roche
Oss Freel
Ames
Iowa
Paul Gragg
Oklahoma City
Paul Barker
Port Isabel
Tle
Capt
Reel
Shrimp Boil Event Sparks Community Cookbook Plans
A Shrimp Boil event leads to district funded booklets containing shrimp recipes. The secured booklets will be distributed as part of a community culinary initiative. The effort centers on showcasing local flavors through printed recipe guides.
Valuables In Order Before Trip
Texas A and M extension specialists urge organizing valuable household papers before travel. Store wills stocks and bonds insurance policies and birth and marriage records in a safe deposit box or at home with duplicates. Include auto and health insurance details with policy numbers and agents.
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Extension Home
Texas A & M College System
Vacation trip spans Oklahoma Arkansas and East Texas diamond mine visit
Mr and Mrs Verle Poston and family returned from a two week vacation to Oklahoma Arkansas and East Texas. They visited Bristow Oklahoma and Murfreesboro Arkansas where they dug at the only Diamond mine in the United States. They also stopped in Corpus Christi to visit Mr Postons sister. Mr and Mrs Ben Beltzer spent last weekend in San Antonio with Mr Larry Joe Keller a former Port Isabel resident.
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Verle Poston
Oklahoma
Arkansas
East Texas
Bristow
Murfreesboro
United States
Corpus Christi
Poston
Ben Beltzer
San Antonio
Larry Joe Keller
Port Isabel
Amersons Guests of Frisbeys in Des Moines
Mr and Mrs Roy Amerson and daughter Christi of Des Moines Iowa are house guests of Mr and Mrs W C Frisbey on Adams Street.
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Roy Amerson
Christi
Des Moines, Iowa
W. C. Frisbey
Adams Street
Community Guests and Visits Across Local Families
Have You Heard section notes several social visits: Mr and Mrs William Zimmer man and sons Mike and Jeff returned from San Antonio to their home with Mrs Zimmerman’s parents Mr and Mrs F Pfeiffer. Jack Marlin and family of Pharr vacationing at El Padre visited Mr and Mrs F L Marlin for a barbecue. Durwood Fletcher joins A I for summer session after visiting Corpus Christi. Various trips include Houston for a funeral, San Benito visits, and gatherings with the Reeves, Story, Kershaw, and Burruss families.
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William Zimmerman
Mike
Jeff
San Antonio
Zimmerman
Mrs. F. Pfeiffer
Jack Marlin
Pharr
el Padre
F. L. Marlin
Jack
Mr. Marlin
Deanne Fletcher
Durwood
Jon Moore
Corpus Christi
Kingsville
First Registration For 1960 TIFT In Port Isabel
The first registration for the 1960 Texas International Fishing Tournament to be held August 4 to 6 at Port Isabel was received from Ashaway Rhode Island. W R Crandall of Ashaway Line Manufacturing plans to fish the event for the first time and is known in tuna tournaments in Bimini and Nova Scotia. Registration and rules are available at local sporting goods and stores or by writing Box 2070 Harlingen Texas.
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Port Isabel
Ashaway
Rhode Island
W. R. Crandall
Ashaway Line Manufacturing Company
Texas
Crandall
Bimini
British West Indies
Nova Scotia
Charlie's Sporting Goods
Locketts Sporting Goods
Western Auto
Brownsville
Sportsman
Harlingen
San Benito
McAllen
Burgess
Hockaday
Mother of Local Minister Succumbs
Rev. F. L. Marlin of Port Isa bel learns his mother Mrs. Rh. O. Marlin Sr. died in Waynesville Missouri on Tuesday just after her ninety first birthday last Sunday July 17. Survivors include Frem C. W. Brown two other sons R. O. Marlin Jr. and B. E. Marlin plus many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Services were held in Naylor Missouri Thursday afternoon after Rev Marlin and his family traveled to attend.
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F. L. Marlin
Port Isabel
Rh. O. Marlin
Waynesville
Vic toria Excels With Extra Round Blitz in Valley Clash
Vic toria played eight games across six days taking five from the top Valley. The competition ran hot with four of the last five battles reaching extra rounds, including scores of 10, 1, 1 and 13.
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Victoria
Committees Set Up For Annual Church Kermess
At Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish Hall Rev. L. J. Fanning and Freddy Gonzalez set committees for the annual kermess to be held August 28 and 24. Appointments include CANES Lucilla Lopez and Ninfa Garza. BALLOONS Mrs R Barrera. KIT CHE D UTY by several members. PUBLICITY Tom Hastings Willie Barrera and Joe Martinez with lighting by Joe Martinez and Roberto Gonzales. A full committee meeting is scheduled for July 26, 1960.
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Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish Hall
L. J. Fanning
Freddy Gonzalez
Lucilla Lopez
Ninfa Garza
R. Barrera
E. Esquitin
Cosme Garza
G. Bellinghausen
Nancy Bellinghausen
Victor Bulerez
Gloria Villarreal
Natalia Vasquez
Dolores Villarreal
Delgadillo
Celia Camacho
Rosa Torres
Altar Poys
Roberto Garcia
Alta Gonzalez
Adolfo Garza
Willie Barrera
Ben Floyd
G. Groomer
K-C
Tina Barrera
B. Perez
Cora Martin
Tom Hastings
Marian Paz Mota
Ramiro Barrera
Joe Mercurio
Joe Martinez
Roberto Gonzales
HAFB Spot Bid Surplus Sale Set for Aug 7
Harlingen APB will hold a Spot Bid Surplus sale on August 2 in Building S-159 with no bid deposit required. Inspect the surplus July 25 to August 1, weekdays, morning and afternoon. Items include aircraft tires, furniture, cameras, microscopes, and various industrial goods. Catalogs at Redistribution and Marketing Activity, Building S159.
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Harlingen
James A. Cochran
Port Isabel census debate highlights residency disputes
A Camero n County exchange on Port Isabel census practices reveals disagreements over who qualifies as a resident. Burgess defends enumerator diligence while Hockaday questions omissions and duplicate counting, with officials offering forms for claims and instructions for recounts.
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Hockaday
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Baptist News
By Nora Frist
LeRoy Meyer
Conroe
J. C. Martin
Faye Bedford
Larry Meyer
Conroe, Texas
Sparkler Corporation
Rae Hartfield
County Home Demonstration Agent
John Wilder
Laguna Heights
Francis Kershaw
Houston
Indaw
Hugh Brown
A. J. Reeves
Viola Burruss
Don Covington
Michigan
TIFT
Breedlove
Ins.agcy
HAFB
Steve Reeves
Sylvia Coscina
Tony Curtiss
Debbie Reynolds
Cameron County
Southwestern Bell
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