Beach Day and Local Notes From Brownsville Sub-District
Summer school ends Thursday and students breathe a sigh of relief until September. Brownsville Sub-District Methodist Youth Fellowship members held their annual beach day with local M Y F attendees. Bruce Turner visited Port Isabel in Elton Tower's home. Mary Silquero heads to California to visit relatives. Pamela Poston returns from a trip through Oklahoma Arkansas and Texas including Corpus Christi movies. Next week Mary Wenthorn Kennedy will help with the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Methodist Youth Fellowship
M.Y.F
Bruce Turner
Port Isabel
Elton Tower
Mary Silquero
California
Pamela Poston
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Corpus Christi
Mary Wenthorn Kennedy
Valley Scouts Head to National Golden Jamboree
Over 150 Rio Grande Valley Boy Scouts and leaders travel 2000 miles to Colorado Springs for the 50th anniversay Golden Jamboree. The Rio Grande Council organizes the trip serving Cameron Hidalgo Starr Willacy and Zapata counties with 25 committee members led by RK Liston. They visit Lackland AFB Goodfellow AFB Palo Duro Canyon and multiple routes before a six day Jamboree and eight days of activities near Colorado Springs. The return route covers Royal Gorge Springer New Mexico Albuquerque Sandia AFB and Fort Bliss concluding August 3.
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Rio Grande Valley
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Brownsville
Rio Grande City
America
United States
Rio Grande
Harlingen
Texas
New Mexico
Lackland Afb
San Antonio
Goodfellow Apb
San Angelo
Palo Duro Canyon
the Panhandle Plains Historical Museum
Canyon
Reese Afb
Lubbock
Amarillo Afb
Amarillo
Logan
Garden of the Gods
Valley Scouts
U. S. Air Force Academy
Gulf
Royal Gorge
Springer
Rabies Shots Not Painful Say Officials
State health experts challenge the common label that rabies shots are painful. Dr. A. B. Rich and F. W. Huff cite their experience and note shots are nearly painless after the initial prick. Rabies remains widespread in Texas with 567 positives last year and 357 positives diagnosed in the first half of this year. Vaccination advised only after exposure to a suspected rabid animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Rich
State Health Departments
Veterinary Public Health Division
F. W. Huff
Prudence
Dr. Rich
Texas
Admiral Etymology Traces to Arabic Chief Root
The word Admiral derives from Arabic Amir meaning chief with French addition of the ending d. The explanation highlights linguistic roots and the evolution of the title through languages.
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Amir
Social Security Benefits Basics and Examples
Gene Sheets of the Brownsville Social Security district outlines how benefits form a base for retirement income. Examples show a retired worker earning $150 monthly receiving $73, plus a 65 year old wife’s $0 to $105 boost with a minor child totaling $210 in some cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Sheets
Brownsville
Social Security District
Sheets
Congress
General Fleming Named Division Engineer in Dallas
Brig. Gen. Robert J. Fleming, commanding general of the Theater Army Support Command Europe, will become Division Engineer of the Army Engineers Southwestern Division in Dallas. He succeeds Brig. Gen. William Whipple who retires after serving since June 1958. Col. Stanley G. Reiff will act as Division Engineer until Fleming arrives in November. Fleming, 53, was a 1928 West Point graduate and has held multiple engineer posts including New England Division head and Philadelphia District Engineer. He served overseas in World War II and has held key engineering roles in Washington and Europe. He is married to Eleanor Marion Canby of Denver and they have two daughters.
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Galveston
Robert J. Fleming
Army Support Command
Europe
Army Engineers
Southwestern Division
Dallas
E. A. Hansen
William Whipple
Stanley G. Reiff
Fleming
Hansen
Corps of Engineers
United States Military Academy
New England
Philadelphia
Army Field Forces
Ft. Monroe
Virginia
National War College
Washington, D. C
Hawaiian Department Service Force
Xxii Corps
U. S
Eleanor Marion Canby
Denver
Colorado
Patricia Anne
Eleanor Augusta
Texas junior colleges push 1 instructor per 18 students goal
Texas Southmost College nears the 1 18 instructor to student ratio, with President C J Garland citing cost savings and more individualized instruction. Garland spoke in Austin after returning from the Texas Junior College Association convention and budget hearings. He noted junior colleges cost the state under 625 per student at UT compared with about 240 at junior colleges, plus home living savings for students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Texas Junior College Association
Texas Southmost College
TSC
C. J. Garland
Garland
State Association
Austin
Texas Southmost
Austin American-Statesman
University of Texas
Home and road win totals for the season
The report lists season wins: home 163 and road 122. Top home winner Victoria 30 defeats Tulsa 21, while top road winner the Valley 33 ties Amarillo 33 in losses.
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Victoria
Tulsa
the Valley
Amarillo
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Een
Gene Mock
Les Fresnos
Featuring
TEX Murphy Band
Rhythm Rascals
Tam
Saath
Valley
Explorer
Air
Delhi-Taylor and Mayfair
Delhi-Taylor Oil Corp
Huff
Rich
South Padre Island
A. R. Kent
Kent
Laguna Heights
Michigan
Tront
Rosebuds
Perl Bros
E. Elizabeth St
of the
E. Elizabeth Street
Fashion Clothiers
Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce
House OF Roy
Auto Parts & Accessories
The
Roxy Theater
Gen. Fleming
E. Elizabeth
United
E. Levee ST
Automatic Brothers
Singer Sewing Machines
Brownsville Flooring CO
Brownsville, Texas
James F. Orr
Lincoln
Causeway Entrance
Robert H. Kirkpatrick
Port Isabel, Texas
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