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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1954
Page
6
Fragmentary community column recounts scouts visiting Fred Buss and sermons at a Methodist church. mentions Tarzana Rita and Wayne blood tests, Daisy Varnam mermaid nominee, Barnacle Bob Varnum shrimping, and Charlene's six o clock gas work at Bobbitt's Gulf.
A lively Port Isabel column details social chatter, birthdays, and hometown sightings. Highlights include Margaret turning fifteen and Charlene entering seventeen, a visit by Governor Allan Shivers with a parade entourage, and various town personalities from Eddie Whitney to Dan Riley’s quip about Miss Mc Allen. Also noted are travel tales, weddings, and a double valedictorian pair Lorraine and Elaine Katz from Austin High, tied for first and awarded University of Chicago scholarships.
Paris earns the nickname City of Missing Men as about 20 000 disappear yearly. Adolescents account for many, but most cases involve marital discontent or routine fatigue. About 6 000 nonreturns, only 1 percent linked to foul play. Police deem cases closed after three years if the person does not reappear.
Beth Cook, 19 months, fell into a private lake in Little Rock. Quacking ducks drew her mother’s attention and the Little Rock fire department used artificial respiration and a resuscitator to revive her.
Soviet authorities unveil a new Pantheon tomb for Lenin and Stalin signaling a continued cult of leadership. In other news, communist nations push steel production gains while U N relief efforts accelerate in South Korea as aid programs shift into higher gear.
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