Wowehs Society at Tuesday Meeting in Port Isabel
Mary Alice Carr a Southwestern University student spoke on Activities of Methodist youth on campus at Mrs. Hickman home. Lord Caudill presented a lesson on Matter Calleth You. Robert Monlux chaired the beautification committee planning church yard landscaping. Mrs. Hickman served refreshments to thirteen members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woweh
Chris Tahnet
Hickman
Mary Alice Carr
Southwestern Unihier
George Carr
Port Isabel
Methodist
Lord Caudill
Robert Monlux
Judge Dancy Blames Nutrition For Public Service Costs
The judge criticized economic hardship and said many citizens unfairly bear service costs while noting Bushmen in Australia pay no taxes because they lack taxable assets. He urged listeners to reconsider perceived tax burdens amid resource constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Dancy
Australia
Family visits and arrivals brighten Paisadel area
Jerry Ray and family arrived to visit Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ray, with Jerry returning to Laredo Air Force Base. Mrs. Ray and children will stay a week. Jackie Mahurin Selma Trahan and Mark visit from Baton Rouge to see grandparents. Mrs. Thrash and Jay Thrash visit Mrs. and Mr. Johnston in Hesima. Miss Mary Lea Johnston returns home from school while teaching in Spirit Lake system. Ewing Clark leaves for Mountain Home for four weeks. This is the first time in three years the family is together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Ray
Mr. Ray
J. C. Ray
Jerry
Laredo Air Force Base
Ray
Wek
Jackie Mahurin
Selma Trahan
Mark
Baton Rouge
Purvis
J.°. Thrash
Gon Jay
Hesima, la
L.C. Johnston
Thrash
Betty Johnson
Paisadel
Mary Lea Johnston
Re L C. Johnston
Miss Johnston
Colorado
Mrs. Ewing Clark
Mountain Home
Texas
Byrd Children Are Party Honorees
Sharon Byrd celebrated her seventh birthday and Calvin Byrd his second at a family party in the Byrd home this week. Relatives and friends, including Martha Charles, Sandra Bobbitt, Charlie Wells, and others attended, with lemonade and dogs served by Mrs. Roy Byrd. Mothers present included Mesdames Sam Byrd, Lee Sears, Floyh Bobnitt,Frank Mesners, Earl Lone and Roy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon
Calvin Byrd
Byrd
Calvin
Barthda
Mrs W Brown Honored At Saturday Afternoon Coffee
Mrs W Brown was guest of honor at a butterly coffee hosted by Mrs Jack Merriman and Mr Floyd Bobbitt at the Bobbitt home on Adams Street. Guests included Mesdames Lester Powers John E W Heinge Jr To lock Jimmy Haley Bill Pair George Carr Fred Petch and the honoree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bil Brown
Jack Merriman
Floyd Bobbitt
Bobbitt
Adame Street
Lester Powers
John E. W. Heinge Jr
Dancy Discusses Welfare History At LWV Meeting
The League of Women Voters heard Judge Oscar C. Dancy speak on Cameron County public health and welfare history at the Fort Brown Womens Center on July 26. He traced funding origins from the Rockefeller Foundation and Sheppard-Towner Act and urged a healthful Valley for residents and visitors alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womens Center
Fort Brown
Oscar C. Dancy
Cameron County
Judge Dancy
San Benito
Judes Dancy
Cameron
Texas
Hidalgo
First USDA Report Says Groceries Cheaper So Far
The U S Department of Agriculture reports 1954 first quarter grocery costs averaged about three percent below the same period in 1953. Decline mainly from poultry meat dairy and cereals while fruits and vegetables rose. Farmers’ prices for food products fell eight percent from a year ago, hogs milk butterfat and eggs leading the drop. Marketing charges fell slower than prices, lowering the farmer’s share of the food dollar to 42 cents in January–March, down three cents from 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Patrol Extends Deadline For Highway Patrol Sications
Deadline extended from July 25 to August 1 for highway patrol actions. One hundred new officers to be hired using funds from a legislature driven by raised drivers license fees. Hospital charges set at three dollars daily for indigent patients and pay patients pay seven fifty more per day. Cause cited as low legislative appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sealy
University of Branch At
Galveston
Optimistic fan believes worn shoes still lead to feet
An optimistic optimist is a fan who figures that when his shoes wear out he'll be back on his feet.
Valley Sportsman Club Sets Six New Objectives For Year
Cooper, new president, outlines aims to boost Valley wildlife habitat and outdoor conditions. The club, rising from 800 to 1313 members, seeks passes across Padre Island for fishing, a year round Laguna in Cameron County, longer duck and goose seasons, and regional sportmen groups promoting conservation laws for Falcon Lake. Cooper, ex Harlingen coach, now manages The Sportsman, author and avid hunter with two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wal Sportsmen Club
Cooper
Padre Island
Laguna
Cameron County
Vailey
Webb
Zapata
Falcon Lake
Sportsman
Harlingen
Haringen High School
Mintret
Austwell
Tex
Gregory High School
Texas A & I College
Rotary District 185 Lieutenant Governor to Visit Port Isabel
Lieutenant governor of Rotary District 185 Mr. Sammons will visit Port Isabel Rotary Club as a speaker and official guest, meeting club members and discussing district aims. The Port Isabel event highlights Rotary outreach and community service commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sammons
Rotary District
Port Isabel
Catfish Letter on Easy Living and National Stamina
The Catfish Philosopher on his Arroyo Johnson grass farm reflects on easy living and foresight. He recalls a newspaper article quoting a Washington expert warning that early living habits are eroding America's stamina, noting the cost of the automobile as part of the shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson Grass
Arroyo
Washington
America
Hearty Ham Salad With Apple Gelatin Mold
Summer salad idea using apple flavored gelatin as a light main dish. Dissolve gelatin in hot water add cold water vinegar and salt fold in ham peas and celery chill in molds unmold onto greens and garnish with mayonnaise makes five servings.
The Muscle to Resist the Machine Age
A speaker argues against easy living caused by cars radios and gadgets. He insists Americans work hard to maintain and upgrade technology rather than becoming soft. He claims continued effort preserves strength comparable to early human struggle.
Television Schedules for July 20 21 22 Channel 4 5
TV listings across Channel 4 Channel 5 and Channel Z show Sign On previews News Weather and a mix of entertainment including The Bob Cumming Show Hollywood Wrestling Lawrence Welk Show and Race into late evening. Carried programs include Mighty features such as The Million Dollar Matinee and Armchair Theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Channel 4
Ames Bros
Fisher
Cimax
Ray Gordon
Bob
Channel Z Ene
Insurance. Commission of Texas
Hollywood Wrestling
Channel 5
Moulton Cobb
Hollywood
George Gobel
Lews
Oral Roberts
Clyde Bryant
Tig E Theatre
J. Fisher
Bob Cumming
Spray And Poisoned Bait Kill Flies If Enough Is Used
Dr. David M. Cowgill reports a widespread fly invasion across Cameron and Hidalgo counties. He advocates spraying with DDT and chlordanes plus malathion bait, which can be applied high on walls to avoid children and animals, to curb fly swarms in homes, pastures, and decaying tunas areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David M. Cowgill
Cameron
Hidalgo
Cowell
Cowgill
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Mrs.w. Brown
LWV
Dancy
Port Isabel & Vicinity
Valley Sportsman Club
Gulf Coast
Coad
Pacific
Valley ‘Sportsmen Club
ED Cooper
Catfish
Seaside Inn
Buster Transit
Isla Blanca
la Blanca
Jerry Wilson
WTC
Broenneine
Brownsville
Port Isabel - Padre Island
Hess
Grose
Valley Transit CO
Valley Transit Company, Inc
Toad Mbean
J. H. Batsell & Sons
E. Elizabeth
Texas International
Los Fresnos
Los Fresnos, Texas
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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