Laguna Madre B and P W Club Meeting at Kittila Home
Laguna Madre Business and Professional Women's Club met May 2 at Mrs. Winifred Kittila’s South Padre Island home with Mrs. Lena Hall as co host. 1st Vice President Mrs. Kittila presided. Gertrude Gilliam reported on the Lucky Game at the Chamber of Commerce center May 30, noting strong ticket donations from Port Isabel merchants. Prizes will be reused. members thanked donors. New members Anne Rasmussen and Mary Shatto were welcomed. The next agenda includes officer installation with state dignitaries expected in Fort Worth for the convention. Mary Anderson and Gertrude Gilliam left for the State Convention. Guests included Mrs. Tillie Franke. refreshments were by Mrs. Lena Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laguna Madre Business and Professional Women's Club
Winifred Kittila
South Padre Island
Lena Hall
Kittila
Gertrude Gilliam
Chamber of Commerce
Port Isabel
Anne Rasmussen
Mary Shatto
Mary Anderson
Club
Fort Worth
Tillie Franke
Mesdames
Annie Laurie Warren
Inez Maas
Hattie Cateora
Virginia Henderson
Louvina Carr
Helen Williams
Mable Hickman
Mary Maramo
Millie Harris
Juanita Woolverton
Willa Benton
Dena Hall
Thelma Colley
Cub Scout Pack 17 Camp Perry Outing
Scouting Den 1 Pack 17 campers headed to Camp Perry Saturday morning with fifteen children including Cubs and Den Chief. Adults included Cub Master Clyde Privett and several parents. visitors joined the outing. They returned to Port Isabel at five in the afternoon. Den 1 Pack 17 held its last den meeting Wednesday the 27 at Mrs D R Hutchinson's home with Pledge of Allegiance led by Michael Cateora and a decoration drawing won by Mark Thornton Jesse Chasteen Bryan Ray and Robert Gonzales. Refreshments were served outdoors and the meeting ended with the living circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Den 1
Camp Perry
Cubs
Clyde Privett
D. R. Hutchinson
Woody Thornton
E. W. Cateora
Gualberto Gonzales
May Brooks
Ethel Stockwell
Port Isabel
Den
Pack 17
Michael Cateora
Mark Thornton
Jesse Chasteen
Bryan Ray
Robert Gonzales
Valley Botanical Gardens Open House This Sunday
An open house at the Valley Botanical Gardens will be held Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m. The event features a Beta Sigma Phi dedication, new garden features, and a study cactus garden. Memberships start at 5 dollars for individuals and 25 dollars for clubs, with daily admissions at 2 cents.
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Valley Botanical Gardens
Valley Botanical Garden Board
McAllen
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Beta Sigma Phi
Chamber of Commerce
H. R. Hughes
C. J. Haven
Jtn
Brownsville Presbyterians Hold Retreat in Port Isabel
The First Presbyterian Women of the Church executive board held a May 25 retreat at J. H. Batsell cottage in Port Isabel from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mrs. George Hodge led opening business, Mrs. Lee Tucker gave the devotional and theme, and Mrs. Franklin Dodd discussed the revised plan of organization. Attendants included Mrs. Hodge, Mrs. Batsell, Mrs. Tandy, Mrs. Rusteberg, and others, with guests Mrs. Mark French, Mrs. Robertson, and Mrs. Lyle.
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The
Women of the Church, First Presbyterian
J. H. Batseill
Port Isabel
George Hodge
Lee Tucker
Don Everson
Franklin Dodd
Mmes
J. H. Batsell
Cleve Tandy
Fred Rusteberg
James Friedel
Joe Hahn
Stanley Duckworth
Bill Cameron
N. A. Hardee, Jr
Howard Cummins
Ray Fondren
Chauncey Reid
Claude Lamberth
Siby Maring
Doug Barley
Clyde Tandy
Mark French
Brownsville
H. V. Robertson
Glendale
D. M. Lyle
Springfield, Mo
Martinez Family Heads To Mexico on Tour
Mr and Mrs Juan J Martinez and their family depart for a trip into Mexico visiting Acapulco Mexico City Monterrey and other points of interest. They plan stops at the National Museum of History the Palace of Fine Arts and the Mexican American Cultural Institute while noting the pyramids built by the Indians of Mexico.
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Juan J. Martinez
Mexico
Acapucoa
Mexico City
Monterrey
Ierest
National Museum of History
Palace of Fine Arts
LePere Couple Return From Houston Vacation
Dr and Mrs O R LePere came back from a brief Houston Texas vacation with four grandchildren to stay four weeks. Mrs LePere attended Kindergarten courses at Hunter's Creek Elementary Memorial Drive Elementary and the 2nd Baptist Day School. She enrolled in Modern Mathematics workshops for Primary Grades and Spaulding Phonics Course set for August.
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O. R. LePere
Houston
Texas
Camp Lula Sams Girl Scout Sessions Listed
Registrations for Camp Lula Sams Weslaco Brownsville open at the council office for girls aged 9 by September 1, 1964 through 17. Two week sessions run June mid to August with costs 40 to 36 dollars per girl per session. Applications from The Tip of Texas era Box 974 Weslaco.
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Weslaco
Lula Sams
Brownsville
Counci
Stssi
Birthday and anniversary greetings notice
Birthday greetings list for June dates includes Karl Jaguillard Cora Martin Vi dal Cantu Norberto Perez Sr Petra Alaniz with additional names Tom Davis Jaime Alaniz Donald Lee Hockaday Irma Reyes and Gertrude Gillian. Anniversary wishes go to Mr and Mrs Sam Byrd in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Jaguillard
Cora Martin
Vidal Cantu
Norberto Perez Sr
Petra Alaniz
Tom Davis
Jaime Alaniz
Donald Lee Hockaday
Irma Reyes
Gertrude Gillian
Sam Byrd
Rome's conquest reshaped fields in Sicily and Africa
During Roman rule vineyards were uprooted across Sicily and North Africa. the lands were repurposed to grow wheat and barley, reflecting agrarian shifts under imperial domination.
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Mediterranean
Sicily
North
Africa
Potato blight of 1845 caused mass famine in Ireland
The 1845 potato blight triggered a famine in Ireland leading to about 1.5 million deaths and another million emigrants. The disaster reshaped Irish society and prompted widespread displacement.
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Ireland
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Kerrin
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Cooperatin
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San Benito
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Albert L. Meyers
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Birtday Greetings
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Washington
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