Garden Club Installs New Officers At May Banquet
The Driftwood Garden Club held its May 14 annual banquet at the Queen Isabel Motor Inn with officers installed and symbolic gifts presented. Palm trees donated by members line a new memorial stretch named for Roland A. and Geneva Peebles, while Girl Scouts and club members shared reports on projects including litter bag making and yearbook work.
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Driftwood Garden Club
Queen Isabel Motor Inn
Lowery
Jardine
Allen
Colley
Dale Anderson
George Colley
A. W. Jardine
Gladys Peebles
Port Isabel BPW Club Plans Scholarship Fund and Convention Delegates
The Port Isabel Business and Professional Women's Club prepared a scrapbook for judging at the state convention. Miss Gladys Peebles showed it to members who approved the auditing report. A scholarship fund committee chaired by Mrs Marin Torres was formed and class Spanish lessons for Port Isabel High School girls are planned. Delegates to the upcoming convention are Mrs Eleanor Morgen, Mrs Mary Moremo, and Mrs Helena Sandlin. Officers will be installed June 16 at the Driftwood Restaurant.
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BPW
Gladys Peebles
Public Housing Authority Recreation Hall
Marin Torres
Pyort Isabel
R. Boudreaux
Port Isabel
Driftwood
Sandy Retreat Resort
Duplicate Bridge Winners Reported by Bay Area Club
The Bay Area Duplicate Bridge Club met on Tuesday in Firemen's Hall with Olga Posey and Gladys McDonald taking first place. Second and third went to Truda Baumfelder with Herold Roger, and Madge Cherry with Lyle Hightower, all from Brownsville or nearby locales. Regular meetings occur each Tuesday evening at the Firemen's Hall. The Atacama Desert in Chile is cited as one of the Earth's most arid regions with vast barren stretches.
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Bay Area
Duplicate Bridge Club
Firemen's Hall
Olga Posey
Gladys McDonald
Brownsville
Truda Baumfelder
Port Isabel
Herold Roger
Laguna Vista
Madge Cherry
Lyle Hightower
Lois Burwell
Laguna Heights
Ruth Cottam
Firemen’s Hall
Texas to Spend 311 Million on Highway Hazard Corrections
The Texas Highway Department announced a four year plan with an estimated 310.9 million for correcting highway hazards across the state. District 12 Houston and Harris County lead with 38.5 million, while District 24 El Paso shows the lowest at 1.5 million across four projects. Federal funds total 121.6 million with highway user taxes supporting the program.
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Texas Highway Department
Bureau
D. C. Greer
Greer
Houston
Harris County
District 18
Dallas
el Paso
Fishing Report From Insils Motor Lodge Marina
Joe C. Benton and family of Houston reported fifty trout caught while boating swimming and fishing. Farley Gunther and Alan Hoefsall party from Pecos caught 42 trout weighing 1 to 2½ pounds. Jolly couples from Houston fished one day and landed fifty trout weighing up to 4½ pounds. Red Snapper charter boats turned back due to high winds. Murky water tips suggest two spoons in tandem with one hooked removed.
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Motor Lodge
Joe C. Benton
Houston
Texas
Farley Gunther
Alan Hoefsall
Pecos
L. A
C L. Jolly
Vacationers Warned By Police Chief In Port Isabel
Port Isabel Police Chief Charles F Barter urged vacationers to prepare homes before leaving. He advised making a lived in look with lawn care and mail notices, leaving lights on at times, using strong locks, storing valuables, and notifying police so they can check on homes during absences.
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Port Isabel
Charles F. Barter
Chief Barter
Barter
Brglar
Bar
Ter
Three County 4-Hers Attend State Roundup at A and M
Three Cameron County 4-Hers including one from San Benito travel to Texas A and M University on June 7 8 for the annual 4 H Roundup. Robert McDonald Madalyn McDonald and Jean Orr will compete in state events after winning top honors in county and district contests. The program opens with a barbecue and general assembly at Kyle Field with Ben Barnes as featured speaker and awards to 4 H supporters.
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Cameron County
San Benito
Texas A & M University
Robert McDonald
Roy McDonald
Madalyn McDonald
Harold McDonald
la Feria
Jean Orr
E. B. Orr
Robert
Laredo
Madalyn
Jean
Lone Star State
General Assembly
Kyle Field Stadium
Ing
Searchal
Texas House of Representatives
Ben Barnes
Tandem Spoons Add Darting Action For Windy Casts
The excerpt notes that tandem spoons provide a darting action that creates flash and extra weight suited for casting into strong wind, enhancing lure performance.
Coin Club Meeting Speakers at Housing Project Session
The area coin club will meet in the community building of the Housing Project at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 12. Robert C. Dedmon of Brownsville will be speaker for the session.
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The
Area Coin Club
Robert C. Dedmon
Brownsville
New Pan Am Choir Director Named At Pan American College
Dr. John D. Anderson announces Ray Drakeley as the new Pan Am choir director joining the faculty in September. Drakeley brings operatic, Broadway, and television credits and will teach voice, coach ensembles, and help launch musical comedy and operatic productions on campus. He and his wife plan to move to the Valley mid year.
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Pan American College
John D. Anderson
Pan Am
Ray Drakeley
Ralph Schilling
Drakeley
His Majesty's Theater
London
St. James
Century Theaters
Broadway
ABC Television
Southern Connecticut Opera Company
Silvermine Guild Opera Company
Robert Shaw Chorale
Cremio
Victor
Columbia
20Th Century Fox
the Entertainers
Garry Moore
Voice of Firestone
Andy Williams
Pat Boone
Caesers
Martha Raye
NBC
Eileen Farrel
Metropolitan Opera Company
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Adolfo Garza
PTA
Garden Club
B&pw News
Atacama Desert
Chile
Sea Island
Padre Island
Port Isabel, Tex
Three County
Coin Club News
Emmett Sewell
Hayes St
Singer
Carlos A. Cisneros Appliances
Adams
Washington
Pan Am Choir
Shers
Raul Zamora
Dora
Rafael Mata
Francisco Mata
Our Lady Star of the Sea Church
E. Manautou Department Store
Yee Et
Rec Tai As
E. Elizabeth
Merchants Marine
State Bank
Merchants Marine State Bank
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