Girl Scout Camp Opens July 30 for Local Units
Girl Scouts in grades 6 through 9 for the 1961-62 school year are invited to attend a camping session at Camp Lula Sams. Departure from St An drews Church is at 3 00 p m July 30 with personal meals. $1 registration and $3 camp costs due in Harlingen by June 16. Leaders are Mrs Colley Barta Bell and Kirkpatrick.
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Camp Lula Sams
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Tip of
Texas Girl Scout Council
E. Jackson Harlingen
Texas
Harlingen
Wed
Parish group meetings schedule and welcomes
The Altar Boys met Friday June 3 in Father Fanning’s office with three attendees Rogerio Villarreal Eliseo Vega and Manuel Reyes. The Annual Bazaar committee convened Thursday June 7 at 8 00 pm to recruit members for a successful event. A follow up meeting is set for Friday June 15 at 7 30 pm in the church. Father Alfonso Omi from Brownsville is serving as pastor temporarily and Sisters Mary Stanislaus and Mary James Marie of the Sisters of the Congregation are assisting summer parish activities. A Co Y O meeting is planned for Wednesday June 21 at 7 00 pm at the school. all members should attend.
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Altar Boys
Pather Fanning
Rogerio Villarreal
Eliseo Vega
Manuel Reyes
Alfonso Omi
Brownsville
Father Fanning
WSCS Discusses Deaconess Work
The Women's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church met at Mrs. Helen Cail's home on Tuesday June 12 at 3 pm Refreshments were served by the hostess to Mines E E Spradling W C Churchwell M N Caudill Ada Gaskill H H Somnitz F L Martin and Irene Shaw The program on The Ecumenical Deaconess and Missionary featured a devotional by Mrs Caudill and a fact finding panel of Mrs Churchwell Mrs Marlin and Mrs Cail The meeting closed with prayer and business session led by Mrs Shaw
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Women’s Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church
Helen Cail
E. E. Spradling
W C. Churchwell
M. N. Caudill
Ada Gaskill
H. H. Somnitz
F. L. Martin
Irene Shaw
Cail
Shell Club Meeting in Rio Grande Valley Holds Regular Session
The Shell Club of the Rio Grande Valley met at Jetties Cafe on Friday night May 8 at 7 30 p m with about 50 attendees. Members studied Pectens shells and planned a July picnic on Padre Island led by President Mrs Larry Allen.
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Shell Club
Rio Grande Valley
Jetties Cafe
Valley
Padre Island
Larry Allen
Brownie Scout Camp Seeks Transport Help in Laguna Vista
The Brownie Scout Camp runs Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Laguna Vista and is seeking transportation support. Interested parties should contact Mrs. Dorothy Jaquillard.
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Laguna Vista
Dorothy Jaquillard
Baptist Mexican Mission Attends Noted Sunday School Milestones
Mrs. Ochoa's Primary Class posts perfect attendance with three visitors. Juniors tie in attendance. Six youth attend a rally in Harlingen at Parkdale Baptist Church. Vacation Bible School averages fifty eight daily attendees over ten days. Local families plan summer travel and visits to UT Austin, Brownsville, and New Mexico.
Teen News Highlights From Island Activities This Week
Teen reporters recap a busy week with a Cape Fear viewing, a Harlingen Youth Rally attendance, and upcoming Port Isabel rally invitation. Listings note multiple students attending events on the Island and at local theatres, plus several dedications to songs and performances.
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Roger DeRick
Mary K. Kennedy
Cape Fear
Susie Landers
Pamela Poston
Nadelle Drewery
Dee Dee Lancaster
Darlene Drewery
New Treatment For Old Shoes
A new leather friendly paint lets color shoes repeatedly without damage.About 31 fashion shades exist including black and white with mixable tones. A special cleaner erases mistakes and enables repainting. pearlized finishes offer metallic glow. A touch of glitter can dress up outfits. Harris attended an ice cream party. Mike Wilkins and Lynnda Kennedy watched a film.
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Harris
Mike Wilkins
Lynnda Kennedy
Return Home From Vacation in New York and Plassbury
Mr and Mrs C W Starling and family Sharon and Jim return from a two week holiday to Plassbury New York and New York City. They visited daughter and family Stephen Lowenthal in Plassbury and toured the Statue of Liberty in the city. Bill Hall joined them but stayed in New York for the summer. The piece notes ancient waterpower development for grinding grain around 100 B C and mentions that armed force to loot has appeared in every nation and age.
Six Die in May Traffic Crashes in the Rio Grande Valley
Six persons died in five May traffic crashes in the Rio Grande Valley with drinking drivers a recurring factor. Five deaths were in Hidalgo County and one in Starr County, the latter the year’s first there. In 1962 total first five months deaths reach 25 across four counties, with 74 rural crashes and $55,024 in property damage.
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Rio Grande Valley
Hidalgo County
Starr County
First Baptist Port Isabel Hosts Wickham Mission Pastor
Port Isabel welcomed Bro. Collins Wickham his wife and daughter at a June fellowship at First Baptist Church as Wickham was called to be Baptist Mexican Mission Pastor. Youth Crusaders from Port Isabel joined Parkdale Baptist Harlingen in Harlingen with 31 youths and 5 adults. next meeting July 8 in Port Isabel. Workers Conference set for June 26 in Harlingen. WM A and Junior G A activities announced for summer planning.
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First Baptist Church
Bro
Collins Wickham
Port Isabel
Bro. Wickham
Youth Crusaders
Parkdale Baptist Church
Harlingen
Texas
Ga’s
Ver Poston
Drunk Driving Involvement Cited In May Crash Toll
The report notes that in May among five fatal crashes, only one lacked a drinking driver. Across 314 crashes in the first five months of 1962, 109 involved a drinking driver. Valley patrol units made 918 traffic law arrests in May, including 23 DWI arrests, and 394 people were charged with Driver's License violations. Paul Oder, Lieutenant.
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Texas
Paul Oder
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