Garden Club District VI Meeting Highlights Weslaco
Mrs. Clarence R Hawkins led the District VI Texas Garden Clubs gathering in Weslaco with reports from the state and national meetings. Officers and chairmen presented year end outcomes, including the Driftwood Garden Club palm tree project and Flower Show plans for 1961, with Arbor Day and Rose Cup notes across Cameron and Willacy Counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence R. Hawkins
Texas State Garden Clubs, Inc
Valley Chamber of Commerce
Weslaco
C. E. Blackburn
Brownsville
Dallas
National Council
Houston
Howard Rigdon
McAllen
Valley Garden Clubs
Clarence Hawkins
Driftwood Garden Club
Stuart Adkins
John Cernelia
Homer Poe
Larry Allen
B.F. Barth
Fausto Sobrino
B. F. Barth
C. R. Hawkins
Hawkins
J. B. Rupe
A. Dondlinger
Mission
Donna
Port Isabel
Council of Garden Clubs
Esperanza Garden Club
Raymondville
M. E. Hickman
Edinburg
Hidalgo County
W. W. Housewright
San Benito
Cameron County
Cameron
Willacy
J. A. Hockaday
Thirteenth Birthday Dance Held at Reeves Home
Jimmie Reeves son of Mr and Mrs A J Reeves celebrated his thirteenth birthday with a dance party at his home on Saturday evening. Assorted sandwiches cake and punch were served to Wilma Lancaster Maureen Hammond Lynn Heinze Marian Bell Limmy Lee Goodrich Ann Privett Robert Christensen Pat Bell Charlies Bob bitt Bobby Kirkconnell Walter Skipworth and James Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Reeves
A. J. Reeves
Wilma Lancaster
Maureen Hammond
Lynn Heinze
Marian Bell
Limmy Lee Goodrich
Ann Privett
Robert Christensen
Pat Bell
Charlies Bobbitt
Bobby Kirkconnell
Walter Skipworth
James Green
W S C S Meeting Held At Mrs Cail Home
The Women s Society of Christian Service of Port Isabel First Methodist Church met Tuesday afternoon at Mrs Helen Cail s home. Vice president Cail presided in the president s absence. Millard Caudill led the program Set Apart for me followed by a business session and refreshments. Mrs Frank L Stanford returned from a San Antonio visit with grandchildren Betty and Dennis Webb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Port Isabel First Methodist Church
Helen Cail
Turner
Petch
Cail
Spradling
Merryman
Frank L. Stanford
San Antonio
Betty and
Dennis Webb
Have You Heard Local Family Visits and Travel Notes
Mrs F A Pfeiffer of San Antonio visited her daughter and family in Laguna Vista then returned home. Sons Mike and Jeff Zimmerman joined her for a two week stay. Francis Kershaw and Roddie left for New Augusta Mississippi to visit Mrs Kershaw’s mother Mrs S H Mills. Mrs Kershaw Jackie and Karrietta are already at the Mills home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Pfeiffer
San Antonio
William Zimmerman
Laguna Vista
Mike
Jeff
Francis Kershaw
Roddie
New Augusta
Mississippi
O. R. Lepore
Jimmie Harris
Edgar Hood
Glorieta
New Mexico
Training Union
Baptist News: WMU meets. church events and visits noted
The WMU of First Baptist Church will meet on June 22 at 9 30 a m in the Educational Building for Royal Service led by Mrs R J Harris and Stewardship by Mrs E J Hood. Teachers and Officers held a covered dish supper at 6 30 p m in the Educational Building followed by a regular meeting and prayer service led by E L Green and Mrs Bob Phillips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Frisbey
WMU
The
First Baptist Church
R. J. Harris
E. J. Hood
Bro. E. L. Green
Baptist Mexican Mission
James LaRoche
Padre Island Shell Club Plans Display and Fair
A preliminary meeting led by Al McGehee, park director, discussed forming a permanent shell display for Padre Island, a shell library, a newsletter, and a shell fair during the coming winter. Mrs. Allen emphasized learning scientific names to identify shells, citing the Padre Island shell known as angel wing by locals as a pen shell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Padre Island
Allen
Angel Wing
al McGehee
Prayer Service and Meetings Schedule Announced
A 7 30 prayer service follows a 7 o clock teachers and officers meeting. The nursery will be open for the services. Mr and Mrs C C Waldrum host their grandchildren Charles and Debra Dixon from Sherman Texas as summer guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Waldrum
Charles and
Debra Dixon
Sherman, Texas
Two Naval A Station staffers win Superior Performance honors
Richard W. Park Electronic Mechanic and Mrs Kay H Green Civilian Personnel Clerk at Port Isabel Naval Auxiliary Air Station receive Outstanding Performance ratings and Superior Performance awards for 1959 60. Green also earned the same honors for 1958 59 for duties as Civilian Personnel Assistant alongside her Personnel Clerk duties. Green born in South Dakota and resides with husband Ed in Port Isabel. they attend First Baptist Church. Park, son of Mr and Mrs John L Park of La Feria, is San Benito High School alumnus and First Presbyterian Church member. Park and his wife Elzora and children Barbara Ann and Richard Lewis live at 1037 N Sam Houston San Benito.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service
Richard W. Park
Kay H. Green
Port Isabel Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Green
C. D. Huston
Park
Elzora
Barbara Ann
Richard Lewis
N. Sam Houston, San Benito
Also Mentioned on This Page
Port Isabel Press
Dist. Board Meeting of
Texas Garden Clubs
Sammie Schmidt
Benevolent, Patriotic Order of Dues
Hollywood
Florida
Diplomatic Hotel
W.S.C.S
Terry and
Todd Maddox
Jim Maddox
le Marque
Texas
C. B. Rice
Central Power and Light Company
Brock Stone
Mrs
Floyd Bobbitt
Rose Dunna
Jim Benton
Bentons
Freeport
John Guerin
Austin
H. C. Carson
Ion Robert Smith
Corpus Christi
Boca Chica
Walt Disney Cartoon
Ulysses
Anthony Quinn
Kirk Douglas
Willard Parker, Grant Williams
Gregory Peck
Ava Gardner
John Saxon, Molly Bee
Doris Day
David Niven
Trooper
Hook
Joel McCrea, Barbara Stanwyck
Baptist News
Bob Phillips
Dolly Vinsant Hospital
A. C. Hill
Jefferson Street
Reba Landers
Susie Landers
Laguna Heights
California
Majesric
Guy Williams
Henry Calvin
James Stewart
Lisa LU
Shell Club
Queen Isabel Inn
Jefferson Inn
Red Arrow Inn
Brazos Hotel
Coastal Hotel
Isabel
Tia Bain
Pareto
Golden Jersey
Ochoa No
San
Jersey
Reyes Grocery
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