The Bridge at Remagen premiere invitation note
Raymord R Murphy recalls U S Rep Ken Hechler inviting him to the world premiere of The Bridge At Remagen in Huntington West Virginia on June 25 Hechler, history writer of the 9th Armored Division, details the Rhine crossing and the Ludendorff Bridge battle as Murphy covers the events and losses along the Rhine front on March 1945 He describes German surrender, mine fields, and bridge actions leading up to the crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Ken Hechler
D-W. Va
Remagen
Hechler
Huntington
W. Va
9Th Armored Division
Ludendorff
Rhine
Germany
Leonard Engeman
Moscowitz
Duren
Ahrweiler
Abrweiler
Bad Neuenahr
Erpel
Engeman
Combat Command
Bill Hoge
John Leonard
George Zoumas
60Th
Timmerman
Vocational Oceanography Course Initiated Here
The Point Isabel Independent School District funds a Vocational Shrimping School as part of the program with about 14000 dollars allocated to equipment and materials. An instructor I D McNab is tentatively chosen. the plan may be named Vocational Oceanography and counseling will orient students to the shrimp industry.
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The _ Vocational Shrimping School
Point Isabel Independent School
Bill
I. D. McNab
McNab
Supt
Berry L
Port Isabel, San Benito
Collins Insurance Agency
San Benito
Port Isabel
R. M. Parker
Ronald Karg
Durable Coast Guard Cutter Joins Brownsville Port
The 210 foot cutter Durable arrives as Brownsville becomes its permanent home port. Commander Paul E. Schroeder leads the ship with a 61 member crew and a helicopter deck for air rescues. Welcome ceremonies and a Border Buttermilk reception mark the debut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Coast Guard
Durable
Johnny Snow
Chamber of Commerce
Guilf
Paul E. Schroeder
Schroeder
Cdr
Richard M. Thomas
Microfile Center Inc Alias P O Box 45436 Texas
A brief notice identifies Microfile Center Inc with a mailing address at P O Box 45436 in Texas 75235. The fragment provides no further details on actions, dates, or involvement.
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Microfile Center, Inc
Alias
Texas
Lions Club Horse Show Events Changes
The Los Fresnos Lions Club charity horse show shifts to western style events over a three day run with reduced admission. Gate prices drop from 2.00 to 1.00, general 1.00 to 0.50, and children under 12 pay 0.25 with under six free. Reserved box seats remain 20 for eight seats. The Rio Grande Valley Mounted Quadrille lights up the show with a colors post by the Cameron County Sheriff and the Arrow procession on Friday and Saturday.
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Los Fresnos Lions Club
Lions Club
Terrell Bozarth
Los Fresnos
Port Isabel
Rio Grande Valley
Cameron County Sheriff's Posse
Order of the Arrow
Five Day Outlook Below Normal Temperatures Expected
The forecast calls for average highs from 9 to 99 and lows near 73 to 75 across five days with little change day to day. No significant precipitation or weather events are anticipated.
Sunken Treasure Off Padre Island Reported
The July August issue of True Treasure details Padre Island treasure lore with photos and descriptions of recoveries. It cites Spanish records and diaries to support the claim of locating a galleon wreck along the Texas coast near Corpus Christi to Port Isabel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Padre Island
Texas
Corpus Christi Bay
Port Isabel
New World
North
South America
True Treasure Magazine
Padre
Brother
Laguna Vista Library Hours Begin June 16
The Laguna Vista Public Library will be open Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays from 2 to 5 PM each week starting June 16. Librarians on duty are Mrs. James Falucuer on Monday, Mrs. Frank Beaumont on Wednesday and Mrs. Otto Jonson on Friday.
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Laguna Vista Public Library
James Falucuer
Frank Beaumont
Otto Jonson
Central Power and Light Announces Arm for Industry Winners
CPL named 20 winners in its Arm for Industry contest with top honors going to Alice Carrizo Springs Mercedes Natalia and Sinton each earning 500 Award of Excellence. Fifteen additional communities collected 100 Awards of Merit including Bay City Columbus Del Rio Edinburg El Campo Falfurrias Freer Goliad Karnes City Nixon Palacios Pleasanton Port Lavaca Raymondville and Seadrift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Texas
Central Power and Light Company
CPL
Barney M. Davis
Alice
Carrizo Springs
Mercedes
Natalia
Sinton
Bay City
Columbus
del Rio
Edinburg
el Campo
Falfurrias
Freer
Goliad
Karnes City
Nixon
Palacios
Pleasanton
Port Lavaca
Raymondville
Seadrift
Arm
Davis
Arm For Industry
United States
Padre Surf Drowns Two Teenagers On South Padre Island
Two teens drowned on South Padre Island this week. Leticia Flores 15 and a San Diego visitor Richard Bergen 17 were found dead in the Gulf. Flores was an eighth grade student at Gay Junior High School and is survived by her mother, father, and four sisters. Bergen was visiting with California students and died in an accidental drowning near the Dunes Motel. Funeral services held for Flores at First Mexican Baptist Church in Harlingen with burial in Loma Linda Cemetery.
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South Padre Island
Leticia Flores
Refugia V. Flores
Harlingen
Gulf
Miss Flores
Gay Junior High School
Antonio Flores
Brownsville
Maria Guadalupe Flores
Blanca Estella Flores
Ester Bernice Flores
Elena Flores
First Mexican Baptist Church of
Loma Linda
Richard Bergen
San Diego
California
Dunes
Bergen
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By Raymord R. Murphy
Bridges
Elmer H. Harbour
Kansas
Harbour
W. Carl Powers
Bertha J. Estes
Garriga
Washington
Campeche
McLane
Kimball
Reliance
Corpus Christi
Ross P. Bullard
Eighth Coast Guard District
New Orleans
Thier
Galveston
Irvin Shepard
Janet Bell
Bartholomew's Marina
Sea Ranch Motel
Firemen’s Hall
Miss Bell
Robert W. Bell
Laguna Vista
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Cp&l
James Harwell
Texas Industrial Commission
Robert E. Norwood
Texas Research League
Perry Shepard
Industrial Development Department
Bank of the Southwest
Houston
John R. Stockton
Bureau of Business Research
University of Texas
State of Texas
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