Regal Horseflesh Display Expands Lions Charity Show
Los Fresnos Lions Club expands their annual Charity Horse Show with higher prizes and three night shows starting June 27 28 and 29. Daytime exhibitions on June 28 29 feature Appaloosas and Quarterhorses with free admission. proceeds fund Lions Club projects including Crippled Children’s Hospital and Valley Boys Ranch. Horse values exceed a quarter of a million dollars with $80000 in parade trappings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Fresnos Lions Club
Mem
Bers
Lions Light Conservation
Crippled Children's Hospital
Valley Boys Ranch
Little League Baseball
Rio Grande Valley
Lions Optimistic On Show Success At Los Fresnos Horse Event
The Los Fresnos Lions Club forecasts a strong turnout for the Wth anniversary charity horse show opening Thursday through Saturday. Tennessee walking horses from Dallas and Jackson Tennessee entries boost a barrel race with a $200 stake, $75 winner prize, trophy and ribbon. Reserved seats cost $1.75, with no admission on Friday and Saturday for select shows, while Lions prepare venues and bleachers for a quarter million dollars in horseflesh and expanded seating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Fresnos
Los Fresnos Lions Club
Tennessee Walking
Dallas
Harold T. Melver
Jackson
Tenn
Jourdandj
U. S. Border Patrol Academy
1963 South Texas Space Fair Sets Attendance Records
The 1963 South Texas Space Fair and Navy Relief Festival ran June 14 to 16 at Naval Air Station with attendance and fundraising matching prior highs for the Texas Auxiliary of the Navy Relief Society.Unofficial estimates put crowds near 200,000, but gate counts suggest about 117,000 attendees over the three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Texas Auxiliary of the Navy Relief Society
Naval Air Station Gates
Brownsville Tops in Retail Sales During April
Brownsville led Valley retail activity in April with 2 percent monthly gain per Jim Hiester of the Chamber of Commerce. Brownsville April 1963 sales rose 19 percent from April 1962, defying a typical drop. Valley-wide sales rose 2 percent April over May, yet remained 11 percent above April 1992 levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Chamber of Commerce
Texas Business Review
Hiester
Valley
Cameron
Hidalgo
Willecy
Elsa Texas Dusting DDT Plan Sparks Health Concerns
City planes spray DDT over Elsa Texas to maintain alleged deal conditions. Residents fear health and environmental risks while officials defend the action as routine. impact on local farms and air quality remain unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsa
Texas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sammy Ruegg
Robstown
Judy Hiller
Susie Hobbs
Ann Young
Luulie Collsworth
Carolyn Atkinson
Port Isabel
Paula Moses
Lions
Sunset Park
Cynthia Laas
Pretty Los Fresnos
Paula Jean Blaha
Eldon Meek
Gerry Breedlove
Darrell Holloway
Jim Hiester
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!