Civic Club Holds Monthly Meet in Laguna Vista
The Laguna Vista Civic Club met at Mrs. Eleanor Royer's home on February 23 with 20 members and eight guests attending. A February 15 Yacht Hotel coffee drew about 75 attendees and plans for another social were made. A rummage sale is scheduled for March 17 at the Port Isabel Fireman's Hall, with donations and volunteer help arranged. The Easter Egg Hunt is set for April 21 for local children. Menu items for March meals are listed with potential changes due to deliveries. Kit Carson noted as a historical figure in a separate blurb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laguna Vista Civic Club
Eleanor Royer
Yacht Hotel
Donald Hall
Port Isabel
Valley Nile Club Elects Officers at February Dinner
The Valley Nile Club elected officers for the coming year at the February 21 dinner meeting. Officers include President Mrs. H. T. Pebley of McAllen and Secretary Mrs. C. R. Ashley of Mission. The event featured a George Washington birthday theme with decorated tables and cherry tarts, and guests from Harlingen and other cities attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Harlingen
Combes
Santa Rosa
F. Strutz
Valley Nile Club
E. A. Schumann
Practical Household Tips for Cleaning and Sewing
This column offers compact advice on laundering plastic curtains with Turkish towels to remove water spots, hemming skirts with multiple short threads, and rehemming only small sections if a hem loosens. It also suggests using a razor brush to clean lint from sewing machines and boiling elastic before cutting to length to prevent shrinking.
Why the farmer does not set food prices in America
A brief explainer from the Office of Consumer Affairs traces how only about 41 cents of every food dollar goes to the farmer. It notes that most of the remaining 59 cents goes to processors, packers, wholesalers, truckers, railroads, and grocers, with price influenced by processing steps, supply, demand, weather, and harvests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Texas
Oregon
Georgia
Agriculture Dept
Texas and Maryland Cooks Win Pillsbury Bake-Off
Texas Floresville resident Mrs. Jerome Flieller and Maryland’s Mrs. Ronald L. Brooks win $25,000 prizes at the 24th Pillsbury Bake-Off in Beverly Hills. Flieller’s Quick Crescent Pecan Pie Bars and Brooks’ Banana Crunch Cake lead Crescent and Frosting Mix divisions among 100 contestants from 29 states competing for $65,000 in prizes. All finalists receive $100, plus GE self cleaning oven and paid Los Angeles trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Floresville
Texas
Salisbury
Maryland
Jerome Flieller
Ronald L. Brooks
Lorraine Walmann
Kansas City
Missouri
Sharon Schubert
Mentor
Ohio
Marriott Deutsch
Cedarsburg
Wisconsin
Beverly Hills Hilton
Student Council Pushes Lounge Cleanliness and Band Parade Plans
In a student council note Helen Ochoa urges class officers to lead clean up of the lounge with weekly rotation to avoid closure by Mr. Christensen. The article notes band participation in Charro Days parades and upcoming cap and gown photos for seniors amid graduation timing. Birthdays and relief aid totals are also mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Ochoa
Gerald Greene
Port Isabel Visitor LaMay Recovers at Fort Worth Home
G.T. LaMay, a familiar Port Isabel visitor, is recuperating at his Fort Worth home after recent hospitalization in Bridgeport Texas. Word comes to Mrs. Marie Kenworthy of Port Isabel. Ronnie Dunn of Port Isabel will join 77 students pledging at Abilene Hardin-Simmons University from Feb 10 to Mar 10, pledging Tau Alpha Phi. Take care with household dressmaking by briefly heating a lamp to smooth puffed sleeves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.T. LaMay
Port Isabel
Fort Worth
Bridgeport
Tex
Marie Kenworthy
Ronnie Dunn
Abilene
Hardin-Simmons University
Dunn
HSU
Also Mentioned on This Page
Benito Ochoa, Jr
Claudia Elma
Moises Galvan
Santana R. Galvan
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church
Civic Club
Christopher
Kit) Carson
California
Carson
1St
New Mexico Volunteer Infantry
New Mexico
Brownsville
FTD
Elizabeth
Aaron’s Cave
Marlow
Aaron
Palmetto Inn
South Padre Island
Alicia Martinez
Valentine
W. M. Bell
Donna
San Benito
Jessie Welch
William Vondera
Helen Ogdee
Virginia Knauer
Office of Consumer Affairs
Pillsbury
Tarpon Tales
Catholic Relief Services
Voluntary Agency
Appx
Sun Valley Mall
Iel
Imail
Merwtusl
Mavic
Gani
F.D.I.C
CHNCA / SERVICES
First Baptist Church
Longoria and
Washington Sts
Everette Young
Madison Sts
A. Santos O
St. Andrew's Episcopal Mission
North Shore Drive and
Yturria St
John Covey
Holy Communion
Bishop's Committee
First United Methodist Church
Women's Society of Christian Service
Tarnava and
G. Moses Osborn
South Padre
Civic Center
Clarence Bassett
Hazel
Padre Island
Merchants Marine State Bank
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!