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Newspaper

Port Isabel Press

Location

Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1972

Page

8

Annual Pitch-in Picnic at Bayside Motel in Laguna Heights

On Sunday March 12, Mrs. Joyce Adams Kinney hosted the Bayside Motel Pitch-in Picnic drawing thirty-two guests. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Harry Duston, Mr. and Mrs. Bob White, Mrs. Bulah Bramlett and son Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. William Soldan, Mr. and Mrs. Karl Raethe, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Delaney, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Roache, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Long, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Kehoe, Mr. and Mrs. Corbey, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wheaton, Clifford Carlson, Ethel Edwards Beasley, Dick Crawford, and Marion Crosser, among others from Laguna Heights, Rock Island, Montreal, and Cedar Rapids.

Joyce Adams Kinney Bayside Motel Laguna Heights Harry Duston Godlen, Cole Bob White Rock Island Bulah Bramlett Thomas Bramlett Ill William Soldan Hensell, Ont Canada Karl Raethe Montreal Pat Delaney Montgomery Ind Paul Roache Cedar Rapids Iowa Dale Long Travers City Mich Clifford Kehoe Milwaukee Wisc Corbey Carl Wheaton Port Isabel Clifford Carlson Texas Ethel Edwards Beasley Dick Crawford Sll Marion Crosser Sutherland

Local Visitors Share Hospitality With Texas Hosts

Area chatter notes Mr and Mrs D W Howard of Johnstown PA visiting Mrs Howard's sisters Mr and Mrs Thomas B Black and Mrs Fran Firth Lowmiller of Laguna Heights. Episcopal Thrift Shop on Adams St now open Mondays in the old Episcopal Parish Hall Iowa. Hosts praised Texas hospitality and hope for a return visit this fall.

D.W. Howard Johnstown Pennsylvania Episcopal Thrift Shop Adams St Episcopal Parish Hall Iowa Texas

Pet Show Set For March 18 at Rio Grande Valley Show

The Children's Pet Show is scheduled for Saturday March 18 at 9:00 in the coliseum on the Mercedes showgrounds. Admission is free for entrants and spectators beyond the regular gate fee. Children may enter any pet owned by a family for at least two weeks prior to the event.

Mercedes

Pet show entry blanks available for area schools

Port Isabel and Weslaco coordinators announce entry forms for a pet show for children under 12. Entries accepted 8:30 to 9:00 AM with eight classes including smallest and largest dog, prettiest cat, and most talented pet. Call Mercedes Livestock Show office for blanks if needed. A separate note reports a 1971 VA home loan high of 284000.

Bobby Barter Weslaco

Women’s Group Elects Local President in Harlingen

Mrs. W. W. Zimmerman of Port Isabel was elected president of the South Texas District Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs at the annual spring convention in Harlingen. She succeeds Mrs. C. W. McCarley of Harlingen, who completed a two year term after a two day gathering in Richard’s Gold Room.

W.W. Zimmerman Port Isabel South Texas Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs Richard Gold Room Harlingen C.W. McCarley

Menu Monday Through Friday Lunch Plan

The plan lists daily school meals for March 20 to March 24 featuring beef tacos with beans and vegetables on Monday, hot tamales with rice on Tuesday, spaghetti with greens on Wednesday, barbecue chicken on Thursday, and oven fried fish with sides on Friday. Each day includes milk and a dessert option.

Sandpiper Notes Welcome Spring at the Trailer Park

The Sandpiper notes winter ending and spring arriving with new leaves and birds. Lorin Morris and a surprise anniversary party are highlighted. Residents plan ladies classes, a wiener roast, a hobby show, a horse shoe tournament, a bicycle club, officer elections, a square dance caller, a fish fry, and birthday celebrations while inviting surfers and new friends to join.

Lorin Morris Longview Wash Sandpiper Sandpiper Recreation Hall Kellers Port Isabel Margie Eddie

Church Weekly Schedule With Services and Prayer Meetings

Sunday 9 45 a m Sunday School 11 00 a m Morning Worship 7 00 p m Evangelistic Service Wednesday 7 30 p m Old Fashioned Prayer Meeting Saturday 4 p m to 5 p m 7 p m to 8 p m

Church Service Schedule With Communion Milestones

Morning worship and church school Holy Communion on the 1st 3rd and 5th Sundays. Morning prayer on the 2nd and 4th Sundays. After service coffee hour at 10 a.m. Second Tuesday 7 30 p.m. Bishop's Committee Fourth Tuesday 7 p.m. Covered dish supper Thursday 9 30 a.m. Holy Communion.

Bishop's Committee

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Society News Hattie Cateora Veterans Administration Cherie Boudreaux Ronald Boudreaux Laguna Vista Cherie Women's Group Central Power and Light Company Barney M. Davis Corpus Christi Ours South First Baptist Church Longoria and Washington Sts Everette Young Baptist Training Union Assembly of God Port Road Paul Cunningham Our Lady Star of the Longoria and Madison Sts Father Eloy Fuentes C.M.I Mass St. Andrew’s Episcopal Mission North Shore Drive Yturria St John Covey First United Methodist Church Musina and Adams Sts F. L. Marlin Women's Society of Christian Service Tarnava and Hazel Padre Island Merchants Marine State Bank
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