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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1969
Page
3
The ashes of Dr. Leigh Peck of Port Isabel were scattered in Laguna Madre near her home by Coast Guard Auxiliarymen on May 3 at 10 30 a m. Miss Peck had requested that the ceremony be held in that location following her death.
Leigh Peck is cremated and her ashes are scattered in Laguna Madre. Captain W. W. Zimmerman piloted the boat carrying the ashes and D. R. Hutchison piloted the boat carrying Peck's friends.
Mr and Mrs John R Anderson of South Padre Island announce the marriage of their daughter Michelle Boswell to John Joseph Johnson son of Mr and Mrs Oscar C Johnson of Inverness Florida. The ceremony was at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church Port Isabel on Saturday April 19 at 3 pm Father Bernard Junius officiated. The bride attended Port Isabel public schools and Southwest Texas State College. She worked for Unigard Insurance in Dallas before marrying. Johnson is a second class fire controlman in the Navy attached to USS Blackfin stationed out of San Diego. He returns from a fifteen month Pacific tour and studied in Manitowoc Wisconsin and Inverness Florida. The couple plan a wedding trip to Florida and Wisconsin and will reside in Vallejo California.
The weekly lunch lineup lists Hamburger Pattie with whipped potatoes and slaw on Monday, Braised Beef with rice and slaw on Tuesday, Tamales with pinto beans and corn bread on Wednesday, and Sandwiches with baked beans and chips on Thursday. The note urges support for the American Cancer Society through donations and checkups.
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