Commencement Vesper Services Planned at Derry Elementary
The auditorium at Derry Elementary hosts commencement vesper services Sunday May 19 at 8 p.m. The complete program is as follows.
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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1963
Page
1
The auditorium at Derry Elementary hosts commencement vesper services Sunday May 19 at 8 p.m. The complete program is as follows.
A May 19 1963 evening program at Derry Elementary features Mrs V LePere conducting an invocation and Edger Hood leading a singing of Onward Christian Soldiers with Denzil Dixon, Terry Christensen, James Harris, and Herlinde Saldivar in attendance.
Tide table shows daily high and low cycles with times listed such as 11:15a 11:01p 2:34a 12:24p 3:56a 12:50p 5:13a 1:14p 6:23a 1:38p 7:27a 2:04p 8:27a 2:30p 9:24a.
A brief note presents totals for the month and the year, with a grand total line. The fragment includes phrases total for the month total for the year and grand total, plus stray text.
The Port Isabel Barrera Texaco Service Station will stay open 24 hours daily starting Friday to aid travelers and sportsmen. Readers share recent gas shortages when no stations were open in Port Isabel, San Benito had one, and nearby towns showed gaps in service.
Port Isabel Rotary Club honored Dr Oscar Lapere at a noon regular meeting at El Toro Restaurant. Fifteen Port Isabel High School track team members, Lt Jim Sayers, and Lt Anthony Ford of the U S Coast Guard attended as guests. Sayers relinquished command of the 95 footer.
Ted Hunt welcomed the new officer and delivered a farewell message from the club. Coach John Waldrum introduced the track team. Dr. Oscar Lapere presented a slide lecture on the City of Rome with pictures from his recent trip.
About 25 to 30 property owners attended a City Hall zoning hearing last Friday night to review 44 proposed zoning changes. Two proposals drew objections while chair Charles Vitak said the committee will meet Friday to prepare recommendations for the City Commission, with another public meeting planned after action is taken.
Elliott B. Hoffman of Motor Travel Services requests publicity details for multiple Valley events including Cotton Week in June, Shrimp Fiesta in Port Isabel, Charro Days in Brownsville, Texas Citrus Fiesta in Mission, and other regional festivals. The Valley Chamber of Commerce notes this exposure could boost tourism via the Motor Travel Directory reaching over two million readers.
Authorities in San Benito and Los Fresnos are seeking the owner of a rabid dog that tangled with 12 to 15 dogs before being killed in April. The black and white mixed breed weighed 30 to 40 pounds and may have come from a local ranch. Contact the health department at EX9-3152 with any information.
The Port Isabel PTA will hold its final meeting of the school year at Garriga School on Thursday May 16. Mr Langlois will sponsor a program reviewing the school year’s accomplishments. Afterward the officers will be installed with Mrs Wm A Robinson officiating. Everyone is urged to attend.
The 24 member Los Fresnos Lions Club names 33 volunteers to committees for the June 27 29 Charity Horse Show with nearly $9 000 in cash prizes and a projected entries surge. Show Chairman Ura J Breedlove notes members will juggle multiple roles as the event expands on the circuit.
The Derry Elementary School diplomas will be awarded at the commencement program in the Derry Auditorium next Wednesday May 22 1963 at 8 p.m. Darrell B Hester of Arlington will deliver the address. Valedictorian is Terry Christiansen and Salutatorian is Herlanda Archhvar. Beatrice Floyd presents diplomas with Rev C Wickham and Mrs V LePere assisting.
Principal Robert E. Gades addresses graduates and parents at a ceremony urging continued education beyond high school. He emphasizes effort, goals, and doing one’s best in any chosen path, and offers wishes for future success.
Guests recount a string of catches in the Bay coastal waters. McAllen anglers H Kinnebues and D W Hampton haul fifty nine trout from their boat with several over four pounds. Weatherford party reels six hundred pounds of red snapper from Capt Zimmerman's boat. Wenched by Bay City and Houston visitors, others take home reds and trout while choppy seas challenge local fishers.
The Citizens of Los Fresnos and School Board invite the public and faculty to an Open House at the new Les zee High School. The event is scheduled for Sunday May 19 1963 from 200 PM to Sat M. at the New School, with Wm Nakayama and A V Macomb serving as hosts for the Chamber of Commerce.
Ted Johns sets up working committees for the Port Isabel Brownsville Shrimp Fiesta with many posts unfilled. Ted Hunt Bill Rapp on Special Events. due bee Sun will lead parades. Robert Garcia to plan Blessing of the Fleet. Ann Johnson of Brownsville to lead Coronation activities. Sixty plus contestants and entertainers lined up. Floyd Bobbitt Stuart Adkins and Ted Hunt lead publicity. prize committee headed by Jobe Parts and I B Mack for the boat parade on Sunday July 7. Remaining committees to be announced as formed. program includes dances a presentation Ball a Coronation Ball and two parades planned.
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