Driftwood Garden Club Installs With Impressive Ceremony
The Driftwood Garden Club of Port Isabel held a luncheon and meeting at Gulf Restaurant at 1 pm Wednesday, followed by a notable officer installation led by Mrs. Frank Hickman. New officers include Spradling, Zimmerman, Poe, Malan, Benton, Barth, Warner, and Hawkins, with numerous 1958 59 committee chairs and church garden coordinators named.
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Driftwood Garden Club
Port Isabel
Gulf Restaurant
Frank Hickman
E. E. Spradling
Walter Zimmerman
Homer Poe
Roger Malan
T. H. Benton
E. F. Barth
Vernon Warner
Clarence Hawkins
H. J. Meinken
John
C. E. Pinkerton
Henry Cateora
Clifford Robinlub
C.E. Pinkerton
C. FE. Pockrus
Methodist
Baptist
Ewing Clark
L. C. Edwards
Episcopal
Isabel Branch
Church of Christ
J. A. Hockaday
Bayside
Don Birge
Garden Club
Gulf
BE. J. Spraching
Roger Matoan
Vernon Varney
Mike Zimmerman Birthday Party At Laguna Vista
Mike Zimmerman was honored on his fourth birthday with a home party hosted by his mother Mrs William Zimmerman of Laguna Vista Saturday. Attendees included Randy Petch Rickey Roloff Cissy Frei da Charlie Estes Mark Grayson Pat Grayson Bezo Harris Lisa Harris Martha Lane Martha Merryman Linda Susie Zimmerman. Cupcakes ice cream and punch were served and balloon noise makers were given as favors.
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Mike Zimmerman
William Zimmerman
Laguna Vista
Randy Petch
Rickey Roloff
Cissy
Freida
Charlie Estes
Mark
Pat Grayson
Bezo
Lisa Harris
Martha Lane
Martha Merryman
Linda
Susie Zimmerman
Lindgren couple visits Laguna Vista hosts
Mr and Mrs Gerry Lindgren of McAllen were weekend guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Walter Zimmerman in Laguna Vista.
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Gerry Lindgren
McAllen
Walter Zimmerman
Laguna Vista
Mique Saylors Weds C E Pinkerton In Home Ceremony
Mrs. Mique Saylors married C E Pinkerton in a Saturday May 21 home ceremony at the Cateora residence. Rev F L Marlin officiated the simple service with matron of honor Mrs Henry Cateora and best man Benjamin Beltzer from the Naval Auxiliary Air Station. The reception featured pink and white floral decor, a white and pink wedding cake, candles and white doves.
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Mique Saylors
C. E. Pinkerton
Henry Cateora
F. L. Marlin
Benjamin Beltzer
Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Eugene Reynolds
E. W. Cateora
John Hart
Mission
Seniors Honored With Breakfast at Methodist Church
The 1958 graduating class was honored with a morning breakfast at the Educational Building hosted by the Methodist church. Principal speaker Orrin W. Johnson of Harlingen addressed attendees including Marshall Storey Eugene Todd Helen Cail and several others as white shell centerpieces and blue nine candles highlighted the event.
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Methodist Church
Orrin W. Johnson
Harlingen
Marshall Storey
Eugene Todd
Helen Cail
FE. W. Edwards
F. L. Marlin
L. C. Johnston
J. L. Merry
Diploma Day Honors Seniors with Verse Inscribed Diplomas
Each senior received a diploma with a Bible verse inside as the ceremony included a menu featuring tomato juice cocktail ham short stacks and chilled applesauce with cinnamon. The invocation was by Kev Marlin and welcoming address by Mrs L C Johnston. Johnny Perez delivered the response while J L Merryman gave the benediction and Mr Johnson spoke on unchanging principles in a changing world.
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Kev. Marlin
L. C. Johnston
Johnny Perez
Johnson
J. L. Merryman
Instruction School For Rebekahs At San Benito Lodge
Rebekah Lodge members from Port Isabel attended the District 54 School of Instruction at San Benito Lodge No 229. Attendees included Carmen Hunt Lily Painter Ethel Goolsby Naomi Starling Blanche Haney and Elizabeth Berry. Mrs Stella Williams outlined State President Pauline Ragsdales program for the year focusing on a Chil dren s Home swimming pool and an elevator chair for the aged at the Odd Fellows Home. Other attending lodges were Raymondville Harlingen and San Benito. Hosts served cookies and punch for about fifty attendees.
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Port Isabel
School of Instruction
Raymondville
Harlingen
San Benito
Local Rebekahs Hear Instruction at Port Isabel Lodge
The Port Isabel Lodge Rebekahs held a regular meeting with Naomi Starling stressing the word Think and obligations to self church community and lodge. The lodge sent a Texas Rebekah President Pauline Ragsdale a check to aid building a swimming pool and an elevated chair for the aged home. Lillian Painter installed as inside guardian Mae Lowry honored with gift from Carmen Hunt. Guests Mildred Taylor and Betty Van Sickie served refreshments. Mr and Mrs Fred Petch traveled to Waco to fetch daughter Lorna at Baylor University and bring her home for the summer with plans to attend Camp Lula Sams.
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Portsabel Lodge
Rebekah
Texas
Pauline Ragsdale
Childress
The
Oddfellows
Lillian Painter
Guardian
Mae Lowry
Noble Grande
Carmen Hunt
Lodge
Mildred Taylor
Betty van Sickie
Fred Petch
Waco
Lorna
Baylor University
Port Isabel
C.lt
Camp Lula Sams
Double Birthday Party for Patricia Barta and Diana Grabowski
Patricia Barta and Diana Grabowski were feted with a double birthday party on Monday May 19 at the Barta home in Bayside. The event followed a double wedding ceremony and featured a paired birthday cake and a guest list of relatives and family friends.
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Patricia Barta
Diana Grabowski
Richard Barta
Harry Grabowski
Patricia
Diana
Barta
Bayside
Grabowski
Harry Clark
Debbie
David Lee
Luther Bennett Jr
Ellen
Charles Bennett
Charles Jr
Bonnie le Grande
Patricia Lee
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