Baptist Choir Beach Party on Padre Island
The First Baptist Church choir held a beach party on Padre Island last Friday evening May 18. Attendees wore South Seas outfits while feasting on mixed fruit, roast pig, fried plantain and tropical drinks under a palm thatched arbor behind Isla Blanca Pavilion. Margaret Grabowske led the event preparations.
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Padre Island
Texas
Hawaii
First Baptist Church
Isla Blanca
Margaret Grabowske
Shower Dance for Lupita Cantu
A Sunday night shower at the Seaside Inn honored Lupita Cantu who will wed Jesus Abrego of San Benito on June 10. Hosts were her brothers Juan and Merced Cantu and their wives. The patio was decorated with pink and white crepe streamers. Music by Conjunto Villegas. Hawaiian Punch and cookies served.
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Lupita Cantu
Jesus Abrego
San Benito
Miss Cantu
Juan Cantu
Merced Cantu
Conjunto Villegas
Ladies On Matamoros Tour In Brownsville Event
About 160 women from Home Demonstration Clubs of the Valley joined a Matamoros tour on Thursday May ith at 1 30 pm. They visited homes yards toured the city and shopped. Port Isabel attendees met in Brownsville for lunch including Mesdames Paul Brown Wm Lorentz Jay Lindley Cecil Flitt Wm Bellinghausen Willie Turner Genevieve Martin L C Johnston Kenneth Rendall Buck Haney Jaye Faile and Victor Mack.
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Matamoros
Port Isabel
Brownsville
Mesdames
Paul Brown
Wm. Lorentz
Jay Lindley
Cecil Flitt
Wm. Bellinghausen
Willie Turner
Genevieve Martin
L. C. Johnston
Kenneth Rendall
Buck Haney
Jaye Faile
Victor Mack
Women's Society Pledges During May Meeting at Church
The Woman's Society of Christian Service held a pledge service May 22 at 4:00 p.m. in the Methodist Church sanctuary. President Mrs. Irene Shaw opened the session. Mrs. Ada Gaskill led the pledge with help from Mrs. J. D. Lindley and others. Secretary Mrs. Spradling led an officer training class. The next meeting is set for June 12 at Mrs. M. N. Caudill's home.
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Woman's Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
Irene Shaw
Ada Gaskill
Gaskil
J. D. Lindley
H. H. Somnitz
E. E. Sprathing
E. E. Spradling
Floyd Bobbitt
J. A. Medley, Jr
Wm. K. Zimmerman
Walter Zimmerman
Sam Byrd
M. N. Caudill
So Cameron County Cancer Society Holds Annual Luncheon
Attendees including Mrs. B Benton Mrs. Whuck Benton and Mrs. Harry Dancey attended the So. Cameron County Cancer Society annual luncheon at the Holiday Inn Brownsville on May 21. Reports from town chairmen were heard with Port Isabel receiving favorable recognition. Mrs. John Trump was reelected president and Mrs. J A Hockaday reelected to the board. Dr S J Merill of Brownsville was principal speaker.
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J A Hockaday
S. J. Merill
Brownsville
Catholic Grade School 8th Graduates Honored With Feasts
The Catholic School 8th grade class received several honors last week. Cecilia Reyes hosted a chicken supper May 19 with Gloria Villareal as co host. May 20 a dinner was held at the Yacht Hotel in their honor. Graduation Day featured a Mother's Club breakfast after Mass and a turkey dinner at the school for graduates priests teachers and parents.
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Cecilia Reyes
Reyes
Gloria Villareal
Yacht
Mother's Club
Perez Twins Baptized at Our Lady Star of the Sea
Infants Melvin and Marvin Perez, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Perez of Port Isabel, were baptized at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church on Sunday May 13. Father Fernandez officiated with sponsors Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Barrientez.
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Melvin
Marvin Perez
Joe Perez
Port Isabel
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church
Fernandez
Lorenzo Barrientez
Perez's
Training Union Workers Conference at Baptist Temple
A Training Union Workers Conference met Tuesday May 22 at 7 00 p m at the Baptist Temple San Benito with the theme Steps in Planning for Group Learning The W M U observed the Monthly Royal Service program Wednesday morning at 9 30 am in the Church Educational Building Mrs Virgil Drewery led the May Teach The Right Way program Primary Sunbeams held a Wiener roast May 22 at Mrs Ronald Carpenter’s home assisted by Mrs Foster Smith Outdoor hot dogs drinks marshmallows games marked the year end of Sumbeams activities.
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Training Union Workers
Baptist Temple
San Benito
Virgil Drewery
Ronald Carpenter
Foster Smith
Graduation Services Highlight Our Lady Star of the Sea School
Our Lady Star of the Sea School held graduation services on Monday May 21 at 7 30 p m at the church with Father Fernandez CMI celebrating Mass. Father Edward J Murray CM I pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Brownsville gave the graduation sermon. Rel Instructions teachers from Port Isabel and Los Fresnos attended a church picnic on the island.
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Our Lady Star of the Sea
Fernandez C. M. I
Edward J. Murray C
Cecilia Reyes
New Church
Freddie Gonzalez
Vacation Bible School planned at Baptist Mexican Mission
The Baptist Mexican Mission announces a Vacation Bible School from May 28 to June 8 each day 8 30 to 11 30 with refreshments. Latin children are invited and Esther class presented a Communion service accepted by Bro Lupe Rando. New pastor Collins Wickham arrives for the summer program.
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The
Baptist Mexican Mission
Esther
First Baptist Church
Mission
Lupe Rando
Ozuna
Collins Wickham
Prosidio Azucar
Felipe Hernandez
Leonardo Ochoe
Jerry Galvan
Ethel Edwards
Ellen Houck
Elvera Arreola
Valley Baptist Academy
Skip
Josefine Martin
Onion crop tightens as weather cuts early-spring yield in Texas
USDA figures show South Texas will harvest 22 000 acres of early spring onions, 11 000 below the 1951-60 average, with yields around 95 cents per 100 pounds. Prices rise despite larger acreage, while late spring and early summer crops may ease supplies.
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South Texas
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Texas
USDA
Agricultural Marketing Service
Arizona
California
Georgia
North Carolina
New Mexico
New Jersey
Grandma
Grandpa
Birth Announcements Highlight Local Families
Birth notices report a son born May 17 at Mercy Hospital Brownsville to Mr and Mrs Jimmy Perez weighing 5 pounds 15 ounces. A daughter named Lisa arrived May 15 to Mr and Mrs Richard Follmer of Oklahoma City. A son born May 22 at 4:25 a.m. to Mr and Mrs Uvaldo Alaniz at Hockaday Clinic weighing 8 pounds. Also includes dairy feature on buttermilk with recipes and serving ideas.
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Jimmy Perez
Mercy Hospital
Brownsville
Richard Follmer
Oklahoma City
Lisa
Mariano Holland Sr
Port Isabel
Uvaldo Alaniz
Hockaday Clinic
U S Department of Agriculture Celebrates 100th Birthday
The U S Department of Agriculture marks its centennial this May and is described as offering more consumer services than any other federal agency per a recent survey.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Lubbeck Family Vacation Includes Oklahoma City Stop
Mr and Mrs Henry Lubbeck with Becky and Henry Jr visited Mrs Lubbecks sister Richard Follmer in Oklahoma City. En route they toured Carlsbad Caverns New Mexico and returned last week. Sister Mary Eugenia Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic School principal leaves today for Ireland. Dr J A Hockday and wife attended a Cameron Willacy Counties Medical Association meeting in Brownsville with Dr Loy C Reid of Houston as main speaker on Traumatic Problems of the Oral Surgeon.
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Henry Lubbeck
Becky
Henry Jr
Mary Eugenia
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic School
Ireland
J. A. Hockday
Brownsville
Holding Inn
Cameron-Willacy Counties
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