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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1963
Page
4
Mrs. Raul Holland Jr. was the honoree at a baby shower held Sunday November 3 at 7 30 p m in the Catholic Parish Hall. Hostesses were Mesdames Mares Martinez Raul Holland Sr Aniceto Torres and Guadalupe Martinez.
Representative Miss Dora Villarreal of the Catholic Youth Organization attended the Coronation of Rose Mary Gomez of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church Brownsville at the Jacob Brown Auditorium.
Bishop Mariano Garriga, native of Port Isabel and bishop of Corpus Christi, visits for All Souls Days. He offers Mass at the cemetery for deceased parishioners with Pastor Father Lawrence Fanning and Father Angel Villalba assisting, as altar boys and committees organize CCD support and parish activities. Plans for the Coronation Ball on November 16 in Brownsville are announced with tickets through Willie Berra.
Members of the Woman's Society of Christian Service met at the First Methodist Church sanctuary on Tuesday afternoon October 20 to observe their annual Call to Prayer and Self-Denial. Mrs Sam Byrd led the program with aid from several members. The offering supports urban Community Centers in the U S and institutions in India. Also present were Mrs Helen Cail and Mrs W C Page.
Lucy Delgado daughter of Mr Desiderio Delgado was honored at a birthday party held Sunday November 3 at 3 30 p m in the Pre school Building. Children enjoyed elephant pinata and pin tail on donkey games. Mothers played Chalupa. Party favors included hats and refreshments of cake punch cookies and peanut candy bags.
Sunday afternoon services are conducted at the Laguna Heights Baptist Church with Rev. Durward Oarns of Los Fresnos in charge. Sunday School begins at 2 p.m. followed by church services at 3 p.m.
The Port Isabel Home Demonstration Club met on Tuesday November 5 at 2 00 p m at Mrs Willie Turner’s home Final arrangements were made for gifts to the T B Hospital in Harlingen for Christmas and the club discussed aiding the school nurse Mrs Helen Gay was chosen for Christmas party arrangements Attending were Mrs Rae Hertfield County Agent and Mrs Ola Sandlin from Harlingen who brought programs for the County wide Luncheon in Brownsville today The next meeting is set for Tuesday November 19 at Mrs Paul Grown’s Laguna Heights
Mrs Frances Pechacek hosted a dance party at Port Isabel Marina for her son Eddie on Saturday November 2. Guests included Sherry Freeze Janet Beil Love Derr Lana Mobley Carolyn Carlandra Bobbitt Linda Zimmerman Thelma Lou Heath Lisa Jones Sue Ann Jones Myra Jean Murphy David Wolverton Ted Kirkconnell Butch Mack Donald Eliff Derrill Motley Carios Montelongo and Harley Laundrie. Four invitees could not attend due to Scout Camp-out and a Sea Scout fishing trip.
The Port Isabel High School senior class announces a Bar B Q chicken supper on Thursday at 6 00 p.m. Adults pay 1 50 and children 1 00 with proceeds supporting the class activities.
Members prepare plants shrubs and seedlings for the Driftwood Garden Club Plant and Gift Sale on Friday and Saturday November 11 and 16. The sale features many gifts for Christmas and materials for fall and Christmas arrangements.
Churchwell notes naming Mrs E E Spradhing Mrs Ernest De Ford and Mrs tt O Ramp in a church related event or notice.
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