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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1954
Page
2
Bayside hosts the Driftwood Garden Club of Isabel for a Wednesday October 20 gathering at 2 30 in Mrs Ray Horners Bayside home. Richard Roloff will direct a program on Indoor plants plant boxes as program chairman and vice president.
Marianne Bell was honored at a fifth birthday party hosted by Miss Lynn Heinze on Thursday afternoon between 4 and 5 pm. The event took place at the E. W. Heinze Jr. home and seven children attended.
Scout Troop 8 met at the home of Mrs. Hazel Dix. The meeting began with a pantomime and divided into patrols. Mary Bennet handled refreshments before outdoor play. The meeting closed with Wilanda Kennedy as scribe.
A surprise birthday party was given for Patty Marshall last Friday by three schoolmates Carol Privitt Gloria Dixon and Lupe Cantu. They served punch cake and ice cream. Attending were Bedell Janie Carpenter Marlin Karen Petch and others.
Eleanor Goolsby Jackie Evans de Eila Bennett Barbara Thoroughman hosted a small gathering from 4 15 to 5 pm where the girls enjoyed playing bingo and socializing.
Brownie Troop met Monday afternoon at the home of their leader Mrs. Jack Mock. Eight girls attended as games were played songs were sung and a Brownies story was read by Mrs. Mock. Linda Williamson served as scribe.
Girl Scout Troop Nine held a Monday meeting opening with the promise. New member Dolores Vasquez joined. They planned felt skirts and knot practice for a future selling campaign. Refreshments were by Jackie Evans and Gloria Gonzales. Meeting ended with Taps.
Shrimping shows gains with better weather though Gulf activity remains lively. Several boats reported one to three barrels, while others like Sherry Ann and Captain Cracker posted two good catches. Despite turnout, losses hit the industry as the Lady Luck burned in the Brownsville Channel and other vessels faced heavy losses.
A chaotic day of shrimp boat incidents disrupts crews after a fire and explosion aboard engines forced divers off watch. Captain Walling and crew were rescued with minor injuries while one boat was a total loss. The report details varied landings at multiple docks and the week’s fluctuating catches among many vessels and companies.
The report lists vessels and tonnage for a busy week, naming the Atalanta with 16 barrels, Francis Lee with 21, Mary Lou with eight, Lou Ann with 25, Barto No 1 with 27, and Captain Cracker and Eliza with 10 each. Several other boats remained below the five-barrel cutoff but are noted as present.
Sloppy Gis Munich reports the Southern Area Command sues a directive targeting wives of Gis to stop public appearances in pin curlers bare back dresses and blue jeans while ordering U S soldiers to keep hands from pockets trim sideburns and back hair.
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