1955 Chevrolet Debuts Spectacular Redesign and V8 Power
Chevrolet introduces a complete 1955 styling overhaul with a new Turbo-Fire V8 delivering 162 horsepower, overdrive option, and a safety focused, more visible body. The lineup includes two and four door sedans, wagons, and sport coupes with 12-volt electrics, tubeless tires, improved steering, and new interior options.
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Chevrolet
Cam
Jet
al Motors
Othin
Chevrojiet
Avai
Edwards Named Chairman of Pot Isabel Christmas Seals Drive
E W Edwards was named chairman of the Pot Isabel area for Christmas Seals sales this week. He attended a Harlingen meeting and promised further details on the project forthcoming.
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E. W. Edwards
Pot Isabel
Mr. Edwards
Harlingen
Garden Club Says Plant Sale Is Big Success
The Driftwood Garden club announced their plant sale Friday and Saturday was a big success selling more than 400 plants and shrubs. Special appreciation was expressed to Mrs. Vera Myrick Holsum Bakery and the Port Isabel Press.
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Driftwood Garden Club
Vera Myrick
Holsum Bakery
Port Isabel
Club to Hold Meeting on November 3 at Hockaday Home
A local club plans a business meeting on November 3 at the home of Mrs. J A Hockaday to discuss the sale and its success.
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J. A. Hockaday
Cub Scouts Awards Ceremony At Port Isabel
Port Isabel Cub Scouts and families gathered for a covered dish supper at the Firemen's community hall. Robert Whetstone Ildefonso Silguero Billy Farrar John Cerneka Steve Marlin LeRoy Dickinson received Bobcat pins. Roger DeRick Robert Weikel Karl Jacquillard John Trump Charles Berry Bill Galvan Larry Amadore Alan Cooksey Donald Lee Hockaday earned Wolf badges and Silver arrow points for ten electives. Joe Ben Hunsacker and Skipper Leo Baumfelder represented regional Scout leadership and Sea Scouts respectively.
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Port Isabel
Robert Whetstone
Ildefonso Silguero
Billy Farrar
John Cerneka
Steve Marlin
LeRoy Dickinson
Bobcat
Roger DeRick
Robert Weikel
Karl Jacquillard
John Trump
Charles Berry
Bill Galvan
Larry Amadore
Alan Cooksey
Donald Lee Hockaday
Joe Ben Hunsacker
Leo Baumfelder
Sea Scouts
Pre School PTA Halloween Festival Highlights Parade
The Pre school PTA hosted its annual Halloween carnival with a children’s parade at City Hall. Prizes were awarded for best costumes with Antonio Gonzales Jr and Margarita Barrera winning first prizes for boys and girls respectively. runners up included Laura Ochoa and Paulita Dominquez.
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PTA
Ruby Garza
Mavi Vasquez
Antonio Gonzales Jr
Margarita Barrera
Laura Ochoa
Paulita Dominquiz
Surprised Thief Targets Tyler Company Safe
A pistol brandishing burglar entered a Tyler office, forced night watchman A R Phillips into a closet, then headed to the safe. He found a bulging money sack containing 2100 bus tokens and fled the scene.
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Tyler
Texas
A. R. Phillips
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MR. and
Mrs
Claude van Meter
Seals
Garden Club
Good Housekeeping
Dairies, Inc
Cub
San Benito
Turner
Wright
Insurance Agency
W. Robertson Sr
San Benito, Texas
Motoramic
General Motors
Fisher
Motoramie
Welch
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