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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1955
Page
3
The Council of Catholic Ladies met Friday at the rectory with president Tina Barrera. The NCCW workshop in Harlingen on August 19 discussed increasing membership and expanding committee work.
A handkerchief shower honored Mrs. Helen Bressie Tuesday afternoon in the Baptist church educational building. Mr. and Mrs. Bressie plan to move from Port Isabel to Santa Rosa to make their home.
Mr and Mrs W R Sparkman and sons Porter and David were honored by the Methodist church with a farewell party Wednesday evening in the church educational building. The Sparkmans will return to their Beeville home. Mr Sparkman taught in the Point Isabel school system.
Mr and Mrs. Fred Petch attend a surprise party for Mrs Petch s father F Fleuriet in Donna with twenty friends and relatives. Other items note visits by Mrs Harel W from San Antonio for fall market fashions and several families traveling to California and Padre Island for gatherings.
Christi with Mrs Hienze's father Aurther Battey and four others in Marble Falls visit Mr Heinze's parents Mr and Mrs FE W Heinze Sr. Mrs Heinze returns to La Jolla Vista last week while Lynn stays longer with grandparents in Marble Falls.
The parish announces Mass at 6:30 and 10:00 AM on Sundays. Weekday Mass is 7:00 AM and Holy Hour is Thursday at 7:30 PM at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church.
The Junior GA and Sunbeam organizations will resume meetings this week. Sun teams meet at 3 p.m. Tuesday after nooms and GA groups at 4 p.m. Tuesday afternoons. All youths in these age groups are urged to attend.
The 1950 Texas Legislature set to become law next week with bills expanding insurance regulation, tightening veterans land program controls, and limiting some labor union activities. New taxes on beer, cigarettes, gasoline, and corporate franchises aim to boost revenue by about 50 million annually. The Big Spring school desegregation case heads to the Supreme Court with possible no immediate special session. Predicted Labor Day traffic deaths total around 30, with last year at 29.
East Texas Henderson rally features Chancellor Hart amid Liberal Democrat push while Reuben Senterfitt sets up statewide campaign committee in Austin. State figures Phillips and Daniel considered runs as Shivers withholds decision. Texas aluminum bid process also notes Canada’s cheaper van bids for road signs.
An advisory article warns home buyers and sellers about the importance of clear contract terms in real estate sales. It stresses complete property descriptions, included fixtures, loan prerequisites, and title evidence, and cautions against hastily signed forms. A Texas Bar pamphlet offers guidance on buying a home.
The report states no water shortage has occurred in the Lower An Grande Valley since the Falcondara project was completed, marking stable supply levels.
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