Important Driftwood Garden Club Meeting Announced
Driftwood Garden Club members are urged to attend a special meeting on Wednesday September 10 at 10 30 AM in the Harlingen Tuberculosis Hospital auditorium. Mrs Spradling president announces the workshop on garden therapy led by Mrs O A Cowart district therapy chair. All members are urged to attend if possible.
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Driftwood Garden Club
Spradling
Harlingen Tuberculosis Hospital
O. A. Cowart
Buffet Supper Honors Port Isabel College Students
The Port Isabel Methodist Church hosted a Thursday buffet supper in the educational building to honor Port Isabel college students who will soon return to their schools. Mrs. William Churchwell welcomed attendees and praised the students for pursuing education. Attending were Maeva Heno Clifford Bellinghausen La Verl Meyer Charlene Bobbitt and Marlene Churchwell with Rev and Mrs F L Marlin and several couples also on the guest list.
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Port Isabel
F. L. Marlin
Walter Zimmerman
Bill Zimmerman
Millard Caudill
William Churchwell
Floyd Bobbitt
Jack Merryman
Rebekahs Mark 107th Anniversary at San Benito
Mrs. Celia Mae Millard presided as noble grand during the regular San Benito Rebekah meeting marking the 107th anniversary. The gathering highlighted the lodge's long service and community roles with members in attendance.
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Celia Mae Millard
Noble Grand
San Benito
Rebekah Assembly notes and anniversary plans include gift
Lodge No 229 met in Odd Fellows hall as Miss Opal Eicher read messages from Mrs. Pauline Ragsdale head of the Rebekah Assembly of Texas thanking the group for Pilgrimage Fund gifts. Miss Myrtle Russell urged new members as a birthday tribute to Mrs. Ragsdale with the 107th anniversary of the Rebekah Degree planned for the next meeting September 16.
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Lodge No. 229
Odd Fellows Hall
Opal Eicher
Pauline Ragsdale
Rebekah Assembly of Texas
Myrtle Russell
Ragsdale
Rebekah
Square Dance Workshop Set at Russell School Brownsville
A square dance workshop will be held at the Russell School in Brownsville on Tuesday September 9 at 7 30 p m with Melvin Shilling of La Veta Colorado in charge Paul and Bess Pless of Brownsville sponsor the event and tickets are available from them or at the door Port Isabel dancers are invited This kicks off a series of Valley workshops with callers including Shilling Terry Golden and Selmer Hoveland to appear later in spring
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Russell School
Brownsville
Melvin Shilling
la Veta
Colo
Paul
Bess Pless
Terry Golden
Rancho de Taos
N. M
Selmer Hoveland
Weekend visitors at Padre Island home of Tompkins
Over the weekend guests at the Padre Island home of Mr. and Mrs. John Tompkins included Jas D Thompkins and Frank Thompkins of Abilene, Lt Nicholas Gentle at Gary AFB, Corpu s Christi residents Lawrence Young and family, Dr Otis Singletary UT Austin, Frank Tolbert writer for the Dallas News, Norris Bobbitt Sr and Jr of Port Isabel and Brownsville, Emma Cummings of Edinouch, and L M Tinnin of Harlingen.
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John &. Tompkins
Padre Island
Jas. D. Thompkins
Abilene
Frank Thompkins
Nicholas Gentle
Gary Air Force Base
San Marcos
Lawrence Young
Corpus Christi
Young
Tompkins
Otis Singletary
Dr. Singletary
School of Arts and Sciences
The
University of Texas
Austin
John L. Tompkins
Frank Tolbert
Dallas
Tolbert
Dallas News
Norris Bobbitt, Jr
Port Neches
Texas
Norris Bobbitt, Sr
Brownsville
Floyd Bobbitt
Port Isabel
Local families share weekend visits in Texas towns
Mrs Darrell Cummings Dan Chesser of Victoria Mr and Mrs Milam Young and children and Miss Linn McWilliams of Raymondville visited in the home of Mr and Mrs Robert Spoonemore and family this past weekend. Mr and Mrs William Zimmerman and sons returned Sunday evening from a week's visit with Mrs Zimmermans parents Mr and Mrs F A Pfeiffer in San Antonio.
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Emma Cummings
Edcouch
Mrs
Darrell Cummings
Dan Chesser
Victoria
Milam Young and Children
Linn McWilliams
Raymondville
Robert Spoonemore
William Zimmerman and Sons
Port Isabel Socials Report From Local Inn Gatherings
Mr and Mrs W W Lynch and son Bill and friend Joe Dawley of Dallas spent Saturday with Mr and Mrs Payton Dewey at the Queen Isabel Inn in Port Isabel. Mr and Mrs George Harrell of Dallas visited Thursday with the Deweys on their way home from a Mexico vacation. Mr and Mrs O E Schumacher and Judy returned Thursday from Houston where daughter Carroll enrolled in Hermann Hospital School of Nursing.
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W. W. Lynch
Bill
Joe Dawley
Dallas
Payton Dewey
Queen Isabel Inn
Port Isabel
George Harrell
Harrell
Mexico
O. E. Schumacher
Judy
Houston
Carroll
Hermann Hospital School of Nursing
Unusual Fabric Choice Highlights Peignoir Gown
The gown features a Vera Winston printed fabric in white with a cherry red flower motif. It has a deep zipped front neckline, a wide sash tying in a large bow, and a fully flared Pere line with a back sweep starting near the neckline.
New School Home Project Focuses on Room Decoration
High schools nationwide introduce a learn while doing room improvement project through home economics. Students plan colors furniture and finishes with guidance from local dealers providing technical help. Emphasis on economy, practical skills, and hands on decorating for home use.
New Mexico Visitors Enjoy Port Isabel Fishing Trip
Dairl Boyd and his father E C Boyd of Roswell New Mexico spent several days in Port Isabel last week on their first fishing trip to the area. They caught many trout and Dairl Boyd hooked a tarpon before it broke his light tackle. The pair enjoyed the salt water and the Valley trip. Dairl Boyd is a student of Indian culture and early Southwest history.
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Dairl Boyd
E. C. Boyd
Roswell
N. M
Port Isabel
River corridor past and present from New Mexico to Gulf
The note reflects interest in the modern evolution of the river from New Mexico toward the Rio Grande and toward the Gulf, comparing current bank developments with historical riverine conditions and pathways.
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Rio Grande
New Mexico
Gulf
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Boca Chica
Paris
Bob Hope
Fernandes
OK Corral
Burt Lancaster
Kirk Douglas
Count Five & Die
Jeffrey Hunter
Nigel Patrick
Tyrone Power
Marlene Dietrich
Forrest Tucker
Cleo Moore
the Cool and
Crazy
Scott Marlow
Gigi Perreau
Yvonne Lime
Gary Clark
James Stewart
Kim Novak
Badlands of
Montana
Rex Reason, Margia Dean
Pretty Peignoir
Vera Winston
Emmett Sewell
Brownsville, Texas
DAN River Fabrics
Ladies
RAYON
M. L
Shell Shop
SEA Horse Craft Shop
Central Power and Light Company
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