Record Shark Caught in Gulf by Texas Angler
Timothy Torrence of Austin San Antonian hauled in a 320 pound bull shark from a man made reef in the Gulf of Mexico. The 9 foot 5 inch catch happened June 5 near Port Aransas after a two hour 15 minute battle using a 130 pound test line with jackfish tail bait. No prior bull shark record was listed by the Texas Game Fish Records Committee of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
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Austin
San Antonian
Timothy Torrence
Gulf of Mexico
Port Aransas
Texas Game Fish Records Committee
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Baptists Plan First Annual Merge Meet in Astrodome
Dallas based committee announces a joint Texas Baptist mass meeting aimed at uniting major White Black and Brown groups Oct 27 at Houston's Astrodome. Jimmy Allen BGCT president says the Spiritual Spectacular draws Baptists from BGCT Mission and Education American and Latin departments and Missionary Baptist groups. Roy Ladd Houston pastor chairs the attendance drive targeting 30 000 BGCT messengers and 35 000 attendees from the Union Baptist Association.
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Dallas
Houston
Astrodome
Texas
Jimmy Allen
San Antonio
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Baptist Mission and Education Convention of Texas
American Baptist Convention of Texas
Missionary Baptist General Convention
BGCT
Baptist Missionary Association
Allen
Nixon
Billy Graham
Southern Baptist Convention
Denver
Roy Ladd
Baptist Temple Church
Union Baptist Association
Ladd
Dynamic Duo Dates and Nuts Theme for Houston Events
Homemakers mix honey almonds walnuts and orange rind for date-nut pastries. Plans for an 8000-member Baptist choir for Houston convention are under way with YF Forderhase organizing. Speakers include Cesar Clark Kenneth Chafin and Rudy Hernandez. Youth evangelist Richard Hogue will address thousands at Astro Hall after the Astrodome meeting.
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Y.F
Pete) Forderhase
BGCT
Houston
Joint
Meeting of
Baptists
Cesar Clark
Good Street Baptist Church
Dallas
Kenneth Chafin
Atlanta
Southern Baptist Home Mission Board Division of
Evangelism
Rudy Hernandez
First Mexican Baptist Church
Corpus Christi
Astrodome
Richard Hogue
Astro Hall
Hogue
First Baptist Church
Texas
AMA Supports Sex Education in Schools Across Nation
The American Medical Association reaffirmed support for sex education courses amid a nationwide campaign opposing them. The convention position paper states health education in schools and colleges includes sex education as a component, with ongoing emphasis on basic health education goals.
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New York
The
American Medical Association
Association
AMA
Toys Textbooks For Preschool
Playskool Research suggests the first week of school as a good time for a toy shopping trip for your preschooler. Toys are the preschooler's textbooks, tools of work and play. New toys year round aid learning while playing.
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Playskool
Susan Shafer Weds Martin Cook In Port Isabel Church
Susan Shafer and Martin Alan Cook united in a double ring ceremony at the Port Isabel Church of Christ officiated by Kenneth G. Hass. A candlelight service followed at 8pm and a reception at Queen Isabel Inn in Port Isabel Saturday evening. Mrs. Cook is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A W Shafer of San Benito. Mr. Cook is the son of Mrs. Alan E. Cook and the late Alan E. Cook of Port Isabel.
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Martin Alan Cook
Queen Isabel Inn
Port Isabel
Port Isabel Church of Christ
Kenneth G. Hass
Cook
Susan Karen Shafer
A.W. Shafer
San Benito
Mr. Cook
Alan E. Cook
Archery Season Opens at Aransas Refuge Sept 17 30
The Aransas National Wildlife Refuge announces bowhunting for deer javelina and wild hogs from September 17 through 30. Gate opens at noon opening day with 5 am start on subsequent days. one deer limit plus one javelina and unlimited hogs. Parking fee $1 per car. deer tags issued. camping restricted to outside the refuge.
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Aransas
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Charles Ward
Ward
Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
Blackjack
Aransas County
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Board endorses home-led sex education with supplementary roles
The position paper states responsibility lies with the home while the church school and other community agencies support home efforts. Earlier the Board of Trustees supported training teachers for sex education courses to reinforce this stance.
We May Be Making Your Phone Work Better
The text describes how funds improve phone service by expanding Long Distance circuits and training for employees, plus new switching systems to speed connections for 56 million daily calls. Southwestern Bell emphasizes ongoing efforts to upgrade while keeping the familiar phone inside the old handset.
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Southwestern Bell
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Betty Sue Soto
Edinburg
Andy Bowie Park
Miss Soto
National Guard Armory
Martinez
Baptists Plan
Susan Shafer
Martin Cook
Donald Elliff, Jr
San Marcos
Karen Cook
Austwell
Meritunls
Mavie
F.D.I.C
State Bank
Longoria and
Washington Sts
Everette Young
Baptist Training Union
Assembly of God
Port Road
Don Neel
Our Lady Star of the
Longoria and Madison Sts
Father Eloy Fuentes
C.M.I
Mass
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Mission
North Shore Drive
Yturria St
John Covey
Bishop’s Committee
First United Methodist Church
Musina and Adams Sts
F. L. Marlin
United Methodist
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Tarnava and
Kenneth G. Haas
Hazel
Padre Island
Merchants Marine State Bank
Port Isabel Press
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