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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1954
Page
3
The Driftwood Garden club of Port Isabel will meet at Mrs. Frank Hickman home on Wednesday afternoon at 2 30. Mrs John Carroll of Browns ville will conduct a corsage making workshop.
The Port Isabel PTA will convene on Thursday September 16 at 3 p.m. in the Elementary School. The plan features a round table discussion and teachers will be honored. Hostesses will be the Junior and Senior classes.
Attendance at Sunday worship and Sunday school was strong with 114 at Sunday school. The two week revival begins this Sunday with nightly services directed by Buddy Lee and includes the Mexican Mission service at 2:30 Sundays led by Reverend Escalante. The cottage prayer meeting is Friday at 7:30 pm and youth groups meet after school Tuesday for children aged 4 to 16.
The Brotherhood of the Baptist Church invites all men in the community to Thursday supper at 7 p.m. in the educational building. The weekly meeting will follow the meal.
Mrs Dorothy Grant spent the weekend in San Antonio visiting her sister Mrs Virginia Thornton, her daughter Mrs Ben Shaver, and grandson Don.
Mrs J H Schmidt and Mrs Bob Bell hosted a barbecue honoring Mr J H Schmidt. The event reflected community appreciation and featured local attendees and a festive meal.
Present were Lou Menges of Harlingen, Mr and Mrs Bob Bell and their children Pat Mary Ann and Janet, and Ms Schmidt highlighting a community gathering with several local residents.
A high school page highlights fund raising by seniors and juniors selling candy and snacks at games, election results for class officers, new teachers Mrs. Jane Lee and Mr. M. C. Ronald, homework trends, Explorer Scouts event at Camp Perry, and assorted campus anecdotes about students, sports nicknames, and daily life.
The Port Isabel Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 701 held its regular monthly meeting at the Coast Guard Station on Padre Island with Commander Bob Williams presiding. Attendees included Bill Gambrell, Guy Carpenter, Gordon Carpenter, Leo Baumfelder, Jean Brand, Bill Brown, Les Thompson, and Stanley Thoroughman, chief of the Coast Guard Station and liaison officer.
The Auxiliary logged three assists for stranded or stalled boats in the past month and two Courtesy Examinations. Owners receive an Inspection Sticker if compliant with safety equipment and Marine Laws. otherwise they are told faults and may re-inspect. No charge. Chief Stanley Thoroughman then led a tour of the Observation Tower and Communications Room at the Station.
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