From Here to There portrait of a youth and a relief appeal
This first column highlights Matt Harris a Calhoun High School student and Alcoa Scholar recipient noted for leadership and academics who will attend the University of Texas. It also reports the Faltesek family in Port Lavaca facing spinal meningitis with a newborn hospitalized and no insurance, prompting a community relief fund at First State Bank and several local churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Lavaca
Calhoun County
Wave
Matt Harris
Alcoa
National Honor Society
Key Club
Conference Council—Youth Ministers of Texas
Union Carbide
Washington
The
Red Cross
Thesbians
Calhoun High School
Austin
A.R. Schwartz
Texas
Matt
William Ben Harris
Candelight
University of Texas
Billy Ray, Jr
Billy Ray Faltesek
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
Faltesek
Civil Service
Matagorda
First State Bank & Trust Company
First Assembly of God Church
Point Comfort
First Baptist Church
Alamo Heights
Seadrift
Spring FFA Banquet Names Two Star Award Winners
Kevin Durham and Mike Labay earned the Star Chapter Farmer and Star Greenhand awards at Calhoun High School FFA's Spring Awards Banquet. About 200 attendees heard of members' achievements including scholarships of 300 dollars each, and various crop and livestock honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Labay
Kevin Durham
Future Farmers of America
Outstanding scholars and awards at Historical Survey meet
Frances Fenner was named outstanding scholar for the chapter and Steve Walthall for the Greenhand chapter. Honorary Chapter Farmer Awards went to T A Carmichael and Dettling. Carmichael served 25 years with FFA as assistant superintendent of Calhoun ISD and retired last year. Dettling is a high school vocational agriculture instructor. Arthur Janke received a special advisor award in his first year. Community Service Awards went to L C Gossett and W G Cap May. New officers announced after supper: Krause president, Bryan Sanders vice president, Gary Patterson secretary, Durham treasurer, Ray Griffith sentinel, Lee junior advisor, Barbara Maguire reporter, Rue chaplain, Bob Harabio parliamentarian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas A & M
Smith
Wharton College
Joe Dettling
Les Lee
Longhorn Packers
Tommy Dowell
Nathan Wehmeyer
Darden Morgenroth
Agriculture Mechanic
Robert Rue
Robert Bundrick
Charles Krause
Robert Blinka
Frances Fenner
Greenhand
Steve Walthall
FFA
T.A. Carmichael
Dettling
Carmichael
Calhoun Independent School District
Arthur Janke
L.C. Gossett
W.G
Cap
Krause
Bryan Sanders
Gary Patterson
Durham
Ray Griffith
Sentinel
Lee
Barbara Maguire
Rue
Bob Harabio
Pictorial Calhoun County meeting reported by historical group
Thirty five members and guests gathered at 7 30 p m in the Community Room of the First State Bank for a Calhoun County Historical Survey Committee session led by chairman George Fred Rhodes. Officials from the State Historical Society provided forms to catalog sites and structures while Civil War era markers and church history data were noted. Nine guests attended and the next meeting is set for 7 30 p m in the same venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun County Historical Survey Committee
First State Bank
George Fred Rhodes
The
State Historical Society
Calhoun County
C.S.A
Union Carbide
First State Bank Meeting in Court House Annex
AP report on a May meeting with Kenneth Berry addressing attendees about American responsibility. Entertainment by Raw West followed the meal and dance in Austin. House subcommittee advances a half measure school finance bill amid Briscoe’s no new taxes stance.
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First State Bank
New
Court House Annex
Area 10
Kenneth Berry
America
Raw West
Austin
Tex
Dolph Briscoe
House
Tom Massey
D-San Angelo
Public Education Committee
School Board to Meet on Thursday in Calhoun Independent SD
A special Calhoun Independent School District Board of Trustees meeting is set for 8 p.m. Thursday May 1, announced by Superintendent Marvin W. Kirkman. The session will cover the 1975-76 budget framework and board policy and administrative procedure revisions, with discussion of recent Supreme Court school program rulings and pending Texas legislation impacting the district, plus review of Title I programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun Independent School District Board of Trustees
Marvin W. Kirkman
U.S. Supreme Court
Texas
Kirkman
Funnel cloud sighting and tornado warning in Texas counties
The National Weather Service reported a funnel cloud two miles west of Ganado around 11 a.m. moving southeast at 35 mph. A second funnel cloud near Wharton followed. Jackson County remained under a tornado warning for most of the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ganado
National Weather Service
Wharton
Jackson County
Water shutoff planned for Lynnhaven subdivision
Water service in the Lynnhaven Subdivision will be cut from 9 to 12 p.m. Thursday to replace several new valves as part of Port Lavaca’s long range water system upgrade. Much of the current lines are old cast iron and prone to trouble, with replacements to proceed gradually after valve installation.
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Lynnhaven
Claude Bradley
Public Works
Bradley
Port Lavaca
Weather Forecast Look for Clouds and Showers Today
Weather outlook cloudy and warm with showers and thundershowers this afternoon and tonight. Some thunderstorms possibly heavy. Decreasing cloudiness with a slight chance of showers Thursday. Southerly winds 8 to 18 mph, variable with strong gusts near storms this afternoon and tonight, then northwest Thursday. Highs in the mid 80s, lows near 70. Probability of precipitation 70 percent today and tonight, 20 percent Thursday. Marine outlook southeasterly winds 8 to 15 knots, shifting to northerly Thursday. seas 2 to 4 feet. higher in scattered showers and thundershowers.
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Dick Fisher
Kevin
Mike
Travis Junior High
VFW Hall
Calhoun High
Linda Matula
Dennis Wagener
A.J
Bubba) Zwerschke
John Smith
Calhoun Ffa
Wagener
Calhoun
Rangers
Moses Johnson
Rhodes
Grace Episcopal Church
Etalka Wedig
Katie Guidry
Woody Guidry, Jr
Massey
Briscoe
Subcommittee
Hamp Atkinson
Boston
Atkinson
Ol’ Hamp
Wilhelmina Delco
D- Austin
W.R. Zwerschke
Paul Bailey
VFW
Mila Cameron
Ladies Auxiliary
Willis F. Jetton
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