Local Society Notes from Corpus Christi Workshop and Visits
Miss Marcy Diethorn Jim Lowery and Mrs Alfred Jurek attend a two day State Officers workshop in Corpus Christi today and tomorrow. Mr and Mrs John Athey and Alex arrive as weekend guests of Mr and Mrs George Fred Rhodes. Athey is Mrs Rhodes brother. Other Rhodes guests include Mr and Mrs Tom Davenport and their Houston family visiting Clyde Franklin in illness. Mrs Dorothy Gladney and two others depart for Louisville and Detroit to visit relatives and attend trips.
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Marcy Diethorn
Jim Lowery
Alfred Jurek
Texas Thespians
Corpus Christi
John Athey
Alex
Austin
George Fred Rhodes
Athey
Rhodes
Tom Davenport
Houston
Tom Franlin
Dan
Susan
W. Franklin
Blair
Clyde Franklin
Dorothy Gladney
Dorothy Clay
Julia Riser
Louisville
Kentucky
Mrs. Clay
Dora Hickman
Detroit
Michigan
Poole Silver Wedding Anniversary Observed in Seadrift
The Reverend and Mrs. Edward R. Poole celebrated their 25th anniversary with a reception at the First Assembly of God Church Fellowship Hall in Seadrift. They wed July 17 1950 in Crockett Texas. Organist Barbara Neill Port Lavaca sang Because and More We've Only Just Begun and The Lords Prayer sung by the couple's sons. Attending were numerous relatives from Austin Houston Port Lavaca Arlington Tivoli Magnolia Beach Palacios and Seadrift including Lonnie Dierlam Johnny Kisiah Jr. Doris Lane Richard Poole and many others.
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Edward R. Poole
First Assembly of God Church
Seadrift
Rev. Poole
Crockett, Texas
Barbara Neill
Port Lavaca
Richard
Tim
Gary Poole
Lonnie Dierlam
Doris Lane
Harvey Crabtree
Johnny Kisiah
John Kisiah
Gale Fisher
Billy Faltesek
John Peters
Rudolph Marek
Judy Hahn
Glenn Blevins
Bob Thormalen
George Yarbrough
Ann and
Terry Gaines
David Murf
Godlie Sanders
United Methodist Schools of Missions
Austin
Houston-Tillotson College
Leslie Pfeil
Corpus Christi
Southwest Texas
Methodist
Southwest Asia
God
Lawn care tips for Texas summer turf health and pests
A turfgrass specialist from the Texas Agricultural Extension Service outlines summer growth hazards for home lawns in Texas. Key steps include increasing mowing height by 0.5 inches to deepen turf and insulate against heat, regular watering to four to six inches depth, and using fungicides and insecticides as needed to combat leaf spot diseases chinch bugs and white grubs. Floratam St Augustine grass shows resistance to chinch bugs.
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Texas
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
St, Augustine
Revival set at John Kisiah farm August Brush Arbor
An old time Brush Arbor Revival runs August 4 to August 8 at 7 30 p.m. each night with different speakers and The Singing Disciples appearing. The event is on the John Kisiah farm in the Lake Placebo Community and welcomes all attendees.
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Brush Arbor
John Kisiah
Lake Placebo
Portpourri Humble grumbles and family notes drift in
A collage of brief vignettes names Shirley Jedlika Nation Wasserman Thayer and Keller among others in a local interest page. Mentions include a coffee klatch, shopping mishap, condolences, welcome messages, quips, and a nostalgic nod to 1913 tax debate under Wilson, framing everyday life and small anecdotes.
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Shirley Jedlicka
Wasserman
Natalie Wasserman Thayer
Alice
Bennie May Wasserman
Lucy Proud
Molly Keller
Nita Crober
Shirley Dale Kurtz
Jeanette Chambless
Victoria Rodriquez
Eula Grace Wedig
George Haynes
Josie Caballero
Wilson
Church Services and Guest Speaker Schedule
Grace Episcopal Church hosts morning prayers and sermons at 7 30 a m and 9 15 a m with William J Clark as lay reader. First Presbyterian Church welcomes Dr Guy H Rawson at 11 a m service. he is Trinity University's Religion chairman in San Antonio. First Baptist Church invites families to Wednesday night fellowship and asks to call 552-2931 to reserve.
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Grace Episcopal Church
William J. Clark
First Presbyterian Church
Guy H. Rawson
Ranson
Trinity University
San Antonio
First Baptist Church
Mini and Maxi School Officials Return from Visit
Attend mini and maxi schools Mrs. Ira Nicholson Sr Mrs Marsh Canion Mrs Dana Parrish and Mrs John Quaintance have just returned from a scheduling or oversight visit to inspect programs and share notes with administrators and teachers.
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Ira Nicholson, Sr
Marsh Canion
Dana Parrish
John Quaintance
Lids shortage prompts Commerce Goodwill distribution plan
The Commerce Department and Goodwill Industries announced a mail order distribution center for canning lids to ease a nationwide shortage. About 2.8 million lids will be bought from Ball Corp Bernardin Owens-Illinois Kerr Glass declined to participate. Lids sold at wholesale to retailers, with nine dozen per household limit, starting Aug. 7. Customers mail in a $5 payment and a stamped self- addressed envelope to Goodwill Industries Minneapolis.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Goodwill Industries Inc
John P. Kearney
Comerce Department
Goodwill Industries
Minneapolis
Minn
United Parcel Service
Lemon aids in shampoo and skin care tips
College Station describes simple lemon beauty tips from Marlene Odle of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. The article advises adding lemon to shampoo for shine, using lemon in rinse water, rubbing hands with lemon to remove odors, and using lemon halves to whiten skin and soften feet with warm water baths.
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College Station
Marlene Odle
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University System
Recipe Pairings for Two Courtesies and Simple Dishes
A compact set of two servings oriented recipes for couples. Halibut steak with flour coating is fried until browned and seasoned with salt paprika. Green bean side uses butter and paprika. Tomato cucumber pimento salad rests on lettuce with salt paprika and French dressing. Pineapple with sugar served after chilling.
Reducing Attic Temperatures With Insulation And Vents
An agricultural engineer notes high attic temps raise home AC load by up to 10 percent. Adding five inches of insulation and improving ventilation cuts heat. A continuous ridge vent with a continuous soffit vent best reduces attic heat. Extra insulation also benefits winter heating more than vents.
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Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Dear Ann Landers Letters on Invitation and Family Secrets
A compilation of Ann Landers style letters discussing hospitality invites in polite society, a confused rise of uninvited visits, and a family disclosure about adoption causing a child’s distress. It includes a reflective confession about parental favoritism and a promotion for dating guidance from Ann Landers’ booklet.
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Ann Landers
Ann Lander
P.O
Elgin
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