Wave Lengths By TOMMYE JOHNSON WAVE WOMEN'S EDITOR
Port Personalities on the go to her sorrow Jo Ann Maguire finds that Mexico yerba mala is poison ivy She and her family joined a good will project near Monterrey helping build an Episcopal church camp with 13 buildings Also present were Leon Hensley and family Greta Wasserman Midge Horley and Jo Ann's mother enjoyed time at The Ancira hotel Jo Ann recovered well Police detective sergeant Joe Pena welcomes a baby girl while three year old Jose doubts the newborn is real Junior Port Personalities Skip Spahn and Kurt Mowen perform polite chores and dogsitting duties for neighbors Virginia and Buck Grimes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Ann Maguire
Mexico
Hubby
Mac
Air Force
Leon Hensley
Alcoa
Fran
Chris
Monterrey
Jo Ann
Greta Wasserman
Midge Horley
Maguirs
Ancira
Joe Pena
Rose Ellen
Jose
Joe
Skip Spahn
Suzanne
Clifford Spahn
Kurt
Bill Mowen
Virginia
Buck Grimes
Coffee time fixes furniture scratches in simple home tips
Readers share a coffee and water paste repair for walnut surfaces that hides scratches and adds a sheen. A note from Heloise explains the column handles many mail queries and offers general homemaking hints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heloise
Sarah Bolton
Two Calhoun Students Take Part in WT Speech Workshop
Calhoun High School students Mark Howell and Victor F Dreitner Jr participated in the debate segment of the 24th annual speech and drama workshop at Southwest Texas State University. Howell is son of William C Howell and Mrs Howell of 717 Willowwick and Dreitner is son of Victor F Dreitner and Mrs Dreitner of 1504 Justice Port Lavaca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun High School
Southwest Texas State University Port
Religion in Angolan Civil War Hurts Churches
AP reports from New York that Angola’s churches fare well in government controlled areas but suffer distress in central Angola where fighting worsens. Rev Lawrence W. Henderson notes heavy military activity and that fresh conflict strains the breadbasket region, with UNITA led by Savimbi opposing MPLA under Neto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Cornell
New York
Angola
Lawrence W. Henderson
National Union For the Total Independence of Angola Unita
Jonas Savinbi
Movement For the Popular Liberation of Angola
MPLA
Agostinho Neto
Luanda
World Council of Churches Central Committee
Evangelical Church of
Central Angola
United Church of Christ
Alcoa Club Inducts 3 into 25 Year Club at Port Lavaca
Three new members were inducted into Alcoa’s 25 Year Club at Point Comfort Operations last week. Gantran A. Alamia of Port Lavaca’s 1308 Justice Dr. and a 1951 hire date is a 25 year veteran, Johnnie J. Sappington of Victoria’s 1310 Dick Street joined as a layout helper in 1951, and William E. Nickel of Edna’s 1305 Green St. joined in 1951. Alamia, a Palacios High School alumnus and Air Force veteran, is married with four daughters. Sappington belongs to Victoria Golden Mikes and Northside Baptist Church. Nickel is married to Annie Garvel.
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Alcoa
Point Comfort
Gantran A
Alamia
Matagorda
Palacios High School
Johnnie J. Sappington
Lolita
The
Victoria
Golden Mikes
Northside Baptist Church
Nickel
Edna
Annie Garvel
New Books at Calhoun County Library
Calhoun County Library adds non fiction titles Durable Pleasures by Hans Fantel Miracles of the Gods by Erich von Daniken Turn Woodware for Collectors by Jane Toller American Denim A New Folk Art Small Gas Engines by James A Gray Fiction titles The Swarm by Arthur Herzog Ordinary People by Judith Guest And Strange at Ecbatan the Trees by Michael Bishop A Time of Soldiers by Andrew Jolly The Presidents Mistress by Patrick Anderson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Fantel
Erich von Daniken
Jane Toller
James A. Gray
Ecbatan
Michael Bishop
Andrew Jolly
Patrick Anderson
Port Lavaca Wave and Calhoun Citizen publication info
Port Lavaca Wave established 1890 and Calhoun Citizen published each weekday afternoon by Wave Publishing Co. Inc. at 301 S Colorado Port Lavaca Texas 77979. AP exclusive rights to local news and dispatches. Delivery and subscription rates listed.
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Calhoun Citizen
Wave Publishing Co., Inc
S. Colorado
Port Lavaca
Texas
Whitmire Family Hosts Grandson and Guest in Port Lavaca
Mrs. D. R. Whitmire and her husband entertain their Port Lavaca grandson David Bone and his friend Joel Heintchel from La Porte. The eight year old son of Beth Foester and Jim Bone arrived with his friend and will stay a week.
Calhoun Sandettes Wrap Up Drill Camp Amid New Uniforms
Forty seven Calhoun High Sandettes completed a week long drill camp at the high school directed by Miss Lesley Rae of Fast Texas State University and assisted by Karen Brown ex colonel of Cobie Lamarettes. They practiced six routines daily and will perform at the Calhoun Cuero game on Sept 3. Fourteen participants were named for excellence at a closing party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun High School
Lesley Rae
Fast Texas State University
Karen Brown
Houston
Sonja Preston
Sandette
Lorie Vickery
Sherry Maseda
Jenny Schaerer
Kim Peterson
Sara Laughlin
Dayna Summers
Betty Hahn
Kim Webb
Michelle Gaskamp
Donna Chiles
Lori Foreman
Martha Boyd
Rita Soliz
Laurie Watson
Yearbook Workshop Held at San Angelo State University
Elva and Gloria Castillo of Tivoli attended the seventh annual San Angelo State University Yearbook Workshop on the San Angelo campus. About 250 yearbook members and advisors participated in the weeklong event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elva
Gloria Castillo
Tivoli
San Angelo State University
San Angelo
Recording Artist to Headline Sunday Concert in Port Lavaca
Miss Billye Bowman of Houston presents a summer evening program at Port Lavaca First Baptist Church 902 Calhoun St Sunday at 7 p.m. The concert features a religious recording artist and educator backed by London Concert Orchestra conducted by Leroy Yarbrough. Reverend David Bush and David Hairel invite the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billye Bowman
Houston
Port Lavaca
First Baptist Church
Calhoun St
Miss Bowman
Bob Harrington
Bourbon Street
Leroy Yarbrough
London Concert Orchestra
David Bush
David Hairel
Dear Ears From Houston Critiques Ann Landers TV appearance
A reader signs as Sore Ears From Houston Tells It Like It Is about Ann Landers and Dear Abby on Tonight Show hosted by Barbara Walters. The letter mocks Landers and Abby for voice quality and speech patterns, notes a Bill Blass dress, and claims the dress was not handmade. The writer demands blunt truth and reflects on sounding nasal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dear Ann Landers
Barbara Walters
Johnny Carson
Ray Bolger
Abby
Darling
Iowa
Des Moines
Houston
Bill Blass
CHS Choir Rehearsal Tuesday Announces First Year
Calhoun High School a capella choir holds first rehearsal at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the high school choir room. Director John Williams will announce a pre school rehearsal schedule and discuss section assignments uniforms and choral program preview. New members will be named in the first two weeks of school.
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Calhoun High School
John Williams
Williams
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Clarissa Badger
Audrey Lazzari
G. A. Alamia
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Alcoa Club
U.S. Air
Henderson
United Church O Christ Board of World Ministries
Sandettes
Clahoun High School
Calhoun
Travis JR. High School
Calhoun County Library
Arthur Herzog
Judith Guest
Lavaca
Cliff Allen
Associated Press
Ann Landers
CHS
Sefid
Ann
Anon
Leah Fulk
Raymond Fulk
Por Lavaca
Texas Lutheran College
Faerie Festival
Pellon
Wright's Sewing Center
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