25-Year Club honors two Alcoa workers at Point Comfort
Arthur Kinsfather of La Ward and Robert W. Milby of Edna were named the newest members of Alcoa’s 25 Year Club at Point Comfort Operations. Kinsfather began Aug 1 1950 in the utility department, transferred to the potrooms in 1952, and moved to his present job in 1969. Milby started Aug 9 1950 in the power department as a maintenance helper and moved to the paint department in June, after serving in the US Air Force 1942–46. Both are natives of Texas communities and are married with children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Kinsfather
la Ward
Robert W. Milby
Edna
Alcoa
Point Comfort
Kinsfather
Opal Revel
Delores Stark
Delano
Alcoan
LaWard
Milby
Power Department
U.S. Air Force
Elvis Mary Srubar
Charles Robert
Calhoun County farmers face high costs and weather impact
Farmers in Calhoun County say rising costs make farming unprofitable. A Valley grower hauled his combine to help after harvest, then traveled to Bryan. Dry early season and high fertilizer prices reduced yields, with some cutting fertilizer use. Johnson grass hurts sorghum more than cotton, prompting crop rotations toward flax and soybeans. sunflowers may emerge as a second crop.
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Calhoun County
Bryan
Gilbert Heideman
Evans
Texas Weather Sees Scattered Showers And Tornado Near Kingsville
The Associated Press reports Texas may see more widely scattered showers with occasional thunder in the south. Overnight activity diminished after a Sunday evening storm, but officials confirm a brief, nonharmful tornado touched down near Kingsville in South Texas before nightfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Texas
Kingsville
Bullock Enforcement Hits Houston Area Overdue Taxes
State Comptroller Bob Bullock launches a Houston crackdown on thousands of businesses owing about 12 million dollars in delinquent sales taxes. Raids target Kasco Office Supply Inc. and cover Harris County with 12 000 delinquent accounts totaling 12 million across city and state.
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Houston
Bob Bullock
Bullock
Conroe
Austin
San Antonio
Dallas- Fort Worth
Kasco Office Supply Inc
Harris County
Barometer urged for boating gear as weather guesser
A barometer should be included in boating gear because a sudden drop in pressure signals rough weather ahead.
Five Felonies Investigated Over Weekend In Port Lavaca
Police investigated five possible felonies over the weekend in Port Lavaca. An 18 year old male was arrested for possession of a pistol on beer licensed premises at the Satellite Club on S Ann Street. A 30 year old man was charged with possession of a prohibited weapon a sawed off 410 shotgun after a disturbance report. A motorcycle reported stolen from 1708 Holoman was noted Friday night. A radar magnifier stolen from the boat Jimmy Lee near the city harbor was reported Friday. Two Victoria youths reported an attempted robbery by two men in a brown Chevrolet with a dagger. No arrests in that case. Roosevelt TVA reference noted.
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Port Lavaca
S. Ann Street
Felix Tristan
Steve Bradley
Victoria
E. Austin
W. Live Oak
Thomas Mackey
Holoman
Jimmy Lee
City Harbor
Hank Williams Jr. Injured In Mountain Fall Near Missoula
Country singer Hank Williams Jr. is listed in fair condition after a serious head injury from a mountain fall. Doctors reported his condition improved and stable after initial critical status following the Saturday accident in Missoula, Montana.
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Missoula
Mont
Hank Williams Jr
Williams
Missoula Community Hospital
Local Lass Joins Marines From Port Lavaca
Marine Private Diana Chavana daughter of Mr and Mrs Adolfo Chavana of Port Lavaca Texas reported for duty at the Marine Corps Supply Center Barstow California. A 1974 Calhoun High School graduate she joined the Marines in February 1975.
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Diana Chavana
Adolfo Chavana
Jackson
Port Lavaca
Tex
Marine Corps Supply Center
Barstow
Calif
Calhoun High School
Marines
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Johnstown
Colorado
Keenesburgh
Prospect
Vanderbilt Volunteer Fire Department
United Pentecostal Church
Seadrift
Robert Milby
Chrysler
Chrysler Srotors Corporation
Coastal Motor Co
N. Commerce
Alloa
At&t
Beth
Coca Cola
duPont
Eastman
Paso
Gen Foods
Goodrich Vie Great
Hous LP
Jin Man
John John Litton
Marcor
Mobil Oil
Monsanto
Penn Cent
Penney Pritt Pet 51
RCA
Sears
Sony W
Texaco
UN Carbide
Uniroyal
Us Steel
Woolworth
Kerox
Edwin A. Kabela
Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church
Leo Gauvin
Six Mile
Richardson Funeral Home
Kabela
Army Air Corps
Calhoun County Cattlemen’s Association
Ernest
John Kabela
Louis Pacena
Eugene Bardovsky
Sammy Elder
Herman Morris
Frank Chervenka
Randolph Marek
Joe Rokyta
Louis Garval
R. W. G. Smith
Louis Foster, Jr
George Rhodes
Fred Knippling
Curtis Nelson
Joe Brett
O.E. Sancher
Port Lavace
Rosewood Park Cemetery
Sancher
Victoria Hospital
Patricia Ann Knight
Groves
O.E. Sancher, Jr
Drew Allen Manning
Edward Manning
West Lake
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley Authority
Singer Kurt
Port
Lavaca-Seadrift
Central Power and Light Company
South Texas
CPL
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