Wave Lengths and Names in a Small Town Cohort
A quirky community note chronicles miffed Pat Jurek and a high school club uniform debate about jersey dates. It also humorously corrects spellings of Mike Wolf and Jim Ward, relays a jovial mayoral moniker Foots Wallace, and shares birthday wishes for Rhea Anne Walker and Lawrence Nickels while praising considerate acts from Flossie Elsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Jurek
Pat
Jim Ward
Coach Wolf
Rhea Anne Walker
Lawrence Nickels
Flossie Elswick
D. L. Elswick
Mra. Elswick
Dough Flower Workshop Delights Seadrift Home Club Members
Seadrift Home Demonstration Club held at the First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall demonstrated making flowers from dough for its 14 attendees. Mrs. Walter Woolridge presided, readings and prayers opened, and snacks were shared at a covered dish luncheon. The next meeting is scheduled for August 26 at the same location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seadrifts Home Demonstration Club
United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
Walter Woolridge
Walter Sensat
Alvin Madden
Cheon
Tim Blevin
Wesley Blevins
First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
Seadrift
Seadrift First Methodist Church
Reunion Brings Boone Hagan Families Together at Yoakum Park
About 135 people attended the Boone Hagan family reunion at Yoakum city park pavilion Sunday. Frank Morris and Bob Boone were named co chairs for next year, and the gathering planned to become an annual event. Special recognitions went to Lucy Hagan 86 as oldest attendee and Magan Allan Cummings six weeks as youngest. Traveling farthest were Jim and Janice Tesch and sons from Hawaii and John Thomas and Jo Ann Parker from San Jose California. Local honors included Lela Boone of Yoakum named parent with most children in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone-Hagan
Yoakum City Park
Comfort
Guy Boone
Wayne Boone
Brenda
Allen Boone
Wanda
Frank Morris
Bob Boone
Lucy Hagan
Magan Allan Cummings
Billy Cummings
Houston
Jim
Janice Tesch
Mike
Dan
Hawaii
John Thomas
Jo Ann Parker
San Jose
Calif
Lela Boone
Yoakum
Charles
Jack
James
Bob
Corpus Christi
Frank
Blanche Hagan West
Blanche
Smiths Attend Rockport Wedding of Nancy Smith to Mike Carter
Miss Nancy Smith wed Mike Carter in Rockport in a ceremony attended by Woodrow Smith and Mrs. Woodrow Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Falksen visited Crosby, with others from Tivoli and Smiley hosting guests at a First United Methodist Fellowship Hall social. A Seadrift church luncheon is planned and a welcome back is extended to teachers and students for the 1976-77 year.
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Woodrow Smith
Woodrow
Nancy Smith
Rockport
Miss Smith
Mike Carter
That City
Norman Falksen
Tivoli
John McDonald
Crosby
New Books Arrive at Calhoun County Library
Nonfiction selections include Sports in America by James Michener, Cats 24 Hours a Day by Winifred Carriere, All About Health and Beauty for the Black Woman by Naomi Sims, The Machine that Oils Itself by Robert C. Reinehr, and The 13 Colonies Cookbook by Mary Donovan and others. Fiction titles feature The Plague Ship by Frank Slaughter, The House is Dark by Rebecca James, The Will by Richard Martin Stern, Murder at the Aba by Isaac Asimov, and The Dinosaur Bite by Ruth Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
James Michener
Winifred Carriere
Naomi Sims
Robert C. Reinehr
Mary Donovan
Frank Slaughter
Rebecca James
Richard Martin Stern
Issac
Membership Coffee Held by Port Lavaca Garden Club
Nine guests attended a membership coffee hosted by Port Lavaca Garden Club at Mrs. J. C. Melcher Jr. home. President Mrs. Orville Holt outlined goals, while chairmen reported. A late September workshop on county fair flower show duties was announced. Five guests joined as new members and will receive senior members as guides.
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Pearson
Port Lavaca Garden Club
Oleen O'Neil
Nonna Shipp
Pegg Walker
J. C. Melcher Jr
Sue Howard
Susie McClung
J.C. Melcher Jr
Samuel Clegg
Charles Steele
Fred Jones
Orville Holt
Reg White
Kenneth Dolezal
Shiner Nursery
Warner-Hogg Plantation
West Columbia
Steele
Oleen O’neil
Peggy Walker
Nancy Pearson
Janet Rogers
Martha Kassing
Jeanette Chambless
Ronnie Maresh
R. M. Harrison
Beta Sigma Phi
Lorraine Fabrygel
Maresh
Lamar Tech
Jackie Hall
Deane Howell
modest rise expected food price rise small
Washington AP reports consumer prices rose five-tenths of a percent in July marking a second monthly gain. Food costs rose modestly while gasoline and medical care jumped, keeping inflation near a stable pace with year over year gains around five percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
Day Care Center Death Accidental in Dallas
In Dallas, the death of six month old Roderick Jones at Sunnyvale Day Care Center is deemed accidental after state and police inquiry. The center was understaffed when the child died and another infant, Shannon Holliday, sustained critical head injuries. the center may face license revocation pending welfare department action.
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Dallas
Tex
Oak Cliff
Texas Department of Public Welfare
Sunnyvale
State Welfare Department
Welfare Department
Roderick Jones
Thomas Jones
L. H. Bolin
Bolin
Shannon Holliday
Billy Holliday
Holliday
Dear Ann Landers Letters on Contraceptives and Libbing
A juvenile asks why laws restrict contraceptives. Ann Landers says laws are illogical and boost teenage pregnancies. A reader recounts a liberally minded husband’s infidelity and a critical Eureka reply. Another letter from a mother worries about meals and wealth differences during dinner at a friend’s house.
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Ann Landers
F.m.brookline
Mass
F. M
Massachusetts
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Tommye Johnson
WAVE
Reg Grigsby
Zeola
Ae Stott Ee Ajeje
C. E. Holder
Smiley
Mrs. Copeland
First
United Methodist Fellowship Hall
Calhoun County Library
Asimov
Ruth Moore
Weight
Watchers
Travis JR. High School
Port Lavaca
Texas
Marty Clegg
Garden Club
Bernadette Hofrichter
Generosity
Eureka
Honey
Cindy
Jan
Viking Mall
Dacron
Jantzen
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