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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1975
Page
1
A ceremony at the Jailhouse Museum Library Saturday commemorated Civil War events with the dedication of a four by eight foot masonite marker. The marker includes a location map and a chronology of Civil War events in Calhoun County and drew about 100 attendees.
The piece recalls Neosho Missouri winning an All America City honor after a sustained beautification effort driven by residents, garden clubs, the Chamber of Commerce, and city officials. A flower box program, later extended to homes and businesses, drew national attention and reinforced local pride. It also notes a Civil War marker dedication in Calhoun County honoring Texas heritage with remarks by local officials and dignitaries.
At the Calhoun County Historical Commission meeting, Bill Winsor of the Houston Civil War Round Table gave a 20 minute talk on Civil War activities on Matagorda Island. He noted extensive destruction and wartime shifts from Lavaca to Matagorda, with local warehouses burned and the San Antonio Mexican Gulf Railroad destroyed. The talk previewed a historical marker Winsor designed for the county, with dedication planned at the Jail House Museum grounds. Over 60 attendees heard updates on markers for Ranger Cemetery and Dr Moses Johnson, with October dedication planned. Special guests included Winsor’s Refugio family and others from Edna and Jackson County.
Governor Dolph Briscoe approved a $20,830 grant to Golden Crescent Council of Governments to improve and expand the regional police communication system. The grant, from CID, funds six mobil radios eleven portable radios a charger a console and an emergency power unit. It will be financed with a $6,944 grantee match and serves Calhoun DeWitt Goliad Gonzales Jackson Lavaca and Victoria counties.
Calhoun County retail activity jumps more than 20 percent in the first quarter of 1975 from 1974, outpacing state and regional averages. Totals show $5,394,000 in 1975, up from $4,481,000 in early 1974, with Refugio and Victoria counties posting the largest increases locally. Port Lavaca Chamber of Commerce notes inflation as a factor but cites robust growth and job benefits, especially for women.
Port Lavaca City Council sits tonight at 7 30 at City Hall Annex to consider the amended Revenue Sharing Budget for Entitlement VI and actions to accept resignations of Recreation and Parks Board member Ralph Wall and Port Commission member Charles Fisher with replacements to serve until terms end March 25 1977 and July 1 1976. The meeting also covers a Labor Day Fishing Festival request from Port Lavaca and Calhoun County Jaycees, bid amendment for an offset printing machine, and emergency reading waivers to adopt an ordinance on commercial vehicle routes and penalties.
Five killed and two injured in a three car wreck on Interstate 45 north of Conroe as heavy rain swells the toll across Texas. The weekend death count reaches 24 with numerous traffic accidents and homicides statewide including victims from Houston Quanah Dimmitt Jasper and other towns.
Point Comfort Aldermen meet at 7 p.m to discuss the 1975 76 budget and amendments to the 142000 city budget. Mayor Mila Cameron says revisions will target legal fees and fire department funding amid ongoing legal controversies including rate suits and flood insurance. A public hearing on the 1975 76 budget will be set. The session also covers water lines to the dog pound, a right of way request for United Brine Pipeline and a traffic safety coordinator presentation by Tom Schmidt.
In Cleveland, a 12-member jury, six men and six women, returns today to decide if 29 defendants must pay for the 1970 Kent State shootings that left 13 students injured or killed. The panel guarded by U.S. marshals worked hours behind closed doors after threats and past assault, with jurors under protection at a downtown hotel.
Cattlemen in Calhoun County and neighboring areas are urged to vaccinate herds after sporadic anthrax deaths in Harris, Tom Green, Victoria, Medina, Falls, and Robertson counties. Dr. J B Young confirmed cases, with Lab in College Station validating. Quarantines placed on affected herds. March or April vaccination advised where disease exists. Sterne's vaccine effective with no milk restrictions for vaccinated dairy cows.
Partly cloudy and warm with a slight chance of daytime showers through Tuesday. Southeasterly winds 8-18 mph, gusty near thundershowers. Highs in mid 80s, lows in mid 70s. 20 percent rain chance today and Tuesday. Seas 3-5 feet. Sunset 7:50 p.m., sunrise 5:03 a.m. High tide 7:32 p.m., low 12:59 a.m. Barometer 29.95 and falling.
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