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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1975
Page
2
Port Lavaca Wave reflects on whether viewers truly listen to TV dialogue or merely watch and snack. The piece cites examples like mileage claims, post-recorded segments, and staged reactions, suggesting many ignore wording while news anchors warn of attention to accuracy.
Port Lavaca dog warden Philip Shearer recently joined 125 participants from 15 states at Texas A&M University’s leading animal control program. The event, featuring city officials, veterinarians, shelter and health leaders, covered animal control, population management, diseases, kenneling, and administration improvements.
Port Lavaca residents are urged to donate blood for South Texas Regional Blood Services. Blood donations will be taken Tuesday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Champ Traylor Memorial Hospital. Appointment calls may be made to the Hospital Auxiliary at 552-2086. Cookies and juice will be served to donors.
A scrambled TV schedule lists shows such as Happy Days Lucy Show Mister Rogers Love Lucy and The Electric Company with air times around 3 to 7 PM. Other entries include The Dick Van Dyke Show The Brady Bunch Hollywood Squares and Match Game plus regional programs like Villa Alegre South Texas Today Mundo De Juguete and To Tell the Truth.
A cluttered schedule lists shows and films across channels including Timetable BH, The Price is Right at 7:00 PM, Judy Gariang 4 J, The Invisible Man, Elvis Presley musical numbers, The Man Who Reclaimed His Head starring Claude Rains, News and Love, American Style, Carson, The Young Runaways, Sons of Hercules, MOD Squad, Laredo, and Roy Rogers TV News. Also includes concert notes, theater listings, and late night movie times.
A fragmented list shows Morning America Mister Rogers Sesame Street Captain Kangaroo and daily game shows like Price is Right Password and Wheel of Fortune. It names hosts, times, and a mix of children and family programs with general station branding and program blocks.
A scrambled TV guide fragment lists programs and times such as 12:00 Noon J W Ryan s Hope Andy Griffin and Perry Mason with Days of Our Lives and The Amazing Clitterhouse as well as 410,000 Pyramid. The text includes channel labels and host names in a jumbled order.
Funeral services were held in Palacios for Andres M Garza 68 with burial in Palacios Cemetery. Survived by wife Maria Novaris Garza and 3 sons and 8 daughters. Also noted are services for Paul Jones Haynes 74 of Port Lavaca and Alexander McDow Boyd Jr 65, plus Oscar Alvin Rasmussen of Seadrift. Each obituary lists survivors and burial details.
Renowned author and playwright Thornton Wilder died at 78 from a heart attack in Hamden Connecticut. He wrote Our Town and won three Pulitzers for novels and plays including The Bridge of San Luis Rey and The Skin of Our Teeth.
Yuletide celebrations fill Calhoun Independent School District with events this week. Student groups host parties at multiple campuses including Young Homemakers, Future Homemakers of America, and Future Farmers of America. Basketball schedules span Crockett, Travis, Beeville, Gonzales, Seadrift, and Port O Connor as tournaments and games run through Friday.
Terry Bunch Motors on Main Street announces Michael Hynes as the new sales manager. Hynes, raised in a small town, returns to the area from Rockport to lead sales after previously owning a Corpus Christi agency and working in Houston. He plans to relocate by year’s end as the Hynes Bay name in Austwell ties to his great grandfather.
Terry Michael Hedding of Corpus Christi faced a reduction of burglary of a building a felony to a misdemeanor criminal trespass of a building in 24th District Court. Judge Joe E Kelly fined him $200 plus costs and gave credit for 51 days already served in county jail. Pretrial proceedings for remaining cases on the docket were postponed until December 29.
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