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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1975
Page
2
TV critic reviews Norman Lear new CBS comedy One Day at a Time about a divorced mother and her two daughters in Indianapolis. The pilot centers on a camping trip dispute and a lecherous building superintendent, with mixed feelings about the show's tone and writing.
Rep Ray Roberts of Texas is sued for divorce by his wife Elizabeth after 30 years of marriage. The petition filed December 2 notes a November 25 separation and seeks an out of court property settlement. Roberts, a former state senator and current chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, expresses regret and states public life can strain family life.
A dense listing of television programs and hosts including Mister Rogers, Lucy, Dick Van Dyke, The Brady Bunch, Isuzu Movin On, Police Woman, One Day at a Time, and Johnny Carson among others. Contains varied show titles, times, and personalities, reflecting a historic schedule snapshot with multiple networks and regional listings.
A morning to evening rundown lists shows for Galveston with titles from Sesame Street to Batman, Captain Kangaroo, The Price is Right, Love of Life and more. Includes a community calendar note and farm, school and antiques sections for week viewing.
A fragmented TV schedule featuring daytime serials Perry Mason Days of Our Lives General Hospital One Life To Live and nighttime entries including The Dark Chariton Movie and Gilligan's Island with various soap operas game shows and classic series interleaved in a busy broadcast grid. Strong entities include Perry Mason Days of Our Lives General Hospital Gilligan's Island and Merv Griffin.
Calhoun High School student council members and a North Pole elf lead a Christmas party for six Port Lavaca learning disabilities students at the high school patio. The annual event included presents and festive greetings, with TARS members touring the State School for the Mentally Retarded and Handicapped in Corpus Christi and attending a nativity play in Victoria. Participants named include Frances Starnes Ricky Navarro Mike Vasquez Gary Trevbig Bridgett Dowd Pam Abraham Clyde Watson Cindy Wachtendorf Mary Catherine Allen Terry Ostier Rachael Lerma Julio Ybarra Nora Morales and Mary Ester Pina, with advisor Mrs. Leslie Pfeil.
Nine Calhoun Thespians attended the Texas Theater Arts Con in Austin where Calhoun junior Joan White was elected first vice president. Attendees included Lesley Clark Jul Griffin Melissa Marshall Joyce Hubbard Kim Fredericks Hob Reinhard and White. This week Calhoun speech and drama students read Christmas stories to kindergartners first and second graders at Jackson Harrison and Roosevelt Elementary Schools with visits planned through Wednesday.
Charles A. Lewis, a longtime Durant resident and one of the last survivors of the 14 Cherokee land run, died Monday in a Durant hospital. He would have turned 105 on February 2.
Donald K Wehmeyer was named to the County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation ASC Committee by delegates at the ASC County Convention held Wednesday at the county ASC office. Danny May and Joe D Brett were elected first and second alternates. The new committee includes Travis C Tanner as chairman, Donald K Wehmeyer as vice chairman, and Arthur HH Benarden as regular member.
Two Point Comfort employees earned 25 year service pins at Alcoa Point Comfort Operations in Friday ceremonies. Leon Wilbern of Port Lavaca and Jimmie Gisler of Cuero received the quarter century honors, with Wilborn noted as a Hill High School and Calhoun High grad who began in 1947, and Gisler starting in 1949. They are active in local clubs, churches, and veterans groups.
The Pink Ladies hospital auxiliary reveals that their Bicentennial Bargain project surpassed 5000 dollars in donations for hospital equipment and will add a new piece of gear. Planned items include a fibrillator, newborn ambu, self inflating tourniquet and thermistor, with final choice pending. Local businesses contributed such as Cole's Department Store Cunningham's Pharmacy Gardens and Nursery Greenhouse Florist Guarantee Shoe Store International Liquors John’s Photography Lack's Furniture Store Melcher's Hardware Mowen's Jewelry Oshmans Department Store The Pharmacy Readin' and Writin' Book Store and Regan's Clothing Store.
The American Field Service will hold its annual Christmas Party Wednesday at Mrs Eloise Burns home. Calhouns foreign exchange student Lesley Clark is staying there. Members and guests including prospective members should arrive between 7 and 7 pm for Christmas caroling at 7. After the carol, the party continues at Burns home with refreshments. Plans for exchange week and Januarys regular meeting will be discussed in conjunction with the special week.
Washington AP report shows Texas senators split in a 7-19 roll call on extending this year's temporary income tax cuts for another six months. Democrat Lloyd Bentsen supported the extension while Republican John Tower opposed it.
Ford and Chrysler announce new price hikes for December effective December and January, citing unrecovered costs and safety mandates. Ford boosts base prices about 22 percent with option costs up 16 percent, and light trucks up 2 percent. Chrysler adds up to 60 percent on a few models to cover braking system costs. GM and AMC plan no passenger-car hikes, while overall December sales show improved pace vs last year.
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