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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1975
Page
3
The USDA Soil Conservation Service explains how soil surveys identify hazards for home sites. The new booklet Can Help You explains flood risk wetness septic failure erosion and other issues from county soil maps and data. A February 11 outreach by a Social Security representative in Port Lavaca aids consumers.
The Royal Ambassadors, fourth to sixth graders from Madison and Roosevelt, grew from 10 to 35 members under coaches Eloy Rivera Manuel Cantu and Roger Glavan. They won 13 trophies in youth sports and captured the Victoria First Baptist Basketball Tournament, with Martin Husquierdo scoring 42 points.
Calhoun County 4 H and FFA members plan six entries at the San Antonio Livestock Show February 7 to 16 led by Johnny Smith and David Kruse with other youths showing Brahman, Chester White, braford, Berkshire, and Hampshire stock. A 150 youth field will take a one day trip this Saturday departing 6 a.m. from the Agriculture Building to view rodeo and exhibits. Scholarships from Houston Show and Rodeo Raymond Dickson Foundation Standard Oil of Texas Texas Farm Bureau and C J Davidson are available in the Extension Office. County eliminations set for February 18 with entry blanks attached to the February newsletter. deadline February 14.
The 4-H Sub Committee met last Thursday with 10 members present. The session featured many opinions and new ideas. County residents with suggestions are invited to share them. Attendees included Johnny Blinka Doris Boyd Ronnie Sikes J F Smith Damon Vickery Walter Zbikowski Anthony Blinka Barbara Maguire Kim Peterson and Alan Ramirez.
Airman Roger H. Blevins of Seadrift was selected to attend the medical helper course after completing basic training at Lackland AFB. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Will L. Blevins of Seadrift and will proceed to the Technical Training Center at Sheppard AFB, Texas. During six weeks at Lackland he learned the Air Force mission and customs and received human relations instruction. He graduated in 1973 from Calhoun High School in Port Lavaca and attended Victoria College.
The League of United Latin Americans Citizens council meets at 7 p.m. at First State Bank Townhall. Ishame Torres says committees on dance education and by laws will report. Members and newcomers are invited to attend as the club seeks members and plans a fundraising dance and officer installation next month.
Bert S. Cross and Irwin R. Hansen, two directors of Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. 3M, plead innocent to federal income tax evasion charges. They face one count each of income tax conspiracy and two counts of filing false corporate tax returns for 1968 and 1969. The money, about 634000, allegedly funded a secret political fund.
A House Banking subcommittee opens hearings on a Democratic plan to force banks to extend loans for low and middle income housing and other uses. The bill would require the Fed to raise the money supply and directs credit toward essential investments while resisting inflationary activities.
Calhoun Kiwanis and Port Lavaca Kiwanis Club plan a pancake supper and auction at Calhoun High School cafeteria. Doug Colvin chairs ticket distribution with Victor Patterson for club members, John Minter prints tickets, Tom Davis is finance chair, and committees cover food, setup, and auctioneers.
Raymond Butler of Point Comfort, son of Capt. and Mrs. B R Butler, posts a 4.0 GPA for the 1974 Fall Semester. He has five semesters on the Distinguished Student List and belongs to Tau Beta Pi Pi Tau Sigma and Phi Eta Sigma honor fraternities. Graduation from Texas A M University is set for December 1975.
District Adult Leaders Association met February 1 with seven Calhoun County leaders including Mrs. Johnnie Blinka and Allen Zibkowski. The program informed 4 H club leaders on elder youth programs and method demonstrations. District 11 delegates Anthony Blinka and Barbara Maguire attended. The group organized the District Leadership Lab and planned District Round-up. Retreat at Camp Manison set for March 21 and 22. Dr Hope Daughtery spoke on teen ideas and State 4 H Congress.
Contractor painting remodeling and additions built or new homes. Licensed bonded contractor with all work guaranteed in writing. Contact Bowman Real Estate at 552-3751 or 552-6542.
PFC Billy James Rawlings of Port Lavaca is assigned to the 183d Maintenance Company Fort Carson Colorado as part of the Iron Horse 4th Mech Inf Division. A 1974 Calhoun High School graduate, he entered service June 18 1974 and trained at Fort Polk Louisiana. Previously stationed at Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland. The unit motto is We Salute with Pride No Task Too Great.
The White House sanctioned the Washington Star-News for publishing President Ford's budget details before the official release time. Reporters were barred from an advance briefing and will not receive the message copy. Other papers also published early, prompting similar penalties.
Two cases, a DWI against Holland Howard Sparks and a theft of services against Johnnie Charles Morehead, were dismissed in hearings before Judge Willis F. Jetton. Several defendants received fines, jail terms or probations. jury trials were scheduled for ten cases including marijuana possession and theft complaints. Nineteen defendants will Pleas postpone to a later date.
Stephen Haynes son of Rev. and Mrs. George Haynes of Port Lavaca was among about 60 Texas Lutheran College students in the January Ventura interim. The freshman engineering major spent the month as a trainee under a construction firm’s chief and assistant engineers in Port Lavaca. His goal was to gain drafting and engineering skills for a future career. The Ventura interim concluded January 29 as second semester registration at Texas Lutheran was held and classes started today.
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