Local dealers hail cash rebate plan boosting car sales
Port Lavaca auto dealers report stronger local sales and higher showroom traffic from national cash rebate programs. Terry Bunch Ford and Marshall Chevrolet praise increased buyer activity, while Norman Marshall and Chrysler Plymouth note improved sales and floor traffic. Manning Dodge remains cautiously optimistic, citing credit and down payment hurdles but aligns with rising national averages.
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Port Lavaca
Terry Bunch
Terry Bunch Ford
Marshall Chevrolet
Marshall
Norman Marshall
Marshall-Pontiac-Buick-Olds
James Meyer
Chrysler-Plymouth
Meyer
Percy Manning
Manning Dodge
Manning
Commissioners keep busy as they plan road and jail items
The Calhoun County Commissioners Court authorized publication to issue Highway Time Warrants totaling 165000 to acquire right of way and improve County Road No. 111 from State Highway 316 Northeast to Magnolia Beach. They inspected the county jail, preparing for audits, and set Friday for a public hearing on Entitlement V Revenue Sharing funds interest, courthouse furniture bids, Mosquito Control needs, and possible wage adjustments. They may hire staff, appoint to the Historical Survey Committee, and discuss a closed session on personnel matters.
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Commissioners Court
Willis Jetton
Magnolia Beach
Alamo Beach
Point Comfort
Mila Cameron
Calhoun County Historical Survey Committee
Murder charges filed in Port Lavaca shooting
Alfredo Vela Cuellar 42 of Port Lavaca faces murder charges for the death of Miguel Sandoval Jr. 24 after a Sunday evening shooting. A $10,000 bond was set, Cuellar posted it, autopsy ruled gunshot death, and police investigate led by Capt. Tommy Hargrove. Both men lived at 602 N Nueces St. Funeral services were held at Our Lady of the Gulf Church. Survivors include wife Maria Dolores Sandoval and several relatives in Port Lavaca and McAllen.
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Alfredo Vela Cuellar
Port Lavaca
Miguel “Mike” Sandoval Jr
Justice of the Peace
Frank Kelly
Cuellar
Kelly
Sandoval
Champ Traylor Memorial Hospital
Tommy Hargrove
Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church
Donald McNally
Port Lavaca Funeral Home
Port
City Council approves partial rate hikes for HNG and Cablecom
At a City Council meeting the panel approved a 15 to 20 percent proposal for Houston Natural Gas and a half of the requested increase for Cablecom General Inc. The advisory committee recommended raises aimed at a 7.25 percent return, noting tax base disputes and service complaints. The council also approved first reading of annexing 46 acres for Brook Hollow Village Apartments and a final reading on parade permit regulations.
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Travis Votan
HNG
Houston Natural Gas Corp
Citizens Committee
Darryl Smith
Houston Natural Gas
Smith
Us & Runaround
Board of Equalization
Cablecom General
Council
Citizens Advisory Committee
Brook Hollow Village
LaFitte Investment Company
Point Comfort approves combined budget for 1975
Point Comfort city council approved a combined budget of 131245.28 for the general fund and water works on a 3-2 vote. Budget changes include raises for city staff, higher water testing costs, and new allocations for legal expenses, pensions, and maintenance.
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Point Comfort
Lloyd Chathan
Thedla Holder
Judge Kelly to rule on merits of injunction in GTE hearings
Judge Joe E. Kelly discussed the General Telephone Co rate case in Point Comfort ruling on whether an injunction should prevent charging rates above city approved levels from April 10, 1973. City attorney Tom Garner argued that Nassau Bay precedents donot apply, asserting city rate authority and need to exhaust administrative remedies before suit.
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Kelly
Joe E. Kelly
General Telephone Co
Point Comfort
Telephone Company
Tom Garner
Rhodes, Garner & Roberts
Nassy Bay
GTE
Nassau Bay
Littlefield
Amherst
Anton
Garner
Hospital Seeks Blood Donations for Shortage
Champ Traylor Memorial Hospital invites donors to give blood due to a shortage. All types accepted today from 3 to 7 p.m. Call the hospital auxiliary at 552-2066 for an appointment. Donated blood will be stored in the bank for emergencies.
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Champ Traylor Memorial Hospital
Hospi
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Cablecom General, Inc
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