Kiwanis Club Plans Pancake Supper and Auction
Port Lavaca Kiwanis Club announces its annual Pancake Supper and Auction at Calhoun High School cafeteria with Leroy Belk and Joe Cusack as auctioneers. Committees formed for setup, food, and finance. 100 percent of past proceeds funded local youth and community programs.
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Kiwanis Club
Calhoun High School
Rey Reyes
Port Lavaca
Calhoun County
Reyes
Leroy Belk
Joe Cusack
Surface mining debate gains Texas focus
A Senate committee in Austin heard proposals from Sens. Max Sherman Amarillo and Lloyd Doggett Austin to regulate surface mining. Texas researchers estimate 10.4 billion tons of lignite potential, while Doggett notes imminent federal regulation and Sherman cites 80 000 surface acres mined in Texas including 55000 acres for sand and gravel.
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Austin, Tex
Senate
Texas
Max Sherman
Amarillo
Lloyd Doggett
Austin
Sherman
University of Texas
Doggett
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Morris Udall
D-Ariz
Congress
Theft draws fine burglaries probed at Port Lavaca area
An 18 year old youth paid a $35 fine in municipal court for stealing from Maries Pizza Palace and was released. Police investigated four burglaries, an attempted break in and vandalism. A man loading a tree at Port Lavaca Nursery fled before officers arrived. plants, trees missing. A portable tape deck, 25 tapes, and a coat worth about $225 taken from Shoreline Motel. A rifle worth about $50 stolen from a Viking Mall car. A Johnny Drive warehouse entered after back door forced. no list yet. A gas tank lock removed at Mobile Oil Warehouse but no fuel taken. Vandalism at old Morgan Boyd building.
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Maries Pizza Palace
Port Lavaca
Shoreline
Viking Mall
Johnny Drive
Mobile Oil
Morgan Boyd
Bailey named Southern Area general manager and Phelps becomes vice president
General Telephone Company of the Southwest promotes R Rex Bailey to Southern Area general manager with San Angelo offices and names Richard E Phelps Western Area operations manager to replace him on March 1. Bailey will oversee revenue development intercompany regulatory affairs long range planning and pricing while Phelps will direct Southern Area operations serving 237000 telephones across four divisions and three districts.
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R. Rex Bailey
General Telephone Company of the Southwest
League City
San Angelo
L. Gray Beck
Richard E
Dick) Phelps
Brownwood
Bailey
Phelps
North Carolina
American Telephone and Telegraph
Kansas City
General of the Southwest
Carlsbad
N. M
Brownfield
South Texas
Bryan
Southern Area
Robstown
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club of Space Center
Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce
Clear Lake Chamber Blue Coats
Galveston County United Fund
Jaycees
Toastmasters
Chambers of Commerce
Alta Vista
General Telephone of Pennsylvania
Southwest Company
Western Area
Bradford
Cuba, N. Y
Central
Balfred University
Saint Francis College
Loretto
Francy
Valerie
Drusilla
Briscoe proposes school finance reform to boost aid
Gov Dolph Briscoe unveiled a reform bill to raise state aid for districts with 86 percent of Texas students, authorizing 589.9 million dollars more over two years with no new taxes. It would lift the state share of foundation costs from 52 to about 65 percent next year and 67 percent in 1976-77, targeting poorer districts. Sponsors include Sen Oscar Maury and Reps Tom Massey Joe Pentony and Pike Powers.
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Austin
Tex
Dolph Briscoe
Briscoe
Oscar Maury
Dallas
Senate Education Committee
Tom Massey
D-San An
Gelo
House Public Education Committee
Joe Pentony
Houston
Pike Powers
D-Baumont
Texas
School Night for Scouting Planned Across Gulf Coast
The Gulf Coast Council of the Boy Scouts of America launches a School Night for Scouting at Jefferson Elementary on March 11 to recruit boys from Laredo to Port Lavaca. Bill Corder of Corpus Christi chairs the effort with 50 elementary school principals and about 150 pack and troop leaders involved across 21 communities.
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Boy Scouts of America
Jefferson Eelmentary School
Boy Scout Council
Laredo
Port Lavaca
Gulf Coast
Bill Corder
Corpus Christi
Corder
Marvin Kirkman
Calhoun County Independent
Gulf Coast Council
Coastal Bend
Pretrial hearings set for tomorrow in Calhoun District Court
Pleas and pretrial hearings are scheduled for tomorrow at 1 p.m. in the District 24 courtroom before Judge Joe E. Kelly. Defendants include Rogelio Balboa, Thomas Ybarra, Glenn Harvey, Jesus Perez Jr., Johnny Solis Carrera, Rex Rucker, Johnny Willie Jones, Sammy Ford, Glyn Bagwell, Tommy Bagwell, Tommy Dean Bagwell, Raymond Cuellar, Santiago Lopez, Robert Wheeler, Dennis Moore, and Frederick Gearing. Indictments were returned Feb. 10 by the Calhoun County Grand Jury, except for Balboa and Ybarra whose dates were Nov. 15, 1974. Scout leaders will be at Jefferson Elementary to accept new application, with camps, crafts, and summer activities discussed. Scouts rules allow second graders to join Cub Scouts and fifth graders to become Scouts, expanding camp eligibility. About 900 to 1,200 new Cubs and Scouts expected. March 11 designated Scouts Information Day by Port Lavaca Mayor Wallace.
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District 24
Joe E. Kelly
Rogelio Roy Balboa
Thomas Ybarra
Glenn Ray Harvey
Jesus Perez Jr
Johnny Solis Carrera
Calhoun County Grand Jury
Balboa
Ybarra
Boy Scout of America National Council
Jefferson
Ccisd
Port Lavaca
Ka, Wallace
Lions clubs plan meetings and district actions in Port O Connor
About 20 residents in Port O Connor show strong interest. An informative meeting is set tonight with an organization meeting next week. The state extension officer will visit next Wednesday and Thursday. The Port Lavaca Noonday Club meets biweekly at noon. The Board of Directors approved 192.12 for eyeglasses and supported debts to Boy Scouts CARE Eye Bank Crippled Children's Camp and LVN Scholarships. Gordon Richardson Bay City runs for Lions District Governor. Stokes Noonday Lions runs for Crippled Children's Camp director. Three constitutional amendments seek higher district dues higher initiation fee and new Hall of Fame induction method. District 2-S4 Convention scheduled April 25-27 at Victoria Holiday Inn.
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Wall
Port O'Connor
Lions Club
Heideman
Cain
Stokes
Weber
Clark Ryan
Marshall
Bastian
Miller
W.N. Dechert
Boy Scouts
American Field Service
LVN
Holiday Inn
Victoria
Gordon Richardson
Bay City
Noonday Lions Club
Texas Lions Hall of Fame
Port Lavaca
Shell Fish
Texas Building Better than expected in 1974
Texas building activity in 1974 exceeded prior expectations with total permits in cities reaching a record high except for 1973. Nonresidential work and additions rose to new peaks while urban residential permits fell to a five year low. Analysts cite high costs and inflation as factors alongside rising interest rates affecting homes.
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Texas
Robert H. Ryan
The
Texas Business Review
Ryan
Texas Rangers Exhibit Opens at Travis Campus Next Week
A Ranger exhibition “The Texas Rangers Their First 150 Years” arriving at Travis Junior High School features about 150 pictures on 48 display panels. Produced by the Institute of Texan Cultures in San Antonio, the show runs Monday through Friday next week with naming by the Social Studies Department. It traces labels from mounted gunmen to modern Texas Department of Public Safety rangers and includes diverse Ranger portraits and quotes.
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Texas Rangers
Travis
Institute of Texan Cultures
San Antonio
The
Social Studies Department
Ranger Service
Rangers
Capt
William J. McDonald
Ranger
Texas Ranger
Tarzan
Matt Dillon
Texas Department of Public Safety
Bowman Real Estate Advertises Contractor Services
Contractor painting remodeling and additions offered by licensed bonded contractor. All work guaranteed in writing. Contact Bowman Real Estate at 52-3751 or 552-6542.
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Bowman Real Estate
Rotary Club to hear King Fisher on Petrobras rig launch
King Fisher of King Fisher Marine Service speaks at Hatch Bend Country Club Friday at noon, detailing Petrobras a 22 million pound drilling rig built for Brazil. The slide show covers the Bahamas Nassau rocket test site, excavation of 50 000 cubic yards, flotation, and 45 day launch completed after October start.
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King Fisher
King Fisher Marine Service
Rotary Club
Hatch Bend
Petrobras
Brazil
Mississippi Nassau
Baker Shipyard
Ingleside
Corpus Christi Ship Channel
Germany
Nassau
Lee Wallace
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Larry
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Charles Enocaba
Mike Lopez
Tom Crisp
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Richard E. Phelps
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