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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1975
Page
4
AUSTIN AP A spokesman for public school teachers said the Texas State Teachers Association will push for an extra 2.3 billion for education despite Gov Dolph Briscoe proposing 589.9 million. Executive secretary Callie Smith said no compromise, aiming to secure the program needed for children.
The Rev Leo Gauvin C M I has been named Assistant Pastor at Our Lady of The Gulf in Port Lavaca. He previously served as Assistant Pastor and part time teacher at St Augustine in Laredo. Born March 6 1924 in Saskatchewan Canada he holds degrees from Ottawa and taught chemistry physics math biology Spanish and French before his transfer to Port Lavaca.
The Mothers Club of Out of the Gulf Catholic Church will meet Tuesday starting with a 9 a.m. Mass and Stations of the Cross. Reverend Leo Gauvin will be guest speaker and free babysitting is provided at the school from 9 a.m. until the meeting ends. Holy Eucharist is at 7:30 and 9:15 a.m. Grace Episcopal Church hosts services led by Captain and Mrs. Bill Gilson as coffee hosts. Monday features a Youth Rally at First Baptist Lolita with a 6:40 p.m. bus departure from Port Lavaca First Baptist. Annie Armstrong Week of Prayer for Home Missions runs March 29. Helpers are urged to sign up through Brother Keith for home missions work and transport to Glorieta.
The Rev Elaine Smith of Point Comfort United Methodist Church will address the World Day of Prayer gathering at First United Methodist Church on March 7. Church Women United oversee the program with a 1 PM service following an 11 30 AM covered dish luncheon.
Funeral services for James Tefteller 58 of Houston were held at Niday Funeral Home. A second service for the former Port Lavaca resident is set for Richardson Funeral Home Chapel. He died in a Houston hospital and is buried at Greenlawn Gardens. Survivors include his wife Chloe a son Jerry two daughters Betty Phillips and Nellie Foster, his mother Annie Tefteller a brother Martin Tefteller and eight grandchildren.
Parents take lunch duty Friday and attend open house at Madison Elementary Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. A Texas Rangers exhibit runs all week in the library while Crockett and Calhoun campuses invite visits. Port O Connor hosts a fire drill play volleyball and first aid session with PTA refreshments and a culture program by seventh graders.
Democrats in Congress open talks with President Ford to reconcile their comprehensive energy program with his. The blueprint marks a rare, long range rival to the White House plan as they aim to revive the economy and conserve energy.
Dear Ann Landers fielded letters about a 20 year old daughter Margie who has fallen for a 27 year old band member. The mother fears travel and marriage over college, while the columnist urges patience and limits pressure, noting the daughter is adult and may choose her own path. Also a reader complains about use of foreign phrases and requests translations. The column promotes understanding and offers dating guidance products.
The United States Jaycees with 325,000 members and 6700 chapters adopt a unanimous resolution to combat alcohol abuse through education, myths dispelling campaigns, and support for responsible drinking. Port Lavaca chapter runs billboard at West Main and Ann Street and radio PSA tests ask ten questions to assess drinking risk, directing folks to confidential referrals at Alcohol Box 2345 Rockville Maryland 20852.
A collection of reader hints covers family outings on mountain roads, inexpensive facial tricks using egg whites, quick fixes like foil funnels for gas tanks, cranberry sauce thickening with gelatin, clever clothespin uses for bags and leftovers, nylon hosiery styling, and preserving soap pads to prevent rust. Readers praise practical, everyday hacks.
Apprentice Plutarco Castellanos Jr. and James N. Landrum, sailors aboard the nuclear powered USS Enterprise, join disaster relief efforts for Mauritius after a cyclone. The ship, diverted from a routine cruise, will resume its voyage to Singapore once aid duties end.
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