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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1975
Page
2
Dear Heloise shares a method using dry cornmeal to remove oil from a cat and notes it as an old fur cleaning technique used by farriers. The letter also suggests repurposing margarine containers with toothpicks to transport chopped fruit neatly for lunches.
The Girl Scouts of the Paisa area plan a cookie sale January 24 through February 9 across 23 South Texas counties including Calhoun with door to door sales. Proceeds fund camping gear and events, sustain Scout houses, and support a Lake Corpus Christi camp in Mathis. A ten cent sugar surcharge applies. Cookies sold at Viking Mall and local stores in five flavors.
A collage of Ann Landers questions and letters about identity gender norms and social behavior. Esther to Ralph name change thoughts five year old case and teen alcohol guidance mix with a Rabbi Silver marital counsel and demand for workplace courtesy. Reader letters urge etiquette and caution.
Gale Harris a Calhoun High School student was elected president of the Sunlight Girls Club. Janice Hamilton steps down as outgoing president and Lisa Clay, Roosevelt Elementary sixth grader, becomes vice president. The theme There is a need for light in every life. A 15th anniversary celebration is set for January 25 with speaker Mrs Marjorie Green.
The Port Lavaca Club meets Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the First State Bank. Mrs Reg A White will speak on Table Arrangements for Flower Shows. A horticulture report by Mrs A C Johnson and an artistic report by Mrs Orville Holt follow, with officer elections. Hostesses include Mrs Robert Peters Schmidt, Mrs Robert Reinhard, and Mrs Ernest Kabela.
The C J Engles family of Dutch ancestry departs Port Lavaca after 18 months with Alcoa. Kees becomes Operations Manager for Paraname in Suriname overseeing Maintenance and Electrical. Jeanne, Pauline, and Erik relocate with plans for Pauline to attend an American school abroad.
Miss Patricia Smith and William Clyde Massey united in marriage Saturday at 6 30 p m in the First United Methodist Church with Rev Janes Mayfield officiating The couple's families reside in Long Mott and Port Lavaca. Attendants included Mrs Timothy Faulkner and Miss Robin Elsik with a reception following. The couple will reside in Huntsville after January 16.
At the Ladies Auxiliary to V F W Post 4403 meeting District 24 Voice of Democracy Chairman Larry Hamilton announced the winners. Jane A Allen Lolita first Benny Espitia Victoria second Marian J Barber Refugio third Ann Reader Range fourth Matt Harris Port Lavaca fifth.
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