Port Lavaca Garden Club Enters Texas Speech Contest
Port Lavaca Garden Club joins the Texas Garden Clubs speech contest during Youth Communication Week. Entrants must be 15 to 18 on September 1 1974 plant a tree and deliver a notes free speech on Trees Today for Life Tomorrow with a federation sponsor. State prizes are 50 30 and 20 dollars and the elimination contest is February 8 at the Fort Worth headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Garden Clubs, Inc
Walter McGuire
Port Lavaca Garden Club
Federated Garden Club
Council of Clubs
North Botanic Garden Drive
Fort Worth
Texas
Seadrift Social Notes Include Houston Visitors and Texas Gatherings
Rex Owens from Houston visited with Tommy Stanfill over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. B A Gray are in Florida visiting his ill brother. Neil Stanfill from Houston visited his mother Mrs Helen Stanfill. Lonnie Gaines and girls from Aransas Pass visited relatives and attended church. Leslie Sanders from La Moore California a Commander in the U S Navy visited family. Mr. and Mrs. R W Sanders also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Owens
Houston
Tommy Stanfill
Mrs. B.A. Gray
Florida
Neil Stanfill
Helen Stanfill
Lonnie Gaines
Vickie
Susie
Aransas Pass
Leslie Sanders
la Moore
Calif
U.S. Navy
R.W. Sanders
National Arthritis Act Approved by Ford Signaling Federal Aid
The 93rd Congress passed the first arthritis legislation after 25 years, signed into law this month by President Ford. The National Arthritis Act authorizes 50 million dollars over three years to upgrade research training and treatment. Mrs Charles K Griffin of Port Lavaca says the new law will aid about 20 million arthritis sufferers nationwide and criticizes prior underfunding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Ford
Charles K. Griffin
Port Lavaca
The
Arthritis Foundation
Medicare enrollment and Social Security Q&A column
The column explains automatic enrollment in both parts of Medicare for wives benefits as you turn 65 and outlines steps for school status changes, disability rules, and how to handle benefits via phone or representative. It also notes when benefits resume and where to send questions to the Social Security Question Box in Victoria Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Office
P.O
Victoria
Texas
January 22 1975 in history and birthdays noted
On January 22 1975 the day highlights include Victoria's death ending an era in 1901 and various historical events such as Cairo’s capture in 1517 and Washingtons 1791 commission. Birthdays listed are Senator Birch Bayh at 47 and actress Ann Sothern at 64.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
England
Queen Victoria
Cairo
France
Charles V
George Washington
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Ann Sothern
School Menus for Elementary Junior High
Thursday offerings include Hamburgers with Pinto beans Hamburger salad and potato chips with Jello and milk. Travis Junior High serves Polish sausage with sauerkraut creamed potatoes and hot rolls. Calhoun High offers Chili dogs with cheese slices coleslaw and fruit pie.
Dear Ann Landers column excerpts from 1975 advice page
A reader critiques Ann Landers for addressing a 26 year old woman with four marriages and mental health issues. Landers acknowledges the critique and provides a more comprehensive approach. Other letters discuss a strict wealthy employer, a rude phone habit with children interrupting, and a method for handling noisy grandchildren. The page includes ads for teen drinking awareness material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Landers
Doll
Observing HD Club Holds January Meeting
The Observing Home Demonstration Club met Monday at 7 p.m. at Mrs. William Washington's home. Members present included Mrs. Washington, Mrs. Richards, Mrs. Fitzgerald, Mrs. Clay, Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Barefield, and Mrs. Willard Hall. One new member, Mrs. Albert Hamilton, joined. The next meeting will be Feb 3 at 7 p.m. at Mrs. Willard C. Hall’s home to celebrate birthdays of five members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Observing Home Demostration Club
William Washington
Washington
Moses Richards
Glenn Fitzgerald
Randle Clay
Raymond Clay
Alvin Hall
Raymond Barefield
Willard Hall
Albert Hamilton
Willard C. Hall
Hall
Randie Clay
Fred Butler
Fitzgerald
Long Mot Green Lake visits and family travels
Beeville residents Mr. and Mrs. Roy Harper visit the Bierman Ranch. Denton trips send Miss Barbara Barker to resume studies while Mr. and Mrs. Barker return the same day. Weekend guests include Mr. and Mrs. Randy Cantwell of Houston and Mrs. WH Fredericke of San Antonio. Kathy Sikes visits Palacios grandparents after a fishing pier accident. Edna visits Joe Frenzel and Fritz Sturm. Irene Wild of Corpus Christi visits J P Nunley and their mother Varner Cassel at Gulf Coast Nursing Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Barker
Barbara Barker
Denton
Barbara
Mrs. Barker
Joe Frenzel
Edna
Fritz M. Sturm
Irene Wild
Corpus Christi
J.P. Nunley
Varner Cassel
Gulf Coast Nursing Home
Local Gal Heads Toward 1973 Texas Junior Miss Pageant
Port Lavaca teen Jeanine Griffin, Calhoun High senior and 1973 Texas Junior Miss contestant, appears tonight in New Braunfels for preliminary talent. Her act is a Russian Peasant Ballet dance. She plans Austin College, with interests in pharmacy and speech therapy, and holds multiple school roles while working at Dodd Pharmacy. Beta Sigma Phi meetings and guest Astrid Schaper note local exchange student plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanine Griffin
Port Lavaca
New Braunfels
Jeanine
Miss Griffin
Calhoun High
Austin College
Sherman
Australia
Breaker
Thespians
Dodd Pharmacy
Methodist Church
Beta Sigma Phi
First State Bank
Milton Hausmann
Astrid Schaper
Germany
Joe Abbott
Beta Sigma Phi Fron
Brownwood
Girl Scout Cookie Sale Opens Friday in Paisano Council
The annual sale runs through Feb 9 with five flavors Mint Assorted Sandwich Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter and Shorties Cookies baked by FFV Bakery Richmond VA. Sold door to door and in shopping centers by Girl Scouts of the Paisano Council. County Cookie Chairman Mrs. Robert Mott at 552 2277. Proceeds fund troop activities camping gear event participation and Scout houses including the council camp at Lake Corpus Christi in Mathis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FFV
Richmond
Virginia
Girl Scouts of the Paisano Council
Robert Mott
Lake Corpus Christi
Mathis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Texas Club
Warren H. Parker
Dallas
National Association of Home Builders Association
York Communication
Seadrift News
Margaret Chatham
Lucille R. Ryon
Girls In Action
GA Girls
First Baptist Church
Ryon
Seadrift
Port Master
Frank
Phillip
Phillis Hill
Dolly Lou Sanders
Lemoore
Lillian Wilson
Arthritis Group
M.E. Owen
District of Columbia
Citizens Advisory Committee
City Hall
Calhoun Tsta
Calhoun High School
St. Petersburg
Russia
Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
Anzio
Italy
U.S. Information Service
Saigon
Nixon
White House
Watergate
Travis Junior High
Calhoun
Miss Landers
Loonsville
Madame
Lincoln
Margo
Gram
Elgin
Field Enterprises, Inc
Green Lake
Roy Harper
Beeville
Bierman Ranch
Randy Cantwell
Mrs
C.H. Manuel
WH. Fredericke
San Antonio
Bayshore
Kathy Sikes
Quincy Sikes
Palacios
C.R. Sikes, Jr
Walter Zbikowski
Alice Robison
J.P. Wood
Girl Scout
Latio
Rendon
Viking Mall
Coats
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