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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1976
Page
1
Calhoun Navigation District commissioners told at the courthouse meeting that the new barge docking facilities should be complete and ready to handle this year’s grain crop.
Port Lavaca police and fire chiefs warn fireworks discharging inside the city is illegal with a fine up to 200 dollars. Officials urge residents to supervise children, avoid dry fields and roofs, and call police for confiscation if needed. Two grass fires started by fireworks were reported, minor damage noted. The district keeps a four cent tax rate per 100 valuation.
Point Comfort launches a two day Bicentennial celebration with a school auditorium pageant directed by Mrs. Connance Lynch and a night of awards, flag ceremony, choral music, and a street dance. Events run at Bay Front Park with noon picnic, games, parade, and fireworks. Key participants include VFW Post 4493, Earl Ermey, Eugenia Schmidt, and the Singing Disciples.
The Chicano Bicentennial Celebration starts at 6 p.m. Saturday on a 40 acre tract on Whatley Road, eight miles south of Port Lavaca. About 10,000 people expected to attend a 30 hour program of music, food, and dancing with English and Spanish performances. Justo Chavana promotes the event as a commercial venture inviting all ages, with volunteers assisting safety, sanitation, and site readiness. County Sanitation Chief Clayton Toulson to inspect. Mass Gathering permit covers 6 p.m. Saturday to midnight Sunday.
Partly cloudy and warm with a slight chance of late afternoon thundershowers through Saturday. Southerly winds 8-14 mph. Highs mid-90s, lows around 70s. Rain chances 20 percent today and Saturday. Warm with scattered showers Sunday and Monday. Southeasterly winds 15 knots, seas 3-5 feet, increasing through Saturday. High tides at 8:34 p.m. and 9:29 a.m. Saturday. low at 3:32 p.m. Saturday. Sunset 8:31 p.m., sunrise 6:34 a.m. Barometer 30.00.
Beach zoning urged for a safe July 4th at Magnolia Beach by B. B. Browning. A half mile swimming zone marked by barrels and signs is off limits to boats and water skiers, while the rest of the beach allows boating and skiing with risk to those outside the zone. Browning urges bathers to stay within the marked area and for all to observe the rules to avoid accidents.
Milton Hausmann recounts the 1854 Grace Parish Lavaca and Indianola Episcopal missions, the 1853 arrival of Rev C S Hedges, and the era’s pandemics and hurricanes. It notes the 1869 tornado, the 1875 and 1886 hurricanes, Lavaca Chapel’s move to Cuero in 1874, plus the Hatch and Brett family chapels in Calhoun County and St Pauls on the Prairie’s early parishioners.
Port O'Connor plans a Sunday Independence Day event with a 4 to 8 PM barbecue supper and a 9 PM fireworks display in the bay front park. Barbecue plates include brisket, potato salad, beans, cakes and drinks. prices range from 2 for a small plate to 2 3 4 for a large plate. Proceeds from cake and drink sales support the Port O Connor Volunteer Fire Department. the event is organized by the Port O Connor Chamber of Commerce with Henry Goode as general chairman and Mrs Edward Lambright in charge of desserts and drinks.
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