School Board Approves Free Hospitalization Plan
Calhoun County Independent School District trustees voted to provide free hospitalization insurance for all full time staff, adopting the TASB plan at guidance of Dr. Marvin Kirkman. Effective Feb 1 1977, the $50 000 annual cost covers about 550 employees and includes life insurance, 80 percent expense coverage up to 2500 per year, and deductibles of 400 for maternity and dental.
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Board of Trustees
Calhoun County Independent School District
Texas Association of School Boards
Marvin Kirkman
TASB
A. W. Kelton
Kirkman
Citizens Advisory Committee
Calhoun High
Travis
First State Bank
Tornadoes Rain Soak South Texas Region
Turbulent weather with four brief tornadoes and heavy rains pounded Corpus Christi and the Rio Grande Valley, causing minor property damage and halting grain sorghum harvesting. Rain totals reached 5 inches in parts, with cooler early temperatures rising toward the upper 70s near the coast.
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South Texas
Corpus Christi
Rio Grande Valley
Mathis
Corpus Christii
Ingleside
Cole Park
Portland
National Weather Service
Brownsville
Rio Grande City
Mission Area
McAllen
Edinburg
Galveston
West Side Calhoun County to review annual audit Monday
Commissioners Court will meet Monday at 10 a.m. to review the annual audit and related matters for West Side Calhoun County Navigation District. They will consider bids for insurance on county buildings and general liability and appoint district commissioners for two-year terms.
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Commissioners Court
West Side
Calhoun County Navigation District
Weather outlook with scattered storms through Saturday
Occasional rain and a few locally heavy thundershowers through Saturday. Mostly east to northeast winds 8-14 mph. High this afternoon and Saturday in the low 80s, low tonight in the low 70s. Rain probability 80 percent tonight and Saturday. Boating conditions improve with southeast winds 5-12 knots, seas 1-3 feet. Sunset 8:30 p.m. Tides high at 1:22 p.m. and 5:55 a.m. Saturday, low at 9:42 p.m. and 11:20 a.m. Saturday. Barometric pressure 30.07.
Wholesale Prices Rise in June Nationwide
The Labor Department reports wholesale prices up four tenths of a percent in June led by steel and gasoline gains. Farm and food prices slowed, industrial prices rose, and overall year to date inflation remains modest, with forecasts suggesting temporary easing ahead.
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Washington
Labor Department
Eden Lutheran Church Olivia a Swede Founded History
This Calhoun County Bicentennial piece recounts Eden Lutheran’s Olivia beginnings in 1893 under Rev. J. P. Aurelius, its shift to English, 20 acre land deed, and 1917 loss of a full-time pastor. It covers associations with Phillips/St. Mark's, Hurricane Carla impact, fund deductions to Lutheran Welfare Society, and the church bell moved to St. Mark's Point Comfort.
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Calhoun County
Bicentennial Committee
Eden Lutheran Church
Emma Anderson Wilson
Olivia Church
Olivia
Eden Lutheran
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Synod
J. P. Aurelius
el Campo
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Michigan
Eden
J. D. Mitchell
C. J. Damstrom
Beeville
Port Lavaca
Damstrom
Phillips Lutheran Church
First American of
Women’s Missionary Society
St. Mark’s
Point Comfort
Tober
St. Mark's
Lutheran Welfare Society Home For
Shiner
Olivia Cemetery Association
Texas Louisiana Conference
A. G. Haterius
Hugo Haterius
E. V. Anderson
G. A. Swenson
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Carla
St. Mark’s Lutheran
Mrs Nixon in serious condition after stroke
Former first lady Pat Nixon, 44, left side paralysis from a right cerebral infarct, is in serious but stable condition at Memorial Hospital Medical Center. Doctors say she remains at risk but could recover with time, while noting stress factors may have contributed.
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Long Beach
Calif
Pat Nixon
Nixon
John Mosier
Richard M Nixon
Memorial Hospital Medical Center
Mosier
Red Cross Elects New Directors In Calhoun Chapter
Harry Snowdy was elected president of the Calhoun Chapter of the American Red Cross at the annual meeting. He succeeds Truman Rodgers. New officers include Mrs. Charles Crober and Woody Burgess as vice chairs, Mrs. C. B. Suggs as secretary, and Dick May as treasurer. New three year directors are May, Mrs. Billy Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Ahlstrom, John Howard, Mrs. Ben Harriss, and Mrs. Bobby King, with Leon Hensley, Mrs. H. K. Shearer and Jess Underwood continuing for second terms. Burgess noted a chapter treasury of about $800 and the board voted to seek a hearing with United Ways to discuss funds from the national office amid recent disaster strains. Waldorf Huey, water safety instructor, reported on her aquatic school trip. Certificates of appreciation went to first aid instructors Wunderlich, Woodall, Treybig, Stringham, Robertson, Farmer, and Burton. Mrs. Oscar Wolters reported 118 service members or families aided and two homes destroyed by fire last year. Harriss noted 693 students taught by 22 volunteers, who gave 756 hours. 85 aides assisted, totaling 2,040 volunteer hours, and 26 water safety instructors were retrained. Wunderlich cited 217 people instructed in first aid by 11 volunteers over 160 hours.
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Harry Snowdy
Calhoun
American Red Cross
Truman Rodgers
Charles Crober
Woody Burgess
C. B. Suggs
Dick May
May
Billy Roberts
Ross Ahlstrom
John Howard
Ben Harriss
Bobby King
Leon Hensley
H. K. Shearer
Jess Underwood
Burgess
United Ways
National
Terry Huey
National Aquatic School
George Wunderlich
Kenneth Woodall
Jim Treybig
Ray String
Wunderlich
Cub Scout Trip Is Postponed At Camp Karankawa
The Cub Scout overnight camping trip at Camp Karankawa in Mathis is postponed until next weekend due to five inches of rain in the area. John Maxwell of the Boy Scouts of America Council cites poor conditions and provides the contact number 552-5878 for more information.
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Camp
Karankawa
Mathis
John Maxwell
Boy Scouts of America Council
Maxwell
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Rhonda Hansel
Paul Tunstall Jr
Travis Junior High
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Victoria
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Calhoun Drainage District No. 1
Go-La Maxwell Ditch
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