Port Lavaca man recalls acting in The Great Waldo Pepper
Ed Bell longtime waterfront resident returned to Port Lavaca to watch himself in the plane movie The Great Waldo Pepper Bell and his wife were extras in Lockhart filmed scenes in the mid 1920s setting. He praised Redford and the film crew noting the generous catering and orderly direction. Bell gained six pounds from the food and enjoyed the once in a lifetime experience while joking about a possible future role if needed.
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John Adams
Ed Bell
Port Lavaca
Bell
Waldo Pepper
Indianola
Lockhart
Robert Redford
Redford
Howdy
Flying Circus
San Marcos
Bells
Paul Newman
Off the job injuries outweigh on the job claims at Union Carbide
Union Carbide data show employees suffer more and longer injuries off duty than at work, with sports activities leading. Examples include 74 days lost after a basketball ankle sprain, 35 days from a slow pitch injury, and 8 days for a thigh bullet wound. Other cases involve unloading a horse, motorcycle crashes, and saw or chain saw accidents. A quip about candy shares the lighter vein.
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Union Carbide
Fireworks set at Port O'Connor Fourth of July
The Port O'Connor Chamber of Commerce announced a fireworks exhibition on July 4 at Port O'Connor. A Tuesday 8 p.m. Community Center meeting will decide final plans for the weekend program and any accompanying barbecue. Other activities are being studied in cooperation with the fireworks display.
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Port O’connor
Weather Overview With Warm, Partly Cloudy Skies Through Friday
Partly cloudy and warm through Friday with a slight chance of daytime thundershowers. Southerly winds 10 to 18 mph and gusty at times. Highs in the upper 80s this afternoon and Friday, with mid 70s lows tonight. 20 percent precip chance this afternoon and Friday. Marine forecast: southeast winds 16 to 25 knots, gusty, with seas three to five feet. Widely scattered thundershowers mainly afternoon. sunset 8 24, sunrise 6 30, tides and barometer noted.
Texas Supreme Court halts Bell long distance rate increase
The Texas Supreme Court suspended Southwestern Bell's 45 million dollar long distance rate hike, restoring the old rates immediately. Bell officials said they would revert to the previous pricing until further court action. The case follows Attorney General John Hill's appeal after an appeals court ruling limited the court’s power to block the rate rise. Chief Justice Joe Greenhill led the decision.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Supremes Court
Southwestern Bell
Supreme Court
Weekley
3Rd
Court of Civil Appeals
Texas
Atty. Gen
John Hill
Hill
Joe Greenhill
Hill seeks speedy review in Texas Supreme Court over rate hike
At Mall Saturday Wednesday the court granted Hill for speedy consideration and set a June 18 hearing. Hill asks the Supreme Court to enjoin the $125,000 daily rate increase while his appeal is decided. State District Court Judge Tom Blackwell blocked the hike as unreasonably high, asserting court power over utility matters outside city limits. The Legislature approved a three member utility commission this week to regulate charges and service, but the panel will start only after months.
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Hill
State District Court
Tom Blackwell
Austin
Blackwell
Texas
Calhoun Vegetable Day Show Adds Texas A&M Expert
Plans near completion for the Calhoun County Vegetable Day at Viking Mall on Saturday June 7 announce Perry Haskin Jr chair of the horticulture sub committee. New specialists Dr Carl Gray and Sam D Conner join Dr Jerral Johnson and Dr Charles Cole for a disease insect and soil clinic and contest judging. Entries check in 830 to 1030 am clinic 1 to 3 pm show 6 pm.
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Calhoun County
Viking Mall
Perry Haskin, Jr
Carl Gray
Texas A&m
Sam D. Conner
San Antonio
Gray
Conner
Jerral Johnson
Charles Cole
Haskin
Orval Graham
Ervin Hermes
H. D. McCain
Jury evasion charged in Texas custody bias case
Basil Archey San Antonio hardware salesman and father of a 9 year old sought jury exemption claiming sole custody and male bias in Texas law that grants exemptions to mothers with children under 10. Judge Murray denied the request and Archey was charged after missing jury duty. His lawyer says the rule will be tested in court. Conviction carries a 10 to 100 dollar fine. Archey leads Texas Fathers for Equal Rights, a divorced men group.
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San Antonio
Basil Archey
Texas
Archey
Robert
R. Murray
Murray
Peter Torres Jr
Texas Fathers For Equal Rights
City Summer Recreation Program Opens at Two Schools
Port Lavaca youths six to 16 will enroll in five weeks of morning activities at Crockett and Travis Junior Highs from 9 to noon. Program supervisor Naomi Chase notes capacity for 400 per site while offering basketball volleyball softball tennis shuffleboard and quieter games. Directors Dorothy Leonard and Beulah Marshall lead staff with a concession stand funds prizes. parents must provide their own accident insurance. A folk dance is planned when energy wanes.
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Naomi Chase
Chase
Crockett
Travis
Dorothy Leonard
Beulah Marian Marshall
Shrimpers Hopeful as Spring Slump Eases Soon
Local shrimping industry remains in a slight downturn with low catches and cheap prices. Marine agent Joe Surovik notes small Brownie shrimp clogging bays while larger white shrimp emerge later this summer. Prices hover around 20 cents per pound for small shrimp. larger white shrimp fetch about 1.50 per pound but market demand and costs keep profits uncertain.
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Bill Pack
Joe Surovik
Howard Hartzog
Cegg Shrimp Co
Evelyn's
Clark
Port O'Connor
Vicky Kalisek
Broadway
Hartzog
Milton Dietzel
Surovik
Gulf
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Dick Fisher
Pt. O'Connor
Samuel. Cotner
By Craig Black
Wave
Travis and Crockett Junior High School
Port Lavaca City
Dietzel
Martin Munoz
Kemah
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