Deadly Texas storm leaves two drown in San Antonio flood
Severe weather swept across South and East Texas with 2 to 5 inches of rain in an hour. Two men drowned after being swept from a car into Salado Creek in San Antonio while fire crews rescued others from flooded buildings, roofs, and trees as tornadoes and fierce winds damaged homes and mobile structures across Bexar Karnes and Wilson counties.
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South
Texas
East
Willie Ojeda
Salado Creek
San Antonio
Ojeda
Noel Horan
Mike Trial
Olmos Basin
Horan
Thal
Cotulla
Bexar
Karnes
Wilson
Victoria
Karnes County
Floresville
Kelly Air Force Base
Mother's Day reflections and the value of praise
A column urges appreciation for wives and mothers, noting Mother's Day as a moment to say heartfelt words over gifts. It cites public remnants of praise from churches and media while recalling Gordon Cooper’s remark on space hardware as the product of the lowest bidder.
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Gordon Cooper
Barge docking plans debated at Calhoun district meeting
Commissioner of the Calhoun County Navigation District outlined two docking plans at Point Comfort. Plan I features a 50 by 60 ft wharf with a mechanical loading system and a $175000 conveyer. Plan II adds a hydraulic lift costing $90000. Chairman Mikula said financing would require Bank of Commerce discussion. tax increases are not an option. A financial report and revenue projections will be prepared for a conference with the bank next week.
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Calhoun County Navigation District
Point Comfort
Stanley Mikula
Bank of Commerce
Mikula
Port Lavaca Rotary Club 50th Anniversary Dinner
Rotarians celebrate the Port Lavaca Rotary Club 50th anniversary with a dinner at 8 p/m at the VFW Post Home. District Governor Russell Kirkland will present a 50 Year Certificate to club president Sidney J Ward. The club began May 6 1925 under Victoria Rotary sponsorship and helped start Refugio Palacios Pleasanton and three Rivers clubs. Guests include past district governors William Massey Roy Selby and J D Moore.
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Port Lavaca
William Massey
Roy Selby
Ganado
J.D. Moore
Victoria
Navigation officers elected without opposition in Calhoun district
Stanley Mikula and J J Denham are unopposed for commissioners seats in the Calhoun County Navigation District as the filing deadline for the June 7 election passes with no challengers. Mikula represents precinct 2 and Denham precinct 6 at large. absentee voting runs May 19 to June 3. Other district members include Howard Motley Leo Kiner Oscar Hahn and Frank Diebel.
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Stanley Mikuala
J.J. Denham
Calhoun County Navigation District
Howard Motley
Leo Kiner
Oscar Hahn
Frank Diebel
Weather Outlook With Showers Through Saturday
Partly cloudy to cloudy and warm through Saturday with a 20 percent chance of afternoon and nighttime thundershowers. East and southeast winds 12 to 20 mph with gusts near storms. Marine forecast calls for easterly winds 8 to 18 knots and scattered showers and thundershowers. Sunset at 4 09 p.m. Sunrise 6 41 a.m. today and tomorrow. Highs in mid 80s, lows in upper 60s. Barometer 29.96 and rising.
County approves airport grant requests for runway work
Commissioners authorize County Judge Willis F. Jetton to apply for 315000 federal and 50000 state funds to rebuild the main runway parallel taxiway and apron at the county airport. Estimated total cost 420000 with county share 55000. Budgets allocate 22819 runway 154484 taxiway and 42706 apron.
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Commissioners Court
Willis F. Jetton
Federal Aviation Administration
Texas Aeronautics Commission
Golden Crescent
Calhoun students study legislature in Austin visit
Four Calhoun High seniors Dennis Wagener Dale Ward Matt Harriss and Melanie Smith served as pages for Rep Joe Wyatt and Sen A R Schwartz after earning top government test scores. They observed floor debate committee work and late hours, meeting Governor Dolph Briscoe, and noted the process produces results despite lobbyist influence and political bargaining.
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Calhoun High School
Austin
Joe Wyatt
Bloomington
A.R. Schwartz
Galveston
Texas
Dennis Wagener
Dale Ward
Matt Harriss
Melanie Smith
Ronnie Young
House of Representatives
Dolph Briscoe
Dale
Melanie
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Alcoa
Gregory
U.S
Bill McGee
Elmhart
Holly
Heather
McGee
First Baptist Church
Circle of Love
Dick Fisher
Gordon
Denham
Precinct I
Leroy Belk
Wave
Matt
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