This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1975
Page
1
Prices jumped across sectors including cars lumber and textiles with farm prices also up 2.2 percent. The wholesale index rose to 178.9 or 178.90 per 100 in 1967 base, 5.1 percent higher than a year earlier.
Commissioners of Drainage District No 11 hear arguments on continuing Big Chocolate project and suing Victoria Drainage District No 2 to enforce improvements. Landowners back a suit to force action, while chairing officials note limited effectiveness. The panel tables a decision until December and weighs the need to deepen Big Chocolate Bayou and reclaim diverted water amid a $450,000 bond issue.
Metallurgist Mike Modes examined the Liberty Bell with radiograph imaging, revealing the famed crack plus multiple defects from shrinkage and porosity in 18th century metal. He says the bell is safe to move but remains a “mess” with brittleness risks and vast nonmetallic voids.
The University Singers of Houston Baptist University perform Monday at 8:00 p.m. in Calhoun High School auditorium as part of Port Lavaca Junior Service League concert series. Season tickets for four concerts remain on sale at the door. single tickets available. The group, founded by R. Paul Green, features 32 students with piano drums bass and choreography by Terri Hayes.
Calhoun High School Band will perform a bicentennial patriotic salute at the Calhoun Victoria football game in Sandcrab Stadium. Over 200 students from the band and groups such as the Sandettes Key Club Spirit Club and Port Lavaca Boy Scouts will take part. The show features a large American flag crafted by band members and Mrs Jewes Clapp. A fireworks display will be provided by the Key Club and Boy Scouts. This will be the seniors last home appearance.
A burglary at Griffie's Grocery and Market in Seadrift and thefts at the Seadrifter Motel in Seadrift caused a loss estimated at 1200 dollars. Police noted the incidents as connected burglaries in the coastal town.
Bohumil Janak 64 of Shiner Texas was killed when his pickup collided with a car two miles west of Shiner on US 90 Wednesday night His wife Mrs Janak was critically injured and taken to a Victoria hospital Their son Jerry a state highway patrolman at Pleasanton was mentioned in the report Also notes multiple thefts: merchandise worth 1200 stolen from Griffin's Grocery. 175 to 30 cartons of cigarettes razors blades lighters. fishing gear stolen from Leslie Holly’s Cleaburne residence. and high pressure regulators air hose a paint spray gun and fighting game roosters stolen from Sam Sterling’s rural residence with total value about 310.
Vice President Nelson Rockefeller said he stepped aside as a potential 1976 running mate to spare President Ford further Republican infighting. He backed Ford as “my candidate” but avoided committing to future bids, noting campaign financing limits and unclear roles in next year's race.
Coast Guard reports faint signals from the Gulf of Mexico near Intracoastal City as part of the search for a Bell 212 helicopter with nine aboard. A sonar detected beeps, not from a survival raft, while soggy clothes and helicopter debris turn up in the same area. two eight man life rafts were aboard.
Seadrift mourns Jackie Wayne Cady 36 found dead Wednesday near Panther Point on Matagorda Island in San Antonio Bay. Missing since Tuesday after being reported by his brother Leroy. Cady last seen shrimping Monday night. Olivia Fire Department and aerial observers located the body. Port Lavaca funeral services pending at Richardson Funeral Home.
Weather mainly clear to partly cloudy through Friday with mild afternoons and cool nights. Winds shift from east to southeast at 5-12 mph then strengthen to southeast on Friday. High today near 80s, tonight's low around 60. Boating seas 1-3 ft rising to 3-4 ft Friday. Sunset 5:40 pm, sunrise 6:45 am. Tides high this evening and early Friday, with low tides Friday afternoon. Barometer around 10.06.
In Orlando Florida veteran bus driver Jerry King collapsed from an apparent diabetic coma as 61 year old King drove Boone High School students to school. Faith Brant jumped to the wheel and pulled the bus to the curb while Danny Ortiz summoned an ambulance. Students kept King warm and applied sugar to his tongue. The incident led to calls to preserve King’s job and questions about his fitness to drive with school officials weighing next steps.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.