Port Lavaca Chamber Names Three New Directors
At a Port Lavaca Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce meeting three retail merchants were named to the board to replace four resignations. Fred Jones Harold Young and Charlie Cobb join to fill terms expiring December. Jay Thomasson of Union Carbide was appointed to fill Alma Suggs unexpired term ending December.
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Port Lavaca
Calhoun County
Cobb
Young
Jones
Alvin
Elsie
David
Kevin
Larry
Daniel
Danna
Jay Thomasson
Union Carbide
Alma Suggs
Thomasson
Labor Day Strikes Mark Holiday With Turmoil
Labor Day 1975 opens amid a National Airlines flight attendants strike and a three week wildcat walkout by soft coal miners. Leaders urge workers toward a pause while Ford faces union criticism as Cabinet members defend policy. Ford praises workers from Camp David in a cautious, nationwide labor climate.
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National Airlines
Appalachia
Ohio River
United Mine Workers
Ford
Effects of Caroline felt in Texas across regions
Tropical Storm Caroline continued to drench South Texas from a stationary position in northeast Mexico about 100 miles south of Brownsville. Rain reached Corpus Christi while Brownsville saw over 4 inches and Raymondville over 6 inches. more rain was forecast for Monday as saltwater and high water affected Raymondville, some families sought refuge.
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Caroline
South
Texas
Mexico
Brownsville
Corpus Christi
Raymondville
Department of Public Safety
Funeral Services for Reyes Hernandez Drowned in Bayou
Funeral services were held for Reyes Hernandez 51 of Port Lavaca who drowned Saturday after reportedly falling from the Broadway Street bridge into Lynn's Bayou. The accident was ruled an accidental drowning by Justice of the Peace Frank Kelly. Hernandez, born January 6 1924 in Port Isabel, was a shrimper and member of Star of the Sea Catholic Church. He leaves four sisters and two brothers.
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Reyes Hernandez
Port Lavaca
Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church
Leo Gauvin
Bill Roberts
Hernandez
Lynn
Bayou
Broadway Street
Justice of the Peace
Frank Kelly
Port
Port Isable
Miguel Hernandez
Star of the Sea Catholic Church
Port Isabel
Winners to be named at Calhoun Fishing Festival
The 18th Annual Calhoun County Fishing Festival concluded at noon after a windy wet weekend. Awards shifted through Monday as entries grew. Arthur Pina won the children’s division with a three pound flounder, while the largest catch so far was a 126 pound sting ray by Mike S Campbell.
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Jaycee
David Roberts
Monty Goss
Mike Lopez
Calhoun County
Jaycees
Fishing Pier
The
Pier Park
Calhoun County Gospel Singing Association
United Citizens League
Arthur Pina
Clay Robinson
Gary Mosely
Lolita
Crab
Gary Rogers
Charley Raska
Ben Riha
Benito Gonzales
Fred Strauss
Walter Mayer
Bobby John
Richard Bures
Dennis Pustejovsky
Eugene Janak
Mike S Capbell
Seadrift
Five Houston teens die in one car crash near Brenham
Five Houston teenagers were killed early today when their car left Texas 36 and struck a concrete embankment ten miles north of Brenham. The dead were Frank Meleski 17 Michael Twardowski 19 Joseph Meleski 12 Robert Moszkowicz 16 and Harold Wishkoski 16. Police said the car veered off the road around 4 am near Chappell Hill.
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Brenham
Tex
Houston
Texas
Frank Meleski
Michael Twardowski
Joseph
Robert Moszkowicz
Harold Wishkoski
Ed Meleski
Chappell Hill
Weather outlook with clouds rain and easterly winds
Readable forecast notes considerable cloudiness today tonight and Tuesday with east winds 5 12 mph high in mid 80s low in mid 70s. Rain chance 60 percent today 40 percent tonight 50 percent Tuesday. Winds east to southeast 8 14 knots today tonight and Tuesday. Seas around 24 feet decreasing Tuesday.
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NEW Diving Board
Margret Covington
Shelby
Paul Stapp
Johnny Paul
Oscar Rodriguez
Chamber
Sharon
Elizabeth
Lennis
Teresa
Tamara
Camp David
Maryland
Catoctin Mountains
Association of Flight Attendants
NBC
Meet the Press
Ford Administration
Associated Press
Gulf of Mexico
Northwest Gulf
Dallas
Fort Worth
Point Comfort
Bay
Port O'Connor
Indianola
Mayline Mullins
Linda Soltermack
Karen Riha
Harold Meyers
Jeff Kirby
Kenneth Ordreas
Kay Strauss
Ernest Radtke
Marvin Strakos
Gary McBride
Leroy Jurek
Bernice A. Carey
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