Unusual sight Mechanic drives firetruck cross country
Ivan Pep Richardson, chief mechanic for the San Bernardino Fire Department, regularly drives a bright red fire engine from Elmira to San Bernardino to test it on cross country trips. He recalls narrow bridge tolls, rush hour traffic, and the quiet road reception until motel stops where locals notice the giant truck.
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San Bernardino
Calif
Ivan Pep" Richardson
Richardson
American-LaFrance
Elmira
N.Y
Los Angeles
Clintonville
Wis
Columbus
Ohio
St. Louis
Seadrift News Highlights School Games And Community Events
Seadrift reports Fannin Jr. High eighth graders faced Travis White at Crockett Elementary on September 20 with a rematch for seventh graders scheduled September 22 at 5 pm at Fannin Jr. High. David Lee Holstein returns to Nixa, Missouri after a month with his Seadrift sisters. Denise Dell Helms, weighing 6 pounds, 0 ounces, born Sept. 13 at Champ Traylor. Home Demonstration Club met Sept. 11 at Bay Front Park with 10 members and one visitor. plans for canning programs, fair exhibits, and church donations were announced. future meetings set for Sept. 25 and Oct. 11. Elizabeth Hassell spoke on women’s roles. Bet Sigma Phi gathering at Seaport Bank discussed rushees for Oct. 6. cake and drinks served to attendees.
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Fannin Jr. High
Travis White
Crockett Elementary
Fannin
Seadrift
Bay Front Park
C.F. Gurley
Darrell de Forest
WF. Neil
Shirley Dodd
Calhoun County
First United Methodist Church
First Unity Methodist Church
Gilbert Jones
Elaine
W.F. Law
Elizabeth Hassell
Texas Alpha Delta Gamma
Beta Sigma Phi
Seaport
Eldon Gooden
James Dworaczyk
Richard Whatley
Henry Milligan
Benny Dworaczyk
Archie Dworaczyk
Robert Sanders
Jerry. Weaver
Norman Morgan
Floyd Thompson
Victoria Home Health Agency serves county patients at Public Health Building
County residents 65 and older or disabled for 24 months can receive Medicare home health care through Victoria Home Health Agency. Services include skilled nursing, therapy, medical social services, aides, and equipment prescribed by a physician. Coverage under Part A or Part B requires a physician’s certification and agency participation.
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Victoria Home Health Agency
Public Health Department
Home Health
Aids
Medicare
Davis Gordon
Sam A Lovern
Gulf Coast Nursing Home
Bride-elect honored at Victoria A misc shower for Nancy Gibbons
A Sunday miscellany shower honored Miss Nancy Jean Gibbons of Victoria, bride-elect of Duane Gonzales of Port Lavaca. Hosts Mrs Helen Munsch and Miss Olga Cavazos welcomed about thirty guests, with corsages for the honoree and her mother and grandmother, a burgundy pink and white cake, and pink punch. The event occurred at Mrs Victor E. Gonzales Jr home, featuring a lace table cloth, glass bowls of nuts and mints, and a miniature bride on the register table.
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Nancy Jean Gibbons
Victoria
Duane Gonzales
Port Lavaca
Helen Munsch
Port O'Connor
Olga Cavazos
Corpus Christi
Victor E. Gonzales
Miss Gibbons
Munsch
Cavazos
Charles Gibbons
Victori Gonzales
Premature baby thriving after costly hospital care
Rosalie Marie Allison, born two months premature weighing 2 pounds 14 ounces, has grown to 15 pounds 124 ounces and is thriving. The family faced thousands in debt after expensive treatment, with $7,000 hospital charges and $380 in donations helping cover costs. Idaho welfare paid half the hospital bill and the parents pay the rest in monthly installments.
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Lewiston, Idaho
Rosalie Marie Allison
Robert Allison
Rosalie
Allisons
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Allison
Parents at Rochester campus learn of college life
New York parents of incoming freshmen at the University of Rochester attend a three day orientation, staying in a dorm away from students and taking part in separate student and parent sessions. Staff counselors assist, with parents given emergency campus numbers.
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New York
Rochester
N.Y
University of Rochester
Jerry Greenberg
Oceanside
Local House Guests And College Visits
Mr and Mrs Tony Ghigo of Krebs Oklahoma are house guests of Mr and Mrs Tony Davis. Rick Alexander and his roommate Paul Waddell at Texas A M spent the weekend with Rick’s parents Mr and Mrs R A Alexander. Mr and Mrs Don Fisher visited with their sons Mike and Scott who study at Southwest State University in San Marcos.
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Tony Ghigo
Krebs, Oklahoma
Tony Davis
Rick Alexander
Paul Waddell
Texas A&m
Rick
Mrs
R.A. Alexander
Don Fisher
Mike and
Scott
Southwest State University
San Marcos
School Lunch Menu Wednesday
School lunch offers chicken and dumplings with English peas and a lettuce tomato salad. Dessert features fruit with whipped topping and bread slices plus milk.
Indianola Good Sam Club Plans Birthday Campout and Doves Hunt
The Indianola Good Sam Campers hold a 7:30 p.m. meeting at First National Bank Port Lavaca to finalize plans for the chapter’s First Birthday celebration and a Delta Lake dove hunt. They outline a Labor Day campout, a Goliad State Park trip October 17 18 19, and a Magnolia Beach birthday event September 26 28. The Texas 4th Annual Samboree is set for El Paso October 29 to November 2. The Calhoun County PTA Council meets tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. in the School District Office with Jack Hunt introducing a new program.
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Indianola
First National Bank
Port Lavaca
Good Sam Club
Delta Lake
Raymondville
Texas
el Paso
Goliad State Park
Berclair
Magnolia
Lavaca Bay
Hot Swiss Scalloped Potatoes and Ham Casserole
A recipe yields 8 to 10 servings of a layered potato and ham bake with Swiss cheese, dill, onion, and bread crumb topping. Includes instructions for making a cream sauce, layering with potatoes and ham, baking at 350, and a Swiss cheese bread topper baked at 450 to form crisp cubes for serving.
Church Activities Schedule At Two Local Churches
First United Methodist Church will hold a Jonah Study meeting tomorrow from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. An evening session runs 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Grace Episcopal Church plans a Holy Eucharist at 7:00 p.m. tomorrow. At 4:00 p.m. the Holy Eucharist will be carried to Gulf Coast Nursing Home.
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First United Methodist Church
Jonah
Grace Episcopal Church
Gulf Coast Nursing Home
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Buddy
Seadrift News
Margaret Chatham
David Lee Holstein
Nixa
Verna Chatham
Joyce Blevins
Larry Helms
Denise Dell
Champ Traylor
PTA
Jack Hunt
Wright
E Main
Florist
Virginia
Bob Blasingim
Bonarden St
Valley Gold Country
Valley Gold
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