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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1975
Page
3
A compilation of Ann Landers columns addressing readers on parenting humor with a pirate comeback, guidance to journalists on publication standards, and a Q A on circumcision and sex education. Includes letters from Tupelo and a promotion for her booklet How What and When to Tell Your Child About Sex.
The Semi annual Fall Firemen dance by Port Lavaca Volunteer Fire Department is at the VFW Post Hall on Saturday from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. The Ramblers play country and western music to raise funds for the volunteer department. Tickets are sold by firemen or at the door. John William is president and Vernon Green is secretary of the department. The next event will be in the Sorine.
Miss Charlene Norwood bride elect of Darrell Forster was honored at a miscellaneous bridal shower Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m. at the First Baptist Church. Blue and white decorations featured carnations in crystal candelabra on the serving table. Hostesses included Mesdames F.B. Riley, George Cole, Mabry Cain, Richard Nolen, Jack Black, Billy Stewart, Herman Laidoff, Reg. White, John Dumas and Earl Butler.
Baylor University in Waco Texas urges early applications for the September 1976 freshman class as record attendance grows and late applicants are turned away. Admissions counselor Larry L Smith notes demand and directs prospective students to apply now. Mrs L V Jerry Pentecost of Port Lavaca heads District 18 Ex Students Association.
Members of the 8 Trix Bridge Club gathered at the home of Mrs. Jay Hubbard Jr to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the club’s formation on the same date in 1950. Original members listed include Mrs. Stanley Smith Jr and Mrs. Percy Wilborn, with Cryer and Hubbard the only remaining originals. The today’s group included Cryer, Hubbard, Foester, Nelson, Melcher Jr, Bauer Jr, Griffin, and Evins, and a 25th anniversary cake was served.
Sept 26 and 28 mark the Indianola Good Sam Campers first birthday to be celebrated on a beach between Indianola and Magnolia Beaches about 15 miles south of Port Lavaca on Lavaca Bay. Activities include games fishing and a chicken fry on Saturday inviting all camping enthusiasts to join the group and learn what Good Sam camping is.
The Women of Lolita United Methodist Church sponsor a Bake Sale and Garage Sale in the Church Fellowship Hall on Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm. Bake goods include cookies cakes pies and rolls. items such as dishes toys shoes bedspreads curtains and more are for sale. Coffee and punch will be served. Proceeds fund furnishings for the new Fellowship Hall. Mrs A F Wheeler is president of the Women of the Church.
Mr and Mrs Ray Hamilton of Point Comfort won a fully paid trip to Tan Tania Arkansas a Ozarks country club resort after their names were drawn from a hat in the Mark Maids Tupperware Unit contest. They depart from Victoria Airport on a private jet and return Sunday.
Simple kitchen instructions for tuna patties with eggs milk bread celery and seasoned with salt and pepper. Also a tuna asparagus noodle casserole with mushrooms cheese and cream sauce baked in a buttered dish for servings.
At the turn of the 20th century Newport hosts vied in imaginative parties. Harry Lehr rented a cottage on Ocean Drive and staged a mock royal visit by a Corsican prince who proved to be a monkey in evening dress. Neighbors flocked to meet the miniature monarch, while Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish noted his better behavior than many real princes. A dog banquet topped the evening, with 100 winds in formal attire partaking. The era’s largest event before World War I was the 1913 Mother Goose Ball where guests dressed as nursery figures and sang rhymes.
Long Mott Green Lake groups returned from Hawaii where Kingsville beat the Hawaiian team 43 9. Numerous local couples hosted guests from El Paso Fort Worth and Lake Jackson while baptisms and family visits filled the weekend. Names include Nunley Lynch Evans GP Evans Frazier Whatley Sikes Priest Collier Sikes Sanders McDonald Wilson Harrison and others.
The article states that the World Book Encyclopedia attributes basic flag care and display rules to the U.S. flag code. It emphasizes proper handling and patriotic context for the flag’s display.
Local Port Lavaca daily defines publishing schedule, staff, and circulation terms while including generic ads and mail rates. An advertising section promotes weight loss pills MONANEX and AQUATABS with prices and pharmacy contact.
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