Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 9, 1975 Page: 1 of 16
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"THE LARGEST PAID CIRCULATION GOING IN STARR COUNTY"
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vol. xxxiii
No. 52
Thursday, October 9, 1975
Rio Grande City, Texas
Lino Perez, Jr., Elected To
Head Festival Committee
Lino Perez, Jr., a prominent
Rio Grande City citizen, has
been selected to head the
Christmas Bicentennial
Festival planning committee,
according to Lauro L. Lopez,
Chamber of Commerce
president.
Lopez, in announcing Perez
as the committee head, said this
year's festival is going to be
better than ever and that as
before it will encompass the
entire county with some
Sister Teresita Grzeslo Sister Bernarda Marques
Victory Noll Sisters In Rio Grande City
Two members of Our Lady of
Victory Missionary Sisters,
better known as the Victory
Noll Sisters, have come to Rio
Grande City at the request of
the Oblate Fathers to direct the
Religious Education Program
in the Parish of the Immaculate
Conception and the missions
within its boundaries.
Sister Teresita Grzeslo's
home is in Chicago. She has
been in the Catechetical field,
directing Religious Education
Programs, for many years in
California and Texas. For the
past eight years she has been
the Religious Coordinator of
Sacred Heart Parish in
McAllen, directing and
supervising the religious
education of students from first
grade through high school. She
has also worked for the im-
plementation of Adult Religious
Education, working closely
with Parish lay leaders and
parents in pre-sacramental
instructions. Sister Teresita has
received her M.A. in Religious
Education from Seattle
University, in Washington.
Sister Bernarda Marques is
from Denver. Her mission field
has been in Indiana, California,
the Republic of Panama and
Texas. For the past four years
she has been coordinator of the
Adult Education Program in
the Parishes of St. John of the
Fields and St. Martin de Porres
in Mission, working closely with
the Visitors for Christ, the
Extraordinary Ministers of the
Eucharist, the Parish Liturgy
Committees, and with the
preparation of parents prior to
children receiving the
Sacraments. She has also
engaged in extensive home
visiting. Her main concern is to
bring Christ's love and care to
Community Support Needed
In Junior Fire Program
all people. Sister Bernarda has
received her B.A. in Spanish
from Siena Heights College in
Adrian, Michigan. She has also
received a Certificate in
Pastoral Ministry from the
Pastoral Institute at Incarnate
Word College in San Antonio.
Both Sister Teresita and
Sister Bernarda have been
installed and commissioned by
Bishop John J. Fitzpatrick, of
the Diocese of Brownsville, to
the ministry of the Eucharist.
In this capacity, they have
ecclesiastical permission to
help with the distribution of
Holy Communion in Church and
to take the Eucharist to the sick
and invalids in their homes or
hospitals.
The Sisters have expressed
their happiness in their new
assignment. They consider it a
privilege and a joy to work with
people who "show so much
warmth, cooperation and good
will."
The Victory Noll Sisters
receive their training in their
life style of work at the Victory
Noll Training Institute located
in Huntington, Indiana.
Mexican schools participating.
The Festival is scheduled for
Oct. 4,5,6, and 7th.
At a recent meeting held to
discuss Festival plans,
representatives from every
civic organization attended and
pledged to contribute some
action in making this annual
event a great success. Thirty
clubs were represented at thai
meet.
Among some of the more
notable clubs scheduled to take
part in this year's event are the
Rotary, Jaycees, Lions,
Knights of Columbus, American
legion, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, the Florence J. Scott,
Mother's Club, the Junior and
Senior Sewing Club.
Also being asked to par-
ticipate are the county schools
as well as schools from
Camargo, Ciudad Mier, Diaz
Ordaz, Miguel Aleman and
Nuevo Guerrero.
Events being scheduled are a
parade, a rodeo with all the
trimmings, several pet shows
and other worthwhile activities.
Lopez said that a Grand
Marshal would be elected and
that this year, a woman might
be chosen for the first time. The
Marshal acts as the overseer
for all the events.
Lopez added that a couple of
dignitaries would also be asked
to attend the gala affair. In
addition to the above mentioned
events, Lopez said dances
would be held and participation
from ROTC detachments from
the Valley would be seeked.
The Lions Club is also
scheduled to sponsor a beauty
pageant in which Miss Starr
County will be chosen.
The Jaycees will sponsor the
parade and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
prizes for the best floats will be
awarded.
Lopez asks that anyone
desiring more information
should contact Mr. Perez or the
Chamber of Commerce office.
New Heart Association
Started In Rio Area
A successful fire prevention
campaign depends upon the
active support and involvement
of the entire community, ac-
cording to Fire Marshal, Jose
Adan Garcia of the Rio Grande
City Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment.
Garza Insurance Agency is a
local sponsor of Junior Fire
Marshal, a countrywide fire
safety program which got
underway in Rio Grande City
schools during Fire Prevention
Week, Oct. 5-11.
Fire Marshal Garcia says
that fires in the United States
cause more deaths and
destruction each year than in
any other industrialized nation.
In 1974, nearly 12,000 persons
died and property losses were
more than $3 billion.
"The idea behind Junior Fire
Marshal is to stimulate greater
public awareness and con-
cern," Fire Marshall Garcia
says. "The best place to start,
in our opinion, is in the
schools."
Founded as a public service
by The Hartford Insurance
Group in 1947, Junior Fire
Marshall reaches nearly two
million kindergarten - through -
third graders. Youngsters are
taught how to prevent fires and
what to do when fire breaks out.
"It's easy to arouse the en-
thusiasm of young children,"
says Fire Marshal Garcia. "But
lasting benefits will depend on
the cooperation of parents and
other adults in the community."
To qualify as a Junior Fire
Marshall, a youngster must
inspect his home for fire
hazards and pledge to observe
certain fire safety rules. In a
letter which goes home with
children taking part in the
program, parents are asked to
assist their child in completing
the inspection report and so
indicating on a signed
statement to his teachers.
"Lessons learned in Junior
Fire Marshal may one day save
the life of your child or the lives
of others in your family," the
letter states. "Your interest and
enthusiasm will go a long way
toward insuring the success of
this program
A heart association has been
initiated in the Rio Grande City-
Roma area and their goal is to
teach and make people aware
that there is such a thing as
heart health, according to
Humberto Garcia, president of
the association.
The Heart Association of
Texas, as it is being called, will
not only serve Rio and Ropaa
citizens but the entire Starr
County as well as Zapata, Jim
Hogg and Brooks counties.
Among the activities being
planned by the group are in-
formative talks to be presented
wherever they are asked to
speak. The group already has
Oct. 25 reserved for a hyper-
tension clinic to be held at the
Starr Plaza Shopping Center.
Other topics which the group
is able to talk about at their
presentations are car-
diovascular nursing and car-
diopulmonary resuscitation
among others. The group asks
any interested organizations to
contact them and ask for the
film "The Way of Life" which
will be available frorr>
organization until Oct
(See HEART, Pg. 15)
Mail Improvement Program
To Go Into Effect Oct. 11
The U.S. Postal Service first-
class mail service im-
provement program will go into
effect at Rio Grande City Post
Office on October 11, Officer-In-
Charge Armando M. Bolanos
said today.
Under the program, first-
class mail will receive service
that is equal to or better than
airmail.
The major, new service step
will extend to all first-class mail
weighing 13 ounces or less. "In
practical terms, what this
service improvement means is
that domestic first-class
postage now will purchase the
level of service that previously
only airmail could buy," said
Bolanos.
"Under the new program,
there no longer will be an ad-
vantage in purchasing airmail
postage for domestic delivery,"
he said
Priority mail (now starting at
weight in excess of 13 ounces),
which includes air parcel
service, and international
airmail are unaffected by the
improvement program and
continue in their present form,
Bolanos said.
"Airmail stamps will be sold
for use on priority and in-
ternational f.irmail. They can
also be used in various com-
binations with olher stamps for
first-class mail," he said.
Customers can exchange
airmail stamps, and stamped
envelopes and cards at full
postage value for ordinary
stamps, stamped envelopes and
cards. Stationery bearing
airmail indicia will be allowed
to be mailed at the first-class
rate, Officer-In-Charge Bolanos
said.
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Rodriguez, Rene. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 9, 1975, newspaper, October 9, 1975; Rio Grande City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194527/m1/1/?rotate=90: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.