Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 11, 1963 Page: 3 of 10
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Thursday, April 11, 1963
PALACIOS BEACON, PALACIOS. TEXAS
Page 5
KNAPP SHOES
FOR CUSHION COMFORT
Factory Fitting Scrvicc
ELTON E. WEAKLEY
804 4th St. Phone 824-2300
P. O. Box 135
Open House Tuesday
The adult feminine friends of
Mrs. Stanley Tegge are invited to
see her new house at 312 Mertie on
Tuesday, April 1(5. The reception,
being given by Dr. M. A. Robert-
son, will be held between the hours
of 3 and 5:30 in the afternoon.
The great use of life is to spend
it on something that will outlast it.
1000 MAIN STREET
LOOP DRIVE INN
OPEN 5 A. M.
American and Mexican Dishes
Plate Lunches
CLOSE 2 A. M,
PHONE 824-9971
Breakfast
TOMMY'S ELECTRIC
509 RITCHIE AVENUE
TOM McCOLLOM, Owner
RESIDENTIAL - COMMERCIAL - INDUSTRIAL
-24-HOUR A DAY SERVICE—
PHONE 824-2011 P. O. BOX 1055
PALACIOS, TEXAS
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to these
four lads who recently celebrated
their first birthday. Pictured
left to right are: Leo, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Dias, passed
his first year mark on February
21. Jerry Wayne, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Cepak, was a year old
March 30. Stephen, son of Mr.
and Mrs. William Rodriguez,
celebrated his first birthday
March 28 and James Frederick,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Huitt,
was a year old February 128.
Your child's year old photo will
be taken free and printed in the
Beacon if you make an appoint-
ment with Paxton's Studio.
Mrs. Leon Bullock and three
children are spending the week
in Tyler with her mother.
SUBSCRIBE TO THE BEACON
.
IN
kavid&aq^j
HOSIERY
Sheer Seamless
Think spring, right down
to your toes, in subtly-
shaded stockings.
59*- 99
"Sugar and Spice'*
LITTLE GIRL'S
EASTER
DRESSES
ARE HERE
• Broadcloths
• Arnels
and Cottons
• Ginghams
'• Nylons
'• Sizes t to M
Other.
COSTUME JEWELRY
2 for $1.00
^ Nylon and Dacron/Cotton
EASTER SUPS
SIZES 34 TO 50
CHOICE OF
COLORS
REG. 2.99
SPECIAL—
$|99
LADIES DRESS GLOVES_
57c to St .59
MEN'S DRESS STRAWS
SIZES 6% TO 7%
1-99 & 2-"
MEN'S NEW SPRING
DRESS SLACKS
SIZES 28 TO 42
4.99
GIRL'S
CAN CAN PETTICOATS
or FULL SLIPS
WHITE — PINK — BLUE
10 $2-99
LITTLE BOYS
WHITE LINEN COAT with
BLACK PANTS
SIZES 3 TO 8 — THE SUIT—<
$4.99
BOYS DRESS PANTS
SIZES 4 TO 8
$1.99
FOR
• MISSES
• BOYS
• KIDDIES
• INFANTS
Sizes: 3 to 8 - 8V2 to 3
from
AWAY
SAVE
OUR
GOLD
STAMPS
TO WED—The engagement
and approaching marriage of
Miss Geraldine Ann Kovar and
William A. Stuhrenberg has been
announced by her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Jerome Kovar. The
wedding is planned for June 8 at
St. Anthony's Catholic Church.
The bride-elect is a graduate of
Palacios High School, attended
Texas A. & I. College and is em-
ployed at the First National
Bank, Port Lavaca. The pros-
pective groom, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Edwin Stuhrenberg, is a
graduate of Palacios High School,
Texas A. & M. College and is in
the U. S. Air Force Reserve sta-
tioned at Kelly AFB, San An-
tonio, Texas.
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COLLEGEPORTNEWS
By JACKIE BULLINGTON
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Nelson who celebrated their
59th wedding anniversary Wednes-
day. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson were
married in Alton, Kansas on April
3, 1S04, an Easter Sunday. We
would like to wish this couple many
more happy years.
We are sorry to hear that Mrs.
L. A. Rein of League City is very
ill and has returned to the hospital.
We hope she has a speedy recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Ellis and
Tommy spent the week end at Fort
Pork, La., visiting their son, Gil-
bert. They were accompanied by
Gilbert's wife, Andrea.
While in Edna Tuesday for a trip
to the dentist, this reporter had a
personal interview with Candy
Barr. I found her to be a very
charming and attractive person.
Mr. and Mrs. Vic Gallaher were
in Bay City for a check-up Sat-
urday. Both reports were found
satisfactory.
Jim Carter conducted services at
the First Presbyterian Church
Sunday. He was a dinner guest of
the R. L. Corporons.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ackerman
were in Alvin Saturday picking
strawberries. They were accom-
panied by Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Evens of Palacios.
Mrs. Zelphia Hill of Angleton
and Mrs. Damon Gerlack of Hous-
ton were down for the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Rhymes visit-
ed her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rob
Wells.
Gustave Franzen was elected a
trustee of the Palacios Independent
School District.
Mrs. Luther Hill of Fulton visit-
ed friends and relatives here dur-
ing the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. John Ackerman of
Blessing visited the Carl Acker-
mans and other friends in College-
port.
Miss Margaret Holsworth was in
Galveston, Saturday.
The B. B. Burns of Houston were
at their summer home for the
week end. Mr. and Mrs. Baker
Wright of Cypress were also down
at their summer place.
Pvt. and Mrs. Gerald Wells, Jr.
ai-e visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Gerald Wells, Sr. Gerald, Jr.
will return to Fort Sill, Oklahoma,
on the 12th of April.
Mr. and Mrs. Delton Tate, form-
erly of Collegeport, have built a
new home in Fulton and are to
move soon.
Construction on the R. L. Cor-
poron new home began last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Ware spent
the week end in Cuero with their
daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs.
James Slone and son.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Corporon were
visiting here Friday. They have
moved to their new home at Marble
falls.
Any news, caught any fish, or
anything? Call me at 824-2195.
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Fields of Bel-
ton were visiting relatives and
friends here over the week end.
BLESSING NEWS
By ELAINE DAY
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Rickaway
and Jeanette, F. H. Rickaway, Mr.
and Mrs. Steve Rickaway, Mr. and
Mrs. August Rickaway, and Mr.
and Mrs. H. T. Phillips, David and
Gary, all went to Jones Creek
Sunday to visit with Mr. and Mrs.
Curtis R. Rickaway and family.
Mr. Rickaway will be leaving
shortly for St. Louis, Missouri,
where he will enter a hospital to
have a very serious spinal opera-
tion performed.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smith and
family had as Sunday visitors in
their home, Mr. Robert Smith,
Patsy and Michael, of Alice, Texas.
The Tidehaven High School Sen-
ior Class of 1903 were honored
with a weiner roast Saturday even-
ing on the banks of the Tres-Pa-
lacios River. The three hostesses
were Miss Gay Akins, Miss Betty
Jean Hickl, and Miss Susie Ba-
lusek.
The District 27-A track meet
was held at Tidehaven High School
Saturday and Pearland won first
place, with Tidehaven coming in
second, and East Bernard took
third place.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Rickaway
and Jeanette and F. H. Rickaway
visited Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Rick-
away in Brazoria and Mr. and Mrs.
Delmar Pettigrew and family in
Old Ocean, Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Smith of
Lake Jackson spent Thursday night
with Mrs. Elizabeth Herreth and
went back home Friday.
Miss Stella Ruth Rickaway and
Miss Midge Pesak represented
Tidehaven High School in the sen-
ior girls' doubles division in tennis
at the district meet held in East
Bernard, Friday. They won second
place by defeating Louise in a 6-0
set and then a 6-1 set. They lost
to Eagle Lake in two 6-1 sets. Miss
Jo Lynette Skutca drew a bye and
then lost her match to a Louise
girl in the senior girls' singles
division.
Mrs. Elizabeth Herreth visited
with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lee
Rickaway and children in Brazoria
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Parker came
home early Sunday morning after
spending three weeks on their
farm near Floyd, Arkansas.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Ussery and
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Matthes left
Friday morning for a trip to Mon-
terrey, Mexico, where they did
some sight-seeing. Sunday, they
went to the bullfights there and
came home by way of Falcon Dam.
They got home Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Cornett had
two of their grandchildren, Clay
and Cole Cornet of Houston, with
them for a few days last week,
while their father James "Bud-
ger" Cornett was in the hospital.
Mr. Cornett had an accident while
working at his job and the bones
in both of his wrists were broken.
All the committees for the an-
nual Blessing reunion have met
and plans have been made for the
affair to be held on Sunday, May
5th on the Community House
grounds. Chicken barbecue will be
served at noon and there will be
Prairie Center Women's Club To Hold Game
Party At Clubhouse Friday, April 19, 7:30 Tit
Eleven members and one visitor
attended the April 5th meeting of
the Prairie Center Women's Club
at the Clubhouse with Mrs. R. L.
Henry as hostess. Roll call was
answered with their favorite Bible
verse.
There will be a game party at
the Clubhouse Friday, April 19,
beginning at 7:30 p.m. The public
is invited to attend. Prizes will be
given for high scores in Progres-
sive 42, also a door prize. If others
desire to play dominoes, canasta
or bridge, they may do so. A charge
of 50c per person will be made
which will include free refresh-
ments of pie and coffee. The money
is to be used for the upkeep of
the clubhouse.
Mrs. R. C. Florip, president, pre-
sided at the meeting. Old and new
business was taken care of, then
the program was turned over to
Mrs. Niels Carlsen who taught the
members how to make plastic ivy.
She brought some that she had
made which were lovely.
After the demonstration, the
hostess served delicious refresh-
ments of sandwiches, snacks and
entertainment throughout the af-
ternoon.
Roy Jensen came home from the
hospital in Bay City Saturday after
being there all last week with a
back injury suffered in a tractor
accident at his home.
The Blessing men's basketball
team defeated the Point Comfort
team in Port Lavaca Friday night
by a score of 36-35.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Piwonka,
Carol Ann and Patty, of Louise,
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Junek and fam-
ily and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Turek
and daughters, Nancy and Carol
Ann of Palacios were Sunday visi-
tors of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Pi-
wonka and family.
Miss Sue Hemphill and Miss
Linda King of Markham won sec-
ond place in the*, junior girls' dou-
bles division. Miss Ardell Cornel-
ius of Midfield won third place in
the junior girls' singles division in
tennis.
David Joe Bartosh and Gene
Dukes won first place Monday in
the District 27-A tennis meet in
East Bernard in the junior boys'
doubles division and Smoot Roeck-
er of Markham won third place
in the senior boys' singles division.
The Blessing men's basketball
team won second place in a tourna-
ment in Lolita last week. They de-
feated Edna Tuesday night and
then they beat Lolita by a score of
66 41 Thursday night. They lost
to the Palacios team Saturday
night in the finals by a score of
43-41. Palacios received the first
place trophy and Edna got third
place.
Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Adams left
Houston Wednesday morning by
special bus where they went to
Shreveport, Louisiana. They met
with 1200 employees of United Gas
in the Captain Shreve Hotel and
had breakfast. Then they all at-
tended a barbecue lunch at the
fairgrounds. Wednesday night,
everyone attended the 25-year din-
ner for the employees which was
held at a huge company building
at Cedar Grove. Mr. Adams has
been with his company for 27
years. They returned home to
Blessing on Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Calhoun of
Richmond spent the week-end with
Mr. and Mrs. DeLane Calhoun,
Billy and David.
Second Lieutenant Earl Foster
and his wife Nellie and their year-
old son were in Blessing a few
days last week visiting friends and
his aunt, Mrs. Hazel Baker. The
Fosters were stationed in Ft. Ben-
ning, Georgia in Columbus and will
be going to Alabama soon, where
Lieutenant Foster will attend
flight school.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Spring and
family went to Lolita Sunday and
visited Mr. and Mrs. Jake Orndoff
and children.
cake topped with strawberries anti
whipped cream, which werj enjoy-
ed by all.
Mrs. Percy Corporon had far
recreation the materials for mak-
ing Easter bonnets. The membere-
worked in partners, one to creates
the hat and the other to model-
Mrs. Joe Edge and Mrs. John Jer»-
sen won the prize for their creation-
Those present at the meeting:
were: Mesdames R. C. Florip, Joe
Edge, John Jensen, Leon Arlla»
Niels Carlsen, Percy Corporon, C-
M. Cox, Cleddie Harvey, R. Lw
Henry, E. B. Hogg, Glen Hutson
and our visitor, Mrs. Joan Soren«-
sen.—Reporter.
Mary Beth Blanton
And Ted Bates, Jr_
Are Wed March 29'
Miss Mary Beth Blanton ancSf
Ted Bates, Jr. were united in holy
matrimony at 2:30 p.m. Friday,
March 29, in the First Methodist-
Church in Huntsville in the pres-
ence of their immediate families
and a few close friends. The Rev-
Roy L. Felder performed Lhe cere-
mony.
Parents of the bride are Mr. and
Mrs. Jack J. Blanton of Ft. Worth
and the groom is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ted R. Bates of Palacios.
Miss Blanton wore for her wed-
ding, a white suit with white ac-
cessories, a white orchid corsage
and a strand of pearls, a gift from
the groom.
Miss Sally Gregory of Yoakum
was maid of honor and Waynes
Dutton of El Campo was best man.
Both the bride nd groom ane
enrolled at Sam Houston State Cbl-
lege in Huntsville where her so-
rority is Zeta Tau Alpha and he is
a senior candidate for graduation in
August.
Sylvester Clark Wins
Third National Science
Foundat'n Scholarship
Sylvester Clark has accepted a
National Science Foundation schol-
arship to attend Capital University
in Columbus, Ohio this summer-
He will be one of a group of 40
chemistry teachers who will study
inorganic and physical chemistry,
intensively for six weeks.
This will be the third National
Science Foundation Summer In-
stitute for Mr. Clark in the last
four years. The other two were
held at the Universities of Ne-
vada and the State of Washington
where he studied modern mathe-
matics and physics.
iht Old 1imwt
/Vy*
"You can tell some fellows
aren't afraid of work—by the
way they fight it."
DANCE
AT THE
AMERICAN LEGION
HALL
BLESSING, TEXAS
Saturday, April 13
MUSIC BY
RANCH HANDS
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