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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1970
THE PHARR PRESS. PHARR (HIDmLGO COUNTY). TEXAS
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Society - Personals - Clubs
'Australian Guest
Is Coffee Honoree
Mrs. Nell Hay of Sydney, Aus-
tralia, a visitor here in Pharr
for the last six months, was the
honoree at a coffee on Saturday
afternoon, February 14th, in the
home of Mrs. John Conquest. As-
sisting in hostess duties were
Mrs. Keith Conquest and Mrs.
Lawrence Wagner.
Mrs. Hay has been a house
guest in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. John Conquest. When Mrs.
Conquest made a cruise to Aus-
tralia last year, she visited with
Mrs. Hay there.
The Valentine theme was car-
ried out in the table decora-
tions.
Assisting in the serving were
Misses Sally Rutledge, Jadel
Young and Janet Conquest.
Twenty-five guests called dur-
ing the appointed hours.
Mrs. Hay has spent six months
in the United States visiting her
sister, Mrs. O. C.. Hamilton in
McAllen and the Conquests here.
She sails from Los Angeles in
March for England, going via
Acapulco, Mexico, the Panama
Canal, the Islands in the Carib-
bean. She will spend a year or
more in the European continent
before returning to her home-
land.
Friendship Class
The Friendship Bible Class of
Pharr United Methodist Church
gathered at the church Thursday,
Feb. 12, for their monthly social
meeting with 9 members pres-
ent. Mrs. Reucking, president,
opened the meeting with the
Lord’s Prayer in unison. She
read an article from The Pharr
Press, giving the Indians’ justi-
fied opinion of the white man,
“White Man Crazy,” because of
his disregard for conservation
of our natural resources.
Minutes of the December meet-
ing were read and approved. Mrs.
Verna Hansen gave the treas-
urer’s report. Mrs. Bradshaw
contributed to the birthday fund.
A note of thanks, received pre-
viously, from Bertha Fitzpatrick
during her long illness with flu
was read and she was warmly
welcomed back to the fold. She
will be hostess for the March
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Holt of Austin, Texas, ann ounce the engagement of their daughter, Mary
Helen, to Charles Boon (Chuck) Clark, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rex E. Clark of Odessa, Texas. A May
29th wedding is planned. The bride-elect is a graduate of Stephen F. Austin High School in Aus-
tin. She is a senior student in the Business Adm inistration School at the University of Texas. She
is a member of Zeta Tau Alpha, Her fiance is a graduate of Odessa High School in Odessa, Tex-
as. He is also a senior student in "Business Administration at the University of Texas. He is a
member of Phi Gamma Delta. Miss Holt is the g randdaughtec of Clay Everhard of Pharr.
meeting.
The president read several
good articles which gave food for
thought and one was read in
honor of Lincoln’s birthday. The
hostess, Mrs. Livingston, used
Valentine decorations and two
games for entertainment. Deli-
cious refreshments were served.
Eva Jo Miller, busy with tutor-
ing, could not be present but
made a beautiful cake which she
had baked and decorated quite
skillfully for the occasion.
All are very happy with the
carpeting recently laid in the
Little Chapel and Verna Hansen
has reported on the completed
carpet cleaning job which was
beautifully done, and payment
was allowed for labor and ma-
terials used.
The fashion look and
detailing are evi-
dent—and with
the first step so is the.
Jarman comfort, secured by
a hidden gore which adjusts snugly
to your foot. Let us fit you in a
handsome pair.
COME IN AND LOOK AROUND
FAMILY SHOE CENTER
P.W.V.C. Meeting
The Pharr Winter Visitors
Club met on Wednesday noon for
their weekly dinner in the Na-
tional Guard Armory with 150
in attendance. New members,
and those having birthdays and
anniversaries were recognized.
Home talent was called for and
the folowing responded with hu-
morous songs and readings: Mrs.
Leonard L. Ladd, Carl Stewart,
R. E. Nyguard and Mrs. John
Ehlenfeldt.
The annual Hobby Show will
be held in the Armory or- Friday,
March 6.
Officers elected for 1970-71 are:
Oliver Losch of Pekin, Illinois,
president; David Hadley; Chad-
wich, Illinois, vice president;
Mrs. V. E. Schultz of Lytton,
Iowa, secretary-treasurer, and
Millard McCulloch of Garden
City, Missouri, and Mrs. Lea
Kammerer of Ellendale, Minne-
sota, directors.
There were 66 ladies that at-
tended the Valentine party of the
Arts and Crafts on Friday after-
noon, Feb. 13th.
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Logan of
Pharr have as their house guest
this week his father, Mr. Wil-
liam L. Logan, Sr. of Kerrville.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schuster are
in San Antonio this week where
they are attending the Livestock
Show.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hatter of
San Antonio were in the Valley
Wednesday on business for his
company, to visit their daughter
and husband in Donna and
friends.
MR. AND MRS. FRANK SAETA
116 W. STATE
PHONE ST 7-4561
San Juan 4-H Club
San Juan 4-H Club had its
February meeting in the San
Juan Community Building with
Cindy Moseley, president, presid-
ing.
The inspiration was given by
Sandy Moore. Minutes of the last
meeting and roll call was given
by Teansie Moseley, secretary.
The treasurer’s report was given
by Treasurer Jeff Doss.
Jay Dreibelbis gave a report on
club activities at the Mission Cit-
rus Fiesta. The club took fourth
place. Mrs. Dreibelbis presented
ribbons and cash to the follow-
ing who participated in the Cit-
rus Fiesta:
Jeff Doss — 4 first place rib-
bons, 2 second place ribbons, 1
third place ribbon, also $27 in
cash.
Jill Doss — 2 second place rib-
bons, 1 first place ribbon, and
$11 cash.
Jay Dreibelbis — 1 first place
ribbon, also $5 cash.
Debbie Moseley gave report on
girls exhibit at the Lamb Show7
which was held in Donna.
Shellie Stiers gave a report on
the Blue Jean contest.
Mrs. Moseley gave a report on
the Country Food Show which
w7as held on February 14 at the
Women’s Building in McAllen.
New business was the discus-
sion of the livestock show which
will be held in Mercedes during
March.
The meeting adjourned for re-
freshments.
KIWANIS CLUB
A film in sound and color on
Mexico as a vacation land, with
Hidalgo and Laredo as entrance
or exit points was shown at the
regular Kiwanis Club meeting
February 12th. The film was pro-
duced in cooperation with the
Laredo and McAllen Chambers of
Commerce and the Sanborn
Travel Agency of McAllen.
The film is available to show
to clubs, etc. Bill Sanborn of
Sanborn’s Agency, was present
to personally show the film.
Visiting Kiwanians included
Guy Jones and Jay Horney from
Rogers, Ark.; Valoris Johnson,
Spirit Lake, Iowa; Leon Lugar of
Bartlesville, Okla., and Tom
Weekly, Palm City.
Guests were Homer Stohler of
Pharr, and Blake Wilson, Cor-
pus Christi.
* * *
The Kiwanis Club “Pancake
Day” last Saturday, Feb. 14th,
was very successful and well at-
tended, with a total of 535 plates
being served, according to W. P.
Patton, chairman of ticket sales.
This is the largest number that
has ever attended a Pancake
Day.
United Methodist
Church
Lynn H. McAden, pastor of
the local United Methodist
Church of Pharr, attended a
meeting in San Antonio of the
Conference Board of Evangelism
I Wednesday, February 18, along
with the Rev. Roy Schilling of
Weslaco Methodist Church. This
was a planning meeting for the
program of evangelism in the
Southwest Texas Conference of
1 the United Methodist Church.
Emphasis...Health
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proud of the part we play in serving
the community's health needs. By
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PHARMACISTS '
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WHAT DOES
BIBLE SAY?
ABOUT TREATMENT OF
OTHERS
1. How should Christians treat
one another?
2. How should Christians con-
duct their business?
3. How should Christians treat
those who condemn them?
4. How should Christians live
among all men?
5. How should Christians treat
their enemies?
ANSWERS
(1) Rom. 12:10. (2) Rom. 12:1.
(3) Rom. 12:14. (4) Rom. 12:18. i
(5) Rom. 12.19-20. I
FRANK TRAYLER, Director
Bible Chair, Pan American College
Calendar of Events I
The Pharr American Legion
Auxiliary is sponsoring a fried I
chicken dinner on Sunday, Feb.
22nd, at the Legion Hall, 417 S.
Cage. Serving hours 11.30 a.m. to
3 p.m. Plates $1.25 each.
LT.-COL. AND MRS. PORTER
HERE FOR VISIT
Lt.-Col. and Mrs. Eugene Por-
ter of Grissom Air Force Base,
Indiana, left this week after a
three weeks’ visit here with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jose Cano
of 515 E. Juarez. She is the for-
mer Dahlia Cano.
Col. Porter recently graduated
from the Armed Forces Staff Col-
lege at Norfolk, Va. After addi-
tional training in Florida and
South Carolina, he will go to
Thailand, where he will have an
assignment for a year.
JAMES BROWN MAKES
DEAN’S LIST AT A&M
James Brown, Jr., sophomore
student at Texas A&M Univer-
sity, made the dean’s honor roll
and received the distinguished
student card, for his academic
record during the 1969 fall se-
mester.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
James C. Brown and is a gradu-
ate of PSJA High School,
LIBRARY HOURS
The Pharr Memorial Library is
open six days a week, 9 a.m. to
5 p.m., Monday through Satur-
day.
A library card is necessary in
order to check out a book. Appli-
cation for a card may be made at
the library.
THE 1971 QUEEN OF THE TEXAS CITRUS FIESTA at Mission
will be Miss Gilma Irma Longoria of Pharr. She was selected
from among 21 to be Queen Citrianna XXXIV in the closing
events of the annual Citrus Fiesta. Miss Longoria is the daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Salomon Rodriguez, Jr. of Pharr and the
late Maximo Longoria. She was the Princess of Grapefruit
Blossom in the Queen’s Court.
VIC Students Tour
Southmost College
Three Vocational Industrial
Classes from PSJA High School
toured Texas Southmost College
Division of Applied Arts on Feb-
ruary 12. Those making the tour
were Mrs. Cantu, Vocational Of-
fice Education; Mr. Hopkins, Vo-
cational Auto Mechanics; Mr. Gar-
cia, Vocational Appliance Re-
pair; and 68 students.
Quote from Mr. Hopkins, “We
were treated like royalty by the
administrators of the college, the
president, Quintin J. Bogart;
William H. Walton, dean; Robert
L. Hoskins, registrar and dean
of admissions, and Werner P.
Steinbach, dean of student serv-
ices. We toured the library and
all vocational shops. It was most
encouraging for us for D. F. Rios,
the director of Applied Arts, and
the other administrators, to take
the time to show us their mod-
ern shops and to explain the pro-
grams and financial aids avail-
abe to sltudents who desire to
attend Texas Southmost Col-
lege,”
FOR SALE — Boxed stationery
in beautiful floral designs. Reas-
onably priced. See at THE
PHARR PRESS, 203 S. Cage 8-tf
Y A
H.E.B
SPECIALS
AT PHARR STORE
THURSDAY — FRIDAY — SATURDAY
FEBRUARY 19, 20 and 21, 1970
CRISCO
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TUBE
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MELLORINE, Park Manor ........................................... V2 Gal. 39c
FLOUR, H.E.B. ............................ ...................... 25 lb. bag $1.69
TOMATO JUICE, Bestex............ ................................6 oz. can 5c
TREET, Armour's......................................................................can 39c
PINEAPPLE-GRAPEFRUIT BLEND, H.E.B........._. 46 oz. can 25c
CORN, Libby's Whole Kernel........................................ can 5/$1.00
CORN, Libby's Cream Style........................................ can 5/$1.00
PREAM, Non-Dairy Coffee Creamer............................ 20 oz. 59c
STEWED TOMATOES, Libby's......................No. 300 can 4/$1.00
☆PRODUCE
POTATOES ....................................................................8 lb. bag 49c
CELERY ....... ............................................................. large stalk 19c.
TOMATOES, Vine Ripe........................................................ lb. 29c
AVOCADOS, Size 70............................................................ each 23c
ROSE BUSHES, Assorted Colors......................................each 59c
☆MEAT
CHUCK ROAST........................................ lb. 59c
ROUND STEAK..........................................................................lb. 98c
PORK CHOPS, V4 Loin............................................. lb. 85c
GROUND BEEF............................... lb. 59c
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Glover, Lloyd H. The Pharr Press (Pharr, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 19, 1970, newspaper, February 19, 1970; Pharr, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth715023/m1/5/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Pharr Memorial Library.