Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 25, 1968 Page: 2 of 8
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PALACIOS BEACON. PALACIOS. TEXAS
Thursday. January 25, 1968
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FROM THE EXCHANGES
A SHORT CUT WOULD BE A BIG HELP!
El Campo Rice Birds To Be Honored;
Industrial School Bond Vote Contested
The thousands of Ricebird fans
who followed the El Campo high
school football team to the state
finals will have an opportunity to
say “Thank You” to all the team
members and coaches at a huge ap-
preciation banquet to be held at
the high school cafeteria Monday,
January 26.—El Campo Leader-
News.
The contest suit seeking to set
aside a majority vote on the In-
dustrial Independent School Dis-
trict election of Nov. 4 has been
■docketed for Tuesday, Feb. 16, at
10 a.m. in district court here. The
$1,600,000 school improvement bond
issue tarried by one vote after
which an organization titled Indus-
trial Independent School District
Taxpayers League filed the suit al-
leging irregularities in ballot and
that some votes were allowed to be
■cast by ineligible voters.—Edna
.Herald.
The Garwood Lions Club unan-
imously adopted a plan to provide
emergency service to the citizens
of the Garwood and Nada communi-
ties. This plan calls for the pur-
chase of an emergency vehicle to
be equipped for emergency ambu-
lance-type service. The Garwood
Volunteer Fire Department has
agreed to be in charge of the ve-
hicle and to provide storage fa-
•cilities'fof and furnish drivers qual-
ified in driving the emergency car.
—El Campo Citizen.
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Dr. E. M. Hodges, chosen ‘‘Man
of the Year” by the members of
the Wharton Business and Profes-
sional Women’s Club, was honored
Tuesday aJt the annual Bosses Night
dinner.—Wharton Spectator.
El Campons three area banks, two
in El Campo and one in Louise,
showed a whopping total increase in
deposits of $3,865,735.52 in 1967
over those of 1966. Likewise the
total assets of the three banks
showed an increase of $3,612,825.83.
•—El Campo Leader-News.
Doyle M. May, Chairman of the
Board of May Aluminum, Inc., an-
nounced that the Board of Directois
met Jan. 11 to elect Robert F.
‘‘Red" Venable company president
and general manager, Robert A.
‘‘Bob” May was elected to the office
of vice president in charge of en-
gineering; James Doyle “Jim” May
was elected to the office of vice
president and general manager of
May Aluminum, Inc’s Indiana plant
and W. Horace Woods was elected
vice president and general manager
of the company’s Louisiana plant.—
El Campo Citizen.
An effort will be made Friday
night to breathe new life into a
Jackson County United Fund or-
ganization which died recently be-
cause of lack of support by county
residents.—Edna Herald.
With Secretary of State John L.
Hill the honor guest and speaker of
the evening, the El Campo Cham-
ber of Commerce and Agriculture
and the El Campo Jaycees singled
out five citizens for honors and
awards at the 14th annual member-
ship and awards banquet Tuesday
night. The senior chamber present-
ed its annual Outstanding Citizen
(See “EXCHANGES,” Page 6)
THIS WEEK
IN PALACIOS HISTORY
FROM OUR EARLY FILES
10 YEARS AGO
LaSalle Construction Company
began work this week on the re>
building of the East Bay Pier.
Columbia Drilling Company’s No.
1 Silver Lake Ranches, west ol
Palacios, and Trice Production Com-
pany’s NNo. 1 W. R. Neuszer,
northwest of Palacios, were aban-
doned this week.
The annual March of Dimes cam-
paign was in full swing. The Moth-
er’s March will be held January 31
by members of the Alapha and
Athena Clubs.
One of six potlines at Alcoa’s
Point Comfort Operations shut
down January 17. Approximately
200 production workers were af-
fected.
General Telephone of the South-
west was awarded a new 20-year
franchise at the regular meeting
of the city council Monday night.
15 YEARS AGO
The city council accepted the
resignation of John Pena as city
marshal and J. N. “Buster” white
was temporarily appointed to fill
the position.
J. C. Cairnes had started con-
struction o fan ice vault at Pala-
cios’ new turning basin.
Seven Eagle Lake men were in
jail at Bay City on charges of
rape and robbing a 47-year old
Brazoria County widow near here
last Sunday night.
Starting Monday the people of
Palacios will see and hear jet air-
crafts in the sky over Palacios.
The problem of religion is to in-
duce people to practice in their
daily lives what they say they be
lieve in church.
COW POKES
wj Act Reid
"Mr. Newcomer, you ley you went to buy my cow and learn the business.
Well, this cow has bangs, lump jaw and a spoiled udder and I
guarantee you'll leam from her." i
The Citq State Bank of Palacios]
20 YEARS AGO
John James Hill, 34, was the
victim of a fire Monday in which
the East Bay apartment house of
F. C. Wynn, a two-story frame
structure, was partially destroyed.
Construction will begin early in
February on enlarging the Pala-
cios High School football stadium
and building to house the music
and visual education departments.
The first game the Palacios
Sharks will play in District. 27-A
football will be against the El Cam-
po Ricebirds on October 1.
Fat steers exhibited by Mata-
gorda County 4-H and F. F. A.
boys sold at an auction Saturday
averaged 53c per pound. Franklin
Cunningham of Palacio3 had the
Reserve Champion steer.
Candidates announcing for office
were Bill Burnell, county tax col-
lector; J. Grady Walker, district
clerk; Harris Milner, sheriff and
D. B. (Jack) Hinton, county clerk.
25 YEARS AGO
The fire boys were kept on the
run Wednesday afternoon when
two grass fires and one home
caught fire, all after 3 p.m.
Capt. and Mrs. George Yar-
brough were the parents of a 5Vi>
pound boy born January 20 at St.
Joseph’s Hospital in Houston. Mrs.
Yarbrough is the former Ruby Red -
mon.
Three members of the local Cen-
tral Power and Light Company of-
fice were presented service awards,
Bill Clement received a 20-year pin,
Gladys McGlothlin a 15-year and
J. C. “Red” Richards, a 5-year.
30 YEARS AGO
Joe Tanner and Miss Elizabeth
Stewart were married in Ponca
City, Okla. on Jan. 20.
W. P. Regan, Jr., of Port Lavaca,
purchased the Oldham’s Cash Va-
riety Store.
New names in the announcement
column were Tom Hale, county
superintendent; Mrs. Helen Cates,
treasurer and S. O. Eidman, as-
sessor-collector.
The marriage of Miss Billie Bert
Richards and Russell Rowe was
solemnized at the home of the
bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
W. Richards.
Friends: “Two women who hate
the same person.”
35 YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Quinn were
the parents of a baby girl born
January 17.
Rev. Carroll B. Ray, pastor of
the Baptist Church, was seriously
ill in a hospital in Houston.
Miss Virgie Witt, a former H.
E. teacher in the Palacios school,
was married to Leonard Smother-
man in Little Elm, Texas.
Watty Watkins, of the St. Louis
Cardinals, was a guest at Camp
Hulen while enjoying a fishing
trip.
40 YEARS AGO
L. G. Craymer announced as a
candidate for commissioner of Pre-
cinct No. 3.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Stewart
of Ponco City, Okla. were the par-
ents of a baby girl.
Automobiles advertised in the
Beacon were Buick, Chevrolet, Ford
and Whippet.
Bruce K. Patton, division engin-
eer of the State Highway Depart-
ment was killed in a car accident
near Bay City.
One book that always has a sad
ending is a check book.
45 YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Harrison
announced the birth of a baby boy
and Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Louder-
back were the parents of a baby
girl.
Mrs. Eva S. Cairnes, Worthy Ma-
tron of the O.E.S., entertained the
local Stars with a 42 party.
Not only are more wives becom-
ing wage earners, but they re-
ported $3.3 billion of the $8.6 bil-
lion in dividends of married tax-
payers filing jointly for 1965.
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