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Page 4-Palacios Beacon, Mar. 1, 1989
20 YEARS AGO-1969
The Sharketlcs will meet Bcllville, winner of District 25AA in
Bay City March 4 in regional competition.
Palacios schools will hold open house March 3-7 to observe
Texas Public School Week. Band Boosters will sponsor a
Mexican Supper March 3 in conjunction with the open house at
bast Side Elementary.
Miss Becky Espinosa was crowned sweetheart of the Latin
American Club.
25 YEARS AGO-1964
The annual Blue and Gold Banquet will be held Saturday night
at the high school cafeteria.
The Deutschburg Seafood Supper and Cake Auction netted
$616.48.
Parents are invited to visit local schools during Public School
Week March 2-6.
30 YEARS AGO-1959
Work will start by mid-year on a $2,500,000 gas plant in
Palacios Field. Joining Christie, Mitchell & Mitchell in this project
will be Michael T. Halbouty, who has production at Pheasant,
Tidewater Oil Company and Kilroy Compary.
Fred Huitt was elected president of the Rotary Club.
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Two Eagle Scouts from Palacios, Marvin Kastrop and Axel
Haubold attended the Recognition Program and Banquet in
Houston Friday night.
Cornell Prindlc, postal clerk, was presented a Certificate Award
in appreciation of Superior Achievement.
35 YEARS AG0-1954
The summer home of Burke Baker's of Houston on Cash’s
Creek was severely damaged by fire Sunday afternoon.
Gaylon Harvey's pen of chickens were the grand champions of
the fryer’s division and George CaD"k's fryers won reserve
champion honors at the Matagorda County Livestock Show.
40 YEARS AGO-1949
Markham and Blessing, playing as Tidehaven, and Van Vleck
were to begin playing 11-man football in the fall.
A drainage hearing was scheduled for Tuesday at the Service
Center in Bay City to determine whether there is need for
drainage, flood control and related projects on streams, flowing
through the Matagorda County Soil Conservation District, j i
55 YEARS AGO-1934
W.A. Smith had home grown strawberries on the market.
D.D. Rittenhousc disposed of his interest in the undertaking
business to A.E. Duffy of Matagorda.
60 YEARS AGO-1929
A.C. Goddcn purchased the interest of B.E. Sailor in the
Queen Theater.
W.F. Zcisscl, of North Texas, purchased the Moore Gin from
H.W. Moore and G.A. Salsbury.
About 200 children of the primary schools were inspected by
Miss Frances Mayfield, county health nurse.
65 YEARS AGO-1924
R.S. Starr was appointed by the city council to fill the
unexpired term of city marshal Hicks, who had resigned.
About 50 ladies met and organized the Palacios Civic Club with j i
Miss Caddie Wolf as president. Other officers were Mrs. R.L. i
Price, vice-president, and Mrs. Arthur Matthes, secretary and
treasurer.
70 YEARS AGO-1919
A sewer system for the city was being discussed.
M.E. Rogers purchased the grocery stock of Thompson and .
Bradbury.
75 YEARS AGO-1914
The coldest weather of the winter hit Texas and the Gulf Coast •'
and temperatures registered as low as 24 in Palacios.
Letters to
the Editor
Becoming a part of the community
editor,
When 1 was growing up in Inglcside, I watched with admiration
the people who were always there as Room Mothers, Parade
Chairmen, and leaders in the church. I always hoped I could
become part of a community and do all of that.
Thank you, Palacios, for letting me become part of this
community. Thank you for choosing me as "Woman of the Year".
Sincerely,
Fredia Hester
A need for prayer for PISD
Dear Editor
As a tax-paying citizen of PISD, a teacher, and most of all, as a
Christian, I would like to call upon the people of this school district
to be very much in payer for our school system. It seems we always
try everything from "public relations" to "money talks," when trying
to solve our problems. But, there never seems to be a mention of
prayer, moral ethics or character. These seem to have fallen by the
wayside.
In the summer of 1988,1 remember our town being called
together for a day of prayer, for rain. This was when we began to sec
some changes which helped everyone.
With things in quite a turmoil, I believe it is past time for us, as a
community, to turn to prayer every day for every decision which af-
fects all of us. God is the only one with the right solutions and if we
don't sec His guidance, surely the wrong decisions may be made.
The days ahead may seem long and endless but with all of us
praying, in once accord, for God's will to be done, and not man’s
will, we should see a turn-around for the better.
As Provers 1:5 states, "A wise man will hear, and will increase
learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise coun-
sels."
1 know none of you want a second-rate learning system for your
children, so let's all pull together, from the REAL source of knowl-
edge, wisdom and understanding.
Five minutes a day, in prayer, will make all the difference in the
world.
Concerned and Prayerfully submitted,
Betty Jean Ramsey
Pinata donation appreciated
Editor
Brownie Troop 48 would like to thank the nice folks at H&W
grocery store for the pinata they donated to us to help us celebrate
"Thinking Day", Thursday, Feb. 23rd with Brownie Troop 408 and
Junior Troop 41. We all enjoyed the pinata very much! Thank you
again.
Sincerely,
Brownie Troop 48 and Leaders
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Drug Poster Winners
THESE CENTRAL Elementary students were the top three finishers of their
respective grades in the "Stop The Madness" drug poster contest sponsored by
KHOU-TV. In the front row, left to right, are kindergarten students Jennifer Tran
(1st), Brandi Bates (2nd) and Michelle Beard (3rd). On the second row, left to
right, are first graders Brandon Bowers (1st), Sarah Glenn (2nd) and Nellie Cass
Claybourn (3rd); and second graders Jay McClelland (1st), Deborah Rocha (2nd)
and Patrick White (3rd). (Beacon Photo by Nick West)
"Stop The Madness"
STUDENTS at East Side Elementary participated in the "Stop the Madness" drug
poster contest sponsored by KHOU-TV in Houston. The top winners in each grade
level are, front row left to right, third graders Amanda Bowers, Karen Colling and
Michael Glenn. On the second row, left to right, are fourth graders Eric Jantzen,
Desirae Villareal and Lee Schuetz and fifth grader Elizabeth Garcia. Judges for the
contest were (back row) Charlene Shelton, Margaret McElrath and Tran Dinh. The
first place posters will now be judged by KHOU-TV to determine which will be
used in their anti-drug promotions. (Beacon Photo by Nick West)
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Building
for Safety
CUyofPi
BY ABEL FIERCE
P«hcK» Building Impflm
Last week the building in- LI
spector took advantage of the j;!
excuse of old age and suffered |ij
from a lapse of memory and ;{<
didn’t do a column for the Bea- 1r
con At least, I hear that is one of :
the advantages of being classed
as a senior citizen, along with ;o
miss-matched clothes, etc. Nick
says I should get on the ball. ’{
I have been attempting to get:
the 1988 code books in order
along with the revisions to the ^
City Code of Ordinances. This I*
is just going to take a little time, ■>;
along with routine inspections, <fi
trailer paries, etc. Have some in-
dex tabs ordered which will help;-.)
to find the different sections to i;3;
check on changes. The new
books are available at the public;?]
library also.
Our local construction seem^l;
to be proceeding in a reasonably^"
safe manner. Each week sees a_
few old electrical services*;!
brought up to standard. A few !;
businesses are opening, or ?
changing hands, which gives the ]
city an opportunity to check on ;
the safety of the premises. The :
fire marshal catches a few items, j
and we get some plumbing, 5
electrical, and health hazards j
corrected. A lot of old buildings j
just need to be improved a little :
at a time. I was hoping to attend ",
the Code Enforcement confer- !
ence again this year, but the City ;
Council vetoed that. I did not ;
realize, until reading the Beacon ",
that teachers’ and real estate con- j
ventions were all fun and frolic! j
Having iust been exposed to the ;
working kind of conferences, I !
guess I need to look around a lit- !
tie! ;
The contractors at Central El- ;
ementary are taking advantage of I
our spell of good weather and j
pouring concrete. Petersen's •
Restaurant is being cleaned up ;
and repaired, and a few new ;
houses are going up. St. Peters S
Seafood's unloading facility on ;
Turning Basin #3 is nearing ;
completion. Most of our visitors i
just see a shabby main street >
though, and are not aware of the ;
things located on the back ;
streets. People are talking of
improving some of the old !
buildings along Main. A little \
repair and paint will go a long ;
way.
Last week I was proud to re- !
ceive a letter from Mr. Leon !
Bullock informing me that I was •
appointed to the advisory ;
committee for the school \
construction of trades classes. I
Hope I can be of help. I believe '
the Marine Education Center will
be a big plus for Palacios. Wc j
do have a top-level school.
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