Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 27, 1986 Page: 5 of 34
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Th« Hondo Anvil Herald, Thursday, November 27,1986, Page 5
D’Hanis Homemakers get into holiday spirit
PRUNEDA AUXILIARY... Pruneda
American Legion Post, which formed in
Hondo in 1946, chartered its first Auxiliary
Monday evening. Ladies who comprise the
first charter members and officers include,
seated from the left, Eudelia Lopez; Ofelia
Colunga, president; F.rmila (ion/ales, vice
president; Martha Coronado, second vice
president; Rosa Cortez; standing, Dolly
Campos, secretary; Juana Lopez; Amelia
Hernandez, treasurer; Frances Arcos; Delia
Pruneda, historian; Sophia Dominguez;
Mary Dominguez, chaplain; Irma Torres,
sergeant-at-arms; and Frances Hughes, 23rd
District vice president. Charter memberships
are available until Dec. 24. Anyone who
qualifies and is interested in becoming a
member may contact any officer.
Be safe.
The D'Hanis Extension Home-
makers were all excited and into the
decorating mood when Kent Reed of
Reed's Everbloomin' Flowers finish-
ed his program on flower arranging.
He made several Christmas ar-
rangements from artiffcal flowers
and decorations. Some were in
colors of blues, pinks, reds and
greeens. He showed the ladies how
to add to the attractiveness of ar-
rangements by using candles, bells,
ribbons, ornaments, or things like
pine cones, dried pods, dried mush-
rooms, etc.
He also made a fresh flower a-
rrangement for fall, which was won
by Martha Barchfeld, when her
name was drawn by Mr. Reed.
Twelve members and five guests
were present at Jean Weynands
home where the meeting was held
on Nov. 18. She served a delicous
sausage casserole, homemade bread,
__ _
Buckle up for Thanksgiving travel
The first year under the manda-
tory safety belt law brought Texas
through a very busy tourist season
with 10% fewer fatalities in the
seating positions covered by law
We have gixxi reason to be
thanktul this November." said
George Gustafson, president of the
Texas Safety Association and
■pokesperv'n for the Texas Coali-
tion for Safety Belts. He reminded
motorists to buckle up during the
four-day Thanksgiving weekend as
they head for dinner w ith family and
friends
Preliminary figures for Sept. 1,
1085 through Aug. 31. 1986, just
released by the Department of Pub-
lic Safety, shows 2,005 drivers and
front seat passengers killed on
Texas highways, as compered to
2,234 during the 12 months before
the law went into effect. Incapacitat-
ing injuries were down about 3%,
from 16,454 to 15,919. Non-incapa-
citating injuries dropped by more
than 15%.
"The law has made a difference.
These figures prove it," said
Gustafson.
Hospital news
From Medina Memorial Hospital
ADMISSIONS
November 16, 19K6
Chester Heyen, Hondo
November 17, 1986
Maudie Duncan, Yancey
Robert Brown Hondo
Milton Ihihose, [Devine
November IK, 1986
Ida \V lemers. Hondo
OHmu Gomez. Natalia
Dora Muenmnk. Ihindo
November 19. 1986
Rubv Ann Gutierrez. Himdo
Chenrl Maples. C*tnmlle
Gaylu Murr. Junction
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November 20. 19K6
FVbrj R Brown, Hondo
I fly C Olazaba Devine
Elsie Bel Rothe, Hondo
November 21. 1986
Josie 1 jscano, Castroville
November 22, 1986
Gloria Oranduy, Yancey
DISCHARGES
November 16. 1986
IXiminga Rodnguez, Yancey
November 18, 1986
Sylvester Casarez. Jr.. Natalia
Chester Heyen, Hondo
November 19, 1986
Henry Schmidt, Pennsylvania
November 20, 1986
! Vbra R Brown. Hondo
IVImu Gomez, Natalia
Ruby Ann Gutierrez, ILindo
! rank Kerr, l.akehills
November 21, 1986
Milton Dubose. Devine
Dons Harvey, Big Foot
BABIES
Lynzy Lee. 9 lbs. 5 oz. to Mr.
and Mrs. Joe H. Gomez Jr. of
Natalia on November 19, 1986.
Orlando. 8 lbs. 12 oz. to Mr. and
Mrs Armando Isabel Gutierrez, of
Hondo on November 19, 1986.
Wendie Dee. 6 lbs. 12 oz. to Mr.
and Mrs. Chester Lewis Maples of
Hondo on November 19, 1986.
Anna Kaye, 7 lbs. 8 oz. to Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Curus Murr of
Jure.non on November 20. 1986.
Marcus Alien to Mr ana .mis
Sylvestre Lascano of Castroville on
November 21, 1986.
Robert Adam, 7 lbs. 12 oz. to
Mr and Mrs Robert Oranday of
Yancey on November 22, 1986.
Texans are buckling up at unpre-
cedented rates. On September 30,
Texas Safety Association and the
State Department of Highways and
Public Transportation completed a
three-year Traffic Safety Awareness
Project focusing on state employ-
ees. The final report, released this
week, put safety belt usage at 81%
in Austin s capitol area complex. A
separate study of 14 cities, done by
the Texas Transportation Institute
in the first six months of 1986,
showed usage rates ranging from
57% ip 77%.
In 1984, only 10% to 15% of the
state's motorists used safety belts,
Gustafson noted.
The anniversary of the belt law
came at the end of the summer of
1986. when low fuel prices and
special Sesquicentennial events led
state residents and visitors to hit the
road in record numbers. By the end
of July, according to SDHPT esti-
mates. 88 billion vehicle miles had
batn logged on Texas highways--a
&U Increase over the previous high
recorded in 1985.
With more vehicles traveling
greater distances, the risk was un-
usually high," said Gustafson. "Our
citizeas rose to the challenge, obey-
ed the law and reduced fatalities by,
more than 200." *
Medina County Montage
By J_\. Rios
Many persons in our area can
Have their origins to 1620 and Pis
mouth Risk where the land sweeps
away and upward from the nxkv
'ft re and where a separated people
balling themselves Pilgrims gave
thanks for the bounty they found in
the new world.
The giving of thanks by the Pil-
grims alter their first harvest evol-
ved into a Ihanksgiving feast that
.ill Americans enjoy Mday Three
hundred and sixty live years after
the Pilgrims had their three day cele
brat-ion. Americans will again give
thanks. Most of us will eat turkey,
watch a televised football game,
visit loved ones, perhaps attend a
church service, relax, and even fret
about the national economy or inter
national politics. Above all. we
should have the gixvd sense to show
gratitude
The idea of a Thanksgiving cele-
bration was not new Even in verv
ancient times days were set aside tor
giving thanks But we must credit
tire 50 pilgrims and Indians with
the first Thanksgiving on American
soil The first winter for the colo-
nists was long and cold l ixxl was
scarce There was much sickness
But once springtime arrived, the
land was less hostile. The Indians
even taught the colonists how to
plant corn and survive Consequ-
ently, the first harvest was success-
ful. •
The first Thanksgiving was a
very solemn occasion where the sur
vivors and their friends had the gtxxl
sense to be grateful to their friends,
die Indians, and grateful to their
God. Thanks were plentiful - they
had, after all, weathered a winter,
harvested a crop, evaluated their
move toward freedom, and built a
homeland on talent, toil and trust.
Preparations for the first feast
were lengthy. Crops came first and
were tended with great care. Wild
game had to be hunted. Even the
commeal had to be ground before
the guests were invited. Gifts from
the Indians edible herbs and deer
were accepted and served at that
long ago harvest meal whkh had a
significance that all Americans
should cherish It was a time to
give thanks, to share a meal, and to
sign a treaty From the treaty emerg
ed an astounding hybrid nation that
today includes a great and wonderful
mixture of raves and groupings
from around the world
o
However, there was no Thanks
giving feast the following year in
Plymouth Colony. The next record
of a feast consisting of turkey, pum
pkin pie, and cranberries was JuIs
30. 1625 Connecticut celebrated
its first Thanksgiving in I(*49 and
Massachusetts in 1669
The s t an dard A me nc an Thank sg i v
ing Day, according to one souae,
originated in 1630 during one of the
coldest days in February when fcxxJ
supplies had run low A meeting
was held to declare a time for fast-
ing and prayer. In the early days of
the colonies feasts and fasts kept
close company And on this parti-
cular day, the fast turned into a feast
when ships loaded with supplies ar-
rived from England.
In 1632, a day was set aside as a
puhlique Thanksgiving day
throughout the several plantations,
to be observed on June 13." In the
Sixith. the date was June 28, until
1788 when Congress moved
Thanksgiving Day to December 30
Again, in 1941, Congress passed a
law that after that year Thanks-
giving would be the fourth Thurs-
day in November.
All Americans, at least philo-
sophically, can identify with the
hardy pioneers of Plymouth Rock
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(All You Can Eat)
6am till 10am
Eggs - Bacon - Sausage
Biscuit & Gravy - French Toast
Fruit Cup i
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Childrens plates
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cookies, and a cherry dessert for all
to enjoy.
- The Homemakers will meet again
on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 10 a.m. at
Lindy Rothes. The Christmas
Party will be held then with secret
sisters exchanging gifts and mem-
bers joining together for a casserole
luncheon. The ladies will find out
then who their secret sister has been
during 1986.
Linda Arnold was elected as our
new president for 1987.
We invite the ladies of the com-
munity to come and join us as we
have many exciting programs
planned for next year.
Reporter, Diana Krause
Bill Moos
Pioneer America was rich in the
spirit of thankfulness. When the
first ship landed, the people gather-
ed on deck to pray. The first steps
ashore were followed by kneeling
for still another prayer of gratitude.
It was the proper way of life in
those days and people expressed it
openly.
Today, Americans still have
much to be thankful for. Perhaps
we should remember the Induin'
w ho regarded gratitude abov e simple
good manners. To them ingratitude
was the unpardonable sin. Their
ceremonies were full of thank'-
givings. "We are grateful tor the
land," goes one common pray er of
the Indian, "and for all the things
upon the land which the Spirit h.i'
bestowed." We, too should have the
good sense to be grateful in our
third century of existence.
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Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 27, 1986, newspaper, November 27, 1986; Hondo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth817901/m1/5/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hondo Public Library.