The Pharr Press (Pharr, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 18, 1983 Page: 3 of 11
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The Pharr Press,August 18,1983 Page 3
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Dr.and Mrs. Joe Suderman Silver Anniversary
10 YEARS AGO
AUGUST 16,1973
Miss Texas Sweet,
Mary Bentley of
Pharr and G.C.
“Duch” Levermann,
merchadising direc-
tor of the Texas
Sweet Citrus Adver-
tising Inc. Pharr,
“go Hawaian” as
they prepare to join
hundreds of Texas
Produce people
leaving for
Honolulu Sept. 7,
for the 31st annual
convention of
Texas Citrus and
Vegetable Growers
and Shippers.
Miss Linda Ann
Rodriguez, 17 years
old, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard
Rodriguez of San
Marcos, Texas, and
former residents of
Pharr, will attend
school in Mid-
dleton, Nova
Scotia, Canada, as
a foreign exchange
student. She is the
granddaughter of
Mrs. Fred Sandoval
and niece of Miss
Bridget Sandoval of
Pharr.
Dr. Tallan Halibur-
ton, son of Mrs.
R.C. Dawney of
McAllen, was
recently promoted
to professor of Civil
Engineering at
Oklahoma State
University, Still-
water, Oklahoma,
Dr. Haliburton grew
up in Pharr and
graduated from
PSJA.
Dr. and .f Mrs>
Joseph C. Richard
of Temple** Texas,
announce the
engagement and
approaching marri-
age of their
daughter, Janis, to
Everett Derr of
Pharr.
Miss Richard is a
1971 graduate of
Texas Tech Univer-
sity and is currently
employed by the
PSJA School
District as a Home
Economics teacher.
Mr. Derr is em-
ployed as
firefighter and
training officer for
the McAllen Fire
Department.
Mr and Mrs. Victor
Manuel Gonzalez of
Alamo are announ-
cing the arrival of a
6 pound, 10 ounce
son, Jorge Humber-
to, born August 5,
at the Suderman
Clinic, Pharr.
Dr. and Mrs Joe
Suderman were en-
tertained on their
Silver Wedding An-
niversary by their
three oldest
daughters, Mrs.
Rachel Gwinn was
the MC.
Rev. White com-
plemented the
honored couple on
their wonderful
marriage and said
that kind of faith
can be found in
Ephesians, 5th
Chapter.
Three of the
children sang the
original song that
was sung when the
couple married,
“Great is the Faith-
fulness”, they also
sang “Thanks a lot”
which was written
by Laura Suderman.
Mrs. W.B. Linney,
former resident of
Pharr, but now
living in Kerville,
celebrated her
100th birthday
Monday August
13th.
Mrs. Linney is the
mother of the late
Mrs. Frank
(margaret) Mathews
she lived here for
many years with her
daughter and son-
in-law on north
Cage and what is
now Expressway 83
in the brick home
on the west side.
H.E.B. Specials
Coffee (maxwell
house),.99* Califor-
nia lettuce each
.29* chicken . parts
pound .73*
20 YEARS AGO:
AUGUST 15,1963
The new assistant
coach at PSJA is
Joe McFarland,
formerly of Alpine
and Falfurrias; a
coach of 10 years
experiance. He
was head coach at
Alpine last year and
rrior to that was
assistant coach at
Falfurrias for five
years. Before going
to Falfurrias he was
at Summerville four
years, two as
assistant and two
as head coach.
Webb AFB, Texas-
-Second Lt. William
D. Freeman of
Pharr, has entered
United States Air
Force Pilot training
here.
Lt. Freeman will
fly the newest Air
Force jet trainers
and receive special
academic and
military training
during the year long
course. He will be
awarded the silver
wings of a pilot
upon graduation.
The lieutenant is
the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Pat Freeman
of 310 W. Jackson.
He received a
degree in
petroleum land
management from
the University of
Texas.
Camp Pendleton,
Calif--Marine Lance
Corporal Joe D.
Young, son of Mr.
and Mrs, Robert R.
Young of 208 E.
Lee, is serving with
company “F” Fifth
Regiment of the
First Marine
Division.
Dewitt Ray of 120
West Jones field
suit in 93rd. District
Court this week
against Q.W. Gregg
and Roy L. Hines
for the sum of
*4,000 alleging they
agreed to pay him
that amount for
permission to drill a
gas well within 300
feet of his home.
The cotten crop is
going ot be the
“shortest in a num-
ber of years, it was
apparent this week,
with only 191,307
bales ginned thru
August 11th.
With only three
more weeks of gin-
ning including this
week, some do not
expect a 300,000
bale crop this year.
The suit of the
PSJA Independent
School District
against the City of
Pharr, over the
refusal of the city ot
issue a building
permit under the
plans and
specifications sub-
mitted by the
Schools has been
set for trail on its
merits on August
29th. in 93rd
District Court.
Tracey L.
Haribreston, long
rime Pharr resident
, and well known all
over the Valley and
South Texas
passed away at his
home at 514 South
Cage Wednesday
August 14th., 11:30
p.m. after an ex-
teded illness of
three years. He
was 58.
Rufus Wideman of
E&M never forgets
a face of a
customer. Recen-
tly, pop Albright
walked into his
business after three
year’s absence.
Rufus, without
looking back, went
to his clothes
hanger and brought
out a pair of pants.
The date on the
slip was 4-10-61.
“Pop had forgotten
about the pants.
He has lived in
Larado the last
three years.
30 YEARS AGO:
AUGUST 14,1935
The City of Pharr
called for bids on
the drilling of a
water well, the
second for the city.
Thirty new street
lights were also ap-
proved by the city
commission at the
last meeting.
Ernest Land of
Pharr has resigned
as county highway
patrolman for prct.
No. 2. Pete Dunbar
was recommended
by Comm. Charles
Curtis to fill the
vacancy and his
appointment was
approved.OVER
The city of Pharr
called for bids on
the drilling of a
water welly-; the
second for the city.
Thirty new 'street
lights were also ap-
proved by the city
commission at the
last meeting.
Ernest Land of
Pharr has resigned
as county highway
patrolman for prct.
No. 2. Pete Dunbar
was recommended
by Commissioner
Charles Curtis to fill
the vacancy and his
appointment was
approved.
CpI. Fred A. Garza,
Jr., prisoner of war
in Korea, wired his
father this week
that he had been
released and was in
Tokyo awaiting
transpportation.
The water well of
J. Buford Eby on
North McColl Road
has paid big
dividend. He
produced 152 bales
of cotton on 80
acres and he at-
tributes at least 100
of the bales to the
water well. The
field was watered
five times from the
well.
Rev. W.N. Clark
completed his tenth
year August 1 as
pastor of the First
Baptist curch of
Pharr.
Miss Mary Jeanne
Andrews and Bill
Bowers were united
in marriage August
8th. in a double ring
ceremony perfor-
med at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Harold
F. Lehman of Mer-
cedes. The Rev.
Rollo Rilling of ST.
Mark’s Episcopal
Church officiated.
Miss Dean Stovall
and Thomas
Franklin Stovall
were united in
marriage in a
ceremony at the
Pharr Methodist
Curch August 11
with the Rev. A.A.
Carter, pastor, of-
ficiating.
Mrs. M i I d re n
Downs of Pharr will
receive a bachelor
of Arts degree from
Pan American
College August 20
in the summer
graduation cere-
monies.
Cliff Barker has
purchased the
Sanitary Barber and
Beauty Shop at 127
East park from Bob
Ratcliff. Mrs. Lillie
Payton will con-
tinue as the
operator-manager
of the shop.
Iva Mae William-
son is a candidate
for a B.A. degree
and Florine Palmer
Neff is a candiate
for a masters
degree in the sum-
mer commen-
cement at Texas
A&l College,
Kingsville, Ausust
21.
45 YEARS AGO:
AUGUST 19,1938
The PSJA School
District Board has
set the tax rate for
1938 at 89<p on the
*100 valuation. Fif-
ty cents of the tax
rate will be
allocated to the in-
terest and the
sinking fund, 36<p to
the operation of the
schools and three
cents for the pur-
chase of a new
school bus.
Sale of bonds for
the installation of
lights at the PSJA
football field has
been subscribed in
full.
Nelson C. Clark,
father of E.O. Clark,
died at his home in
San Juan August
15th. He was 85.
Mr. and Mrs.
Robertson have
moved to Pharr and
residing in the
Knight apartments.
Mrs. Robertson is a
teacher in BLuell
School.
Mary Emma
Parrish is visiting in
Fort Worth for two
weeks.
M iss Myrna
FARRIS HAS
RETURNED FROM
Baton Rouge, La.,
where she attended
the summer
session of the
University of
Lousiana.
Pharr Piggly
Wiggly store,
managed by John-
nie Maurer and
owned by the H.E.
Butt Grocery Co.
advertised H.E.B.
Best Coffee at 18<p a
pound, with
coupon, and1
Quality Coffee at
14<p a pound, with
five cent coupon.
Showing at the
Texas Theatre was
Ginger Togers,
Doug Fairbanks, Jr.
in “Having a Won-
derful Time”, and
Claude Rains, Fay
Bainter, Jackie
Cooper in “White
Banners”.
The Women’s
Missionary Society
held its monthly
social with Mrs.
E.E. Van Zandt the
hostess.
Mr. and Mrs. E.C.
Phillips and
daughter Pauline
and son Johnnie
have returned from
ten weeks in East
Texas and Kansas.
1 Leddel’s Grocery
advertised seven
bars of crystal shite
soap for 25<p and a
24 lb. sack of Light
Crust flour for 77<p.
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Lozano, Jerry. The Pharr Press (Pharr, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 18, 1983, newspaper, August 18, 1983; Pharr, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth867092/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Pharr Memorial Library.