The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 1, 1954 Page: 1 of 12
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Shrimporee officials announced
week that all
the big
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lay and Sunda
that this year’s Shrimp-
which is headed by C. O.
srt and O. F. Poling, co-chair-
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The three-day Shrimporee cele-
'ion, sponsored by the cham-
of commerce in co-operation
‘ ARANSAS PASS BAND
TO BE IN PARADE
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Herbert Chisum, director of
the Aransas Pass school
bands, has announced that
the senior and junior
will participate in the
tporee parade Saturday
at 11 a. m.
The director requests that
students of both bands meet
at the band hall at 10 a. m.
to organize for the parade.
All musicians are asked to
wear blue jeans and white
shirts.
the Aransas PaiM seafood in-
opens Friday afternoon
the cyclecade, an event for
and girls 14 years and under.
teen trophies and a new
cle will be given away as
in the cyclecade which will
ce place at 3 p. m. Friday on
[ downtown Commercial in the
(chamber of commerce block. The
ies will be given winners
in the best decorated bicycle con-
snail race end potato race.
en should register at the
iber of commerce office for
• chance on the new bicycle. The
le is under the direction
of L. R. Nedbalek.
Adolph Hoffner and his Pearl
Wranglers will furnish music for
a street dance to be held Friday
night on the downtown thorough-
fare which was rebuilt only a few
Weeks ago. A 20-30 Club carnival
•nd other concessions will be set
up at the location to provide ad-
ditional entertainment. The dance
F is under the direction of Billy
Reneau.
Saturday Is Busy Day
Opening Saturday’s busy sched-
ule of entertainment will be a big
^ met parade at 11 a. m. C. W.
Marshall, chairman, said advance
registrations indicate that the pa-
rade will be a mile-long caravan
of colorful exhibits.
; The parade will include mili-
tary units, the Aransas Pass
school bands, beautiful floats
from neighboring towns as well
as a large number of commercial
floats, decorated cars carrying
bathing beauties, the Shrine mo-
tor patrol, horsemen, local and
atate officials, and others.
Entering an area parade f6r the
first time will be Company C,
431st Engineer Battalion, “San
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. . . BROWNIE SCOUTS, who
want to be in the parade Satur-
day morning, are asked to meet
at May Allen School at 10:30 . . .
the SIM SPEARS have their first
granddaughter ... the BUSINESS
A PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S
CLUB will serve coffee on the
street in front of Naylor’s Satur-
day morning from 9:30 to 11:30
... a number of familiar voices
over Radio Station KANN as lo-
cal Shrimporee officials invited
area residents to the big Aran-
sas Pass celebration July 2-3-4
., NITA ELLIS baked EVELYN
SMITH a delicious cake on her
birthday Tuesday and JEWEL
CHISUM made peach ice cream
for the occasion , . . JOHNSEYE
gave a very unique birthday gift
this week . . . F. G. BIGELOW is
up afud out again aftw
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MAKE TRIP TO PHELMONT SCOUT RANCH—Pictured in front of one of the huts at Philmont are 19 boy scouts from this
area and two advisers who recently enjoyed several days visit at the Scout Ranch in northern New Mexico. Three boys from Aran-
sas Pass, three from Ingleside and two from Port Aransas were among the group. Seen left to right are (back row) Richard Hatch,
John Miller, Joe Temus, Larry Farley, Robert Hodges, Robert Roamich, Tommy French, Clyde Mayo, Richard Breese, (middle row)
David Kier, Ronnie Fritz, Michael Graham, Adviser Gene Hobbs of Victoria, Adviser Jim Daniels of Aransas Pass, Alvin Schenke,
George Monse, Larry Mack Ray, (front row) Mike Palsen, Bobby Bedwell, James Wilson and Bill Smith.
Three Aransas Pass Boys Among Group
Back Frowfliilmont Scout Ranch
Three Aransas Pass Boy Scouts 19 scouts and two advisers from
have returned from a trip they
will long remember—a visit to the
famous Philmont Scout Ranch
near Cimarron, N. M.
The local boys, Larry Mack
Ray, Richard Hatch and Bobby
Bedwell, were among a group of
Most Local Firms
To Close July 5
Most local firms will be closed
Monday, July 5, in observance of
the July 4 holiday which this
year falls on Sunday, it was re-
vealed this week. The merchants
committee of the chamber of
commerce voted earlier this year
to observe the Monday closing.
The city hall, bank, and cham-
ber of commerce office will be
closed for the day along with
other local establishments.
this area who made the trip. Di-
recting the group were Adviser
Jim Daniels of Aransas Pass and
Adviser Gene Hobbs of Victoria.
Scouts making the trip besides
the local boys were Ronnie Fritz,
David Kier and George Monse,
Ingleside; Bill Smith and Larry
Farley, Port Aransas; Clyde Mayo,
John Miller, Joe Ternus and Alvin
Schenke, Sinton; Tommy French,
Richard Breeze, and Robert
Roamich, Taft; Mike Graham and
Robert Hodges, Gregory; Mike
Palsen, Port Lavaca; and James
Williams, Odem.
After gathering at the Taft
High School gym and spending
the night there, the coastal dele-
gation left for Philmont in a Taft
school bus early on the morning
of June 9. The first night was
spent at Fort Stockton. After
side trip to Carlsbad Cavern, the
group moved on to Roswell, N. M.
See “SCOUTS" Page 4
Baggett Infant
Buried Saturday
Mona Rosland Baggett, infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
E. Baggett of Aransas Pass, was
buried at 5:30 p. m. Saturday in
Praririe View Cemetery. The baby
passed away at Rockport Hospital
Saturday morning. Rev. Damien
Hayes officiated at the graveside
service.
Cage-Marshall Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
Marine Engineer
WiH Survey
Dock Damage
Capt. W. A. Walls, marine en-
gineer, has been nRmed by the
city to evaluate damage to the
municipal docks during the un-
loading of shell barges in the re-
cent highway construction here
and to follow through on repairs.
The appointment was approved
Mrs. Anna Watkins
Buried Monday
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna
E. Watkins, a resident of Aransas
Pass for six years, were held at
10 o’clock Monday morning at
Cage-Marshall Funeral Chapel
with Rev. Burton Riddle officiat-
ing. Burial was in the Wharton
Cemetery in Wharton at 4 p. m.
Monday.
Mrs. Watkins died at her resi-
dence Saturday morning at 5:45
o’clock. She is survived by her
husband, Ernest Watkins; one sis-
ter, Mrs. G. P. Garrison of Hun-
gerford, and one nephew, Com-
mander A. L. Habcrnacher of
Oxnard, Calif.
Pallbearers for the services were
Ed Richmond, Hollis Coleman,
Richey Clendening, W. H. Moore,
J. N. Scarborough and R. P. Park
J. L. Barnett, 63,
Dies Friday
After Heart Attack
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J. L. Barnett, 63, genkrat' man-
ager of Ingleside Land Company,
died in a Corpus Christi hospital
Friday morning following a heart
attack. Funeral services were held
Monday at George H. Lewis and
Sons Funeral Home in Houston
with the Rev. G. Rodney Sunday
officiating. Burial was in Forest
Park Cemetery in that city.
A native of Owensboro, Ky.,
Mr. Barnett lived in Houston for
25 years before coming to Ingle-
side about a year ago. He resided
at a new home which he had
built on the Cove at Old Ingleside
and maintained an office in Aran-
sas Pass.
Well known in Texas oil circles,
he was associated with Fifteen
Oil Company of Houston and
John R. Black interests of Dallas
before coming here as general
manager of Ingleside Land Com-
pany. While with the land com-
pany he had been instrumental in
developing and expanding the
company’s docks and offshore fa-
cilities as well as increasing pro-
duction and promoting the com-
pany’s holdings in San Patricio
county.
Mr. Barnett was a member of
the Ingleside Rotary Club and of
the First Presbyterian Church at
Aransas Pass where he sang in
the choir. He was also a member
of Live Oak Golf Country Club.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Louise F. Barnett; a son, J. L.
Barnett, Jr., of Odessa; a daugh-
ter, Mrs. T. J. Stovall, Jr., of
Houston; a brother, Luther Bar-
nett; and two sisters, Miss Mary
Barnett and Mrs. Zona Thorn-
berry, all of Owensboro, Ky.; and
four grandchildren.
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Lions Install
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New officers of the Aransas
Pass Lions Club were installed
Wednesday night af a ladies night
meeting at the Youth Recreation
Center. Zone Chairman T. W.
Godfrey of Refugio conducted the
installation.
Installed were L. R. Nedbalek,
president; W. E. Boehnke, first
vice president; R. D. Hatch, second
vice president; Roland Manning,
third >uce president; Bud Bean,
tail twister; W. D. Tollett, secre
der and Herbert Chisum, direc-
tors. The new officers will assume
their duties at the first meeting
in July.
Following the installation, Ned-
balek presented the past-presi-
dent’s pin to retiring president
H. L. Brookshire. Gilbert Boenig
of Woodsboro, deputy district
governor, was a guest at the meet-
ing at which a chicken barbecue
was served to about 100 persons
including Lions and their guests.
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ATTEND BAR CONVENTION
C. I. Jones and R. D. Hatch,
two local lawyers, attended a
State Bar Convention in San An-
tonio Wednesday and today. The
convention will be in session all
this week.
Colorful Blessing; of The Fleet
Sunday at Conn Drown Harbor
WM Climax 3-Day Celebration
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A fitting climax to the Aransas
Pass Shrimporee celebration will
unfold at Conn Brown Harbor
Sunday afternoon when seven
ministers representing as many
local protestant churches bless the
shrimping fleet in a patriotic and
AP-Rockport Area
To Got Services
Of Highway Patrol
State Representative Harold B.
Parish of Taft announced this
week that the department of pub-
lic safety will assign men for
work in the Rockport-Aransas
Pass area. Parish made the an-
nouncement after conferring in
Austin with Col. Homer Garrison,
head of the department.
Piirish said that due to shortage
of personnel in the department of
public safety at the present time
the patrol will be able to work
in the Rockport-Aransas Pass
area only on four days of the
week. These will be Friday, Sat-
urday, Sunday and one other day
of the week.
Parish secured the services of
the highway patrol for this area
after receiving a request for same
in the form of resolutions ap-
proved by Sheriff Artie Shivers,
the commissioners court and
county officials of Aransas cblin-
ty, and Mayor E. F. Falgout and
city commissioners of Aransas
Pass.
In making the announcement,
Parish said, “Capt. Herbert Weeks
of Corpus Christi, who will have
the patrolmen working from his
office, has been most cooperative
in the past in helping this area
whenever possible. This is a for-
ward step in helping this growing
area and I sincerely hope this
^art-time arrangement will devel-
op into full-time permanent ar-
rangement for men to be stationed
in this area as the people want it.
I am glad to help in every way
that I can and thank the depart-
tary-treasurer; and C. W. Mar
shall, Neil Kirkham, Justin Sny-J jf,ent Qf public safety and the gov-
ernor’s office for re-opening this
case and granting this request.
Local Men Open
Driving Range
A driving range has been
opened on Rockport highway
about two miles north of town by
J. W. Jones and Doil Turner, well
known local men. It will be
known as the Aransas Golf Driv-
ing Range.
The range will be open to pa-
trons from 9 a. m. till 11 a. m. and
from 4 p. m. till dark. The oper-
ators announced that lights will
be installed at the tees in the
near future so that golfers may
enjoy the pasttime in the
nings.
religious ceremony. ThonzanAi Mfcf
expected to be on hand lor tht
brief but impressive service elftdl
will start at 1:30 p. m.
Perry Horine, widely kuosos
vocalist of Corpus Christi,. «SK
open the ceremony with the suit-
ing of the national anthem.
The blessing of the fleet «9X
follow with the partirtymHnfl
clergymen offering short prngem
from aboard the trawler “Wrangjk
er’’ as it slowly circles the hasbML
Taking part in the blambsK
which will be directed by Rzrzz.
Burton Riddle, pastor of the Vkaft
Presbyterian Church, will be Bam.
Leslie Welch, representing tte
First Baptist Church; Rev. Gedkn
Birdwell, First Methodist Chnscftc
Rev. George F. Dennis, Ffzzft
Christian Church; Joe ClaytMt,
minister of the Church of rKAt^
Rev. H. T. Martin, Church ef fle
Nazarene; and Harry Carter* ky
reader of Episcopal Churches; dt
Aransas Pass and Rockport.
Following the blessing, e ■Me-
morial tribute will be offlhMfl
when the trawler cruises Eke
center of the harbor and e fleet-
er wreath is tossed upon the en-
ter by Mr. Carter. A choir arihaee
will sing appropriate
hymns.
Preceding the blessing* eg
house will be held at many dt\
seafood plants, and following 1
ceremony visitors will be gh
free boat rides aboard the 1
ticipating trawlers.
Gene Webster, chairman af t
marine pageant, announced
$3,000 in merchandise prizes
be awarded to best
boats with prizes for first, saz
and third places in each af
classes, 61 feet and over am
feet and under.
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Local Girl Is Champion All-Around
Cowgirl at State High School Rodeo
Adams Relative
Dies at Livingston
the MEREDITHS by the city council at its meeting
ive a house guest this week. He lost week,
eighteen month old Harry] City Manager C. W. Vetters said
" |CS frdm Corpus Christi . . . j Heldenfels Bros., contractors on
M. Tankersley is able to be' the extensive road work just com-
. kin after receiving third de- j pleted here, had agreed to repair
kdms on his right hand iii a all damage done to the docks by
Dedication of New
Catholic Church
Set For August
Dedication of the new St. Mary’s
Star of the Sea Catholic Church
destroyed pne
shell barges.
said
will take place some time in
August, according to announce-
ment this week by Rev. Fr. Da-
mien Hayes, pastor. The Cath-
olic Blessing of the Fleet cere-
mony will be held in connection
With the dedication, the pastor
Jim Chapman, 47, half-brother
of Jack Adams of Aransas Pass,
died Tuesday afternoon in Liv-
ingston, Texas, following a heart
attack. Mr. and Mrs. Adams are
in Livingston today to attend fu-
neral services for the brother.
A resident of Houston, Chap-
man was stricken while o na fish-
ing trip to his hometown of Liv-
ingston. --
Nola Jane Coopender, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. O. V. Coopen-
der of Aransas Pass, won the title
of champion all-around cowgirl
at the State High School Rodeo
held June 16-19 at Halletsville.
She placed second in the barrel
race, second in the Queen’s con-
test, and fourth in the cutting
horse contest to win her title. Her
prize was a championship trophy
belt buckle valued at $100.00.
By placing in an event, Nola
Jane qualified for the sixth annual
National High School Rodeo which
this year will be held in Texas at
Hallettsville, the same town where
it originated in 1949. The scene
of the national event rotates
docks stated.
REBEKAH | were considerably damaged dur-
the job and that it will be
the new church building is
about complete except for furnish-
of air-con-
We Invite - - -
We invite to be our guests at
the picture, “Johnny Guitar,*’
showing at the Rialto Theatre,
Sunday and Monday, July 4 and 5,
Scott R, Ellis and guest.
This notice, clipped
among 20 states and will not re-
turn to Texas again for almost 20
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years.
A member of this year’s grad
uating class, Nola Jane is entering
the event for the last year. In 1950,
she won the same honor, and in
the barrel race that yokr set a
record of 18.8 seconds which still
stands. .
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in the
June Rainfall
Brings Year’s
Total to 11.75
June had the highest rainfall off
any month so far this year. Dent-
ing the 30-day period, 4.27 inehMk
were recorded here — ali|M^
more than the 4.14 inches received
in April, second wettest month aC
1954.
According to local weather alK
server W. C. Hutson, .35 inch wen
recorded on June 18, 2.52 on the
19th, .50 on the 25th and .90 an
the 26th. The June rainfolK
brought the year’s total to 1L1S
inches.
Rainfall by months is as fol-
lows:
January .............................51
February ............................
March .................................gx
April .................................... 414
May .................................... XOX
June ................................. 4jpf
Total ................................1L7&
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WINKLES RETURN
Mr. and Mrs. Morris WSaMfo-
and two sons returned Taa^
afternoon after visiting Mrs. VBmk
kle’s relatives in Dallas nefl
Winns boro and Shreveport*
They were gone almost two ¥iiia
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. . . BILLY ED YEAGER a wm*
employee at the Una
office ... an appropriate
setting in KAUFMAN'S show nBa-
dow ... a beautiful corkage
by MILDRED WILSON, a
from her husband on their SINw
Wedding anniversary ,__
POREE flags made by the
Force waving from cars this
JANIE MAYER hard at
while Mr. and Mrs. Conn ]
are attending a State Bar
vention in San Antonio
. . . MRS. N. C. DOWD]
her son. DOLPH, back
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NOLA JANE COOPENDER
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GARET very nervous over 1—t
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Pass girl, who grew up on a ranch very undisturbed about hfat
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about town after a
northwest of the city, fitted tWQ .
bell-collar catches in 148 seconds.
She was the only girl contestant
to catch her two
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The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 1, 1954, newspaper, July 1, 1954; Aransas Pass, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth897018/m1/1/?q=music: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Ed & Hazel Richmond Public Library.