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Obituary
Charlie Curtiss
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THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1992
(Enmmunitg
Charlie Curtiss, 89, died Tuesday,
June 9, in a Robstown nursing home
after a short illness.
He was a native of Texas, born in
Huffine, Tx. He had been employed
by San Patricio Co. for 38 years as a
maintenance operator until his
retirement in 1972.
Surviors include his wife of 28
years, Sally Curtiss of Odem; three
step-sons, Lester Miller of Odem,
Bill Miller of Lewisville,TX, and Joe
Miller of Clinton, OK; one step-
daughter, Billie Jean Miller of St.
Paul, TX; eight grandchildren, 10
great grandchildren, and numerous
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be con-
ducted at 2 p.m., Friday, June 12, at
the Ritchea-Gonzales Funeral Home
Chapel, with Rev. Melissa Jones.
Burial will follow in the Evergreen
Cemetery in Odem.
Pall bearers will be Robert
Barlow, Robert Stalcup, Jr., Monroe
Rokohl, Gary Stalcup, Robert
Whatley, and C.F. Spiekerman, Jr.
Dept. Of Ag Lifts
Ban On Fungicide
San Patricio is one of 10 counties in
Texas to be exempt from the ban on
Tilt Fungicide.
According to Agriculture Commis-
sioner Rick Perry, corn growers in
San Patricio and nine other coastal
and southern counties, can use Tilt
Fungicide to control northern corn
leaf blight and southern rust in food
and feed grade corn.
Northern corn leaf blight and
southern rust are leaf diseases that
can markedly reduce grain yield in
corn. A 20-30 percent yield reduction
is not uncommon in fields heavily in-
fested with northern corn leaf blight
Because of the wet weather, this
year’s crop might be more suscepti-
ble to both diseases, which can pose
a serious economic threat to corn
growers.
“In 1991, these counties produced
almost 8 percent of the Texas corn
crop worth well over $35 million to
area growers,” said Perry.
The Department of Agriculture
granted the exemption under the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and
Rodenticide Act after confirmed
cases of northern corn leaf blight
and southern rust were reported in
some coastal corn fields.
Haug Receives
Brotherhood
Scholarship
Kevin Haug of Odem was recently
awarded a $2,000 per year Member
Scholarship from Lutheran
Brotherhood. Haug plans to attend
Texas Lutheran College in Seguin.
Member scholarship are awarded
to selected undergraduate students
who are Lutheran Brotherhood
members. Recipient selection is bas-
ed on academic excellence, com-
munity involvement and leadership.
Haug was chosen from over 3,000 ap-
plicants for this national award.
Lutheran Brotherhood, a fraternal
benefit society, offers a broad range
of financial products and services to
Lutherans nationwide. Marcia
Underwood is the Lutheran
Brotherhood district representative
serving Lutherans in the local area.
In 1991, Lutheran Brotherhood
allocated $42.9 million to its frater-
nal (charitable and benevolent) pro-
grams in support of its members,
their communities and Lutheran in-
stitutions. included were grants,'
matching funds, disaster relief aid
and educational scholarship and
loans, among others.
Youth & Adult
VBS Slated
Iglesia Bautista Buenas Nuevas
(Good News Baptist Church) located
off Hwy 181 on FM Road 3089 in St.
Paul will hold Youth and Adult
Vacation Bible School June 15-19.
Classes will be held for sixth grade
through 19 years and ages 20 and up
from 5 to 7:30 p.m. each day.
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RUNNING LATE - Grain in the area is a little behind time this year, according to growers, due to rains.
The crop in general is expected to be a good one, except in areas where heavy rains resulted
water. However, one grower took a bright sunny view of the situation when he said, Better late than
never!" (David Burkhardt Photo)
CHURCH OF CHRIST NEWS
The Church of Christ in Odem had.
a very successful vacation bible
school, with very good attendance.
They also had a very successful an-
nual BBQ last Saturday.
Starting next Tuesday, June 16,
the youth of the Church of Christ will
be having a special summer youth
series with other Churches of Christ
in the area. The first will be at the
Arlington Heights Church. The
series is from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. every
Tuesday evening. The Church of
Christ in Odem will be the host for
the series on July 14, and Avery Staf-
ford will be the guest speaker.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
Rev. Leonard Garrett, retired
minister from Rockport, will be
guest minister at the First United
Methodist Church this Sunday, June
14. His sermon will be entitled “Life
is good for God contrives it.”
They are also planning a special
Father’s Day service June 21. The
guest speaker on Father’s Day will
be George Waters.
The Fourth of July will be
celebrated at the First United
Methodist Church with a special
patriotic service followed by a picnic
on the grounds. The Cub Scouts will
have a special flag service.
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Those listed on the Odem Junior
High Honor Roll for the 1991-92 6th
six weeks are:
6TH GRADE ALLA’S
Kristi Flores, Jonathon Garner,
Antonio Gonzalez, Esteven Lopez,
Ryan Rippstein and Denise Salinas.
7TH GRADE ALLA’S
April Cuellar, Steven Emerson,
Higinio Flores, Lucas Boyd, Megan
Livingston, Bettina Luis, Sara
Mclver, Kimberly Metting and
Gorge Villanueva.
8TH GRADE ALLA’S
Lamar Benavidez, Sally Funder-
burg, Brandi Hull, Crissy Hunter,
Melissa Lerma, Marissa Roman,
John Strawser and Crystal Syma.
6TH GRADE MORE A’S
THANB’S
Maria Benavides, Amy Cuellar,
Scott Curtiss, Randy Gordon, Jayme
Hanshaw, Jackie Hinojosa, Kevin
Hunter, Dy Ana Kossum, Branden
Lindeman, Lina Lopez, Robert
Luna, Naomi Martinez, Leslie
Mikulec, Eileen Morin, Jonah
Rodriguez, Anna Roman, Maria
Roman, Richard Sollers, Bee Jay
Squires, Ebony Turner and Clayton
Walker.
7TH GRADE MORE A’S
THANB’S
Rebecca Cabrera, Christina Curz,
Clarissa Cuevas, Gina Garcia,
Gabriel Gomez, Amanda Goode,
Jennifer Hernandez, Dahlia Hino-
josa, Sandra Hinojosa, Eric Hover-
son, Amy King, Audrey Lopez,
Jason Mancias, Ruby Paiz, Rosie
Quintero, Amanda Rodriguez and
Ronnie Villarreal.
8TH GRADE MORE A’S
THANB’S
Markus Barter, Leslie Baylor,
Marisol Bravo, Maricella Cano,
Maria Cruz, Andrea Garcia, Nicole
Green, Kristin Gresham, Cynthia
Lopez, Tabitha Magner, Andres
Martinez, Amanda Mayfield,
Valerie Mikulec, Irene Morin,
Robert Morin, Brandon Novosad,
Rodolfo Pizana, Sergio Santellana,
Jose Torres and Angie Zavala.
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THE PLYMOUTH PIONEER — Helen Johnson of Sinton donated her
personal collection of the Pioneer Oil Company magazine to the
Blackland Museum Tuesday. Keith Guthrie formally accepted the
donation. He is pictured displaying the publication as it has been book-
bound by the museum.
Biackiand Museum Archive Gains
Plymouth Oil Co. Magazine Collection
Helen Johnson of Sinton is a self-
proclaimed “packrat” - much of the
satisfaction of the Taft Blackland
Museum. “I was an early employee
of Pioneer Oil when they had offices
in Sinton,” she said, “and I saved
the company magazine The
Plymouth Pioneer. In fact, I wrote
for the magazine on a regular
basis ”
In a ceremony Tuesday, Johnson
donated her collection of the The
Plymouth Pioneer to the museum.
“These are a wonderful addition to
our growing archives of regional
material,” commented museum
member Keith Guthrie, “and a
remarkable resource of scholars,
teachers and students working on
the history of the oil industry in the
region.”
Plymouth Oil of Pittsburgh, PA
was among the first to drill for oil in
the region. The company came to
Sinton during the oil boom of the late
1930s under the direction of wildcat-
ter Michael Late Benedum (1869-
1959) whose career spanned 70 years
and half the globe. The company
discovered oil on the Welder Ranch,
and soon established its head-
quarters in the building that is
presently the San Patricio County
Annex.
“Plymouth was a company that
cared for the well being of its
employees,” Guthrie said, “and the
magazine reflects that concern. The
pages are filled with pictures and
stories about the employees, their
families, their pets, and their ex-
periences.
Pioneer Oil was sold to Marathon
Oil in 1960, but many local men and
women remember the company
well. Perhaps most memorable was
the semi-pro ball team they spon-
sored, the Sinton Oilers.
Chief photographer for The
Plymouth Pioneer was the late Bill
Thompson who’s works the Taft
Blackland Museum hopes to collect
and exhibit in late Summer. Thomp-
son documented the oil industry in
the region. “His works will make a
fine pictorial history,” Guthrie ex-
plained. The museum is working
with the State of Texas to provide a
plaque to be dedicated this Summer,
and the The Plymouth Pioneer and
Thompson collection will be the
center pieces of the show.
Other papers in the Taft Blackland
Museum archives include the
Adams School records from West
Sinton, and 1908-1912 ledgers of real
estate promoters Danforth and Bar-
ton.
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