The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 6, 1964 Page: 2 of 8
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The Mercedes Enterprise Thursday, Aug. 6-1964
Mercedes Co-ed
To Be Pictured
On PAC Calendar
Twelve pretty girls and
one each month!
That’s what students at
Pan American College will
be offered when the fall.
semester begins September
14.
Starting with fall regis-
tration, members of the In-
ter-Sorority Council at the
Rio Grande Valley college
will sell new college calen-
dars to the student body.
SELECTED TO APPEAR on a calendar of the Inter-
Sorority Council of Pan American College is Miss Gwen
Brandt of Mercedes. Miss Brandt will appear with other
girls of the college who were selected for their un-
selfish and outstanding contributions to their sororities
and the college during the past school year, a spokesman
of the committee selecting the calendar girls said.
Yes, you guessed it. Each
of the twelve will be pic-
tured as Calendar Girls with
Miss Pan American XII, Paz
Alamia of Edinburg, gracing
the front of the calendar
as Cover Girl.
The dozen coeds selected
to be featured each month
are Mary Anne Shull of Ed-
couch; Ann Fitzgerald of
Harlingen; Laura Lee Martin
and Ruth Echarzarreta of
Mission; Sandra Sawyer of
Edinburg; Mary Berny and
Hazel Wood of Donna; Gwen
Brandt of Mercedes; Karen
Buell, Gracie Gonzalez and
Yolanda Garza of McAllen;
and Yolanda Chapa of San
Manuel.
All of the activities of
various college organiza-
tions will be listed to pro-
vide students with informa-
tion concerning athletic
events, parties, meetings
and other acitivities for the
school year and summer
months.
The council, composed of
presidents and vice presi-
dents of the sororities on
campus, submitted the
names of 20 coeds from the
Bronkettes, Ladies of Came-
lot and Alpha Zeta Chi.
REUNION HONORS
MRS. DAVENPORT
Mrs. Ellen Davenport was
honored Sunday on her 90th
birthday at a reunion of her
family.
Visiting Mrs. Davenport s
daughters, Mrs. J. A. Hatha-
way and Mrs. Clyde Hollon,
and their families for the
occasion were her son and
his family, Mr. and Mrs.
R. R. Davenport and chil-
dren, Kay, Roe, Jr., and
John of Abilene;; her daugh-
ter and her family, Mr. and
Mrs. E. C. Daniel of San
Antonio; her granddaughter
and her family, Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry McGilvray and
Russell and Malinda of Mc-
Allen; and another grand-
daughter and her family, Mr.
and Mrs. A. C. Gilmore
and children, A, C.( Jr.,
and Zachary Clyde, of Cor-
pus Christi.
A few friends dropped in
during the day.
Texas A&l College Bulletin
Now Ready lor Distribution
The Texas A&I College
Bulletin which lists course
offerings for the fall semes-
ter is now avialable at the
office of Registrar George
W. McCulley.
McCulley expects about
4,000 students to register
for the 382 courses to be
offered. Because of the ex-
pected record enrollment,
the number of class sec-
tions and laboratory sec-
tions scheduled is higher
than ever before. A total
of 752 class sections and
167 laboratory sections are
listed in the college bulle-
tin.
“Copies of the course of-
fering bulletin may be pick-
ed up at the registrar’s of-
fice or they will be sent
to anyone by mail upon re-
quest,” McCulley said.
The fall semester begins
with the enrollment of Sat-
urday students at registra-
tion headquarters in the col-
lege library Sept. 12 between
8 and 11 a.m. On Sept. 14,
freshmen and transfer stu-
dents with less than30hours
of college credit will attend
a convocation in Jones Audi-
torium at 9 a.m., and fresh-
men will have sessions with
their advisers at the same
place at 1 p.m.
The schedule for the re-
mainder of the week is:
Sept. 15, 8 a.m., fresh-
man registration; Sept. 16,
morning and afternoon, and
Sept. 17, morning only,
registration of upperclass-
men; and Sept. 16, 7 p.m.,
registration of evening stu-
dents.
Thirty-one fields are re-
presented in the fall semes-
ter course offerings.
They include:
Agriculture,, agricultural
education, art, Bible, bio-
logy, business administra-
tion, chemistry, economics,
education, chemical engin-
eering, petroleum and natu-
ral gas engineering, elec-
trical engineering, general
engineering, English,
French, German, Spanish
geography, government,
health and physical educa-
tion, history, home econo-
mics, industrial arts, jour-
nalism, mathematics, mili-
tary science, music, phy-
sics, psychology, sociology,
and speech.
The number of class sec-
tions in any one course
ranges from one to 38. The
largest number of sections
is offered in English 101,
Rhetoric and Composition.
Discussing the fall enroll-
ment prospect, McCulley
said that A&I has reached a
new enrollment peak each
fall since 1954. The final
figure last fall wak 3,728
undergraduate and graduate
students.
“Every indication,” said
the registrar, “is that we
shall pass the 4,000 mark
this September for the first
time. In planning its fall
semester program, the col-
lege has made preparations
to take care of this number
or more.”
Mrs. M. E. Hild and chil-
dren, Candy, Bobby, Cindy
and Brian left Tuesday to
visit Mrs. Hild’s mother,
Mrs. Howard Posey, of San
Marcos. Coach Hild will
meet his family in San Mar-
cos on his way home from
the Texas High School
Coaches School in Ft. Worth
and accompany them back
to Mercedes.
MRS. COX ATTENDS
CALIFORNIA MEET
Mrs. Idabelle Cox return-
ed recently from San Jose,
Calif., where she attended
the Annual International
Convention of the Rosi-
cruxian Order (AMORC).
Prior to the convention Mrs.
Cox attended RoseCroxUni-
versity sponsored by the
Rosicruxion Order and took
several special courses.
At the convention Mrs. Cox
met members from all parts
of the world, heard' lectures
by Grand Lodge officers,
witnessed scientific demon-
strations given by the
science department and
attended Temple convoca-
tion.
The 1965 convention will
be held in Toronto, Canada
next August.
—Badger Studio
MR. AND MRS, EPIFANIO
Garza announce the engage-
ment and approaching mar-
riage of their daughter, Mi-
caela to Alex Solis, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Gilberto Solis
of Mercedes. The wedding
will take place in Our Lady
of Mercy Church at 9:00
a.m. on August 23.
The bride-elect is a grad-
uate of the Mercedes schools
and is presently attending
Pan American College. The
groom-to-be is a graduate
of both the Mercedes schools
and Pan American College.
Family Barbecue
Honors Visitors
Mr. and Mrs, Robert Lieck
held a barbecue recently for
Mrs. Lieck’s brother and his
family, Mr. and Mrs. Don
Younger and children, Shar-
on and Larry, of Bay City.
Those present were Mr.
and Mrs. O. C. Younger and
son, George, parents and
brother of the visiting Mr.
Younger and of Mrs. Lieck,
Mrs. George Gainley, sis-
ter of Mr. Younger and Mrs.
Lieck, and children, Don,
Merit and Carrie, all of
Edcouch; Mr. Lieck’s fath-
er, Albert Lieck of Browns-
ville; and the Lieck children,
E lizabeth, Clayton and Edith.
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Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Harlow and son, Brad, of
Ft. Worth were visitors in
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
M. W. Waldron. Mr. Harlow
is the grandson of Mr. and
Waldron.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hollon
left Tuesday to spend several
days on Padre Island. They
will meet Mr. and Mrs. E.
C. Daniel of San Antonio on
the Island. Mrs. Daniel is
Mrs. Hollon’s sister.
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Little Miss Lieck
Honored with Party
On Seventh Birthday
Elizabeth Ldeck was
honored on her seventh
birthday recently .with a
party given by her mother,
Mrs. Robert Lieck.
Guests played bingo, pin-
the-tail-on-the-donkey and
the Cootie Game. Steve No-
len and Mikie Collier won
the prize for bingo and
George Erchinger for pin-
the-tail-on-the-donkey.
Candy was presented to the
winning team of the Cootie
game.
The yard was decorated
with “Happy Birthday” bal-
loons of different colors.
A pink cloth covered the gift
table on which a white kitten
tied with a pink bow was the
centerpiece.
The refreshment table,
covered with a yellow cloth,
held a white cake decorated
with yellow roses, and black
music notes around a little
girl playing records in the
center.. “Happy Birthday,
Liz” was inscribed on the
cake in yellow. The guests
were served cake, punch,
ice cream and nuts.
Those present were Mrs.
O. C. Younger,' grandmother
of the honoree, George Youn-
ger, uncle of the honoree,
and Marvin McDaniel, all of
Edcouch; Larry Younger,
a cousin from Bay City;
and Edith Hernandez of Mc-
Allen.
Present from Mercedes
were Steve Nolen, Tommy
Brammer, George Erchin-
ger, Mikie Collier, Connie
Eilers, Arlene Reynolds, and
Clayton and Edith Lieck,
brother and sister of the
honoree.
Favors were presented to
the guests as they left.
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MRS. E. W. ARCHER
AT BIRTHDAY PARTY
Mrs. E. W. Archer was
honored Friday on her 89
birthday with a party given
by her daughters, Mes-
dames C. O. Deyo and Fred
Bernard, and her daughter-
in-law, Mrs. Clarence Arch-
er, in Mrs. Deyo’s home.
Guests, which included
close friends of Mrs.
Archer, sang “Happy Birth-
day” to the honoree. They
were served coffee, cake
and mints from a buffet style
table by Mrs. ' Archer
and Mrs. Bernard.
The table was laid with a
Mexican drawn work cloth
and decorated with an ar-
rangement of pink roses and
asters which was presented
to the honoree after the
party.
Present were the Mes-
dames Ellen Davenport;
Clyde Hollon; Pete Hatha-
way; Paul Findley, of Harlin-
gen; Vera Barry and her
mother, Mrs. J. Barry; John
Urquhart; Floyd Langford,
Emma Cunningham; Minerva
Brown; Mary Louise Dun-
can; W. W. Holmes; Martha
Larson, of Weslaco; Miss
Alma Whatley and the hono-
ree and hostesses.
Mercedes Cotillion
Members Attend
Show and Luncheon
Several Mercedes mem-
bers of the Upper Valley
Cotillion attended a luncheon
style-show Saturday at the
McAllen Country Club.
Claire Adam won the door
prize for the Hidalgo County
group. , ,
modelled in the style show,
which was sponsored by
Jones and Jones. Acces-
sories for college rooms
were shown as well as new
Fall Fashions for college.
Autumn flowers on the
tables helped to carry out
the theme.
Mercedes girls attending
were the Misses Gloria Ban-
demer, Janie Bowe, Mary
Brower, Jann Whitlock,
Claire Adam, Janie Farris,
Nan Hix, Cheri Jackson and
Rosa Mae Wheeler.
Members of the Lower
Valley Cotillion were guests.
Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Barton,
Jr., had as houseguests last
week her sister and brother-
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. E. B.
Hudspeth, Jr., and children,
Gary, Marsha Kay and Greg,
of Lubbock. While here the
Bartons and Hudspeth family
spent three days at the beach.
Little Miss Betsy Cone-
way, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Burt Coneway of San
Antonio, was a houseguest
of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Ross
Puckett, Jr., Megan and
Trey, last week, while her
mother was in Mexico on a
vacation. Mrs. Coneway and
Mrs. Puckett attended The
Hockaday School together in
Dallas.
CHURCH WOMEN
MEET IN HOME
OF MRS. JOHNSTON
Circle Two of the Pres-
byterian Church met in thfe
home of Mrs. R. H. John-
ston Tuesday afternoon. ;
The program, “Psalms,”
was presented by Mesdamefc
Saxon Pressly, W. W. D«-
Cell, Paul Schrank, H. dE.
Miller and the hostess.
A social hour followed the
program.
Present were the Mes-
dames Pressly, DeCell,
Schrank, Miller, Johston
and H. T. Stotler. Mrs. Rob-
bert K. Johnston and her
son, Jimmy, daughter-in-
law and grandson of the hos-
tess, were guests of the
group.
A recent guest in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Hino-
josa has been her niece, Miss
Shelley Smith, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Smith,
McAllen.
Mr. and Mrs. Eli Borden
visited recently with Mr.
Mrs. E. M. Borden, Jr.,
of Mercedes recently as well
as with friends in LosFres-
nos. The visiting Mr. Borden
was formerly a teacher in
the Los Fresnos school sys-
tem. He and his family are
presently moving to Hobbs,
N. Mex., where Mr. Borden
will teach in the high school.
Mr. and Mrs. James Max-
well and son, Jim, of Wash-
ington D. C. are visiting
Mrs. Maxwell’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. F. Irby, Sr.,
and her brother andhisfami-
ly, Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Irby,
Jr. During their scheduled
two weeks visit here the
Maxwells and the Irbys plan
trips to Mexico and to the
beach.
Mrs. A. G. Sanders left
Tuesday to spend several
days in Kingsville with her
granddaughter and her hus-
band, Mr. and Mrs. John
Bergstrom.
Mr. Eli Borden was guest
speaker for the Mercedes
Church of Christ at Sunday
evening services recently.
He also preached at the
Combes Church of Christ
last Wednesday evening. He
was the minister at that
church before leaving the
Valley in May.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Steer
and children, Kenny, Kathy
and Debbie, of Houston are
visiting Mr. Steer’s mother,
Mrs. Tommye Acker, and
Mrs. Steer’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Bazar this
week.
Mrs. H. K. Edwards
is home from an extended
visit in Houston with her
daughter, Mrs. R. L. Hapes,
and her family.
Miss Donnie Vollmer is
home from a three week visit
with friends in New York
City.
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Harvey, J. Edwin. The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 6, 1964, newspaper, August 6, 1964; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1091798/m1/2/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.