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MRS MARY NEELY
Mary Neely Will Be
106 December 28
Hudspeth County. Texas- Mary L.
Neelv, West Texas pioneer, will cele-
brate her 106th birthday on December
26, at her ranch home aliout 75 miles
downriver from El Paso
Last year. December 28, 1985, her
birthday was proclaimed Mary Neely
Day by Governor Mark White. The pro-
clamation said ‘Her long and rich life
exemplifies the pioneer spirit that
tamed the wildest parts of Texas
bones and wounds, and acting as mid-
wife for her neighbors on both sides of
the border.
In addition to grueling work-heavy
outdoor ranch work and keeping a
frontier household guing-and acting as
the only medical help within miles, the
4’11” Mrs. Neely found time to read
aloud daily to the children. The family
valued education, and Mrs. Neely had
continued her reading, study, and
THE
And High In Energy Value
Ramirez Students Have
Help From Volunteers
6
Annabel Ynocencio
Bus volunteer parents now presently
involved are:
Maria Gonzalez
Anna Munoz
Maria Garcia
Edna Rodriguez
Juanita Lopez
Raquel Quesada
connie Ramirez
Rosa Rodriguez
Dora De La Rosa
Violeta Gonzalez
Jill Briscoe
Nacy Pendleton
Teresa Tellez
We would like to thank these parents
for their time and effort in coming to
help us with our children.
Ramirez campus says Three Cheers
for you parents- uou deserve- it thank
you!
If you would like to volunteer some
time call Emma Miranda at 879-2391
Ramirez school lias implemented a
Parent Volunteer Program to help with
the students during the 1986-1987
school year.
Parents serve as supervisors in the
school cafeteria, monitor studenrs on
the buses, and assist the teachers in
anyway possible.
Volunteer parents in the cafeteria
presently involved are:
Margot Cassillas
Raquel Anis
Criselda Garcia
Mary Jane Gonzalez
Esmeralda Ramos
Ruby Segura
Melissa Cantu
Lillian Nieto
Angelita Lopez
Antonia Gomez
Nora Garcia
Petra Sanchez
Juanita Gonzalez
Laura Gomez
For more information about pecans,
write the Texas Department of Agricul-
ture. 2800 N .E Loop 410, #301, San An-
tonio, Tx 78218.
SUGAR AND SPICE PECANS
(X)UTLLA RMXJRD (XITULLA. TEXAS
filling Pour sugar mixture over pecans,
living careful not U> disturb them Re-
turn pies to oven. Bake at 375 degrees F.
until knife inserted 1 inch from edge
comes out clean, 15-20 minutes. Cool
pies completely on wire racks. Refrig-
erate until serving tune Makes 1 pies.
TEXAS PECAN PIE
1 C. white com syrup
1 C. dark brown sugar
•/« tsp. salt
'/i C. melted butler
1 tsp vanilla
3 slightly beaten eggs
I */i C. pecan halves
1 (9-in) pie crust
Mu' syrup, sugar, salt, butter and
vanilla. Mix in slightly beaten eggs
Add pecans Pour into pie crust Bake
at 350 degrees F. about 45 minutes.
Note: To make ruffled edge on pie
crust as shown in photograph fit raw
dough into pan Place thumb and index
finger about 1 inch apart on pastry rim.
With other index finger, pull pastry
between fingers and toward outside
.'EMBER 25. 1986
Pecans Full Of Flavor
Good taste and nutrition can be found
in a native nut shell. Pecans, Texas
favorite nuts, ar rich, full of flavor
and high in energy value.
One pound of pecan meals contains
a whopping 41 7 grams of protein
In that same nu'shell, you'll find Vita-
mins A and C, the B Vitamins riboflavin,
thiamine and niacin and the minerals
potassium, calcium and iron. An added
bonus is the low sodium content of
pecans.
Although pecans are rich, more
than 3.OCX) calories per pound, a little
goes a long way A few tested chopped
pecans can make cold or hot soups taste
deliciously different. Add pecans to
a favorite sauce or casserole to enhance
the flavor. And baked goods such as
breads, swix-t rolls and coffee cakes
are tastier with pecans. Oven or micro
toasted pecans make a great appetizer.
Or get fancy with very little effort by-
making SUGAR AND SPICE PECANS.
It seems like there are never enough
holiday baked goods to go around. And
with very little time to spend in the kit-
chen, quick and easy recipes are always
a blessing. PECAN MUFFIN SUR-
PRISE is quick and will delight everyone
with the crunchy taste of nutmeals
and the richness of sweet potato.
Pecans and sweet potatoes, two
Texas foods now in good supply, are a
good combination. Pair the two and
create great tasting baked goodies such
as PECAN SWEET POTATO PIE or
our famous TEXAS PECAN PIE.
The 1986 Texas pecan crop is wei ’lung
in at 40 million pounds. This liarvest is
not a drop in the bucket, but a lot less
than in previous years. Supermarket
prices will run around $1 99 a pound
for in-shell [x>cans to $3.99 for shelled
nuts all of high quality.
1 egg white
1 T. water
1 lb. Texas pecan halves
1 i C. sugar
11 tsp. salt
11 tsp cinnamon
Preheat oven to 225 degrees F. Beal
egg white with water and dip pecan
halves into mixture Mix together sugar,
salt and cinnamon and roll dipfied
jiecans in sugar mixture. Spread (lecans
on cookie sheet Bake 1 hour, stirring
every 15 minutes. Let cool; store in re-
frigerator. Yield approximately 2 cups
PECAN MUFFIN SURPRISE
2 C all-purpose fl >ur
11 C.sugar
1 C chopped peen is
1 T baking powcei
1 tsp cinnamon
' : tsp. salt
11 tsp. nutmeg
11 t sp ground cloves
2 slightly beaten eggs
Ji C. cooked, mashed sweet [mtato
11 C melted butter or margarine
1 < C. sour cream
1 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, cut in
6-12 cubes
Cinnamon and sugar to taste
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease
muffin tin In large bowl mix flour,
sugar, pecans. baking powder,
cinnamon, salt, nutmeg and cloves;
set aside. In small bowl mix eggs, sweet
potato, butter and sour cream. Add to
fl< ur nuxture: stir just until blended.
Fill muffin cups Vi full. Place cream
cheese culie in center of each Add more
batter to fill cups ’/» full Sprinkle tops
with mixture of cinnamon and sugar.
Bake 15-25 minutes or until pick inserted
in center of muffin comes out dean
makes 12 regular-size muffins
Texas size muffins.
SWEETPOTATO-PECAN PIE
4 eggs, divided
Pi C. brown sugar, divided
2 C. cooked, mashed sweet potatoes
11 tsp. salt
A FRIO NUECES PUBLICATION LTD
I lap cinnamon
‘A tsp ginger
*4 tap. nutmeg
' '» tsp ground cloves
1 Vi C. eva|»raled milk
2 (9-in I unbaked pastry shells
3 T butter or margarine
1 C. dark corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
2 C. Jiecan halves
To prepare sweet potato layer, beat
2 eggs slightly in large bowl. Add 1
cup brown sugar, sweet potato, salt
and spices, mixing well Stir in evapor-
ated milk Pour nuxture evenly into 2
pastry shells Bake at 425 degrees F.
15 minutes, reduce oven to 375 degrees
F. and liake 15-20 minutes more. While
pies buke, melt butter in saucepan over
low heat. Remove from heat and stir
in brown sugar, com syrup and vanilla
until blended. Gradually beat in
remaining eggs; set aside. Remove
pies from oven
Carefully arrange jiecan halves in
single, circular layer over sweet potato
In 1984 the State Senate passed a re-
solution honoring her.
The inspiring life of Mary Neely began
in 1880 in Comanche County, Texas,
where she was bom to Frank and Lu-
cretia Holmsley. Her father was a fron-
tier doctor, and she was his assistant
during her girlhood She used this early-
medical training for the next several
decades, ministering to the needs of
family and neighbors in isolated West
Texas communities where there were
no doctors.
At age 22, she married Joe Holmes
Neely Their honeymoon was a three-
month trip in a covered wagon to New
Mexico, where several months later
their first child, Joe, Jr., was bom.
They moved back to Texas to manage a
ranch were Mrs. Neely faced rattle-
snakes panthers, and outlaws. She had
to rope wild cows to get milk for the
family to drink.
Ln 1905, the Neelys moved to Dell
City, Texas, where they managed an-
other ranch for ten years. Their second
son Tom was bom here. In a final move,
the family bought several sections of
land west of NcNary, near the Rio
Grande, about 75 miles downriver from
El Paso. They made the move in wagons
and a Model T Ford, according to Mrs.
Neely, "driving cattle eight or ten miles
a day, keeping them out of bogs and
amiyos, dodging flashfloods.''
At that time, the border was a haven
for Pancho Villa’s band and rustlers,
and the Neelys’ newly acquired house
was full of bullet holes. Their ranch was
a success, providing them with the
necessities, plus cattle, hogs, cotton,
and mohair to sell.
Wherever she lived, Mrs. Neely used
her medical training, treating broken
For Rent
APARTMENT FOR RENT:
Corner Kerr and Center Street.
Cotulla, 2 Bedroom. 1 bath Contact
Wayne Daughtrey 879-2622 or 879-
2817.
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NOTICE: South Texas Rural Health
Services. Inc. is now accepting job
applications for the position of Licensed
Vocational Nurse to work in Dimmitt
County. Applicant must be currently
licensed. Competitive Salary. Day time
schedule. Excellent Fringe Benefits
For more information call (512-879-
3047 or send your resume to P.O. Box
598, Cotulla. Texas 78014. Deadline is
January 2, 1986 An Equal Opportunity
Employer.
2tc 12-25
Cattie worked, hauled, horses trained
-References- Horses for sale Also have
horses for children, 1980 Viton Chev
Pickup Runs Good.
Itc 12-25
intellectual correspondence throughout
her life.
Her husband died in 1952, and for
several years, Mrs. Neely-known
as "Grandma ’— continued to run the
ranch by herself. She now has sold or
leased portions of the ranch, but she
still lives in their original adobe ranch
house with her son Joe. 85. a retired
Navy career officer, and his wife. Her
younger son, Turn, 81- a retired Hud-
speth County .judge-lies in nearby
Sierra Blanca, lorn calls mmseil "tne
babv of the family ." The Neely brotners
joke about who will take care of ’.heir
mother when they die.
This year, Tom reports that his mother
is doing extremely well. "We think
she is doing real well for somebody
her age,” he says, “but then nobody
is sure how somebody her age is
supposed to be doing.” Unfortunately
for someone who has always been an
avid reader, her eyesight is failing.
"People read to her,” Tom notes,
"but it’s not the same.”
On past birthdays, Mary neely lias
received greetings from such notables
as Governor Bill Clements, President
Carter, and President Reagan. Last
year, she garnered much statewide
publicity regarding Governor White's
proclamation of Mary Neely Day. Tom
Neely says that she has saved her news
clippings and is very happy about the
recognition. However, Mrs. Neely is
not interested in celebrity as much as
she is in spiritual and intellectual
progress. She enjoys discussing books
that interest her and her philosophy of
life and death.
She has many friends and relatives,
and quite a few are expected to visit her
this year in honor of her 106th birthday.
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Fair, Wilton H., Jr. The Cotulla Record (Cotulla, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, December 25, 1986, newspaper, December 25, 1986; Cotulla, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1175227/m1/4/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Alexander Memorial Library.