Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 1963 Page: 2 of 8
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PALACIOS BEACON. PALACIOS, TEXAS
Thursday, August 15, 1963
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FROM THE EXCHANGES . .
Area Cotton Ginnings Running High;
Mercer To Build New Ganado City Hal!
The total cotton bales ginned in
this county took another jump the
past week reaching 8,174 or nearly
doubling the 4,32(1 total reported
one week ago.—Edna Herald.
Miss Ruth Ramsey, former
Wharton County Home Demonstra-
tion Agent, will close out what is
believed to be the longest contin-
' tious record of Extension work by
a woman agent in Texas when she
♦etires August 31. She will com-
plete 40 years and two months of
continuous service on that date.—•
El Campo Citizen.
Cotton gins in East Wharton
-County are running 'round the
clock. Totals from the gins east
of the river show a little less than
< 6,000 bales over totals exactly a
;year ago. At 11 a.m. August 8th,
1962 total bales reported was 7,-
339 and at the same hour August
7th, 1963 the total added up to
.13,352.—Wharton Spectator.
Mercer Construction Co. of Edna
was awarded the contract to build
the new City Hall and Fire Station
in Ganado ast Friday. Work on
the building began Monday. The
•structure is due to be completed
<n 150 calendar working days.—
vGanado Tribune.
With a change in 24th District
Court Judges slated September 1,
<it is entirely unlikely the trial of
Mrs. Vay Violet McLain, 34, Vic-
toria stoi-e clerk, will be held soon,
or even this year.—Edna Herald.
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Eight West Wharton County gins
reported 19^9(11 bales of cotton
ginned as of Tuesday, August 6
with yards still full of trailers
waiting to be ginned. Some ginners
said the crop was approximately
half harvested. Some farmers re-
sorted to taking cotton to the Val-
ley in double decker cattle trailers
for processing as the cotton crop
there was more advanced and the
gins could handle the cotton.—El
Campo Citizen.
The Bauer ST-2, an ocean-going
converted LST, is anchored in the
Calhoun County Navigation Dis-
trict turning basin after being
brought up the Matagorda Ship
Channel Friday. The ship was the
first to use the turning basin
which is located at Point Comfort.
—Calhoun County Times.
Del Rio won the Senior Little
League State Championship here
Saturday night by defeating Bren-
ham 4 to 0. Del Rio will now ad-
vance to Sylvia, North Carolina
for the Southern Regional Senior
Little League tournament. The win-
ner there will advance to Bethle-
ham, Pa. for the Senior Little
World Series.—El Campo Leader-
News.
A state charter has been issued
to Texana Home, Inc. for the con-
struction of a 32 bed home for the
aged in Edna. The modern home
will be owned by a group of Edna
and Ganado doctors and Edna busi-
ness men. The most modern facili-
ties will be available for patients
who are private, on old age assist-
ance and insurance, a spokesman
for the owners said.—Edna Herald.
A "good many" county residents
planned to attend the meeting of
the Calhoun County Independent
School District Boai'd Thursday
night. Most of them being drawn
by the board's decision to "review
its purchasing system and prac-
tices". The "review" action was
decided upon when members of
the Port Lavaca Contractors Assn.
(See "EXCHANGES," Page 7)
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THIS WEEK
IN PALACIOS HISTORY
FROM OUR EARLY FILES
10 YEARS AGO
Architect J. B. Pierce of Midland
was here inspecting the $231,683
Central Elementary School, and
if his findings come up to contract
specifications, he will recommend
to the School Trustees that they
accept the building from the con-
tractor A. N. Evans.
The 1,261st bale of cotton was
ginned at the local gin Thursday
morning.
Walter Orr was appointed to fill
the principal vacancy at the ele-
mentary school.
With the loss of eight lettermen
from last year's squad, the 1953
edition of the Palacios Sharks
will open their football season at
Needville, Sept. 11.
Nearly 2000 tons of natural gas
pipe, the first of five loads to be
used in the Edna-Wharton pipe line
project, arrived in the Palacios
harbor from Youngstown, Ohio,
Friday morning.
Mrs. John Bentler celebrated her
93rd birthday Sunday with a fam-
ily dinner attended by all her
children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren, except one grand-
son who lives in Seattle, Wash.
Miss Cheryl Milam was honored
with a party on her 7th birthday.
15 YEARS AGO
Elmer Cornett, of Clemville, as-
sumed duties as commissioner of
precinct No. 4 Monday. He took oJ»
fice following the resignation of
Joe P. Wright, who had moved to
another county.
J. Hardy Ross was the proud
owner of the county's first cotton
picker.
Funeral services for Darla Rae,
6-year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Wright, were held
Tuesday. She was fatally injured
Sunday nigh,t in a car accident
near Victoria.
Funeral services will be held in
Olivia Sunday for Capt. Fernley
Damstrom who was killed in Luzon
on April 11, 1945.
The Ptuacios Sharks will report
Sunday afternoon, August 15 for
the issuance of equipment. The
first game will be September 17
against the Sweeny Bulldogs.
The Danevang team defeated the
V. F. W. Pirates 3 to 2 in 10 tense
innings to annex the first half
flag.
Deaths reported were William A.
Paulk, Jr. and George T. Sart-
welle in Del Rio.
20 YEARS AGO
The city purchased a five acre
tract near the railroad tracks!
northwest of city limits to be used
for dumping grounds.
The opening date for the Pa-
lacios schools was September 13.
There were several vacancies in the
faculty to be filled.
The Women Missionary Union
encampment was scheduled to close
Friday after a most successful 10-
day encampment.
The Harry Sissons moved to
Eunice, La.
Mrs. Abel Pierce, Jr. returned
from Williamsburg, Va. where she
visited her husband.
Miss Mary A. Elliott of Corpus
Christi was here on business.
The fire boys had answered four
alarms the past few days, all grass
fires.
25 YEARS AGO
Gerald C. Mann, candidate for
Attorney General, spoke to a large
crowd here in the interest of his
candidacy.
Lester Martin Hill, a Bay City
youth, was found dood near Ger-
tie's Station east of Blessing. It is
supposed he was hit by a truck as
he slept near the highway.
T. A. Castleton, of Bay City,
announced the contract had been
let to J. B. Hawthoi'ne for the erec-
tion of a new Sinclair Station on
the south side of the highway at
the curve.
30 YEARS AGO '
Willard the Wizard was here for
a three day stay. He was spon-
sored by the Volunteer Fire De-
partment.
More than 7000 officers and men
of the Texas National Guards were
at Camp Hulen for the two week
training period.
The Palacios Sharks defeated the
Bay City Oilers in a double-header
taking the opener by a score of
13-11 and the second 8-1.
Tom Friery of Houston was a
new employee at the Price Lumber
Company.
Rupert Elliott received his M.
A. degree from Baylor University.
He was teaching school at Wads-
worth.
J. H. Rockenbaugh, 84 years of
age, died in Corsicana where he
was visiting. Remains were brought
here for interment.
35 YEARS AGO
Salt water in canals delayed ir-
rigation of rice fields in the Bless-
ing district.
Mrs. E. C. Sisson, mother of R.
J. Sisson, died at her home in this
city.
The Harbison barn, cast of Pa-
lacios, was struck by lightning and
burned to the ground.
40 YEARS AGO
All business houses were closed
during the Memorial Services held
for the late president, Warren G.
Harding, in the B. Y. P. U, audi-
torium.
The schools of Collegeport and
DeMoss were consolidated. R. E.
Coffin was superintendent and
Misses Beulah Price and Marjorie
Berger of Palacios and Merle War-
ner of Bay City were teachers.
A County Sunday School conven-
tion, held at Hawley, was attended
by many Palacios people.
45 YEARS AGO
An airplane bound for Corpus
Christi landed in Palacios for a
two hour stay.
Wayne Robinson enlisted in the
Navy Radio Service and left for
New Orleans.
D. P. Moore of Bay City pur-
chased the Holloway stock of dry
goods from A. J. Tatum. W. H.
(Pete) Williams was manager of
the store.
50 YEARS AGO
Leslie, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A.
Whitaker, was killed near Lolita
by a bolt of lightning.
The Williamson Grocery stock
was purchased by Messrs. Lambdin
and Deacon.
W. C. Gray, superintendent of
our school, was in receipt of a
letter from the State Superintend-
ent informing him that the Pa-
lacios High School had met all re-
quirements for first class rating-
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