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PALACIOS BEACON, PALACIOS, TEXAS
Thursday, August 2, 1962
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attention of the pub'isher.
FROM THE EXCHANGES . . .
Polio Vaccine Al Port Lavaca Sunday;
New Wharton H. S. Nears Completion
The greatest all-uut effort to
protect everyone in Calhoun Coun-
ty against polio with the new
Sabin oral vaccine is scheduled for
its first of three rounds on Sun-
day, Aug-ust 5.—Calhoun County
Times.
The new high school nears com-
pletion and it is expected that the
buildings will be ready for occu-
pancy when school opens in Sep-
tember.—Wharton Spectator.
A Jackson County rice farmer,
"Harold Evans, 125, became Jack-
;Son County, first polio victim in
isome three years last Thursday
night. However, it is a non-paraly-
tic case and he is showing improve-
ment at Mauritz Memorial Hos-
pital.)—Edna Herald.
The first local grown cotton was
•ginned at the Ganado Farmers Co-
Op Gin Saturday afternoon and
produced on the T. N. Mauritz and
'Son land near the Crossroads by
Jerome (Jack) Bures. — Ganado
Tribune.
Construction on the $4 million
vinyl acetate plant at Green Lake
is about 30 per cent completed and
"this National Starch and Chemical
Company project will be in opera-
tion by January 1.—Port Lavaca
Wave.
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Miss Demetria Sokrt was clown-
ed Farm Bureau Queen at the 11th
annual Wharton County Farm Bu-
reau "Family Party" held July
19 in Hungerford.—Wharton Spec-
tator.
Contractors figuring bids for the
1,417,000 tons of rock for the Mat-
agorda Ship Channel jetties have a
13-cent-a-ton freight rate advant-
age in considering Port Lavaca as
a docking point. Kock can be haul-
ed from Marble Falls to Port La-
vaca for $2.28 a ton under the
Texas freight tariffs compared
with $2.41 a ton for the neighbor-
ing waterfront points of Point
Comfort, Palacios, Seadrift and Lo-
lita, the tariff tables show.—Port
Lavaca Wave.
The first bale of cotton for the
1962 season was raised by Elo
Foyt and ginned by the Ath Car-
ville Gin last Saturday morning,
July 21.—El Campo Leader-News.
Ira Sklar, as president, and D.
A. Strane as general manager
again head a group of capable of-
ficers and directors planning the
next Jackson County Fair, which
will be held Sept. 11, 12 and 13.
—Edna Herald.
With approval of a thirty cent
ad valorem tax by Aransas County
voters by a majority of 122 to 96,
County Judge John D. Wendell said
that the way was cleared for pur-
chase of needed fire equipment and
enlarged library facilities.—Rock-
port Pilot.
The Ganado High School Band
will begin practice and marching
sessions at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Aug-
ust 1.—Ganado Tribune.
The Union Carbide labor election
will be August 15 and 16 it was
decided at a labor-management ses-
sion last week at the Courthouse.
At three voting periods, about 550
hourly paid Curhiders will decide
whether or not they want a local
union.—Calhoun County Times.
Possibility that Wharton County
will join the surrounding counties
of this area and wage a county-
wide oral inoculation campaign
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THIS WEEK
IN PALACIOS HISTORY
FROM OUR EARLY FILES
10 YEARS AGO
The first sacked Milo was dried
last week at the new dryer erected
at the Palacios Feed & Milling
Company.
The name of the Southwestern
Associated Telephone Company will
be changed to General Telephone
Company of the Southwest on
August 1.
In the Democratic Primary Sat-
urday, Guy Johnson defeated Abe]
H. Pierce by 29 votes for Commis-
sioner of Precinct 3. In the run off
G. R. Halliday and C. W. Milam
will be in the race for justice of
the peace and T. W. "Buckshot"
Lane and Clark W. Thompson for
congressman of the ninth district.
Deaths reported were Mrs. A. J.
Turner, mother of Mrs. J. G.
Davis and Mrs. Warrie Schicke, on
July 25 in Crowley, La. and Ernest
Rioux on July 2? in Bay view
Hospital.
Miss Betty Lou Duffy and Lew
Beason were married July 25 in
Houston at St. Paul's Methodist
chapel.
15 YEARS AGO
Former Senator L. J. Sulak, Col.
Clark W. Thompson, George W.
Hill of Austin County and Texas
City's Mayor J. C. Trahan had all
entered the race for Congressman
of the Ninth District to fill the
vacancy created by the death of
J. J. Mansfield.
On July 22, W. A. Whitney cele-
brated his 85th birthday with a
small party at his home.
Elton Morehead was called to
Houston Tuesday to be with his
brother Albert, who had been in-
jured in a car-truck accident.
Ward Cook, local Shriner and
Arthur Matthes joined the Shrin-
ers of Houston on a good will
trip to Mexico City.
Births announced were Mr. and
Mrs. C. W. Boeker of Channelview,
a son and Mr. and Mrs. Orval
Quinn, a boy.
20 YEARS AGO
A. Rioux and Glenn Claybourn
resigned from the Chamber of
Commerce and J. C. "Jack" La-
Barge was elected to fill Mr.
Rioux's term as president;
Work orders for the construction
of the new elementary school were
expected to be issued in the next
few days.
Thomas Brandon, W. P. Regan
and W. C. Gray were in Port
Arthur the first of the week to at-
tend the 130th District Conference
of Rotary.
William A. Elder was elected
commander of the Greenwood Post
of the American Legion for the
third consecutive term.
Mrs. John D. Bowden was in
Santa Rosa Hospital in San An-
tonio.
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25 YEARS AGO
Carey Smith, Sr., owner and edi-
tor of the Bay City Tribune, died
in John Sealy Hospital.
More than 100 bales of cotton
had been ginned from what prom-
ised to be one of the largest and
best crops raised in the Palacios
sector for many years.
Mrs. Nannie Moffet sent Pa-
lacios friends cards conveying the
news of the death of her son,
Arthur, in St. Luke's Hospital in
the desert at Tucson, Ariz.
Rev. and Mrs. Carroll B. Ray
of Laredo announced the birth of a
boy.
William Lester Snider, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Snider, died in
Corpus Christi from injuries re-
ceived in an explosion.
Glenn H. McCarthy sold a large
portion of his holdings here t® the
Atlantic Refining Company.
30 YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Allen were
the parents of a fine boy.
The State Board of Education set
the per capita apportionment at
$16.00 for the school year of 1932.
Mrs. Seth Corse died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. C. E. Duller
in Blessing.
A record vote was polled in the
state primaries and "Ma" Fergu-
son led the race for governor over
R. S. Sterling. Judge Mansfield
won over Stanley Kulawik by a
big majority. On the proposal that
Congress submit the question of
repealing or retaining the 18th
amendment the vote was 321,154
for and 129,509 against.
35 YEARS AGO
W. D. Wilson, a prominent at-
torney of Bay City, died suddenly
at the home of his brother in Free-
port.
A very good report on Palacios
gravel was received by Carlton
Crawford, who sent it to the Port-
land Cement Company for a chemi-
cal test.
40 YEARS AGO
Palacios got the county's first
bale of cotton, grown on John T.
Price's farm west, of town by Junto
Avilla.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe W. Sullivan of
Louise came to Palacios to make
their home. They purchased the
property at the corner of Ritchie
and 4 th Street,
Marriages announced were W.
H. Paul and Miss Elnora Blazier;
Russell Hfhpl and Miss T.nrn Pripp
and L. G. Kimbrough and Miss
Louise Billings.
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Notice To Public
Notice is hereby given that an
order dated July 10, 1962 has been
issued by the undersigned author-
izing the name of the oil screw
"Mary Ella" official number 261662
owned by L. G. Brown of which
Houston, Texas is the home port
to be changed to "Larry B."
Russell J. Zoat,
Deputy Collector of Customs in
charge of Marine work, Houston,
Texas. 29-4t
REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS
OF MATAGORDA COUNTY
DRAINAGE DISTRICT NUMBER
FOUR COVERING OPERATIONS
DURING THE FIRST SIX
MONTHS OF 1962
IN COMPLIANCE with Article
8172, Revised Statutes of Texas,
we, the undersigned Commissioners
of Matagorda County Drainage
District Number Four do hereby
make and file with the County
Clerk the following report of our
acts as Drainage Commissioners of
Matagorda County Drainage Dis-
trict Number Four for the first six
months of the calendar year 1962:
EXPENDITURES
3-12-62 Matagorda County Pre-
cinct 4, Dragline Work, $9,431.41
6-11-62 Matagorda County Pre-
cinct 4, Dragline Work, $4,608.00.
6-18-62 Matagorda County Pre-
cinct 4, Dragline Work, $2,340.00.
4-9-G2 Pierce Insurance Agency,
Bond Premium, $9.25.
1-19-62 Frank Hlozek, Sr., Comm.
Comp., $307.00.
2-12-63 Victor Zemanek, Comm.
Comp. $120.00;
i2^12-G2 Pete Graff, Comp.,'
$50.00.
3-19-62 Blessing Lumber Com-
pany, Material, $672.30.
4-9-62 Baker's Service Station,
Fuel, $67.23.
4-0-62 Fred Holub, Prep. Report,
$15.00.
15-14-62 Palacios Beacon, Pub.
Report, $17.00.
TOTAL EXPENDITURES PAID
FOR FIRST SIX MONTHS OF
1962 $17,637.19
RECEIPTS OF ALL FUNDS
DURING FIRST SIX MONTHS
OF 1962.
Balance on hand January 1, 1962,
$9,023.03.
Receipts from ad valorem taxes
since and including January 1,
1962, $18,190.22.
To.tal cash available, $27,21i3.25.
RECAPITULATION
Total cash available, $27,213.25.
Total expenditures for first six
months of 19612;, $17,637.19.
Balance of cash on hand as of
July 1, 1962, $9J5I76.06.
During the first six months of
the year 1962 work has been done
in cleaning out the east side of
Carancahua Creek.
Respectfully submitted,
Roy Jensen
Pete Graff
Frank Hlozek
The Dept. of Agriculture h;
bought 802,000 cans of applesaue
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