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PALACIOS BEACON, PALACIOS, TEXAS
Thursday, April 4. 1963
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FROM THE EXCHANGES . . .
Wharton County Fair Cancelled; Alcoa
Lets Contract For Deep Water Channel
Decision to discontinue the an-
nual Wharton County Fair after
32 years of operation was made by
the Wharton County Commission-
ers and the Wharton County Judge
after long deliberation and weigh-
ing of all factors relating to the
operation of the Fair.—Wharton
Spectator.
A contract in excess of one mil-
Bon dollars to dredge a deep-water
-(turning basin and channel at Al-
coa's Point Comfort Operations has
been awarded to King Fisher Ma-
Tine Services Inc.—Calhoun County
TTSnies.
A historical date, April 21, has
been set for one of two days for
the second annual Wharton County
Historical Exhibitions which will
be held in El Campo April 20-21,
at the National Guard Armory.—
JS1 Campo Leader-News.
Gordon Koonce, Wharton busi
mess and civic personality, will lead
«hei American Cancer Society's 1963
■Cancer Crusade in Wharton Coun-
-£y, which will start April 1.—•
Wharton Spectator.
STATED MEETING
PALACIOS LODGE
No. 990 A. F. & A. M.
1st Thursday each month 7:30 p.m.
Wisiting Brethren Always Welcome
J. Fred Huitt, W. 51.
S. W. Wilson, Sec.
Charles Ellwood was named
president of the El Campo Rotary
Club at their noon meeting Thurs-
day. He succeeds Gene Beery to
the office.—El Campo Citizen.
The City of Port Lavaca issued
11 building permits during the past
week for a total of $398,500, in-
cluding two school construction
permits which accounted for $319,-
000 of the total.—Calhoun County
Times.
Six boys of Ganado High School
have been selected as candidates
for Boys State. The American Le-
gion Post of Ganado will select a
delegate and an alternate at its
next regular meeting. — Ganado
Tribune.
The Port Lavaca City Council
voted Monday to set a financial
ceiling for $200,000 for the pro-
posed civic center. They also agreed
to use the services of the Smith and
Russo firm of Corpus Christi as
architects for the project.—Port
Lavaca Wave.
The Edna City Council reminds
the public that all local building
and fire zone rules are being strict-
ly enforced, and that all building
plans inside the fire zone must be
presented in writing to the council
for approval. Building permits also
must be secured for all building,
additions or repairs inside the city
limits. This reminder was issued
THAT WRENCH IS HERE AGAIN
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after the council had to reject
plans submitted by one business-
man and had to notify another
businessman, who had already
started a small building on his
property which did not conform to
the fire zone laws.—Edna Herald.
Columbus Coach Lee Mitchell,
athletic coach in El Campo in the
early 1940's has been selected for
the top honor that can be bestow-
ed on a high school coach by his
fellow coaches, induction into the
state Hall of Honor.—El Campo
Citizen.
A petition for a straw vote on
contact football in the seventh and
eighth grades was presented to the
Calhoun County Independent School
Board Thursday night. The peti-
tion carried 304 signatures and
protested action taken by the board
to abolish contact football in the
seventh and eighth grades.—Cal-
houn County Times.
The hope for maintaining moral
rearmament lies in our small com-
munities declared speaker Delbert
Downing at the annual Jackson
County Chamber of Commerce ban-
quet. Approximately 215 enthusi-
astic boosters of Jackson County
attended the banquet last Saturday
at the new Ganado High School
cafetorium^—Ganado Tribune.
An injunction restraining South
Pacific from operating its engines
and cars along the new railroad
tracks on Williams St. "until and
unless damage claims have been
(See "EXCHANGES," Page 7)
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THIS WEEK
IN PALACIOS HISTORY
FROM OUR EARLY FILES
10 YEARS AGO
City Councilman, Millard M.
Brooking, serving his first term
in office, resigned Monday because
of "unforseen personal complica-
tions".
Four were in the race for alder-
man (three to elect). Wark Cook,
Harold Bell and Karl Wickham
were seeking re-election and John
J. Peres was the new comer to the
field.
Wesley Buller was to manage
and operate the Palacios Quick
Freezing and Cold Storage Plant
on a trial basis for a period of
months.
Traditional Easter sunrise ser-
vices will be held at the First Pres-
byterian Church at 7 a.m. Sunday.
The Junior High School Hornets
captured their fifth seventh and
eighth grade district track meet
at Tidehaven as they compiled 61
points, twice as many as those
scored by all other schools com-
bined.
15 YEARS AGO
Louise, Hungerford, Danevang,
Taiton and Palacios were repre-
sented at a meeting Friday night
at Petersen's Cafe in the interest
of organizing a baseball league
among the towns.
Gulf Oil Corporation was taking
over the service station at the
corner of 4th and Main from C.
Luther on April 18.
Ten candidates' names will ap-
pear on the city ticket. Three were
in the race for mayor. Incumbent
Glenn Claybourn was being oppos-
ed by J. L. Koerber and A. Rioux.
Two aldermen were to be elected
with L. G. Margerum, George W.
Curtis and D. M. Green in the race.
Marriages announced were Miss
Ermine Harbison to Wayne Tate;
and Mary Josephine Williams to
Jack T. Chiles.
20 YEARS AGO
G. A. Harrison, who had been
quite ill, was moved to the hospi-
tal in Bay City.
In the city election Tuesday 86
votes were cast. In the alderman
race H. C. Campbell received 75
votes, R. J. Sisson 69, Guy Clay-
bourn 64 and G. L. Pore 18.
Phil Silver, comedian appearing
with "The Band Wagon" was to
appear at Camp Hulen April 14-15.
Funeral services for Mrs. Justine
Knoff were held in Blessing Wed-
nesday.
The Red Cross Sewing room was
moved from the LLS.O. to the
Methodist annex.
25 YEARS AGO
Palacios Sharks were winners
in the annuul track meet held in
Bay City. Among the boys taking
part were Leo Brown, Delbert
Whitley, Sherwood Barber, Ken-
neth Parten, Joe and John Ressler,
Ed Feather, Albert Kilgore, Eldon
Hamlin and Delbert Colvin.
The Glee Club of the Palacios
High School, under the direction
of J. D. Park, won second place
in the Music Festival held in Kings-
ville.
According to the report from Al-
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bert Wadsworth of the Department
of Commerce census bureau, there
were 10,783 bales of cotton ginned
in Matagorda County during the
season of 1937. The total for 1936
was 3,358 bales.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Mozley of
the Turtle Bay community cele-
brated their 50th wedding anni-
versary.
Fifteen Palacios men were seek-
ing offices in the city election,
Tuesday, April 5. Two were in the
race for mayor, three for alderman
(two to elect) four for marshal,
four for secretary and two for at-
torney.
30 YEARS AGO
C. W. Nester was elected presi-
dent of the Chamber of Commerce;
Rowland Burton vice-president; J.
B. Feather, secretary-treasurer.
Col. and Mrs. Claude Adams, who
had been in charge of Camp Hulen
for four years, were leaving for
their former home in Crowell,
Texas.
A. M. Stadig and A. E. Baldwin
were candidates for members of
the board of the Palacios Independ-
ent School District.
35 YEARS AGO
Shrimp season opened and the
Crawford Packing Company began
operation. The first catch was
brought in by Howaid Stapp, Jr.
with his boat, Morning Light.
Announced dates for the annual
Texas Guard Encampment at Camp
Hulen were July 8 to 22.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Barnett enter-
tained more than 100 with an oyster
fry on the beach in the B.Y.P.U.
grounds.
Major Robert Fleury, better
known as "Uncle Bob", died at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Law-
son, Sr.
40 YEARS AGO
J. L. Koerber gave the members
of the Chamber of Commerce a de-
lightful surprise at the close of
the regular meeting by generously
serving them "Uncle Ollie's" ta-
males.
The town of Blessing was visited
by yeggmen, besides a number of
business houses, the S. P. depot
was entered but little loot was
taken.
The greatest consolation for
many vacationists is that they have
found where to stay away from
the next time.
Never brag. It you deserve
praise, you don't need it. If you
don't deserve it, nobody will be-
lieve you anyway.
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