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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1969
THE PHARR PRESS, PHARR (HIDALGO COUNTY), TEXAS
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Society - Personals - Clubs
Hidalgo Has $45
1 Million in Oil-
WSCS Will Have All
Day Prayer Oct. 30
The WSCS of the Pharr United
Methodist Church held its re-
gular monthly general meeting
Thursday evening, October 16, in
the Fellowship Hall.
The president, Mrs. Yern
Thompson opened the meeting
with a poem on “Time.”
Reports of various secretaries
were given during the short bus-
iness session. Mrs. Bob Bald-
win, secretary of Spiritual
Growth, announced the “Call to
Prayer and Self Denial’’ would
be held October 30, from 7 a.m.
to 7 p.m. in the sanctuary of the
church, climaxed with a short
program stating where the
money would be sent this year.
Mrs. Jack Golightly, secretary
of “Christian Social Concerns”
read a short article written by
Rev. Blake Walker, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of
Evanston, 111. Rev. Walker stated
every problem facing the world
today, can be solved by the
Bible. He used the 18th chapter.
12th Verse of Matthew - pertain-
ing to the one lost sheep, stating
we must be concerned of our
fellow man. The hostess for
November will be the Mary
Martha Circle.
Following the business meet-
ing the program chairman, Mrs.
John Conquest presented Frank
Alford, Director of the Valley
Community Center. Mr. Alford
went back when he and his wife
started their mission work,
thinking they would go to India,
but they were asked by the
Board of Missions to work with
community centers and he
stated things have really chang-
ed since that time, and that the
Valley Community Center here,
had to make changes in a
changing world — where more
of the community needs be met
and he and the Board had work-
ed very hard the last six mon-
ths along that line. He said the
Board meeting would be open to
the public from now on and an
open meeting was held just re-
cently where 150 people attended.
The people of the community
had a chance to present the kind
of program they needed and
wanted at the center. Mr. Alford
said they need the cooperation
Linda Jean Whistler - Robert Robie Say ~
Wedding Vows in Dbuble Ring Church Rites
Miss Linda Jean Whistler and
Robert Lewis Robie were united
in marriage in a double ring
ceremony in the Pharr United
Methodist Church Saturday, Sept-
ember 27. She is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Whistler, Jr.
and he is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Glen R. Robie, all of Pharr. The
Rev. Lynn H. McAden, pastor of
the church, officiated.
Two large baskets of white
chrysanthemums, daisy chrysan-
themums and white gladioli, ar
ranged with greenery, decorated
the Sanctuary. Two candelabra
with greenery completed the de-
corations.
Miss Beth West played the
prelude and traditional marches
on the organ, and Bobby Derr
sang “When I Fall in Love.”
Given in marriage by her fath-
er, the bride wore a candlelight
satin gown featuring a scooped
neckline edged with lace. Long
sleeves came to points over the
hands. The fitted bodice was
trimmed with handbeaded lace
appliques, which also adorned
the chapel - length train. Her
shoulder-length veil of silk illu-
sion was held by a headpiece of
candlelight satin roses, with seed
appliques. Her only jewelry was
a gold cross, a gift of the bride-
groom. She had a sixpense in
her shoe. Her bouquet was of
white carnations surrounding an
orchid.
Miss Barbara Whistler was her
sister’s maid of honor, and Miss
Jayme West was bridesmaid. Lit-
tle Miss Cindy Whistler, carry-
ing a basket of rose petals, was
flower girl at her sister's wed-
ding.
The trio of attendants was
gowned in identical attire. Each
wore a slim white lace gown
over mint green taffeta. The Em-
pire waistline was accented with
a mint green satin band. A mint
of all the civic clubs and other
organizations, so that a more
rounded program could be carried
out. He closed his talk by say-
ing he felt that we all had to
love one another and be con-
cerned with the needs of our
fellow man just as Christi was
when he was on earth.
NEW FALL MERCHANDISE
SHOES and DRESSES
Many Beautiful Colors
and Latest Styles
Lay-Awav Hew For Christinas
Hi Brows
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GALAXY
COME IN AND LOOK AROUND
FAMILY SHOE CENTER
MR. AND MRS. FRANK SAETA
green nylon sheer cape was at-
tached by bows at the shoulders.
The headdress was a mint green
satin bow. which held a short
veil of mint green illusion. The
maid of honor and bridesmaid
carried bouquets of yellow daisy
chrysanthemums with yellow
streamers.
Kenneth Hesterly was best
man,, and Rodney Robie was his
brother’s groomsman. David
Whistler and Lloyd Hesterly seat-
ed guests.
Mrs. Whistler chose a green
shantung A-line dress for her
daughter’s wedding. Her access-
ories were bone, and she wore
a white carnation corsage. Mrs.
Robie selected a royal blue suit
with rose-colored accessories. Her
corsage of carnations was pink.
Mrs. Bob Whistler served cake
at the reception which followed
at Gaslite Manor. Mrs. Whistler,
the bride’es aunt, was assisted
by Miss Suzie Whistler, the
bride’s cousin. Miss Linda Beak-
ley and Miss Annie Schweigre-
ter assisted at the coffee table.
Miss Schweigreiter is the foreign
exchange student from Austria.
The brid’e going-away attire
was a navy blue A-line dress
with red accessories. Her corsage
was the orchid from her bouquet.
The couple graduated from
Pharr - San Juan - Alamo High
School and attended Pan Ameri-
can College.
116 W. STATE
PHONE ST 7-4561
Elect Cindy Moseley
Sweetheart of VICA
Cindy Moseley was elected
sweetheart of Vocational Indus-
trial Clubs of America Chapter
No. 380 of PSJA High School, at
the regular meeting held on Oct-
ober 21, at 8 p.m.
Miss Moseley will be able to
participate as a candidate for
District IV sweetheart at the
VICA Leadership Conference to
be held in McAllen on Novem-
ber 1.
Napper School P-TA
The Napper School P-TA met
October 9, at 8 p.m. in the school
cafetorium.
Mrs. Salome Garcia, president,
called the meeting to order. The
minutes were read and were fol-
lowed by the treasurer’s report.
The room count banner was re-
ceived by Mr. Lois Kelso room
for having the most parents pre-
sent.
Ovidio Castillo spoke on behalf
of the Junior Chamber of Com-
merce, and suggested that trick
of treating he held on Thursday
the 30th of October instead of
Friday, because of less traffic.
Also the Jaycees would patrol
various areas of the city at that
time.
Miss Arcelia Pena, program
chairman introduced the guest
speaker, Teotoro (Ted) Con-
treras of the Health Department,
His subject was on “Tuber-
culosis.” He elaborated on the
symptons of TB and the meth-
ods of detection. He also re-
commended skin tests be taken
every year to help combat the
problem of TB. Literature was
distributed to those present.
Following the business meeting
refreshments were served;
KIWANIS CLUB
There was no formal program
at the regular meeting Ocober
16h, because of the World Series
baseball game. After the regular
opening ceremonies, announce-
ments and introduction' of
guests, a color TV set was set
up and the members watched
the 5th and final game of the
World Series.
Visiting Kiwanians were
Leroy Bortness, Ed Butler and
Jim Moyer, all of McAllen, and
G. H. Burkhart, Mission. Ned
Lollar of San Antonio and Char-
les Groves of Ft. Scott, Kansas,
were guests of Bob Compere.
HEALTH UNIT REPORT
The Hidalgo County Health
Unit reports the following Com-
municable diseases for the week
ending October 18, 1969: Strep
throat 14, influenza 12, tubercu-
losis 1, venereal disease 6.
PERSONALS
The Webb Apartments at 805
S. Cage need litter clean-up both
yard and curbing. The R. E. A.
is pruning the tall palm trees,
all along South Cage. This is
a wonderful help to the clean-up
Pharr. The Reads have been Lng to the latest auditor’s report | cfELalgnA.aS theLe V!°n’t be ..thf
spending the winters in the Val- of the county budget.
Mr. and C. O. Read of Henry,*' VclSfildf I0J1S
Illinois, arrived Firday to spend Oil and gas industry is big bus-
their annual winter months in | iness in Hidalgo County, accord-
Liafter Report for South Cage Blvd.
ley for the past 22 years. The largest taxpayer in the
county is Tenneco oil company,
Fred Ruecking has been con- . paying 5 percent of the taxes
fied to the McAllen Hospital for | with $11 million in valuations,
a week where he has been um The county auditor budget let-
dergoing treatment and tests, j ter of transmittal points out
* * * j most land in Hidalgo County is
A Pharr student at Southwest j under oil and gas leases, includ-
Texas State University, San Mar- ' ing much residential .property,
cos. has been selected as at mem-1 Three transcontinental natural
ber of the cast of “Montezuma gas transmission lines have
Alley,” the latest Ramsey Yel- their points of origin in Hidalgo
vington play, to be produced on County.
the SWT campus. He is Richard j Hidalgo Co. has $45 million in
Rodriquez, an architecture major oil and gas valuations out of to-
at Southwest Texas is cast in
the play as Chico.
Aug. Steinfeldt of Stickney,
South Dakota, arrived last week
for his annual winter vacation
in the Valley. He came down by
private plane with a friend and
landed at the McAllen Airport.
He lives in his trailer home at
113 V2 West Caffery.
* * *
tal valuations of $202 million.
A recent evaluation shows the
countp has 863 miles of pipeline
ranging from six inches to 30
inches in diameter, plus “sever-
al hundreds of miles” of smaller-
gathering pipelines.
Hidalgo County had 85 prouc-
ing fields and three that are not
; connected but will connect soon.
I Two new fields were found in
1968. These are a unnamed wild-
Mr. and Mrs. Sayles A. Brown- j cat field and the McMoran
ing have returned to Pharr after ( Field. Hidalgo County produced
spending the summer in Gunni- i 237 million M.C.F. of gas during
son, Colorado.
New Arrivals
Mr. and Mrs. Gregorio Flores
of Pharr are announcing the ar-
rival of a 7 pound, 9 ounce son,
Ricky, born October 9, at the
Suderman Clinic, Pharr.
1968.
MsAllen Grant Gas
Co. Rate Increase
McAllen became the first ma-
jor city in the Valley to approve
the request of the Rio Grande
Valley Gas Co. for an increase in
its domestic rates.
The Gas Co. has requested an
increase of about 15% in its rates
in the 26 Valley cities and wants
the same rate in all of the cities.
Under the proposed schedule,
every consumer would have a
minimum 50 cent increase per
month. The minimum rate would
increase from $2 to $2.50 for the
first 400 cu. feet of gas. The aver-
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Santos Es- i age increase would be 87 cents
queda of Pharr are announcing per month per connection,
the arrival of a 6 pound, 3 ounce The Texas Railroad Commis-
daughter, Noelia, born October , sion granted a gate rate increase
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Fowler
of Pharr are announcing the ar-
rival of a 9 pound, 2 ounce son,
Edwin born October 10, at the
Suderman Clinic, Pharr.
•* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Eleazar Ochoa
of Pharr are announcing the ar-
rival of a 7 pound, 14 ounce son,
Eleazar, Jr., born October 14, at
the Suderman Clinic, Pharr.
15, at
Pharr.
the«*&*€term$*a Clinic,
of 8 cents per thousand early
this year. The old rate was 25
cents. The Gas Co. had requested
Mr. and Mrs. Raul Rodriguez , a 13 cent increase to 38 cents,
of Pharr are announcing the ar-!
rival of a 8 pound, 8 ounce son,
Raul Jr., born October 16, at the
Suderman Clinic, Pharr.
clutter after every strong wind.
The property just north of the
Honda Sales Agency needs a
yard and curb clean-up.
The right-of-way at 1110 S.
Cage needs mowing.
Weeds need mowing at the
intersection of S. Cage and West
Lauck.
The vacant property across the
street north of the Texaco Sta-
tion on East Sam Houston needs
attention.
As always, the Sun Deck
Motel curb and yard were im-
maculate.
Curb at the American Legion
grounds on the Gore Street side
needs cleaning. This is especially
notable because the Sun Deck
curbs are so clean. The fence
around the Mobil Oil Service
Station at 401 needs a litter pick-
up. The curbings in front of The
Texan Hotel were in need of a
good cleaning. Curbings at the
Martin Cafe need sweeping and
litter pick-up. Some accumulated
littler on sidewalk at Highway
83 intersection.
The median strip and parking
area at Highway 83 & Cage in-
tersection needs a litter pick-up.
Nearby businesses could help on
this at a very little outlay of
time.
The truck parking lot at the
Kelly interesection is easily the
worst eyesore on Cage, and is
especially bad when there are
rains and the big trucks scatter
and drag the mud all around
the corner. This situation justi-
fies some hard effort on the part
of the city administration, the
Chamber of Commerce, and all
civic-minded organizations, to
come up with a solution. Many
up and going cities no larger
than Pharr have defeated bigger
problems than this. The four
vacant lots between the Com-
pere Insurance Agency & Valley
Radio at 302-312 inclusive, are
high in weeds, and there is al-
so some litter. The owners of
these lots are earnestly request-
ed to cooperate with the Clean-
up Committee.
The vacant lot north of the
Texan Hotel Motel needs litter
pick-up and mowing of weeds.
Property at 422 S. Cage could
use a FIVE-MINUTES-A-DAY
litter pick-up. The Suderman
Clinic grounds were clean. Con-
siderable litter is thrown here
every day and these people de-
serve a special commendation.
Folks at Town & Country
Market were out early Sunday
morning policing their area?
How about that?
PHARR BEAUTIFICATION
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proud of the part we play in serving
the community's health needs. By
dispensing only the most modern
drugs we help keep you and your
family in the finest of health. For
consistently low prices and con-
sistently high quality you can always
depend upon us for all your
prescription needs.
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PHARMACISTS
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For Emergency Prescriptions
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Mr. and Mrs. Luciano Hin-
ojosa of Pharr are announcing
the arrival of a 7 pound, 13
ounce daughter, Elizabeth, born
October 19, at the Suderman
Clinic, Phacrr.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Obijilio Rios Jr.,
of Pharr are announcing the ar-
rival of a 6 pound, 2 ounce son,
Vincent, born October 10, at the
Suderman Clinic, Pharr.
Quarterback Club
All PSJA Bear fans are re-
minded to come to the Quarter-
back Club meeting next Tues-
day, Oct. 28th, 8 p.m., at the H.
S. Cafeteria.
Game films of the McAllen
game will be shown, a scouting
report on Brownsville will be j
given by Coach Williams and im- j
portant Q. B. Club business, like j
annual banquet, will be dis- ■
cussed.
TWO PSJA EDUCATORS
TO ATTEND TSTA MEET
Two Pharr educators, Jesus
Garcia and Nieves Garza, Jr. will
be official voting delegates at
the 91st annual state conven-
tion of the Texas State Teachers
Ass’n. Oct. 23 25 in San Antonio.
They are among the 1,288’
certified members .of the 1969
House of Delegates, which will
meet on the last day of. the con-
vention to discuss and act on
proposed amendments to the
TSTA constitution, new policies,
recommendations of standing
committees, and other business.
Select your Christmas greeting
cards now. Many beautiful cards
of all types. Printed or plain.
Order early while stocks are
complete. See at The Pharr Press,
203 S. Cage.
SPECIAL
FROM OCTOBER 17 THRU NOVEMBER 1ST
$15.00 Waves..............$10.00
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Glover, Lloyd H. The Pharr Press (Pharr, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 23, 1969, newspaper, October 23, 1969; Pharr, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth715007/m1/5/?rotate=90: accessed July 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Pharr Memorial Library.