Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 11, 1979 Page: 2 of 8
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THE PALACIOS BEACON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1979 - PAGE 2
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THE PALACIOS BEACON
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PALACIOS, TEXAS.
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IN OTHER CITIES
10 YEARS AGO
The year 1968 was a wet
one for this section of the Gulf
Coast with a total of 53.38
inches of rainfall recorded at
the local airport.
The Lions Club will sponsor
the Great Merlin Mystery
Show Saturday night at the
Palacios Recreation Center.
Continued growth of exist-
ing and new facilities looms
ahead for 1969 at Alcoa’s Point
Comfort Operations, according
to E.L. Wahlsten, operations
manager.
City council tabled until the
next meeting a rate adjust-
Jackson County
to fund hospital
Jackson County Commis-
sioners Court met Wednesday,
Dec. 27, and settled a major
issue by agreeing to continue
the financial backing of operat-
ing losses at the Mauritz
Memorial Hospital until the
question of having a separate
or county wide taxing hospital
district is_settled by—going-
400 members being set.-El gutter construction. -Edna
Campo Leader-News Herald
through the legislature and
presenting the issue to the
people for a vote.-Ganado
Tribune
Rose Flournoy, wife of the
late H. R. "Mike” Flournoy,
Wharton County sheriff for the
past 26 years, was named to
-•w’Ttll the unexpired term of her
husband in a special meeting
of commissioner's court Tues-
day at 10 a.m.
Flournoy, who became sher-
iff on Saturday, Nov. 1, 1952,
died Friday, Dec. 29, at Caney
Valley Hospital following a
heart attack on Christmas
Day.-El Campo Leader-News
Chester H. Lauck, "Lum”
of radio's famous "Lum and
Abner" radio team, will be
quest speaker at the annual
Membership and Awards Ban-
quet of the El Campo Chamber
of Commerce and Agriculture
on Thursday, Jan. 11 at 7:30
p.m.
Grady Wadsworth, incom-
ing Chamber president and
Membership Committee chair-
man, is now in the process of
trying to sign an additional 100
members of the Chamber for
the new year, with a goai of
The New Year's weekend
in Wharton County ended
without a major accident, in
spite of icy road conditions
Monday and Tuesday, but
1978 still goes down on paper
as the County's worst year yet
for traffic fatalities.
Wharton County recorded
37 traffic fatalities in 1978, 35
in the county and two here in
El Campo. In 1977, only 17
persons died in traffic acci-
dents in Wharton County.-El
Campo Leader-News
The Board of Directors of
the Guadalupe-Bianco River
Authority approved the des-
ignation of the Coleto Creek
Dam and Coleto Creek Res-
evoir as the official names of
the Coleto Creek Cooling Pond
and Dam Project in Victoria
and Goliad counties.
This action complies with
the Rules and Regulations of
the Texas Department of Wa-
ter Resources.-Goliad Ad-
vance-Guard
Petitions for voluntary curb
and guttering will be received
at the next regular city council
meeting.
In accordance with receiving
the petitions, council will
begin a process of studying to
determine which, if any,
streets upon which petitions
have been filed will be manda-
torially assessed for curb and
L.W. (Pepper) Martin, resi-
dent of LaWard and Jackson
County Commissioner of Pre-
cinct #4 for the last 14 years,
reported for his last election
day of work as a county
commissioner on Dec. 29.
Martin was beaten in a bid
for re-election by Olin Walker
of Lolita.-Edna Herald
Singers
needed
for chorus
A Community Choir for
Palacios is to be organized on
Sunday, January 14th at 4
p.m. in the sanctuary of the
First Baptist Church.
The purpose of the choir will
be to prepare the Dubois
“Seven Last Words of Christ"
for an Easter presentation.
All interested singers are
encouraged to attend.
The choir will be under the
direction of Richard Shanks,
music department chairman of
the Palacios Independent
School District. Organist will
be Edwin Holsworth.
Use Beacon
want ads
ment request by Houston
Natural Gas, increased the
local garbage collection fee
and authorized the purchase of
needed equipment for the city
and airport.
The Boling Bulldogs de-
feated the Needville Blue Jays
49-45 to capture the annual
Palacios boys basketball tourn-
ament Saturday night. Gary
Tigert was the only Shark
named to the all tourney team.
15 YEARS AGO
Announcing for re-elec-
tion this week were Otho
"Skeet” Birkner, State Repre-
sentative District 32 and Fred
P. Holub, County Attorney.
John D. Bridgers, coach of
the Baylor Bears, will be guest
speaker at the annual football
banquet on January 16.
The Palacios Library had
received gifts of money totall-
ing $1,550.00.
Mrs. Ida Dorsey was hon-
ored with a dinner party at the
home of her son, Ray, in Edna
in celebration of her 80th
birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Tresselt
were parents of first baby born
in Matagorda County in 1964.
He arrived at 1:06 a.m.
January I.
Receiving degrees from
Texas A&M on Jan. 18 were
Michael Seaquest, Doctor of
Veterinary Medicine; Harry
Hulen, Bachelor of Arts in
Mathematics;Ronald K. Jen-
sen, Bachelor of Business
Administration.
Charles Mosior. after onjov-
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ing a leave here, left for San
Francisco where he will em-
bark for Japan.
The Sharks won consolation
trophy at Kiwanis tournament
in Taft; Sharkettes won third
in Edna tournament; 8th and
9th grade Hornets both lost
district opener to Crain of
Victoria.
20 YEARS AGO
The Curtis family opened
their new Super Market Mon-
day morning at the corner of
Fourth and Main.
On Jan. 1, 1959, the newlv
created Federal Aviation A-
gency took over the nationwide
facilities, functions, and per-
sonnel of the Civil Aeronautics
Administration that has been
under the Department of Com-
merce for 20 years.
Palacios Junior High School
had been accepted by the
Southern Association of Col-
leges and Secondary Schools.
The Science Department at
Palacios High School had
received a kit of radiological
detection instruments from the
1t xittt yjmtr m trvn anu
Defense Mobilization.
A $3 million processing
plant was scheduled to be built
in the area. This plant will
extract the valuable hydrocar-
bons and add pressure to send
the gas on its way through
pipe lines.
25 YEARS AGO
A drop in deposits of
$397,818.57 was noted in the
official statement of financial
condition of the City State
Bank of Palacios during the
year 1953.
1964 Fords went on display
at Maddox Motor Co. Jan. 6.
Mrs. Hilma Hitt and Jim
Selkirk were seeking re-elec-
tion to the office of county
clerk and county tax assessor-
collector, respectively.
The city council voted to
grant a quick claim deed to
Crawford Packing Company
for a section of land just north
of the company's machine
shop, south of Duson St.
J.F. Williams was sworn in
as commissioner of Precinct 2,
succeeding the late Ed C.
Baker, who recently died in
office.
30 YEARS AGO
Marvin Curtis was one of
two men inducted into the
army from the Bay City draft
board since the second war-
time draft.
Work on filling and leveling
the high school football field
was nearing completion.
Eighty-six percent of the
1948 tax roll had been collect-
ed in Matagorda County.
Dr. Jackson P. Birge re-
signed his position as director
of Matagorda County Health
Unit on January 1.
35 YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Sanders were the parents of a
son born January 3.
Sheriff B.E. Sailor an-
nounced for a second term of
office.
The year's first fire was at
the Bowen bus station, when
the sheds at the rear of the
building were badly damaged
Miss Jane Elder was to review
“The Burma Surgeon" at the
Baptist banquet Tuesday
evening.
District court began Mon-
day. A. Rioux and Pete Graff
were serving on the jury.
40 YEARS AGO
Tuesday, January 10. was
slated as the date for the
annual C of C banquet.
Miss Eloise Parton and C.
B.Sexton were married in the
I n si Baptist CIiukIi Dc\. 31.
Rev. I W. Crouch officiating.
The Matagorda Shell Com-
pany had made application to
construct dock and channel in
Tres Palacios bay at the south
end of 6th street.
The Athena Club elected
officers as follows: Miss
Gladys McGlothlin, president;
Mrs. Russell! Williams, vice-
president; Mrs. T.E. Friery,
secretary; Miss Irene Batchel-
der, treasurer; Mrs. T.A.
Elder, critic and Miss Clair
Hansen, parliamentarian.
45 YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. O.A. Yea-
ger of Blessing announced the
marriage of their daughter
Helen, to Hugh Thompson of
El Campo.
Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Ellis of
Freeport announced the mar-
riage of their daughter, Jua-
nita, to B. Paine of Houston.
The Missouri Pacific Rail-
road donated the depot at
(Jollegeport to be used as a
community house.
A note dated June, 12,1912,
written by Alice Carger of
Glen Rose, Texas, while vaca-
tioning in Minnesota and
placed in a bottle, was found in
Caraneahua Bay by Bill Corn-
ett.
50 YEARS AGO
Miss Lillian Phillips and
P.A. Richman were married at
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
G.A. Salsbury, Rev. G.F.
Gillespie officiating.
Earl Armstrong, of Mata-
gorda, lost two fingers and had
his hands badly lacerated by
the explosion of a "dud" he
picked up while walking along
the bayshore in the Turtle Bay
community.
55 YEARS AGO
Miss Eunice Traylor and
Ralph Bussell were married at
the Methodist parsonage, Rev.
Hester officiating.
O.L. Williams of Browns-
ville and Emmett Margerum of
Corpus Christi were deter-
mined to spend Christmas
with homefolks and after miss-
ing their train at Blessing
counted ties into Palacios.
Roads were such that a car
could not make the trip.
60 YEARS AGO
Miss Lelia Hill and Ray-
mond Fields were married.
Ramsey Campbell came
home and was the first Pala-
cios boy to return from oversea
duties.
Murphy Greenwood was
home after being discharged
from the army at Mobile, Ala.
65 YEARS AGO
-The—Beacon editor-^
Busy 1978
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awarded 2nd chair in Sym-
Uecember
Dec. 7-Michael Roy ended
his Shark football career by
being named to the 26-AA All
District first team on both
offense and defense..Andrea
Ellis was appointed city secre-
tary and city tax assessor-col-
lector; Vernica Greene was
appointed to replace Ms. Ellis
in the city water department
and Mrs. Edna Lee died of
injuries received in a two car
collision near Lake Jackson
Sunday afternoon..The Shark
Band's annual Bandcapades
will be held Saturday night..
K.D. Crowell was elected for
the All Region Junior High
Band in tryouts Saturday at
Wharton.
Dec. 14-Allen Ford Sales
was awarded the bid for the
purchase of a new pickup at
city council meeting..School
will be dismissed Friday after-
noon for Christmas holidays.
Classes will reconvene Jan.
2..Santa Claus was due to visit
Palacios Friday afternoon..The
Palacios Lions Club donated
all the proceeds from their
Halloween candy sales to the
Swimming Pool Fund.
Dec. 21--Brent Ellis and
Edwin Holsworth, members of
the high school band, were
awarded positions in the All-
District band and advanced to
presented a nice lot of roasting
ears by J.G. Moffett, who had
grown them on his farm north
of Palacios.
Young people home from
school and other duties for the
holiday period were Theo
Driskili, Noble Parker, Glenn
Miller, Glenn Hall, Harold
Feather, Ramsey Campbell.
Craig Cates, George Hillyer,
Wm. Elder, Minnie Lee Rob-
inson, Alice Campbell, Nannie
Truitt, Marianna Elder, Ima
and Helen Wagner.
Use Haul ads
Region where Edwin was
phonic Band..Palacios Medic;j^
Foundation donated check fo™
the purchase of an oxygen
pediatic croup tent for Wagner
General Hospital..Trustees of
the P.I.S.D. heard good news
concerning its appeal of prop-
erty values placed on the
district by the School Tax
Assessment Practices Board..
Houston Lighting and Power
says construction errors at the
South Texas Nuclear Power
Project near Palacios are am
insignificant factor in th“
rising costs of the project..
Twenty one persons have filed
a $450,000 federal lawsuit
against Matagorda County law
enforcement officers, charging
them with civil rights viola-
tions.
Dec. 28-El Paso Natural
Gas was denied permission by
the Department of Energy to
construct a Liquid Natural Ga^t
terminal on Matagorda Ba.™
near Port O’Connor..At final
meeting of the year, -city
council accepted the bid sub-
mitted by Crest Resources for
oil lease at the airport..Initial
operation of the South Texas
Nuclear Generating Station
may be delayed up to two
years due to increased regula-
tory requirements and the
pmjprt't uprv complex design.
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