Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 9, 1970 Page: 2 of 8
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FROM THE EXCHANGES
Goliad Recreational Facilities Start;
Low Rent Housing Project At E Campo this WEEK
cial, 923; farm trucks 758; truck-
tractors, 37; trailers, 35; house
trailers, 12; dealer licenses 40 and
motorcycles 27.
25 YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Cunningham
celebrated their 25th wedding an-
niversary Easter Sunday.
Guy Johnson, E. F. Wehmeyer
and J. B. Kimball were re-elected
members of the school board.
Mrs. Amy Hall was elected sec-
retary of the Chamber of Com-
merce.
30 YEARS AGO
Due to illness, G. R. llalliday re-
signed as justice of the peace and
W. H. (Pete) Williams was ap-
pointed by the commissioners court
to fill his place until he was able
to resume the work.
The congregation of the Pres-
byterian Church purchased the
home of the late O. B. Hamlin on
Morton Avenue to be used for a
manse.
The Beacon moved to its own
building on Commerce Street.
One thousand visitors registered
for the Homemakers Convention
held here over the week end
H. C. Bieri and Carlton Craw-
ford were re-elected members of
the school board.
sengcr 30-lip. automobile to be
used for trips to Blessing to meet
the trains on the Brownsville Rail-
road.
j, F. Barnett and Miss Grace
Menefeo were married April 6 in
the First Baptist Church. Rev. M.
M, Wolf performed the ceremony,
the first church wedding to be held
in Palacios.
-Thursday, April' A roTf)
World’s first parking
were installed in Oklahoma Citi *
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newspaperman.
Most accurate clock in the
is in the Copenhagen Town
Denmark, and its celestial pole
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Hall, t
plete a full circle.
the Miss Edna Pageant for 1970.
The winner of the pageant will of-
ficially be known as Miss Ednaj
and will represent Edna at civic,
guest and public appearances
throughout her year of reign and
will also be entered in the Miss
After months of waiting and re-
peated delays, the dream of recrea-
tional facilities for Goliad county
people began to be a reality on
Monday, March 30 when a $107,700
loan, finally approved by the
Farmers Home Administration, was
closed by the Goliad County Recrea-
tional Association. Before the end
xd the day Monday, officers of the'Herald.
Recreation (Association had de- -
posited the proceeds of the loan,1 A grant of $28,300 from the
bought and paid for the site for Farmers Home Administration to
the facilities, recorded the deed, j the Golden Crescent Council of Gov-
and instructed the brush clearing ' ernnients’ planning commission “to
IN PALACIOS HISTORY
FROM OUR EARLY FILES
crews to begin work within the fol-
lowing two or three days.—Goliad
Advance-Guard.
The El Campo Low Rent Housing
Authority is advertising for bids
from contractors for the construc-
tion of 100 units of low rent hous-
ing to be constructed under the
Federal Housing and Urban Re-
newal program recently entered in-
to by this city.—El Campo Citizen,
10 YEARS AGO
Ben H. Sloane, manager of Alum-
inum Company of America’s Point
South Texas Pageant held in C°™fo‘'t 0pcnfuns had beo?
Seguin during the summer.—Edna F^ralmanager of the
| company’s smelting division in
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Work was underway on the con-
struction of Highway 521 from
Tin-Top to Wadsworth and ease-
ment had been procurred from Tin-
Top to Highway 35.
At a special meeting of the Pa-
assist planning for water and waste
disposal facilities for all rural areas
of Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jack- lacios Sch°o1 Board Friday, Toney
son and Victoria Counties, includ-1 Carr was named head coach for the
ing all towns of 5,500 population *I>alacios Hi8h Sch°o1 Sharks.
^The Edna Jaycees will sponsor
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or less” was announced this week.
—Goliad Advance-Guard.
The Edna Planning Commission
met at city hall Monday afternoon
and reviewed the qualifications of
possible city planners. Appoint-
ment of a planner will be made fol-
lowing" interviews to be conducted
at an April 15 meeting.—Edna
Herald.
The museum at Presidio La Bahia
had 1,243 visitors over the Easter
weekend. During the month of
March visitors to La Bahia came
from 34 states, Puerto Itico and six-
teen foreign countries.—Goliad Ad-
vance-Guard.
“Your husband looks like a very
intelligent man,” remarked a neigh-
bor. “1 suppose he knows about
everything.” “Don’t be silly. He
doesn't even suspect anything.”
The sixth annual Spring Meet-
ing of the Texas Mid-Coast Water
Development Association will be
held in Refugio on April 25. Con-
gressman John Young will be the
principal speaker.
The Sharks placed second in the
District 26-AA meet held in Boling
Saturday. Wharton won first. Seven
Shark tracksters qualified for re-
gional meet.
The 9th Grade Hornets captured
first in the Cuero Junior High In-
vitational Track Meet and the 8th
Graders won 4th in their division.
Special services were scheduled
at most churches during Holy Week.
The Community Good Friday ser-
vices would be held at the First
Baptist Church and the Easter Sun-
rise sendee at the First Presby-
terian Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Nelson cele-
brated their 56th wedding anni-
versary April 3.
15 YEARS AGO
Work started Monday on the sec-
ond major contract awarded by the
Aluminum Company of America on
ts expansion program at Point
Comfort.
The Junior Garden Club’s Flow-
er Show entitled "Flowers Around
the Clock” was to be held Wed-
nesday at the Fellowship Hall of
the First Presbyterian Church.
Deputy Sheriff E. T. Miller had
a busy weekend as he arrested and
returned seven wanted criminals to
the Matagorda County jail.
Coach Sharkey Shelton, who was
showing the high school pole vault-
ers “how to do it”, ended up in the
hospital.
Basketball coaches of district
27-A selected Dean Blackwell as
one of the 12 boys for the all-
district team and Norma Ramp-
meier, Sue Penland and Patsy
Wesselman as member? of the my-
thical squad of 15 girls.
Approaching marriages announc-
ed were: Barbara Simpson to Fred
Thurmond on May 27; Jean Mc-
Donald to Guy Lackey on June 29
and Geraldine Janes to Don Batch-
elder on June 3.
35 YEARS AGO
The Palacios Chamber of Com-
merce was planning for a fourth of
July celebration.
Manuel Glares was to sail on
April 20 from New York for Athens,
Greece, to visit his mother and
other relatives.
Material for the construction of
the seawall was arriving. Homer
Trimble was engineer and the Aus-
tin Bridge Co. had the contract for
the work.
Miss Gertrude Koerber won first
place in extemporaneous speaking
at the District Meet held in Vic-
toria.
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20 YEARS AGO
Abel H. Pierce entered the race
for county commissioner of pre-
cinct No. 3.
Winfred Johnson was installed
as commander of Lt. Wm. Lloyd
Queen Post, Veterans of Foreign
Wars.
Excavation and foundation work
was started by Southwestern As
sociated Telephone Company on
the building to be constructed to
house the equipment for the new
dial system to be installed.
A record number of 1950 ve
hide tags were sold in Matagorda
County; passenger, 4,744; comrner-
40 YEARS AGO
Mrs. C. W. Neater, Mrs.^G. A.
Harrison and O. F. Cavailin were,
elected members of the Palacios j
school board.
D. M. Green let the contract for
the construction of a $5,000 brick
residence on East Bay.
45 YEARS AGO
J. L. Pybus, Joe Deutsch and C.
I.. Haynes were re-elected as aider-
men and W. C- Gray attorney. T.
A. McFarland, W. H. Clement and
R. C. Huddleston were elected mem-
bers of the school board.
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55 YEARS AGO
Robert Callaway and Miss Nan-
nie Stamford were married at the
Methodist Church.
A total of 179 votes were cast
in the city election when John Rals-
ton, W. T. Blair and N. L. Ilopin-
garner were elected aldermen; F. C.
Clement, engineer and J. C. Perry,
attorney.
Jess Willard won the world
heavyweight boxing championship
from Jack Johnson. Willard made
Palacios his home during 1907-09
and worked at the ice plant.
60 YEARS AGO
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Dismukes, Jesse V. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 9, 1970, newspaper, April 9, 1970; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth726348/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.