Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 27, 1994 Page: 4 of 14
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S YEARS AGO-1989 Nonce of Midfield and Craig Wallis of Palacios had been named to
Palacios High School senior Ann Merlin, daughter of Bruce and attend the 1969 session of Texas American'Legion Boys state.
Cara Merlin, was offered the prestigious National Merit Scholarship 30 YEARS AGO-1964
of $2000. !
45 YEARS AGO-1949
A hearing was scheduled for May 3 concerning an application of
the Fanner’s Canal Co. of Palacios for approval of location and plans
The Houston Air Tour Club, including.33 persons in 15 planes for a dam across the Ties Palacios Creek at one mile upstream from
Palacios city councilwoman Margaret McElrath was appointed visited Palacios Sunday. f|j the county highway bridge.
Pet. 3 Justice of the Peace, filling the unexpired term of the late Jack i.R. Placencio, Jr., a candidate for alderman in the recent election, 50 YEARS AGO-1944
Dooley, fallowing the announcement of her appointment, McElrath had filed a protest contesting the city election. A big celebration was being planned by the civic clubs of Port
submitted a letter of resignation to Palacios Mayo. 1 conand Lamar, , New city officers were administered oath of qf$ee at Monday’s Lavaca for the reopening of the causeway,
resigning her Position 2 councU.»eat which -he >teld sinoe 1984: meeting of city council. Their first official, action was granting city A public nearing was to be held April 27 at the Chamber of
TIk Choral Music Department of PISD Secondary Schools swept water service to residents on Perryman Street, west of 12th Street. Commerce building for the reconstruct ion or u bridge across the Tnes
A workshop for Masonic officers and members of Bay City, Palacios River.
Blessing Matagorda and Palacios lodges will be held here Sunday. 55 YEARS AGO-1939
Fourteen schools were represented at the first annual Sharks The bond is<uc of $65,000 for the building of a county hospital ih
t Of PISD Secondary Schools swept
away four University lntcrschoiastic League Sweepstakes Trophies
April 18 in Pun Lavaca. This i*t foe first time in PISD history for all
of the school choirs to receive the Sweepstakes Trophy, Irj jj j|j
Dr. Robert Bemstien, Texas Commissioner of Health, dosed part Regional Qualifiers Track meet Saturday, Palacios, witn tut) points, Bay City carried by a vote of 856 for to 17H against,
o! Port Uvaea Bay for the taking of finflsh and crabs last wqek due captured first place. , , k •' Work was begun on enlarging the Omen Lantern Inn, with ah
to the levels of mercury in the bay water. 35 YEARS AGO-1959 ,1 addition on the south side the Aril length of the building,
A plant site inspection team of engineers from the Office of Saline
The Special Sharks competed in the Area II! Special Olympics
Track and Field Meet in Cuero and came home with at least eleven Water, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C., will visit
Unit place ribbons. Those participating were: Jesse Hernandez, Dora Palacios Saturday.
Riviera, Juan Charles, Joanne Domes, Garrisa Sablatura. Janice • Ruth Electric Co. was awarded the contract for lighting a runway,
Rampmcier, Connie Luclo, Poncho Martinez, Tammy Riviera. Thao wind indicator, taxi strip and tower at the Palacios Airport, Theirbid
Do, Shawn Rogers, Allison Fields, Hurley Marlow and Yolanda was $13,475 and was the only bid submitted.
Martinet. ] 40 YEARS AGO-1954
1I YK4RS AGO-1969 Six boys from Palacios were called for their Armed Forces
Contract for dredging a new section of the Intra-Coastal Canal
from the Colorado River at Matagorda to deep water in Matagorda
Bay was let to the Hill Dredging Co.'of Ventnor, N.J.
60 YEARS AGO-1934
Arnold's Bakery added a stock of groceries,
A number of Palacios citizens attended the annual Chamber of
Commerce Banquet in Bay Gty.
65 YEAR AUO-I9J9
Central Power amlLlght Company was building a new high IlneJ
from El Campo to Palacios. j
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Chamber of CiMnmefve wla IpomiBP
Dr J.R Jackson reported to the Palacios School Trustees that the Wednesday at the Baptist Encampment as plans for future Improve- ing a general clean-up for the city.
Palacios Secmndary School* had been unconditionally recommended menu of the encampment were laid. !. C.L. Haynes resigned as manage
for continued accreditation wUh the Southern Association of Col- Engine failure caused a Korean war jet ace, Capt. C.G. Foster, to and was succeeded by O.E. Sorrel
cd as manager ol tire Ureal telephone c hange
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leges and IchOOl* make a forced landing at the local airport shortly before noon i . 71 YEARS AGO-19IV
Dolpit Brisco, maw leader, will he guest speaker at the Chamber Tuesday. - Woodie CaUawap was appointed mail carrier hum Palacios to
of Cummerw hatH|uei IVesday night, The new scoreboard ior Shark Field, which was made possible by Blessing. *
Melvin Lee, commander uf (veil \m(Post of Blessing, an- the Harmonic Hub, had arrived and would be installed during the end U D.D. Abhottimveri hem from Birmingham, Aiahamatoiaite4
notmeet! 'ii.it Carl W, Ring of Maiihwn, Pianola Kami and Patrick of the lurnnir, charge of the pavilfo^ He recently received ht* Army diachergaTl
1 L • ■ Perspective
linttaraT/^, |jgT| Bush speaks out on prison requirement
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West, Nicholas M. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 27, 1994, newspaper, April 27, 1994; Palacios, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth726372/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.