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Thundery; August 1, 1963
--Medellin Studio
MRS. ADELMIRO ACOSTA
Miss Elvira Flores Exchanges
Vows With Adelmiro Acosta July 21
Wedding vows of Miss Elva
Flores and Adelmiro Acosta
were repeated at 9 a.m.
July 21 at the Sacred Heart
Catholic Church in Elsa with
the Rev. Felix Sola, O.M.I.
performing the double-ring
rites.
Bridal white carnations
and gladioli in altar vases
ana entwining the branched
candelabra which held burn-
ing tapers formed the
setting. White satin bows
centered with tiny carnations
marked the family pews.
Parents of the couple are
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Flores
of Elsa and Mr. and Mrs.
Leo Acosta of Mission.
Father Sola furnished the
organ selections and played
the traditional wedding
marches.
The bride, given in marri-
age by her father was wear-
ing an imported Italian silk
organza over white taffeta
fashioned with a sculptured
bodice, and sweetheart neck-
line edged with scalloped
pearl - encrusted appliques.
The same decorations was
used also on the three-quar-
ter length sleeves. Her skirt
was fashioned with unpress-
ed pleates on either side
and the front was accented
with the pearl-encrusted
appliques to match the bodice
trim. A matching bow high-
lighted the back waist and
cascading skirt, falling into
a chapel train. Her pearliz-
ed crown caught up her
shoulder length veil of bridal
illusion and she carried a
cascading bouquet of
Frenched carnations center-
ed with a white orchid. Her
only jewelry was a strand
of pearls and matching ear-
screws.
Miss Mary Garcia, Monte
Alto served as maid of honor.
Miss Elva Chapa La Villa,
and Miss Susie Garza, Mer-
cedes, served as brides-
maids. The flower girl was
Sonia Saenz, Elsa.
The attendants were gown-
ed in pastel green brocade
sheath dresses, featuring
round necklines, short
sleeves and bows at the
waist. They wore nylon petal
hats with brief veils and sa-
tin slippers to match their
dresses and each carried a
long stem large white mum
with green trimmings.
Rojelio Quintanilla of
Mission iDrother-in-law of
the groom) served as best
man, and Norbert Flores,
brother of the bride, and
Richard Zamora served as
ushers.
Witnesses were Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Acosta, Mission,
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gomez,
Elsa; Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Acosta, Jr„ Brownsville;
Mr. and Mrs, Jim Taylor,
Edcouch; Mr. andMrs.Mar-
celo Flores, Dallas; Mr. and
Mrs. Isidoro Munoz, Mission
and Miss Amelia Lopez,
Elsa,
For her daughter's wed-
ding, the bride's mother
chose a light blue jersey
with black accessories. The
bridegroom's mother wore
a black chiffon with white ac-
cessories. Both wore white
carnation corsages,
A reception was held im-
mediately following the
cremony at Jesse's Place in
Elsa. The bridal couple,
their parents and attendants
received the guests.
Miss Amelia Lopez, pre-
sided at the bride's book,
fhe bride's table laid with a
white floor length net over
satin was centered with a
mirror on which was placed
a honey comb wedding bell
surrounded by tiny flowers
and bows. Mrs. Lucy Vas-
quez. Mercedes, served the.
chocolate and Mrs. Eloy
Garcia, sister of the bride-
groom, Mercedes, served
the tiered wedding confection
which was decorated with
light green sugar spun flow-
ers and topped with a bridal
couple. Mrs. Elma Ramirez,
Elsa, also assisted.
The bride attended the Ed-
couch-Elsa schools and
piror to her wedding was
employed at Zamora Phar-
macy in Elsa.
The bridegroom, a gra-
duate of Sharyland High
School is employed at the
Femat Grocery in Mission.
For travel the bride chose
a two piece white suit with
pleated skirt, coral hat and
gloves and white orchid cor-
sage. Following a wedding
trip to Corpus Christ! the
couple will make their home
in Mission.
Out of the Valley guests at
the wedding included Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Acosta, Amarillo;
Mr. and Mrs. Ignacio Tre-
vino, Mr. and Mrs. Francis-
co Gutierrez and Mr. and
Mrs. Vesiderio Guzman all
of Corpus Christ!.
Prior to her wedding Mrs.
Acosta was feted at a bridal
shower when Mrs. Jim Tay-
lor, Mrs. Silvestaro Gutier-
rez, Mrs. Luis Castellano,
Mrs. Teresa Pena, Mrs.
Minnie Flores, Miss Elva
Chapa, Miss Susie Garza,
Miss Mary Garcia, and Miss
Elvira Guzman entertained.
Mrs. Perry McGinnis of
Hillsboro has been a recent
guest at the home of her
sister and brother-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Younger
of Edcouch.
Phelix Cowan of Elsa re-
cently returned home from
Austin where he served as a
resource person at a Small
Schools Project Workshop on
the campus of the University
of Texas from July 8 through
July 15. Special consultants
came from Texas Tech Col-
lege, South Plains College,
Stephen F. Austin and
University of Texas. Phelix,
a graduate of Edcouch-Elsa
High School and Pan Ameri-
can College has a major in
art and is an art teacher in
the D'Hannis Schools near
San Antonio. He also teaches
history in high school. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. M.
C. Cowan of Elsa.
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Clark
of Edcouch had as their
recent guests their son-in-
law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Jay Wadsworth of Lub-
bock. Mrs, Wadsworth is the
former Miss Geraldine
Clark.
Visiting with Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Sikes of La Villa is
their daughter, Mrs. Pat
Clepper and children of
Corpus Christ!.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Heit-
man and daughter of Hous-
ton spent several days with
Mrs. Heitman's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Mitchell of Ed-
couch.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Boyd
are having a new home built
on Mile 16-51/2 south of
Elsa. _____
After the meeting of the
Edcouch Firemen on July 17,
several of them and their
wives gathered at the Vernon
Jones home to wish Mrs.
Jones a Happy Birthday and
were served birthday cake,
pie and coffee.
LEYINGS PRESIDE
AS OES HOLDS
INITIATION
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Levings presided in their
respective offices as worthy
patron and worthy matron
July 23, in the Masonic Hall
when the Edcouch Chapter
met for initiation services.
Mrs. Levings and James
Pealor were in charge of the
initiation program. Miss
Beth Pealor, accompanied by
Mrs. A. E. Branch, sang
"How Great Thou Art" at
the close of the initiation.
Seventeen officers and one
pro - tern and thirty - two
members were present.
The chapter received an
invitation to visit the Har-
lingen chapter the evening
of July 25 and the members
accepted. A report was given
on the Line Officers' meet-
ing held in San Benito re-
cently. Mrs. Frank Klopek,
Mrs. M. C. Cowan and Mrs.
Levings attended the meet-
ing.
Reports on Mrs. D. J.
McAlexander, who had un-
dergone surgery, and Mrs.
J. D, Weatherby. who was
in the Lawler Clinic with a
broken hip, were given. The
members made 41 con-
tacts with members and don-
ated eight hours of communi-
ty service.
Refreshments were serv-
ed by Mrs. M. C. Cowan
and Mrs. Branch. The table
was covered with a white
linen cloth and centered with
an arrangment of yellow rose
buds in a gold container.
Mrs. Beasley
Hosts Legion
Mrs. Elolse Beasley was
hostess for the Delta Post
American Legion Auxiliary
at her home in Edcouch Au-
gust 26. Mrs. Beasley pre-
sided in the absence of the
president.
The members decided to
have the Past Presidents
luncheon at Harold's Coun-
try Kitchen in Donna August
6, A report was given on sew-
ing for Veterans Christmas
box which was held July 18
at the home of Mrs. W. W.
Rabe.
A certificate of appreci-
ation was presented to the
Auxiliary from the State De-
partment of the Auxiliary for
their contribution on sending
girls to Blue Bonnet State.
This applies to helping in the
Citizenship Program.
Mrs. JesusaGuerrero Isa-
guirre, 81, died at a local
hospital Thursday evening
after a long illness. For-
merly a resident of Ed-
couch, she had been living
in Harlingen for several
months.
Survivors include her hus-
band, Secundino Isaguerre,
of Edcouch; a daughter, Mrs.
Rita I. Saldana; a brother,
Pedro Guerrero, and a sis-
ter, Carolina Guerrero, all
of Harlingen.
Funeral services were
held Saturday in the Imma-
culate Heart of Mary Church
with burial in the Campa-
cues Cemetery of Hidalgo
County.
Pfc. and Mrs. Noel Jan-
vier, Jr., are visiting with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Victor Leggett of Edcouch
and Mr. and Mrs. Noel Jan-
vier, Sr., of Elsa. Pvt. Jan-
vier is on a 30-day furlough
from Pemebton, Calif., be-
fore going to his new base
in Okinawaw. Mrs. Janvier
will stay with her parents
in Edcouch until he returns
from Okinawaw.
A frame and stucco build-
ing in Elsa owned by Texas
Plastics, Inc., was a total
loss from a fire which start-
ed about 9:30 Sunday morn-
ing. A. M. Cassberg re-
ported the fire to have caused
about $6,000 damage. Cass-
berg also commended Fire
Chiefs L. J. Moddle of Elsa
and Victor Leggett of Ed-
couch for their efforts in
keeping the fire under con-
trol.
Firemen of the two de-
partments were on the job
all day Sunday and part of
the night. Chief Moddle said
they had obtained sufficient
equipment for fighting the
blaze.
The building was reported
to have held only old records
and office equipment.
Miss Jan Eberle, 17,
daugnter of Jack Eberle of
Elsa, and Mrs. Elizabeth
Eberle of McAllen have been
taking dramatic lessons at
Corpus Christ! this summer
and are performing as show
girls in "Gypsy" at the Sandy
Shores Theatre, one of the
four shows to be presented
by the theatre. Jan will be
a senior at the McAllen High
School in the fall.
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MR. AND MRS. KENNETH LEE WARD'
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Belly Glover, Kenneth Ward
Wed In Edcouch Baptist Rites
Miss Betty Ann Glover of
Elsa became the bride of
Kenneth Lee Ward of Me
Allen in the First Baptist
Church of Edcouch July 27,
8 p.m. Parents of the couple
are Mr. and Mrs. H. D.
Glover of Elsa and Mr. and
Mrs. M. M. Ward of Eureka,
Calif.
Rev. Harvey Wilcox, pas-
tor of the church, officiated
at the double-ring ceremony
performed beneath a beau-
tiful archway of greenery
with arrangements of white
gladioli, stock and asters
to each side. Tall candel-
abra with lighted white tap-
ers stood on the altar back
of the archway. White satin
bows with sprigs of lily
of the valley marked the
family pews.
Mrs. W. J. Cooksey, or-
ganist, played the nuptial
music and accompanied Mr.
Cooksey, who sang "I Love
You T ruly" and "The Lord's
Prayer".
The bride, given in marri-
age by her father, wore a
formal wedding gown of silk
organza which was enhanced
with re - embroidered alen-
con lace over white taffeta.
The fitted bodice was
fashioned with a portrait
neckline framed by scallops
of lace adorned with irre-
descent sequins. The brief
juliet sleeves were of the
same lace. The front of the
bell shaped skirt was cir-
cled with lace to the top
of the hemline and was
caught up on each side with
a wing effect fold and com-
plimented in the back with a
butterfly of matching mate-
rial. The full skirt in the
back flowed into a chapel
train. Her lace pill box crown
held her tiered veil in place.
She carried a cascade de-
sign bouquet of feathered
carnations centered with a
white orchid.
Mrs. Richard Tompkins
of Edinburg was matron of
honor. Bridesmaids were
Misses Jo Carolyn Denham,
Edcouch; Ann Giebel of Cor-
pus Christi and Linda Mol-
lenauer. The attendants
dresses were of pink peau
de sole styled with round
neckline, short sleeves and
belt of matching material
tying in a bow in front.
Their bell shaped skirts
were of street length. Their
head peices were of match-
ing material in the form
of pink leaves with a fly
away veil in matching color.
They wore matching pink
satin slippers and white
short gloves. Each wore a
single strand of pearls, a
gift from the bride. Their
bouquets were a cascade de-
sign of light pink carnations
to a deep rose with little
cherubs and matching satin
streamers.
A. E. Seely of Corpus
Christi, foster father of
the bridegroom, was best
man. Richard Tompkins of
Edinburg and A. G. Board
of Copus Christi were
ushers.
The bride's mother wore
a torquoise silk shantung
and matching slippers, and
white hat. The bridegroom's
foster mother, Mrs. A. E,
Seely, wore a black dress
trimmed in white and wore
white accessories. Both
mothers wore white orchid
corsages.
A reception followed in the
Fellowship Hall of the church
with the bridal party and
their parents greeting the
guests. Miss Carolyn Kraus
presided at the bride's book
which was placed on a small
round table with white net
over floor length white satin.
It was centered with' the
attendants' bouquets.
The bride’s table was cov-
ered with white and centered
with the bride’s bouquet and
a small arrangement of the
chosen colored flowers. The
four tiered white wedding
cake was topped with white
sugar spun wedding bells
and lilies of the Valley. Miss
Dorothy Hood served the
cake and Miss Alice Maloy
poured the punch.
Others in the house party
included Mesdames Albert
Murden, W. O. Weyel, C. O.
Foerster, A. H. Dalton,
over floor length white satin.
It was centered with the
attendants bouquets.
The bride's table was cov-
ered with white and centered
with the bride's bouquet and
a small arrangement of the
chosen colored flowers. The
four tiered white wedding
cake was topped with white
sugar spun wedding bells
and lilies of the Valley. Miss
Dorothy Hood served the
cake and Miss Alice Maloy
poured the punch.
Others in the house party
Included Mesdames Albert
Murden, W. O. Weyel, C. O.
Foerster, A. H. Dalton,
Flore Cole, Scott Mollenau-
er and J. A. McCaffery.
Mrs. Ward chose a royal
blue shantung suit with white
accessories and white orchid
corsage for her traveling
attire. The couple will make
their home at 1213 Upus at
McAllen where the bride-
groom is employed by Cameo
Oil Co.
The bride is a graduate
of Edcouch Elsa High School
and South Texas Commer-
cial College, Corpus Chris-
ti. The bridegroom grad-
uated from Raybun Gap High
School in Ga., and served
four years in the navy where
he was an electronic techni-
cian.
The bride was honored
with a bridal shower at the
home of Mrs. Albert Mur-
den with nine hostesses pre-
ceding her wedding.
Recent houseguests in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
McCafferty of Elsa were
their son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Capt. and Mrs. R. E.
Jones and children of Fort
Worth. Capt. Jones is
stationed at Carswell Air
Force Base, Ft. Worth.
Jamie Foerster of Elsa
returned home recently after
visiting with an aunt
and uncle, Mr. and Mrs, A. D,
McNabb in Dallas, and with
his grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. O. Foerster, Sr., of
Baytown.
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PHONE AM2-1181 ELSA, TEXAS
TEC Opens
Office In Elsa
The Tesas_ Employment
Commission has opened a
branch farm office in Elsa,
it was announced this week.
The office is located at 214
N, Travis St. In the east
part of the City Hall Bldg.
Audie D. Humphries is in
charge, assisted by A. J.
Barber,
The office was opened to
serve La Villa, Edcouch,
Hargill, Elsa and Monte Al-
to. It will be open from
8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and
from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Mon-
day through Friday.
Lydia Circle Holds
Business Meet
The Lydia Circle met at
the Methodist Church July
24 with the chairman pre-
siding at the business meet-
ling and as hostess for. the
meeting.
Mrs. O. E. Carlson led
the lesson, which was a Bible
quiz. She was assisted by
Mrs. J. L. Schmalzried,
Mrs. Ebb Nattinger and Mrs.
W. A. Cazort. Mrs. Elsie
Saufferer gave the devotion-
al.
Refreshments were serv-
ed to eleven members. Mrs.
George Willeford closed the
meeting with prayer.
Miss Lorna Jean Lewis
of Houston spent the week-
end with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Clark Lewis and
family of Edcouch, and her
brother, Mr. and Mrs. Ar-
land Lewis and daughters
of Edcouch.
Capt. and Mrs. Walter
Hadley and daughters of
Whitman Air Force Base
near Sedalla, Mo., visited
with Mrs. Hadley's mother,
Mrs. Steve Hood of Elsa
the past weekend. Mr. and
Mrs. Coy / Hood and sons
of Corpus Christi are also
visiting Mrs. Hood of Elsa
and Mr. Hood's sister and
family. Captain Hadley and
family recently moved to
Mo. from Columbus, Ohio,
where he was formerly sta-
tioned.
Miss Avia Blankenship of
Edcouch, teacher in the Ed-
couch Elementary School, is
visiting with relatives in Ar-
tesia, N. M.
Mrs. J. D, Weatherby of
Edcouch underwent surgery
recently in the Lawler Clinic
in Mercedes after breaking
her hip in a fall at her home.
Rev. Tripp Installed
By Presbyterians
Rev. Leo Tripp was in-
stalled as pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church of Elsa
July 28 at 8:00 p.m. at the
church.
Rev. G. W. Crowfoot, pas-
tor of Treasure Hills Pres-
byterian Church of Harlingen
was presiding minister and
gave the charge to Rev.
Tripp. Rev. W. H. Arnold,
pastor of the First Presby-
terian Church of McAllen,
delivered the sermon titled
"Integrity of the Church."
The prayer of installation
was given by A. A. Aldrich,
elder of the First Presby-
terian Church of Edinburg.
B. C. Stephenson, ruling eld-
er in Treasure Hills Pres-
byterian Church gave the
charge to the congregation.
Rev. Tripp gave the closing
prayer.
Following the installation,
cookies and iced tea were
served in the educational
building.
Baptist Women
Hold Meeting
The WMS of the First
Baptist Church of Edcouch
entertained "The Magic Val-
ley Association" for their
quarterly meeting July 26
with the meeting opening at
9:30 A.M.
Mrs. A. V. Peterson of
Mission presided at the
meeting. Mrs. Jack Chastain
of Edinburg was in charge
of music meditation and Mrs.
Roy Johnson, song leader.
Special music was by Mrs.
A. I. Bast. Calendar of pray-
er was given by Mrs. W. C.
Stept.
Speakers on the program
were Mrs. W. A. Lemon of
Corpus Christi, district con-
ference director of Sun-
beams, Mrs. Ralph Watson
of Corpus Christi, District
Mission Study Director and
Mrs. Earl Johnson of Los
Fresnos who spoke on the
topic "Leadership". She is
president of Distrcit Five.
Mrs. Roy Dugger, president
of the Corpus Christi Dis-
trict, was also a special
guest.
Those present brought a
sack lunch and the Edcouch
Women furnished cake and
tea for the 60 persons pre-
sent.
W. W. Leggett, 79, of San
Antonio died July 25. He was
the father of the late Mrs-
Jim Bingham, formerly of
the Delta Area. He was a
frequent visitor to his daugh-
ter's home. His two grand-
daughters, Mrs. Bob Gar-
rett and Miss Dorothy
Carolyn Bingham, are resi-
dents of Weslaco.
Death Claims
Mrs. Beaver, 65,
Pioneer Resident
Mrs. Lillie Mae Beaver,
65, of Elsa died in a San
Juan hospital July 25 after
an illness of several months.
Mrs. Beaver was retired
from the Beaver Grocery
which she and heir late hus-
band, W. A. Beaver, had
owned and operated since
1942 with exception for a
short time they had spent
at Glenrose, Texas.
The family moved to the
Valley 47 years ago from
Farmersville, Tex., and
settled at Mission where Mr.
Beaver farmed and later
moved to the Delta Area to
if arm before going into the
grocery business.
Mrs. Beaver was a mem-
ber of the Edcouch Baptist
IChurch and the Edcouch Wo-
mans Study club.
Survivors include two
daughters, Mrs. Shirley
Saulsbury of Pharr and Mrs.
Clyde Dodd of Raymondville;
one son,Wm. A. Beaver of
Corpus Christi and eight
grandchildren; seven sis-
ters, Mrs. Bessie Wright of
McKinney, Mrs. Sam
Shipman of Princeton,
Mrs. Lee Sides and Mrs.
Herman Snyder both of Port
Arthur, Mrs. Ed Carr of
Houston, Mrs. Bill Henslee
of Farmersville and Mrs.
L. F. Fagala of Elsa; three
brothers, Monroe McMahan
and Olan McMahan of
Princeton and Walter Me
Mahan of Dallas.
Funeral services were
held at the Weldon Martin
Funeral Chapel July 27, with
the Rev. Harvey Wilcox of
the First Baptist Church of
Edcouch and the Rev. W. N.
Clark of the First Baptist
Church of Pharr officiating.
Pallbearers included Ernest
Carruth, W. O. Weyel, Joe
Howell, C. W. Bowers, Don
Renfroe and Ernest Thomp-
son, all of Elsa.
Burial was in Highland
Memorial Park south of
Elsa.
CARD OF THANKS
Words cannot express our
appreciation for the many
acts of kindness you have
shown us during the lengthy
illness and passing of our
mother and sister.
Mr, and Mrs. James
Saulsbury of Pharr
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Dodd
of Raymond ville
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Beav-
er of Corpus Christi
Mr. an Mrs. L. F. Fagala
of Elsa.
Mary-Martha Circle
Meets July 24
The Mary-Martha Circle
of the First Methodist
Church met with Mrs. M. C.
Bentsen July 24 with Mrs.
Leslie Lovell giving the les-
son "How to Meet Tragedy*'
asing experiences as illus-
trations. Mrs. H. D. Skin-
ner, circle chairman, pre-
sided over the business.
Mrs. J. F. Galloway opened
the meeting with prayer.
The next circle meeting
will be August 28 with Mrs.
Leslie Lovell and the WSCS
president, Mrs. Roy Strong,
as leaders of the lesson. The
hostess served refresh-
ments to fifteen members
present.
Mr. and Mrs. Arland Lewis
of Edcouch are the parents of
a daughter, Candice Leigh,
weighing 6 1/2 lbs. born
July 21 at the Knapp Mem-
orial Methodist Hospital.
The Lewis have another
daughter, Patricia Ann, two
years old. Mrs. Lewis is
the former Miss Grace Bar-
ber. The grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Lewis
and Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bar-
ber, both of Edcouch.
Miss Edna Faye Lewis,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Clark Lewis, returned re-
cently from attending a six
day twirling and drum major
school. Edna Faye was drum
major for Edcouch-Elsa
band last year and will be
again this year.
Mrs. D. J. McAlexander
of Santa Rosa, who has
taught English for several
years in the Edcouch-Elsa
High School, has returned
home after undergoing major
surgery at the Knapp Mem-
orial Methodist Hospital in
Weslaco.
Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Rivera
of Elsa announce the engage-
ment and approaching mar-
riage of their daughter, Ana
Rivera, to Pfc. Agustin Sau-
ceda, Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. Agustin Sauceda of El-
sa. The marriage will take
place Aug. 3 at 5 p.m. at
'the Sacred Heart Catholic
Church of Elsa. Both attend-
ed Edcouch-Elsa High
School. The prospective
bridegroom is presently sta-
tioned with the U. S., Army
at Ft. Wolters, Tex.
Mrs. E, L. Smith and
daughter, Gaile, of Monte
Alto accompanied Annabell
Stewart of Elsa to Houston
last week where she visited
relatives.
PUBLIC
NOTICE
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT TO BE VOTED
ON AT AN ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON NOVEMBER 9. 1963.
SENATE JpINT RESOLUTION
to
Proposed
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NUMBER FOUR ON THE BALLOT
NO. 16 proposing an amendment
Section 49-b, Article III of the Co
stitution of Texas so as to authori
an increase in the total amount of
bonds or obligations that may be
issued by the Veterans’ Land Board
to Three Hundred Fifty Million Dol-
lars ($350,000,000.00); providing for
the issuance of said bonds or oblig-
ations and the conditions relating
thereto and the use of the Veterans’
Land Fund: and providing for an
election and the issuance of a pro-
clamation therefor.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEG-
ISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 49-b, Art-
icle III of the Constitution of Texas,
be amended so the same will here-
after read as follows:
a n u t>..
Section 49-b. By virtue of prioi
stitution
govern
of Texai
dutiei
the Vet
Board. Said Board shall
Amendments to this Constitution,
has
1 ag
min_
vhich has been designated the Vet-
rans’ Land
there has been created a govern-
mental agency of the State of Texas
performing governmental duties
dei
ontinue to function for the purposes
pecified in all of the prior Consti-
tutional Amendments except as modi-
fied herein. Said Board shall be
composed of the Commissioner of the
General Land Office and two (2)
citizens of the State of Texas, one
(1) of whom shall be well versed in
veterans’ affairs and one (1) of
whom shall be well versed in fi-
citizi
i Senate, be ap;
by the Governor to serve for a term
of four (4) years; but the members
serving on said Board on the date of
adoption hereof shall complete the
terms to which they were appointed.
In the event of the resignation or
death of any such citizen member,
the Governor shall appoint a re-
placement to serve for the unexpired
portion of the term to which the
deceased or resigning member had
been appointed. The compensation
for said citizen members shall be
as is now or may hereafter be fixed
by the Legislature; and each shall
make bond in such amount as is
now or may hereafter be prescribed
by the Legislature.
"The Commissioner of the Gen-
eral Land Office shall act as Chair-
man of said Board and shall be the
administrator of the Veterans’ Land
Program under such terms and re-
strictions as are now or may here-
after be provided by law. In the
absence or illness of said Commis-
sioner, the Chief Clerk' of the Gen-
eral Land Office shall be the Acting
Chairman of said Board with the
same duties and powers that said
Commissioner would have if present.
"The Veterans’ Land Board may
provide for, issue and sell not to ex-
ceed Three Hundred Fifty Million
Dollars ($350,000,000.00) in bonds
or obligations of the State of Texas
for the purpose of creating a fund
to be known as the Veterans’ Land
Fund, Two Hundred Million Dollars
($200,000,000.00) of which have here-
tofore been issued and sold. Such
bonds or obligations shall be sold for
not less than par value and accrued
interest; shall be issued in such forms,
denominations, and upon such terms
as are now or may hereafter be pro-
vided by law; shall be issued and
sold at such times, at such places,
and in such installments as may be
determined by said Board; and shall
bear a rate or rates of interest as
may be fixed by said Board but the
weighted average annual interest
rate, as that phrase is commonly
and ordinarily used and understood
in the municipal bond market, of all
the bonds issued and sold in any in-
stallment of any bonds may not ex-
(^%)fOUr and °ne‘half ^
r and one-half percent
All bondB or obligal
o)- au oonuB or obligations
1 and sold hereunder shall, after
execution by the Board, approval by
the Attorney General of Texas, reg-
istration by the Comptroller of Pub-
lic Accounts of the State of Texas,
and delivery to the purchaser or pur-
chasers, be incontestable and shall
constitute general obligations of the
State of Texas under the Constitu-
tion of Texas; and all bonds hereto-
fore issued and sold by said Board
are hereby in all respects validated
and declared to be general obliga-
tions of the State of Texas. In order
to prevent default in the payment of
principal or interest on any such
bonds, the Legislature shall appropri-
ate a sufficient amount to pay the
same.
“In the sale of any such bonds or
obligations, a preferential right of
purchase shall be given to the ad-
ministrators of the various Teacher
Funds, the Permanent
and the Permanent
“Said Veterans’ Land Fund shall
consist of any lands neretofore or
hereafter purchased by said board,
until the sale price therefor, together
with any interest and penalties due,
have been received by said Board
(although nothing herein shall be
construed to prevent said Board from
hereafter issued and sold by said
board which moneys so attributable
shall include but shall not be limit-
ed to the proceeds from the issu-
ance and sale of such bonds; the
moneys received from the sale or re-
sale of any lands, or rights therein,
purchased with such proceeds; the
moneys received from the sale or re-
sale of any lands, or rights therein,
purchased with other moneys at-
tributable to such bonds; the interest
and penalties received from the sale
or resale of such lands, or rights
therein; the bonuses, income, rents,
royalties, and any other pecuniary
benefit received by said Board from
any such lands; sums received by
way of indemnity or forfeiture for
the failure of any bidder for the
purchase of any s. ih bonds to com-
ply with his bid and accept and pay
for such bonds or for the failure of
any bidder for the purchase of any
lands comprising a part of said
Fund to comply with his bid and
accept and pay for any such lands;
and interest received from invest-
ments of any such moneys. The
principal and interest on the bonds
heretofore and hereafter issued by
said Board shall be paid out of the
moneys of said Fund in conformance
with the Constitutional provisions
authorizing such bonds: but the
moneys of said Fund which are not
immediately committed to the pay-
ment of principal and interest on
incipal and interest
such bonds, the purchase of lands
herein provided, or the payment
herein provided may be
as
yment of
expenses as herein provided may be
invested in bonds or obligations of
the United States until such funds
are needed for such purposes.
“All moneys comprising a part of
said Fund and not expended for the
purjioses herein provided shall be a
part of said Fund until there are
sufficient moneys therein to retire
fully all of the bonds heretofore or
hereafter issued and sold by said
Board, at which time all such moneys
remaining in said Fund, except such
portion thereof as may be necessary
to retire all such bonds which por-
tion shall be set aside and retained
in said Fund for the purpose of re-
tiring all such bonds, shall be de-
posited to the credit of the General
ppsited to the credit of the Gene:
Revenue Fund to lie appropriated
such purposes as may be- prescril
by law. All moneys becoming a pai
of said Fund thereafter shall lik
wise be deposited to the credit of the
General Revenue Fund.
“When a Division of said Fund
(each Division consisting of the
moneys attributable to the bonds is-
led
is-
sued and sold pursuant to a single
Constitutional authorization and the
lands purchased herewith) .contains
sufficient moneys to retire all of
by such Divisi
bonds secured by such
moneys thereof, except such porta
the
ion, the
neys thereof, except such portion
may be needed to retire all of the
bonds secured by such Division which
portion shall be set aside and remain
a part of such Division for the pur-
pose of retiring all such bonds, may
be used for the purpose of paying the
principal and the interest thereon,
together with the expenses herein
authorized, of any other bonds here-
tofore or hereafter issued and sold
by said Board. Such use shall be a
matter for the discretion and direc-
tion of said Board; but there may be
no such use of any such moneys con-
trary to the rights of any holder of
any of the bonds issued and sold by
said Board or violative of any con-
tract to which said Board is a party.
ram
by said Board for the pur-
se of purchasing lands situated in
Veterans’ Land Fund shall
by
pose of pu
the State of Texas owned
United States or any governmental
\ owned
or any
agency of the State of
led by any person, firm
by the
or any governmem
agency thereof, owned by the Texas
Prison System or any other govern-
tes
•ncy thereof,
son System or any other go'
mental agency of the State of Texas,
or owned by any person, firm, or
corporation. All lands thus purchas-
ed shall be acquired at the lowest
price obtainable, to be paid for in
cash, and shall be a part of said
Fund. Such lands heretofore or her
after purchased and comprisi
part of said Fund are hereby declar-
ed to be held for a governmental
eld tor a government:
purpose, although the individual pur-
chasers thereof shall be subject to
taxation to the same extent and in
rch;
the same manner as are purchasers
of lands dedicated to the Permanent
Free Public School Fund.
“The lands of the Veterans’ Land
Fund shall be sold by said Board in
such quantities, on such terms, at
such prices, at such rates of interest
and under such rules and regula-
tions as are now or may hereafter be
provided by law to Texas veterans
who served not less than ninety (90)
continuous days, unless sooner dis-
charged by reason of a service-con-
nected disability, on active duty in
the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast
Guard or Marine Corps of the United
States, between September 16, 1940,
and March 31. 1965, and who upon
the date of filing his or her applica-
tion to purchase any such land is a
citizen of the United States, is a
bona fide resident of the State of
Texas, and has not been dishonorably
discharged from any branch of the
Armed Forces above-named and who
at the time of his or her enlistment,
induction, commissioning, or draft-
ing was a bona fide resident of the
State of Texas. The foregoing not-
withstanding, any lands in the Vet-
erans’ Land Fund which have been
first offered for sale to veterans and
which have not been sold may be
sold or resold to such purchasers, in
such quantities, and on such terms,
and at such prices and rates of in-
terest, and under such rules and
regulations as are now or may here-
after be provided by law.
“Said Veterans’ Land Fund, to the
extent of the moneys attributable to
any bonds hereafter issue/I and sold
by said Board may be used by said
Board, as is now or may hereafter
be provided by law, for the purpose
of paying the expenses of surveying,
monumenting, road construction, le-
gal fees, recordation fees, advertis-
ing and other like costs necessary or
incidental to the purchase and sale,
or resale, of any lands purchased
with any of the moneys attributable
to such additional bonds, such ex-
penses to be added to the price of
such lands when sold, or resold, by
said Board; for the purpose of pay-
ing the expenses of issuing, selling,
and delivering any such additional
bonds; and for the purpose of meet-
ing the exs>enses of paying the in-
terest or principal due or to become
due on any such additional bonds.
“All moneys attributable to the
bonds issued and sold pursuant to
the Constitutional Amendment adopt-
ed on November 6, 1956. shall be
nd sold pursuant to
ant
ado
jmber 6, 1956, i
credited to said Veterans' Land Fund
be used for the purpose of
g additional lands, to be
and may be used
rul may
urchasin
arpose of
provided herein, un
mber 1, 1965; provided, hi
;ys
be necessary to pay interest
lowever,
at so much of such moneys as may
necessary to pay interest on such
bonds shall be set aside for
pui
sold as provided herein, until De-
oweve:
as ma
>n sue
Donus snail oe set aside lor that pur-
pose. After December 1, 1965, all
moneys attributable to such bonds
shall be set aside for the retirement
of such bonds and to pay interest
thereon; and when there are suffi-
cient moneys to retire all of such
bonds.
mainin:
all of such moneys then re-
sa
gov
vided herein.
part
shall
ng or
of said
thereaftei
Vetera
eys
ter becoming a
ns’ Land Fund
overned as elsewhere pro-
"AI1 of the moneys attributable to
any series of bonds hereafter issued
and sold by said Board (a ‘series of
bonds’ being all of the bonds issued
and sold in a single transaction as a
single installment of bonds) may be
tsed for the purchase of lands
bonds)
used for the purchase of lands as
herein provided, to be sold as herein
provided, for a period ending eight
(8) years after the date of sale of
such series of bonds; provided, how-
ever. that so much of such moneys
as may be necessary to pay interest
bonds hereafter issued and sold
1 be set aside for that purpose in
accordance with the resolution ado]
ed by si
suance
bonds,
period,
set aside for the retirement of ai
authorizing the is-
ce and sale of such series of
ids.
iod, all of such moneys sha
shall be set aside for that
accordance with the resolution adopt-
ed by said Board authorizing the is-
ance and sale of such series of
■nds. After such eight (8) year
riod, all of such moneys shall be
t aside for the retirement of any
bonds hereafter issued and sold and
to pay interest thereon, together with
any expenses as provided herein, in
accordance with the resolution
resolutions i
and sale of
until there i
retire all of the bonds hereafter
sued and sold, at which time all such
moneys then remaining a part of
said Veterans’ Land Fund and there-
after becoming a part of said Fund
shall be governed as elsewhei
vided herein.
authorizing the issuance
of such additional bonds,
there are sufficient moneys to
all of the bonds hereafter is-
here pro-
“This Amendment being
only to establish a basic f:
intended
fra:
and not to be a comprehensiv
ment of the
mework
nsive '
Veterans’ Land
treat-
Pro-
gram, there is hereby reposed in the
Legislature full power to implement
and effectuate the design and ob-
jects of this Amendment, including
the power to delegate such duties,
responsibilities, functions, and au-
thority to the Veterans’ Land Board
as it believes necessary.
“Should the Legislature enact any
ling laws in anticipation of this
ndment.
acip;
such 1;
of its
aw shall be
anticipatory
enablin
Ame
void by
nature.
“This Amendment shall become ef-
fective upon its adoption.”
Section
tional
to
to be held on
the first
Monday in November. 1963, at which
election all ballots shall have printed
thereon the followir
Section 2. The foregoing Constitu-
nal Amendment shall be submitted
a vote of the qualified electors of
this state at an election to
the first Saturday afte
Monday in November, 191
ing:
FOR the
49-b of Article III of the Constitution
of Texas to increase the Veterans’
Land Fund by $150,000,000.00; said
Fund to be used for the purpose of
purchasing land in Texas to be sold
to Texas veterans who served in the
Armed Services of the United States
between September
March 31, 1955: sue]
pended in accordance
tions and requirement
provided by law”; and
Amendment to Section
III of the Constitutir~
16. 1940, and
ch funds to be ex-
nee with instruc-
ements that may be
AGAINST the Amendment to Sec-
n 49-b of Article III of the Con-
stitution of Texas to increase the
tion 49-b of Article
Veterans’ Land Fund by $150,000,
ind to be
purpose of purchas'
to be sold to Te:
eran
000.00; said Fund to be used for the
of purchasing land in Texas
rpose
be sold to Texas veterans who
served in the Armed Services of the
United States between September 16,
1940, and March 31, 1955; such funds
to be expended in accordance with
instructions and requirements that
may be provided by law.”
If it appears from the returns of
said election that a majority of the
votes cast were in favor of same
Amendment, the same shall become
a part of the State Constitution and
be effective from the date set forth
in said Amendment, and the Gover-
nor shall issue a
keeping therewith.
a proclamation in
Section 3. The Governor of the
State of Texas shall issue the neces-
sary proclamation for said election
and shall have the same published as
required by the Constitution and
Laws of this state.
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