Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 4, 1973 Page: 2 of 6
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PORTLAND NEWS. Thursday Jin 4. 1*73
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Mr and Mrs Eddie C.
Vinson of 220 Ghent, announce
the engagement of their
daughter. Janie Claire, to
Marvin Dennis Farr Jr,, son of
Mr and Mrs Marvtn D Farr
Sr of Mathis
Miss Vinson is a graduate of
Gregory Portland High School
and attends Del Mar College
She is employed by Bud Wise
Realty in Ingleside
Farr is a graduate of Sinton
High School and Del Mar Tech
and is currently attending Del
Mar College He is associated
with Olson Associates, a
Corpus Christi firm
specializing in architecture.
planning consultation and
development
A May 19 wedding is planned
in Portland
Anniversark 3
Jan 5-Mr and Mrs Roy
Baucom
Jan G-Mr and Mrs Alex
Ewing
Jan 7 Mr and Mrs Carl
Duncan
Jan. 10-Mr and Mrs Jack E
Walton. Mr and Mrs J B.
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Mr and Mrs Eddie C
Vinson of 220 Ghent announce*
the engagement of their
daughter. Cathy Elizabeth, to
John Paul Raflery of Corpus
Christi. son of Mr and Mrs
John Kaftery of North Quincy,
Mass
Miss Vinson is a graduate of
Eastwood High School at El
Paso, and attended the
American Institute of
Technology in Phoenix, Ariz
Rallery is a graduate of
Embry Riddle Aeronautical
('Diversity at Daytona Beach,
Fla He received e MBA
degree at Baylor University,
presently is assistant manager
it K Mart in Corpus Christi
The couple will be married
Feb II at Saint Christopher
By The Sea Episcopal Church
Laura Rooney Here
For The Holidays
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The Sutton's of IhlS Starlit*
had a "wonderful" Christmas
Mrs I .aura Rooney was here
from Susiun. Calif . and spent
three* weeks with her daughter
over the Christmas Holidays
Mr and Mrs Paul Pemgo, the
husbands parents, came in
Rehearsal
Dinner Held
The Hnttan Room at Little
Rob's was the setting for a
rehearsal dinner honoring Miss
Myra Belh Hofmoistrr and
John William Kline hosted by
his parents Mr and Mrs W A
Kline. Thursday. Dec 21. at 7
p m.
The tables were formed as a
horseshoe The liead table was
flanked with a low
arrangement of while spider
mums and royal blue ribbon
other tables held frosted white
wedding hells and wide royal
blue ribbon
A menu of chicken fried
steak, gravy, baked potatoes,
slaw, green bean almondine.
relishes, hot rolls, buttermilk
pie. lea and coffee were served
to approximately .'Ml people
Garden Club
Sets Meeting
The Portland Garden Club
will meet Tuesday. Jan 10, at
10 a m at the Portland Pity
Hall
Kdna Yokem and Dorothy
Parr will give a program on the
orgin of Arbor Day and native
trees of Texas
Then* will be an election of
officers
Anyone interested is invited
to attend
from New Mexico for
Christmas. Christmas dinnc»r
was held at the Jim Best home,
• Sutton’s brother), in McAllen
and 23 feasted" on a “won-
derful** dinner
Mrs Kooney lived with her
daughter and family before
Celia but after the storm she
moved back to California She*
is “missed by the family and
friends and they wish she
would come back to stay."
A New Year’s party was held
in her honor and was attended
by all her friends and neigh-
bors
Silver Tray
Is Presented
A personal shower for Miss
Myra Beth Hofmeister. recent
bride of John William Kline,
was given by Mrs Carlo
Mircovich. Mrs George Harris
and Mrs Hay Akins Tuesday
Nov 28. at the home of Mrs
Mircovich
The hostesses presented
Miss Hofmeister with a silver
tray engraved with the bride
and groom's name and date of
wedding
Mr and Mrs. J L Stone
spent Christmas with their son
and his wife. Mr and Mrs. J I.
Haney, in Freeport The
Haneys are parents of two
month old triplet babies. 2 girls
and 1 boy.
Kline - Hofmeister Community Center
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Miss Myra Belh Hofmeister
<i| Aransas Pass tiecame tlie
bride of John William Kline in
a candlelight ceremony at 7 '.to
p m Friday Dec 22. al Ihe
Church of Our Savior
Episcopal in Aransas Pass
Reverend Robert Parker
officiated
The bride was given In
marriage by her father She
presented her mother with a
white china rosebud on her way
down Ihe aisle lo the alter
Parents of Ihe bride an* Mr
and Mrs laniii Hofmeister of
Aransas Pass The groom is
Ihe son of Mr and Mrs W A
Kline
The bride s gown had ivory
floral chantilly lace fashioning
Ihe bodice and sleeves Hows
o( val lace accented Ihe high
neck and cuff of the puffed
sleeves Vertical panels of
chantilly late edged with val
lace fell on either side of the
sofl skirl, which was gathered
The chapel length. lace edged
train fell from Ihe waist of the
buttoned bodice back Her veil
was tiers of illusion held by a
queens crown of pearls and
crystal heads She wore wrist
lenglh gloves, satin shoes and
carried a cascade tiouquet of
baby white rose buds A single
strand of pearls accen’cd her
attire
Mrs Palsie Harris was
matron of honor She was
dressed in a floor length A line
gown with a royal blue
Isiulevard velvet skirt and a
bodice of candlelight satin with
accenting pearl treading al the
high waist line She wore a
rhinestone tiara, candlelight
gloves and a royal blue peau de
sois shoes She earned a long
stemmed white rose bud with
royal blue tulle ribbon
Bridesmaids were Miss
Kalhy Allen and Connie Dunk
of Aransas Pass They were
dressed in floor length royal
blue boulevard velvet dresses
The A line skirt was nltached
lo a scoop neckline bodice
accented al Ihe waist with
pearls and puffed short
sleeves They also wore
rhinestone tiaras, candlelight
gloves, royal blue peau de sois
shoes and carried long white
rose buds accented in royal
blue
Miss Kerri Harris served as
flower girl she was dressed
identical to Ihe matron of
honor Miss Jennifer Hof-
meister, cousin of ihe bride,
handed oul the rice bags She
wore a gown of royal blue with
white lace around Ihe high
neck and down Ihe front. A
royal blue how held her hair
George Harris served as besl
man and groomsmen and
ushers were Donald Kline
Carlo Mircovich, Mike Marler
and Robert Moore All were
dressed in black tuxedos.
Richard Kline, nephew of Ihe
groom was ring hearer
Music for the wedding,
played by Mrs Homer Mc-
Culloch was "Somewhere My
Low". "Summer of '42" and
Ihe Theme from "The God
father".
The mol her of Ihe bride wore
a formal lenglh gown of
polyanze in Copenhagen blue
She wore a shirred polyanze
pill box hal and matching blue
satin shoes The grooms
mother was attired in a light
blue crepe, floor length, gown
with matching blue ac-
cessories Each wore a white
eymhidum orchid
Following Ihe ceremony, a
reception was held al the home
of the bride's grandparents,
Mr and Mrs C B Alford
The bride's table was draped
in candlelight satin with
Births
RttbertH
Emma George announces
from Kansas City, Mo., that she
and her husband, Loren, are the
grandparents of a new grandson.
Timothy Loren Roberts was
born at 2:10 a,m. Dec, 27. He
weighed in at 7 pounds and 3
ounces.
Parents of the new little boy
are Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Ro-
berts of Kansas City. Mrs. Ro-
berts Is the former Karla Kay
George.
Besides Timothy, the Roberts
have twin daughters, Tara Ly-
nette and Tonya Luanne, 2 years
old.
Mrs. George said that mother
and baby are doing fine but
“grandma Is frazzled.’* Mrs.
George left Portland Dec. II
for Kansas City but had a very
difficult time arriving there.
She was held up In Miami, Okla.,
for three days waiting for the
roads to clear. She said there
has been nothing but ice since
she arrived. She plans to return
to Portland about Feb. 5.
matching candlelight eyelet
embroidery skirl The four
Her wedding cake trimmed
with blue and white sugar
roses, graced one side and the
silver punch bowl the other
The centerpiece was a silver
candle la bra. adored with white
candles, blue carnations, white
rosebuds and royal blue rib
Ism Three tiered randelabras
were placed at each side of the
centerpiece Crystal and silver
appointments were used
Serving at the punch bowl
were Madeline Kline, sister in
law of the* groom and Coleen
Kline, neice of the groom
Serving Ihe bride's cake was
Miss Madeline Hofmeister of
Houston, cousin o( the bride
The groom's table was
skirted with candlelight eyelet
embroidery over blue lace
The centerpiece was an an-
tique gold cherub arrangement
holding a gold candle from
which german chocolate cake,
decorated wilh fresh frosted
truit. was served A gold coffee
service graced the table and
i erving were Deane Kline and
Charlotte Stone, sisters of the
groom
The champagne table was
skirled in candlelight eyelet
embroidery over satin A
silver champagne bowl was
placed in the renter holding a
pineapple entwined with
pearls
For her going away outfit,
Mrs Kline wore an original
Dalton hand crocheted bodice
of chocolate brown and ihe
attached skirt of candlelight
with matching shoes and hag
She wore the white rosebud
corsage from her bouquet.
After a wedding trip to
Houston, the couple will reside
in Portland, where Kline is a
coach at Gregory Portland
Junior High School Mrs Kline
is employed al Gulf Radio
Telephone Electronic. Inc in
Aransas Pass
Mrs Kline is a graduate
of Aransas Pass High School
attended Del Mar College and
The University of Houston
Kline gradualed from
Gregory Portland High School
and Southwest Texas College.
(tut of town guests for the
wedding were. Don Stotler,
Mrs Ludy Hofmeister, Miss
Madeline Hofmeister. Miss
Jennifer Hofmeister. and Paul
Hamilton all of Houston Mr
and Mrs Jack Frances, Mrs.
R I. Sparkman. Mrs. P D
Cook Mrs M E Gains. Mr
and Mrs Jack Winston. David
Singleton and John Barry of
Corpus Christi Miss Nell Kline
and Mrs Mary Fort of
Gregory Mrs G P Whit-
worth, Brownsville. Mrs Ruby
Wagnor, Vinton. l.a ; Mrs
Fred B Hodges, Fort Worth,
Mrs E D Cain. Beeville
Jerry Kline. Dallas, and Mr
and Mrs Forest H Kline of
Austin
SHOP IN PORTLAND &
HELP YOUR COMMUNITY
by Linda Harrington
Friday. Jan 5, is deadline for
ihe pre registration sheets lo
lie lurned in
Please cooperate wilh this
effort lo bring the community a
variety of activities. These
activities can only be as good
as Ihe people w illing to support
and participate in them There
are extra copies al city had and
Ihe Community Center If you
have any question*, please call
the Community Center at G43
5114
These activities have been
set up and registration for Ihe
classes has begun
Dancing Instrueior. Dawne
Cowen Fee for classes are
$8 00 for eight lessons First set
of classes will begin Saturday,
Jan C; 8 lo 10 am. preschool;
10 to It a m . second, third
graders, It a m to 12 noon,
fourth and fifth graders and
up. 12 mam lo l pm charm
and poise, all ages
Modern dance will be
featured wilh ballet and
modern jazz will be featured
with lap
Ballet and acrobatics will tx*
this Saturday, lap will be next
Saturday, alternating
Guitar Instrueior is Paul
Beaton The fee is $10 00 a
month and the lessons last
ihree months First lesson will
lie Thursday, Jan IH, from 7 15
lo 8 :to p m
Exercise These classes are
held every day from S:30 to
10:30 a m at the Community
Center Fee is $ too per month
The class needs exercise
iccords If you have some we
can borrow, contact the center
Square Dance lessons For
adults This group will start its
first lessons this week and next
week The first time you come,
Ihe lesson is free So come
waleh and sec if you would like
lo join Ihe fun For more in-
formation call Heubert Wilder
al 043-2735 or Ihe center
Bridge will resume this
Friday from 9to II :30a.m. The
fee is $1 00 A babysitter is
available Please bring toys for
your children
In fact, if can donate
a toy we can start a toy box tin"
the preschoolers and tots As it
is now there is nothing in Ihe
building with which the littlo
ones can play
Skating will lie held this
Friday Bring your skates and
records or nickels and quarters
for the jukebox
Girls softball -a ore
registration tor girls s4k.Mll
will lie held lor next Tll^Wnv
Mrs Pal Woodward wiJTh- at
Ihe center lo register i* ^uls
after school on these two days
From this registration it will tx*
able lo see how many girls will
lie able lo participate and
where lo divide Ihe age groups
Ladies volleyball scheduled
lo start Tuesday. -Ian 9, will
have lo be cam elled until Ihe
school hoard approves Ihe use
of Ihe T M Clark gym Thig
also applies lo mens gym night
Free play is available from
:t :io io 5 p m any school day.
Participants can enjoy ping
|smg shuffleboard, badmittnn,
ihelherball volleyball, foot
hall. checkers, chess,
aggrivalion. hopscotch and
horseshoes
Bike hikes will resume on
Mondays from 9:30 to II :iO
a ni as six in as Ihe weAier
permits ^
More aclivilies wi"lx* taken
Irom Ihe tally of 'the
preregistration sheets sent to
you through the mail These
activities will be scheduled
within the next two weeks
B Team
Logs Loss
The G-P "B" team Wildcats
had a hard time getting on the
scoreboard Tuesday mgla
against Stroman as the visitors
won the game 44 to 34 a
Dale Rankin and Gary
Merrill paced Ihe Wildcats
with 10 points a piece Others
scoring were Tommy Nelson,
2. James Thompson. 4; Cary
Avery. 2; Dennis Owens, 2;
Larry Meadows, 2; and Eddie
Chachere, 2
Services Held For Roy Baucom
Funeral services (or Roy T
Baucom, 07. of Portland were
held al 10 a m Friday, Doc 29.
in Ihe First Baptist Church
Graveside services were
held al 4 p m Saturday in the
Springhill Cemetery in
Longview under Ihe direction
of Cage Mills Funeral Home of
Corpus Christi
Baucom died Wednesday.
Dec 27, in a Corpus Christi
hospital after a long illness
A resident of Portland 13
years, he was manager of the
Shamrock station tor 12 years.
People remember him for his
ready smile and always having
something funny to say He
was most recently employed hi
the Grodhaus Exxon Servu\
Station He was a member
the First Baptist Church
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Survivors include his wife
Gladys; four sons, Koy L,
Baucom o( Bridgeport. Charles
N Baucom of Houston. Robert
E Baucom of Portland and
Marvin N Baucom of Grand
Prairie, one sister, Mrs. C I.
Long of Kaufman; Ihrei
brothers, William J. Baucom of
Scurry i t. Bau r
Malakoff and C E Baucoin "C
Dallas: and 13 grandchildr/n
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Ihe former Myra Beth llofineisler
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Leveen, Paul D. Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 4, 1973, newspaper, January 4, 1973; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth864138/m1/2/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bell/Whittington Public Library.