Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 2, 1975 Page: 4 of 8
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PORTLAND NEWS. Thursday, J»n 7, 1975
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MRS MARVIN LEWIS KIRK
the termer Pamela Jean West
Hester-Townsend
Joyce I
nd Hill li
De»
ian Townsend
were united in
Saturday morning
at First Haptist
»f Gregory with the
k Carter of Corpus
Beta ting
mts were Mrs Ed.
The W
were in C
Oirisimas h
parents Mr
Keese. an<
family, Mr
Renfro family
■rokee for the
days to visit her
md Mrs M H
her sisterand
id Mrs Warded
Randolph Kendro went
hunting while then* and killed a
large deer
Dailey of Nederland. Dr
William Hynes of Cleveland.
Ohio, and Brady Townsend
The couple will make their
home in Portland
Parents of the bride are Mr
and Mrs John R Dearman of
Gregory The groom is the son
of Mr and Mrs H H Hester of
Taft
Debbie Rankin, a student at
Southwest Texas State
University at San Marcos, is at
home with her parents. Mr
and Mrs Charles Rankin. 207
Pecos, for the holidays
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93 Years Young
Spry and happy Mrs Myrtle J. Bowen. SOS Commerce,
yesterday (Jan 1) welcomed 107S by celebrating her 43rd
birthday Born in Marshal County. Okla . she moved to Tanas
in 1070 with her husband Willie A Bowen, who passed away
in I0S1 Mrs Bowen who has lived here since 10*0 has sin
living children, tour sons Clyde and John ol Portland.
Monroe ol Llano, Milton ol Port Aransas, and two daughters
Mrs Ruby McKay ot Port Lavaca and Mrs Johnnie Pierce
ol San Angelo. Another son. D. F Bowen, is deceased His
family lived at Alice. (News Photo)
Estate
Bv ALFRED EDGE
REALTOR
FINISH JOB OR
LOSS SALE
Tht Johnson'! hod o
problem A looby roof Now
♦hot thoir homo wot obouf to
pul up for solo, Johnson
orrongod to hovo If repot rod
Good thinkinf, Johnson
Almost
Aftor the |ob wot finished
ot proof expense, the yellow
wotor stem still romoinod on
the coiling Mr Johnson
thought he hod oiroody spent
enough on the roof end ony
prospert would believe him
when he showed the repeir
bill
The old odoge of being
penny wise end pound
foolish bore fruit. Eech
prospect asked about the
stoin The receipted bill
never quite put their minds
at ease One structural
problem in o heme is o red
flog wevmq and warning
headache "
Fortunately, tor the price
of a rostouront dinner the
ceiling was repainted It waft
finally sold but only aftor
too mony of the best
prospects had gone on to
other properties The moral
is obviaus Th# fewer
apologies you have to mokt
for your property, the easier
if is fa sail. If you have any
obvious red flags waving
remove them
Thinking of .tiling your
home? We vyrtuliir in
mrdcntiril vale. therefore if
mrhri sin si to list with Alirrd
Fitge Co Rrrliorr where you
con depend on complete,
prolrsuonil service Four
oHice. to wrrr you Portland
Inglevtde and two in Corpus
Chrisii Phono or drop in at the
Allred Mgr Co Realtors
Otlrre Host st to you
Mimi I\iim-la Jean West and
Marvin Lewis Kirk were
married Saturday. Dec- 21. at 7
pm in (he First Haplial
< "hurch
The Kev W D Broadway
officiated at Ihe double ring,
candlelight service
Mr and Mrs Marvin West,
HI fhiltipm. are parents of the
hride The groom is Ihe son of
Mr and Mrs Arnold Kirk of
Alvin
fiiven in marriage by her
father Ihe bride wore an
empress gown of organza with
an over skirt of guipure lace
The long tapered sleeves and
high rise bodice was accented
with Ihe same lace A pearled
lace headpiece held her veil of
illusion The bridal bouquet
was a cascade of while roses
acceptecf with red roses and
baby's breath
Miss Mendayle McDonald
was maid of honor and Mrs
John Lynch of Huntsville was
matron of honor
Rndesmaids were cousins of
(he bride Debbie Sriver of
Hosenhurg and Marijo Shaw
of Denier, N M
Flower girl was Susan
Mitchell of Houston, cousin of
the bride and ring bearer was
(ireg West, brother of the
bride
Henry Hearn of Alvin
served as best man Groom
smen were Guy Glasford. Jack
Skeen and Ralph Thomas all of
Alvin Ushers were Jim West,
brother of the bride, and
Bobby Hundley, uncle of the
bride from Roswell. N M
The bride's attendants wore
floor length gowns of cram
berry double knit with fitted
sleeves and V necklines ac
r ented with while lace ruffles
and insets They carried
bouquets of mixed flowers in
pink, red and white with
cranberry and silver nbhon
streamers
The altar of Ihe church was
centered by a IS candle can
delabra flanked by houquels of
mixed flower* in red. while
and pink and two smaller
sevencandle candelabra
Miss Becky Meyer ac
companied by Mrs Charles
Crosswhite al Ihe organ sang
"We ve Only Just Begun",
The Twelveth of Never" and
"The Wedding Prayer”
A reception followed Ihe
ceremony in Ihe church
fellowship
After a short wedding trip.
Ihe couple will live in Alvin
'The bride was graduated
from Gregory-Portland High
School, attended Sam Houston
Slate tlniversity and is now
attending Herman Hospital
School of Nursing .
The groom was graduated
from Alvin High School and
attended Alvin Junior College
He is employed by Monsanto
Division of O M C
Out of town guests were Mr
and Mrs A D Hundley and
Bobbv of Roswell, N M Mrs
upal Noyer of Dexter. N M
Mr and Mrs Don Shnver and
children of Rosenberg Mr*
Pat Mitchell and children of
Houston. Gary Shaw and
I Ain me Wagner of Austin John
Lynch of Huntsville Mr and
Mrs Chip Newton of Dallas
Mr and Mrs Mike Hendrix of
Refugio. Mr and Mrs I,e Roy
Wessell and Mrs Mel Gallion
of San Antonio Mr and Mrs
Bob Tucker and Mr and Mrs
Roy de la Houssage of Corpus
Chrisfi
Tight Grain
Supply Seen
The tightest grain supply in
recent history is forecast for
the southwestern part of the
United States in the spring and
summer of 1975
That Is the prediction of
Grain Sorghum Producers
Association executive director
Klbert Harp "if the present
rale of consumption con-
tinues "
Harp points out that,
although the number of cattle
on feed is down, the number of
cattle currently on feed is
higher in relation to the feed
supply a year ago
The USDA cattle on feed
report for November 1S74,
showed the cattle on feed
number about 71 per cent of the
level of the previous year
The total 1974 production of
corn and grain sorghum for the
Southwestern United States is
only 68 per cent of 1973 With
Locals
Mark Stafesir son of Mr and
Mrs William Stafesir. 301
Terlingua. is home from
Trimly University for Ihe
holidays
Mr and Mrs William Calvin
and children, Mark. Pam and
Shane, were in Fort Worth
recently fo spend Christmas
with daughter Debbie, who
will move to Denver. Colo.
Jan 10 She will be associated
w ith the Army Air Force Post
F.xchange management
program
Good-Jonas
MRS. KEVIN A GOOD
the termer Cynthia Lynn Jonas
Birthdays
Jan 3: Marvin Duncan,
Lillie Glasaon. .Sonya Char
net ski
Jan 4 Gary Knight. Gwen Morin
Dugat. Flame Hicks. Vickie
Willis. Kerry York
Jan 5: Skeeter McDonald,
Barbara Strain. Karen Kay
Quick Brian Kellv Moore
Jan 6 Michelle Strain.
Jerry Lvnn. Geraldine Davila
Jan 7 I kinald Turner. Stella
Jan 8 Gary French. Scott
Brent. Becky Bryant
RENEW VOL It
si HM HITION
Miss Cynthia Lynn Jonas and
Kevin A Good were married
Saturday evening Dec 21. in
the home of the bride’s
parents
The bride is the daughter of
Mr and Mrs Richard L
Jonas The groom is the son of
Mr and Mrs Franklyn Good of
Springfield. Ya
The hride wore a long
princess style gown of
champagne polyester satin It
was designed with a high, open
neck, high rise fitted bodice
and full sleeves on a wide band
fastened with small pearl
buttons Her veil of champagne
illusion was held in place with a
I leaded Juliet cap. which had
been worn by her mother
The hride carried a bouquet
of white carnation, red roses
and variegated holly
The maid of honor was Ihe
bride’s sister. Miss Carol Lee
.Innas She wore a long two
piece dri*ss of moss green
polyester trimmed with
champagne lace
The best man was the
groom's father. Franklyn
Good Roger Crocier of the
Portland ('hurch of Christ
performed the marriage
ceremony
Only the immediate family
attended the ceremony A
reception was held im-
mediately following with close
friends joining the party.
Out-of-town guests were Mr
and Mrs Franklyn Good. Miss
Kathy Good and Mrs Terry
Blevins, sisters of the groom,
and Kenneth Good, brother of
the groom, all of Springfield.
Va
Other out-of-town guests
were the bride’s grandparents.
Mr and Mrs K J Jonas of
Schuyler Neb
The bride is a recent
graduate of Southwest Texas
State l niversity at San
Marcos The groom is em-
ployed with IBM in the
Washington. D C area
The couple will make their
home in Fairfax. Va
School Menu
Monday Italian mrat sauce
and spaghetti, green black
eyed peas, tossed green salad,
hot rolls, butter and milk
Tuesday llurrilos. buttered
corn green beans, jellied fruit
salad hot rolls, butter and
milk
Wednesday Chicken with
rice dressing, Knglish peas and
carrots, cabbage slaw, peanut
hut ter cookies, hatter bread
and milk
Thursday Hamburgers,
pinto beans. French fries,
lossed salad and milk
Friday Chicken fried steuks
and gravy, whipped potatoes,
orange icies. Harvard beets
peanut butter and honey, hot
rolls and milk
Senior Citizen
Hingo Is Set
The Portland Jaycee Kites
remind all senior citizens that
senior citizen longo w ill be held
Wednesday. Jan 8. from t> ;tti
to 8 pin at the Community
Center
Bingo is free and all senior
citizens are invited
Anrwersarys
Jan 2 Mr and Mrs Frank
Smith
Jan 7 Mr and Mrs Carl
Duncan.
FOR Ml s| RES! I TS
use: \e:ws classifie ds
the heavier weight cattle going
info the leedlots, the average
daily consumption may be
higher adding additional
stress to the figures
The exports of grain sor
ghum for the last six months of
1974 are running about 86 per
cent of 1973 In comparison to
the production of 1974. the
export market is using a larger
percentage The exports for
the last six months of 1973 were
3 75 per cent of the crop that
year The relationship was 4 95
per cent for 1974
"Under present consumption
trends, it appears that grain
will have to be shipped into the
southwestern feedlots from the
corn belt by late spring and
summer," Harper predicted
"We encourage all cattle
feeders to study these figures
while grain is still available,
in order to avoid the additional
freight expenses "
Believer! in every religion
have been able to find In
the Baha'i Faith "a religion
that perfectly conform! with
present condition!, which in
reality effect! the immediate
cure of the incurable disease
which relieve! every pain,
and bestows the infallible
antidote for every deadly
poison."
BAHA'I WRITINGS
For further information
tee Baha'i books in
Portland Public Library.
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Leveen, Paul D. Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 2, 1975, newspaper, January 2, 1975; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth864432/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1&rotate=90: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bell/Whittington Public Library.