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THE PHARR PRESS, PHARR (HIDALGO COUNTY), TEXAS
THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1977
THE PHARR PRESS
Established February 20, IMS
Second Class Postage Paid at
Pharr. Texas 78577
Lloyd H. Glover, Editor-Publisher
Office: 203 So. Cage, Pharr Texas
Phone 787-2291
Published each Thursday morning
at Pharr, Hidalgo County, in the
Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
Subscriptiort Rates:
$4.00 Per Year In County - $4:50
per year outside of Co.
10 _ 20 — 30 — 50
YEARS AGO
From the Files of
The Pharr Press
and
Rio Grande Valley Sun
10 Years Ago—March 16, 1967
Ernest G. Chapa, Granville Smith
and Harold Burmeister were named
members of the board of equaliz-
ation for the PSJA School Dist. for
this year. Smith is a new appointee.
* * *
Rev.Dwight L. Tresidder, pastor
of the People’s Church, San Juan,
Was elected president of the Tip
of Texas Girl Scout Council for 19-
67, succeeding Tyler Russell.
* * *
The Salvation Army annual camp-
aign for funds will start March 21
Ted Skinner is campaign chm.
* * *
Dr. Albert C. Outler, noted theo-
logian and author, will be guest
minister for four services at the
Pharr Methodist Church, starting
March 17 th.
* * *
New teachers elected for the
1976-68 school year at PSJA are:
Barbara Ann Cook, Lee Adams,
Betty Linn, and Mary J. McClel-
lan.
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The Pharr American Legion Post
101 joined in a nation wide cele-
bration of the 48th birthday of the
Legion with special festivities, an-
nounced Frank Tagle, cmdr.
GET
START
IMMEDIATE JOBS
FOR 17-27 YEAR OLDS WE
OFFER GUARANTEED TRAIN-
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VACATION, & ENROLLMENT
IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY
COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE
CONTACT
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El Centro Mall
Pharr, Texas
512-686-4016
AIR FORCE
LEARN AND EARN
Catholics and Protestants will
join in the first ecumenical meeting
ever held in the Valley on Palm
Sunday, March 19th, with two
nationally recognized leaders as
speakers. They are Bishop Hum-
berto S. Madeiros, of the Browns-
ville Diocese, and Dr. Albert C.
Outler, professor at Perkins School,
Dallas*
• * •
Mr. and Mrs. Pancho Doneis of
Milwaukee announce the arrival of
a daughter, Delores Marie, on
March 13.
• * •
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Clark honored
her father, T. H. (Tom) McClure
March 12th on his 82nd birthday.
* e •
20 Years Ago—March 15, 1957
The Pharr Rotary Club elected
the following officers for the
coming year at the March 13th
meeting: Ray Ehrlich, president;
Fred Seitz and Ruffin Cooper, vice
presidents; Marvin Downs, Howard
Lambe and John Jancik, directors.
* * *
General rains all over the Valley
area of one inch to over three
inches have been beneficial to the
cotton crop, most of which has
been planted, and will benefit the
tomato, com and citrus crops.
* * *
The PSJA school board elected
T. J. Sing to replace Harold Miller,
who moved to Harlingen during
the month of February. In other
business, the board voted 3-3 to
affirm the minutes of the Jan-
uary 30th board meeting in which
the contract of Supt. Fred Kaderli
was extended for two more years.
The vote was 4-3 at that meeing.
• * *
Water storage in Falcon Dam
increased by 50 per cent as of
March 13th due to the rains on the
watershed above the dam in the
last week.
* * *
C. B. Vinsant and Charles H.
Krueger of Pharr have been ap-
pointed to the agriculture and
water committee of the Valley
Chamber of Commerce for 1957.
* » •
Beautiful colored slides of a trip
to Alaska was shown at the re-
gular Kiwanis Club meeting March
7th by Sayles Browning, who with
his wife, Melba, made the trip last
summer, traveling 5,000 miles.
* * *
The First Baptist Church is
sponsoring a mission of the church
in Northeast Pharr. A site has
tnzicn puxuionva VUC UIUCK SOU Li i
and one block east of Buckner
school of four lots, with two do-
nated by Marvin Evans and two
purchased by the Church at one-
half price.
* * *
Ralph Yarborough of Austin was
in Pharr this week in the interest
of his campaign for the U. S.
Senate. Thad Hutcheson, Houston,
was also in the Valley the same
week campaigning for the same
office.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Douglas of
Corpus Christi announce the ar-
rival of a sop, Mark Eugene, bom
March 11th in Spohn Hospital.
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WOODMAN OF THE WORLD HONOR DR. LONG—Dr. Wil-
liam H. Long, retired, was recently honored by Woodmen
of the World for his great contributions to the camp and
the community. Dr. Long was presented with a portrait
donated by long time WOW member Ernesto G. Villarreal,
now residing in Los Angeles, and a plaque presented by
Post Cmdr. Erasmo Rosales, left, and Secretary Rene Castel-
lanos, right.
discontinue this organization as
was comtemplated when the Kiw-
anis Club was organized. The or-
ganization will continue as it is at
present. A drive will be made for
new members.
• * •
The very latest stunt in the mat-
ter of women’s apparel has made
its appearance in the Valley.
Stockings are being sold three in
a set so that the girls may carry
a “spare” in case of runs, rips,
etc.
• • *
Bert Moore and Orville Eby will
leave this week for Dallas where
they will attend the state meeting
of the Peoria Life Inc. Co.
• * *
Joe Leddel went abroad Sunday
and he says the bridge looked
straight to him when he returned.
• * •
March 11, 1927
Organization of the Lower Rio
Grande Valley Scout Council is
rapidly being completed, according
to Tom Murray, scout executive
from Harlingen.
* • *
A Kiwanis Club was organized in
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THE PHARR EAGLES LODGE, 210 SOUTH CAGE, have re-
painted the front of the Lodge, with emblems of the Lodge
painted on each side, with motto, and large “Welcome to
Pharr" in the middle.
Legal Notice
and Environmental Assessment, and
any other available information
about the proposed project are on
file and available for inspection and
copying at the Resident Engineer’s
Office located at 612 North Cage
for five years, who operated .1
Materinal grandparents are Mr. week/visiting his mother, Mrs. M.
and Mrs. D. G. Hobbs of Pharr.' G. Ingram, other relatives and
* * • friends. He has been in the service
30 Years Ago—March 14, 1947 5 and Vz years. He was prisoner blacksmith shop, died at his home
Sale of $75,000 in revenue bonds of the Japanese for 2 and % years. March 10. He was 69.
to finance the construction of a *** • * •
new foottball stadium began this 50 Years Ago—March 8, 1927
NOTICE AFFORDING
OPPORTUNITY FOR
PUBLIC HEARING
The State Department of High- Blvc„ ir. Pharr, Texas,
ways and Public Transportation is Information about the State’s Re-
* ^WamS™<J1UI? planning the reconstruction of (1) location Assistance Program, the
Mercedes March 4th with the gtandard Ave > 374 (Busi_ benefits and services for displacees,
ness U.S. 83) north to First St.; (2) and information concerning the Re-
First St., from Standard Ave., west location Assistance Office, as well
to Leopard St.; and (3) Leopard St., as information about the tentative
night. First president is Herman First gt north tQ u< g> 83 g*. schedules for the acquisition of right
E. Sugg, with Dick Bigden vice pressway> all in the aty of of way and construction can be ob-
juan tained at the Resident Engineer’s
Officp
The proposed improvements pro- ~ . ,
. * * vide for the reconstruction of the Any in erested citizen may re,
existing city street facilities as fol- quest that a public hearing be held
Otis Bismark Fox, local resident f™ing Cliy sireet IaciUTies as 101 covering the social, economic and
environmental effects of the pro-
Brownsville Club the sponsoring
organization. The charter will be
presented April 11th at a ladies
pres., Walden Haynes, secretary,
Jack Trollinger treasurer and
James Howze district trustee.
lows:
(1) Standard Ave., reconstruction , tto d d , , thi.
to a minimum 39' (F-F) city street location and design lor tms
section in minimum existing 60' ^way project by del.wr.ng a
installation of rail- vmtten request to the Resident En-
richt of W3.V* iuouvu *****
Pharr has a real Duco plant and & t gineer’s Office in Pharr, Texas, on
week with a 10-man special bond From Files of Rio Grande Valley it ^ operated by L. E. Hunt and ° crossing proiecuve aev c: s i or before March 28) 1977.
-----—- ------- sun ' h. vv: Runton. formerlv of Kansas Miss6uri Facihc Raiiroad L*ossm%’ In the event such a request is
H. W. Bunton, formerly of Kansas
selling committee contacting pro
spective investors in the Tri-Cities.
Leland G. McCullough, president of Mercedes and returned with Vitor former Old Reliable Garage.
Chief of Police Ingram went to City Mo. They are located at the (F-F^rit^street sec^ received> a Public hearing will be
the School Bd., and a member of Loera, an escaped convit and for-
the Athletic Council, was named ger, who has been using other
the finance chairman of the bond people’s names on checks to secure
drive.
Otise Pelt almost has his corn
in. He predicts that it will make
The Catholic Memorial School of
Pharr has made a deposit of $10,
merchandise and money. Loera 24 quarts to the acre,
has been tried and convicted of * * *
forgery five times. He escaped
The “Town Without a Name”
together with the Social, Economic
. _____________from a prison farm in January ami wlll be bom March 16th when a the proposed location and design,
000 in the Security State Bank was not one of those not recaptured. name is selected from those sub-
mitted by the public and the win-
interest has revived in the paved ner wjn receive a lot free in the
road from Reviera -straight down new townsite. Location is four and
the Missouri Pacific RR to Ray- one-half miles north on 10th street
mondville, so says the Kingsville from McAllen and two and one-
Record. half miles west of Edinburg, turn-
* * * ing south. The new town is on the
Leading citizens of the county Southern Pacific RR. Delta De-
ir Pharr to discuss a velopment Co., Messrs. Couch and
.. . . . ___ • M scheduled and adequate notices will
t on in (nimmum existing 40 right blicized about the date an4
of wav * and *
«>:" J''’'’^^^“pharr Press
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right of way. * ’ “ "
Maps and other drawings showing
SUBSCRIBE TO
THE PHARR PRESS
ONLY $4.00 A YEAR
toward the construction qf a Cat-
holic School here. ^
• * «
C. E. Choate, instructor of vo-
cational agriculture at PSJA for
three years, has resigned to accept
a position with the Edcouch-Elsa
High School. He will replace Hoke met here _ _____ _
McKun, whp held the position for w --j ics/i ARf**- road®
- - tl%' cd&tp and they agreed un-
°fr.lhe A Yn!iey ^lnter Vege' animously to support such in issue.
table Show in 1946.
i * *
The Islamic calendar year con-
tains 354 days. Leap years have
The PSJA Chorus, directed by At the last meet ing of 355. The extra day is added to the
Theron Kirk, will present three Booster Club, it was derided not to last month during leap year,
sacred musical programs in £hurch-
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• • *
A record cotton acreage of 400,-
000 acres in the Valley in one-half
planted as of March 12th, according
to H. C. Wise, general mgr. of the
Farmers Gin. Permits for total of
454,000 acres were issued by the
Dept, of Agriculture for the three
counties. Acreage actually planted
will be between 400,000 and 425,000.
• * *
White citrus fruit was selling for
$15 a ton, while Marsh pinks were
$45; Fosters $35, and Ruby reds
were $50.
• * •
Joe G. Ingram, Chief Petty Of-
ficer, U. S. Navy, was in Pharr this
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