Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 3, 1977 Page: 3 of 13
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Axelson-Dickson
Mr and Mr* Carl E Axelson
announce (hr1 engagement of
I heir daughter. Melissa to
Bussell Dickson, son of Mr and
Mrs William E Dickson
A June 4 wedding is planned
The bride elect, a 1976
graduate of Gregory Portland
High School, is employed at
Bridgets Family Shoes and
attends Del Mar College
The prospective groom was
graduated in 1974 Irom
tire gory Portland High School
and is employed by Hughes
Tool Company. Corpus Chnsti
Portland Newcomers
Games Day
Is Wednesday
Portland Newcomers held their monthly coffee Friday,
Jan 28
In addition to the members, visitors present were Susan
Sheridan. Helen Herbert. Cheryln Gwen, Consuelo Acevedo,
Merle Martin, Anita Gilbreath, Pat Ferren and Tanya
Wardlow
The February social will be a Games Day - bridge and
bunco It will be held Wednesday, Feb 9. from 9:30 a m to 2
p m at First United Methodist Church
Cover charge will be members $2 plus a dish and non
members $4 Reservation* can be made by calling Susan
Williams 043-5935, or Elaine Strickland, 043-7846
Prizes and door prizes were contributed by Bridger's
Family Shoes, Tropical Nursery, Portland Paint and
Wallpaper Co., Sylvia’s Pot Shop, The Pit Barbecue. Winn’s
Department Store, Portland Pharmacy, Wilson’s Western
Wear, Two Jim's Western Auto, The Hag Bag, Young
Fashion and The Phoenix
Portland Newcomers wishes to acknowledge and thank
the aforementioned contributors
Delgado-Guerra
MELISSA AXELSON RUSSELL DICKSON
Bridal Shower
Miss Mary H Guerra of
Portland and Juan Jose
Delgado of Taft exchanged
wedding vows Saturday.
January 22, at 2 p m at the
Portland Community Center
The bride is the daughter of
Mr and Mrs Jose H Guerra of
Portland and the groom is the
son of Mr and Mrs Haul
Delgado of Taft.
Justice of the Peace Raul
Gonzales officiated at the
double-ring ceremony
Given in marriage by her
father, the bride wore a white
satin gown made by Mrs
Tiqueria of Falfurrias It
featured a lace cape which
extended to the floor A
headpiece of lace and pearls
held her veil of illusion
For her ‘something
borrowed’ she wore a heart
pearl iecklace given her by the
groom s mother, and for her
'something old' she borrowed a
pure gold bracelet from
Mexico from Mrs Maria
Gatica Acebedo The bride
carried a bouquet of white arid
yellow daisies and carnations
with white satin streamers
Serving as maid of honor was
Miss Yvonne Guerra of Por-
tland, the bride's sister She
wore a floor length gown with a
yellow and green floral design
Attendants at the wedding
were Mr and Mrs Calixtm
Sanchez of Kingsville, who
furnished the wedding cake;
Mr and Mrs Alex Gonzales of
Taft, the champagne; Mr and
Mrs Abel Adame, who were at
the guest book; and Danny
Ortiz, best man, alt of Gregory
For her daughter’s wedding,
Mrs Guerra wore a floor
length gown of dark pink with a
matching jacket Mrs Delgado
chose a floor length gown of
baby blue with long sleeves
Wedding music was provided
by Mr Beto Hinojosa and his
quartet and the Raul Delgado.
Jr Orchestra of Taft
Following the ceremony the
traditional wedding song en-
titled "Sweet Dream” was
played in honor of the couple by
Mr Beto Hinojosa on the
saxophone.
accessories for her going away
outfit.
After returning from a short
wedding trip to the Valley the
couple are at home in Portland
The bride is a 1973 graduate
of Gregory-Portland High
School and the groom is a 1970
graduate of Taft High School
Both are employed by the
II E B Store in Portland
A miscellaneous bridal
shower complimenting Miss
Mary Guerra, recent bride of
Juan Delgado of Taft, was
given Sunday, January 16 from
2:30 to 4:30 p m in the home of
Mrs Mary Arguijoof Portland
Hostesses Mrs Arguijo, Mrs
Jose H Guerra. Mrs Juanita
Delgado, Mrs Manuela
Door Don't?
A second grade student wrote a
note and handed it to a fellow
classmate "Dear Gloria I luv
you Do you luv me9 Johnny "
The next day Johnny got his
reply '' Dear Johnny I don t love
you Love. Gloria "
Delgado and Mrs Irma
Adame. Jr served cake, mints
and punch to those attending
Out of-town guests were Mrs.
Michaela Sanchez of Con-
ception, Mrs Calixtro Sanchez
of Kingsville, Mrs Frances
Escamilla and Mrs A
Esquivel and daughters of
Corpus Christ!.
Not Now
Then there's the close mouthed
politician who shot hu girlfriend
and was convicted of first degree
murder Just before hu hanging,
he was asked. "Have you any
thing you wish to say9" His an
swer9 "Not at this time "
*
MR AND MRS JUAN JOSE DELGADO
she is the former Mary H. Guerra
I" 11 "nc-Tfl
Cameo Casuals
219 McIntyre. Taft
528 3011
Vz Price
The bride and groom shared
the same serving table, which
was covered with a lace cloth
and held the traditional three^
tier wedding rake decorated
with two large wedding rings
and two white doves sym-
bolizing Peace and Love
The groom's cake was an
applesauce cake and the punch
was served from a crystal
howl The table was centered
with an arrangement of white
carnations and baby’s breath
Registering the guests was
Mrs Irma Adame and Mrs
Alberto Esquivel, Mrs
Mnrgarela Alvarez, Miss Hope
Esquivel, Mrs Reynaldo
Navarro Mrs Manuel Trevino
served the dinner
The bride chose a peach-
colored jumpsuit with white
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l<m plan told directly to the pub
l*c Tbit tiny tabiat help* curb your
appetite Start lotmg pounds today
Change your lift. Lota 10-20 -36
pound! or your monty will ba rafund
ad MOMADEX tails for $3.26 and
twice tha amount for $5.60
Alto try AQUATABS. a "water
pill'' that worfct gently to raduca
avatar bloat $3.00 Both quaranta-
ad and told by
ML Vernon fheimecy Portland
Mail Ordei Filled
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(We uriff have out $?iO Yfjift Ccxtificate
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PORTLAND NEWS, Thursday, Feb 3, 1977 Faff* 3
Delta Zeta Sells Playhouse Tickets
Delta Zeta sorority alumnae are selling tickets to the
Harbor Playhouse production, "They Knew What They
Wanted ",
The performance will be Thursday, Feb 10 at 7:30 p m
at Harbor Playhouse. 1801 N Water St . Corpus Chnsti
Tickets are 54 and may be obtained from any of the
Portland Delta Zeta members Mrs Alura Kay Mitchell 643
5783 Sally Fickon643-5656 Sandra Miller 643 3854; or Judy
Ridgway 643 7798
Proceeds from the performance w ill go to the Regional
Day School for the Deal in Corpus Chnsti The deaf and hard
ot hearing are Ihe concern of Delta Zeta alumnae both as a
local and national philanthmphy projects
RENEW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION
Troop 460
Enjoys Park
Troop 460 enjoyed the nice
weather last Thursday and
held their weekly meeting at
the park
Treats were served and
games of different countnes
were played
Hags were then passed
around and girls collected
trash laying around
One more trip will be made
In collect trash and the girls
will receive ecology patches
The Iasi 15 minutes were free
time and the girls enjoyed the
playground equipment
Girls attending were Tama
Anderson, Kcllye Bowman
Lisa Brown. Michelle
Brunenhoefer Cherry Del
Signore, Audrey Dieringer,
Cathy Ann Elliott. Leslie
Forehand Jamey Frali, Joyce
liinnant. Tammy Jones. Angie
Morris, Jo Lynn Rettig, Rayna
Ridgeway. Tricia Williams,
Tracy Ybarra and leaders
Gerri Dieringer and Sandy
Elliott
AARP Dunce
The Rix'kport Chapter No
1536 of AARP will hold it's
monthly sponsored dance
Thursday, Feb 10, at 7 p m at
Paws and Taws Building.
Fulton Beach Road
Music will be by Gene
Rickies Everyone is welcome
A donation of 75 cents per
person is requested
AARP holds regular
meetings on the second and
fourth Wednesday of each
month al 9 30 a m
LELAND C LONG, D 0
announces the relocation
of hu office to
537 Moore Ave
Ian 31,1977
PUBLIC NOTICE
Going Out Of Business Sale
Due to a recent burglary ot Portland Jewelers, we are
forced to close our doors as soon as all our merchan-
dise and fixtures are sold
Everything Drastically Reduced o3Vlfl£S
• watches - oat stout saw 50% ®
• SflAO WATCHES save 25% I m T <s
• BU10V4 4CCU1R0NS SAW 25% U L/ I U
• tints - om ctour saw 50% f
• Zippo utmtits saw 50% C/f U7
• CAOSSPtSS saw 25% /O
• DIAMONDS - RINGS - EARRINGS SAW 25% W
• SPEIOCL WATCH SANDS ................... SAW 25%
• SPEIOtt Glltt'S BAACf LETS SAW 50% O •,°°t
UatM tfac* • Fmt C«m. l«tt Sea - IU Saw Fa*
Bo l«na - Col* - BoofcAmomaO - Saw Oa|t
PORTLAND JEWELERS
719 DALLAS STREET
ACROSS FROM THE POST OFFICE
DID YOU KNOW?
That We Aren't Associated With Any Fin,
But We Are A Community Credit Union .. .
This Means All You Have To Do To Be A Member
Is To Work Or Live In The San Patricio County.
6°/c
QUARTERLY
DIVIDENDS ON SHARES
WITH LIFE SAVING
O INSURANCE UP TO
SEE YOUR CREDIT UNION FOR A LOAN! .
CeoiitrtLV
ISScOiVIIVIUMiTV CFtfeCXT UNON
JOIN THE CREDIT UNION
"IT S WHERE YOU BELONG"
CALL OR COME BY FOR MORE INFORMATION.
HI*Y tsi MEDITERRANEAN PLAZA
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27 Garment fashion show, 7 beautiful
models, new spring patterns from
McCalls, the VISA give away, door
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PARKDALE
7:00 P.M.
TILL
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WOODLAWN
10:30 A.M.
TILL
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Leveen, Paul D. Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 3, 1977, newspaper, February 3, 1977; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth871084/m1/3/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bell/Whittington Public Library.