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This Week
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MONDAY. Jl'NE 27
Notary Club 12 noon. Community Center
I .ions Club -7 pm . Shop's Little Chicken Shack
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Volunteer fire department - 7:30 p m . fire station
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Kiwanis Club - 12 noon. Shep's Little Chicken Sliack
Portland Sea Gulls Squaredance Club - H p m . Com-
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PLUS MANY OTHERS
Open Monday through Saturday
From 7 a.m.
Garden Club
Asks Plants
Portland Garden Club
members are reminded to
bring a plant to the Country
Store booth at the July 4lh
celebration at Municipal
Park
The Country Store will be
located near the baseball
parkin* lot and plants should
he brought hetween 2 and 4
p m
Garden Club members
also are reminded then- are
no summer meetings The
first fall meeting will be held
Sept 20 al the First
Presbyterian Church
Country Store Feature
Of July Fourth Event
Those who haven't already
uhip|Msl up a hatch of that
prize winning fudge or added
Dial special secret ingredient
to their famous Cherry Delight
had lietler gel busy
The fourth annual Fourth of
July Celebration will host
another Country Store contest
and anyone can walk away
with a pocketful of blue rib-
lions
There will be seven divisions
(his year
Division I canned fruit and
vegetables
Division II yams, jellies
and preserves
Division III - pickles and
pickled anything
Division IV - breads, yeast
rolls, etc
Division V - cakes, cookies
Division VI pies
Division VII candy
A first and second place will
lie awarded in each division
plus a "Best of Class" for
Division I. II. 6 III as Class A
and Division IV. V. VI. 6 VII as
Class B
Kntry blanks will he
available and items will he
numbered according lo
divisions
Kntries should be delivered
and registered lietween 2 and 4
p m Monday. July 4, al
Municipal I'ark Judging will
begin shortly after 4 p m
Cakes and pies w ill he sold by
the slice and canned fruits and
vegetables by the pint at II 25
and by the quart at $1 75.
Contestants should specify
on the card if food items are not
to be sold If not marked, it will
tie sold with proceeds going to
the Community Center
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Bookshelf
By Mrs. W. C. Sparks
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Anyone who goes to Hawaii
can hardly help from being
caught up in the history of
these exotic and romantic
islands (Even though they
have been caught up in the
commercialism and tourist
promotion of the past few
decades I can remember w hen
they were more commonly
called the "Sandwich Islands"
The Hawaiian soil is the only
United States land that was
once ruled by a monarchy and
on that soil still stands the only
royal palace i or palaces if you
consider the summer
residences of the kings and
queens' that ever existed in
our America
You should read something
on the subject if you have been
or expert to go "Princess
Kauilani the i,ast Hope of
Hawaii's Monarchy" by
Kristin Zambucka is a recent
addition to the shelves of the
Portland Library
The book is based a great
deal on dairies and letters It
does include some very in
teresting photograph views of
early Hawaii and of the
Princess and her activities As
a young girl she was sent with
proper chaperonage to
England to complete her
education Her Aunt, the
Queen, had been a friend and
admirer of Queen Victoria Her
life in England, her training
were equal to (he best that
could be offered to royalty She
was accepted and acclaimed as
a beauty everywhere ' She
spent some time on the con-
tinent i The press gave her
royal honor Always, however,
she was concerned about tier
aunt and her native Hawaii
As the 1880 s progressed, the
power of the government
shifted to the Caucasians who
felt it wiiuld be advantageous
to the well being of the place
for the United States to annex
and protect the islands With
the coming of the Spanish
American War and the activity
in the Philippines, sentiment in
Washington turned in favor of
this action In contrast to
Cleveland, who had been
against it. McKinley favored
the move, for he realized the
strategic importance of Hawaii
as a Pacific base
So it was that (he Queen was
forced to abdicate. I although
she was not mistreated ) The
Princess returned to Hawaii
after several years' absence
without a throne She died in
her late twenties, unmarried
(although she had had many
suitors i
I also want to read again
Michener’s "Hawaii". The
people I met in Hawaii say that
tlie book has been much fic
tionalized but that it does give
one the (eel of Hawaii's history
Births
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Mr and Mrs Lonnie W
Merrell, 1617 Cimmarron.
announce the birth of their first
child, a daughter. Kimberely
l>ea. at I 30 p m Friday. June
17, in Spohn Hospital. Corpus
Chnsti. She weighed in at 7 lbs.
V. ounces and measured 21
inches long
Grandparents are Mr and
Mrs George Siegmund and
Mr and Mrs Duane Merrell all
of Gregory
Great-grandparents are
Buster Hester of Beeville, Mrs
Zora Merrell of Tulsa. Okla.,;
Mr and Mrs Joel Bownds of
Ingleside. and Mr G. A.
Siegmund of Taylor
U#e (Tussifietls!
Delta Kappa Gamma
Members Attend
State Convention
Area and Portland Delta
Kappa Gamma members
al tending the state convention
of that organization in Houston
June 15 to June 19 were Mrs
Nadean Barber, president,
Hefugio. Mrs Hilda Wendel.
Smton Mrs Doris Stark. Mrs
V irginia Akins and Mrs Sudie
Kornegav. Portland
One thousand, one hundred
and eighteen members of The
Delta Kappa Gamma In-
ternational participated in
activities connected with the
annual state convention of the
society in Houston at the
Shamrock Hilton Hotel
Mrs Lunelle A Anderson,
Alpha state president of San
Marcos, presided over the
convention
Dr Mary Evelyn Huey,
president of Texas Woman's
i'niversity. presented the talk
during the birthday luncheon,
which closed with the lighting
of birthday candles on in-
dividual cakes in honor of
Alpha's 4*th birthday in the
state
A special memorial service
held in the Emerald Boom of
the Shamrock honored several
hundred members, deceased
since the last convention
Husbands and other family
members and friends watched
theparadeof presidents, which
marked the opening
ceremonies of the final night.
June 18. of the convention, with
each of the 284 chapter
presidents in Texas spotlighted
and introduced as she entered
Installation of state officers
for the coming biennium took
place immediately preceding
the dinner
Mrs l-aginia Hale, Austin,
was installed as president for
1977 79
A reception honoring both
outgoing and incoming state
officers ended the official
convention
Founded in 1929. Delta
Kappa Gamma is composed of
over 15,000 key women
teachers in Texas with over
128.000 in the 50 states, six
provinces of Canada. Norway,
Sweden. Finland. Iceland,
Mexico. Puerto Hico and
Guatamala
The society will celebrate its
golden anniversary in Dallas in
1979
Betty Havard. chairperson, Country Store project, says,
"Come loin in the fun of the occasion and get your entries
ready for the big Fourth bash ”
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If so, why not attend
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Newcomers
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Portland Newcomers Club's
coffee* will be held at the home
of Kitty Self. 212 Llano from
9:30 II 30 a m Friday. June
24
For information call 643-5887
or 643-7626
Monday through Friday, June
27. lo July 1, from 6 to 8 p m
Children from age three
through junior high are invited
to attend
There will he Bible study, fun
time, and refreshment time for
all
For information call the Rev
Victor Edge. 643 3812
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Leveen, Paul D. Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 23, 1977, newspaper, June 23, 1977; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth871107/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bell/Whittington Public Library.