Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 11, 1981 Page: 13 of 15
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PAGE 14
PORTLANO MEWS Thursday June 11 IHI
PAST-
CAST—
Contlnur.l from l'4*' 2
floor space of 27,000 feet.
Mui Kay Presley celebrated
her 17Ui birthday on June 9 by
entertaining a group of her
friends with a cola party at her
home at 223 Ghent
Guests included Becky liar
maim, Kay Hutchings. Missy
Newton. Cathy Shun. Carol
Stahlstrom, Cynthia
I engefielil Debbie Kline, Jan
Cunningham Jai.ne Bishop,
Michelle Klesher and Susie
KoUaja.
»YEARS AGO
-1974-
G-P put a lot of good things
together - good fielding, a few
hits and a lot of luck at the right
time • to post a 5-4 virtoiy over
Brazosport last Friday night to
even the regional playoff senes
at 1-1 and send the play off into
the third game Saturday
- • hk••
ft was the end of the road for
the G-P basehallers Saturday
mght as the Brazosport Ex-
porters defeated them 5-1 in the
final game of the regional
playoff "Our boys played a
tremendous defensive game,
and if ... " Coach Tommy
Robinson noted
-■a—
Christmas Sunday at
Portland Baptist Ctyurch will be
this Sunday. June 13 Santa
Claua will be present
Christmas carols will be sung
during song service The Sun-
day morning worship will be
centered around Christmas
1 YEAR AGO
-19*0-
Scott Terry, a graduate of
Gregory-Portland High School,
who has attended Southwestern
University at Georgetown for
three years, has signed to play
professional baseball with the
Cincinnati Reds. He will report
June 12 to the training camp at
Billings. Mont., and start piay-
uig summer league June 22
Continued from Page i
pie who live, die, worship, are
happy, or sad. but we are doing
it of our own choosing in
other words OUR WAY
A city, much as a business,
will prosper or fail through pro-
per management, people work-
ing together, through caring for
each other, ‘oro'igh sharing
nth each other We are in-
dividuals with individual ideas,
thoughts, beliefs, creativity,
and thank God far that
Where were the outraged
people of this religious faction
agojist liquor, or any other
religious order, when the most
HEINOUS problem of all
reared its head in this com-
munity nine years ago’ ’ And I
mean DOPE now. you speak
openly about it, now you form
real committees, now you bring
in outside help to deal with the
problem that has cost lives, ad-'
diction, sickness, broken
homes and even lass through no
communication with our loved
one because they were given
the choice shape up or ship out
... oh yes. committees were
formed, but they fizzled out
because of the "blind leading
the blind"; those parents
whose children were involved
in drugs were ostracized,
pitied, and talked about like
they were at fault. “They didn’t
care, they didn’t supervise,
they came from poor families"
- as Colonel Potter on Mash
says - Horse Hockey " We lov-
A patient phoned a surgeon’s
office for an appointment The
receptionist asked Ihe nature of
his complaint. "It's none of
your business," he snapped.
‘‘I'm only trying to help you.”
said the receptionist, “If you’d
tell me what's wrong, Ihe doctor
could read up on it before you
STAR SALESPERSON Julie Brown daughter ol Mr ana
Mrs Julius Brown, 10S Catalina. Is Ihe Portland NEWS
Salesperson ol the Month lor May Julie has been selling the
Portland NEWS lor three years and has about 4S customers
per week She has two brothers, Bruce and Julius, and one
sitter. Vickie, who also tell papers Julie wilt be in the eighth
grade next year, she is e member ol Portland Swim Team
(NEWS photo)
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Love,
Mom, Dad
&
Brother
Have a happy journey into your
18th year of life.
A
ed our kids, we knew where
they were, we knew who their
friends were, we saw they went
to school, to religious In-
struction. but this insidious
monster claimed a lot of kids
Thank God, some have come
back full circle to being good
citizens; to those who did not.
my heart and prayers go out to
you . hang in there, those who
are try mg; don't be ashamed to
talk about It Make the young
people aware that there are
millions of people who have
walked this earth without a
crutch of dope, tranquilizor or
sleeping pill They were just
strong enough to have FAITH,
and GUTS enough to face their
problems head on instead of
self-pity
True. 1 don't like to see kids
smeared on the highways, not
even adults, but having liquor
sold in Portland will stop some
of the carnage of a drive to
Gregory or across the
causeway ... we can control the
usage by youngsters with ID
verification, but mostly by
starting AT HOME with us. the
examplt s ! bes you doi ' TALES'
categorize all religions as not
as good as yours, not caring as
yours, because even though we
voted FOR, we all worship the
same God, in different
fashions, but he is only one per-
son, and WE?, well Ms-t
THOSE WITHOUT SIN lave
THE FIRST STONE’*’"'/
Mrs .1 Saiutyjrd
Continued from Page J
by offering him a chance to
take \.hat he thought would bs
a luxury trip to Istanbul accoml
panymg a cargo of Jersey
cows Much to J»n»*'s - fu,d
- the luxury tnp. »p super
supposed would b a broken
hunt - was ta^* that had
doan ciriiagi and bad
mbul he and the
who had aceom-
load were stranded
had to return the ship
Ui no base and were not
allow® take passengers
sji for rooms, trying to
get phone calls through, fast
taxics. lack of adequate food,
and a delightful mixup on night
life are told m a humorous way
that makes for a comedy of er-}
rors.
Most of all through the book
runs the spirit of Joy and fulfill-
ment best epitomized in the
final paragraph (Sighted.
Jame's loyal partner, says.) “I
tell you this. James There are *
great days ahead.”
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Jo
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b PAPER HANGER
Joe al Erma come from Minneapolis, Minnesota
Joe p ntect for the largest painting company in Minn-
eapolis for Icet 10 years before coming to Portland in 1976.
He has btjn pointing *id hanging wallpaper for over 30
years
His d*i w»s a pairder here in Portland from 1941 until
his retirement i 1967.
Ermaak* care of tie book work and appointments.
If you nfd an experienced professional painter and
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CLOSED MONDAYS
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Conditioning
Service
All Makes and Models
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7 Days A WEEK
Call 643-2424
SAN PATRICIO
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No ta«es no assessments
No turthe- charges.
now or ever
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Sunday & Monday 118
Tuesday Saturday 11 9
402HWT 181 643 2697
JEFF’S
AU'O SUPPLY
CoA'iete Automotive
[Supplies "
AMlRjXff l FOREIGN CARS
411SEVENTH ST.
643 6573
DIRECTORY OF LOCAL
PROFESSIONAL ANO
BUSINESS FIRMS
DESERVING OF
YOUR PATRONAGE
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leefy
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Robert M Kennedy
Owner
643-5114
503 Eln>
Portland
Friedrich
Portland Welding
& Machine Inc.
1015 STARK ROAD
643 6913 6438871
★ Lifetime Metal
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OPEN 5 DAYS A WEEK
9 to 12 noon on Saturday
643 8518
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Youi Community
Newspaper
Crescent Center Suite D
643 2708
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JOE
LYONS
PAINTER
PAPER HANGER
NTERIOR & EXTERIOR
643 5708
Applegate’s
Electric
Service Co.
"Quehly is Our Service
Commercial Residential
Industrial
Serving Portland and
Surrounding Areas
Call 643 6187
DELTA
PLUMBING
CO., INC.
313 5th AVE.
643-6111
B & C AUTO
REPAIR
(Formerly Gary's!
RADIATOR SERVICE
AIR CONDITIONERS
TUNE UPS
TRANSMISSIONS
BRAKE REPAIRS
FRONT END ALIGNMENT
TIRE BALANCE
607 Railroad 643 6002
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FOR
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JEWELERS
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DIAMOND SETTING
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6436796
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CHEVROLET
Fan Trad ng Fnendly Seimce
1625 N Wildcat 643 2556
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World
Colonial Bldg. /
Hwy 181 643-31^2
^^1
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Portland
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& SUPPLIES
QUALITY PRINTING
4 OFFICE SUPPLIES
Copies While You Wait
1007 DALLAS STREET
643 5621
PORTLAND, TEXAS
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512/643 4951
1001 DALLAS
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CO.
NICE SELECTION OF
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•Gift Items •Maciame •Pottery
HOURS 10am 6pm
727 W. Broadway 643 7766
FOGTROL
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Control Work
643-2993
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AUTO SUPPLY, INC
#75
100 LANG ROAD
PORTLAND. TEXAS 78374
OPERATING HOURS
WEEKDAYS - 8-8
SUNDAY8 - 9-4
BERT TAMEZ JR.
PH. 643-4578
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A Full Service Real Estate Firm
SALES ASSOCIATES
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to become
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AT
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Maxwell P. Dunne
Funeral Service Inc.
Serving me Coastal Bend Area
since 1908
"To Merit Your Confidence
Is Our Whole Concern"
DIGNIFIED personal SERVICE
500 WILDCAT
643 6564
CROWS
'JEWELERS |
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CRESCENT CENTER
PORTLAND* 643-4779
Portland
Chemicals, Inc.
A Pest Control Plan
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with Guaranteed Results
•Sale Application
• Skilled
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643-3305
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643 6573
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643 2411
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Leveen, Paul D. Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 11, 1981, newspaper, June 11, 1981; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth871857/m1/13/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bell/Whittington Public Library.