Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 11, 1980 Page: 4 of 17
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PACE 4
PORTLAND NEWS. Thurvday September It. IMO
SENIOR CITIZEN S CORNER £
HdPfUllOfAS FOR successful RPiPftKV
U you art* planning to travel
•brood for thr lint timr. c»nr of
the wtarsi thin|p \ou can do n
talk to xomennr who ha» horn
there Thr\ can fill you in on
tome of thr important little thing*
you'll never find in a travel bro-
chure
You don't have to get vaccina
tton thoti. but thev are definite!*
raroin mended if you plan to visit
certain area* of thr* world If they
•re recommended, get them well
in advance of vour tnp so de-
parture will not he spoiled bv a
reaction
Remember, wherever you go
abroad, you will he a strangrr
Your passport caxr should con-
tain vital inhumation such as
blood type, allergies, special ail
ments. copies of necevsarv pres
Cftptions.....eve glasses. Mink! pres
sure medication. etc Cam a
small emergen*a vupplv of ntedi-
cation with vou (not in y*mr lug
gage> - as well av a second pair of
Hard drugs are "taboo" In
some countries, mere ptMuruion
of marijuana or narcotkA can
bring a jail term of six vearv.
plus a lirav y fine
Mmt inoirame policies are
good anvwhere in thr v orld. hut
vou should check vour personal
pul lev lor territorial exclusions
You can get special protection for
vour trip through s short term,
"special risk' poliev if such if
needed
If sou become ill or injured
while abroad ami are uncertain
about loral medical care, call the
nearest I S Eitibaa) or Con-
sulate lor advice and guidance
BememlM*r. also. that Medicare
does not pa\ out of-countrv med-
ical hills for Americans fi5 or
older traveling or living abroad
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Gamma Xi Makes Plans
Ya.4
Gamma Xi chapter of Ep-
silon Sigma Alpha met
Thursday. Sept 4, at the home
of the president. Mrs Nancy
Bittner
Members discussed plans for
the coming months
The project of giving each
resident of Hospitality Care
Nursing Home a special
wrapped Christmas gift was
adopted by the group
Tentative plans for the an-
nual Breakfast with Santa, to
be held in early Sept-
ember. were also made
Members present were
Ethelmarie Stevens. Minerva
Lucey, Sharron Pierce. Pat
Quisenberry, Gene Willis.
Janie Hunt. Bonnie Harsh. Kit
Mudd. Joyce Baker and Nancy
Bittner
s
MRS JAMES DAVID TURNER
the former Janet Cunningham
Chapters Begin Year
Omega Epsilon chapter of
Beta Sigma Phi started it's
new year, along with Xi Mu
Gamma and Alpha Delta Mu
chapters, with a joint Begin
ning Day tea held Sunday.
Sept 7, at the Community
Center
A new Friendly Venture
chapter, sponsored by Omega
Epsilon, was introduced at the
tea
The first meeting of the year
was held Monday. Sept I. at
the home of Shirley Price, with
Joyce Bjork acting as co-
hostess
Members discussed the 50th
anniversray of Beta Sigma Phi
and ways their chapter will be
participating in this
celebration
Lehman
Named
Top Artist
Portland Art Guild has
selected Sue Ann Lehman as
Artist of the Month.
I>ehman has studied with ar-
tists in San Antonio and Corpus
Christ i She won Best of Show
during the 1978 Portland Art
guild judged show, and second
place for a still life painting
during the 1979 Portland Art
Guild judged show
She served as 1979-80 presi-
dent of the Portland Art Guild
and on the Pioneer Days Arts
and Crafts Show committee
For this month's social,
chapter members will meet at
the Horbor Playhouse to see
the production “Critic's
Choice"
Among other topics of
discussion was the chapter's
bake sale to be held from 9am
to 1 p m Saturday, Sept 20. in
front of HEB Along w ith all
sorts of tempting baked goods,
chapter members will sell
raffle tickets for a handmade
Afghan
Members in attendance at
the Monday night meeting
were Susan Barnard. Phyllis
Lee. Vicki Wilkerson. Edie
From Jeff are Flo Rabb president of Xi Mu Gamma. Patti Nance, president of Omega Ep
silon, Debbie Martindale. president of Alpha Delta Mu. Maunne Sockwell. president of
Friendly Venture chapter; and Betty Davidson, chairman of the executive coordinating
counsel of Beta Sigma Phi for Portland
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Buffington. Judy Bird, Shirley
Price, Jill Elliot, Pat
Riggleman. Karen New, Joyce
Bjork, Marlene Melde. Sarah
Brown. Martha McRae. Elaine
Strickland. Bona Spencer,
Patti Nance, Beverly Hayes,
Nancy Presley, Debbie Lyda
and Angela Hock
Miss Janet Cunningham and
James David Tut mi were
united in marriage in a
senuformal. double-ring
ceremony held Saturday, Sept
6, at Grace I .owntan Memorial
Chapel m First United
Methodist Church in San Mar-
cos
The Rev Jerry Smith of San
Marcos officiated
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs Harold Marion
Cunningham Parents of the
groom are Mr and Mrs
Eugene Benjamin Turner of
San Marcos.
The altar was adorned with
an arrangement of peach col-
ored gladiolas and greenery
flanked on each side by brass
candelabra
Mrs Paula Ogle of Round
Rock served as vocalist and
Mrs. Bess Hopson of San Mar-
cos accompanied her on the
manoand organ
The bnde, given in marriage
by her father, wore an off-
slioulder gown of ivory crepe
fashioned with tiny pleats from
the waist to the floor Heavy
cotton lace formed a cape-like
effect covering the forearms,
bodice and falling to the waist
She earned a bouquet of white
orchids and baby's breath.
Gail Weilbaeher. sister of the
bride, served as matron of
honor and Lynn Cunningham,
sister of the bride, served as
maid of honor
The attendants wore peach-
colored gowns of crepe styled
with accordian pleats and over-
capes Each carried a single
peach-colored gladiola
Serving as best man was Bill
Smith of Poteet. brother-in-law
of the groom. Jack Davis of San
Marcos, nephew of the gniom,
served as groomsman Rick
Rheinlander and Uoyd Parks
of San Marcos served as
ushers Thomas Weilbaeher,
nephew of the bride, served as
candlelighter
Immediately following the
Courthouse Squares
ceremony, a reception was held
in Die banquet room of Rama da
Inn.
The wedding couple and
guests celebrated with a cham-
pagne fountain, two-tier wed-
ding cake decorated with
peach-colored roses, ham,
turkey, hors d’oeuvres and pun-
ch.
Members of the house party
were Pamela Johnson, Kay
Short and Vicki Finch, all o(
Houston, and JoAnne Tunnell
The bride, a 1972 graduate of
Gregory-Portland High School,
has a BS degree in education
from Southwest Texas State
University The groom, a 1963
graduate of San Marcos High
School, has a BBA in marketing
from Southwest Texas State
University
Following a wedding trip to
Big Bend, the couple will reside
at 118 Holland. San Marcos
l,ow Grade
One ituiient enrolled for the
fall term He spent most of the
time al football games and in the
brer ban When he didn't pats
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mrntly to his instructor, claiming
he really didn't deserve an F
"Actually I don't think yoo
drwrse an F either," replied the
professor, "hut unfortunately it's
the lowest graih-1 can give you
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Leveen, Paul D. Portland News (Portland, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 11, 1980, newspaper, September 11, 1980; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth871927/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bell/Whittington Public Library.