Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 21, 1972 Page: 2 of 32
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THE RIO GRANDE HERALD
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1972
PAGE 2
CHRISTMAS STORY—The Mis-
sionary Nuns of the Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church in
cooperation with Samuel Mar-
tinez will hold their annual
Christmas Story. The Christ-
mas Story opens with a proces-
sion from the Britton Plaza
Quiosco with candlelight. The
procession ends at the grotto
and shrine of Our Lady of Lour-
des located on the church
grounds with young students
performing the Christmas Sto-
ry. The entire affair starts at
7 p.m. The public is invited to
attend the event.
THE
FAMILY
LAWYER,
Drag Strips
To hot rodders, the opening of
a new drag strip is a cause for
jubilation. But to residents of the
neighborhood, the occasion may
be less joyful. Do they have legal
grounds for complaint?
Unless banned by local statute,
a drag strip (or other kind of race
track) is a perfectly lawful ac-
tivity. It may become unlawful,
however, because of the way it is
run. That is, it may amount to a
"nuisance" — subject to abate-
ment by court action.
The noise alone may be offen-
sive enough to justify a stop or-
der. Take this case:
Residents living near a sub-
urban drag strip found the noise
so unbearable that they had to
keep their windows shut. Resi-
dents one mile away had to keep
their television turned on high.
Residents three miles away said
the noise ("like a chain saw")
could be heard plainly.
Impressed by these tales of
woe, a court ordered the track
closed down.
Even if the noise itself isn't too
bad, other factors may tilt the
scales against the track operators.
In one case, in issuing an in-
junction, the court stressed the
smell of burning fuel. In another
case, the court called attention
to the glare of lights, powerful
enough to keep the neighbors
awake at night. Said the indignant
judge:
"To dangle restful sleep before
an exhausted mortal and never
allow him to taste of its refreshing
juices constitutes one of the most
torturesome experiences of man-
kind."
Still, if these assorted annoy-
ances are kept within reasonable
limits, the mere fact that the track
brings some commotion into the
neighborhood may be overlooked.
Thus:
The main objections to a new-
midget race track were 1) that
traffic in the neighborhood had
increased, and 2) that parking
spaces had become harder to find.
But this time the court denied an
injunction, saying that traffic and
parking were problems for the
city, not for the operators of the
track.
The judge said the right to use
the public streets belongs to all
members of the public—including
racing fans.
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Let the light that shone over Bethlehem cast its radiance
upon our lives, today, as we rejoice in the memory of
the first Christmas in all its infinite wonder. The wish that
dwells deepest in our hearts this Christmas is that everyone, everywhere,
may know the blessings of "Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men",
with enduring faith, hope and joy for all.
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FROM ALL OF US AT.
FIRST STATE BANK ^(MPANY^
RIO GRANDE CITY
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Trejo, Raul. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 21, 1972, newspaper, December 21, 1972; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194386/m1/2/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.