Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 56, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 6, 1975 Page: 1 of 20
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"THE LARGEST PAID CIRCULATION GOING IN STARR COUNTY"
RIO GRANDE
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Vol. XXXIII No. 56
Thursday, November 6, 1975
Rio Grande City, Texas
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Mr. Noe I^opez And Dart Game
Bat At Grulla School Had Rabies
A bat found in a bathroom at
I,a Grulla Elementary school
and sent to Austin to be
examined for rabies proved to
be positive, according to lab
test results from Austin and
Miss Maria Guzman,
Registered Nurse at that
school.
Precautionary measures
from Austin say that the area
should be left open at night.
They also state the hole in
which the bat lived should be
sealed and that mothballs and a
light should be placed in the
attic. Miss Guzman said all
measures were being followed.
Remodeling Plans For
Courthouse Approved
Architectual plans to remodel
the Starr County Courthouse
were approved at a Monu.
morning meeting of the Starr
County Commissioners' Court.
Gene Hobart, architect from
Weslaco, explained the plan to
the county heads and said the
contract would have to be
signed and the building under
construction by Feb. 10, 1976.
Time given for construction is
exactly one year with com-
pletion date to be Feb. 10, 1977.
The remodeling job will cost
$485 thousand with $97 thousand
having to be paid by the county.
According to Kika de la Garza,
U.S. Representative, $388
thousand in funds have been
reserved under Title X for Starr
County's remodeling project.
One of the major changes will
be the moving of the County Jail
to the basement floor along with
the entire sheriff's department
as well as all other public safety
offices.
A new walkway to the
sheriff's office on the west end
of the building is also being
planned. An elevator, which is
recommended by the state's
safety standards and costing
$30 thousand, will also be in-
stalled.
A new floor over the present
district courtroom is also in the
plans.
Making up the jail will be
four-men cells, one man special
cell, women, juvenile cells, and
a drunk tank plus a dayroom.
No outside recreation will be
available.
A ground level ramp to allow
handicapped persons to come
into the courthouse will also be
built.
In the judicial area on the
second level, a centra! lounge
area with pay phones and water
fountain will be built.
The building will feature new
lighting all around as well as air
conditioning units.
Voters Defeat
New Constitution
Starr County citizens, those
who elected to go out and vote
Tuesday, soundly defeated the
proposed constitution as did
Texans from throughout the
state.
The old constitution is 99
years old and it does not appear
that those who wrote the new
document had enough in it to
change the minds of the ex-
pected one million Texas
voters.
Absentee voters voted against
the proposed constitution 41-38
At the nine precincts, there
were 2,795 votes against the new
charter while 2,018 votes for it
were cast.
Voting places with the
precinct preceding the place
were at: 1. Multipurpose
center, 2. North Grammar
school, 3. West Grammar
school, 4. San Isidro school, 5
Resendez building, 6. Roma
school, 7. Canales building, 8.
La Union school, 9. Grulla
school.
The unofficial vote break-
down by proposition are as
follows:
Prop. 1, For 241, against 336
Prop. 2, For 241, against 352
Prop. 3, For 262, against 323
Prop. 4. 293 For, against 340
Prop. 5. For 244, against 359
Prop 6. For 242, against 361
Prop. 7, 266 for, against 350
Prop. 8, For 229, against 374
Proposition 8 which dealt with
amending provisions lost by the
biggest margin. It was turned
down by 145 votes.
Proposition four (education)
was turned down by only 47
votes.
The defeated proposed
constitition took three years to
be drafted and millions of
dollars were spent in the
making.
Rotarians Offering Free Study Trip To Argentina
Six weeks of leisurely travel
in Argentina is available free to
five young South Texans during
the period of April 3- May 20,
1976. Applicants must be
reputable business or
professional men between the
ages of 25-35. A working
knowledge of Spanish and an
appreciation for South America
culture is desirable.
This exchange of technicians,
rather than students, is a
project of Rotary International.
It complements the Rotary
Foundation Program which
provides for the exchange of
more than 200 international
scholars each year. As in other
Rotary exchanges, applicants
cannot be Rotarian or related to
a Rotarian.
"Applications are available
through the local Rotary Club,
and should be submitted prior
to November 20," according to
Rodolfo Salinas, President.
Five persons plus two alter-
nates will be announced on
December 17, 1975.
ROTC To Sponsor
Veterans Day Ceremony
Ruben Saenz, Rio Grande
City High School Principal, has
announced that the general
public and veterans
organizations are invited to the
Veterans Day Ceremony to be
held at the High School on 11
November 1975 at 8:30 a.m. and
will take place at the main flag
pole in front of the High School
Administration Building.
The program is sponsored by
the Junior ROTC Cadets, and
will be under the direction of
Cadet Major Edward Gonzalez
who will act as Master Of
Ceremonies. It will open with
the introduction of Mr. Ellas
Guerrero who will present the
National Flag to the High
School in memory of his brother
Hector Guerrero. The Flag will
then be raised by the ROTC
Color Guard
The National Anthem will be
played and all present will pay
honors to the flag.
The is to be followed by a
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One area Rotarian, fluent in
Spanish, will accompany the
group during its Argentina tour.
In addition to visiting industrial
and business centers, these
Texans will reside with families
in the different communities of
the country. A similar group
from Argentina visited South
Texas in 1974.
Boosters To Meet
A regular meeting of the Rio
Grande City Band Boosters will
be held on Tuesday, November
11,1975 at 8 00 p.m. in the Band
Hall at Fort Ringgold. All Band
Boosters and interested persoas
are urged to attend.
ESAA Advisory
Committee To Meet
The Rio Grande City Con-
solidated Independent School
District ESAA Advisory
Committee will meet on
Monday, November 10, 1975 at
the ESAA Program office. Fort
Ringgold, at 7 p.m , according
to Ricardo Recio, ESAA
supervisor.
All members are urged to
attend. The public is also in-
vited.
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Rodriguez, Rene. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 56, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 6, 1975, newspaper, November 6, 1975; Rio Grande City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194532/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.