Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 9, 1976 Page: 2 of 12
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W estern Dance
This Saturday
THE RIO GRANDE HERALD
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9,1976
PAGE 2
The Rio Grande City Beef
Syndicate has planned a
Western Dance for this
Saturday night, and the public
is invited. The Country Roland
Band will furnish the foot-
stomping music for everyone's
dancing enjoyment.
The dance will be at the
Knights of Columbus Hall in Rio
Grande City from 9 p.m. until 1
a.m. The profits from the dance
will contribute toward the Beef
Syndicate's annual project of
purchasing the livestock
projects raised by local youth
and shown at the Fair in the
spring.
Citrus Center Plans Tours
JANUARY CEREMONY PLANNED - Queta Langley and
Israel Gonzalez Jr. are making plans for their wedding on
Saturday, January 29, 1977 at 5:00 p.m. at the Holy Family
Catholic Church in Edinburg. Queta is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Willie Langley Jr. of Edinburg, and Israel is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Israel Gonzalez Sr. of Rio Grande City. The bride-elect
is a 1974 graduate of Edinburg High School. She is presently
attending PAU with a major in Biology and a minor in History.
Last year she was a member of the Honors Council at PAU. She
is also the sponsor of the Holy Family Catholic Youth
Organization and teaches religion classes. Her fiance graduated
from Rio Grande City High School in 1973. Ha will receive his BS
degree from PAU in December with a major in Biology and a
minor in Psychology.
Beginning Thursday,
December 9, guided tours of
Texas A&I Citrus Center's
facilities and experimental
orchards will be offered twice
daily if interest warrants. The
morning tour will begin at 10:30
a.m. and end at 12:00, the af-
ternoon tour will run from 1:30
to 3:00 p.m.
Tours will begin with a
narrated slide presentation on
the history of the Center and an
overview of the Texas citrus
industry. Following a short
question and answer session, a
short walking tour of the
Center's headquarters and
research orchards will be
conducted by one of the staff
scientists. Included will be
greenhouse and tree nursery
facilities, insectory, orchard
equipment and implements,
citrus variety planting and
several other research plots.
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Girl Scout Troops
To Be Organized
Three Junior Girl Scouts from
the Immaculate Conception
School, Veronica Barrera,
Yvonne Narro, and Rachel
Pope, extended an invitation to
all girls ages 6 to 12 years to join
the Girl Scouts of America
during the Rio Grande City
High School Band Concert
Saturday night at the Quiosco.
Troops are being organized
throughout Starr County with
Mrs. Irene G. Olivarez, a Vista
Volunteer as the troop
organizer and Mrs. Adrian
Lopez the troop consultant. All
mothers who are interested are
encouraged to help organize the
troops. Leaders and assistant
leaders are needed. Please call
487-3539 to speak with Mrs.
Olivarez.
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observation, and discussion is
provided. In case of implement
weather tours will be canceled
or rescheduled.
Tour appointments should be
made for individuals and
groups by calling 968-2132
between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00
p.m., Monday through Friday.
Texas A&I Citrus Center is
located on FM 1015 just north of
its intersection with Ex-
pressway 83.
Six Flags
Breaks
Records
Attendance at Six Flags Over
Texas in 1976 topped all
previous records in the theme
park's 16-year history. A total of
2,429,532 persons clicked
through the turnstiles at
Arlington during the 167-day
season at the park which ended
Saturday, November 27.
That number was an increase
of seven per cent over last
year's record attendance of
2,277,006.
Six Flags Over Texas General
Manager Dan Howells at-
tributed the most successful
season in Six Flags' history to
several factors, including the
introduction of the 200-foot-tall
parachute ride called the Texas
Chute Out.
Canada's largest island, Baf-
fin, is 183,810 square miles in
area.
TO MARRY IN MARCH - Mr. and Mrs. J. Alex Hinojosa of Rio
Grande City announce the engagement and forthcoming
marriage of their daughter, Sylvia Ruth, to Robert E. Lit-
tlepage, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Littlepage of Richmond,
Virginia. The wedding is planned for March 5, 1977 in the St.
John's Episcopal Church near Richmond. The bride-elect
graduated from Rio Grande City High School in 1971 and the
University of Texas in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science degree in
Nursing. She is now employed by the Medical College of
Virginia in Richmond. Her fiance graduated from Polytechnic
Institute in Virginia in 1971 with a Bachelor of Science in
Psychology and attended Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. He
is employed by the Virginia Electric Motor and Repair Com-
pany.
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Chris tmas Wrea t h
Christmas giving can be
creative, yet inexpensive,
through the use of that
popular household appli-
ance — the sewing ma-
chine.
"With a little imagina-
tion and just some basic
sewing skills, you can
make Christmas gifts for
everyone on your list," ac-
cording to Mary Schoon-
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Schoonover listed six
items for a typical family
which can be made for less
than $25 in all. Included
are a custom tie (in Dad's
favorite pattern and
shade i, clothes for sister's
miniature doll collection,
a new bib (with an illus-
tration of baby brother's
favorite animal), a shoul-
der bag for mom, a pillow
for the grandparents of
the family and a Yule
wreath for the family's
front door or fireplace.
"Creativity is what real-
ly counts," Shoonover
said. "There are many
patterns available in
stores today covering basic
construction. You, the cre-
ator, then add the person-
al touch."
Think of your sewing
machine as doing much,
much more than making
wearing apparel, she said.
One of the most colorful
decorations you can make
is a Yule wreath. It re-
quires less than a yard of
fabric and no pattern and
it can even be made out
of remnants. Schoonover
described how to make it
in six easy steps:
1. Cut three strips of
fabric 4 inches by 45 inch-
es. (Consider red. yellow
and green prints.) Cut
another strip of fabric (in
the same red or green i 6
inches by 45 inches. If
necessary, sew the fabric
together to get a 45-inch
length.
2. Sew each of the four
strips lengthwise into a
tube and turn the fabric
right side out.
3. Cut 311 yards of 1- to
11i inch bedspread cord-
ing into equal parts and
pull through the three
tubes. Other filler can also
be used.
4 Sew together one end
of the three tubes and
braid them.
5. After sewing the re-
maining ends of the three
braided tubes together,
shape the braid into a
circle and sew it to main-
tain a circular shape.
6. Tie the fourth tube
around the wreath, cov-
ering the sewn-together
ends, and make a decora-
tive bow.
Schoonover says you can
use the wreath as an out-
side decoration if you
protect it with a weather-
proofing spray.
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THE MO GRANDE HERALD
The RIO GRANDE HERALD. Rio
Grande City, Texas is Published
every Thursday by Rio Grande
Herald Publishing Company. Inc.#
James V Mathis. President, 311
West Main Street, Tony Solis,
G eral Manager and Managing
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privileges authoriied at the United
States Post Oftice at Rio Grande
City, Texas. 78587 Subscription
Rates In Starr County 13 per
year Outside Starr County S3 SO
per year Mailing Address The Rio
Grande Hera'd, P O Bo* 452, Rio
Grande City, Texas 78583 Telephone
Number 5) 2 487 281 9
Tissa Peterson Society
Advertising Dept. 4K7-2H19
Tonv Solis Managing
Editor
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HERALD SOCIETY EDITOR
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The custom ofexhanging gifts at Christmas time goes back to
the gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh brought to the baby
Jesus by the Three Wise Men. However, this custom was not
widespread until the Middle Ages. The gift exchange differs
greatly from country to country. In Germany, gifts are brought
by the "Christkind,," a child messenger for the infant Jesus.
Children place candles in windows for him to see. This name
became to many Kriss Kringle, a name used interchangeably
with Santa Glaus, which evolved from St. Nicholas, the patron
saint of children. In Italy "I-a Befana" leaves gifts from her
pack for all good children on January 5, the eve of the Feast of
the Epiphany. For naughty children, she leaves coal and ashes
in their stockings. In France, gifts are exhanged on New Year's
Day, probably dating back to the Roman New Year when it was
customary to exchange gifts of gems, silver coins, gold, pastry
and lamps before and after the birth of Christ. In the old days,
good French children received their gifts from I.e P&re Noel, or
Father Christmas, while Father Spanker, dressed in black,
rewarded the bad ones with switches. Naturally, no bad children
were ever found around Christmas time. In Spain, gifts are
exchanged on January 6, Epiphany, the date the Wise Men came
to worship the Christ Child. Children put out their shoes, filled
with straw on Epiphany Eve, and believe that the Wise Men
riding by use the straw for their camels and in return fill the
shoes with gifts and candy. The custom of exchanging gifts in
England began with Christmas boxes and New Year's gifts
given to the royalty by their subjects. And in America, of
course, gifts are exchanged between family and friends, and
Santa Glaus visits the children by way of a reindeer-pulled
sleigh to their homes where he quietly leaves gifts beside the
tree and fills their stockings with goodies while they sleep. In
Hawaii, our fiftieth state, the exception is that Santa arrives by
sea with much fanfare, as most of the customs of that state
came from the mainland.
Mr. and Mrs. Roel Solis of Grand Prairie, Texas, are the
proud parents of a baby boy born November 26 at Arlington
Memorial Hospital. Roel Omar was welcomed home by his
sister, Araceli Margot. His grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Ruben Solis from I>a Grulla and Mr. and Mrs. Reynaldo
Olivarez from Rio Grande City.
A district wide meeting of the Title I and Title I Migrant
Parental Advisory Committees met on Monday, December 6, at
7:00 p.m. at the Title I Building at Fort Ringgold. Mrs. Jesusa L.
Garza, Chairman of the Committee, presided.
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Kellum and family and Attorney and
Mrs. David Kellum and Connie Marie from San Antonio visited
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milo Hurley during the
Thanksgiving holidays. The Hurleys also enjoyed having Mr.
and Mrs. Larry Retta as hougeguests during the hoi Ways.
CARE Corps volunteers are initiating a clothing drive to aid
those in need of clothing at Christmas time. Starr County people
will receive the clothing that is collected. Anyone having
donations of used clothing, please contact 487-2557. The clothing
will be picked up.
It's a girl! Dario and Micky Trevino of Roma are the proud
parents of a pink and pretty baby daughter. Maria Antoneta was
born on Sunday. November 28, at 1:20 p.m. at McAllen General
Hospital. She weighed 6 lbs., 15 ozs. and was 20" long. Proud of
their baby sister are Ruben Dario and Sara Alicia. Her grand-
parents are Mr. and Mrs. L.D. Trevino of Rio Grande City and
Mrs. Marcelita Montalvo of Roma.
"Gourmet Foods" is the theme for the 1976 Starr County 4-H
Food Show scheduled for this Saturday, December 11, at the
Multipurpose Center in Kio (irande City. Seventy-five entries in
four categories are expected for the event. Recipe books will be
available, and a tasting party will be held after the 1:00 p.m.
judging.
Miss Sara Garcia of Rio Grande City and Chester Scott Brooks
of Bakersfield, Calif, were united in marriage September 5 in a
ceremony performed in the home of the bride. The bride's
parents are Mr. and Mrs. Eligio Lico Garcia of Rio Grande City,
and the groom's parents are Mr. and Mrs. H.G. Brooks of
Wasco, Calif. The bride is a 1958 graduate of Rio Grande City
High School and attended McAllen Business College. The
bridegroom graduated in 1954 from Wasco High School in
Wasco, Calif., where he received a state farm award in 1953 for
his activites in the I* uture 1 armersof America. He served three
and a half years in the Air Force. Following the wedding, the
newlyweds traveled through Texas, New Mexico, Colorado,
Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. They also
visited the bridegroom's parents in Wasco and toured the Roy
Rogers Museum in Apple Valley, Calif. On their return trip, they
visited with the bride's brother and family in Odessa, Texas.
The couple is making their home in Mission where they are both
employed by the Edinburg Citrus Association.
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BRIDAL BKUNCH-Miss Yvonne Munoz, bride-elect of
Nicolas Gonzalez, was honored with a brunch on Sunday,
November 28, at the home of Mrs. Mario Guillen. Ap-
proximately 60 guests attended. The honoree is pictured here
with her mother, Mrs. Guadalupe E. Munoz. Hostesses were
Mesdames Toraldo Perez, Sr., T.C. Perez, Jr., Vince Davis,
Juan Lino Perez, Raul Hinojosa, Ramiro Hinojosa, Mario
Guillen, and Mrs. Emma II. Falcon. The couple plan to be wed
December 23 at the Immaculate Conception Church.
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Solis, Tony. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 9, 1976, newspaper, December 9, 1976; Rio Grande City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194589/m1/2/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.