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RIO (,RAM)!' HERALD RIO GRANDE CITV. TEXAS THIRSDAV. NOVEMBER 26. I 87 PACE I
Chapa, Garcia To Exchange Vows
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Garcia, Jr.,
of Garciasville announce the en-
gagement and forthcoming mar-
riage of their daughter, Linda, to
Sabas Chapa, son of Mrs. Alicia O.
Chapa and the late Francisco B.
Gerardo's Radio & Electronics
4390 Hwy 83 487-3438 Rio Grande City
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Chapa, Jr., of Rio Grande City
The couple will recite vows on
Dec. 5 at 3 p.m. at Our Lady of the
Peace Catholic Church in La
Casita-Garciasville.
The bride-elect is a graduate of
Rio Grande City High School, and
Pan American University with a
B.S. degree in Education. She is
presently employed with the Rio
Grande City CISD.
The prospective bridegroom is
also a graduate of Rio Grande City
High School. He is presently
employed with J & F Lumber
Company.
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Sabas Chapa of Rio Grande City and Linda Garcia of
Garciasville will exchange wedding vows on Dec. 5 at 3
p.m. at Our Lady of the Peace Catholic Church in La
Casita-Garciasville.
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Rate Declines
The Texas infant mortality rate
dropped to 9.5 per 1,000 live births
in 1986, setting a new record low,
according to figures released by
the Texas Department of Health's
(TDH) Vital Statistics Bureau. The
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Horacio Paul Guerra IV of Rio Grande City and
Monica Colette Flusche of Decatur, Texas will exchange
marriage vows on Dec. 27 at 3 p.m. at the Immaculate
Conception Church in Denton, Texas.
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Mr. and Mrs. James J. Flusche
of Decatur, Texas announce the
engagement and forthcoming
marriage of their daughter, Monica
Colette, to Horacio Paul Guerra IV,
the son of Mr. and Mrs H P.
Guerra, III, of Rio Grande City.
The wedding date has been set
for Dec. 27 at 3 p.m. at the
Immaculate Conception Church in
Denton, Texas. Father Richard
McGowan, Father Dan Williams,
and Father Hector Medina will
officiate the wedding ceremony.
The bride-elect is a graduate of
Decatur High School and is pres-
ently a junior Biology major at
North Texas State University. She
is active with the Catholic Campus
Community of North Texas State
University and Texas Women's
University in Denton.
She is employed at the family
business, Flusche Co., Inc. in
Decatur.
The prospective bridegroom
graduated from Rio Grande City
High School in 1981 and graduated
from Texas A&M University in
1985. He is now a junior at the
University of Texas Health Science
Center Medical School in Dallas,
and plans to graduate in 1989.
new death rate for infants (less
than one year old) was 3 percent
lower than the record set last year
of 9.8 per 1,000. In 1984 the rate was
10.4 per 1,000.
Some 2,916 infants died in 1986,
compared to 3,007 in 1985. Since the
infant mortality rate is a tradi-
tional index of the quality of health
care, officials attribute the reduced
rates to better prenatal and
postnatal care.
Records show that in 1950, the
infant mortality rate was 37.5 per
1,000 live births. It declined to 30.3
in 1955, to 29.1 in 1960, to 26.1 in
1965, to 21.4 in 1970, to 16.6 in 1975,
and to 12.2 in 1980
In all, Texas mothers gave birth
to 307,003 babies in 1986, marking
two years in a row that births have
exceeded 300,000.
If the 1950 infant mortality rate
had prevailed in 1986, some 11,513,
or four times as many babies,
would have died. Since only 118,637
Texas residents of all ages died in
1986, (at a rate of 7.1 per 1,000! the
babies of 1986 represent an in-
crease of 188,366 in the state's
population.
As of July 1986 the estimated
population of Texas was 16,682,000
Other statistics gathered by TDH
show that although there were
194,777 marriages in 1986, there
were also 98,405 divorces
The age groups of husbands and
wives 25 to 29 comprised the
largest group of divorcing couples,
with 10,584 divorces during the
year.
The data also may indicate that
the more children a couple has, the
less likely they are to seek divorce.
Some 48,716 divorces involved no
children: 24,043 involved one child;
17,810 involved two children; 5.697
involved three children; and so on,
until only 16 couples with nine or
more children were divorced.
New Sleep Book
for People Over 50
You're not dreaming the whole
thing: if you're over 50, chances are
your sleep patterns are changing.
The good news is a new book, "The
Sleep Book," by Ernest Hartmann.
M D , which gives authoritative ad
vice and information to help you-
• Understand a typical night's
sleep as well as the changes that
occur in sleep as you get older
• Decide if t he sleeping problem
you have is serious or just a tempo-
rary phase
• Determine if you can deal with
the problem yourself or if you should
seek the advice of a physician or
other health professional.
• Pinpoint the causes and cures
for your particular sleep problem
with a special diagnostic sleep chart
Hartmann is director of the Sleep
Disorders Center of the Newton
Wellesley Hospital in Massachusetts.
"The Sleep Hook" is published by
the American Association of Retired
Persons and can be found in local
bookstores
Ysa Gonzalez, Melissa
Gonzalez, Receive
4I Dare You' Award
Ysa Gonzalez and Melissa
Gonzalez were awarded the na-
tional I DARE YOU LEADERSHIP
AWARD in recognition of personal
integrity, balanced living, and
motivation for leadership
The honor was presented by
Yolanda Morado at ceremonies
held at Rio Grande City High
School cafeteria on Nov 8,1987
THE I DARE YOU AWARD is
made available each year by the
American Youth Foundation in
cooperation with 4 H leaders and
County Agents across the country.
The award was first offered in
1941 by William H Danforth,
founder of the Ralston Purina
Company in St. Louis, who dared
young people to achieve their
highest potential and to influence
others through lives of service
Hunting And
Snake Safety
Texas hunters have more to
worry about than what game to
hunt. There are four kinds of
poisonous snakes living in the
United States, and unfortunately
for Texas hunters, they all can be
found in the Lone Star State
The Texas Medical Association
recommends that hunters and
others who hiKe through the
countryside learn to recognize
snakes by their appearances:
-Rattlesnakes, cottonmouths
(also called water moccasins) and
copperheads all fall into tho
category of pit vipers. They all
have vertical pupils in their eves,
similar to the eyes of cats. Pit
vipers have a deep pit on each side
of the head between the eye and
the nostril.
-Any snake with a rattle at the
end of its tail is poisonous.
-Coral snakes must be identified
by their color patterns-black and
red rings separated by narrower
rings of yellow.
The Texas Medical Association
also urges hunters to take precau-
tions against snakebites:
Most snakebites occur on the
legs below the knees Wear heavy
knee-high leather boots or other
thick covering to prevent the fangs
from penetrating
-Do not reach under logs, rocks,
or bushes without first investigat-
ing with a stick
-Do not dip your hands over the
side of a boat in waters that may
shelter water moccasins
If you are bitten by a snake, the
best first aid is a quick trip to a
hospital or other source of medical
care. Stay as calm and still as
possible, being carfeul to keep the
wound at or below the level of the
heart. Identify the snake type if
possible without taking risks or
delaying medical care
Wearing proper clothing and
being alert for poisonous snakes
can prevent accidents and make a
fall hike or hunting trip a more
enjoyable, healthy experience.
Nov. 20-26 Is
Farm City Week
COLLEGE STATION- Farm City
Week, Nov. 20-26, is observed
nationally the week prior to
Thanksgiving to fc.us attention on
the teamwork of tarm and city
people in growing, processing,
marketing and consuming food and
fiber
In an effort to create better
understanding between rural and
urban dwellers, the Kiwanis Clubs
and many other organizations will
join in Farm City Week ob
servances in many areas, says Dr
Carl Anderson, marketing
economist with the Texas Agricul-
tural Extension Service
During the weeklong observance,
participating clubs and groups are
urged to organize and conduct
projects that will bring together
urban and rural residents to
discuss their concerns and jointly
develop ideas about agricultural
and industrial issues, Anderson
notes
Nationally, one of every five jobs
in private enterprises is aligned
with agriculture, Anderson notes
Farm City Week observances
this month will be keyed to the
theme, "Farm and City: Partners
in Progress," Anderson adds
Among some of the special
observances planned are salutes to
agricultural leaders through agri-
cultural achievement award cere-
monies; tours of various kinds,
with farmers as guests for indus-
trial site tours, special activities
for youth, including possible agri
cultural career days, exhibits in
city mall areas, and other activi-
ties
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Roberts, Kenneth. The Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 26, 1987, newspaper, November 26, 1987; Edinburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth195108/m1/4/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.