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MOSTHistory to start new book club
Special to the Advance EDINBURG — The Museum of South Texas History invites the community to the first-ever meeting of Pages of the Past book club at 7 p.m. April 5.
Spanish shipwrecks off South Padre
Reading about old shipwrecks reminds one of how brave, or crazy, take your pick, sailors were back in the, say, late 1400s when Columbus sailed the ocean blue, all the way through the 1700s, when sailing vessels were so flimsy, like timber boxes, so prone to sinking in high winds and high waves.
Dr. Kenneth L. Mattox Trauma Unit at DHR Health honors surgeon
When DHR Health leaders several years ago began their historic and lifesaving journey to establish the first Level One Trauma Center in South Texas, they worked closely with a worldclass giant in the medical profession – Dr. Kenneth L. Mattox of Houston.
Man guilty of trafficking women in cantina backroom
Special to the Advance HOUSTON — A 30-yearold man who resided in Houston has pleaded guilty to several sex trafficking crimes and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.