Port Isabel column notes spring music festival and island development
The column salutes Mrs. Fred Petch directing Port Isabel's Spring Music Festival with school choirs and varied numbers. It reflects on a Kingsville track meet crowd control issues and fair play concerns, then reports 76 new Post Office boxes, Padre Island land clearing for a new resort motel, and Palmetto Inn’s bright rooftop sign signaling ongoing progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Padre Island
el Padre
Palmetto Inn
Pony League to Play Fire Department in Exhibition Game
An exhibition baseball game is set for Sunday May four at 430 PM featuring Pony League members against the Volunteer Fire Department. Fire team starters include Joe Lofton catcher Archie Causey pitcher Lucy Sanders first base Bill Keller second Roy Byrd third Henry Lubbock short Guy Carpenter left Frank Mras center A C Hill right. Tom Hastings coaches. A freewill offering and league concession proceeds will fund uniforms and equipment.
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Pony League
Volunteer Fire Department
Fire Department
Joe Lofton
Archie Causey
Lucy Sanders
Bill Keller
Roy Byrd
Henry Lubbock
Guy Carpenter
Frank Mras
A. C. Hill
Tom Hastings
League Association
Spring Music Festival At Port Isabel High School Tonight
Port Isabel residents may attend a Spring Music Festival at 8 p.m. in the port Isabel High School auditorium. The event features the school system's choirs and ensembles from high, junior high, and elementary levels, with 16 high school selections and four each for younger groups. Proceeds benefit the Port Isabel Parent Teacher Association with admission 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Fred Petch
Penelope Marlin
Karen Pich
Jerrie Birge
Valley C of C Opposes SJR 4 Trying to Limit State Ads
The Valley Chamber of Commerce committee in Madison hotel voted to oppose and defeat SJR 4 in November. The measure would limit state advertising to periodicals of national circulation, likely restricting media to magazines only. A sub-committee was named to award the leading city in the upcoming clean-up campaign this May and June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
Valley Chamber of Commerce
Madison Hotel
F.W. Pryor
Harlingen
T. E. Hawkins
Brownsville
Minor Wilson
Webster
Wilson
Texas
Board of Directors
E. W. Pryor
Valley C C Honors Brad H Smith For Traffic Safety Work
The Valley Chamber of Commerce passes a resolution praising Brad H. Smith, former Valley newsman now in Austin, for faithful and difficult work promoting traffic safety. Smith was appointed Director of Traffic Safety for Texas by Gov. Price Daniel, with the chamber noting his long tenure as traffic safety chairman and his personal dedication to civic duty.
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Valley Chamber of Commerce
Brad H. Smith
Valley
Austin
Smith
Texas
Price Daniel
Stanley B. Crockett
Meinken Resigns as C of C President in Port Isabel
Herman J. Meinken resigns as Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce president. J. J. Jaudon becomes president. Stuart Adkins named vice president. A sign project for Russelltown to mark the Port Isabel Padre Island turnoff is discussed with location approval and a 10 by 40 feet sign to be lease maintained. Donald Birge and Richard Roloff lead the committee with public pledges sought from merchants and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman J. Meinken
Port Isabel
Padre Island
Russell
Arlingen
Chamber of Commerce
Donald Birge
Roloff
J. J. Jaudon
Richard Roloff
Nora Hughes
Jaudon
Russeltown
Brownsville
Port Sabel
Padre Beach
Port Isabel Visitors From New Augusta Return Home
Mrs Kershaw and daughter Karrieta travel with Mrs Raypole and daughters Lea Wanda from New Augusta Mississippi to Port Isabel. They are joined by their niece Patsy Thomas who will stay until June.
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Francis Kershaw
Karrieta
Kathleen Raypole
Lea
Wanda
Port Isabel Sundey
New Augusta
Miss
S. H. Mills
Patsy Thomas
Drowning Victims Searched Near Port Isabel Scene
A shrimp trawler Ocean Bride capsized near Port Aransas, two crewmen survived on a life raft while L. E. Lind was lost. A second disaster left four aboard a capsized boat one mile from the yacht basin with three drowning victims, as Coast Guard and Navy helicopters hunted in rough seas.
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Ocean Bride
Brownsville
Port Aransas
W. A. Fears
L. E. Lind
Lind
Fears
Yacht Basin Channel
Fred J. Thomas
Harrisonville
Margie Blackman
Steven
Weslaco
Port Isabel High elects Heinze president after tie
In Port Isabel High School student council elections Noe Galvan and Johnny Heinze tied for president. A tie breaker elected Heinze by three votes, final totals 38 for Heinze and 35 for Galvan. Linda Perez became vice president Penelope Marlin secretary and Jimmy Bell treasurer. Joella Bennett automatic head cheerleader with largest vote along with three other cheerleaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel High School
Noe Galvan
Johnny Heinze
Galvan
Heinze
Linda Perez
Penelope Marlin
Jimmy Bell
Joella Bennett
Karen Petch
Delores Vasquez
Pat Mumea
Grape fruit tale from early North American lore
Before colonization, the grape was the sole familiar fruit ever seen or spoken of in North America, aRemarkable note on precontact American botany.
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New World
North America
P. J. Gets First Civil Defense Warnings Siren
The Civil Defense siren in Port Isabel, faulty at first, has been replaced and tested. The city will hear a one long three minute blast for disaster, a one three minute blast for yellow alert, and two on two off two on for all clear. Port Isabel is the valley’s first town with a civil defense siren and it will serve as a regular fire siren for the local volunteer department.
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Civil Defense
Civil Defense Headquarters
Port Isabel
Rio Grande Valley School Administrators name new officers
At a meeting of the Rio Grande Valley School Administrators Association, officers for the coming year were named. M. A. Storey, superintendent at Port Isabel, was chosen president with C. E. Vail of La Feria as vice president and T. S. Pickens of Edinburg as secretary-treasurer. Outgoing president is C. E. Burnett of Harlingen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande Valley School Administrators Association
Cameron
Willacy
Hidalgo
Starr
M. A. Storey
Port Isabel
C. E. Vail
la Feria
T. S. Pickens
Edinburg
C. E. Burnett
Harlingen
Edwards Return From Dallas Wedding Trip
Mr and Mrs E W Edwards returned Sunday from Dallas where they attended the wedding of Mrs Edwards niece Miss Dianne Scott. They also visited in San Saba with Mrs Edwards mother Mrs Doris Oliver and sister Mrs Werdon Scott.
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E. W. Edwards
Dallas
Edwards
Dianne Scott
San Saba
Doris Oliver
Werdon Scott
More P. O. Boxes Added This Week
Mrs. Ruth Mras, postmaster at Port Isabel, announced that 76 more post office boxes were installed and being rented rapidly. The total rose from 22 to 798 boxes for local patrons, with 37 Star Route box holders and the Port Isabel Naval Auxiliary Air Station also served.
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Ruth Mras
Port Isabel
Port Isabel Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Fishing Report Highlights From the Coast
On Thursday April 17 May anglers at the surf or jetty reported Jack Porter and Wayne Love of Mercedes catching 10 trout and two redfish. Mr Cartwright of Harlingen landed one trout. L A Shaylor of Port Isabel caught 70 trout.
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Jack Porter
Wayne Love
Mercedes
Mr. Cartwright
Harlingen
L. A. Shaylor
Port Isabel
Trout Catchers Report From Texas Coast
Friday April 18 May fishing news lists anglers and catches. Frank and Bill Roberts of Harlingen report 22 trout. Jake Kennedy and Weslaco party reel 25 trout. Lee Latino and V. J. Santapalo of Houston 66 trout. Mike Trondile and Tony Pelatari of Houston 21 trout and five redfish. Jack Kent and Bean Baskett of Houston 17 trout. Fred Putello of Mercedes 18 trout. Joe Rickert and John Williams of Mercedes 40 trout.
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Jetty Frank
Bill Roberts
Harlingen
Jake Kennedy
Weslaco
Lee Latino
V. J. Santapalo
Houston
Mike Trondile
Tony Pelatari
Jack Kent
Bean Baskett
Fred Putello
Mercedes
Joe Rickert
John Williams
Ray Black
W. W. Austin
Bayside
Bill
Frank Roberts
Arnold McFarland
Ludwig Crappa
Edinburg
V. J. Santopalo
Sunday April 20 fishing trip with Cox party
John Cox and party from Sweet Water Texas catch 30 trout. Mr and Mrs Louis Champion of Houston and Justine Harvey of Port Isabel noted among attendees.
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John Cox
Sweetwater
Texas
Louis Champion
Houston
Justine Harvey
Port Isabel
Anglers Catch Multiple Trout and Redfish Totals
The record snippets show anglers including Mr and Mrs Jessie Mallett of Austin catching 46 trout and one eight pound jack. James Bailey and R L Harrison of Houston reported 30 trout. Dr Ralph Farrell of Houston 55 trout. Ray Black and W W Austin Bayside reported 46 trout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Mallett
Austin
James Bailey
R. L. Harrison
Houston
Ralph Farrell
Ray
Anglers Catch Record Trout Counts Across Cities
Monday entries list several fishing pairs and families from Bayside Harlingen Weslaco Edinburg Houston and Houston area catching trout ranging from 15 to 73 in total. Notable totals include 50 36 73 and 17 trout by different pairs. The report notes multiple local fishermen and their catches.
Trout Catch Totals Reported by Four Anglers
Tuesday April 22 reports show R. P. Lampley of El Campo with 31 trout E. W. Skinner of Houston with 57 trout and John Cox with party of Sweetwater with 75 trout.
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R. P. Lampley
el Campo
E. W. Skinner
Houston
John Cox
Sweetwater
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Cameron County Park Board
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Navy
U.S. Coast Guard
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Mrs. Thomas
Missouri
Coast Guard Auxiliary
Coast Guard
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Joe Lane
P. J
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