Honor Roll List Shows 107 Students At Point Isabel ISD
The fifth six weeks honor roll includes 107 students across Point Isabel independent schools. Gilt Edge honors require above 90 in all subjects, regular honors permit one 90 or below if others exceed 90. Notable names span 2nd to 8th grades with multiple all A student claims and B and other honors detailed.
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Point Isabel Independent
Otto Langlois
Schoools
Terry Christensen
James Harris
Herlinda Saldivar
Virginia Stringo
Girl Scouts To Have Jamboree At Camp Lula Sams
Sixty five Girl Scouts and 10 adult leaders gather at Camp Lula Sams for the eighth Grade Jamboree on April 26 and 27. The event introduces Cadette and Senior levels under a national program change set for September, with outdoor fun and after school start. Mrs. George Godfrey of Weslaco directs the jamboree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Lula Sams
George Godfrey
Weslaco
Ramon Delgado Buried In Port Isabel
Ramon Delgado longtime Port Isabel resident died of a heart attack Sunday while en route to a San Benito hospital. He was a commercial fisherman and former Rio Grande Railroad worker with 20 years on the line between Brownsville and Port Isabel. Funeral services were held at Star of the Sea Catholic Church and burial followed in Port Isabel Cemetery with Delta Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramon Delgado
Port Isabel
Dolly Vinsant
San Benito
Rio Grande Railroad
Brownsville
Lydia Dominguez Delgado
Ramiro
Daniel
Jessie
Ramon
Federico G
Enrique
Rogelio
Lino
Ray
Lily Sue
Emilia
Jose Roberto
Emilia Delgado
Star of the Sea Catholic Church
Delta Funeral Home
Coast Guard conducts multi unit search and drills offshore
Coast Guard units including the 95 footer CGC Kimball and a Coast Guard aircraft carried out a search and rescue exercise offshore to test search patterns and coordination. A liferaft was dropped and survivors were allegedly located, with ongoing practice continuing after a rapid simulated incident.
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95 Footer
CGG Kimball
Coast Guard
CGC
Kimball
CGC Boutwell Heads to Orange Texas for Decommissioning
The CGC Boutwell will depart this weekend for decommissioning in Orange Texas then personnel will transfer to various Coast Guard units. Several crew members will join the lifeboat station while others move to different posts. Thursday morning the Base Radio Station received a distress call from the FV Betty and David reporting a broken rudder near light 109 Harlingen Port Isabel Channel. CG 40475, with Ralph West Jr EN3 Michael Reese SNBM and Roscoe Rowan SA aboard, departed to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty
David
Port Isabel
Ralph A. West Jr
ENS
Coast Guard
Brazos Santiago
Ernest Bowden
EMI
Earl Anderson
Port Aransas
Padre Island
Richard Collins
Gary Hanson
Port Mansfield
Sheriffs Department
Corpus Christi
James Bennett FA
Chelsea
Massachusetts
Bennett
Cape May
N .J
Brookley Air Force Base
Mobile
Alabama
Collins
Paul Snow Eni
Robert Hux FA
CGC
Boutwell
Orange
Texas
Harlingen
Ralph West Jr
EN3
Michael Reese
SNBM
Roscoe Rowan
Industrial Arts Fair At Pan American College May 3–4
The Sixth Annual Magic Veer Industrial Arts Fair co hosted by the South Texas Industrial Education Association and Pan American College runs Friday and Saturday May 3 and 4 at PAC Student Center. Students from multiple cities enter drafting metals leather electronics and other projects for display and judging. A final dinner at Echo Motor Hotel closes the event with invitations sent through Fair Director Mel F Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Texas Industrial Education Association
Industrial Arts Department
Pan American College
Pan American College Student Center
Brownsville
San Benito
Port Isabel
Harlingen
Weslaco
Donna
la Feria
Edcouch
Pharr
McAllen
Mission
la Joya
Edinburg
Rio Grande City
PAC
Marshall L. Powell
Mel F. Taylor
Echo Motor Hotel
Pa American College
Fincher Elected Chairman Of VCC Past Presidents
Clyde Fincher of San Benito has been chosen chairman of the newly formed Past Presidents of the Valley Chamber of Commerce. The group aims to support the Valley Chamber’s program and assist the VCC when requested by the chamber board. The organizational meeting occurred in McAllen last Thursday with guest speaker Lloyd M. Bentsen Sr. predicting a forthcoming peak in growth, led by tourism.
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San Benito
Clyde Fincher
Valley Chamber of Commerce
Fincher
VCC
Valley Chamber
Chamber
McAllen
Lloyd M. Bentsen, Sr
Toursm
Evans Elected Vice President of Valley SE Assn
Alfred V. Evans, a Port Isabel High School shop instructor, was elected vice president of the Rio Grande Valley Industrial Education Association at a Harlingen meeting attended by Valley instructors. Officers were chosen for the 1963 64 term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred V. Evans
Rio Grande Valley Industrial Education Association
Port Isabel High School
Harlingen
Regional DPS Meet Planned on Padre Island
Captain H F Foster of the Texas Department of Public Safety announced a Region 3 Drivers License meeting for April 27 and 28 on Padre Island. About 39 South Texas counties will send personnel to discuss business matters and enjoy a Bar-B-Q shrimp dinner fishing trip. Attendees arrive Friday evening and stay at the Sea Island Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Foster
Texas Department of Public Safety
South Texas
Region 3
Padre Island
Sea Island Hotel
Two To Finals In Loop 32 A District Meet
San Isidro and Santa Rosa were the only District 32 A schools to advance athletes to the state Class A track finals at Victoria regionals last Saturday. Al Aguirre of San Isidro won the 880 yard run in 2 02.5 clockings. Pete Garza of Santa Rosa was second in the high jump.
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San Isidro
Santa Rosa
Victoria
Sharyland
Austin
al Aguirre
Pete Garza
Santa Fs
Port Isabel Chamber Plans New Community Brochure
Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce directors have formed committees this year to draft a city brochure and review local fire equipment needs. They aim to have the former Naval Auxiliary Air Station named as the Rio Grande Valley International Airport, the Valley's jet-runway facility. Jimmie Jaudon, president, invites public suggestions to the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Cameron County Commissioners Court
Rio Grande Valley International Airport
Services Held Monday For d Champion
Uvaldo Campion a member of Port Isabel and Brownsville families died Sunday at Mercy Hospital after a short illness. Born July 27 1908 he attended St Josephs College Brownsville and St Edwards College Austin. He helped run Champion Store and founded United Fish Co and Champion Fish Co with his brothers. Survived by his widow Bertha Palacios Champion a daughter Maria Teresa a son Uvaldo Champion Jr a brother Richard two sisters and two grandchildren. Burial was in Buena Vista Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uvaldo Campion
Port Isabel
Brownsville
Mercy Hospital
Saved Heart Church
Darliog
George F. Sexton
Old Point Isabel
Champion
Charles Champion
Point Isabel
Idalgo County
San Antonio
Avaldo Champion
St. Joeph's College
St. Edwards College
Austin
Broher Benjamin
United Fish Co
Lapuna Madre
Champion Fish Co
Gulf
Bertha Palacios Champion
Maria Teresa
Uvaldo Champion
Richard
Margaret Champion Garcia Gomez
Matamoros
J. Alex Garcia
John A. Garcia
J. A. Garcia, Jr
Lewis Champion
Emile Champion
Jose Evan Montes
Public Hearing On Port Isabel Zoning Changes Proposed
The Planning and Zoning Commission of Port Isabel schedules a public hearing at City Hall on May 10 at 7 30 p m for zoning reclassification affecting properties listed in the notice and within 200 feet. Owners may speak or submit written comments to City Secretary P O Box 146 Port Isabel Texas.
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City of
Port Isabel
Planning and Zoning Commission
P. O. Box
Texas
Woman to discuss life under communism at local meeting
Mrs. Lee Shai Teeng a Pan American College teacher in Edinburg will recount life under communist rule at a public meeting tonight at 7 45 in the F L Flynn Investment Co coffee shop 00 FE Harrison Harlingen. She lived in Nanking when the Red Chinese seized power and escaped to Hong Kong before coming to the United States in 1956. Admission is free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Shai Teeng
Pan American College
Edinburg
F. L. Flynn Investment Co
FE. Harrison, Harlingen
Freel House Guests Inland Visitor From Newport
Mr. and Mrs. Carey Freel entertain as house guests this week Mr. Freel's sister Mrs. C L Davenport of Newport Washington visiting Social notes from the local pages report the extended stay and familial ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carey Freel
Mr. Freel
C. L. Davenport
Newport
Washington
White Sands Motel Guests Report Big Trout Haul
Guests at the White Sands Motel Lodge recount catches by visitors from Texas and New York. Raymond Somers of Beaumont and Robert Mann of Galveston teamed for 20 trout over three pounds each. D J Hicks Jr and W Karl Harrison of Waco brought in 4 pound plus trout and four big reds weighing 8 pounds each. Mr and Mrs Burford Allen of Midland caught 17 nice trout from a bay rental boat. Leo Stark of Long Island City and another party fisherman reported a 52 trout haul from Robert’s boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sands Motor Lodge
Raymond M. Somers
Beaumont
Texas
R Robert W. Mann
Galveston
D. J. Hicks, Jr
W. Karl Harrison
Waco
Burfard Allen
Midland
Leo J. Stark
Long Island City
N. Y
Robert
Texas Joy
Curtain Callers Prepare Three Dramatic Poems at College
The Curtain Callers at Texas Southmost College begin work on three dramatic poems. Mrs. Martha Hartman, faculty sponsor, said two Robert Frost poems Masque of Reason and A Masque of Mercy and Stephen Vincent Benet's John Brown's Body will be ready for presentation in about 30 days.
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Brownsville
Texas Sounthmst College
Martha Hartman
Robert Frost
Stephen Vincent Benet
John Brown
29 Disease Cases Reported in Cameron County
Cameron County health department reports 29 communicable disease cases for the week ending April 20. The tally includes 16 strep sore throat, seven tuberculosis, three amebiasis, two measles, and one infectious hepatitis.
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Cameron County
Cover The Waterfront Port Isabel Meeting On City Planning
The Point Isabel Independent School District receives a detailed 17 page report from a committee led by W K Zimmerman on district needs. Port Isabel property owners have been mailed an unsigned notice of a May 10 hearing at City Hall at 7 30 pm stating the Planning and Zoning committee will host an important public meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Isabel Independent School District
W. K.bill Zimmerman
Port Isavel
Rezoning Discussion Spreads Through Port Isabel
Property owners are urged to study a city letter and the City Hall map to locate desert properties slated for rezoning. The note asks owners to verify ownership of proposed parcels and consider how rezoning could affect property value and insurance premiums.
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Port Isabel
City rezoning sparks call for public input and study
Residents urge comprehensive study of zoning changes and seek broad input to inform city leaders. The message emphasizes transparency and thoughtful consideration of proposed development plans.
Notice to Study Location Parcel Letters Next Week
Next week the public will publish the letter of notice. Forty four paragraphs detail affected locations. Citizens are urged to study the notice and understand implications for their area.
PTA Elects New Officers for Coming Year
The PTA met April 18 at Carriga School Auditorium with Mr. Cavanaugh speaking on Scouting needs. Officers elected: President Mrs. Hennegar, First VP Mrs. Mickey Jones, Second VP Mrs. Luther Pearson, Secretary Dora Gutierrez, Treasurer Mrs. Madaline Seals, Parliamentarian Mrs. Helen Cail, Historian Miss Charlene Bobbitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carriga School
Cavanaugh
P.T.A
Hennegar
Mickey Jones
Luther Pearson
Dora Gutierrez
Madaline Seals
Helen Cail
Charlene Bobbitt
TSC Club Plans May 11 Workshop
Brownsville Texas Southmost College Newman Club will host a workshop on May 11 with clubs from Del Mar College Corpus Christi A and J College Kingsville Pan American College Edinburg and Laredo Junior College. Miss Celeste Zepeda regional chairman elected at Beaumont convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Texas Southmost
Newman Club
South Texas
del Mar College
Corpus Christi
A. and J. College
Kingsville
Pan American College
Edinburg
Laredo
Celeste Zepeda
Beaumont
Mariners Meeting Plans for Island Trip
The Mariners gathered at 7:00 p.m. Monday to plan a bicycle trip to the Island. They will leave Friday at 4:30 p.m. Old clothes will be used for a pool jump. The pool was donated by the E Pa dre. Monday's program focused on Safety Wise and ended with songs.
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E! Padre
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rober Christensen
Ella Mae Higginbotham
Linda Langlois
Marcella Sandoval
Tomas Sandoval
Edgar Hood
Herminia Medrana
Pat Bell
Sharon Byrd
Elena Manzano
Juanita Olvera
Carolina Ramirez
Lisa Jones
Danny Rock
Ricardo Sandoval
Linda Zimmerman
Janet Bell
Maria Y. Perez
Marianne Bell
Cris
Anne Meyers
Petra Mota
Sandra Bobbitt
Carlyn Cail
Efren Gonzales
Iris Henager
Isabel Lopez
Lana Mobley
Darrel Motly
Isidro Ochoa
Rolando Ochoa
Maria Pilar Perez
Elida Salazar
Freddie Seals
Amando Vasquez
Glen Wilcox
Teresa Zurita
Delia Diaz
Amando Gonzales
Irma Gonzales
Phyllis Poston
Evangelina Sandoval
Henrietta Barrera
Michelle Boswell
Susan Byrd
Yolanda Artis
David Higgingtham
Becky Kershaw
Mack Parker
Sandra Waldrum
Garriga Elementary
Felicia Gay
Maria Vasquez
Miguel Gomez
Antonio Rodriguez
James Rock
Esmeralda Azocar
Ramiro Galvan
Guadalupe Medina
Gloria
ALL A'S
Wanda Moore
Aurora Sandoval
Rhodie Mack
Leandro Pena
Juan Baldovinos
Mike Zimmerman
Nina Alaniz
Celina Barrera
Elsie Kaevando
JoAnn Nelson
Dolores Olvera Lucila Perez
Margie Seals
Eric Torres
Ann Zizinia
Debbie Weikel
Roslinda Perez
Mamie Fine
Juanita Betancourt
Richard Roloff
Hilda Perez
Andrew Zizinia
Esther Kaevando
Susan Smith
Susan Zimmerman
Robert Barrera Jr
Hilda Amacho
Terrie Galloway
Cecilia Gonzales
Mary Keller
Cindy Wilcox
Orlando Barrera
Gualerto Gonzalez
Timothy Gibbs
Bryan Ray
Frank Seals
Adreana Martinez
Kenneth Warren
Girl Scouts
Coast Guard News
John H. Kittila
Art Isabel & Station
James V. Sayers
USCG
Pan American
Jqand
Evans
President Valley
SE. Assn
DPS
Chamber of Commerce
Regu
Ford
Buena Vista Cemetery
Marine Mart Marine Ways
Marine Mart
Oene Ae
Waesree
Fomen
Gabriel Vasquez
Alfred Evans
PTA
TSC Club
Mariners Meeting
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