Port Isabel considers $2 million bond for school building plans
Port Isabel residents vote Tuesday May 29 on a $2 million bond to fund a district wide building program. Budget figures show Garriga Elementary improvements about 242,831 dollars, Derry Elementary and Junior-Senior High around 255,523 and 1,201,673 dollars respectively. The plan includes air conditioning, classrooms, libraries, restrooms, covered walks, storage, parking, and athletic facilities plus remodeling the P.E. building for CVA units. Mayor Leo F. Sanders questions site use and urges alternative High School location with potential cost near 1.7 million for land and upgrades.
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Port Isabel
Garriga Elementary
Derry
Garriga
Los Fresnos
Brownsville
Leo F. Sanders
Bayside
Supt
Torres
Sanders
W K. Zimmerman
State Highway Department
Zimmerman
Widow of Padre Island developer dies in Houston
Mrs. John L. Tompkins of 201 Louisiana died at 12 25 a.m. Monday in a Houston hospital after a short illness. She was a Temple native who lived in Corpus Christi over 50 years and was the widow of real estate developer John L. Tompkins who built Padre Beach and Sea Island resort. Funeral services were set for Wednesday at Parkway Presbyterian Church with burial in Seaside Memorial Park. Survivors include a daughter, a son, a sister, and five grandchildren.
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John Ll. Tompkins
Louisiana
Houston
Temple
Corpus Christ
John L. Tompkins
Tompkins
South Padre Island
Sea Island
Padre Beach
Peary Place
Padre Island
Mary Hardin-Baylor University
University of Colorado
Corpus Christi
Parkway Presbyterian Church
Fred Swearingen
Seaside Memorial Park
Cage Mills
Homer
Lawrence Young, Jr
Frank A Tompkins
Jean M. Swantner
Four Killed As Laguna Vista Two-Car Crash Claims Family
A Mon terrey, Mexico family of six died in a head on collision on State Highway 100 near Laguna Vista at 6 50 p m The victims were Santiago Bautista 29 and his sons Santiago Eusebio 4 Eugenio 3 and Alan 11 months The mother Maria Elvira Cardenas Bautista 29 survived with critical injuries Hospital officials in San Benito said Marzluff driver of the other car Jack Edward Marzluff 47 of Weslaco was listed in serious condition The family was enroute to a Queen Isabella Inn reunion and Emmons described the wreck as crushed tomato cans.
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Monterrey
Mex
Laguna Vista
Justice of the Pesce
Bud Emmons
Jack Edward Maryluff
Weslaco
Port Isabel
Emmons
Santiago Bautista
Queen Isabella Inn
Island Election Draws 14 Aldermen
South Padre Island residents face a large slate for mayor and five aldermen on Saturday May 26. The newly incorporated township names multiple potential candidates as the election draws near.
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South Padre Island
South
Jimmy G. Haire
Troy W. Giles
Bette Grisham
Jean L. Gutches
Bill W. Moore
Troy 0. Dillon
Mary Lou Campbell
Larry D. Thompson
George Ferguson
Citizens Committee For Better Government
Bill Neukomm
Jim Ghilain
Jean Gutches
Massey Elected To Hardin-Simmons University Board
Local businessman Robert Massey joined eighteen new members elected to the Hardin-Simmons University Board of Young Associates. The group supports Christian education, fundraising, student recruitment, and alumni-campus communication. Massey, owner of Robert Massey Insurance Agency in Brownsville, lives with his wife Carole and two sons in Los Fresnos.
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Robert
Bob"’ Massey
Hardin-Simmons University Board of
Young Associates
HSU
Bob Massey
Robert Massey
Boca Chica Tower
Brownsville
MGM, Inc
Carole
Los Fresnos
City to Improve Dump Operation Following Health Review
City officials announced 12 773 in Federal Revenue Sharing funds for 1973 first quarter placed in a special revenue fund. The council approved Valley Frozen Foods street right of way lease and noted Water District Board of Equalization picks. Health department found waste not adequately covered and windblown refuse at the municipal site. corrections will follow.
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Leo F. Sanders
City Commission
Water District
Board of Equalization
Commission
Oods
Central Power and Light Company
Sanders
State Department of Health
Department
John W. Watts
Health Department
Easter crowds flood South Padre Island on 4 day weekend
About 40 000 people gathered on South Padre Island for Easter weekend described as orderly. Most were Valley youths with hundreds more from Houston Galveston and Corpus Christi for the Master surfing contest. Traffic filled Queen Isabel Causeway after three accidents. three marijuana charges and many minor misdemeanors were reported. littering remained a problem as county crews prepared to clean up.
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South Padre
Valley
Houston
Galveston
Corpus Christi
Bj’s Surf Shop of Houston
South Padre Island
Sherman Lee
Queen Isabel Causeway
Cameron County
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Manuel Mireles
CVA
Padre
Vicki O’flanagan
Office of Island Services
James Pace
County Emergency Employment Program
EEA
Johnny Camacho
Hector Martinez
Alfonso Camacho
Reyes Troncoso
Ray LaBlanc
Cosme Garza, Jr
Roger Delgado
Coach Gonzalez
Jose Moncevaiz
Dean Moses
Russel Moses
Robert Martin
Charlies Martinez
George Gross
Coach Brown
Tent City
Justice of the Peace
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