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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1971
Page
1
A Port Isabel and South Padre Island chamber merger is under consideration with debates over whether a single office should be on the Island or mainland. A public poll shows mixed views among Port Isabel and Island residents and tourists, but votes will be counted May 11.
Pope Paul VI named Most Reverend John F. Fitzpatrick of Miami to be bishop of the Brownsville Diocese. The 52 year old Canadian born prelate will oversee 57 parishes in four counties with about 250000 Catholics, moving to assume duties after mid May.
A banks condition call as of April 20 shows Valley institutions totaling 441.2 million in deposits, up from 359.2 million a year earlier. Lower Cameron County banks also rise with no decreases, led by Harlingen and San Benito institutions and several firms in Port Isabel, La Feria, Los Fresnos, and San Benito.
Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital faced a power test when Central Power and Light lines flickered. The hospital’s diesel powered standby plant auto cut in within five seconds, keeping critical areas powered as CP&L traced the fault. Surgeons noted only a flicker and normal power returned within seconds. CP&L linemen moved the feed and the outage lasted about 20 minutes, affecting the hospital, high school, North Shore Addition, and parts of 77 Sunshine Strip and MCulloch area.
May 15 is the deadline for certification of farm acreage signed up in cotton or feed grain programs. Producers must have acres accurately measured before certifying. If a farmer doubts the exact acreage, the county ASCS office will measure it and the farmer will be charged for the service.
City Commissioners approved a 90 day trailer permit on E W Cateora property for Lyle Foster and scheduled a June 22 public hearing to re zone the Modern Venice Addition from A 1 multi family to A 1 single family. Six street lights will be installed.
Commissioner Juan Gonzalez asks dredging for bay and ship channel. Colonel Nolan Rhodes replies that preliminary studies will compare plans for economic and environmental impact and benefits. Dust control measures are not federally funded. Gulf Universities Research Corp conducts dune stabilization work near South Padre Island with completion in three years.
Senator Lloyd Bentsen introduces legislation authorizing federal join with state and local groups to implement a flood control and drainage plan for the Lower Rio Grande Valley. The plan, backed by the Soil Conservation Service, provides federal aid across a tri county area to reduce flood damage in farms and cities and mirrors a House bill by Congressman Kika de la Garza.
Port Isabel Post No 498 held a meeting at the Fire Hall on April 20 1971 with 16 members. New officers installed for the year include Commander Francis J Mias First Vice Commander Librado Garcia Second Vice Commander Arturo Galvan Adjutant Roger Villarreal Finance Gerald Morris Historian Ted Hunt Chaplain Stuart Adkins and Sgt at Arms Jim Binns. The next meeting is May 20 1971 at 7:00 p.m.
The senator said the plan from the Soil Conservation Service offers enormous valley benefits and was adopted by agricultural and civic leaders. During the FB Revenge trip he met with leaders as the three phase plan was outlined: floodwater channels, local watershed protection by local groups, and broader conservation practices.
By Valley Solons the Valley the project aims to reduce flood damage in heavy rain. The Senator cited Rio Grande flood damage as the kind of loss the plan would prevent. TB HEADS LIST OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES Six new tuberculosis cases were reported to Cameron County Health Department for the week ending April 16. Other cases include five strep sore throat, four influenza, three each rubeola rubella mumps amebiosis, two gonorrhea, and one congenital syphilis.
The Port Isabel and South Padre Island area faces a six thousand dollar hurdle plus a rust free garage to acquire an ambulance. State aid covers first aid instruction for police and firemen, but funding and housing remain. Brownsville ambulances serve the area, causing delays of up to forty minutes round trip, raising concerns over emergency survival chances per Dr. Ernest Hart.
Two Port Isabel men David Lopez 18 and Jose M Uresti 20 were arrested in Brownsville after a Customs Service and Brownsville Police search found what appeared to be a small bag of marijuana. The 1961 Ford they drove was seized. Bond set at 3500 each, in Cameron County jail.
A 19 year old Houston man, Charles Jack Haley Jr, was arrested on South Padre Island by deputy Cleo Beauford during a patrol at Isla Blanca Park. About 5 to 8 grams of suspected marijuana were found. He was charged by Justice of the Peace Bud Emmons with bail set at $1000 and released on bond.
Absentee voting opens at Cameron County Courthouse from 8 to 5. In San Benito voters use the County Building from 8 to 12, Thursdays and Fridays. Harlingen voters cast ballots afternoons on those days. All except Santa Rosa vote on the local option. Santa Rosa already dry since 1934. The bill allows 46 counties to vote May 18.
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