Banquet and Prom Highlight Local Youth Week
The Junior-Senior banquet featured Dr. Donner of the University of Houston discussing Be Your Age. Highlights included Senior Will readings, a Prophesy, and a sea themed menu. The Fire Hall prom drew a large crowd with many couples and a lively dance. The Mariners and M Y F groups held meetings and elections in a festive week.
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Sharon Fleming
Norma Lou Browder
Donner
University of Houston
Roy- Lo
Wayne
Robert V
Artha
Thomas
Mary Nell
Bobby Mac
Rita
Emma
Victor
Irene
Chapa
Mary Lou
Arturo
Louisa
Chuey
Robert H
Cuca
Mickey
Lenora
Junior class menus and projects fuel Home Ec efforts
The Junior class runs noon meals at the Home Ec cottage while planning banquets and dances. Menu reshuffles show the students’ teamwork and the sewing bags for projects. a standout item under construction is Mr Willing’s causeway, showcasing ambition and potential for shop students.
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Home Ec
Willings Causeway
Seniors of the Week Josefa Garza Maria Louisa Delgado
Josefa Garza born August 19 1933 in Los Fresnos now living in Port Isabel is named Senior of the Week. She enjoys green vegetables reading sewing and cooking and hopes to work as a typist while attending night school. Maria Louisa Delgado born May 24 1935 in Brownsville grew up in Port Isabel and dreams of pursuing business courses in Corpus Christi after graduation.
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Josefa Garza
Maria Louisa Delgado
Josefa
Los Fresnos
Port Isabel
Louisa
Brownsville
Weica
Corpus Christi
Port Isabel seniors draft whimsical last will and testimonies
A Port Isabel High School senior class document lists playful bequests among classmates and staff. Elias Galvan transfers track shoes, Ignacio Galvan parts with curls, and other students pass on quirks, sports abilities, and school roles in a lighthearted testament.
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Port Isabel High School
County of Cameron
State of Texas
Elias Galvan
Vicente Gonzales
Ignacio Galvan
Jose Vasquez
Robert Cooksey
Edward Fleming
Sharon Fleming
Arthur Hill
Charlene
Ninfa Garza
Geronimo Hernandez
Ida Marchan
Louisa Delgado
Carlota Zapata
Cora Perez
Emma Carter
Irene Olivera
Marlene Church
Bequests Of School Roles And Personal Items In A Group Note
A list of informal last wishes assigns items and roles to various individuals including Lupe Olvera Jose Vasques Betty Lou Perez Martha Wright Rachel Carter Tomas Morelos Wayne Dixon and others. Items range from hair and uniforms to boxing gloves and class roles with several mentions of school related positions and personal effects.
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Lupe Olvera
Jose Vasques
Betty * T
Lou Perez
Martha Wright
Rachel Carter
Josefa Garcia
Tomas Morelos
Wayne Dixon
Buddy Johnston
Martin de- Rick
Willings
Vicente Gonzales
Harlingen
Mickey Haley
Myrtle Lois Lodrique
Mrs. Cail
Thomas Maulding
Lincolns
Joe Ladd
Louis
Guevara
Gene Goolsby
Philip Bates
Robert Cooksey
Robert Holland
Peggy Rosser
Cora Perez
Robert Varnum
Marcos Martinez
Ida Marchan
Marlene Churchwell
Abelardo Gonzales
Carlota Zapata
Ruben Barrera
Bobby Mac
Arthur Hill
Francisca Herrera
Sophomore class chatter and travel notes from Mexico
Usual school gossip mixes with a Mexico trip recap. Names like Ty Cobb Master Tom Kennedy and Marcie Trump appear alongside tales of seniors in Mexico City and Matamoros. The piece highlights hijinks on and off campus with listing of students and light travel misadventures.
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Ty Cobb
Tom Kennedy
Notable crowd scenes and bold promises at Tomasundale fair
Eyewitness notes a lively gathering with Elias Galvan and Nachie Bar rientez praised as philanthropists. A vendor receives a promise to be paid on the return trip while self operated hotel elevators showcase new vertical transportation. Buddy Johnston features as a notable local figure.
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Elias Galvan
Nachie Barrientez
Lias
Nachie
Tomasundale
Buddy Johnston
Signed Monroe Photo Mess Leads to Courtroom Question
A man found with a signed photograph of Marilyn Monroe bearing the inscription Love and kisses faces an inquiry into possession and potential intent. Authorities investigate the origin and meaning of the gift as part of a broader case.
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Malliot Monroe
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