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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1958
Page
1
The twentieth annual Texas International Fishing Tournament begins Thursday at Port Isabel and runs through Saturday with prizes awarded Sunday August 9. Fire Department Fish Fry and a display of catches accompany the event. Ted Hunt, recently home from hospitalization, plans limited activity for a few weeks.
Three men from Port Isabel were injured when a 1956 Ford went out of control on farm road 1792 near Highway 100 clipping a guide post. Antonio Rivera was unconscious at Mercy hospital Brownsville, while Tony Galvan and Louis Gueara were taken to Dolly Vinsant hospital in Benito with hip pelvis and internal injuries.
Vere Myrick topped the local Democratic primary with 308 votes to secure a ballot spot in the November general election. John T. Lennon and Alberto Cantu received 0 and 78 votes respectively.
The Brownsville Shrimp Producers association asks the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce to back a permanent weather ship station in the Southwest Gulf. They say it would aid shrimping the Valley’s agriculture and Northern Mexico and improve hurricane warnings. The project would be presented as a Chamber of Commerce effort benefiting the broader region.
The Cameron County Fresh Water Supply District No 1 asks residents to limit daytime lawn watering to maintain pressure for domestic use. The board hired Richard Hansen to draft plans for a new water source, better filtration, and transmission upgrades, with public presentation expected in late August or September. The district has engaged the law firm Sharpe Cunningham and Garza to accompany board meetings.
Deane D. Fletcher announced the adopted calendar listing dates for the new year including Sept. 2 as the first day, Thanksgiving and Easter holidays, and end dates for six week periods. Four faculty vacancies remain due to resignations by Vela Whitney and Trice.
Plans nearly complete for the 20th annual Texas International Fishing Tournament to be held in Port Isabel from August 7 to 10. Registration starts August 6 at the Yacht Hotel with an informal reception, blessing of the fleet, contestant parties, beach party, fishing days, prize ceremony, and a public fish fry. Booking for accommodations and boat reservations urged as soon as possible.
Democratic runoff elections will be held in all Cameron County precincts on August 23. County Chairman A. M. Kent announced that only Precincts 2 and 4 will have runoff for commissioner races, while a state office runoff occurs as well. In Precinct 2 Johnny Ginn faces Tony Tamayo Jr. In Precinct 4 Jack Cocke competes with Guy Leggett to succeed Commissioner Tom Foster.
The Press explains city gar bage collection charges as bills are received by residents. The piece notes the necessity and quality of service, with a dismissive view of those unhappy with the charges and humorously suggests tranquilizers for the few griping residents.
The Port Isabel City Commission accepted the low bid for a sanitary sewer system after revisions by City Engineer R P Hansen. The winning firm Paul E Cornett of San Benito bids 189061.71 with 150 working days for completion and 75 percent local labor if available. other bidders included T H Lee Corpus Christi 190274.60 and Mitchell Darby Pharr 195668.00.
A Texas company requests authorization to erect two drilling rigs in Laguna Madre. Plans call for sinking a drilling barge, driving six 3-pile dolphins and six single piles, and building a 140 ft high top elevation structure with protective works and boat landing. Dredging and pipeline placement would follow. Protests on navigation may be filed with the U S Corps of Engineers in Galveston by August 11.
Congressmen Kilgore and Senator Johnson plan resolutions to the House Public Works Committee urging review of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway report at Port Isabel. Focus is on maintenance and improvement of the local small boat harbor yacht basin and a connecting channel, with swift committee action anticipated.
Lt. Duane H. Neilson aged 22 from Ohio died when the jet trainer crashed and burned two miles north-northeast of the Port Isabel Naval Auxiliary Air Station while returning from a routine gunnery hop. He was bringing the craft in for landing when the accident occurred.
J W Shipley Jr and J W Jr of Dallas with Join Birge as guide catch 35 trout. J L Williams of Mission nets 14 trout. R Hi Odom and Mr Cartwright of Hickling land 18 trout.
Fishing from the boat Texas Joy with guide Pat McCoy reports a haul of 325 pounds of red snapper three ling four bonita and one Spanish mackerel by Dr J W Osburn and party of Hendersonville Tennessee.
Friday dated note mentions Dr C J Youngblood of Houston fishing at the jetty or surf catching 18 trout with details limited to this brief entry. Senior local angler highlights indicate shoreline activity and fish counts on a summer day.
Report from the Texas Joy with Pat McCoy guiding Curtiss Sharpe and Dallas party aboard the Frank Gale with Frank Roberts guiding Mr Riess and Ada Oklahoma party catching 200 pounds of red snapper two ling and one moray eel and 300 pounds of red snapper and four bonita fishing off the two vessels.
John and Don Birge of Port Isa bel 61 trout. Charles Patterson and Bruno Leonard of Houston 43 trout. Kenneth Barth Jr. of Mercedes three trout and five pikes.
Monday entries list anglers from Houston and Gainesville catching multiple fish. Charles Zachry reports 22 trout, Dr C A Reitch and J E Sellman 24 trout, Lt and Mrs Bob Dietz 43 trout two redfish and one gafftop, Mr and Mrs Red Dietz eight trout and one redfish, J A Parker one 3 foot tarpon.
On Tuesday July 29 the Vaughns from Pecos with guide J. Lock caught 18 trout. Nettie Lyons of Houston with guide Jack Bartholomew caught 34 trout and one redfish. O E Schumacher of Port Isabel caught four trout and four redfish.
On Wednesday July 30 Dr C A Reitch and J E Sellman of Houston caught 58 trout. John and Jim Birge of Port Isabel took 72 trout. Mr and Mrs Ben Schwarz of Mercedes caught 52 trout. Nettie Lyons of Houston and Thelma Gambrell of San Benito fished with guide Jack Bartholemew and landed a 6 ft 2 in tarpon of 110 pounds and nine trout, one weighing 6 pounds.
Pat McCoy guides Dave Banner and party from San Antonio on a two day trip catching 1200 pounds of red snapper one bonita one king two dolphin and one blue marlin sailfish not clearly reported in text
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