Texas International Tournament delayed to Friday amid bad weather
The Texas International Fishing Tournament starts Friday morning August 4 after a weather delay. Late registrants can still sign up at the South Padre Island civic center as the blessing of the fleet at 7:30 a.m. opens the event near the Coast Guard station. U S Senator John Tower announces an IRS full time Brownsville office with bilingual staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill York
Civic Center
South Padre Island
York
Coast Guard
U.S
John Tower
Internal Revenue Service
Brownsville
Tower
IRS
Rio Grande Valley
Boca Chica Tower
Boca Chica Boulevard
Weather Delays Contest Through Brazos Pass Into Gulf
Weather postpones the contest through the Brazos de Santiago Pass into the Gulf while the Jaycee fish fry proceeds Friday evening from 5 to 7. All social events tied to the tournament proceed as scheduled.
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Brazos de Santiago
Gulf
Election Called On Sewer Sale
The city commission adopted an ordinance to hold an election on selling the sewerage system to Cameron County Fresh Water Supply District No 1. The vote is set for August 19, 1972 at City Hall with Mrs Clyde Privett as presiding judge and Mrs Pascual Cisneros as alternate. The body also approved a lease purchase for a Caterpillar D4 bulldozer from B D Holt Company, trade in $6,000, monthly payments $491 for 48 months, to replace the old unit at the landfill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission
Cameron County
Clyde Privett
Pascual Cisneros
City Hall
B.D. Holt Company
Inter-American Forum Planned by Local Jaycees in Harlingen
The Local Jaycees announce the Inter-American Forum in Harlingen on August 18 19 and 20. The event unites Texas and Mexico Jaycees under the creed that brotherhood of man transcends national borders. Registration costs 10 for members and 5 for wives with an invitation to men aged 21 to 35 to join Port Isabel Jaycees. Meetings are at 8 p.m. each Thursday at Merchants Marine Bank.
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Harlingen
Texas
Mexico
Jaycees
Brotherhood of Man
Port Isabel
Civic Club Considers Park Improvements
Laguna Vista Civic Club members meet at the Public Library to discuss park projects for Roloff Park including a drinking fountain and benches. Debate returns over water access and plantings while a village directory is approved for printing.
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Civic Club
Laguna Vista Civic Club
Laguna Vista Public Library
J.L Page
Keller Attends Belton College Orientation Weekend
Miss Mary Elizabeth Keller attended a Mary Hardin Baylor orientation weekend in Belton Texas. The program featured testing and orientation for first year students, plus a parent session, dinners, lunches and recreational activities with College President Dr. Bobby E. Parker and other officials meeting students and parents.
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Belton
Mary Elizabeth Keller
W.P. Keller
Mary Hardin- Baylor College
Texas
Bobby E. Parker
Coast Guard Trio Enforce Safety And Clean Water Mission
Coast Guard personnel are assigned to enforce security and inspect dock facilities for fire hazards and oil pollution. Jack A. Clink Gene Melly Tom Fowler and L G Duke lead a 16 ft Boston Whaler watersite inspection team aiding in keeping the area clean.
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Coast Guard
Jack A. Clink
GM2
Gene Melly
Tom Fowler
L.G. Duke
Boston
Band Practices Schedule At Silver Tarpon High
The Silver Tarpon High School Band announces rehearsals starting next week August 7. Day sectional sessions during the day and marching and full band practices in the evening. A full band meeting Monday 7 to 8 p.m. at the band hall. Contact Mr Mireles if you cannot attend.
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Silver Tarpon High School
Mireles
Food Stamp Program To Start in January 7
County officials announce start of a computerized food stamp program to aid eligible residents with $50 cards, cost shared by state and federal funds. Pilot begins in Hidalgo County on Dec 1 1972 with full rollout in Cameron County planned for January 1973.
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Austin
Ray Ramon
Russ Fowler
Adolph Thomas, Jr
Welfare Commission
Cameron County
Hidalgo County
Grand Jury Limit Rules Narrowed by Texas Attorney General
Texas Attorney General Crawford Martin rules that county grand juries cannot issue reports on noncriminal matters. Sheriff Boynton Fleming DA Dot Graham and others in Brownsville note the ruling but cite past grand jury criticism of bail bond forfeitures and jail facilities. The decision references a prior case saying grand jury reports on officials’ moral character were not privileged and could face libel actions.
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Crawford Martin
el Paso
Brownsville
Boynton Fleming
George Young
Harlingen
Former Port Isabel resident dies after illness in Toledo
Karl Jaquillard, 65, died Saturday in Toledo after a lengthy illness. He once ran a Port Isabel grocery and later fished. A Masonic Lodge member, he is survived by wife Dorothy and three children all of Toledo. Funeral services were held Tuesday. Neville Funeral Home handled arrangements.
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Karl Jaquillard
Toledo
Ohio
Port Isabel
Masonic Lodge
Dorothy Jaquillard
Charles Jaquillard
Karleene
Glenna Jaquillard
Neville Funeral Home
Jaycee Summer Board Conference Highlights in Beaumont
Jaycee president Roger Villarreal attended the Summer Board Conference in Beaumont Texas July 28 29 and 30 U S Senator Lloyd Bentsen spoke at the Saturday banquet honoring five outstanding young Texans including former Brownsville resident Dr Ruben Gallegos Dallas ISD assistant superintendent Over 800 Jaycees and wives attended the Grand Ball on July 30 A Port Isabel Jaycees fish fry at the Civic Center on South Padre Island will raise funds for a Little League Baseball Park in Port Isabel A Jaycee meeting was set for 8 p m at the Merchants Marine State Bank to choose Jaycee of the Month and plan September projects and the safety program for three schools.
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P.1
Jaycee
Roger Villarreal
Jaycee Summer Board
Beaumont
Texas
U.S
Lloyd Bentsen
Jaycees
Brownsville
Ruben Gallegos
Dallas Independent School District
Villarreal
Isabel Jaycees
Civic Center
South Padre Island
Port Isabel
Merchants Marine State Bank
Cameron County FWSD No 1 Adopts Delinquent-Account Policy
The Cameron County FWSD No 1 Board approved July 26 1972 a policy to disconnect service for delinquent accounts after notice with a 5 dollar reconnect fee and a 10 dollar additional deposit for disconnected accounts. On July 12 1972 the board raised new account deposits from 10 to 20 dollars to recover funds from customers who leave town. General Manager E D Reed states the policy applies only to residential properties for now.
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Board of Supervisors of
Cameron County
Fwsd No. 1
E.D. Reed
Voter Registration Deadlines Noted by Tax Collector
Tax Collector Johnny Snow warns there is still time to register for the general election in November. It is too late to register for the county road bond election on August 26. Voters must register by October 7 for the general election, and those changing precincts must reregister after a 30 day period.
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Johnny Snow
Snow
Athletes Report for 1972-73 Physical Exams Port Isabel
Port Isabel high school athletes due for physicals on August 7 at 4 p.m. in the fieldhouse. Students missing the exam must arrange alternate, at their own expense. Cameron County Health Dept reports ten strep throat cases, plus two hepatitis, four amebiasis, and one rubeola.
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Port Isabel
Cameron County Health Department
Intracoastal Dredge Bid Awarded to Aransas Pass Firm
Lloyd W. Richardson Construction Co. is expected to win the Intracoastal canal dredge contract from Port Isabel to Port Mansfield. Bided at 281,987 under the 294,865 estimate. work to start by mid September and finish by May 1973. Project to widen 13 miles of channel to 125 feet and 12 feet deep. South Bay water exchange pass to 5 feet depth and 200 feet width.
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Port Isabel
Port Mansfield
Aransas Pass
Lloyd W. Richardson Construction Co
South Bay
Juvenile Aide Appointed in Cameron County
Mrs. Ann Gann, former director of the Cameron County Legal Aid Office, is named attorney for the county juvenile probation department, announced by supervisor Mrs. Frances Pinkerton.
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Cameron County Legal Aid Office
Ann Gann
Frances Pinkerton
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US Coast Guard
Gulf of Mexico
Intracoastal Canal
San Benito
Masonic Lodge No
Kenneth J. Rhode
John J. Fitzpatrick
Rio Grande Police Academy
Lorenzo Rosalez
Ricardo Zamora, Jr
Bob Dickey
Rosalez
Zamora
Police Reserve
Sheriff's Posse
Texas Commission On Law Enforcement and Officers
Lower
Harold E. Royer
Page
Aly
Frank McCoy
Mary Keller
Coast Guard Trio
Jennifer Cervantes
Luci Barrera
Helen Ochoa
Lucy Delgado
Millie Green
Glenda Spinks
Lupita Gutierrez
Ramon
Commission
Jaycee Head
Local Water Board
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