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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1965
Page
1
Two Cities To Discuss Port Isabel Shipping Decline
Leaders from Port Isabel and San Benito plan a 2:30 pm Friday meeting at the San Benito Community Center to discuss the decline in Port Isabel shipping. The two cities form the San Benito Port Isabel Navigation District and a San Benito vote to withdraw may pursue legal advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
San Benito
Carl Blasig
Shipping Total Continued Dip at Port Isabel
Port Isabel cargo through 1964 totaled 311 103 tons, with 41 864 dry cargo and 269 239 petroleum and chemical products. The figure marks a drop of 143 204 tons from 1963 as Tidewell Hi phased out operations, Hess Oil removed tanks, and refinery vacated, contributing to the regional decline despite Texas waterways nationwide gaining 4 489 095 tons that year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Texas
Tidewell - Hi
Hess Oil & Refining Co
Wiw
Tarpon High Band Opens 1965 Rehearsal Aug 11
Port Isabel Band Director James Haney announced that the Silver Tarpon High Band will begin the 1965 marching season on August 11 at 7 p.m. at the Band Hall. He stressed that every student expected to be in the band must be on time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
James Haney
Silver Tarpon High
Haney
Open Air Market Plans Move Forward in Port Isabel
Port Isabel Padre Island Area Chamber of Commerce directors outline Treasures Trinkets and Trash promotion to lure winter and Valley visitors. They seek vacant property space to host an open air bazaar with vendor stalls and an auction, aiming to attract new business and memberships. Three new members join this week: Manuel Garcia Mata Moros merchant Sea Ranch Motor Hotel and Marina Earl Hunter Brownsville businessman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel - Padre Island
New Area
Manuel Garcia
Matamoros
Sea Ranch Motor Hotel
Earl Hunter
Brownsville
Lee Smith
T. B. Mock
De La Garza To Address Border Patrol Graduates
Port Isabel district director announces S4th Border Patrol Academy graduation exercises at 2 30 p m Saturday August 7. Congressman Fli aio Kika de la Garza will address the 56 graduate officers joined by observers from Washington D C San Pedro California and Port Isabel offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Joe F. Staley
Border Patrol Academy
Fliaio Kika de la Garza
Texas
Immigration and Naturalization Service Office
Washington, D.C
Southwest Regional
San Pedro
California
William W. Anderson
Alvin L. Adonrdar
Jon
Esri MihBread Arnold, Jr
Marius J. Bechard
Jimmy D .Black
Johnny M. Booth
Bill A. Beight
Danny M. Brinson
James D. Burns
Clark Burrow
David L. Carmichael
Manuel Cazares, Jr
Richard A Christiansen
Donald N. Clements
Edward J. Czechowicz
Robert F. Daughtridge
Richard FE. DeFeo
Billy G. Denby
James W. Douglass, Jr
C. LeRue
Port Isabel Man Improves After Saturday Car Crash
Crescencio Villarreal 67 suffered head injuries when struck by a car driven by Julian Hernandez 28 as Villarreal walked in front of the Twin Cities Co-Op. He was hospitalized at Mercy Hospital in Brownsville and was expected to be released this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Mercy Hospital
Frownsville
Crescencio Villarreal
Twin Cities Co-Op
Julian Hernandez
VFW Meeting Tonight at Port Isabel Ship Cafe
Port Isabel Post 8791 VFW invites all members to attend a meeting tonight at the Ship Cafe. Members are urged to be present for the Memory service and post business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel V.F.W
Channel Cut to Curb Dust on Bahia Grande Flats
Dust control plan involves a cut from the Brownsville Channel to Bahia Grande with possible interconnections to nearby flats. Texas Rep. Maurice Pipkin handles landowner negotiations. John Huth reports Bahia Grande depth. flooding expected to reduce dust. Donations to Port Area Chamber of Commerce Dust Control Program are sought via Chamber Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel-Paire Island
Brownsville
Port Area Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Office
Autopsy Ordered After Construction Worker Dies on Padre Island
Aguedo Trejo of Edinburg, employed by McAllen Construction Co., died two weeks after a ditch digging machine accident on Padre Island. He was treated at Dolly Winsant Hospital where surgery followed a leg injury but his condition worsened, prompting an autopsy and funeral arrangements for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Padre Island
Aguedo Trejo
Edinburg
McAllen Construction Co
Dolly Winsant Hospital
Port Aransas Man Elected New Principal
Cecil Roundtree of Aransas Pass was elected principal of Isbel High School at a Monday board meeting. He holds four UT education masters and has prior posts at Burnett and Carrizo Springs high schools. Mrs Roundtree will teach at the high school. they plan to move this weekend. The board set August 18 public hearing on a budget about 15 000 higher than the prior year with state and local pay-raise factors and higher supply costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Roundtree
Aransas Pass
Ort Isabel
Board of
Holdig
University of Texas
Roundtree
Burnett, Tex
Carrizo Springs Ware
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FHA
Railroad Ave
Tarpon
Texas International
Sissy Brusse
Lester
Corpus Christi
V.F.W
Port Aransas
Steff Phete
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