This God Business and the Tivoli Tales
A reader recalls camera troubles and a spilled orange juice incident, notes a play by Coral Chenoweth Jr titled This God Business set partly at the Tivoli Hotel in Panama and partly at the Charleston Gazette, plus a road tar incident near San Benito to Port Isabel. The writer admires the playwright’s local experience and jokes about the route to Broadway. He mentions personal ties to Tivoli and San Benito. Continued on page 6.
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Penc
South Bend
Broadway
God
Elmer Gantry
Tivoli
Panama
Charleston
W. Va
Coral Chenoweth, Jr
San Benito
Port Isabel
John Covey
Texas
School Tax Up A Dime At Vandalism Cost Heavy
The district voted a ten cent tax increase from 1.75 to 1.85 per hundred dollars, tied to a $110,000 bond issue discussed at a Derry Elementary meeting. The 710,000 budget will be reviewed August 20 at Port Isabel High School. Vandalism damages run 400 to 600 dollars monthly, prompting talk of fencing the high school campus.
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Derry
Port Isabel High School
Robert Holland
Chon Delgado
Tarpon Field
Beulah Lee Park
Bridges
McAllen
Budweiser
Pearl
Jax
Falstaff
Schlitz
Port District Free Rice With Tax Increase Plan
Cameron County officials propose a 10 cent maintenance tax for 1968 within the Port Isabel San Benito Navigation District. The district’s total take would reach about $30,000 due to higher assessment, with $8,000 earmarked for hurricane repairs. District manager W C McConnell noted the rate stays the same while bonded debt exists. He joked about possibly getting a raise from the increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron County
Port Isabel
San Benito
Ttal
W. C. McConnell
McConnell
Give Me Back My Quadrille Organization Decided
The article reports a decision by the quadrille group to reclaim or reorganize its structure. Details include the group's name, leadership, and next steps for the plan. No dates or locations are specified in the readable text.
Boats and Paddle Round Up Mare in Laguna Bay
A mare named Laguna Ma was swimming far offshore in the bay as local boatmen and her owner pursued her by boat. They eventually landed the horse and debated whether to call the incident a crazy fishing expedition or a new way for cowboys to operate.
Physical Training Dates At Port Isabel High
Port Isabel High School coach Jim Moses announced a voluntary summer program for boys with access to weight lifting and exercises at the high school daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. A staff member will supervise. Physical exams are set for 10 a.m. Aug. 14 with transportation provided. Football shoes go to students on Aug. 15 and full equipment on Aug. 19.
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Port Isabel
Jim Moses
Moses
Ae Examination, the Coach Sa
Wallace Leader to Speak at Harlingen Meeting
Bard Logan state party chairman will speak in Harlingen on Friday August 9 at Harlingen City Hall starting 8:00 for a public meeting organized by the Citizens for Wallace Committee. Vance Beaudreau urges attendance regardless of party affiliation. youth group representatives will explain planned activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Party
Bard Logan
Harlingen
Eeer
Citizens For Wallace Committee
Vance Beaudreau
Citizens For Wallace
Beaudreau
Five Day Forecast Temperature Outlook and Rain Chance
Temperatures will run about two degrees below normal highs near 94 to 103 degrees and lows around 73 to 75. Rain chances rise through Saturday with scattered thundershowers. heavy rain defined as more than 1 inch.
30th Annual Fishing Tourney Greatest Ever Say Officials
Port Isabel hosted the 30th annual event with many winners. Corpus Christi’s Rangy Farenthold claimed Texas Grand Champion and marlin division, with a 527 pound record catch. Several Port Isabel residents earned awards in multiple divisions across sailfish, drum, king mackerel, trout, and other categories.
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John Walker
Port Isabel
First National Bank of
Randy Farenthold
Corpus Christi
Billy Algoe
Billy
Texas International
Farenthold
la Feria
W. B. Ireland
Doyle Wells II
Johnny Perez
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Sam Perl
Valley United
Bill Zimmerman Capectel
Elning
Stephanie Shiba
Mission
Stephanie
Wallace
Microfilm Center, Inc
Alias
Fort Worth
Linwood Bland
Houston
Bill Pugh
Scott Frost
Galveston
Leon Day
Alf Shatto
Brownsville
Ernest Brown
San Antonio
Jim Seevers
Frank Evans
Mrs. Shatto
Mrs. Day
Doyle Wells
Kathy Meade
Tom Shiba
Oe Dolphin
Jack Kakuda
Rick Bickwell
Bill Bettis
Robert Skrobarczyk
Kingsville
George Young
David Peston
Jim Bennett
W. H. Appling Jr
el Campo
Edwin Hawn
John M. Beckham
Sohora
Margie Meade
Operation Shine
I. Mary Anderson
Valley Chamber of Commerce
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