Bob Relay Wins Top Honor in 23rd Fish Tourney
The 23rd Texas International Fishing Tournament crowned Robert Relay the Texas Grand Champion Fisherman and first in the men's sailfish division. Other winners included Doyle Wells Jr for the largest sailfish, George Etz Jr for the marlin award, and Mrs. Don Sheldon for the women's tarpon division and largest tarpon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Robert Relay
Relay
Port Aransas
Doyle Wells Jr
Charles Polhemus
George Etz Jr
Mary Holmes
Corpus Christi
Tommy Caldwell
Caldwell
L. P. Noell
Harlingen
E. A. Lewis
Leon Day
Jody Goolsby
Zelma Monlux
Port Isabel
Alice Woods
Padre Island
Chic White
Steve Noell
Otto Schwab
Wade
King Etz Jr
McAllen
Pey
Mexican Navy Seizes Two U.S. Shrimp Boats
The American shrimpers Captain Scotty and Valley Rio from Brownsville and Port Isabel were captured by Mexican cutters on Saturday for poaching in Mexican waters. Their boats and loads are confiscated and crews face fines, port authorities say.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotty
Valley Rio
Brownsville
Port Isabel
Port Isabel Tops Salt Water Fish Report List
Port Isabel again leads the U S Fish and Wildlife Service salt water catch list for the Galveston Freeport to Port Isabel area. For the first five months the port city shows 669000 pounds of commercial fish, with Port Mansfield in second place about 330000 pounds behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
U. S. Dept. of Wildlife Service
Gale
Freeport
Port Isa
Port City
Port Mansfield
Shell Club Meets Today On Island
The South Padre Island Shell Club meets Friday at 7 46 p m in the Sandy Retreat Resort Hotel game room to discuss bivalves and univalves with Mrs T W Moore and Mrs Homer Poe outlining binomial nomenclature and shell classification. Visitors may show specimens and a field trip by chartered bus to Vera Cruz Mexico is discussed with plans for 40 passengers at 16 dollars round trip and hotel stays on Vera Cruz beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Padre Island
Sandy Retreat
T. W. Moore
San Benito
Homer Poe
Port Isabel
Larry Allen
Shell Club
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Scuba Club
Vera Cruz Beach
Richard Rutherford
Merryman Leaves Port Isabel Press for Donna Editor Post
Jack L. Merryman, longtime editor and manager of The Port Isabel Press, resigns effective August 19. He will move his family to Donna to become editor and manager of News Publishing Co. Inc. He has bought an interest in the firm and, with Steve Elam and Sam Gerald, forms a new corporation Weslaco. An announcement of a new Press manager will come next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack L. Merryman
Port Isabel
Steve M. Elam
Elam
Merryman
Donna
Merrymans
Hickman Day School Seeks Applicants for Ninth Fall Term
Mabel D. Hickman says registrations are open for the ninth fall opening of the Hickman Day School. Children six by year’s start may try for first grade, while five year olds go to kindergarten. Limited enrollment with first grade spots reserved. Call WH 3 2035.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel D. Hickman
Hickman Day School
All Stars Defeat Los Fresnos In Final Little League
Port Isabel Little Leaguers clinched the best of three series by defeating Los Fresnos 10 to 5 in the deciding game. Orlando Ochoa pitched the full game for Port Isabel, while Carlos Casanova led with three hits. Los Fresnos’ John Herndon had four hits, Raul Ramirez took the loss for Los Fresnos, and the league plans fundraising to fund next season and expand to six teams, with a Bar-B-Q Chicken dinner on Sunday August 20 to support the drive.
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Port Isabel
Los Fresnos
Orlando Ochoa
Carlos Casanova
John Herndon
Raul Ramirez
Merchant Marine Bank
Home Robbery At Dr Fowler Residence
Police report burglary at the home and office of Dr. Bob Fowler Sunday night. Entry via bathroom window. thief took three radios two jewel boxes and about 200 dollars. Burglar left lights on and exited through the back. Fingerprints were found at multiple locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Fowler
Charles F. Barter
Fowler
Fowlers
Police Department Reports Busy Period For 1960 61
Local police handled 155 misdemeanor offenses and assisted on about 500 felony and juvenile cases from December 17 1960 to July 31 1961. Misdemeanors yielded 3601 in fines led by intoxication 44 cases 731 dollars. Felonies and juveniles saw 107 cleared with burglary 32 of 40 and grand larceny 24 of 34. FBI index shows a 10 percent rise in serious offenses for early 1961.
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FBI
Shrimp Catches Heavy In Brownsville Port Isabel Areas
A 1960 Market News Service report shows Brownsville Port Isabel fishermen landed 15,677,000 pounds of shrimp, while Mexican imports reached 18,800,600 pounds through the same ports. The report notes high catching costs, record cold storage stocks, price effects, and Mexico as the leading foreign shrimp supplier at 73,600,000 pounds. It also records new imports such as frozen turtle meat and minor amounts of catfish fillets and crab meat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Port Isabel
Mexico
Bureau of Commercial Fisheries
Market News Service
Brownsville-Port Isabel
U. S
Panama
el Salvador
Port Isabel Wins State Approval for Public Water Project
Port Isabel and surrounding communities won state approval for a decade-long public water project after a sanitary survey by the Texas Department of Health. The approval enables new water mains and a filtration plant, with bids due in October to source water directly from Dist. No. 6, avoiding reservoir delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water District
Austin
Port Isabel
Laguna Vista
Laguna Heights
Padre Island
State Department of Health
Cameron County Fresh Water District No
Port Isa
Department of Health
Rio Grande Valley
Dist
Resacas
Juan Martinez
Board of Supervisors
Edgar R. Bell
Helen Williams
George Carr
Nora Hughes
J. A. Hockaday
Woodford Thornton
E. J
Causeway Crossings Hit New July Highs in Seven Year Record
Traffic across the Queen Isabella causeway topped 35 000 in July, about 5 000 more than July last year, while Isla Blanca Park revenue reached a seven year July record as park officials noted rising annual traffic and a near matching annual net revenue despite higher July expenses. Park Board also named Gayle D Wilhite Brownsville as architect to study future development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Isabella Causeway
Causeway
Isla Blanca Park
Cameron County
McGehee
Padre Island
Park Board
Gayle D. Wilhite
Brownsville
Wilhite
Annual Bazaar at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church
Our Lady Star of the Sea Church will host its annual carnival on August 13 featuring games like Pitch Penny, fish pond, and darts, plus food stalls, the Grand Chalupa, a Haunted Castle spook house, pony rides, and a raffle with a 5 piece living room set as first prize and a reclining chair as second prize. Tickets available from Alter boys, Mothers Club, or Knights of Columbus. all welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady Star of the Sea Church
Alter Boys
Mother's Club
Knights of Columbus
Bay Pee Wee Schumacher Leads Houston Party in Trout Catch
Fishing news notes a Houston party led by Bay Pee Wee Schumacher catching 25 trout. Another Houston duo, Robbie Williams and his wife, reported 36 trout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pee Wee Schumacher
Houston
Robbie Williams
Bay fishing results show Don Wyatt Cameron and Sanders
On Friday August 4 anglers from Houston and Harlingen reported catches with Don Wyatt netting 17 trout and Dr B M Cameron 16 trout while Joe Sanders from Harlingen landed 101 Spanish Mackerel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Wyatt
Houston
B. M. Cameron
Joe Sanders
Harlingen
Trout Contest Draws Harlingen and Houston Teams
Sunday fishing results show Tony Lagler and Cecil Albright of Harlingen catching 12 trout, while E. W. Skinner and Sam Coshola of Houston netted 37 trout.
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Bay
Tony Lagler
Cecil Albright
Harlingen
E. W. Skinner
Sam Coshola
Houston
Martindale Family Reported With 15 Trout Catch
On Monday August 7 A. C. Martindale and his son of Houston were credited with a catch of 15 trout, recorded in the local angling log.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay
A. C. Martindale and Son of
Houston
Smith and Martindale Sport Bounty Report
Tuesday records list Mrs J L Smith of Brownsville with a 6 ft 6 in tarpon weighing 114 lb. A C Martindale and son of Houston bring 42 trout and 7 red fish in a single catch judging by the dockside tally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Smith
Brownsville
A. C. Martindale and Son
Houston
Rotary Club Hears Guest Speaker on Port Isabel and Valley
Seven visitors attended the Rotary Club meeting as a guest speaker discussed securing new industries for Port Isabel and the Valley. The club invited Rotarians and wives to a later session on international relations along the Rio Grande with about seven planning to attend. July attendance averaged 93.24 percent with one absence not made up and a perfect attendance day recorded. Guests included Harold Schern from Brownsville John E Mitchell F D Cromack Wilton B Meyer from McAllen Cecil L Mamir Darrell M Young from Carthage Missouri and Dr Ed Connor of Pasadena Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Harold Schern
Brownsville
John E. Mitchell
F. D. Cromack
Wilton B. Meyer
McAllen
Cecil L. Mamir
Darrell M. Young
Carthage
Ed Connor
Pasadena
Tex
Point Isabel ISD Sets Public Hearing on 1961 62 Budget
The Point Isabel Independent School District will hold a public hearing on the 1961 62 school budget Tuesday April 15 at 7 30 p m at the high school.
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Point Isabel Independent
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Bob
Ton Sweeny Jr
Kathy Tenison
Ann Tilden
Mexico Navy
Island
Erryman
All Stars
Fishing
Rotary Club
Temperatl
Ires
Causeway Col
Han Ny
T.I.F.T
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