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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1966
Page
4
Shirley Roberts daughter of Mr and Mrs Bob Roberts of Port Isabel has returned from the Lawler Clinic in Mercedes after a kidney infection left her seriously ill last Friday.
Court discusses removing tolls from the causeway and county to assume bonds as tax bonds without another vote. Economic Development agency grant sought for 60 percent of road funding while state decision looms. A £70,670 gasoline tax surplus may be split among precincts after officials await Leggett’s return. Judge Dancy also nears early discharge from surgery as other items wait for the August budget hearing.
The Our Lady Star of the Sea Attar Society schedules its monthly meeting on Wednesday August 17 at 8 00 p m All parishioners are urged to attend The annual bazaar is set for August 21 Donations prizes for the Lucky or funds for the supper are welcome Contact Tina Barrera or Mrs Juan Tamayo for contributions Catechetical nuns in San Antonio begin religious instruction for parish children Classes run 9 to 11 a m in Port Isabel and afternoon sessions are held in Laguna Heights For more information call Father St John at the rectory.
Port Isabel student Darla M. Nussbaum has been placed on the University of Texas Arts and Sciences honor roll, per information received last week.
Readable figures show August shrimp landings including totals of 14 900 pounds and 60 400 pounds and 68 200 pounds alongside partial monthly notes. Names and dates are fragmentary but indicate landing volumes for August.
Rodolfo Juan Gonzales son of Mr and Mrs Rodolfo Gonzales was honored on his first birthday Sunday Aug 7 at 3 30 p m at the Pre School Building. About 100 children and mothers attended the Kitten pinata game and refreshments were served including birthday cake chicken salad punch and cookies.
The Dorcas Class of the First Baptist Church met at Mrs. M T Ford’s home for a business and social session. Officers elected were M T Ford president Birdie Galloway vice president A B Purdy treasurer and Guy Carpenter secretary. Mrs John Alsobrook resigned as president to work with the Juniors.
The Bay Area Duplicate Bridge Club held its weekly meeting on Tuesday evening. First place went to Harold Roger of Laguna Vista and Gladys McDonald of Brownsville, second to Jo Ann Carroll of Port Isabel and Sammie Schmidt of Laguna Vista, and third to Mr and Mrs Guy Burwell of Laguna Heights. The seven week series winners include Harold Royer Sammie Schmidt Edna Reicher and Guy Burwell. Regular meetings occur every Tuesday at 8 pm at the Firemen's Mall.
Theros Matteson of Apt. 105 Housing Project Port Isabel plans a free Bible teaching class on prophecies from the Book of Revelation open to the public if there is demand. Interested persons may reach him at P. O. Box 597 Port Isabel.
Mayor Sanders proposes dusting Brownsville Airport and aiding the Cameron County City County Clinic, developing Arroyo Colorado with a golf course, city reservoir, and Harlingen convention center, plus Tia Cano Lake recreation. He also urges Port Isabel-San Benito Navigation District dock improvements and water district upgrades, including sea water conversion as a long term Gulf Coast solution.
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