Port Isabel Names Schools After Local Leaders
Port Isabel boards designate Garriga Elementary as honor to Bishop Mariano S. Garriga of Corpus Christi. Derry Elementary honors the late Mrs Myrtle Derry, former Port Isabel teacher. The junior-senior high library bears Joseph Whitney’s name, in tribute to the longtime principal who died in 1965.
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Board of School Trustees
Port Isabel
Joseph Whitney
Derry
Bruce Derry
Corpus Christi
Whitney
Pawnee
Oklahoma
California
Bishop Garriga
South Texas
Star of the Sea
Point Isabel
Brownsville
St. John’s Orphanage
San Antonio
Sisters of the Incarnate Word
San Fernando Cathedral
Tary
L. D. Wooldridge
Washington
Highway 100
Port Road
Garriga
Mately
Longlois
Revival Dates Set at First Baptist Church
Evangelist Dr H E Gary of Valley Baptist Academy will lead a revival at First Baptist Church from August 17 through August 24. Morning services at 9 39 a m and evening services at 7 30 p m. Song leader Marvin. Saturday evening August 18 is Youth Night at 7 30 p m with community youth invited to join a 7 30 p m fellowship each evening this week prior to the revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Marvin
Port Isabel Considers Lawsuit Over Dredge Dust
Port Isabel School District moves to explore suing the U S government for damages from spoil banks near the Intracoastal canal. A three member committee will study action while dust blankets the town harming tourism and maintenance costs. Congress has taken no action on a proposed $40 000 three year study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Board of Trustees
United States
U. S
Roy Byrd
Homer Poe
Otto Longlois
Byrd
Poe
Longlois
Picoi Long Island
Joe Kilgore
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Corps
Long Island
Congress
Quartermaster Medals For Two P I Sea Scouts
Port Isabel Sea Scout Ship 56 will award the Quartermaster Medal to Roger DeRick and Homer Strain on Friday August 24 at Firemen's Hall. The ceremony at 8 p m honors the eighth and ninth Port Isabel boys to receive the award, a highest Boy Scouts of America honor.
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Roger DeRick
Homer Strain
Sea Scout
Port Isabel
Boy Scouts of America
Sea Scouting
Billy Pate Ferry
James LaRoche
Grodon Carpenter
Tom Kennedy
Bill Privett
Bobby Willaims
Wayne Berry
Roger de Rick
Corpus Christi
Homer
Roger
Martin DeRick
Ship 56
Rotary Club hears Dr Martin on bollworm work
The Port Isabel Rotary Club heard Dr Martin of the U S Department of Brownsville speak at the regular noon meeting last Saturday. He described lab work in Brownsville aimed at controlling and eradicating the bollworm and the talk drew keen attention. Visiting Rotarians were Dick Norton Weslace and A H Bray of Brownsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Port Isabel Welcomes New Business Ventures
Port Isabel extends a welcome to two new business outfits. Jake Reeves and family have taken over the Y Food Mart from Fritz Edwards and plan a few changes while keeping hours 7 am to 9 pm. George Samano opens a French Cleaners plant and laundry with J M Perez as local manager and Dora Zamora as assistant. 24 hour service is advertised at the new operation next to the post office.
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George Samano
French Cleaners
Brownsville
Port Isabel
J. M. Perez
Dora Zamora
Jake Reeves Buys Y Mart in Port Isabel
Jake Reeves buys Y FOOD Market in Port Isabel and will keep same hours 7 am to 9 pm daily. He plans to add new services and will offer a full line of picnic supplies groceries crushed ice dry ice and beer to go.
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Jake
Jake Reeves
Y Food Market
Port Isabel
Reeves
Stabbing Victim Improves After Downtown Port Isabel Incident
Maria Guadalupe Garcia is in very satisfactory condition at Dolly Vincent Hospital in San Benito after a stabbing on a Port Isabel street following a downtown dance. Police report a 16 year old assailant was involved.
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Maria Guadalupe Garcia
Dolly Vincent
San Benito
Miss Garcia
Port Isabel
To Open Sewer Bids Monday In Port Isabel
Port Isabel City Commission will meet Monday night at city hall to open bids for the sewer extension. The contract totals 73000 dollars and is expected to fund the project amid other routine business.
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Port Isabel
Brownsville Women Installed in Insurance Group
On Wednesday at noon at the El Jardin Hotel in Brownsville Texas Mrs Bud Franke and Mrs Bud Emmons were installed as members of the Insurance Women of Brownsville, a national association of insurance women.
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el Jardin Hotel
Brownsville
Texas
Bud Franke
Bud Emmons
The
Insurance Women of
National Association of Insurance Women
Port Isabel Schools Split Town For Grade Allocation
The Port Isabel Board splits students into two elementary schools for 62-63, with Derry Elementary taking north of Highway 100 and Garriga Elementary serving south. Derry’s principal is David Dailey. Garriga’s principal is L. D. Wooldridge. Adjustments possible after Sept. 7. final assignments aim to balance capacity and avoid overcrowding.
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Port Isabel
Stu
Otto Langlois
Highway 100
Musina St
Derry
David Dailey
North Shore Addition
Garriga Elemen
Langlois
Longlois
Garris
Weather comparison for July 1961 and 1962 in Port Isabel
Central Power manager Stuart Adkins and Cameron County Park Commissioners compare July 1961 and July 1962 weather data. The article lists average highs and lows for the month and notes surprising results from the comparison.
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Stuart Adkins
Central Power and Ou “Art
Port Isabel
Cameron County Park Commissioners
Mr. Adkins
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France
4Th Texas Infantry
Our Lady Star of the Sea
Baptist Revival
H. E. Gary
Valley Baptist Academy
P.I. Sea Scouts
Rotary Club
Dr. Martin
Y Food Mart
Fritz Edwards
Lighthouse
F. L. Marlin
Penelope
John Trump
Delhi Taylor
Geo. Trump
Steve
SMU
Dallas
Michael Heard
Dt. M
Michael
T. M
W. F. Heard
Jackson
Miss
W. W. Zimmerman
South Padre Island
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