Shrimp Tales brings shell collecting and divers at jetty
The Shrimp Tales column recalls Edinburg visitors and a Bay and North Jetty shells find. Ken Hughes SCUBA divers, rare Chamas, large limpets, spiny urchins, and a fishery tie with black Drum are noted. Dennis Lees helps a hooked Jewfish, while slides by Glen Tussing wow the group. The author marks a planned vacation from the column after six years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburg
Ken
Ora Hughes
Dennis Lees
Shell Club
Glen Tussing
Brownsville
Tussing
Chronicle
Port Isabel News Briefs Include Scout Camp and Social Events
Judy Boudreaux returns from Louisiana trip with her grandparents in a Renault. Joe Burford plans military school in Georgia after visiting sisters. Ronnie Pockrus hosts a birthday party for about thirty guests. Sr Girl Scouts from the Valley attend Camp by the Sea on Padre Island with Lorna Petch and Gloria Gonzalez as counselors. Mariners host a sock hop at the Firehall next Friday with 50 cents a couple admission. Football practice began Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Boudreaux
Port Isabel
Lousiana Wirs
Boudreaux
Susan
Judy
Renault
Joe Burford
Georgia
Ronnie Pockrus
Missie Trump
Marcie Tower
Rosemary Varnum
Gene Mack
Padre Island
Lorna Petch
Gloria Gonzalez
Mariners
Firehall
Fishing News Roundup From Houston Shows Large Trout Catches
Reports from Houston and surrounding areas detail a steady string of large catches across several days. Anglers including Jimmy Demerrett M. M. Farnsworth and E. W. Skinner report numerous trout along with tarpon redfish and flounder from coastal bays and Gulf waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Jimmy Demerrett
M. M. Farnsworth
Donna
Leo Snyder
Pecos
E. W. Skinner
A. C. Martindale and Son
Robbie Williams
Jack Odem
Wimberly
Texas
Luther Grayson
Harlingen
Gulf
John Cox
Pat Gerald
Swetwater
Sam Casheola
A. P. Martindale and Son
Lee Watkins
Port Isabel
Jimmy Monroe
Kerrville
Sweetwater
Tommy Hale
Crutis Morris
Bill Smith
Duane Berry
Cc. W. Skinner
Jack Massey
San Carlos
Point Isabel ISD Minutes Highlight Staffing and Budget Actions
August 16 1960 regular meeting of Point Isabel Independent School District. Members present Byrd Floyd Sanders Gonzales Williams with Fletcher Torres Hardy Bell Privett Willems. Actions include paying bills, hiring Le Pere for music teaching, tax exemptions for Port Isabel Fire Department and American Legion properties, credit overpayment on lots, hiring Tony Carter as janitor, approving 1960 1961 calendar, transferring district depository to Merchants Marine State Bank, Rotary Club bus use with fuel and driver, and hiring staff including Jack Hughes Rito Barrera Myrtle Smith Stella Smith Don Anderson. Also noted absences and pending Trades and Industry teacher search. Meeting adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
Point Isabel Independent School District
Byrd
Floyd
Sanders
Gonzales
Williams
Deane Fletcher
Rosa Torres
Ben Hardy
Bob Bell
J. H
Privett
Bob Willems
Fletcher
le Pere
Bob Williams
Port Isabel
Thos. Y. Pickett Company
Tony Carter
Merchants Marine State Bank
Jack Hughes
Rito Barrera
Myrtle C. Smith
Stella Smith
Don Anderson
Bell
Carr
San Antonio
Port Isabel Student Joins Southwestern University Class
Port Isabel reports 250 new students approved for Southwestern University admission in September. Thomas Robert McClellan is among them. The fall calendar includes a 4:00 p.m. convocation at Lois Perkins chapel on Sept 11 and orientation on Sept 12 and 13. Registration for new and former students is Sept 14. Class work begins Sept 1. The note adds a historical tidbit: William Henry Harrison was the oldest elected president at 68.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Southwestern University
Port Isabel
Thomas Robert McClellan
Lois Perkins
Eight Million Americans Change Jobs Each Year
Henry Mobley, manager of the Harlingen office of the Texas Employment Commission, says eight million workers in the United States change jobs annually for varied reasons. The Harlingen office serves San Benito La Feria Santa Adésa and Rio Hondo as part of its region in connection with the Employment Security program’s 25th anniversary this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Employment Security Agency
Texas
Henry Mobley
The
Har
Lingen
Texas Employment Commission
Harlingen
San Benito
la Feria
Santa Adésa
Rio Hondo
Lions Reported Spotted Near Expressway Overpass
Hunters say lions have been heard crossing the Expressway near Russelltown and moving through the lower valley along the Arroyo Colorado and Laguna Madre. They note the big cats venture rarely into populated ranch areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russelltown
Arroyo Colorado
Laguna Madre
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Corpus Christi
Commission
Austin, Texas
Gene Mock
PFE
U. S. Highway 83
Fishing
Cisne Ord
Delhi- TaylOr
Mayfair
Delhi-Taylor Oil Corp
Port Isabel, Texas
Radio & Television Serv
Meinken
Rotary Club
Gulf Service
William Henry Harrison
Teddy Roosevelt
U.S
House OF Roy Auto Parts & Acc
Roxy Theater
Perl Bros
E. Elizabeth Street
Fashion Clothiers
Port Isobel Chamber of Commerce
Robert H. Kirkpatrick
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