Dust Bowl Reflections and Local Dust Control Efforts
The piece recalls a past misreport by a magazine about the Dust Bowl that caused area publicity harms. It notes Joe Kilgore securing a House appropriation later blocked by a Senate committee, leaving Port Isabel without army engineer funds for dust control. It also mentions Texas highway work closing inlets to Salt flats near Brownsville, causing dust to blow toward schools in Laguna Vista and Laguna Heights.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Joe Kilgore
House
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Army Engineers
Port Isabel
Texas Highway Department
Brownsville
Derry
Schoores
Laguna Vista
Laguna Heights
Fishermen Report Mixed Gulf Coast Stock In Local Trips
Dallas and Houston families fished from private boats reporting dozens of speckled trout weighing up to three pounds and several redfish, including a six pounder and a ten pound gaff top. Capt. Murphy guided deep sea trips with varied catches across Laguna Madre and Colley’s boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
John J .Pulis
Mat. Murphy
Colley
Whiting
Roy Crutchfield
Houston
Morel
Marvin Longshore
Tra Evy
Kingsville
Laguna Madre
Harlingen
May Organize Painting Class In Port Isabel
Mrs J A Hockaday of Port Isabel and Mrs Eugene Ward of La Jolla Vista invite interest in forming an art club to study oil painting. They plan one afternoon weekly with a teacher if enough interest. contact Hockaday at WH 3 564 or Ward at WH 32488.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Hockaday
Port Isabel
Eugene Ward
Une Vista
Hockaday
Eugene Wart
Highway fill dust prompts Cham ber of Commerce talk
Residents blame highway fill and north wind for dust blowing into homes. They urge the Chamber of Commerce to form a committee and contact the division engineer at Pharr to respray the stretch, arguing the cost is minor compared to potential property damage and health impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Department
Chamber of Commerce
Pharr
Calorie Cutting Tips From 1964 Dietary Guidelines
The 1964 recommendations from the Food and Nutrition Board urge reducing daily calories from 3200 to 2900 for a reference man and from 2300 to 2100 for a reference woman. Practical tips replace high calorie items with lower calorie fruit and vegetable options and list concrete swaps to cut 100 calories portions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food and Nutrition Board
National Academy of Sciences
Department of Agriculture
Personal Notices Recap of Texas Travel and Guests
Miss Josephine Herrera Isabel Hingjowa Pablo Villarreal and Miss Apna Hinajos returned late next week after a week in Sao Antonio. Joe and Alicia Hi pojos visited in San Antonio and traveled with them. They met relatives in Portland Aransas Pass Reodstown Gregory and Corpus Christi Texas. Names and dates listed include Jean Peres Aug 21 Nayo Perez Jr Aug 21 Mrs Emery Green Aug 23 Betty Jean Rennert Aug 24 Patricia Guillen Aug 2 Robert Martin Aug 2 Alma Garciz Aug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Herrera
Isabel Hingjowa
Pablo Villarreal
Apna Hinajos
Sao Antonio
Joe
Alicia Hipojos
San Antonio
Incgde
Portland
Aransas Pass
Reodstown
Gregory
Corpus Christi
Texas
Jean Peres
Nayo Perez Jr
Emery Green
Betty Jean Rennert
Patricia Guillen
Robert Martin
Alma Garciz
Anniversary Greetings For Barrera and Cisneros Couples
Anniversary greetings note lists Ramiro Barrera and spouse on Aug. 20 and Pascual Cisneros and spouse on Aug. 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramiro Barrera
Pascual Cisneros
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Nussbaum Sales Co
E. Elizabeth
East 10Th
Frontier Lumber Co
Little League Bankers
George Pena
Pat Perez
Johnny Barrera
Mato Gutierrez
Jose Castillo
Antonio Alamo
Isidro Pena
Ralph Barrera
Minor
Ronnie Guillet
Rodolfo Garza
Alfonso Gutierrez
Sus Molina
Georges Torres
Juan Diego Garza
Seferino Rivera
Reynaldo Barrera
George
Louise Villareal
Kett
Louis Carrier
Frank Marchan
Federico Chaves
Gualberto Gonzales Jr. Couch
Lorenzo Barrientez
Elimio del Rio
Ernesto del Rio
Robert Medrano
Gerardo Alamo
Birtday Greetings
BY International
Eee
East
Aimbie
Aldridge
Ville
Anchor
Hal Greenly
Kreidler-Ashcraft
Reidelsr
Peethar
Pieteroas
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