Big One Got Away At 31st TIFT Fishing Tourney
A record turnout of about 385 competitors fished Port Isabel and South Padre Island for the 31st Texas International Fishing Tournament. The event featured 253 pound blue marlin caught by Jim Charnquist of Corpus Christi and a dramatic, unfished huge blue marlin report by Louis Skrobarczyk of Kingsville after radio contact was lost. Two swimmers drowned in the surf on Saturday, not linked to the tournament, and the fleet was blessed to begin Thursday and conclude with a trophy presentation on Sunday.
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Port Isabel
South Padre Island
Gulf of Mexico
Jim Charnquist
Corpus Christi
Louis Skrobarczyk
Kingsville
Skrobarggyk
Skorbarczyk
Einau
Howver
R. Earl Dicus
Episcopal Diocese
West Texas
Coast Guard
Gulf
Laguna Heights
Port Isabel Tax Talks Highlight Local Assessor Steps
Port Isabel residents weigh relief from new property evaluations as 9 136 statements go out. About 218 taxpayers met with the tax office and 77 appealed to the board of equalization, with several valuations lowered after proofs presented.
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Port Isabel
Board of Equalization
Santiago Fonseca
Fonseca
Texas
U.S
Tax Office
Tax League Eyes Personal City Tax After Meeting
The Port Isapel to Laguna Heights Taxpayers League held its second general meeting in the Merchants Marine Street Bank Community Room on August 15. Arthur Klein attended to advise on tax issues while Cameron County Taxpayers League offered help. Doyle Seals outlined aims to equalize all properties on the tax rolls and spread the load fairly, with a two pronged plan to study budgets and assessing practices.
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Port Isapel
South Padre Island
Laguna Heights
Laguna Vista Taxpayers League
Merchants Marine St. Bank
Arthur Klein
Cameron County Taxpayers League
Doyle Seals
League
Taxpayers League
Gas firm seeks Valley city approval for rate hike
Rio Grande Valley Gas Co requests an about 87 cent monthly residential increase across the system pending approval by La Feria and other Valley city commissions and the Texas Railroad Commission. Willi am B. Wood says commercial church school and small tonnage air conditioning rates will rise proportionally. He cites six years of declining net income and rising investment as justification. The company notes prior residential rate cuts in 1952 and 1958 and a small 1958 increase.
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la Feria
Rio Grande Valey Gas Co
William B. Wood
Brownsville
Texas Railroad Commission
Mr. Wood
Wood
School Board Approves 1969 70 Budget for Point Isabel ISD
Berry L Bridges presented the amended 1968 69 budget to trustees for the Point Isabel Independent School System. The 1969 70 budget totals 809 931 with no federal funds included unless grants are approved. Major allocations include 520 657 for salaries 52 231 for administration 106 for debt service and 15 000 for student activities.
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Berry L. Bridges
Point Isabel Independent School System
Bridges
Dancy To Be Out Two More Months
County commissioners adopted a disability resolution for County Judge Oscar Dancy after Riverside patrons voted 192 to 24 to dissolve the independent school district. Dancy has been ill, recently returned from a veterans hospital, and faces 30 to 60 more days in rest home quarters. Judge Lerma would continue probate and juvenile duties during the absence.
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Riverside
Oscar Dancy
Independent
Dancy
Veterans Hospital
D. J. Lerma
The Light and Life of Henry Miller in the News
The article notes Henry Miller, 77, author and traveler, reappears in a United Press International story. It discusses his provocative style, the ban on Tropic of Cancer, and his influence from Joyce, Hamsun and Wolfe, highlighting his iconoclastic and explicit writing.
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United Press International
Henry Valentine Miller
Miller
Joyce
Knut Hamsun
Thomas Wolfe
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TIFT
Harlingen
Jack — Elliot
Galveston
Merchant Marine State Bank
Lila Jean
Randy Farenthold
Sea Island Motor Hotel
Ashaway Line
Twine Co
Ashaway
Rhode Island
Gay Copeland
Rockport
Charles Polhemus
Ist National Bank
Sears
Edwin Hawn
Ist Place
Deck Boat Sales
Cooler
Womeldorf
McAllen
Dial Dunkin
Sea Ranch Motel
Red Head
Zebco
Larry Nightwanger
Wichita
Kansas
Sandy Retreat Motor Iiloid
Pan American State Bank
Susan Martin
Mission
Port Fisheries
Port
Cal Friedricks
J. W. Bennett
Valley Marine
Zan Christiansen
San Benito
Zan
San Benito High
Ian
Smokey Christiansen
Hess
Ags
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