Coast Guard Notes At Port Isabel Station
Coast Guard personnel report a busy week on navigation aids with lights and beacons painted. First Class Boatswain Mate Ernest Bowden supervises maintenance while patrols run along Padre Island beach. Chief Boatswain Mate Thomas Cavanaugh relocates to Laguna Heights with family. Rommel the puppy joins the crew as a budding Dog First Class on ramp duty.
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Coast Guard
Port Isabel
Ernest Bowden
Yadre Island
Thomas Cavanaugh
Brownsville
Operation Gulp Immunization Drive Plans Wide Scale Vaccine
The article outlines a large immunization campaign named Operation Gulp with extensive volunteer clerical support and professional help. It details recording recipients aged from two to ninety, issuing vaccination cards, and asking for 25 cents to defray vaccine costs. Two organizations, the PTA and Rebecca Lodge, offer aid, with student volunteers to assist. No charge for the vaccine, but funds to cover distribution are sought. The effort targets over a million doses across four counties, aiming for high participation. Dr. Leland Salinger coordinates Brownsville Olmito Port Isabel areas, with Dr. Hockaday handling Port Isabel specifics. A single station will serve the Port Isabel area, possibly at a Fire Hall or a school building.
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P.T.A
Rebecca Lodgeadies
Howeer
Hadlee
Leland Salinger
Brownsville
Olmito
Port Isabel
Hockaday
Bayside
Laguna Heights
Laguna Vista
Padre Island
Arroyo Colorado
Port Isabel High School prepares for new year programs
The 1962-63 schedule emphasizes vocabulary and research across all departments. Orientation runs Aug 27–30 with study groups led by Texas teachers association officials. New teachers include Diana Gutierrez in girls P E and Joa Zarate in Spanish.
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M. N. Caudill
Charles B. Hamilton
Texas State Teachers Assoiation
Texas Student Educaton Association
Hamilton
Texas Education Agency
Jerome Vinklaence
Juanita Salagar
Diana Gutierez
Judy Tietz
Don Anderson
Bama Binion
Rosa Christensen
James Haney
Sergio Escobedo
Bob Monkres
Lenore LePere
Annette Parker
Anabel Harvey
Billy J. Smith
Garriga Schook
Oralia Gomez
Dora Gutierrez
Ester Hurst
Ann Trice
Mary Bergan
Hazel Marlin
Patricia Kerr
Natividad Martinez
Juanita Taylor
Archie Murray
Alfredo Gonzalez
Otto Longlois
Robert E. Gaddis
Port Isabel High School
Joa Zarate
Island vaccine plan eyed for Padre Island residents
Volunteers from Brownsville will contact Padre Island Park Board to arrange mainland transport for residents to receive a vaccine and return without tolls. Additional doctors from nearby cities will work at Port Isabel, with school buses or cars to shuttle Bayside Laguna Vista residents. A three phase operation requires broad volunteer effort, with a coordinating meeting planned before September 16.
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Brownsville
Padre Island
Laguna Vista
Congressional View on Victory in the Cold War Address
Tower reports addressing the Human Events Conference in Washington. He argues the President and Congress misuse power, urges victory over Communism, defends strong US leadership, and critiques appeasement while stressing economic and military strengths. He cites opposition to New Frontier policies and calls for decisive action.
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Washington
Harry F. Eyre
D-Va
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
White House
Senate
House
Congress
State Department
Soviet Union
Defense Department
Carp Bowhunting Adds Thrill to Texas Waters
A Mercury outboard group promotes bow and arrow carp fishing in Texas as a sport blending hunting and fishing. The feature explains technique, gear, and spawning behavior, noting carp’s wary nature and the need for stealth, light tackle, and arrow setup. It discusses carp’s Asia origin, spread in the United States, and the appeal of this challenging pastime.
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Mercury
Texas
Asia
United States
Nebraska
Lighted Markers Around Reefs To Aid Fishermen
The Texas Game and Fish Commission has placed 15 foot lighted markers on artificial oyster reefs off the Texas coast to aid fishermen. Twelve reefs have been built with plans for more along Trinity Bay. The reef program, funded at 100000 dollars yearly for oyster shell, aims to boost oyster, shrimp and game fish like trout and redfish populations. Wardens will enforce game and fish laws in the Rio Grande area, destroying illegal wire traps.
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Texas
Texas Ame and Fish Commission
Shell Producers Association
Commission
San Leon
Eagle Point
Spoonbill Courthouse
Triangle
Four Bit
Trinity
Trinity Bay East Shore
Trinity River
Rio Grande
Game Law Book Now Available for Texas Sportsmen
The Texas Game and Fish Commission offers a up-to-date digest of Texas game and fish laws with seasons, bag limits, licensing and lake laws. Available through sporting goods stores or by writing to the commission. Weslaco meeting includes a barbecue and a display of the new pheasant season in Nebraska and a film titled Fishing Fun in Florida.
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The
Texas Game and Care, Mission
State of Texas
Valley Sportsmn Club
Weslaco
Sporting
Texas Game and Fish Commission
Walton Building
Austin
Texas
Nebraska
Florida
Texas Fishermen Cited for Game Law Compliance
Robert G. Mauermann, Director of Region V, Texas Game and Fish Commission, warns fishermen that waters connected to state waters fall under all game and license laws. He cites Rio Grande Valley waters including irrigation ditches and floodways as examples subject to regulations.
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Robert G. Mauermann
Region
Texas Game and Fish Commission
Rio Grande Valley
Pre Registration Opens For Fall At Texas Southmost College
Texas Southmost College begins fall pre-registration with invitations mailed to students whose transcripts have been received. Registrar Henry L. Warren asks others planning to enroll to have high school principals send transcripts promptly. Dean Dr. Dawgon DeViney and the registrar are accepting conference appointments for guidance and registration.
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Brownsville
Texas Southmost College
Henry L. Warren
Dawgon DeViney
Registration schedule and tests at Port Isabfl press
Article notes placement tests in English and math for first year students on Sept 4 at 1 pm. It details pre-registration benefits, time slips, and registration hours on Sept 5 and 6. Also mentions scheduling for returning TSC students and general remarks on drunk driving and patrol dialogue.
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Garding
Nthe
Aestinistrative Ng Fr
TSC
Waren
Warren
Protected Franchise Offer for Anglo Family Man
An ad from Fuller Brush Co seeks a part time or full time agent to service about 2500 established customers. It targets applicants with good credit and job history, promising no investment and weekly pay of 40 dollars part time or 80 dollars full time. Call or write 522 National Bank of Commerce, San Antonio.
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Fuller Brush Co
Nat'l! Bank of Commerce
San Antonio
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