Dallas praise of South Padre Island facilities noted
Dallas columnist Frank X. Tolbert extols South Padre Island facilities for visitors in a five column Sunday News feature. He highlights Isla Blanca Park jetties hotels motels on the beach fishing from the jetties and affordable trailer and beach amenities with a warm climate and abundant fish, including pompano, along with deep waters of Sigsbee Deep and easy access to various fishing crafts.
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South Padre
Tolbert
Sunday News
South Padre Island
Padre
Isla Blanca Park
Cameron County
Brownsville
Port Isabel
Isla Blanca
Sighee’s Deep
Padre Island
Keys
Florida
Air Reservists Return From Duty
Over 1 500 Air Force reservists from 80 Southwest Texas cities returned after a two week active duty tour. Forty C 119 aircraft of the Alamo Wing at Kelly AFB and Hensley Field, Dallas, came home August 15 with 400 plus personnel.
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Air Force
Southwest
Texas
Kelly Afb
Hensley Field
Dallas
Carolinas
North Field
Alamo
Fight Chiggers Here’s The Way
State Health Department entomologists say Texas has a long chigger season and offer best practices for avoidance and relief. Use repellents with diethyltoluamide or dimethyl phthalate and apply to exposed skin, treat clothing, and rinse with germicidal soap after exposure. A bath soon after contact helps kill many chiggers and reduce itching, though complete relief isn’t guaranteed.
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Austin
State Health Department
Texas
Canal Work Underway In Valley
A $77 000 appropriation for the Valley gravity canal survey has been approved and is under way. Rep. Joe M Kilgore of McAllen announced from Washington to the Valley Chamber of Commerce. The Reclamation Bureau conducts the survey with Harry Burleigh of Austin noting field work in Starr County. The study updates prior gravity canal surveys and estimates costs at current prices to determine a route for a canal to the Lower Rio Grande Water Control. The canal would tap the river above salt intrusion points and serve three benefits.
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Joe M. Kilgore
McAllen
Washington
Valley Chamber of Commerce
Reclamation Bureau
Harry Burleigh
Austin
Starr County
Rio Grande
Salt Water Diversion Benefits For Falcon Reservoir Plan
The plan would divert 300 to 400 tons of salt daily into the stream to bring pure water to farmers and users. It would enable more efficient control of releases from Falcon Reservoir, saving thousands of acre feet annually. It would cut the cost of first lift pumping now borne by farmers in irrigation districts.
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Falcon
Wardens Change Their Old Name in Texas Reform
Texas plans to retire the title warden after September 1 as the Game and Fish Commission reorganizes. Wardens will be called conservation officers to reflect duties more accurately, aligning with names used in other states and signaling broader conservation work.
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Texas
Game and Fish Commission
Assistant County Agent Appointed in Cameron County
Norman C. Bezona a University of Arizona horticulture graduate has been appointed junior assistant county agent for Cameron County effective Aug 16 He will train in Cameron County before a permanent state position becomes available per the county agent s office
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Cameron County
Norman C. Bezona
University of Arizona
Bezona
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San Benito
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Tarr & Wonson Paints
Warren
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Tarnava
Jim Carey
Lance Harris
Lighthouse Electric
Sannady's
Marjorie
Port Electric Service
Electrical Contractors
Gulf Cafe
Laguna Heights
Mr. and
Mrs. Lawton Petty
Fookey
Johnson Motors
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C. E. Berry and
Clyde Privett
J. G. Cantu & Son Cabinet Shop
Port Isabel, Texas
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