Shell Club Film Showing Slated on Texas Coast Ecology
Central Power and Light presents a short film titled A Day in Nature's School at the South Padre Island Shell Club meeting in Isla Blanca Park Civic Center on Friday, August 27 at 8 00 p m The event includes a talk by Tom Flint Port Isabel office manager and highlights CP and L efforts to protect ecology through coastal installations and beautification There is no admission charge and the public is invited to attend.
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Central Power and Light
South Padre Island Shell Club
St T
Joe ‘Kelly Butler
Christi
Cp&l
Nature
Tom Flint
Port Isabel
Isla Blanca Park
South Padre Island
Border Crossings On Increase
Valley ports of entry saw 95,572 tourists travel into Mexico in the first six months of 1971, up from 90,031 a year earlier. McAllen Hidalgo led with 46,525 arrivals, Brownsville 29,717, Roma 17,684, Falcon Dam 1,646. June totals were 21,027, led by McAllen Hidalgo at 10,311 transfers. Travel figures provided by the International Travel Department of the American Automobile Association.
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Weslaco
Mexico
The
Valley Chamber of Commerce
Interior
McAllen-Hidalgo
Brownsville
Roma
Falcon Dam
Falcon
International Travel Department
American Automobile Association
Medics Move to Curtail Addictive Drug Use
The Cameron Willacy Medical Society joins the Texas Medical Association in virtually halting amphetamine and methamphetamine prescriptions with narrow exceptions. Dr. William Ross says the executive committee favors the move and a September vote will seal it. Dr. James Sammons cites Nixon’s plea and a 3.4 billion annual dose estimate stressing abuse concerns. A Harris County Society request earlier caused a 45 percent drop in pep pill sales in Houston in under a month.
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Cameron-Willacy Medical Society
Texas Medical Association
William Ross
Nixon
James H. Sammons
TMA
Sammons
Harris County Medical Society
Houston
Playschool Signup Set At Multicenter For Young Children
Registration at the Multicenter on September 7 invites children aged three and four for playschool classes. Classes run Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., with supervision by Ladies from NYC and the mainstring program.
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Nyc
Farming Adds 10 Billion To Texas Economy In 1970
Texas agriculture added nearly 10 billion to the state economy in 1970 with about 80 percent from manufacturing and supplying farm tools and processing and distribution of agricultural commodities. Cash receipts totaled 3.1 billion, livestock sales reached 1.95 billion, and crop receipts were 1.9 billion.
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College Station
Texas
Charles K. Baker
Baker
Cities
Tourist Information Center Opens at Port Isabel
Port Isabel launches a Tourist Information Center at Sandpiper Trailer Park with a September 1 opening. Ron Karg of Purdy's Courts leads the group with Mrs. Matt Murphy as secretary. Edwin McKeown and Ken McFarland contributed site and landscaping. The center aims to assist visitors with area information and accommodations.
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Hwy. 100
Sandpiper Trailer Park
Port Isabel
Sandpiper
Ron Karg
Purdy's Courts
Matt Murphy
Edwin McKeown
Ken McFarland
DeFord
South Padre Island
Shrimp Supplies Decline and Prices Rise in 1971 Q1
The National Marine Fisheries Service reports U.S. shellfish supplies falling in the first quarter of 1971. Shrimp supplies dropped about 4 percent to 176 million pounds, with landings down 7 percent to 42 million pounds from January to April 1970. Prices for domestic and imported shellfish increased.
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U.S
National Marine Fisheries Service
Commerce Department
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Death Claims William Samme
William Henry Samme of Laguna Heights died August 12 at 3 30 p m while cutting grass. Death was caused by a cerebral hemorrhage. Survived by wife Irma Samme daughter Audrey Miller two grandchildren and one sister from Chicago. Funeral by Thomas Funeral Home San Benito with burial at Mont Meta.
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William Henry Samme
Laguna Heights
Samme
Anchor
Irma Samme
Audrey Miller
Chicago
Illinois
Thomas Funeral Home
San Benito
Mont Meta
Quarterback Club Announces First Season Meeting
The Quarterback Club will hold its first meeting of the season on September 1 at 7 30 p m at the High School. Members are urged to attend and bring a guest. Announcement reported by Verl Poston, Club President.
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Verl Poston
Park Road 100 Extension Low Bid Reported
South Padre Island seven mile Park Road 100 extension awarded to South Texas Construction Co with a low bid of 757 thousand 577 dollars 12 cents. Bids ranged to 1 029 693 dollars The project aims to extend the road seven miles north from the existing pavement and total cost may exceed 1 million dollars. Jim Todd will oversee the work with 200 working days allotted.
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South Texas Construction Co
Park Road 100
South Padre Island
R.E. Stotzer, Jr
Jim Todd
Cameron County
San Benito
Park Road
Port Isabel Zoning Board Pushes Enforcement of Mobile Home Rules
Mrs. Morris Voltaggio, secretary of Port Isabel's zoning board, campaigns to stop mobile homes trailers and campers from being placed on unzoned property. She cites slow action by Mayor Arturo Galvan and City Commissioners Juan Gonzalez and Quirino Martinez while noting zones like A-2 allow mobile homes in parks and new Residential 1-A 1-B areas on Island Avenue.
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Port Isabel
Morris Voltaggio
Arturo Galvan
Juan Gonzalez
Quirino Martinez
Voltaggio
Zoning Board
Island Avenue
Tax Payers League Plans Meeting Over Court Orders
The Port Isabel Tax Payers League will meet September 3 at 7 30 p m in the Merchants Marine State Bank Community Room. Judge Myrlin C Johnson ordered all personal property including shrimp vessels placed on tax rolls to be taxed fully. Members and interested taxpayers are urged to attend as future tax structure decisions and possible further legal actions will be discussed.
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Port Isabel
Tax Payers League
Merchants Marine State Bank
Myrlin C. Johnson
107Th Judicial District Court
Cameron County
City of
Point Isabel Independent School District
The
League
Man Stabbed On Shrimp Boat At Dock
A stabbing at Calloway Ice and Fuel Dock on August 20 left Port Isabel resident Antonio Garcia seriously injured. On the shrimp boat Two Buddies No. 2, owned by Saltana Galvan Jr., Antonio Garcia and Conrado Martinez reportedly argued after drinking. Garcia was taken to Dolly Winsant Hospital in serious condition. the case goes to the next Grand Jury session.
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Calloway
Port Isabel
Antonio Garcia
Conrado Martinez
Saltana Galvan, Jr
Chuck Londrie
Dolly Winsant Hospital
Traffic Codes Offer New Safety Provisions
New traffic laws take effect August 27 outlined by Police Chief Pat Cortez and Major Kent Odom. Rules include back movement restrictions, motorcycle seating limits, enclosed loads on trucks, tailgate closure, and a stance against house trailers on public highways. Penalties range from 25 to 200 dollars for first violations and up to 200 dollars or 30 days jail for reckless driving.
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Pat Cortez
Kent Odom
Department of Public Safety
Health report shows two driving health improvements
Cameron County recorded one amebiasis case and one tuberculosis case in the weekly health report. The county health department notes these figures as part of a favorable health trend.
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Cameron County
Fingers Channel To Be Dredged
The U S Corps of Engineers won a contract to dredge Fingers Channel announced at a city commission meeting that was postponed for lack of a quorum. A public hearing on the Urban Renewal Plan for South Port Isabel No 2 is set for Sept 15 at City Hall to consider parking and zoning amendments.
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U.S. Corps of Engineers
South Port Isabel No. 2
Band Boosters Meet Slate For Season
The first Band Boosters meeting of the season is set for Monday August 30 at 8 00 p m in the High School band hall. All members and interested adults are urged to attend.
Port Isabel Post Office Wins Good Housekeeping Award
The Port Isabel Post Office received a Good Housekeeping Award from the U S Postal Service on August 18 1971. Postmaster Ruth J Mras accepted the honor at a Valley Postmasters meeting in McAllen. A June 16 inspection by Brownsville Postmaster Robert A Runyan rated the facility 100 percent with praise for the program and maintenance.
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Port Isabel
United States Postal Service
Ruth J. Mras
McAllen
Robert A. Runyan
Brownsville
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Garcia Street
William Samme
Cameron- Willacy
Man
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Jimmy Dickens
Dickens
J&d
Dolores
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