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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1963
Page
1
Tarpon Stadium hosts the season opener on Friday September 6 at 8 p.m. as the Tarpons face La Joya Coyotes in Port Isabel. Coach Waldrum notes added depth with new players and expects a stronger 1963 showing despite some injury concerns.
Jimmy Bell son of Mr and Mrs E R Bell of Laguna Heights earned a Magna Cum Laude Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education from Texas A&I Kingsville on August 23. He is a Port Isabel High School 1960 graduate and a 1962 Texas Southmost College alum. He will teach mathematics at Miller High School in Corpus Christi for the 1963 64 school year.
The City Commission hired two new policemen at night. Harlan LaRoche of Port Isabel, a Port Isabel native, will serve as a special officer. Enrique Enriques of Harlin will replace Goolsby.
Port Isabel will enforce a curfew starting Sunday September 1. Children on the streets after 10:00 p.m. without parental supervision must be home. Chief of Police Chas F Barter says the fire siren will signal 10 p.m. and youths will have 30 minutes to reach home.
Virgil Versaggi a Brownsville shrimp industry leader, appointed by Governor Connally as one of five Texas commissioners on the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission. He helped found local and regional shrimp groups and has operated Verlaggi Shrimp Company with his brothers from Port Isabel and Brownsville.
The Port Isabel PRESS announces the 9th annual football contest with a $5 gift certificate for the best week ahead score guess. A perfect score wins $100 plus the gift, with entry due by 5 p.m. Thursday or postmarked by then. first ad appears on page 2.
The P T A Executive Committee met August 23 at the Senior High School with President Mrs Wenager Superintendent Mr Otto Langlois and several principals and staff present. Langlois offered five programs. three to involve students and teachers and two to be led by administrative staff. Pearson was authorized to select four additional programs for variety.
The Port Isabel CYO opens its first fall meeting tonight at 6 00 p m in the Catholic Parish Hall. All members and interested teens are urged to attend as sponsors and officers will outline plans for 1963 64. A monthly social is planned with Roger Wae as president.
Visitors from the Harlin gen Lions Club and members of the South Padre Island Lions Club attended a dinner and installation of officers at the Surf Rider Club Room Sea Island Hotel on August 26. Bonnie Bonham District Counselor of Lions International installed officers and gave a resume of Lions history. Lloyd Langston was installed as Director John Dick as Vice President Glen Stover as Secretary Treasurer Bud Emmons as Tail Twister and Larry Bryce as new president for the coming year. Due to Labor Day the next regular meeting of the Padre Island Club will be September 18. Regular meetings are held the first and third Mondays each month.
Ronnie M Owens son of Mrs Billie Baines of Port Isabel and a St Joseph Academy graduate enlisted in the US Army. Sgt Julian Bueno says Owens qualified highly in electronics and will train in guided missiles systems.
RADM James D. Craik will dedicate the new $100000 Coast Guard Station at Port Mansfield on Labor Day September 2 at 11:00 am. He will be joined by staff and officials including Capt. Earnest Cascini Capt. Chas Lessing Jr and Cmdr Ottis Abney. The ceremony will honor the station’s officers crew and the 1963 Coast Guard beauty contest on the McLane ship. LCDR A W Smith will represent the Navy.
Encarnacion Saldivar a Port Isabel fisherman died at 3 a m Sunday in Harlingen State Tuberculosis Hospital after a long illness. Born in Mexico he lived 40 years in Port Isabel. Survivors include his widow Concepcion two sons Manuel and Julian two daughters Esteban Garza and Guadalupe Rosales two brothers Demetrio and Juan and nine grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 4 p m Monday at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church followed by burial in Port Isabel Cemetery.
The Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic School will register students for the 1943 64 year on August 29 and 30 from 9 11 30 a m and 2 5 p m Morning and afternoon sessions will run with classes starting Tuesday September 3 A special mass for the children will be held at 8 00 a m Teachers for the year include Sisters Margaret Patrice principal Sr Mary Bergman and Sister Mary Stanislaus
Regional forecast shows light rain continuing through the night with lows near 78. Winds remain calm though scattered showers may reduce visibility. Temperatures dip slightly after sunset with evening highs around 80 and gradual clearing later.
The report shows the month total 27 565 and the year grand total 1 827 770 with a overall yearly sum 179 989 listed as part of the Causeway financial summary. The figures indicate a substantial annual accumulation and a smaller monthly delta within the period studied.
The Island, Laguna Vista, Laguna Heights, and Boca Chica bus routes start Friday August 30 1963 with first pickups between 7 50 and 8 09 a m The School Board will transport city children to Garriga and Schools while Jr and Sr students in the city provide their own transport Some routes may change if better service is found Overcrowded buses prevent carrying city Jr and Sr High students in Port Isabel.
A back to school party for Port Isabel Junior and Senior High students will be held at the Port Isabel Marina Saturday night from 9 to midnight. Sponsors include Mrs. Woolverton Mr. and Mrs. John Kittila Jr Mr and Mrs Jack Mack Delores Goette and Frances Pechacek with volunteer patrols and refreshments provided by the organizers.
Dr T Lawrence White district governor of Rotary International district 593 met with Port Isabel Rotary president Stuart Adkins and committee chairs Friday afternoon and discussed club plans. A courteous clerk of public service, a school teachers entertainment, a bay fishing tournament and cross border cooperation with Mexican Rotaries were among topics. White spoke on Rotary work at Saturday noon.
Port Isabel Schools launched a four day in service training for all faculty beginning Monday August 26 1963. The opening faculty meeting occurred in the High School Cafeteria as Superintendent Langlois reviewed board and administration policy. He set a goal to deliver the best instructional program for Port Isabel students. A Monday afternoon coffee facilitated a get acquainted session with board members and faculty. Dr Dawson DeViney president of Southmost College delivered the guest address on the role of teachers in a modern school. The three remaining days will feature group meetings to prepare for the 1963 4 school year.
Port Isabel residents cheer as Father Larry Fanning, on vacation in Ireland, mails an oversized postcard from Bubgheas Ondsona dated August 21. He sends greetings and prayers to Mr and Mrs Ted Hunt and asks them to pass along greetings to friends, but gives no return date for Port Isabel.
Texas drivers urged to display caution and courtesy during the Labor Day weekend. TSA General Manager Musick stresses responsible driving and awareness of others actions, plus home and public safety tips including water and fire prevention for holiday hazards.
The City of Port Isabel will hold a bond election September 17 to authorize 100000 in bonds for a wharf dock and related facilities. Ballot to be single vote. term up to 30 years, interest not over 5.5 percent, with tax to fund interest and a sinking fund. Election at City Hall with a panel of judges and clerks listed.
The Point Isabel School District trustees express satisfaction with opening preparations. They urge continued upgrading of instructional programs and keeping expenditures minimal. Langlois asks parents for patience, notes some mistakes inevitable, and invites frequent contact with school principals.
A house warming party was held Sunday night August 2 in their pew home on Michigan Avenue to celebrate the new residence figures for Mr Benny Och and his wife.
Guests at the White Sands Lodge in Port Isabel report anglers Paul P. Ryan and wife from Houston tallying 70 trout with nine three pounders a four pounder and a three pound pompano. The Sartlers from Dallas fished with Capt. Bob Williams while the Garners and the Chisman family from Houston report ten to fifteen nice fish daily.
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