Fishing Tips and Local Angling Notes for Port Isabel
A fishing column recounts Thanksgiving trout casting with mixed luck and a lost rabbit foot. Readers Johnson Motors promotes a pamphlet on fishing techniques while locals welcome visitors from War Graham and Plainview. Weather and seasonal front influence, but anglers persist and hope for open water days.
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Norther
Johnson Motors
Franklin Henry
Wargee
Pennsylvania
Port Isabel
Piaiaview
J M. Collins
Plainview
Slavent
United States
Valley News Highlights Local Pay Debates and Projects
Bill Penn reports opposition to a salary raise for five county officials and the county commissioners. Mayor Baden seeks a full 44 hour week for the city judge earning 300 dollars monthly to aid in police radio duties. Commissioner Gene Smith questions the mayor’s constant disputes. Citrus Fiesta events in Mission begin preparation, and Weslaco News notes a Texas preacher lineage story. Raymondville to start a 175 000 dollar grain elevator project in January.
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Bill Penn
la Feria News
Baden
Raymondville
Gene Smith
Texas Driver Body Measurements Show Tall Male Texans
The Texas Department of Public Safety reports on licensed drivers in Texas, noting that about 24 percent of adult male Texans are six feet tall or taller and 10 percent weigh over 200 pounds. The average male driver is five feet ten inches tall and 160 to 179 pounds, while average female drivers are five feet four inches tall and 129 to 159 pounds.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
Department
Aerate
Texas
Mercedes Tigers Face West Columbia in Playoff Showdown
Mercedes Tigers travel to West Columbia for a Class AA state playoff clash aiming for a third straight win after defeating Hebbronville in bi district and Taft in the next round. Charter buses carry Mercedes fans as the team seeks victory while fishing chatter adds local color.
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Mercedes Tiger
West Columbia
Tigers
Jack Henry
Hebbronville
Taft
Mercedes
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