Padre Island Forms Volunteer Fire Department On Island
Padre Island launches a volunteer fire department to reduce reliance on Port Isabel and mainland services. Bud Wiechman leads as president with Philip A. Shoppe vice president and Larry D. Thompson secretary treasurer. A 15 member group secured a loan commitment to buy a pumper and convert an old tank truck, plans for a firehouse, and seeks donations. Donations and loans may fund equipment, site, and hydrants while meeting state insurance rules. Contact details for volunteers and burn phone are listed.
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South Padre Island
Port Isabel
Bud Wiechman
Philip A. Shoppe
Larry D. Thompson
Jack D. Mahurin
Larry Thompson
Tommy Holmes
Bob Hurst
Wiechman
Water Department
Sea Island Motor Hotel
New 12 Ticket Books For Gladys Porter Zoo Issued
Brownsville unveils new zoo ticket books replacing 24 ticket books. Old books valid through December 31 1971. Each book holds 12 tickets at 50 cents each, worth $6, price $4.50. Available at Brownsville banks and Chamber of Commerce. Issued early December for Christmas gifts.
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Brownsville
Gladys Porter
Brownsville Financial Institutions
Brownsville Chamber of Commerce
Coast Guardsmen Keep Active In Gulf Waters
Coast Guard units rendered aid in the Gulf near Port Isabel including rescuing a partially disabled shrimp trawler Don Pedro on Dec 1 and recovering a crewman overboard near Brazos Santiago on Dec 3. A sinking red snapper boat Babs was aided by the Vatican and Coast Guard launch near Port Isabel on Dec 4.
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Gulf Waters
Port Isabel
Don Pedro
Coast Guard
Durable
Gulf
Art Young
Falcon
Luria Brothers
Port Brownsville
Beaumont
W.O. Wade
Wayne Jacobs
Brownsville
Corpus Christi
Vatican
Babs
Mobile, Alabama
Port Isabel Fire Dept Plans Children’s Christmas Event
Port Isabel Volunteer Fire Department held a meeting on December 6 at the Firemen’s Hall. They announced the Children’s Christmas on December 19 at 2 30 p m in the Firemen’s Hall for local children. Donations from merchants and residents are being accepted to fund the project. Lighthouse decorations will go up this week and the Fire Hall will also be decorated. Officials reported no fires in Port Isabel in November.
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Port Isabel
Bentsen seeks exclusionary rule reform to close loophole
Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen introduces a bill to amend the exclusionary rule, allowing courts to weigh offense severity and gathering circumstances when deciding if illegally obtained evidence can be admitted. He argues criminals should not evade justice due to inadvertent procedural errors.
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Texas
Lloyd Bentsen
Sen. Bentsen
Pan American University to administer GED tests in Texas
Pan American University has authorization from the Texas Education Agency to offer the GED test. Dr. Arnulfo Martinez named Miguel Nevarez as test administrator. First testing series runs December 8 to 10 from 5 to 10 p.m. in the liberal arts building. Exams cover grammar social studies natural sciences literature and mathematics. Candidates must be 17 or older and out of school for at least a year.
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Edinbug
Pan American University
Texas Education Agency
Ralph Schilling
Pan Am
Arnulfo Martinez
Miguel Nevarez
Nevarez
Liberal Arts
United States
Port Isabel-S. Padre Island Chamber Plans December Meeting
The Port Isabel-S. Padre Island Chamber of Commerce will hold its regular meeting Tuesday December 14 at Sea Island Motor Hotel at 1 p.m. Directors gather at noon for lunch. The chamber announces new office hours 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to Friday and 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays.
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Port Isabel
S. Padre Island
Two Fires Hit Island Sunday
South Padre Island volunteer firefighters battled a Sunday blaze at Glenmore Miller’s home in the island’s north end. Eight men fought the fire, then redirected water to Glen Barnard’s home as it burned. A second fire later at Peyton Sweeney’s home caused extensive damage to two rooms and smoke damage elsewhere. The city’s outside-call capability was limited by equipment losses from a July causeway collision.
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South Padre Island
Glenmore Miller
Michigan
Glen Barnard
Harlingen
Barnard
Peyton Sweeney
School Board OKs Plans for New Tax Office Building
The School Board discussed constructing a tax office on district property and authorized Superintendent Ruben Torres to secure plans from Brownsville architects Swanson Hiester Wilson and Boland. The tax budget for 1972 73 was set at 44805 72, approved subject to city and water district clearances, with raises granted to teachers but no retroactive pay.
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Ruben Torres
Swanson
Hiester
City and Water District
Supt. Torres
Richard L. Trevino
Charlene Bobbitt
Berna Spriggs
Maria E. Torres
Lois Mireles
Ma. Guadalupe Reyes
Jose Rodriguez
Shirley Hockaday
Elmer Harbour
Mildred Downs
Amelia Callas
Carl Kelly
Lydia Sandoval
Alfred Alvarez
Jim Moses
Fisherman Sentenced in Brownsville Tax Case
Robert T. Shumate a 40 year old Brownsville shrimp fisherman was sentenced to eighteen months in federal prison for filing a false income tax refund claim. nine other Brownsville fishermen faced similar charges with five already jailed and two awaiting sentencing. district director R L Phinney said all guilty taxpayers must repay the government in full.
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Robert T. Shumate
Brownsville
Reynaldo Garza
Shumate
R.L. Phinney
Internal Revenue
Austin
Island Sewage Plan Aims for State Help and Bonds
Cameron County Fresh Water Supply District No 1 eyes a government loan and grant to fund a South Padre Island sewer system serving Port Isabel Laguna Heights and Laguna Vista. Walter Zimmerman says a 55 percent grant is possible with the rest financed by revenue bonds possibly bought by the state. W M Peterson of Billde and consultants aids planning as rapid development worsens cess pool reliance and the Texas Water Quality Board watches.
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Cameron County
South Padre Island
Water Board
Port Isabel
Laguna Heights
Laguna Vista
Walter Zimmerman
W.M. Peterson
Bille
Grater
Valley Boxing League Meets to Promote Amateur Boxing
The Valley boxing clubs held a Wednesday night meeting at the Harlingen Chamber of Commerce to plan the Regional Golden Gloves tournament and scheduling of preliminary tourneys. Absent were Brownsville Recreation Dept and others. AAU sanctioned events set around March 1972 in Ft Worth with Port Isabel and Harlingen preliminaries. Trainers and clubs across Primera, Port Isabel, Pharr, Edinburg and Harlingen discussed shared ring needs and registration for ages 10 to 25.
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Brownsville Recreation Dept
McAllen Boys’ Club
Weslaco Boxing Club
Ft. Worth
Port Isabel
Old City Hall
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Candelario Martinez, Jr
Ramon Ramirez
Armando Martinez
Carlos Martinez III
Pete Cantu
Merril Woods
Daniel Perez, Jr
Mares Camacho
Daniel Betancourt
Martinez
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