Lighthouse Lit With Christmas Lights For Third Year
The Port Isabel lighthouse is decorated again with Christmas lights for the third consecutive year as part of the Community Christmas committee effort. Funds from the Christmas Festival proceeds at the high school auditorium support the Christmas fund, with admission 60 cents for adults and 25 cents for students. The program includes singing groups, a one act play by local talent, group carols and the Nativity scene.
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Port Isabel
Community Christmas Committee
Com
Munity Christmas Committee
Lee A. Smith
Santa to Visit Port Isabel for Kiddies Party
Santa will arrive in Port Isabel on Wednesday afternoon by fire truck and stay several days. He will cap the visit Friday evening with the annual Kiddies party at the Firemen’s Community hall where he will give candy sacks to all the children. A parade with Santa leading the Port Isabel fire truck is planned for Friday afternoon or early evening.
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Santa Wil
Fort Isabel
Port Isabel
Santa
Letters to Santa Claus from Young Gift Seekers
A children’s page collects Christmas wish lists listing bicycles guns balls dolls trucks airplanes and other toys. Many children including Matias Salazar Maria Inez Chavez Ronnie Dominguez Eliseo Medrano Crisanne Meyners Shirley Williamson David Stringo Billy Tores Laura Goette Alfonso Gonzales Arnulfo Martinez Lupe Hernandez Jose Angel Garza Rafael Garza Nellie Valdez share hopes for gifts such as bicycles dolls balls boxing gloves and toy guns.
Port Isabel readers urged to vote and support bond issues
A column urges residents to vote in elections and pay poll taxes, noting a bond issue failed by 30 votes. It calls readers to voice opinions, participate at the polls, and support the community through civic duties and the Christmas festival events. It also mentions letters from Liz Graves and previews a Christmas program with proceeds aiding the Community Christmas Committee.
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Liz Graves
Port Isabel
Liz
The
Legion Auxiliary Hosts Bingo Party at Legion Hall
The American Legion Auxiliary will sponsor a bingo party tonight at the American Legion hall starting at 7 30. A door prize electric roaster with turkey will be raffled. Proceeds go to the Legion Welfare fund for Christmas season work.
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The
American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Hall
Door
Legion Welfare Fund
Ochoa Named to Second String All-District 32 A
Port Isabel guard Arnaldo Ochoa earns a spot on the 32 A second team at the all-district banquet in Weslaco. The district honors list includes multiple players from Rio Hondo La Feria Lyford Lyford and Los Fresnos with Ochoa also appearing on the second team.
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Arnaldo Ochoa
Port Isabel Tarpons
Tarpon Guard
Weslaco
G. Gusler
Rio Hondo
Eall
E—F. Gamble
la Feria
E—J. D. Baker
Los Fresnos
C—B. Infante
Lyford
T—A. Ochoa
Port Isabel
G—O. Garcia
la Joya
G—-B. Leach
C—L. R. Stoeller
Port
Ballots Being Readied For C of C Election
A candidates list for the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce board is being prepared for the annual election set for early January. Contact is underway to confirm willingness to serve. Carryover directors include Bill Brown Jack Merryman and Lavern Bedell. Mr and Mrs Fred Petch were dinner guests of Mrs Bertha Sowers in Donna on Tuesday.
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Board of Directors
Port Isabel
Ewing Heads Valley Chamber of Commerce in Weslaco
R A Ewing of San Benito elected president of the Valley Chamber of Commerce by directors at the annual meeting in Weslaco. He previously served as vice president for Cameron County and will lead a minimum budget of 75000 dollars. New officers include Stanley Crockett vice president for Cameron County Charles Johnson Willacy County Vale Mayes Hidalgo County Frank Anderson Starr County Barry Trask treasurer and Brad Smith secretary.
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Valley C
R. A. Ewing
San Benito
Valley Chamber of Commerce
Weslace
Cameron County
Stanley Crockett
Harlingen
Charles Johnson
Raymondville
Willacy County
Vale Mayes
Edinburg
Hidalgo County
Frank Anderson
Rio Grande City
Starr County
Barry Trask
Weslaco
Brad Smith
Mr. Ewing
Joe Cook
McBride Oil and Gas Property Slated for Foreclosure Auction
One of Cameron county’s largest foreclosed-property sales is set for January 3 at the courthouse. The National Bank of Commerce in Houston via Charles Sapp trustes lists all McBride Oil and Gas assets in Cameron county for public auction due to a July 31, 1954 promissory note of 633,662.99 not paid by October 30, 1955. The property includes tank farm, refinery assets, pipelines, pipes, valves, and related rights and franchises.
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Cameron County
McBride Oil and Gas Corporation
Charles Sapp
National Bank of Commerce
Houston
McBride
Christmas Festival Staged Tonight in Laguna Vista
The Community Christmas committee presents a festival at 8:00 p.m. with folk dances, a nativity scene, carols, a one act play and Kindergarten songs. Admission adults 50 cents students 25 cents with proceeds to the Christmas fund for food baskets and the Kiddies party.
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Community Christmas Committee
Baptist Day School
Erma Green
E. W. Edwards
N. O. Williamson
Local Youth Tom Morelos Enrolls at University of Houston
Port Isabel student Thomas Garcia Morelos Jr. has enrolled as a freshman at the University of Houston to major in pharmacy. The university, a coeducational institution with ten colleges, offers undergraduate and graduate programs and has grown from 906 students in 1934 to about 14,000 in fall 1955.
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Thomas Garcia Morelos Jr
Port Isabel
University of Houston
R. A. Cittulli
Port Isabel Tarpons Honor Football Letter Winners Banquet
Port Isabel held a 1955 Tarpon football banquet at the Gulf cafe with 16 players receiving letters led by captain Arnoldo Ochoa on the 32-A All-District second team. Coach Milam Ronald announced the lettermen and team captain, as coaches Milam Ronald and Jay Shoemaker spoke along with Marshall Storey and Archie Causey.
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Milam Ronald
Lupe Garza
Billy Privett
Pete Mota
Gilbert Groomer
Emery Green
Ronald Boudreaux
Charles Vernam
Eduardo Esquitin
Donald Bourgeuis
Emilio Sosa
Bobs Wilson
Noe Galvan
Carlos Cabrillo
Earl Wright
Manuel Saldivar
Robert Garner
Arnoldo Ochoa
Tarpons
Port Isabel
Tarpon
J. L. Merryman
Jay Shoemaker
Marshall Storey
Archie Causey
Gulf Cafe
Ronald
Weekend Bay Fishing Scores Report
Friday December 9 anglers report catch details from Bay surfaces. Mr and Mrs G L Jenks of Port Arthur reel 18 redfish and five trout. Mr and Mrs R W Moore of Houston land 20 trout and four redfish. Mr and Mrs Ben D Taylor of Dallas catch 10 trout. Sunday December 11 lists M L Ellis of Olmito and Mark McLasky of Brownsville.
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G. L. Jenks
Port Arthur
R.W. Moore
Houston
Ben D. Taylor
Dallas
M. L. Ellis
Olmito
Mark McLasky
Brownsville
Fishing Report Fragments Include Trout Counts and Notables
Readable lines show multiple anglers with trout catches and fish totals for December 13 and 14. Names include Mrs Cleo Pederson Mrs M R Bledsoe from Port Isabel H J Weckerley from Washington Kansas and Pee Wee Schumacher of Port Isabel with various trout counts and redfish.
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Cleo Pederson
M. R. Bledsoe
Port Isabel
H. J. Weckerley
Washington
Kansas
Isabel
Pee Wee Schumacher
Also Mentioned on This Page
Santa Claus
Matias Salazar
Maria Inez Chavez
Mr. Santa Claus
Ronnie Dominguez
Ea Black Dog
Eliseo Medrano
Crisanne Meyners
Shirley Williamson
David Stringo
Billy Tores
Mrs Claus
Laura Goette
Alfonso Gonzales
Arnulfo Martinez
Lupe Hernandez
Christine Chong
Jose Angel Garza
Rafael Garza
Nellie Valdez
Legion Auxiliary
Valley Commerce Group
Ewing
McBride Oil
Fred Petch
Lorna
Karen
Wastoca
Rosalie Whitney
Penelope Marlin
Jackie Kershaw
Jackie Evans
A. D. Stephenson
Waco
Rodney Grayson
Laguna Vista
Mrs. Stephenson
Mr. Grayson
Miss Erma Green
Santa Calaus
Tom Morelos
Orlan Stovall
A. J. Reeves
Fishing
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