Port Isabel Lights Glow For Third Consecutive Christmas
Colorful lights adorn the Port Isabel lighthouse for the third year during the holidays. The Community Christmas committee began the display three years ago and added more lights last year, claiming the valley's tallest lighted Christmas tree. Tonight the group hosts a Christmas Festival with a shrine, singing groups, a one act play, carol singing and a Nativity scene at the high school auditorium. Admission 50 cents adults 25 cents students.
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Port Isabel
Community Christmas Committee
Santa Claus Visits Port Isabel With Parade and Party
Santa will arrive in Port Isabel on Wednesday afternoon by fire truck and stay through Friday evening for the Kiddies party at the Firemen's Community Hall where he will hand out candy sacks to children. A parade with Santa in the Port Isabel fire truck will occur Friday afternoon or early evening.
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Senta
Wil
Port Isabel
Santa
Letters of children’s Christmas wishes to Santa Claus
A long list of child requests for gifts such as bicycles, dolls, toy guns, trucks, balls, boxing gloves, and other toys. Several children express good behavior and ask for items for siblings or poor children, with a note that the list continues on another page.
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Santa Claus
Crisanne Meyners
Port Isabel Community News Urges Voter Action And Christmas Events
Local note laments narrow 30 vote margin on a coastal expressway proposal urging decisive voting at polls and paying poll tax. Also reports Christmas packages for Liz Graves illness, letters to Santa, and previews a Christmas Festival with one act play proceeds aiding the Community Christmas Committee plus songs dances and nativity scene.
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Bnesich
Liz Graves
Port Isabel
Liz
Riy
Legion Auxiliary Sponsors Bingo Party Tonight
The American Legion Auxiliary will sponsor a bingo party at the American Legion hall starting at 7 30. The deer prize is an electric roaster for the evening. Proceeds from deer prize registration go to the Legion Welfare fund to aid Christmas season work.
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American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Hall
Legion Welfare Fund
Ochoa Named to Second String on 32 A All District Team
Port Isabel Tarpon guard Arnaldo Ochoa earned second team honors in District 32 A and attended the all district banquet in Weslaco. District 32 A top honor went to G Gusler of Rio Hondo as best all around player with several Tarpon teammates listed among the second team.
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Arnaldo Ochoa
Port Isabel
Rio Hondo
B. Keller
Lyford
C—T. Ochoa
la Joya
G—R. Dunn
la Feria
G—A. Baker
Los Fresnos
T—D. Waters
T—L. Armstrong
E—E. Alvarado
E—R. Waters
B—G. Davis
F. Garcia
Ballots Readied for Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce Election
A list of director candidates is being prepared for the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce annual election set for early January. Current carryover directors include Bill Brown Jack Merryman and Lavern Bedell. Mr and Mrs Fred Petch were entertained with dinner at Mrs Bertha Sowers home in Donna on Tuesday evening.
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Port Isabel
Ewing Named Head of Valley Commerce Group
R A Ewing of San Benito elected president of the Valley Chamber of Commerce by directors in Weslaco meeting. He previously served as vice president for Cameron county. Directors also set a reduced budget and chose officers for county positions including Stanley Creakit, Charles Johnson, Vale Mayes, Frank Anderson, Barry Trask and Brad Smith.
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Valey Cent Cc
R. A. Ewing
San Benito
Valley Chamber of Commerce
Weslace
Cameron County
Stanley Creakit
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 Foreclosure Auction January 3
Cameron county foreclosure sale lists all McBride Oil and Gas assets including tank farm refinery and pipeline equipment. The note for 633,662.99 signed July 31, 1954 was due October 30, 1955 and remains unpaid. Auction conducted by Charles Sapp for National Bank of Commerce Houston.
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Cameron County
McBride Oil and Gas Corporation
Charles Sapp
National Bank of Commerce
Houston
McBride
Christmas Festival Staged Tonight at High School Auditorium
The Christmas festival sponsored by the Community Christmas committee runs from 8:00 p.m. at the high school auditorium with ads for adults 50 cents and students 25 cents. Solo Miss Erma Green, dances, songs, a nativity scene and an One-Act Play are on the program, directed by E. W. Edwards. Proceeds go to the annual Christmas fund for food baskets and the Kiddies party.
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Baptist Day School
Erma Green
E. W. Edwards
N. ©. Williamson
Community Christmas Committee
Lee A. Smith
Santa Claus
Morelos Enrolls at University of Houston as Freshman
Port Isabel resident Thomas Garcia Morelos Jr. has enrolled at the University of Houston as a freshman majoring in pharmacy. Registrar A. Cittulli notes the university now has ten distinct colleges and a 1934 enrollment of 900 growing to about 14,000 for the fall semester of 1955.
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Thomas Garcia Morelos Jr
Port Isabel
University of Houston
BR. A. Cittulli
Football Boys Honored With Banquet Monday
Coach Milam Ronald announced 16 players will receive letters for the season. Arnoldo Ochoa named second team 32-A All-District and team captain. banquet at Gulf cafe featured remarks by coaches and school officials.
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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
Cus
Port Isabel
Tarpon
J. L. Merryiman
Voth
Jay Shoemaker
Marshall Storey
Archie Causey
Gulf Cafe
Ronald
Bay Surf or Jetty Fishing Report Highlights Numerous Anglers
Bay fishing rounds up catches from Port Arthur Houston Dallas Port Isabel and Brownsville. Entries include G L Jenks 18 redfish and five trout R Moore 20 trout four redfish Ben D Taylor 10 trout M L Ellis Olmito Mark McLasky Brownsville Cleo Pederson M R Bledsoe Port Isabel 12 trout two redfish H J Weckerley Washington Kansas three trout Isabel 26 trout Pee Wee Schumacher Port Isabel 26 trout.
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G. L. Jenks
Port Arthur
R. Moore
Houston
Ben D. Taylor
Dallas
M. L. Ellis
Olmito
Mark McLasky
Brownsville
Cleo Pederson
M. R. Bledsoe
Port Isabel
H. J. Weckerley
Washington
Kansas
Isabel
Pee Wee Schumacher
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Munity Christmas Committee
Spanshrine
Hiszh
Matias Salazar
Maria Inez Chavez
Mr. Santa Claus
Ronnie Dominguez
Eliseo Medrano
Shirley Williamson
David Stringo
Billy Tores
Laura Goette
Alfonso Gonzales
Arnulfo Martinez
Christine Chong
Jose Angel Garza
Rafael Garza
Nellie Valdez
Lupe Hernandez
Legion Auxiliary
E—F. Gamble
E—J. D. Baker
T—B. Infante
T—A. Ochoa
G—O. Garcia
G—B. Leach
C—L. R. Stoeller
Valley Commerce Group
Ewing
The
McBride Oil
Fred Petch
Lorna
Karen
Wastoca
Rosalie Whitney
Penelope Marlin
Jackie Kershaw
Jackie Evans
Port
A. D. Stephenson
Waco
Rodney Grayson
Laguna Vista
Mrs. Stephenson
Mr. Grayson
Tom Morelos
Orlan Stovall
A. J. Reeves
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