Port Isabel Homes Probe Promises Federal Investigation
US District Attorney Anthony J P Farris promises a thorough probe into charges of shoddy workmanship and inferior materials in federally supervised low income homes at Port Isabel. A petition with 36 signatures delivered by Port Isabel official Quirino Martinez requests action and an investigation by Farmers Home Administration.
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Port Isabel
Anthony J.P. Farris
Farris
Quirino Martinez
Farmers Home Administration
Band Members Place High In Competition
Nine Silver Tarpon Band members earned honors last Saturday as all tried out for the Concert Band, with Port Isabel tying for second in overall placements. John Moore fell one vote short of Symphonic Band, Byron Herrington placed fifth in AAAA tryouts, and Area advancement remains a possible path to All State. The All Valley Bands perform January 8, 1972 in Edinburgh at the Pan Am Auditorium. Local FHA injunction halts a KGBT special report. disputes over Custom Designed Homes remain unresolved as buyers report substandard construction and premature payments.
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Port Isabel
John Moore
Byron Herrington
Harlingen
Brownsville
All Valley
Edinburgh
Pan Am
Custom Designed Homes, Inc
KGBT
Bob Rankin
Rankin
Cecil Vittetoe
FHA
San Benito
Temple
Wyatt B. Nesbitt
Cameron County
Custom Designed Homes
San
Benito
Elizabeth Green
Lupita Gutierrez
Helen Ochoa
Cecilia Gonzalez
Robert Harris
Jose Banda
Charlie Estes
Port Isabel school to host Christmas carol program
Port Isabel Junior High Student Council will present a Christmas Carol Program at Lighthouse State Park on December 16 at 6 30 p m. Garriga Elementary students will sing carols in Spanish English and German followed by a community medley of Christmas tunes. The event aims to start an annual Port Isabel holiday program.
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Port Isabel
Lighthouse State Park
Garriga
Jimmy Spinks
Carlos Medina
Irene Vigil
Christie Lyons
Causeway Bridge Dredging Plans Seek Federal Permit
The Austin Bridge Company files plans with the Corps of Engineers to dredge Laguna Madre near Port Isabel and Padre Island for a causeway bridge. It includes two piers, 21 pile clusters, dredging of basins and channels, and spoil areas totaling about 110,000 cubic yards. Public protest period runs to January 7, 1972, before general approval.
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Corp. of Engineers
Austin Bridge Company of
Dallas
Port Isabel
South Padre Island
Brownsville Engineers Office
Laguna Madre
Padre Island
Texas Highway Department
Corps of Engineers
Fonseca Elected President of Valley Tax Group
S V Chago Fonseca tax assessor for the Point Isabel Independent School District City of Port Isabel and Cameron County Fresh Water Supply District Number One Port Isabel was elected president of the Rio Grande Valley Chapter of Texas Association of assessing officers at the monthly meeting held in Edinburg Friday night December 10. Elected along with Fonseca were Jim Eltzroth Frank Lane Elva Noyla Polo Delgado Pelayo Quintana Cameron W F Frank Reed Luther B Jasper installing officer. The January meeting will be Jan 20 1972 at the Sandy Retreat Motor Hotel South Padre Island. The City Commissioners meeting scheduled for Dec 13 was rescheduled for Dec 20.
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S.V
Chago
Elva Noyla
Raymondville
Willacy County
Polo Delgado
Edinburg
Hidalgo County
Pelayo Quintana
Brownsville
Cameron County
W.F. Frank Reed
Luther B. Jasper
CTA
Jasper
Rio Grande Valley
Texas Association of Assessing Officers
Port Isabel
Sandy Retreat Motor Hotel
South Padre Island
Master Masons Plan Christmas Dinner
All Master Masons in the area are invited to the annual Christmas dinner at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 18. Officials announced it will be a covered dish supper.
Point Isabel Independent Schools Dismiss Early for Holidays
The Point Isabel Independent School District will dismiss early on Friday December 7 marking the start of the holiday break. Kindergarten and first grade end at 2 00 p m, second through sixth at 2 30 p m, and seventh through twelfth at 2 45 p m. Classes resume January 3 1972.
Graham Bluffs County Rejects Tax Collection Contract
Cameron County officials clashed as District Attorney F T Graham blocked hiring Gates Steen of Austin to pursue delinquent taxes on a 15 percent commission. Steen faced opposition over impartiality and rising back taxes, with no contract approved.
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F.T. Graham
Cameron County
Austin
Gates Steen
Graham
Steen
Russ Fowler
Harlingen
Cameron County executive indicted for seven counts of travel fund fraud
Dan Reyna executive director of Cameron County Community Projects faces seven counts alleging false travel claims to Operation Mainstream and Community Action Program funds between 1970 and 1971. He surrendered to authorities, posted bond, and arraignment is pending a new federal judge.
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Dan Reyna
Cameron County Community Projects, Inc
Brownsville
U.S
Reynaldo Garza
Reyna
Garza
Operation Mainstream
Community Action Program
New Braunfels
Corpus Christi
Los Fresnos
McAllen
CPA
San Antonio
Port Isabel
Post Office Holiday Hours Announced
From Port Isabel the post office reports good holiday mail flow as residents are mailing early. The windows may open Saturday morning December 18 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon for parcels and mailing while the Dutch door remains open for service. Christmas Eve hours are 9 a.m. to noon. Christmas Day closes. New Year weekend follows.
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Port Isabel
Mias
Port Isabel High selects Cecilia Alaniz for Texas Citrus Fiesta
Cecilia Alaniz of Port Isabel High School was chosen by the Student Council to represent Port Isabel in Mission for the Texas Citrus Fiesta. She is NHS member, Nike Club treasurer, girls basketball manager and cheerleader, sponsored by the local chamber. Coronation events run January 25 to 29 with details to come.
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Cecilia Alaniz
Port Isabel High School
Mission
Sandalio Alniz
Alaniz
Nike Club
Port Isabel
South Padre Island
Laguna Vista Civic Club Hosts Holiday Dinner
The Laguna Vista Civic Club sponsors a holiday dinner for residents at the Sandy Retreat Hotel on South Padre Island. A social hour precedes the meal, a tradition for the village’s adults.
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Laguna Vista
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Bulletin
Fonseca
Valley Tax Group
Master Masons
Point Isabel Independent School District
Ruben Torres
Graham Bluffs County
Ray Ramon
U.S. Marshall's
Federal Grand Jury
U.S. District Attorney’s Office
Citrus Fiesta
LV Civic Club
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