Rotary Fishing Prizes Awarded At Saturday Tournament
Unclear readable text describes a Rotary Fishing Tournament with prizes to be presented Saturday December 1. Awards include top fish categories for adult and junior divisions and several named participants. Merchandise prizes and a troupe of winners are mentioned with various fish and sizes listed.
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Rotary
Bent Fisher
Wien
Mibet
Rewari
Prams Wita Ewertel
Jane
Darrel Harp
David Witenes
David Wixom
Seephead
Chamber of Commerce Seeks Furniture and Fixtures Donations
The chamber requests furniture and fixtures from the community. Items such as cabinets and equipment in usable condition are needed and will be picked up by arrangement.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chiloe
Free Palm Trees From South Padre Chamber for Planting
The South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce offers free date palm and Washington palm trees to residents of Padre Island and Port Isabel. Trees are aged and sturdy, with high survival expectations after planting. Pickup is at Larry Cigatner farm on Southmost Road, about 14 miles from Four Corners, with digging and planting by recipients. For details contact Bud Franke, Glen McGehee, Jim Pepin, Gia Conrad, or other Palm Tree Committee members.
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South Padre
Four Cornera
Leah Padre Island Chamber of Commerce
Palm Tree Committee
Bud Franke
Thirman
Glen McGehee
Jimmy Pepin
Gia Conrad
Perms
Valley Highway Safety Days Proclaimed in Port Isabel
Mayor J A Hockaday proclaims December 24 to January 2 Valley Highway Safety Days in Port Isabel to urge safe driving during the holiday period. Officials call on residents and visitors to observe traffic laws to prevent injuries and fatalities in 1964 season.
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Lower
Rio Grande Valley
Texas Division of Travelers Protective Assocation
Port Isabel
J. A. Hockaday
Texas
Port Laabe
Manautou Masina Streets Open Through Rail Property
Federal Housing Office approves opening of Manautou and Masina streets through old railroad property. Urban Renewal Section responds to Liban Renewal Agency of Port Board. Railroad land now available for immediate development.
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Federal Houring Office
Manaschool
Masina Street
Board of Commissioners of the
Liban Renewal Agency of
Port
Veterans of Foreign Wars Meeting Set at 7 38 PM
Veterans of Foreign Wars post will hold its regular meeting at 7 38 PM. This will be the last meeting of the year and members are urged to attend.
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Veterans of Foreign Ware
Post Office Says Thanks For Mailing Early
Port Isabel Post Office urges early Christmas mailing to save time and reduce stress. Postmaster Ruth Mras notes rising stamp sales from mid November to December and records a peak mail day of December 4. The office remains open late December 19 and 20 for parcel post and encourages use of ZIP code 7TAS78.
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Ruth Mras
Port Isabel
Port Feathel
Accon
Santa Claus Visits Ocean Palm Center This Week
Port Isabel Padre Island residents invited to Ocean Palm Center to meet Santa Claus on Sunday and Monday December 20 and 21 from 1 to 7 pm. Mrs Glen McGehee confirms Santa will attend with many children on hand.
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Santa Claus
Ocean Palm Center
Port Isabel
Padre Island
Mondey
Glen McGehee
Santa
Volunteer Teachers Sought for Literacy Council Training
An urgent call from Millard Cami, superintendent of Point Isabel School District, invites volunteers to attend a literacy workshop Friday December 20 at 7 pm in the High School library. Training will use the Laubach method to teach reading and writing to Cameron County residents with low literacy.
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Millard Cami
Point Isabel
Priday
Hirary
Cameron County
Coastal Bend Literacy Council
Military awarding 14.7 million dredge contract to Bethlehem Steel
The Army Engineers awarded Bethlehem Steel a 14.7 million contract to build the McFarland, a modern hopper dredge for the Galveston District. It features 26 inch pump-out pipes, a wide aluminum boom, and 10 diesel engines to dredge 2690 cubic yards per trip. Completion is set for late 1986 at Sparrows Point, Maryland.
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Army Engineers
Bethlehem Steel Co
New York
John E. Unverforth
Galveston
McParland
Arthur McFarland
Corps of Engineers
Texas Gulf Coast
Louisiana
Incorporated
Wofco
McFarland
Fhe Ocker 3
Bethlehem
Sparrows Point
Baltimore
Maryland
Philadelphia
Marine Design Division
Brams Island Harbor
Mexican
Gulf Coast
Rotarians Plan Monterrey Christmas Party Trip
Port Isabel Rotarians and spouses will join the Rotary Club of Monterrey Mexico for a joint Christmas party on December 18. Twelve members with guests depart Port Isabel by bus at 8 a.m. and attend a hospitality hour and Christmas dinner, returning December 19.
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Port Isabel
J. C. Bennett
R. W. Crise
Darwin Elder
Lloyd Pugh
John Kittila, Sr
J. C. Comstock
Area chamber opens names and slogans contest
The board of the new area chamber of commerce discussed unity across mainland and Padre Island communities. A. W. Jardine was nominated secretary treasurer. A citizen contest to name the chamber and pick a slogan offers $25 savings bonds for best name and best slogan, with early office space and a manager plan proposed.
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Dale Anderson
Ray Sandlin
Sandlin
Padre Island
Anderson
A. W. Jardine
Port Isabel
William Nussbaum
Bud Harris
Hamit
Cnse
Homer Poe
Port Isabel-Padre Island
Port Isabel PRESS Changes Christmas Publication Date
Due to Christmas the Port Isabel PRESS will publish Wednesday instead of Thursday. All news and advertising copy and photographs must be in by Monday December 24.
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Farly
Port Isabel
Villarreal Seeks CYO Treasurer Post in Corpus Christi Diocese
Roger Villarreal, 19, Port Isabel native and Port Isabel Post Office cleaner, seeks the Treasurer role for the Corpus Christi Diocese youth. He studied at Port Isabel High School and Texas Southmost College, attends A and M Business College Brownsville, and works as a dispatcher for the Port Isabel Police Department. Eliseo B. Vega chairs the Roger for Treasurer effort.
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Port Isabel
Roger Villarreal
Corpus Christi
Roger
Port Kabel
Texas Southmeart College
A & M Business College
Brownsville
Rogerio Villarreal
Mr. Villarreal
Eliseo B. Vega
Roger For
Treas
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Masina
Literacy Council
Benito
Gulf Ports
P. I
Monterrey
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