Suit Ends as Island Firm Wins 5.7 Million Settlement
Beach South Padre Investment Corporation reaches a $5.7 million agreement with the government over condemnation of lands in Padre Island National Seashore. The deal ends years of litigation after a $9.8 million jury verdict, unlocking plans for hotels, marinas, and other recreation facilities across the Mansfield Cut area.
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South Padre
Gulf Beach
Mansfield Cut
Nixon
South Padre Investment Corporation
National Seashore
George Byfield
Joe Kilgore
James Stanley
Memories From HELIGHTHOUS By Raymond Rd Murphy
Sheriff Boynton Fleming recalls early investigative days and a Christmas mystery with Santa. The piece shifts to wartime recollections near St Vith Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge with anecdotes on supply theft and military life around Christmas 1944.
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Boynton Fleming
Boynton
Santa
Santa Claus
Fleming
Vietnam
Schmide
Luxembourg
St. Vith
Belgium
Nieely
Jake
Missouri
New Businesses Sprout in Port Isabel Amid Rebuilt Shops
Port Isabel sees a burst of new enterprises as Jerry Mortis opens DenRuss Drug and Gifts, Freddie Ginzeles runs a casual pharmacy with coffee and ice cream, and Marjorie Pockrus Ness along with Larry and Betty Allen launch a varied “you name it” shop. Additional ventures include early American decor, gift shops, and a Sun Dial Shell Shop near the highway as the town markets diversify.
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Port Isabel
Jerry Mortis
Jerry
DenRuss Pharmacy
Beulah
DenRuss Drug and Gifts Shop
Lillie G. Barter
Freddie Ginzeles
Maxon
Homer Fine
Ud Harris
City Hall
Ford
Bud
Frick
Ford Place
Mary Cook
Isabel
Palmira
Nes
Port Isobel Press
Chamber of Commerce
Purdy’s Court
G'S
Rabies Down Spurs Push for Pet Vaccination
Texas reports an all time low in rabies cases prompting health officials to urge winter pet immunization. Dr Lawrence Pessarra of the Texas State Department of Health cautioned that low October counts of 11 cases mark the calm before the usual spring rise and urged immediate vaccination to sustain the decline.
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Texas
Lawrence Pessarra
DVM
Texas State Department of Health
Usua
Health Department
Scouts Restore Meeting Trailer After Hurricane Damage
Port Isabel Boy Scouts plan to repair a damaged trailer to serve as a meeting place. The Port Isabel Volunteer Fire Department offers use of fire hall facilities until the trailer is ready. Fire hall trustees clarified initial reports were due to miscommunication and complied with safety rules.
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Port Isabel
Acc Guate
Costello, 39, Shrimp Trimmer, Dies in Galveston
William G. Costello of Port Isabel died Monday in a Galveston hospital. He was 39 and a shrimp fisherman. Survived by wife Ita Costello of Port Isabel. Graveside services held at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Port Isabel Cemetery. Thomas Funeral Home of San Benito arranged the burial.
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William G. Costello
Port Isabel
Galveston
Ita Costello
Thomas Funeral Home
San Benito
City Police Chief Quits and Barter Seeks Post
Port Isabel loses Police Chief Ron Stripling who resigns effective January 1 1969 to manage El Padre Motel on South Padre Island. Former Chief Frank Barter applies for the vacated post as Mayor Leo Sanders faces calls to hire locals amid a push for stronger department performance.
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Port Isabel
Ron Stripling
el Padre
South Padre Island
Tex Schremp
Stripling
Schremp
Frank Barter
Charles Motley
Barter
Motley
Leo F. Sanders
Sanders
Ders
Gulf Fish Stranded In Island Pools After Beulah
After Hurricane Beulah, fish entered newly formed Padre Island ponds via passes. As the ponds restricted ocean access, killifish remained common while sleepers mangrove snappers mullet and redfish appeared. With ponds drying, many fish will die leaving killifish mullet blue crabs to remain.
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Padre Island
Santa Arrives in Port Isabel for Christmas Visit
Santa Claus will arrive in Port Isabel at 2 30 p m Sunday December 22 at Firemen s hall. Children may visit and receive gifts as the Port Isabel Volunteer Fire Department hosts the event. Santa will ride a fire engine through the hall area and listen to children s requests. Winter visitors are invited to join with their kids in this annual department outing.
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Santa Claus
Port Isabel
Santa
Fire Department
Five Day Forecast Calls for Cool, Dry Week
Temperatures average two to eight degrees below normal with highs ranging from 7 to 74 degrees and lows from 48 to 53. Cooler Thursday and Friday are expected with little or no precipitation indicated.
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Cameron County
Garza
Sate of
Queen Isabella Causeway
Park Road 100
Mansfield
Vieews
Helighthous
By Raymond Rd. Murphy
City Gas
City Bonce
Gregorio Montemayor
Cty
Sun Dial Shell Shop
Highway 10
Caed
U S
Preeslove
Bud Emmons
V.F.W
McAllen
Veterans’ Hospital
Houston
W. G. Costello
Morris Atlas
San
Chief Stripling
Derek C. Hambly
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