Port Isabel Community Welfare Seeks Christmas Food Gifts
The Port Isabel Community Welfare committee convened at Our Lady Star of the Sea parish hall to finalize Christmas plans. Boxes in area groceries invite food contributions to be dropped in by Saturday. six members will assemble baskets Sunday. Hortensia Groomer named chairwoman to study family needs. Freddie Gonzales notes strong community cooperation and year round support since last year.
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Port Isabel
Hortensia Groomer
Freddie Gonzales
Tax Survey Underway by Public School District
The Point Isabel Independent School District hires The Thos Y Pickett Co to conduct a comprehensive tax survey of all taxable property within the district. The effort includes aerial and district maps, appraisal cards, plats, field sheets, and a common index to render fair, equalized assessments. The board invites Cameron County Fresh Water District and Port Isabel to join, sharing costs proportionate to taxable value.
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Point Isabel Independent
Thos. Y. Pickett Co
Pickett Co
Board of ‘Trustees
Thos Pickett’ Co
Board of Trustees
Cameron County
Port Isabel Merchants Highlight Large Christmas Selection
Local Port Isabel merchants display a wide Christmas assortment with colorful window displays. Stores offer gifts including appliances from Port Electric, toys and hardware from Shaylor Brothers, jewelry and watches, candy fruit and nuts, and ready to wear clothing. Restaurants plan holiday dinners as shoppers seek gifts for their wives and families.
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Port Isabel
Port Electric
Carls TV
Lighthouse Deng
Port City Pharmacy
Whie Shaylor
Warren Hardware
Charlie's Sporting Goods
Warren's
Eagle Pass Lumber
Jaydon Lumber
Hazel Fashions
Carneory
Toys
Ares
Service Stations Close Christmas
Port Isabel residents urged to fill tanks with gasoline on Christmas Day so owners and workers can enjoy the holiday with their families. Planning emphasizes minimal travel and support for local stations during the holiday period.
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Port Isabel
Community Christmas welfare drive urged to aid needy families
Local citizens are urged to support the Community Welfare Committee in stocking food boxes for families. Coins and food donations can be placed in jars at local grocery stores and business locations until Tuesday morning. Santa visits and holiday events are planned by volunteer firefighters at the Community Hall to help raise gifts for children.
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Hongaey
White Christmas Pageant at Methodist Church Delights Children
Santa arrived by fire truck after the Methodist Church White Christmas program held Thursday night. About 37 children presented the Story of Christmas in many lands and gathered offerings for the Methodist Children's Home of Water. Teachers Mrs. Walter Zumerian and others led the event with readings from Germany to Spain and a duet Os Holy Night.
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Methodist
Methodist Church
Methodist Children’s Home
Wate
Methodist Churches of
Mra
Diffard Robinson
Idwin
Pareroy
Walter Zumerian
Mise Tbs Meirihen
Willam Zimmerman
Laighter Group
Germany
Fogel Iied
Mitway
Sulit Americ
France
Holland
Palestine
Spain
Wie
Mapa Mermyvman
Game Storey
Pete Ape
Marin Satya
Port Thobel
Teachers . Association
Hieisehen
Miso Fok Muarin
Bhi Prade
PTA Sees Nativity Program By 3rd Grade Children
A Port Isabel area PTA meeting featured a Christmas nativity presented by third graders with roles for shepherds angels wise men and Joseph and Mary. The program included carols led by a school chorus and a brief business session chaired by Mrs Murphy.
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PTA
Merdonne
Bell Ted
Proup
Shepherds
Domingo Gonzalez
Santiago Sandoval
Skippy McDaniels
Marshall Allen
Martha
Merry Joan
Rebecca Kershaw
Lima Ochoa
Velma Salazar
Hilda Gon Slew
Diane Whetstone
Chris Ant Meyners
Mary Jo Moore
Wise Men
Butch Mack
J. Mack Parker
R. D. Carlette
Joseph and
Mary
David Higginbotham
Susan Byrd
Lupita Gonzalez
Marrianne Bell
Henrietta Barrera
Blanche Evans
Marcia Spoonemore
Apolonia Boca Oezri
Sue
Lane
Priote
Clisa
Mat Murphy
Marts
Ja Sone
Mets
Srouts
Granddaughter Visits In Terre Haute Home
Mrs Harrold G Swan, granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Cateora, visits the Terre Haute home. She is the former Celis An Austin Swander from Terre Haute, now Mrs. Swander.
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Henry Cateora
Harrold G. Swander
Terre Haute
Mere
Swander
Austin
Firemen Hope New Fire Truck Arrives In Time
Port Isabel volunteers plan a Christmas party for area children with Santa visiting on December 24. Santa will arrive by local fire truck at 4 30 p m and stay at the Firemen's Community Hall to distribute candy and fruit sacks. If the new truck arrives, it will be used for his ride around town. otherwise the present truck will suffice.
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Santa
Port Isabel
Stern
Local Petition Thanks County For Roadway Work
A petition with 150 to 200 signatures was handed to Cameron County Commissioner Ted Hunt praising the Channel highway construction and the widening of highway 10 from Port Isabel to Los Presnos. The Garden Club urged residents to decorate homes for the holiday contest with prizes for best displays across Fort Isabel Bayside Laguna Vista and Padre Island. Judging occurs Sunday evening December 32 and no forms are required for entry.
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Driftwood Garden Club
Garden Club
Fort Isabel
Bayside
Laguna Vista
Padre Island
Cameron County
Ted Hunt
Commissioners Court
Port Isabel
Los
Bay Port Isabel anglers reel trout and redfish haul
Sunday fishing results list anglers including Bo Mall FB, JM Weckrely Port Isa iad, and J BR Young from Minneola Kansas with catches of multiple trout and redfish. George Tridle of Port Isabel is noted with a 22 tect entry.
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Port Isabel
Bo Mall
Young
Petty Amby
Kan
JM Weckrely
Port Isaiad
Monday December 16 May surf or jetty fishing
W. B. Miller and George participate in a described fishing activity. The note references strategic choice between surf or jetty fishing on a December date. Additional context is limited to these names and activity.
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Priday
W. B. Miller
George
Trout Catch Report from Port Isabel and Minneola Anglers
Tuesday December 17 lists L. B. Young and Felix Amy with R. F. Hall of Minneola Kansas catching 50 trout. George Tridle of Port Isabel reported 16 trout with Jack Bartholomew and Jack Naylor. Cleo Pederson and Wanda Barrington of Port Isabel took 44 trout plus a sheephead and a croucher.
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T L. B. Young
Felix Amy
R. F. Hall
Minneola
Kan
George Tridle
Port Isabel
Jack Bartholomew
Jack Naylor
Cleo Pederson
Wanda Barrington
Port [Isabel
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Commounty Welfare Committee
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Brownsville
Joseph McCann
Metann
McCann
Coast Guard
Corpus. Christi
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Los Presnes
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