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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1957
Page
7
Pages of handwritten Christmas requests reveal children naming dolls, bicycles, toy trains, pianos, dresses, and practical gifts. Several letters request items for parents such as clothing, a car, a washing machine, and even a house with a yard, illustrating family hopes for holiday abundance.
The Wate Department of Education audited Port Isabel schools for 1956-57 attendance records and found them identical to official records. Students averaged 3 percent above the state average, with good attendance benefiting learning, promptness, and state funding for a stronger education program.
Buick Magazine prints a feature by Marguerite Johnson on Padre Beach in Texas, with photography and a map, highlighting the area as a year round resort. The article appears in Buick Magazine distributed nationally to over 1.8 million Buick owners.
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