Port Isabel Opens Modern Junior Senior High School Complex
Hundreds tour Port Isabel's new 10-building Junior-Senior High School complex in a drizzle. The open house featured guided room tours, refreshments, praise from officials, and a Central Power & Light leaflet highlighting space age design and centralized facilities.
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Brownsville
Harlingen
San Benito
Los Fresnos
Central Power & Light Co
Port Isabel
Texas
Gillis Addresses Port Isabel Rotary on Telephone Progress
John Gillis, manager of Southwestern Bell in Brownsville Port Isabel and San Benito, spoke at the Port Isabel Rotary Club meeting about advances in communications. He described transmitting more than 100 messages on a single wire pair and outlined Telstar work and power development for sending and receiving signals.
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John Gillis
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Brownsville
Port Isabel
San Benito
Port Isabel Schools Launch Full Scale Physical Education
Port Isabel is implementing a district wide physical education program in its junior and senior high schools guided by the President’s Council on Youth Fitness and Texas standards. Tests show girls generally outperform boys in some areas. top performers are listed with activities such as sit ups and shuttle run.
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Kennedy
Texas Education Board
Port Isabel
Otto Langlois
Council On
John Waldrum
Diana Gutierrez
Bob Monkres
Gerome Winklarek
John Wal
Council On Youth Fitness
Rand Boswell
Cindy Steward
Theresa Petty
Evelyn Petty
Gloria Rivieria
Dorothy Cueller
Marreen Hammond
Mary Holland
Nadelle Drewery
Maria Vasquez
Marcella Sandoval
Dorothy Cuellar
Love
Festive Island Notes From Padre Island Holiday Scene
Local column highlights Christmas decorations on the Island’s Lighthouse, Dunes and Capri Motels. Reports on staff parties at Sea Island Hotel December 17, plus travel plans and hotel sales gossip. Guest lists feature numerous named visitors from Dallas to Okinawa and hotel owners’ changes.
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Gulf Hotel
Hubbs
Junkins
Is- Sea Island
Gil Bryan
Dallas
Texas
W. H. Duncan
McAllen
H. Dmme
R. L. Heins
Falls City
Nebr
A. Coleman
Osborne Family Visiting Over Christmas at Home
Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Osborne Jr and their son from Warren Michigan visit over Christmas in their own home. Mrs. Edward Whitney of Sopula Oklahoma accompanies them.
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S. N. Osborne, Jr
Warren
Mich
Edward Whitney
Sopula
Oklahoma
Osborne
Mrs. Whitney
Sanger
Aloe Vera Grown In Port Isabel
The DeFord family, two years in Port Isabel, built a thriving garden with over 100 plant varieties including aloe vera, shrubs, vines, and succulents. They report consistent greens and vegetables during the war, though the January freeze destroyed their initial plantings.
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Port Isabel
DeFords
Texas
Episcopal Church To Celebrate Christmas
A Christmas Eve Holy Communion service will be held at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church on Adams St at 9 p.m. All Episcopalians visiting in the area are invited to join the Port Isabel congregation for this traditional celebration. Visitors from other churches are welcome.
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St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Adams St
Port Isabel
Port Isabel Rotarians Host Christmas Party in La Feria
Twenty two Port Isabel Rotarians attended a Christmas party in La Feria on Tuesday December 18 at the Methodist Church Recreation Hall. The event featured fellowship and seasonal cheer among members from the Port Isabel club.
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Port Isabel
la Feria
Cub Scout Pack Held Meeting at Methodist Building
The Cub Scout Pack met Thursday December 13 at 7 p.m. with 65 attendees. Guest speakers included Sea Scout Commodore Leo Baumfelder and Scout Executive Ed Gamble. Several awards were given including Den Chief Cards, Bob Cat Pins, Arrow Points, and Denner Stripe.
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Methodist Educational
Sea Scout
Leo Baumfelder
Scout
Ed Gamble
Den
David Wolverton
John Hamlinck
Bob Cat Pins
Paul Trice
Ronni Carpenter
Mike Zimmerman
Robbie Kirkpatrick
George Ressler
Joseph Mock
Juan Salinas Reynaldo Salazar
Alfonso Salazar
Francisco Castillo
Lolo Rodriguez
Antonio Rodriguez
Miguel Rodriguez
Jessie Lopez
Juan Solis
Rolando Garva
Danny Rock
Lion
Jimmie Rock
Wolf
David Privett
Denner
Donnie Keller
Phillip Morris
Mr. Privett
C G Auxiliary Elects Officers at Christmas Banquet
The Coast Guard Auxiliary held its annual Christmas banquet and elected officers on December 12 at 8 p.m. Guests included Division Captain Dr Verne Georger Mrs Georger from Raymondville and Captain and Mrs Bob St John from Raymondville. Newly elected officers are Commander Charlie Berry Port Isabel Vice-Commander Bill Bunton Mercedes Training Officer Ethel Jones Mercedes and Public Instruction Officer Leo Baumfelder.
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Coast Guard Auxiliary
Verne Georger
Goerger
Raymondville
Bob St. John
John Kittila
Kittila
Port Isabel
Bob McKew
Coast Guard
Kimball
Brownsville
Charlie Berry
Bill Bunton
Mercedes
Ethel Jones
Division of Public Instruction
Leo Baumfelder
Edward Langston Dies In Fort Worth
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Langston managers of Sea Island Resort Hotel on South Padre Island reported their son Edward Langston died December 12 at 5 00 am in Fort Worth He was 45 and survived by his wife Ruth and three children Funeral arrangements were pending The Langstons plan to return to Sea Island after Christmas
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Lloyd Langston
Sea Island
South Padre Island
Fort Worth
Edward
Harold Bowman
Edward Langston
Ruth
Birmingham
Langston
Delhi Board Reviews Liquidation and Merger Prospects
Delhi's Board of Directors has directed management to study feasible partial and complete liquidation. The board previously authorized examining merger prospects and is discussing all phases with interested parties. Mr. J L Sewell of Dell Taylor Oil Co in Dallas stated the discussions are ongoing.
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J. L. Sewell
Dell - Taylor Oi Corporation
Dallas
Texas
Delhi
Causeway Monthly and Year Totals Report
The record shows a monthly total of 5,197 and a yearly total of 214,064, contributing to a grand total of 1,611,293 for the CAUSEWAY entry. The figures appear as numeric tallies for month and year with the grand total indicating accumulated value.
Merry Christmas and Port Isabel city notices
This message wishes a merry Christmas and urges careful driving in Port Isabel. It praises Skipper Zimmerman for city work with the Highway Department and notes new speed limits and warning signs entering the city. It mentions fireworks laws and reminds Rotarians of a meeting at the Anchor Restaurant on December 22 after a prior La Feria event.
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Skipper Zimmerman
Highway Department
Port Isabel
Rotary Club
la Feria
Maloan's Highway Bait Stand Fishing Reports
Reports from Maloan's Highway Bait Stand and White Sands Motor Lodge describe foggy conditions reducing local fishing while high catch rates persisted elsewhere. Harvey Courts notes the Ticle couple from Cush ing Oklahoma fished Arroyo for several fish. Kansas visitors also report catches. Lester Larson of Wever Iowa and three others hauled over 1000 pounds of Red Snapper from Gene Brandt's area.
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Maloan’s
Brownsville Channel
Harvey Courts
H. C. Ticle
Cushing
Oklahoma
Kansas
White Sands Motor Lodge & Marina
Lester Larson
Wever
Iowa
Gene Brandt
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Joe Estes
Roy Byrd
Beatrice Floyd
Robert Kirkpatrick
Harold Hendricks
Hendricks
Se Port Isavel
Mr. Evans
P. I. Rotary Club
P. I
Drum
Sergio Escobedo
Miss Gutierrez
Jake Trice
Ruben Torres
Margaret Sayers
Padre Island News
Sea Island Hotel
Dunes
Capri
James Peyton
San Antonio
Mrs
Philadelphia
Penn
Mrs. Kirkpatrick
Episcopal Church
Cub Scout
C. G. Auxiliary
Ft. Worth
Blue Marlin
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