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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1956
Page
2
A plea urges Port Isabel residents to fund an ambulance service staying in town. The piece urges local donations, emphasizes life saving delays, and cites costs and the need for community help to keep the ambulance available for all areas including Bayside and Padre Island. It calls for suggestions and contact via box 112 and WH 3-2745.
A local ambulance service explains its income shortfall from shrimping industry and Coast Guard contracts being unavailable due to a government contract with Delite Ambulance in Brownsville. Indigent care funds and limited city support leave the operator to sell equipment valued around 2500 dollars to pay off a note. Continued on Page 3.
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