This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1961
Page
1
In Port Isabel the Volunteer Firemen appeal for donations to cover the annual Christmas party for children. Residents are asked to contribute to Floyd Bobbitt, with Ted Hunt noted for visiting mooching recently. Continued on page 2.
Governor Price Daniel announces a statewide holiday safety drive as more than 250 radio and nearly 50 TV stations join the effort. The Drive Scene and Livet campaign urges motorists to keep headlights on during daylight and drive legally to prevent crashes during the ten day peak period through the Christmas New Year holidays.
Leonard M. Thomas, 73, a Valley pioneer, died in Mercy Hospital. He moved to the Valley in 1896 and lived in Raymondville, Mission, McAllen, Port Isabel. Survived by widow Rubye, two sons Kenneth and Dayton, a brother Knott, a sister Mamie Curry, and seven grandchildren. Services held at Virgil Wilson chapel in McAllen with burial in Roselawn Cemetery.
Vincent J. Edwards 63 died in a San Benito hospital. He owned the Food Mart in Port Isabel where he had lived three years. Survivors: widow Gladys Edwards of Port Isabel, a stepdaughter in Abilene, two stepsons in Corpus Christi and Dallas. Services by Rev. Cal Isreal at Griffine Thomas chapel San Benito. Burial Mont Meta Memorial Park. Pallbearers: Dusek Ditak Hunt Armstrong Selby Myrick.
Funeral services for Mrs Wava ve Weikel 44 died Saturday in a Harlingen hospital were held at 1 30 p m Monday at the First Baptist church. Rev Virgil Drewery officiated. Burial in Mont Meta Memorial park. Survived by husband Cleo Weikel six daughters and a son all of Port Isabel and Elmer Mahurin of Big Spring a sister Mrs Ethel Morgan of Port Isabel.
Banks in Port Isabel and Los Fresnos announce rate hikes effective January 1 1962. Savings accounts earn 344 percent after six months or more, an increase of 4 percent, while certificates of deposit rise to 4 percent. Rate changes aim to boost competition with local savings and loans.
Cameron County Fresh Water Supply District No 1 signed deals with Paul Cornet Co of San Benito and Dodds and Wedegartner of San Benito for a Los Fresnos sourced pipeline and pumping stations to serve Port Isabel area. Bond election October 22, 1960 passed 176 to 76.
Port Isabel Volunteer Fire Department brings Santa to Port Isabel for the annual Christmas party at the Firemen's Community Hall. Over 1,500 bags prepared for children as Santa arrives by fire truck to greet locals. Floyd Bobbitt says funds remain short and invites donations to support the event.
Mrs Emma Stover 71 longtime Port Isabel winter resident from Denison Iowa died Sunday morning. Her body was taken to Griffin Thomas Funeral Home San Benito and later sent to Denison where services and burial will be under Huebner Funeral Home. Survivors include husband Charles R Stovers two sons Thomas and Harry Stovers a daughter Irene Jepsen three grandchildren and two great grandchildren all of Denison Iowa.
Major Kent Odom of the South Texas Region announces expanded DPS enforcement starting November 1. The plan includes stricter patrols, selective enforcement, radar use, and public information. For the Christmas New Year period, three more actions include canceling day duty for all officers and assigning Weight and Motor Vehicle Inspection Service patrols to highway duty to curb fatal accidents.
Driftwood Garden Club sponsors an outdoor Christmas lighting contest for Port Isabel Padre Island Laguna Heights and Laguna Vista residents. Judging occurs Wednesday night December 27 with lights on that evening. Garden Club members meet at George Raymonds home 7:30 to 8 p.m. Cavalcade forms at Raymonds and returns for voting and after party hosted by the Raymonds.
The St Andrews Episcopal Parish of Port Isabel announces Christmas services with an 8 a.m. Mass and a 9 p.m. Mass on Sunday.
The record shows a monthly total of 225,622 and a yearly grand total of 1,384,711 for the Causeway Count.
Edith Baines of Bud Franke Realty Co was re elected president of the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce at a regular noon meeting at the Queen Isabel Inn. The vote included old and new board members with new names Edith Baines Bill Zimmerman Bob Bell Floyd Bobbitt and Mrs Ed Warren. Hold over members are John Part Dan Hogan H H Dixon and Floyd Seal. Other officers elected were John Part vice president Mrs Ed Warren treasurer and Nora Frisby secretary.
Katherine Mock is named the 1962 recipient of the Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award for top science scholarship at Port Isabel School. The award, a bronze medal given at graduation in over 7,500 schools, marks strong encouragement toward scientific careers and eligibility for university scholarships.
The Legislative Committee of the Valley Chamber of Commerce questioned the advisability of a January special Texas Legislature session. Meeting at the Valley Chamber Auditorium Weslaco the committee passed a resolution stating no emergency exists and taxmoney should not be spent. Resolution to be recommended to the Board of Directors for final.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.