March of Dimes Looks Back at 30 Years of Health Progress
The National Foundation March of Dimes celebrates 30 years of achievement in fighting polio and advancing medical research. Founded by Franklin D Roosevelt in 1928, it helped develop polio vaccine in 1955 and spurred the birth defects program in 1958 with centers nationwide for early detection and care.
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National Foundation March of Dimes
Franklin Roosevelt
Voluntary Health Organization
March of Dimes
Water Board Election Shapes Up In Cameron County
The brief notes an impending water district election in Cameron County District No. 1 with incumbents George Colley Bob Mon lux and H E Royer facing challengers Martin Tower E W Cateora and Gilbert Groomer. The piece commends capable local men and urges qualified voters to participate in the Tuesday vote.
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Cameron County
Ter Supply
George Colley
Bob Monlux
H. E. Royer
Stat i
Martin Tower
E. W. Cateora
Gilbert Groomer
New Year Aims for City Growth and Public Works
The piece looks to 1968 with plans for a new post office, municipal building, fire and police facilities, and a road to the National Seashore. It notes state maintenance, potential penny tax revenues, and growing voter interest as signs of progress for the island community and broader improvements.
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Fullen
Gulf
Bay
Roundup of local politics and events after the hurricane
Clashes between Mayor and City Commissioners persist as Juan Gonzalez disputes and a planned freezer complex is rejected. Raymond R. Murphy is removed as city judge after comments on a proposed fish freezing facility. A one cent sales tax is approved locally by 81 to 44, effective around April 1. County issues include park board, Isla Blanca lease, Padre Island lawsuits, and a contested state legislature delegate election. Port Isabel High grads 56, a fatal graduation party drowning, Texas International Fishing Tournament success with Otto Koehler named Grand Champion, and a new LORAN station broke ground at Port Isabel Coast Guard Station aided by the Coast Guard cutter Point Nowell arriving from Seattle. Dust-control efforts pursue a district, Beulah hurricane impact, and Fire Department concerns loom over insurance rates while Port Isabel football pride remains.
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Raymond R. Murphy
Port Isabel
Marchan
Offek
Gone Agin
Fintegin
Park Bord
Oceanographic Development Co
Isla Blanca Park
Jay Albeanese
Oceanographic
Albeanese
County
Citizens, Committee
Padre Island
Park Board
Henry E Sanchez Jr
Henry Sanchez
Manuel Sanchez III
John McAllen Scanlan
Henry
Manny Sanchez
Manny
Sea Island
Fidel
Barrera
Otto Koehler
San Antonio
Texas
Brownsville
Coast Guard
Point Nowell
Viet Nam
Seattle
Coast
Ambrose Pechacek
J. C. Looney
Edinburg
Port Isabel - San Benito
Bs Gay Stanley Eeesegee
Govery
Thse Hs Farmng
W V
Bud) Harris
Port Is
Free Speech Dilemmas and Local Civic Highlights
A letter discusses limits on free speech including time place and content rules with examples. The piece notes court limits and defends minimal restraint while highlighting local events: Tarpons season under coach Jim Moses, a Nov 11 vote on Queen Isabella Causeway bonds, toll-free start planned, and honors for Port Isabel figures Mabel Hickman and Ted Hunt. Also mentions Cameron County hospital funding debates and a local press award from the South Texas Press Association.
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Rmore
American Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Will Bernard
Abel Tarpons
Jim Moses
Tarpons
la Joya
Queen Isabella Causeway
Acintaygue
National Seashore
Port Isabel
Ted Hunt
Mabel Hickman
Laguna Madre Business and Professional Women’s Club
Hickman
Frank Hickman
South Railroad Ave
Hickman Ave
Compassion
Cameron County
Fimane
South Texas
Asia Maps Highlight U S Interest Amid Vietnam War Effort
The article notes rising American interest in Asia, especially Vietnam with about 500000 U S servicemen there, and public copies of a Government Printing Office map collection on Vietnam and Southeast Asia. It also covers sweet sorghum research in Texas, a pilot plant plan, and the Sentinel defense system against potential Chinese missile attacks.
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Washington, D. C
Asia
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Government Printing Office
North
South
Cambodia
Laos
Thailand
Southeast Asia
Sion
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Department
Agricultural Research Service
Imperial Sugar Company
Texas
Sugarland
Imperial
South Texas
Facts Figures Needed To Attract Industries
A guide for towns to present a profitable picture to industrial prospects. It stresses compiling precise data on labor, water, taxes, land, and future projections, using specialists, libraries, city offices, and state agencies. Advises optional professional economic studies from Texas A&M or UT and Texas Industrial Commission guidance.
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Employment Commission
Public Library
Texas
Texas Industrial Commission
Texas A&m
University of Texas
Working Wives Report Dividends Rise in 1965 Returns
IRS Statistics of Income 1965 shows married couples filing jointly received $3.3 billion in dividends out of $8.6 billion total from dividend income. The publication is available for $2 from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20002.
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Internal Revenue Service
Superintendent of Documents
U. S. Casermanan Printing Office
Washington,d. C
1967 Reflections On Progress And Hardship In Our City
The year 1967 brought both progress and trouble with events like Hurricane Beulah. Citizens note new projects a high school gym municipal building complex and post office while remembering hardships and gains. The mood echoes Clement Attlee's view on aging and life’s choices.
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Beulah
New Year’s Eve Warnings And Quiet Resolutions
A humorous column lists New Year’s resolutions and cautions for men and women. It jokes about war paint fashion, closet carols, sewing machines as gifts, and avoiding chores like mowing the lawn to prevent ulcers. It closes with a quip about a New Year’s telephone exchange with an editor and Capt. Hammond.
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Act Hammonds
Hammond
Missing crew linked to shipwreck on Mexican coast
Reports say Pa is missing after a vessel ram and sink near Port Isabel. One crewman aboard the Sondreh, and two aboard the Es fo Fleet, remain unaccounted for. Dead men were found shot and chained to the capsized vessel on November 18. Witness C W Grisham saw the events from Port Isabel.
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Mexico
Cuba
Sondra Leigh
C. W. Grisham
Port Isabel
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MOD
Water Board
Ione
A& M Schc
Essie Marchman
Cameron
Juan Gonzalez
Silenc
Kika's Newsletter
United States
Weslaco Laboratory
Texas Agricultural Elment Station
Crops Research Divi
China
Department of Defense
U. S
Alaska
Hawai
Clement Atlee
LA Verne
Tropical Fish
Palm Village
EL Toro
Causeway
The
Port Isabel - Padre Island Area
Chamber of Commerce
Tia
Los Fresnos
Fark
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