Sea turtles Winkum and Blinkum debut at Shell Fair
South Padre Island Shell Club plans a coming out party for two newly hatched Ridley sea turtles, Winkum and Blinkum, at the Seventh Annual Shell Fair on February 6 at the Civic Center Isla Blanca Park. Ned, the third hatchling, vanished from private aquarium oversight.
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South Padre Island
Tampico
Mexico
Isla Blanca Park
Ned
Brownsville
Dearl Adams
Winkum
Blinkum
Adams
Shell Club
Secanty
Illa Loetscher
Gulf
Padre Island
Winter Tourists Attend Port Isabel Christmas Party
A Christmas tree and party at Firemen's Hall drew 125 visitors for cards and games. Michigan led attendance with 28, Iowa 17, Kansas 15, while 40 newcomers from 12 states joined the event including families from Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, South and North Dakota.
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Port Isabel
Firemen’s Hall
Michigan
Iowa
Kansas
Milton Oakley
Ypsilanti
D. W. Knight
Brunswick
Fred Krapi
Saginaw
Charles E. Grover
Dowagne
Minnesota
al Grese
Bay River
Mabel Johnson
Mankato
Oscar Pickera
L. W Laughin
Osage
Banner Shay
Corning
Bay Area Duplicate Bridge Winners Named
The Bay Area Duplicate Bridge Club held its weekly meeting on December 20 at 8 p m. Winners were Gladys McDonald and Olga Posey of Brownsville first. John Landry and wife second. Guy Burwell and wife third. Sammie Schmidt and Harold Royer fourth. Ties for fifth and sixth included Bernice Waldrum with Rufus Ransome Sr and Joe Bennett with spouse others from Brownsville and Harlingen.
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Bay Area Duplicate Bridge Club
Gladys McDonald
Olga Posey
Brownsville
John Landry
Guy Burwell
Laguna Heights
Sammie Schmidt
Harold Royer
Laguna Vista
Bernice Waldrum
Rufus Ransome Sr
Joe Bennett
Harlingen
Contracts Set For Padre Island Navigation Unit
Corpus Christi firms W. K. Young Construction Co. and Roy M. Munroe won a $194,950 contract to build a long range navigational station on Padre Island. The station will aid all types of ships and be built in the Coast Guard area, per Sen Ralph Yarborough's office.
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Corpus Christi
Padre Island
Office of
Texas
Ralph Yarborough
W. K. Young Construction Co
Roy M. Munroe
U. S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Texas wildlife techniques under Bavarian scrutiny
A Texas reader subscribes a Bavarian sportsmen official to Texas Parks and Wildlife magazine. The issue notes Bavarian officials will examine Texas wildlife management approaches as part of ongoing conservation interest abroad.
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Austin
Texas
Bavaria
Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine
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Clyde Privette
Your Best Buy
Setchell Carlson
Cooksey
Leguna Vista
Dorfman's Diamond Importers
Palm Village No. 21
Merchants Marine State Bank
NGS
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Deposit Insurance Corporation
Port Isabel-Padre Island Area
Chamber OF Commerce
Port Isabel Press
Shell Club News
Padre
Wmaabeek
Marco the Magnificent
UNIS
Shinle Maclaine
Michael
Gambit
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Sun
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Glen Fur
David RE Fen Ie
Stella Sievers
Ghlberto Gazcon
Isabel
Llegado UN
Angel
Juan Polamas
Boeing
Jerry Lewis
Elvis
Fuerte, Audaz Y Valiente
Villa
Colorado
Joe Lee
Dell Norte
Eldon Jones
Denver
J. A. van Lue
San Benito
Ohio
John Widner
St. Marys
Padre Island Navigation Unit
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