Nonagenarian Flora Hall Dies at 99 in Port Isabel
Flora Hall, wife of the late John Evans Hall, dies at 99 years in Port Isabel. Born in Alabama she would have turned 100 on July 14, 1965. Final rites held January 28 at Hix Brothers Funeral Home Monro Lewidana. Survived by three sons Leonard Hall Port Isabel Hall Panama City and Flora Hall of San Juan Rico and a daughter Mrs Ruth Richardson of Florida.
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Fiora C. Mall
Port Tmabdel
Paname Cry
San Juan
Rico
Ruth Richerdson
Fiorida
Pre-School PTA Sponsors New Year's Dance
The Pre School PTA sponsors a New Year's Eve Dance at the Pavilion on South Padre Island from 8 30 p m to 1 a m on New Year s Eve. Music will be furnished by the Fat Price and admission is 1 per person all are invited to attend.
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PTA
South Padre Ieland
Court of Honor Awards at Scout Meeting
The Boy Scouts met Tuesday December 22 at the new Community Building for the Court of Honor. Efren Gomaeales earned the Scout Soew. Tenderfoot to Eagle badges were awarded by Mr. Seal Mr. Roca Mr. Riggins and Mr. Gamble with Mike Riggins receiving the Eagle award. Refreshments followed for parents.
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Court of Honor
Efren Gomaeales
Mr. Seal
Mr. Roca
Mr. Riggins
Seal
Gamble
Mike Riggins
Literacy Council Sets January 6 Meeting for Plans
Ruben Torres, Port Isabel High School football coach, named temporary chairman for the Port Isabel Literacy Council. An organizational meeting will be held January 6 at 7:30 p.m. at Port Isabel High School to form the council and elect officers. The program aims to reduce Cameron County illiteracy with Texas Education Association support and class facilities. A 25 cent supply fee applies. registration forms will be distributed to parents and eligible community members.
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Ruben Torres
Port Isabel
Texas Education Association
Cameron County
Alto
Torres
Perente
Port Isabel High School
South Texas CPL Sees Record Electricity Use in 1964 Growth
South Texas Central Power and Light reports a 1964 record in kilowatt hours sold reaching 4.6 billion. Residential use rose to 4,430 kWh per customer, with a rate cut effective September 1 cutting about 2.5 million annually. Industrial sales drive gains as CPL adds roughly 4,008 customers.
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Tral Power and Light Company
CPL
CPL Casto
South Texas
Nueces Bay
Corpus Christi
Watts
OPL
Winter Visitors Begin Annual Organization
The Port Isabel Winter Visitors Club met at 8 p.m. on Wednesday December 23 at Firemen's Hall with 60 members present. Michigan led with nine members in roll call of states. New officers were president Mrs Virgil Spradlin Towanda Kansas and vice president Ward Cage Charles City Iowa. Meetings are every Wednesday at 8 p.m. with a short business session and lunch. Members listed include attendees from Colorado Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Michigan Minnesota Pennsylvania South Dakota and Texas.
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Port Isabel
Michigan
Virgil Spradth
Towanda
Kansas
Ward Gage
Charlies City
Iowa
J. C. Birdwell
Vinita
Oklahoma
Fireman's Hall
Colorado
Raymond Wheeler
Denver
Jerry Halbash
Chicago
Lieb
E. St. Louis
C. A. Peterson
Kewanee
Indiana
J. Hull
Ward Cage
Charles City
Guy Romp
Story City
W. C. Giles
Council Bluffs
Eliza Barger
Severy
HA. Clegg
Howard
Cid Balthazar
Topeka
Virgil Spradlin
John
John C. Michigan: Mr. and Mrs. GM Hebron, Cassapolis; Mr. and Andrew Kobatch
Cassopolis
James M. Keith
Soford
Ware D. Hughes
Benton Harbor
Laura Grimes
Minnesota
C. A. Hubbard
Mankato
le Birdwell
Pennsylvania
Arlie Noel
Daisy Luce
Guys Mills
South Dakota
Charles Vitak
Sioux Falls
L. D. Larson
Arlington
Texas
H. B. Hays
Fort Worth
Chamber of Commerce Directors Meet Tonight at Seven
The Area Chamber of Commerce board will convene tonight in the new building at 7 p.m. Preliminary reports touch on community issues that promotion efforts by the new organization may address.
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Area Chamber of Commerce
Publicity Earned by Thoughtful Hospitality At Port Isabel
Outdoor editor Jack Parry praised Port Isabel and the Yacht Hotel in a column after visiting during the AA convention. Buck Dancey, a retired Navy petty officer, runs the Yacht Hotel with room and trailer space for visitors and hosted Parry amid sun drenched Gulf fishing lore.
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Jack Parry
Gary
Indiana
Post - Tribune
Mr. Buck Dancey
Port Isabel, Tex
Port Isabel
Jack Hamilinck
Gulf of Mexico
Yacht Hotel
Hogey Carmichael
Buck Dancey
Darrow Tregre
Gulf
Mexico
Dencey
Hamlinck
Ex Tarpons to Face Faculty in Senior Fundraiser Game
Former Tarpons will play a faculty team to raise funds for the senior trip. The game is set for Friday June 11 at 7 pm. Contact Art Galvan for practice details. Faculty roster includes coach M N Caudill Jake Trice Bob Gades David Dailey Bob Monkres Bob Massey Don Anderson Sergio Escotycio Carl Christensen Angelo Gonzales Ruben Torres.
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Point Isabel Independent
Art Galvan
M. N. Caudill
Jake Trice
Bob Gades
David Dailey
Bob Monkres
Bob Massey
Don Anderson
Sergio Escotycio
Carl Christensen
Angelo Gonzales
Ruben Torres
Tarpons
Sam Leslie Wins V F W Christmas Prize
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Post in Port Isabel congratulates Sam Leslie as the winner of the V F W Christmas prize. Robert Garcia praises post members and donors for making the event possible and notes a small contribution to the Firemen for the annual Christmas drive for children.
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Sam Leslie
V.F.W
Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Post
Port Isabel
Am ‘Lete
the Post
Robert Garcia
Volunteer Firemen Thank Port Isabel for Holiday Candy
Floyd Bobbitt voiced appreciation for Port Isabel for contributions that enabled the volunteer department to give Christmas candy to area children. The department struggled to dispose of 1,100 bags as demand exceeded last year when under 1,000 of 1,500 bags were distributed.
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Floyd Bobbitt
Voluunteer Fire Department
Seple O
Port Isabel
Fly
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Buck
Raysen Parade
Ex-Tarpons
Lla Loetcher
Padre Island
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Sea Island
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