Mothers' March Tops Last Year in Port Isabel Area
Mrs Edith Baines chair of the Mothers' March of Dimes announced a Port Isabel total of 35077 dollars, surpassing last year. Area volunteers in Padre Island Laguna Heights Laguna Vista and Port Isabel are thanked for their efforts and list of contributors is provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Baines
Mothers’ March of Dimes
Port Isabel
Padre Island
Mesdames
Mickey Harris
A. R. Kent
Jim Peyton
Jack Grant
Robert Kirkpatrick
Lien McGehee
Francis Kershaw
Earl Wheeler
Laguna Heights
Lawton Petty
Laguna Vista
Bill Zimmerman
Walter Zimmerman
Bill Nussbaum
Jay Lindley
Fred Danson
Herman Meinken
Ed Warren
E. W. Cateora
Alma LaRoche
Everett Saynes
Cosme Garza, Jr
Bill Baines
Bennie Ochoa
G. C. Green
George Colley
Sullivan
Carl Martin
Pascual Perez
Chester
Canada
Tina Barrera
Lucilla Lopez
Beatriz Vega
Professor McLean joins editorial board of Texas School Business
Dr. Paul E. McLean professor of education at Texas A and College has been named to the editorial advisory board of the Texas School Business magazine published in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsville
Paul E. McLean
Texas A
Texas School Business
Austin
Record Poll Tax Receipts Hit 628 in Port Isabel
A total of 628 poll tax receipts were sold in Port Isabel before last Thursday’s closing. Emma Perez of Breedlove Insurance sold 491 and Gloria Hunter of 2410 Hardware sold 137. Exemptions and receipts bought in Brownsville likely push the total above 1,000, a record for an off year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Emma__— Perez
Breedlove Insurance Agency
Gloria Hunter
Brownsville
Pruitt And Cail Lead Port Isabel Heart Fund Drive
The Port Isabel Heart Fund campaign opens Monday under chairmen Pruitt and Cail with the theme The More Will Live the More You Give. They promise a swift ten day drive giving every person a chance to contribute.
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Port Isabel
Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Work and Unit Upgrades
Coast Guard units CG 40475 CG 30465 and others patrol from Brownsville to Port Mansfield checking aids to navigation. A Mayday call from M V JAN led to towing to Padre Island with crew training and maintenance underway. Personnel changes and ongoing drills emphasize readiness as CGC KIMBALL inspects offshore rigs for lights and signals.
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Brownsville
Port Mansfield
Port Isabel
Jan
CGC
Bootwell
Richard Collins
Ralph A. West, Jr
Gary D. Hanson Sii
Jims Pier
Padre Island
Coast Guard
CGC Kimball
Port Brownsville
Texas
Proclamation Document From Port City Seal
A proclamation signature documents the city seal affixed by the City Secretary Gertrude Gilliam. witness witnessed the civic act with attestation and official seal.
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Gertrude Gilliam
Outlaws Win Hi Tournament
In a high school intra mural tournament final the Outlaws beat the C Team 24 to 14 to claim the High School division title. Frankie Holland was the tournament high scorer with 24 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Outlaws
Globetrotters
Rebels
Frankie Holland
Frank Mata
Baldemar Martinez
Pete Calvillo
Jesus Martinez
Andy Gonzlaes
Globe-Trotters
Hector Torres
Ruben Villarreal
Felix Bennett
Dale Tamayo
Manuel Vela
Doyle Wells
Green
Zapata
Gilberto Bennett
Tomas Sandoval
Alberto Barrera
Alfred Evans, Jr
Gene Galvan
Gulberto Lopez
Ildefonso Silguero
Mike Meyners
Patricio Camacho
Lupe Guzman
Senior Fish Fry Supper At Firehat Tonight
The Firehat hosts a senior fish fry this evening with all plates priced at 1.25 and serving starting at six o clock. Deliveries are available.
Funeral for Captain John A. Fuller in Houston
Captain John A. Fuller 59 of Port Isabel died after a brief illness. A Brownsville pilot since 1947 he served on offshore tow boats for the Army Transport Service during World War II era. Survived by widow Effie Lee Fuller son John A. Fuller Jr daughter Mrs. Paul Clark two grandchildren two sisters and two brothers funeral 2 pm Saturday Boulev ard Funeral Home Houston with Masonic graveside Hitchcock Texas honorary pallbearers named.
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John A. Fuller
Port Isabel
Har Iingen
Fuller
Brownsville
Texas
Brazos de Santiago Pass
U. S. Army Transport Service
Lodge 297
Galveston
Brownsville- Port Isabel
Effie Lee Fuller
John A. Fuller, Jr
Waco
Paul Clark
Morris, Ill
Kelly Lyn Clark
Wallace Dale Clark
Morris, HS
M. C Heaton
Ethel G. Archer
Houston
Tide Table Entries for Month and Year Summary
Tide data lists hourly high and low times with am and pm indicators. It includes daily high tides at 2:32, 3:21, 4:11, 5:04, 6:05, 7:11, 8:45, 10:25 and low tides at 5:46 pm, 8:37 am, 9:17 pm, 6:14 pm, 9:52 am, 10:17 pm, 7:09 pm, 10:27 am, 10:53 pm, 7:43 pm, 11:03 am, 11:34 pm, 7:55 pm, 11:40 am, 8:16 pm, 12:22 pm, 12:24 pm, 8:14 pm, 1:16 am, 1:28 pm. Total figures shown as grand totals with monthly and yearly sums.
Texans Win Junior High Tournament Championship
The Texans dominated the Junior High Tournament final defeating the Tigers 30 to 4. In earlier games the Tigers beat the Brochos 10 to 8 and the Texans beat the Planets 17 to 13. Steve Perez led scorers with 23 points.
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Texans
Tigers
Brochos
Planets
Bronchos
Steve Perez
Mora
Galvan Fernandez
Gonzales
Ad Pena
Mata
Garcia
Rock
Ramires
Perez
Galvan
Garza
Martinez
Sierra
de la Garza
Camacho
Senior Class Fruit Cakes For Sale
Senior class still has fruit cakes available for purchase. Contact a senior class member or Mrs. Cail to order.
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Cail
National Electrical Week Honors Edison and Industry Growth
National Electrical Week marks the 116th birthday of Thomas Alva Edison. The article highlights his key inventions including the electric light, phonograph, and motion pictures, and notes the vast growth of the electric utility industry from Edison's era to today with millions of customers and large generating capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Electrical
Thomas Alva Edison
Edison
America
U. S
Menlo Park
Edison Electric Light Company
New York City
Pearl Street
Central Power and Light Company
South Texas
Los Fresnos Fair Parade Promises Busy Family Day
The Los Fresnos Chamber of Commerce plans a Feb 16 fair featuring a parade, livestock shows, farm product exhibits, arts and crafts, cooking and sewing displays, and a greased pig contest. Four local gins will give away a bale of cotton, and FFA chapters, Future Homemakers, and civic groups will participate with rides, booths, and a fireworks display. Publicity chair Overcash notes last year’s crowd exceeded 4 000 and expects even more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Fresnos
A. V. Macomb
Los Presnos
Daisy Mae
FFA
Growers, Inc
Farmers Gin Association
Bayview Cotton Company
Crossroads Gin
Los Fresnos Volunteer Fire Department
C. A. Keillor
Robert E. Overcash
Beachcombers Ball at Sea Island Resort Sunday Night
The Brownsville audience is urged to attend the Beachcombers Ball at the Sea Island Resort Hotel this Saturday with a buffet supper at 7 and dancing at 9. Tickets are scarce despite the event being pitched as an annual chamber of commerce gathering.
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Sea Island Resort
Ourself
Chamber of Commerce
Auto License Available Here After Monday
Starting Monday you will be able to purchase the 1963 license plates for your passenger car in Port Isabel at the sales office run by Louise Leslie. To obtain new plates you must show last year’s receipt and have your certificate of title. Trucks still must go to Brownsville courthouse for plates. County commissioner Ted Hunt announced the sales office due to the complexities of truck licensing.
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Ted Hunt
Merchants Marine State Bank
Holcomb
Port Isabel
Louise Leslie
Brownsville
Ambulance Ready For Use In Port Isabel
The Port Isabel Volunteer Fire Department announces the new ambulance is ready for service. Hill Keller and other volunteers contributed time and Thomas Funeral Home of San Benito provided a stretcher. A meeting at 7:00 p.m. next Monday at the fire hall will organize proper equipment handling.
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Port Isabel
Life and events fill Padre Island in February
The Padre Island community reports a busy period with the Life Begins at Forty golf event drawing 98 women for cocktails luncheon and a fashion show. A Tuesday bridge party attracted many locals led by Mrs. Rockwell with Ben Peterson as runner up. The Driftwood Club plans a KEACHCOMBERS BALL featuring Jack Grant’s Valley band, Don Watkins and Doug Stone with a Shell Fair set for February 24 at the Island pavilion. continued on page 2
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sea Island
Tyann
R. Ormond
Stroughton
Wis
R. McCreery
Tulsa
Okla
Thomas Mitchel
Chicago
C. Stephens
Rome
N.Y
H. Zeller
Crawfordsville
Ind
E. Weber
G. Keyser
Denver
Colo
Gev
Rockwell SO. Padre Island
John Marshall
Kokomo
W. Zwaska
Milwaukee
R. Harrison
St. Louis
Ned Avery
Laramie
Wyo
B. Peterson
Ludington
Mich
C. Dey
East Alton
Eberreau
Padre
George Rockwell
Ben Peterson
South Padre Island
Jack Grant
Driftwood Club
Keachcombers
Lower Valley
Jack
Don Watkins
Doug Stone
Ft. Worth
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O. A. Keillor
Coast Guard News
John H. Kittila
CG 5
James V. Sayers
Jerome Rogers
Michael Wilkins
Wilkins
James Taylor
Robert Bastin
Boutwell
Thomas A. Edison
I. J. A. Hockaday
Port
J. A. Hockaday
New York
U. S. Coast Guard
Raytheon Company
LTJG
Leonard G. Stone
Robert Elsemiller
Dan Dee, Inc
Wellesley
Mass
National Electrical Week
Los Fresnos Fair
Mexico
United States
Padre Island News
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