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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1968
Page
3
In Derry the Student Council thanks town residents for buying candy to fund new auditorium drapes while praising the school staff and teachers. Open house events are planned next week as Public School Week invites parents to see progress and celebrate reading progress.
A bishop recalls 1967 America and a Carlyle story about John Stuart Mill and a fire that destroyed drafts. He notes Carlyle’s resolve to rewrite and imagines God reviewing human record of violence and error.
Winners from the Bay Area Duplicate Bridge Club meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m at Los Fresnos Junior Service League Building include North South first Nathan Creek and George Landrum second Glaydis McDonald and Mart an Yturria third Candy Bedell and H E Royer East West first Dr and Mrs George Barnes second Mr and Mrs Otto Johnson third Mr and Mrs John Landry All players are welcome to attend weekly sessions each Tuesday in Los Fresnos.
Winners announced for the Charro Days Appaloosa Horse Show at Dean Porter Park Los Fresnos. Judges were Buddy Wheelis Victoria and Rock Ross Harlingen. Champions include Tamale Joe San Antonio 1967 Herndon's Pak-a-Chip San Diego 1967 and King Plaudit Houston as grand and reserve champions Jokers Gravey and Cutter King led mares and geldings with multiple Texas entries.
The Point Isabel Independent School District board approved a $50 per month salary increase for district janitors and for maintenance assistant Robert Garcia. They also approved full payment to Biltrite Construction Co. of Santa Rosa for Garriga Elementary School repairs after an inspection by architect J. W. Heister. The board will cover labor for curtains at Derry Elementary funded by student candy sales.
Menu items listed for Monday through Friday include sliced luncheon meat and cheese sandwiches with sides such as corn salad milk cake Corney dogs and baked beans on Monday. Wednesday features barbecued beef on bun potatoes peas and carrots brownies and milk. Thursday serves turkey with noodles beans grapefruit sections bread milk and spice cake. Friday offers tuna salad macaroni and cheese salad bread milk and baked custard.
Texas Parks and Wildlife biologists in Palo Duro Canyon await snow to start helicopter surveys of mule deer andoudad sheep. Assistant Project Leader Phil Evans uses a carbon dioxide charged pistol to fire paint balls that mark animals to track movement and distribution. A white background would aid spotting as their natural colors blend with rock and earth.
The Texas Easter Seal Society warns that more than 460,000 therapists and professionally trained rehabilitation workers are needed to help train the handicapped, highlighting shortages in the field and the scale of demand.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Region V reports Olmito Fish Hatchery near Brownsville paired spawning bass to begin production before February end. Hatchery, racially south of others, was rebuilt after Hurricane Beulah flooding and aims to meet a heavy stocking demand. Bass fingerling orders due April 1. catfish and sunfish orders due August 1, 1968.
EDINBURG The Parks and Wildlife Department begun an intensive study of Lower Rio Grande Valley fresh water fisheries including Falcon Reservoir. John Travis leads a small team based at Echo Motor Hotel Edinburg to survey public lakes and Arroyo Colorado floodway system focusing on sport fishing. A pre-stabilization survey will precede Amistad Dam completion to assess impacts on Falcon Lake and water chemistry.
The Easter Seal Society uses about 4,000 therapists and program specialists to serve the handicapped, forming the largest professional workforce of any voluntary health agency.
Cameron County Commissioners approve paying about 919 dollars to mark the Valley route of the Tropical Trails. A revised map will include San Benito and Los Fresnos, while officials renew the county rabies control regulation allowing emergencies and mandating dog vaccinations.
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