White Sands Motor Lodge opens in Port Isabel
Port Isabel hosts a ribbon cutting at 2 PM for the new White Sands Motor Lodge and Marina with Mayor Hockaday presiding. Birge family hosts an open house with coffee and cookies. locals welcome the twelve new residents and business. The Porte local Merchants for Dimes drive now underway with Dick Roloff as local chairman.
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Hockaday
Port Isabel
White Sands Motor Lodge
John
Donald
Jimmy Birge
Birges
Ourself
Birge
Don Birge
The
Merch of Dimes
Dick Roloff
Poll Taxes Go On Sale In Port Isabel Now
Poll taxes will be sold this year in Port Isabel by Mrs Hortensia Groomer at the Mens Store and by Miss Ernestina Barrera at the City Hall. Taxes sold this month cover elections for the coming year starting February 1. Last year's poll taxes will be used for the Fresh Water Supply district election, not the new ones now on sale.
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Port Isabel
Hortensia Groomer
Ernestina Barrera
Shrimpers in Gulf Sinking and Rescues Reported
The Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell towed two disabled shrimp boats into Port Isabel, the Harvester with engine trouble and water intake, and the Captain Bee with rigging and clutch issues. A third trawler, Captain Rex, sank off the Campeche Gulf after losing a hull plank. a Corpus Christi Coast Guard plane pursued survivors.
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Coast Guard
Boutwell
Port Isabel
Gulf of Campeche
Harvester
Bee
Rex
Corpus Christi Coast Guard
Valley C of C Dinner Tickets Go On Sale
R A Roloff will handle reservations for the Valley Chamber of Commerce annual banquet in Port Isabel. The event is set for 7 30 p m January 13 at Jacob Brown Auditorium Brownsville with guest speaker Mason G Lockwood past ASCE president. New officers to be installed by J C Looney Edinburg including retiring president Joe B Winston Mercedes and incoming president Stanley Crockett Harlingen.
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R. A. Roloff
Valley Chamber of Commerce
Port Isabel
John Mitchell
Jacob Brown
Brownsville
Mason G. Lockwood
Houston
American Society of Civil Engineers
J. C. Looney
Edinburg
Joe B. Winston
Mercedes
Stanley Crockett
Harlingen
Mike Merryman Birthday Camp Trip
Mike Merryman was honored with an overnight camping trip for his eleventh birthday. Chaperoning were Charles Bobbitt Walter Skipwroth of Port Isabel and Jimmy Elam of San Benito with Mike's father J L Merryman supervising through the night.
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Mike Merryman
Mike
Charles Bobbitt
Walter Skipwroth
Port Isabel
Jimmy Elam
San Benito
J. L. Merryman
Open House to Mark Second Anniversary of Harlingen TB Hospital
An Open House celebrates the second anniversary of the Harlingen State Tuberculosis Hospital with tours from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Dr. Ellison F. White says the event showcases a modern TB facility as volunteers guide guests and West Hidalgo Zonta Club hosts provide punch and cake. The hospital serves 520 patients, including 30 children, with 80 awaiting admission and coverage from nearly all counties in the region except McMullen.
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Harlingen State Tuberculosis Hospital
Ellison F. White
United States
West Hidalgo
Ballot election urged for Cameron County Fresh Water District
The Chamber of Commerce asks eligible voters to return ballots for five directors in the Cameron County Fresh Water District No. 1 election on Tuesday January 7. Poll taxes for the year ahead are on sale, available from Tina Barrera at City Hall or Mrs Hor latina Groomer at the Men's store, with a prompt purchase advised to ensure a say in the year’s decisions.
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Cameron County Fresh Water District No. 1
Tina Barrera
Port Isabel to Launch March of Dimes Drive Jan 4
The 1958 polio fund campaign begins January with Port Isabel hosting a coffee for polio and local restaurants donating proceeds from 9 to 10 a.m. on Saturday. The March of Dimes, led by volunteers, urges support for vaccines, patient care, research, and education as it marks the National Foundation’s 20th anniversary.
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March of Dimes
Port Isabel
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Basil O'Connor
National Foundation
Eight File For Five Water Dist Places Eight
Eight candidates filed for five seats on Cameron County Fresh Water Supply District No 1 board. Election set for Tuesday January 7 at the Volunteer Firemen's community hall with J L Keller as presiding judge and a slate of eight: Lane Roloff Keller Barrera Kennedy Bell Martinez Williams. Bell Martinez and Williams filed late. others earlier. Voters to use January tax rolls, not earlier ones. The White Sands Motor Lodge and Marina opens with open house tomorrow from 2 to 5 pm, tours, free coffee and cookies. Built by Donald and John Birge. managed by Jimmy and Martha Birge. Dallas and Duncan roots. Features 20 motel units, 10 kitchenette units, soundproof rooms, multiple baths, asphalt parking for 100 cars, recreation lounge, marina with Humble gear, docks, rental boats, launching ramp, charter service. Fresh water pool planned.
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J. A. Hockaday
John
Donald Birge
White Sands
Port Isabel
Jimmy
Martha Birge
Cameron County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1 Board of
Firemen's
J. L. Keller
Ernestina Barerra
Clyde Privett
Maxie Garza
Archie Causey
Joe Lane
Richard Roloff
A. R. Keller
William B. Barrera
George Kennedy
Edgar Bell
J. J. Martinez
Bob Williams
Bell
Martinez
Williams
Water Board
White Sands Motor Lodge
Marina Incorporated
Donald
John Birge
Lone Star
Brakes Fail And Car Hits Post Office Window
At noon Saturday a 1953 Ford driven by Theo dore T Kumler failed brakes and jumped the curb in front of the local post office. The car smashed the plate glass window and damaged the wall, with about 200 dollars in damage. No charges were filed. Police chief George Passmore investigated in Port Isabel.
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Theodore Kumiler
George Passmore
Kumler
Theodore T. Kumler
Port Isabel
Hearing set for February 12 on channel work
Public hearing in Brownsville at Stillman Town Hall February 12 will discuss Brazos Island harbor improvements. The project plans a 36 foot minimum depth from deep water to Port Isabel and Port Brownsville with 200 to 300 foot widths, plus a small boat basin near Brownsville. Col. Hansen invites all interested parties to attend and state opinions on the proposal.
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Port Isabel
Brownsville
Stillman Town Hall
Brazos Island
Gulf of Mexico
Port Brownsville
U.S. Army Coors of Engineers
Gulf
Col
E. A. Hansen
Galveston
The
Corps of Engineers
No Winner Yet In Annual Port Isabel First Baby Contest
No winner has been reported yet in the 1958 Port Isabel area first baby contest. Merchants sponsor the event and prize awards depend on the first baby born among Port Isabel area residents including Padre Island Bayside and Laguna Vista. Parents who believe their child is the first should report births to the Port Isabel Press promptly. Dr and Mrs A L Biel and family of Charleston West Virginia have been visiting here for two weeks with Mrs Biels daughter and family Mr and Mrs Harry Goette.
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Port Isabel
Padre Island
Bayside
Laguna Vista
A. L. Biel
Charleston
W. V
Bassett Couple to Winter in Port Isabel
Mr and Mrs Ollie Bassett of Angela Indiana owners of the Laguna Madre Motor Hotel here are due in Port Isabel today for the winter. They will be joined by Mr Bassett’s mother Mrs Florence Bassett.
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Ollie Bassett
Angela, Ind
Laguna Madre Motor Hotel
Port Isabel
Mr. Bassett
Florence Bassett
Ballots Mailed For C of C Election
Ballots are mailed for the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce annual director election for the next two years. Members must return ballots within twenty days, or by January 25, with votes for 11 of 15 listed local business leaders who have agreed to serve if elected. Ballots mailed January 5.
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Port Isabel
Stella M. Ewing
Dorothy Grant
Emily Hunt
A. R. Keller
Joe Lane
James Leazenby
James Jaudon
H. H. Meinken
Jack Merryman
R. E. Monlux
Homer Poe
W. W. Zimmerman Sr
Fishing contest yields a multitude of trout catches across states
The report lists anglers and their catches including Dr. Gibson and Pee Wee Schumacher with 36 trout, Robert Blanchett and Stanley Hale with 36, Gene Hall and companions 27, Travis Dunn 13, L B Young and Felix Amy 22 plus a redfish, Jack Bartholemew 71, R H Basim and Herbert West 60 plus nine redfish, Sam Cashiola with son 45, Cecil Harvey party 15, and H F Meiller party 5.
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Dr. Gibson and Son
Athens
Texas
Pee Wee Schumacher
Robert Blanchett
Centralia
Ill
Stanley Hale
Conroe
Gene Hall
Mineola
Kan
Willard Hall
Limon
Lewis Hall
Pueblo
Colo
Travis Dunn
Plainview
L. B. Young
Felix Amy
Jack Bartholomew
Port Isabel
R. H. Basim
Herbert West
Houston
Sam Cashiola
Son
Cecil Harvey
H. F. Meiller
Trout Record Report With Guides Named
Dr. Robert Carnaby of San Antonio and E. T. Hunter of Indiana with E. H. Garrett as guide caught trout on a trip, and Mr. Knupp of East Alton Illinois with Jack Bartholomew as guide caught twenty trout.
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Robert Carnaby
San Antonio
E. T. Hunter
Indiana
E. H. Garrett
Mr. Knupp
E. Alton, Til
Jack Bartholomew
Marine Corps Band Founded in 1798 and Serves Presidents
The Marine Corps Band traces its organization to 1798 and has performed for every U.S. president except George Washington, reflecting a long tradition in official ceremonies and national events.
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Marine Corps Band
George Washington
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Valley C of C
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Ite
Wonge
March of Dimes Drive
Dallas
Duncan
Oklo
C of C
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