Port Isabel High Wins Sportsmanship Trophy
At a district all-star banquet sponsored by the Southwest Football Officials Association Port Isabel High School received the Sportsmanship Trophy for clean play by the Tarpon football team student body and fans. Coach John Waldrum accepted the award for Port Isabel with squad members Tony Andrade Ildefonso Siguero and Frank Holland present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Football Officials Association
Port Isabel
Tony Andrade
Ildefonso Siguero
Frank Holland
Texas Tourist Council Opens Permanent Austin Offices
The Texas Tourist Council established permanent offices in Austin at the International Life Building. Bill Stinson of San Antonio was named Executive Vice President and General Manager. Governor-elect John Connally pledged support for a strong Texas Tourist program. The council aims to increase tourism spending, previously at 440 million dollars last year, and expand state-wide citizen backing for an intensive membership drive starting January 1966.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Tourist Council
Austin
International Life Building
Associaton
Bill Stinson
San Antonio
James M. Gaines
Texas
Citi
Zens
John Connally
Connally
Council
Jim Gaines
Gaines
Padle Island hospitality list opens new year at Palmetto Inn
The Palmetto Inn on South Padre Island opened January 1 with Ed Harris as manager and hours set with Monday closures until late May. A holiday guest list includes Marian Harris and visitors from Weslaco, Kingsville, Albuquerque, Houston, and other towns. Additional notes mention winter guests, new construction by Carl Gee of Port Isabel, and plans to welcome more visitors, with a Christmas and New Year greeting to readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmetto Inn
Ed Harris
Jetties
M. Carrasco
Palmetto
Harris
Palmero Inn
Marian
Mickey) Harris
Geo. Godfrey
Susan
Weslaco
Wm. Ruthruff
Kingsville
J. E. Winslow
Padre
Albuequerque
N. Mex
Sheldon Kaufman
Houston
Andy Porter
Mercedes
Tex
Roy Ormond
Madison
Wisc
Daum
Canton
Ohio
Gee
Carl
Port Isabel
Bay Shore
Chas. H. Stewart
McAllen
Kelley
Missouri
R. I. Haginbach
Brownsville
Fort Brown Motor Hotel
Tt Am
Stan
Irene Ewald
Watertown
Dakota
South Padre Island
Padre Island
the Dunes
Roy L. Smith
Jere
Bryan
Texas
Tom H. Venable
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Jean McGowan
Lucette Monlin
Dallas
Arthur Sigmund
Lexington
Lawrence G. Jones
Holder, Ilinois
Fred Hartman
Hagerman, N.M
Donald Wallace
Ontario
Geo. Duncan
R. L. Cage
Hondo, Texas
Walter §. Taft
Oxford, Mass
Kenneth March
Newton, Iowa
C. Perea
Mexcio City
Rs. John Smith
G. J. Black
L. Miller
Lakeland
Football Team Receives Jackets And Sweaters At Assembly
In a pre Christmas assembly, the 1962 football squad members were awarded jackets. Coach Ruben Torres gave blue sweaters to the B team players and manager sweaters to Alfredo Mata and Blas Martinez. Frank Meyners earned a sweater for statistics. Coach John Waldrum awarded jackets to the lettermen list and white sweaters to both coaches. Waldrum also gave the sportsmanship award to Mr. Gades for the High School Trophy Case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruben Torres
Dale Tamayo
Timoteo Barrientez
Andres Barrera
Sylvestre Gonzales
Carlos Gonzales
Jose Zapata
Sammy Ragusin
Pasqual Perez, Jr
Jose Cuevas
Manuel Reyes
Edward Varnum
Alfredo Mata
Blas Martinez
Frank Meyners
Statistician
John Waldrum
Denzil Dixon
Israel Galvan
Elton Tower
Faustino Camacho
Joe Ochoa
Frank Mata
Dionicio Galvan
Andres Gonzales
Larry Villarreal
Pete Calvillo
Baldemar Martinez
Mike Meyners
Andrew Alvarez
Tony Andrade
Floyd Poston
Alfred Evans, Jr
Adefonso Silguero
Freddy Petty
Frank Holland
Adolfo Bejarano
Soph
Waldrum
Mr. Gades
Don Morris Buried at Sea in Navy-Style Service
Don Morris 56 Valley newspaper editor and publicist for 20 years was buried at sea after a 7 a.m. dockside service conducted by Stuart Eache of All Souls Unitarian Church Brownsville. A chartered boat carried the casket 30 miles offshore for sea burial as requested in his will prepared last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Morris
Valley
Stuart Eache
All Souls Unitarian Church of
Brownsville
Morris
Chicago to Port Isabel Houseboat Voyage Report
Calvin and Eleanor Morgan relocate to Port Isabel from Detroit via Chicago aboard River Queen Cruising Houseboat. The voyage covers 1923.5 miles in 36 days with 3.6 gallons per hour fuel, listing route via Little Calumet River Illinois River Atchafalaya Intracoastal Waterways and Port Isabel as home port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Calvin
Eleanor Morgan
Detroit
Michigan
Chicago
Ilinois
Kane
Ea Aeley
Morgan Marine
Morgan's
Caliente
Morgans
Calvin W. Morgan
Cal
Eleanor
Littl Calumet River
Texas
Little Calumet Eness
Illinois River
Iduaniecions
Port Allen Canal
Baton Rouge
Atchafalaya
Calvin Morgan
Colley
Powers Street
Body Identified in Port Isabel Lot
The decomposed body of 59 year old Nicholas Joseph Andrews, a Brownsville shrimper, was identified by Cameron County officials. Investigation continues into the death with notes of possible weeks old decay and three broken ribs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Nicholas Jospeh Andrews
Cameron County
Andrews
William
Brownsville
Charles Motley
Local Survey To Gather Data On Repair Expenses
The January Quarterly Household Survey by the Bureau of the Census will collect data on residential alterations and repairs including painting plumbing roofing flooring and heating and cooling systems. Conducted locally in 333 areas during the first 10 days of January the survey also asks about consumption of selected foods with interviewer Mrs. Jacqueline Brady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of the Census
U. S. Department of Commerce
United States
Jacqueline Brady
Eagle Award To Mike Wilkins
Mike Wilkins received his Eagle Award at a party hosted by Mrs. George Kennedy at the Firemen's Hall on Friday December 28 1962. A Seascout from his hometown he completed Eagle requirements before high school graduation and enlisted in the Coast Guard stationed at Port Isabel Life Boat Station. He is registered with Sea Scout Ship 56 and the award was presented by Commodore Leo Baumfelder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Wilkins
George Kennedy
Firemen’s Hall
Mike
Coast Guard
Port Isabel
Port Isabel flotilla cuts weeds and paves way for marinas
Readers complain city funds weed control and question Urban Renewal zoning from South Railroad Street to Garcia Street for hotels and motels. They urge stricter bridge fishing fines for safety and note Coast Guard cutter 95325 departs Port Isabel for dry dock with a new 65 foot vessel to follow, while mentioning Martin Van Buren’s birth and Faneuil Hall as the cradle of American liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Street
Marina
Garcia Street
Coast Guard
Port Isabel
James V. Sayers
New Orleans
Martin van Buren
The
USA
Faneuil Hall
Boston
Dusek Named P I Chairman March Of Dimes
Port Isabel appoints Hubert Dusek as fund raising chairman for the 25th Anniversary March of Dimes. He cites past polio vaccine milestones and the need for funds to aid birth defects arthritis and continued support for the Salk Institute. Local Cameron County gifts last year funded seven new paralytic cases and scholarships for a Hartingen scholar at Baylor University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Dusek
Port Isabel
Dusek
National Foundation
Salk Institute
Cameron County
Hartingen
National Foundation Health
Baylor University
Coast Guard Station Names Crew Roster and Rescue
The station lists 1 commissioned officer and 26 enlisted men with mapped home ports led by Commanding Officer J. H. Kittila Jr. and Executive Officer Chief Thomas Cavanaugh. A fishing vessel distress near Port Isabel prompts tow by CG 95325 and CG 4475, with several crew members on leave returning aboard. The note closes urging a safe boating year for 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H., Kittila
Port Isabel
J. H. Kittila, Jr
Padre Island
Thomas Cavanaugh
Laguna Heights
Ernest Bowden
EMI
Robert Bragg
Sam Patrona
Laguna Vista
Paul Snow
ENI
James Taylor
Ramon Roca
Richard Collins
Joseph Clark
Jerome Rogers
Michael Wilkins
Ralph West, Jr
Raymond Sanford
Victor Crisci
Michael Reese
SNBM
Connie Smith
John Bak
Jesse Cantrell
Alex Chapman
Gary Hanson
Donald Trent
Donald Burkhart
David Taube
Michael Steinberg
Roscoe Rowan
Terry Hegie
Anchorage
Hill
Missouri
Fort Worth
BMI
Wee
Dallas
Texas
CS3
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jimmie Jaydon
Jimmie
Lady Anstey Post
Dan Post
la Chata
Raymondville
P. I
Padre Island News
Masina Street
Power Street
Railroad Avenue
Gene Galvan
Lupe Torres
Frankie Garza
Hector Torres
Don Hoyd
Hoyd
Sheriff's Department
Arthur Hucheen
Ramiro Barrera
Delta Funeral Home
Rose Lawn Memorial Garden
Alexander
David
Morgan City
Frank Burbank
Richard Shannon
H. A. Shannon
la Feria
University of Texas
Cannon
Calor Sana
Sterling Prince
Eagle Award
Sayers
March of Dimes
Jack Galloway
Oast Guard
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