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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1968
Page
1
Raymond Murphy surveys trends from a popular recording on God and freedom to self destruction. He notes a midwestern bicycle sidecar for mothers with small children and discusses Honda and rotary engines as 1968 tech bets while warning that risky bets may become bombs and even popular gifts.
The Brownsville Port Isabel area led Texas shrimp production in November with 1,824,900 pounds from a record 45 million pounds statewide. Aransas Pass Rockport was second at 1,091,700 and Freeport third at 818,500. The year’s total for Port Isabel Brownsville reached 60.8 million pounds, about 20 million more than Louisiana’s record. Trawlers reported fair to good brown shrimp catches in 17 to 45 fathoms. white shrimp landings were down.
Port Isabel Band Boosters Club will hold an 8 p.m. meeting on Monday in the Gar riga Elementary School auditorium. Officers urge all members and anyone interested in the band to attend the first meeting of 1968.
Nearly 16 000 postage vending machines nationwide will be converted over three months to reflect the January 7 1968 rate increases. First class rises to 6 cents per ounce air mail to 10 cents and postal cards to 5 cents. Vending machines will feature new 5 6 cent stamps and a 1 5 6 cent model, aiding patrons by reducing line waits.
Major Kent Odom of the Texas Department of Public Safety announced a new 1968 drivers license system taking effect January 2. Applicants must appear in person at local offices for original renewals duplicates or changes and avoid mailing to the Austin office.
In Cameron County water district race three incumbents Cateora Tower and Groomer were unseated by voters leading to 201 192 and 60 votes respectively with total turnout 302. New members will take seats January 10 and aim to continue major projects and a district survey by a Brownsville firm.
IRS Statistics of Income 1965 shows taxpayers age 65 plus earned 5 percent of dividend income 41 percent of interest and 6 percent of rent. Publication available for $2 from the U.S. Government Printing Office.
Port Isabel figures in a Reader’s Digest fiction about a hypothetical U S invasion. The piece notes a 13 truck shipment by American International Shrimp Corp and 12 trucks near Fort Myers as part of the fictional plan. The story traces a chain from a Pell Wheeler exchange to a Britain reaction and cites a Soviet fault line.
A Cameron County mother delivered the first baby of the year, Antonio Leija Jr., at Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital at 12 41 a m Monday. The newborn weighed seven pounds and measured 20 inches, is the son of Mrs Antonio Leija and the late Mr Leija. he has an older sister Hilda Maria, two.
The Valley Chamber of Commerce industrial committee will stage an exhibit of Valley made products at the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show and Rodeo. Chairman John Ragsdale of Harlingen said plans target the spring exposition in March 2025. Sub committee chair Harry H. Cilinghan of McAllen will lead assistants Lawrence Morrow Mercedes Richard Schultz Brownsville and Ronnie Round Harlingen to arrange details.
The Harlingen rehabilitation district’s school requests payment for transport as Magnifico, head, reports no funds yet. The district supplied a bus that won’t run and requires costly repairs while 12 local students from Port Isabel area qualify.
Babson outlines a varied 1968 with inflation wage demands and war escalation. The forecast sees dollar pressures, tax moves, reduced deficit spending, gold backing ending, and tighter money supply impacting housing and consumer costs. It notes political dynamics ahead and a year of continued economic adjustment.
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