Port Isabel notes and community praise from the Press
The Port Isabel Press highlights Hortencia Groomer offering 1962 poll tax sales at a local shop and commends public servants including the police and city officials. It lauds the Port Isabel School Board’s bid plans for a new high school, urges bill payments, and thanks E Manautou Department Store for a holiday party hosted for the press and radio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Parks Board
E. Mamautou
E. Manautou
Brownsville
Mr. Manautou
Canadian Delhi to Join Canadian Oil
Frank A. Schultz, president of Canadian Delhi Oil Ltd, announced that at a December 2 Calgary meeting, the amalgamation with West Canadian Oil & Gas Limited was unanimously approved. Shareholders of West Canadian Oil & Gas also approved, awaiting court approval and supplemental letters patent to confirm the amalgamation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Schultz
Canadian Delhi Oil Ltd
Calgary
Canadian Delhi
West Canadian Oil & Gas Limited
Schulz
West Canadian Oil & Gas
Marina Work To Start This Month At Isabel Marina
John Wilcox of Isabel Marina Inc notes a poll of contractors shows smaller firms reluctant to bid on the full project but willing for specialized dredging and bulkhead phases. favorable bids will lead to a contract, with work starting early this month and paving bids to follow. Completion is targeted for June 1, 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wilcox
Isabel Marina, Inc
Marina
Marin Co
Wilcox
Mr. Wilcox
SBA Schedule Is Announced For Valley Visits
WESLACO W E Woodman head of the San Antonio division of the Small Business Administration has advised the Valley Chamber that SBA representatives will visit the Valley Chamber Offices on the first Wednesday and Thursday of each month to interview and explain the SBA program. The six month schedule lists January 3 4 1962 February 7 8 March 7 8 April 4 5 May 2 3 June 6 7. No appointments are made. visitors are seen in arrival order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weslaco
W. E. Woodman
San Antonio
The
Small Business Administration
Valley Chamber of Commerce
Valley Chamber
S.B.A
DPS Exams Begin January 13 for Patrolman Trainees
Major Kent Odom of the South Texas DPS announces recruit entrance examinations start January 13 1962 in Corpus Christi Harlingen and San Antonio on the second Saturday of each month. More than 150 vacancies exist across four field services as the department seeks Texans for law enforcement careers. applications close in Austin by January 9 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent Odom
South Texas
Department of Public Safety
Corpus Chrisi
Harlingen
San Anonio
Odom
Corpus Christi
Linton
Alice
Victoria
Karnes City
Seguin
San Antonio
Laredo
McAllen
Austin
Five Candidates Elected To Water Board District No. 1
The Cameron County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1 elected all five registered candidates in a quiet election last Tuesday with low voter turnout. The organization meeting will be held next Wednesday evening at the Water Board office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron County
Water Board
Open House At Harlingen TB Hospital Announces Sixth Annual Event
The Harlingen State Tuberculosis Hospital invites the public to an open house on Sunday afternoon January 7 from 3 to 5 p.m. Visitors will tour the new administrative addition and meet staff in a guided program with Zonta Club Brownsville hostesses serving refreshments. The hospital serves 20 south Texas counties and currently houses about 450 patients with an eight month average stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlingen State Tuberculosis Hospital
Ellison F. White
Rangerville Road
Zonta Club of
Brownsville
South Texas
Ane Ae
Seals Family Vacation Tour Across California And Seattle
Mr and Mrs Floyd Seals and their four children returned from a trip starting December 15 They stopped in Carlsbad New Mexico Disneyland Fresno Sacramento and Madera California They spent Christmas with Mrs Seals brother in Seattle Washington They reported no sunshine en route
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Floyd Seals
California
Carlsbad
N.M
Disneyland
Fresno
Sacramento
Madera
Valley Chamber Banquet Tickets On Sale For Huntley Speaking
Valley Chamber of Commerce announces tickets for the annual banquet featuring Chet Huntley as principal speaker. About 200 tickets remain after members purchased, $5 each including steak dinner, seating limited with no reserved seats except at the speaker's table. Huntley arrives January 16 in Brownsville for an overnight stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weslaco
Valley Chamber of Commerce
Chet Huntley
Valley Chamber
Jacobtown B
Brownsville
Trask
Huntley
Huntley - Brinkley
Texas
Delhi Completes Development Units
Canadian Delhi Oil Ltd announces the completion of the second phase of development for the Medicine Hat Rosegion Gas Unit. The program drilled five new gas wells and added seven miles of gathering lines and extra compressor capacity. The unit now has 31 wells, 44 miles of gathering system and a 1175 hp compressor station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Delhi Oil Ltd
Medicine Hat - Rosegion
Trans-Canada Pipe Lines Limited
Canadian Delhi
Winter Residents Hold First Meet
The Winter Visitors' Club held its first meeting in the Community building last Wednesday night led by president Henry Weckrley. A nice crowd attended and plans were made for a second meeting on Wednesday night January 10. Visitors are invited and door prize donations are welcome by contact with Mr Henry Weckrley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Weckrley
Henry
Weckrley
Port Isabel High Junior Bake Sale Near Don Russ Pharmacy
The Port Isabel High School junior class hosts a bake sale in front of Don Russ Pharmacy on Saturday January 6. A wide variety of cakes will be available and buyers are urged to come early to choose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel High School
Don Russ Pharmacy
CP&L Sees Bright South Texas Outlook With 1962 Plan
Central Power and Light reports 1961 electricity use in South Texas at 2.386 billion kWh, up 3 percent from 1960, as it plans an $18 million 1962 investment in new service facilities to meet rising demand. The report cites milder summer, Hurricane Carla impacts, and a 24 cent tax burden per dollar of revenue, with Victoria power plant expansion as a major 1963 project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Texas
Central Power and Light Company
CPL
Istic
Texas
South
Victoria Power Station
Victoria
Edison Electric Institute
Port Isabel to bid on new junior senior high school
Point Isabel ISD released plans for Port Isabel Junior-Senior High School with bids opening 8 p.m. January 26 in the Junior High auditorium. The project features shared facilities including a central library, cafeteria, gym, and administration, with completion targeted for September 1, 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Point Isabel Independent School
Port Isabel
January Address Reporting for Aliens Urged by INS
Charles J. Beechie of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service urges all aliens to report their addresses during January. The government will provide forms at post offices and INS offices, with few exceptions. Willful failure to comply may lead to serious consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Beechie
United States Immigration and Naturalization Service
United States
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Aliens Reports Confidential Under New Statute
Aliens must submit annual address reports each January with few exceptions. Forms available at Post Offices or INS offices. ill or disabled individuals may have a relative obtain a card. Parents submit for children under fourteen.
Port Isabel School District Names Rob ert H. Kirkpatrick as Manager
Otto Langlois Port Isabel superintendent announces the employment of Robert H. Kirkpatrick as business manager for the Point Isabel Independent School District. Kirkpatrick will work full time after leaving his prior post as Sandy Retreat Motel manager on South Padre Island. He attended Texas A and I University with a major in accounting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Langlois
Port Isabel
Robert H. Kirkpatrick
Point Isabel
Kirkpatrick
Sandy Retreat
South Padre Island
Texas A & I
Charro Fiesta Plans Ahead Of Usual Schedule
Charro Days in 1962 sets March 1-4 with three Grand Balls at Jacob Brown Auditorium. Herman band leads the music for Thursday and Saturday 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. and Friday Teen-Age Ball 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Herman praised as top dance band leader with diverse repertoire. Reservations and tickets to be announced by the Charro Days office in the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borwnsville
Herman Musical Group
Bao Gen Ae
Herman Group
Ferguson
Jacob Brown
Herman
America
Time Magazine
Variety
Down Beat
Metronome
Show Business Illustrated
Everest
Columbia
Charro Days
Brownsville
Fishing Trips on Speedway Sinker Banks
Captain W W Zimmerman reports two trips aboard the charter boat Speedway to Snapper Banks in the Gulf of Mexico. December 29 1961 lists anglers from Garland Texas and South Dakota with 1000 snapper caught in calm gulf conditions. December 30 1961 includes Joe L Murphy and family from Waterloo Iowa and Mr Mrs W E Denigan with 1000 snapper and 300 lb jewfish. calm seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Zimmerman
Speedway
C. D. Stringer
Garland
Texas
J. M. Johnson
W. J. Holt
Dale Hansen
Sioux Falls
So. Dak
Ed W. Hansen
Soux Falls
Se. Dak
Harry Bell
Mora
Minnesota
Joe L. Murphy
T. D. Murphy
W.E. Denigan
7Th St. Waterloo
Iowa
Gulf Calm
Gulf of Mexico
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Hortencia
Carr
John Trump
City Commission
Canadian Oil
Jose Pomposa Arrila
Enrique Arrila
Jose
Hockaday Clinic
Geo
Colley
Valley C of C
Delhi
Bake Sale
Cp&l
Robert W. Buck
Tom McKittrick
Madeley and Winans
San Benito
Fred Petch
Porteo
School
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