Incumbents Win in Cameron County Fresh Water District Race
Despite near freezing weather a record 555 votes were cast Tuesday January 9 to elect two directors of Cameron County Fresh Water District No 1 Incumbents Walter W Zimmerman and E J Hood were reelected for two year terms receiving 342 and 236 votes respectively The other candidates Raul G Holland 189 votes Raul Zamora Jr 187 votes Frank Barszcz 45 votes Edwin McKeown 38 votes and Lester M Holtzman who withdrew last week 14 votes.
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Raul G. Holland
Raul Zamora, Jr
Frank Barszcz
Edwin McKeown
Lester M. Holtzman
Merrill Woods Named To Valley Scholastic Team
Merrill Woods of Port Isabel has been named to the ninth annual KRGV-TV All Valley Scholastic Football Team. Thirty three Rio Grande Valley players from thirteen schools earned spots on the team as a blend of athletic and scholastic achievement. Woods earned a 90.23 grade average and participated in many extra programs while lettering in varsity football.
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Port Isabel
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Rape Trial Slated March 5 for Chavez
Juan Jose Chavez a 16 year old San Benito youth charged with statutory rape faces trial March 5 for an assault on his 7 year old stepsister last August. Officials decided he should be tried as an adult. Chavez was arraigned before 197th District Judge Darrel Hester who set the date and appointed Brownsville attorney Filemon Vela after Chavez said he could not afford counsel.
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San Benito
Chavez
Darrel Hester
Hester
Brownsville
Filemon Vela
Health Director Resigns Post in Cameron County
Dr. J. R. Copenhaver, Cameron County health director, resigned effective December 31 but agreed to stay part time until a replacement is found. He has directed the post for five years and also ran Hidalgo County Health Department for about half that time. The department HQ is in the old County Building in San Benito.
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J.R. Copenhaver
Cameron County
Copenhaver
Hidalgo County
Chamber Schedules Matamoros Shopping and Bay Tour
The Port Isabel South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce announces two tours. A Matamoros shopping tour departs Chamber at 1 PM and returns 6 PM each Wednesday and Thursday with transportation by Valley Transit Bus Co. at 3.50 per person. A Sunday through Easter historical boat tour of the Bay Channel and Gulf runs two hours from 2:30 PM.
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City Council Meeting Delayed To January Fifteenth
The regular city commission meeting was postponed to Monday January 15. Port Isabel Library Board members are expected to address the Commission per the agenda posted by City Secretary Tina Barrera. Items include Cameron County Fresh Water District No. 1 documents for execution and a decision on purchasing a police car and a fire department pickup truck.
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City Commission
Port Isabel
Tina Barrera
Cameron Count Fresh Water District No. 1
Man Charged With Possession Marijuana Found in Jacket
A 28-year-old man Lee Morrison Davis Jr. was jailed in Cameron County Jail Brownsville after being charged before Justice of the Peace with possession of marijuana. He gave Washington state and Colorado as last addresses and was arrested Sunday by patrolman Richard Zamora in the dock area amid shrimp trawler theft reports. Police Chief Chuck Londrie said enough alleged marijuana to make about 15 to 20 cigarettes was found sewn into the jacket lining.
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Justice of the Peace
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Lee Morrison Davis Jr
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Chuck Londrie
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Probation Chiefs Named in Brownsville County
New supervisors named for county probation divisions by district judges and the county juvenile board. Carlos Tapia becomes director of adult probation and Guillermo Lopez directs juvenile probation, succeeding Frances Pinkerton who moves to district clerk staff. Tapia, 35, holds an AA in law enforcement and studies at Pan American University. Lopez has five years in the department and studied at St. Mary's University.
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Carlos Tapia
Brownsville
Guillermo Lopez
Frances Pinkerton
Josephine Dunkelberg
Tapia
Texas Southmost College
Pan American University
Irma Cortez
Olmito
Lopez
St. Mary's University
University of Minnesota
Weekly Weather Report Coast Guard Island highs and lows
The Coast Guard Station on the Island reports weekly temperature highs and lows. Readings show daily fluctuations with notable warm days and cooler nights as the week progressed.
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Coast Guard
County approves $200 rural fire call fee for all units
Cameron County Commissioners Court approved paying every rural fire unit $200 per rural call. The move follows earlier raises to $200 for Harlingen and Brownsville after their threat to cut rural service. Commissioner Adolph Thomas Jr. of San Benito protested the initial change. The latest action extends the higher fee to all county fire departments responding to rural calls.
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Cameron County
Commissioners Court
Harlingen
Brownsville
Com. Adolph Thomas, Jr
San Benito
Trio Charged With Burglary In Port Isabel
Three men arrested Saturday in Port Isabel by Police Chief Chuck Londrie face burglary charges for the Friday theft from the shrimp trawler Glori of the Sea. About $5,000 in radios speakers and sounding devices may be missing. bond set at $5,000 for Davis and Johnson and $1,000 for Hulsey who is also AWOL from the U S Army. The trio was jailed in Cameron County Jail.
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Justice of the Peace
Bud Emmons
Stu Davis
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Claude Elbert Johnson
Valley Banks Report Record Deposits End 1972
Area banks in Cameron County and the Valley reached all-time high deposits at year end 1972 with Valley bank totals rising to 612 million plus. Merchants Marine State Bank climbs to 7.64 million and San Benito Bank & Trust Co. posts 19.71 million, up substantially from 1971. Los Fresnos State Bank gains over 17 percent to 4.97 million though December lags October. Cameron County banks rise to 274.24 million from 221.15 million in 1971 while Valley savings and loan totals reach 184.47 million, up from 143.79 million.
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Fisher Brothers Circus Arrives For February 12 Twin Shows
The Port Isabel Volunteer Fire Department sponsors the Fisher Brothers Circus for a one day engagement with two performances on February 12. A highlight is the Regal Python weighing over 200 pounds and stretching beyond 20 feet. Tickets are on sale from fire department members.
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Fisher Brothers Circus
Port Isabel
Regal Python
Six Are Named To New Board Of Poverty Unit
Mrs. Angelita G. Smith of Port Isabel is elected to the Cameron-Willacy Community Projects board along with Fr. John Nicolau of Rio Hondo as representatives of the poor for the new 18 member Office of Economic Opportunity board. Precinct results show multiple candidates, with Smith defeating Mrs. Reyes 45 to 23 for Pet. 1 and Nicolau winning Pet. 3. Additional appointments include government and private enterprise seats, and Com. Russ Fowler named official representative to the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council with Com. Mike Cortinas as alternate.
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Angelita G. Smith
Port Isabel
Cameron-Willacy Community Projects, Inc
CWCCP
Smith
Maria del Rosario Reyes
Reyes
Office of Economic Opportunity Agency
John Nicolau
Nicolau
Pet. 3
Missioners Court
Lower Rio Grande Valley
Trustees To Receive School Master Plan
Local school board trustees await the architects report on the school Master Plan to be presented Tuesday January 16 by Bill Downs of Swanson Hiester Wilson Boland Brownsville. Downs will discuss repairs remodeling additions to handle anticipated enrollment and may make recommendations. Other items include tax office and Austin conference reports and a planned April school board election. Personnel matters include reviewing the Superintendent contract.
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Ruben M. Torres
Bill Downs
Swanson, Hiester, Wilson & Boland
Brownsville
Downs
Supt. Torres
Consolidated Tax Office
Austin
Torres
Southmost Classes Due Registration Held in Port Isabel
Registration for extension courses from Texas Southmost College will be at Port Isabel High School Library Friday January 12 at 7 30 P M. Eugene Garza Director of the Career Opportunity Program says courses include Government 223 Mondays Math 193 General Educational Tuesdays and Workshop for teacher aides Thursdays.
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Texas Southmost College
Port Isabel
Port Isabel High School
Eugene Garza
TSC May Offer 4 Year Plan
Long range plans for Texas Southmost College and Pan American University to join in an upper level division in Brownsville have been approved by the Southmost planning committee for recommendation to the board of trustees. Representatives of both schools agreed to general terms earlier this week.
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Texas Southmost College
Pan American University
Brownsville
Southmost Planning Committee
Board of Trustees
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