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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1963
Page
1
The Chamber adds a second bus after high demand for a King Ranch tour. Tour departs Friday from the Community Building at 8 30 a.m. reservations are open to tourists and local residents.
The Senior Class sponsors a faculty basketball game on Thursday January 24. Port Isabel Teachers' Team versus ex Tarpons known as the Delhi Taylor Mayfair Refinery Team. Tip is 7:00 pm. Admission 50 cents adults 25 cents students. Everyone is urged to attend.
The past cold snap allowed maintenance on CG 40475 with two new engines to be installed after a Marine Mart yard repair period. CGC Boutwell rescued the disabled Spar and Skyliner tow before releasing Skyliner at Shrimp Basin. A Brownsville Channel light malfunction was fixed by CG 30165 crew.
Speaker Byron Tunnell announces Texas House assignments for Valley members. Menton Murray of Harlingen chairs congressional and legislative district committees and serves on aeronautics, appropriations and conservation and reclamation. Remaining members include Bill Rapp Raymondville vice chair of agriculture and Lindsey Rodriguez Hidalgo on aeronautics and military affairs.
Fragmented OCR notes show a tide table and weather data with high and low temperatures and rain, but the readable facts are sparse. The fragment includes numbers like 80 and 69 with scattered codes, offering no clear dates locations or events to anchor a full summary.
The document lists a monthly total of 5 967 and a yearly total of 367 with a grand total of 1 622 790. It presents aggregate sums likely for a fund or account labeled Causeway.
Readers in Brownsville and Port Isabel criticized Cameron County Parks Board plans after P H Thai resolution on Isla Blanca Park shelters. Sam Pert of Perl Brothers Fashion questioned the board chairman Ygnacio Garza Jr while Ted Hunt denied county meetings and any new facilities. A benefit basketball game for the high school senior class is planned January 24 with 50 cent adults and 25 cent children.
Los Fresnos citizens announce the Old Time Country Fair date as February 16. Last year's attendees are urged to return and non-attendees are urged to plan now. The notice highlights friendly greetings at Jetties Restaurant with Mary Louise Middleton and helpers.
A fresh smile greets residents as a small, hopeful shift spreads through local life. Community members note a warmer mood, with shopkeepers reporting friendly exchanges and neighbors sharing lighthearted moments in public spaces.
Cameron County Commissioners Court approved a countywide surplus food program to aid about 10 000 needy persons. The plan caps county costs at 3500 and will use public subscriptions for any overage. Last year 12 467 people received meals in January under a similar effort.
Poll tax certificates can be purchased in Port Isabel at two locations Emma Perez at Breedlove Insurance on Powers Street and Gloria Hunter at 2410 Network Hardware Store on the Shrimp Channel. Time limit to buy certificates is January 31 1963.
The Senior class continues selling Corisciana fruit cakes. Buyers may contact any senior member or Mrs. Cail to place an order.
Texas Southmost College will register new and returning students for evening division classes on January 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. Dean Dawson DeViney announced. A through H register 7 8 p.m. N through Z 8 9 p.m. Late registration runs to January 30 with a five dollar penalty.
The U S Civil Service Commission issues exams for Physical Therapist positions paying 5035 to 8045 yearly in Washington D C and across the U S Public Health Service. Also Correctional Officer posts at 5035 yearly in federal penal and correctional institutions nationwide with requirements in Announcement No 2% b and SL-141(62).
Dr Verne F Goerger of Raymondville spoke to the Port Isabel Rotary Club about civil defense and radiation at the Anchor Restaurant. He explained the atom and H bomb, noted everyday objects emit radiation, and said four feet of dirt protects in most bombing cases with radiation danger fading in four to five days.
Padre Beach Chamber of Commerce announces committees for the Beachcombers Ball to be held at Sea Island Resort Hotel on February 9 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. A buffet runs 7 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $3.00. Jimmie Peyton chairs the event and calls a January 19 meeting at 10 30 a.m. for committee members.
Shell for the foundation of the Port Isabel Marina paving is being unloaded and graded from Garcia Street to the main office and around the basin to the new fishing pier. Once in place the surface will be black topped.
Community notes discuss Cameron County Park Board policy on island development and housing. Judge Oscar Dancy urges more cabanas and overnight shelters, while the Island Chamber supports upgrading public recreation with private development left to private enterprise. Also includes lists of guests at Dunes and Sea Island resorts from various states and Mexico.
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