Garden Club Plants Tree In Memory Of Teacher Judy Tietz
An Arbor Day memorial tree a red Bonenia orchid tree was planted at Port Isabel High School in memory of Judy Tietz who taught there for 24 years. The Driftwood Garden Club presented the tree to honor the young teacher who died in a two car collision at 24.
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Robert Gades
Frank Hickman
Red Bohemia
Judy Tietz
Miss Tietz
Port Isabel
Port Isabel High Schoal
Judy Tietz Taght
Driftwood Garden Club
Tietz
Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation
Fredericksburg High School
University of Texas
Capabe
Garden Club
Port Isabel High School
T. H. Benton
Rosa Christensen
F. F. Sobrim
Norma Drake
C. B. Colley
Leonard Hall
Ernest de. Ford
Sam Patrona
Winifred Kittila
Lisa Jones
Thelma Colley
David Dailey
Mickey Jones
Margarita Zuniga
Diana Gutierrez
Art Jardine
James Haney
Port Isabel Bank Sells 1965 Car Tags
Merchants Marine State Bank will sell 1955 automobile license plates for Port Isabel area owners from February 1 to April 1. Only passenger car plates will be sold at the bank, as trucks are not handled. 1965 plates available during regular business hours.
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Port Isabel Area
Merchants Marine State Bank
Hubert Dusek
Literacy Council To Defray Costs With Memberships
Instruction began Monday night January 26 at Port Isabel Literacy School under Rue ben Torres president. Classes were grouped with rooms assigned and Chart 1 instructions completed. A short business meeting followed to address teacher concerns and a motion to sell membership cards was approved. plans for a teacher meeting set for Monday February 1 before instruction. Registrations continue for those learning to speak read and write English.
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Port Isabel
Rueben Torres
Pay Your Poll Tax In Port Isabel Off Year
Local drive urges eligible voters to pay poll tax at Merchant's Marine State Bank and 2410 Hardware during business hours through Saturday Jan 30. Officials stress off year elections matter as local government directly affects individuals.
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Port Isabel
Marine State Bank
2410 Hardware
CofC Sponsored Spanish Classes Begin Monday
A. W. Jardine of the area chamber announces Spanish language classes for locals and winter visitors. R. L. Garcia will teach Brownsville experts, with beginner and intermediate sessions at Queen Isabel Inn and fees 75 cents per session. Enroll via the Chamber office or WH 3-2262.
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A. W. Jardine
Area Chamber of Commerce
R. L. Garcia
Brownsville
Queen Isabel Inn
Chamber of Commerce
Aloe Vera Growers Form New Association In Harlingen
The Aloe Vera Growers Association was completed at a January 25 meeting in Harlingen with 53 attendees. Fifteen members are fully qualified, a five member board elected, and Theo Hazelwood of Brownsville named president with Ernest B. Deford and Mrs Ethel L DeFord of Port Isabel as secretaries. The group aims to promote growing and marketing of aloe vera and related products.
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Aloe Vera Growers Association
Central Power and Light
Harlingen
Cameron
Hidalgo
Willacy
Theo Hazelwood
Brownsville
Ernest B. Deford
Port Isabel
Ethel L. DeFord
Mrs. Dunson Attends Diocesan Meeting in Corpus Christi
Mrs. Ralph Dunson of Port Isabel attended the Diocesean Board meeting of the National Council of Catholic Women in Corpus Christi on Tuesday January 26. Bishop Mariano S. Gariga presided at the Diocesean chairmen gathering. Mrs. Dunson chairs Foreign Relief for the Brownsville Deanery. While in Corpus Christi the Dunsons visited friends there.
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Ralph Dunson
Port Isabel
National Council of Catholic Women
Corpus Christi
Mariano S. Gariga
Dunson
Brownsville
Thirty-eight Moms Lead Formidable Port Isabel March Fundraiser
Thirty eight Port Isabel mothers conducted a door to door March of Dimes drive raising over 400 dollars Monday evening. They canvassed the town and invited donations to support birth defect research. Several volunteers assisted including Mrs. Everett Saynes, Mrs. Warren Seals, and many others listed among the workers. Donations can still be mailed to Merchants Marine State Bank Box 1046 Port Isabel.
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Port Isabel
United States
Merchants Marine State Bank
Osa Canada
Richard Roloff
Walter Zimmerman
William Zimmerman
Beatrice
Floyd
Lawton
Nena Silva
Roberto
Crestina Galvan
Coast Guard Recovers Kershaw Beach Search After 7 Mile Trail
Coast Guard at Port Isabel reports case 49 65 ending at 5 30 a m after Captain Francis Kershaw and son Rodney went missing while riding the South Padre Island beach. A search party including Elmer Heinze and Coast Guard personnel found their disabled vehicle and a dying campfire 20 miles up the beach at 4 a m and returned to base exhausted but successful.
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Gulf
South Vadre Island
Coast Guard Station
Worried Wives Club
Francis Kershaw
Rodney
South Padre Island
Kershaw
John Kittila
Miramar
Kittila
Elmer Heinze
Captain Kershaw
Becky
Mrs. Heinze
Mr. Heinze
Port Isabel
Padre Island
Laguna Madre Clinic Dedication Attracts 400 Guests
The Laguna Madre Clinic opened in Laguna Vista with a two hour dedication service led by Bishop Everett Jones. Dr. Gibson founder outlined future plans for a 20 bed hospital and nursing home as the clinic begins full operation with hours daily 9 to 12 and 2 to 5.
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Everett Jones
West Texas
Laguna Madre Clinic
Laguna Vista
Jones
John Gibson
Donald Blaiier
Port Isabel
Donald Blaine
South Padre Island
Laguna Heights
Bayview
San Benito
Los Fresnos
Brownsville
Harlingen
Gibson
Beginning Of The End Of Dust Problem Seen After 15 Years Work
County Commissioner Ted Hunt said a 12:45 p.m. call from Congressman Kiki De la Garza announced a new federal budget plan providing 50,000 for dust study in Port Isabel. The funding marks the start of ending local dust problems after 15 years of effort. The budget also covers grants for Valley projects from Padre Island to Mercedes including maintenance, jetty repairs, and flow studies, with Amistad and Falcon dam supports and Padre Island National Seashore funds for roads and trails.
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Ted Hunt
Kiki de la Garza
Bureau of Reclamation
National Park Service
Long Island
Port Isaael
Joe Kilgore
Congress
Corps of Engineers
Valley
Texas
Bureau
Mercedes
Lowerno Grande
Amistad Dam
Falcon Dam
Objectives Set For New CofC By Committee
The committee appointed to draft the new area Chamber of Commerce set six immediate objectives and established basic dues for firms under and over 15000 gross yearly. The chamber name and a contest slogan were chosen. Plans for a fund drive will be announced pending board approval.
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New Area Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Port Isabel High plans senior class fried chicken supper
The Senior Class of Port Isabel High School will sponsor a fried chicken supper on Thursday January 25 at the Fire Hall from 6 to 8 PM. Senior mothers will cook and serve with French fries peas cake coffee or punch. Proceeds fund the annual senior trip with another supper planned in March.
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Port Isabel High School
Port Isabel High
Port Isabel Bank Deposits Rise Over 1963 Figures
Port Isabel shows higher deposits in 1964 with a rise of 325,014.76 over 1963 totals. December 31 1963 deposits stood at 2 061 330 04 while year end 1964 reached 2 386 344 80. Executive VP Hubert L. Dusek cites shrimping prosperity, local account growth, new residents, and winter tourists boosting business.
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Port Isabel
Hubert L. Dusek
Merchants Marine State Bank
Dusek
Tarpons Top Warriors In Tight Rio Hondo Clash
The Tarpons led all game and beat the Santa Rosa Warriors 43 to 41 with strong defense and rebounding from Richard Green and Jim McAn lly. Friday Port Isabel fared better, trailing Rio Hondo by 15 but finishing short as Roy Bamrentez scored 16 and Roy Garza added one point. The Tarpons travel to face San Isidro next, while the B team beat Rio Hondo but lost to Santa Rosa 29 to 25.
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Tarpon
Santa Rosa Warriors
Richard Green
Jim McAnlly
Port Isabel
Rio Hondo
Roy Bamrentez
Roy Garza
Tarpons
San Isidro
Santa Rosa
Yum Yum Tree Opens February 6 In Brownsville
Tickets go on sale for Under the Yum Yum Tree at Camille Playhouse Brownsville Ringgold Park box office with hours 10 am to 12 and 2 to 5 pm. Runs February 2 to February 6 curtain 8 15 pm with cast including Nikito Boynton Irene Karen Reynolds Robin and John Hare Hogan.
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Camille Playhouse
Brownsville
Playhouse
Ringgold Park
el Centro No. 1
Den-Russ Pharmacy
C & L Drug Store
Camilo Players
Dallas
Nikito Boynt
Irene
Karen Reynolds
Robin
John Hare
Hogan
Edward C. Terazas
Dave
Bob Garwood
Louis Ro
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Literacy Council
Cofc
Stari
Diocesan
Corpus
Coast
J. H. Kittila, Jr
Coast Guard Group
University of Tennessee
St. Luke’s Hospital
Spokane
Washington
Charity Hospital
Pineville
Louisiana
Padre Island National Seashore
Natonal Park Service
Bill Nussbaum
George Colley
Dale Anderson
Chamber
Port Isabel Bank
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