Port Isabel Plans 25-Foot Channel and Basin
Thirty five years ago the Port Isabel San Benito Navigation District backed 25 foot channel and turning basin with the Brownsville district linking via Laguna Madre. Officials endorsed the U S Army Engineers recommendation and noted required district bonds of 500000 funded by 450000 local share and total project cost around 4.78 million with federal appropriation of about 2.608 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel San Benito
U.S. Army Engineers
Brownsville
Laguna Madre
Port Isabel - San Benito
Port Isabel
Dobie speaks at Port Isabel Rotary banquet
Twenty years ago J Frank Dobie was the guest speaker at a Port Isabel Rotary Club banquet held at the Ship Cafe with public school faculty and Rotary Anns as guests. Dobie, introduced by J S Scaief, recent Cambridge visiting professor of American History, told tall tales and recounted his year in England.
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J. Frank Dobie
Port Isabel
England
Cambridge University
Henry Steele Commager
Columbia University
Cambridge
Postmaster Reports Breakthrough in Reading ZIP Codes
Ruth Mras cites a breakthrough in electronic reading machines for ZIP codes with sorting speed up to 35 000 letters per hour. Postmaster General Gron ouski plans major installations within a year, speeding mail to smaller offices and aiding nationwide processing while preserving current ZIP code use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Mras
John A. Gron- Ouski
An, D. C
Household Hint on Wheel Balance and Alignment
A car wheel should be checked twice yearly for balance and alignment to prevent uneven tire wear. Misalignment can reduce tire life by about twenty five to fifty percent.
Page 2 Port Isabel Press January 28 1965
The brief reads like a newspaper page header listing the publication name and date. It signals the start of Page 2 content for the Port Isabel Press on Thursday January 28 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Winter Visitors Club Grows in Port Isabel Gathering
The Port Isabel Winter Visitors Club met January 20 at Firemen's Hall with 142 present. New members from Michigan to Nebraska joined, and local figures including Rev. F L Marlin and Chamber of Commerce representative A W Jardine attended. A found rod and reel, later returned, drew praise for the town's hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Virgil Spradlin
Spradlin
Annie Waren
Warren Hardware
A. W. Jardine
Methodist
Michigan
Frances Wash
Charro Days Festival Returns to Brownsville February Dates
Brownsville readies Charro Days with parades dances and fireworks during February last week. Activities begin February 18 with events like All Valley Party February 15 and Pan American Merienda February 24. The main events run February 25 to 28 including Children Parade Teen Ball and Grand Parade.
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Brownsville
Charro Days
Peter¢inz
Heinz
Jacob Brown
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G. A. Erickson
Missouri Pacific Transportation Company
Erickson
Russa
Brigido Vasques
Brigido Vasquez
Par
Vasquez
France
War Department
Germany
Ignacio Vas Gquez
Benjamin and
Guadalupe
South Pacific
Faustino Gonzalez
United States
New York
Joe Willits
Cipriano Tarez
Frank Willits
U.S. Army Air Corps
Francisco Ispinosa
Juan Gary
Phillipines
A. A
Pancho) Aguilar
Marine Air Corps
Juan Gonzalez
Lorenzo Barrientez
Douglas
Ariz
Barns
Utah
Jack Willits
U. S. Army
Marvin Houghtelling
Texas Division
Texas Railroad Commission
Harlingen
Union Bus Lines
Missouri Pacific
James J. Janson
A. Kampik
Ed Warren
O. B. Bridees
J. H. Schmidt
James Leller
Rau Holland
Santiago Ochoa
Gregorio Tam
Sinclair Station
John Mills
John
David Gullett
Janesville
Wisconsin
Point Isabel
Jefferson Inn
Gullet
Queen Isabel Inn
Eleanor Morgan
Mrs. Guillet
Flash Nollman
Kalamazoo
Frank Gibson
Dowagive
F. Eckhart
Flint
E. Carrier
Cassapolis
South Dakota
Chas
Hallsted
Hills City
Minnesota
A. Lutz
Austin
J. Pyburn
W Scherer
St. Paul
Harry Knapp
Foxhome
E. Berman
Axtel
H. Weiss
Clay Center
C Chase
New Mexico
Ed Cottom
Albuquerque
John Aufentic
Mountainair
Washington
J. W. Siddle
Ferndale
Oklahoma
M. T. Kelly
Beggs
Indiana
Kutcher
Gary
F. Buete
Salt Lake City
New Jersey
A. Barthgate
Colorado
H Rowe
Lamar
Texas
G. Bruntay
C. Downs
Nebraska
A Hammers
Lincoln
Bobbitt Gulf Service
DIAL
Southwestern Bell
Rio Grande
Red River
Panhandle
Gulf Coast
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
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