104 Students Make Honor Roll During Third Term
Port Isabel Schools list 104 students on regular and gilt edge honor rolls for the third term. Senior High includes 19 students with gilt edge names such as Jerry Christensen and Pat Bell. Junior High reports 28 students on both regular and gilt edge rolls with multiple first and second term achievers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Gilt Edge
Jerry Christensen
James Harris
Edgar Hood
Herlinda Saldivar
Denzil Dixon
Herminia Medrano
Pat Bell
Robert Christensen
Ella Mae Higginbotham
Rand Boswell
Nydia Gonzalez
Christine Yurkovic
Linda Langlois
Carolina Ramirez
Marcella Sandoval
Sharon Byrd
Sergio Helms
Juanita Olvera
Maria Zurita
Yolanda Baldovinos
Lisa Jones
Danny Doval
Hilda Ire
Janet Bell
Angelita San
Hockaday committee on dust and Port Isabel update
Dr. J A Hockaday notes a new dust control method urged by William Robbins after talks with a Standard Oil official. The liquid compound aims to stabilize loose earth and promote vegetation on shifting sands at Port Isabel. The piece also covers Port Isabel girls basketball tournament results and team rosters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Hockaday
William Robbins
Department of Chemical Engineering
Port Isabel
Standard Oil
Standard Laboratories
Port Isa
Pay Your Poll Tax Or Lose Voting Rights This Year
The paper urges residents to pay poll tax by today or risk disenfranchisement should an election occur this year. It notes an April school board election for two seats and possible additional ballots. The item also dedicates the paper to Oscar C. Dancy for distinguished county service, especially on Padre Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar C. Dancy
T County Commissioners’ Court
County
Rio Grande Valley
Padre Island
Vickers Addresses Port Isabel C of C Banquet
Paul Vickers retired manager of the McAllen Chamber of Commerce spoke to 125 attendees at the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce annual meeting held in Port Isabel High School cafeteria. Visitors from Los Fresnos Brownsville San Benito and Harlingen attended. Herman Meinken served as master of ceremonies and introduced guests and the outgoing and new directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Vickers
McAllen Chamber of Commerce
Port Isabel
Herman Meinken
Pre-School PTA Dance Set for February 10 at 6 PM
The Pre School PTA sponsors a dance at the Kindergarten Building on February 10 at 6 PM. Prices are $1.75 per couple, $1.25 for stag men, and 50 cents for ladies. Music will be by a conjunction group.
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P.T.A
Washington dignitaries invited for pavilion opening
Cameron County Park Board plans a June pavilion dedication on South Padre Island. They expect national figures to attend and boost Padre Island Seashore status, hoping for presidential and Interior Department participation to spotlight Cameron County’s development.
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Washington
Camera County Park Board
South Padre Island
South Padre
Southerm
Long Island
Padre Island
Cameron County
Park Board
Ygnacio Garza
Brownsville
Jack Galloway
Garxa
Texas
Padre Island Seashore
Garza
Kennedy
Stuart Udall
Conrad Wirth
National Park Service
Comwat
Oictiles Board
Department of Interior
Valley Girl Scouts Consolidate Into Tip of Texas Council
Consolidation of all Girl Scout units in Cameron Starr Hidalgo and Willacy counties completed in Mercedes. The Tip of Texas Girl Scout Council serves about 3400 members in 146 troops with headquarters in Weslaco and Camp Lula Sams near San Benito retained for summer outings. Julia Quinn remains executive director. Carl Conley elected president with officers J P Pealer Jr Donald Smith Jack Welch Roger Young and Robert McAllen chosen for key roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercedes
Tip of Texas Girl Scout Council
Cameron
Starr
Hidalgo
Willaco
Weslaco
Lula Sams
San Benito
Raymondville
Carl Conley
Consolidated Organization
J. P. Pealer, Jr
Edeouch
Donald Smith
McAllen
Jack Welch
Brownsville
Roger Young
Robert McAllen
Wonna
al Woony
Julia Quinn
Tip of Texas Council
Martha Framz
Citrus Valley
Seats Available For Monterrey Trip From San Benito
San Benito Chamber of Commerce manager Cur Blasig says seats remain for a bus tour to Monterrey Mexico departing Feb 3 and returning Feb 7 with two nights in Monterrey. Seniors 65 and older are not required to be vaccinated. Reservations and details offered at the Chamber office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monterrey
Mexico
San Benito
Busy Week at Padre Island Stays Involving McGeehe Family
Julia McGeehe acts as chief cook and bottle washer for a busy week while Glenn travels to Dallas and his mother seeks hospital care for illness. The Cottingham family faces a drowning heart attack incident near Port Mansfield. Guests include Harold Bowman from Sea Island and visitors from Abilene, Crocker, Wildwood, Montecell o.
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Will Durant
Durant
Julia McGeehe
Glenn
Dallas
Julia
Grady Cottingham
Gulf Motel
Port Mansfield
Mac Cottingham
Cottinghams
Edinburg
Sam Houston
Julia McGhee
Abilene
Texas
Montecello
Ind
Monterrey
Port Isabel Seniors Host Fish Fry at Fire Hall
The Port Isabel High School senior class sponsors a fish fry supper at the Fire Hall on February 7 starting at 6 p.m. Plates are priced at 1.25 dollars. The group also has a few fruit cakes remaining for sale.
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Port Isabel High School
Fire Hall
Weather Fails To Slow Turnout For Sugar Cubes
Cameron and Willacy counties held a Sunday one day Sabin oral polio vaccine drive administered 60063 doses. The campaign led by Dr John A Welty resulted in high turnout despite cold weather and may have eliminated polio as an epidemic threat in the area. Residents lacking the three type doses are urged to complete the series with their physician. no make up clinics will be held.
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Cameron County
Sabin
Cameron-Willacy
Willacy County
John A. Welty
San Benito
Welty
Man Completes Submarine School Training
William Bellinghausen of Port Isabel has completed Submarine School and awaits selection for Nuclear School at Bainbridge Maryland. He will undergo a six month training program followed by six months of on the job training as the son of Mr and Mrs William Bellinghausen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bellinghausen
ICFA
Bainbridge
Maryland
William
Port Isabel
Arrest Made in Burglary of Shrimp Boats
Police from Cameron County and the sheriff’s department arrested Roy G. Kinslow of Aransas Pass for burglary of two shrimp boats, the Palomito and Cindy May. He appeared before Justice of the Peace Vera Myrick, bond set at 1000, and remains jailed for failing to post. Deputy Don Hoyt led the arrest with Barre ra and Husheens police assisting.
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Cameron County Sheriff's Department
Roy G. Kinslow
Aransas Pass
Kinslow
Justice of Peace
Vera Myrick
Kinston
Palomito
Cindy May
Don Hoyt
Barrera and Husheens
Isidro Pena Opens Bakery And Cafe in Port Isabel
Mr and Mrs Isidro Pena move from Browns ville to Port Isabel and open a bakery cafe on South Railroad Avenue in the building shared with Port Radio Service. Pena plans pan dulce breads and special order wedding cakes inviting the public to visit.
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Isidro Pena
Port Isabel
Brownsville
Tide Table Snapshot with Highs and Lows
The page shows tide schedule with multiple high and low times listed across dates. It includes readings such as 1:41a 2:28p 3:22p 12:49a and 5:16p for highs and 2:50 3:21p 4:48a for lows, plus daily date references and rainfall figures.
Tribute To Cameron County Judge Oscar Dancy
A special edition honors Judge Oscar C. Dancy, longtime Cameron County official noted for forty years of public service. The Park Director, newly appointed, seeks help to fill a growing information vacuum with requests for services and tactics.
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Pete Smith
Cameron County Park
Mr. Smith
Cameron County
Oscar Dancy
South Texas
Oscar C. Dancy
Dancy
State of Texas
Coast Guard Aids Four Vessels In Northers Off Port Isabel
Coast Guard cutters and a BP aircraft assisted several fishing boats during a severe norther. The Bertha G captured in tow after engine trouble and broken anchor line. Linda C taken in tow after 20 hours at sea. El Rey Esto Pride also required help. Free Dom pumped for taking on water near Tampico. All to Port Isabel for safety.
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Port Isabel
Anchorage
Coast Guard
EL Rey
Esto Pride
Freedom
Tampico
Mexico
CGC
Boutwell
Coast Guards
Fishing News From White Sands Lodge Reports Big Red Snapper Hauls
Ethel E Burton of Eureka Kansas Cecil Burton and Berthran Burton of Great Bend Kansas plus Argus Pearce of Denver Colo caught over four hundred pounds of Red Snapper fishing from Brands boat Marion Ed and Mary Prenger of Norfolk Nebraska took home 10 lbs Donald Todd of Washington Iowa caught about 100 lbs all on Bob Williams boat Hill Rogers Troy Moss and G L Dunlap of Littlefield Texas caught 180 lbs of Red Snapper from Zimmermans boat
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White Sands Motor Lodge & Marina
Ethel E. Burton
Eureka
Kansas
Cecil Burton
Great Bend
Berthran Burton
Argus Pearce
Denver
Colo
Brands
Marion
Mary Prenger
Norfolk
Nebr
Donald Todd
Washington
Iowa
Bob Williams
Hill Rogers
Troy Moss
G. L. Dunlap
Littlefield
Tex
Zimmerman
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Rock
Linda Zimmerman
Sandra Bobbitt
Carolyn Cail
Efren Gonzales
Darrell Motely
Maria Pilar Perez
Ricardo Sandoval
Freddie Seal
Glenn Wilcox
Alamo
Gerardo Casanova
Irma
Hockaday
Honeybees
Rangerettes
Nadelle Drewery
Coast Guardsman
LOS Fresnos
James T. Hollon
Los Fresnos Volunteer Fire Department
Ernest E. Hollon
Gulf
Ernie Hollon
Los Fresnos Fire Department
Il Health
Grisham
Toda
Merchants Marines State Bank
Hubert
C of
Vickers
Valley Girl Scouts
Joanna Myers
Lorna Petch
Padre Island News
Coast Guard News
John H. Kittila
James V. Sayers
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