Padre Island Prepares for Historic July Fourth Crowd
County Park Director Al McGehee says South Padre Island will host the biggest holiday crowd in its history over the July Fourth weekend as facilities at Isla Blanca Park and Queen Isabella Causeway area operate fully. Extra patrols lifeguards and a naval reserve unit coordinate safety while visitors are urged to use Padre Boulevard to ease congestion and dispose of litter properly.
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South Padre Island
al McGehee
McGehee
America
Queen Isabella Causeway
Isla Blanca Park
Naval Reserve Electronics
Harlingen
T. R. Jones
Park Beach
Padre Boulevard
Cameron County
Austin Wheatley
Houston
Padre Island
Wheatley
Port Isabel Press Critiques Local News Coverage
In a memo to County Judge Oscar C Dancy and the Commissioners Court the Port Isabel Press questions coverage of a multi million dollar bond proposal and naval base plans. It notes local papers in La Feria and San Benito would publish the maps but laments being excluded. The piece claims officials promised a forthcoming news story and discusses advertising revenue.
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Oscar C. Dancy
Commissioners Court
United States Post Office Department
National Editorial Association
Texas Press Association
U. S. Commerce Department
Secretary of State
Internal Revenue Department
EPORT
Isabel Press
Associated Newspapers
la Feria News
The
San Benito
Arroyo Colorado
Harlingen
la Feria
Santa Rosa
Port Isabel
Penalty On Water Bills Delinquent
Cameron County Fresh Water District No 1 announced a 10 percent delinquent penalty on water bills not paid by the tenth of each month, effective with July billing. The July notices state the change to improve efficiency and keep accounts up to date.
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Cameron County
Coast Guard Rescues Trawlers and Sinks Banana Boat
Coast Guard units towed the trawler Equator to safety 60 miles north of Port Isabel after sinking reports. A separate search recovered a missing outboard boat near Laguna Madre. Chapala towed after losing a rudder, while Palmetto remains sunk in the pass with no progress on removal.
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Brazos Santiago Pass
Brazos Fisheries Dock
Coast Guard
Rotary Installs New Officers at Port Isabel Banquet
The Port Isabel Rotary Club installed new officers for the coming year at a Gulf cafe ladies night. New officers are Bill Brown president Marshall Storey vice president Fred Petch secretary Don Pruitt sergeant at arms and directors George Cail Jr and Roland Campbell. Harold Sebern of Brownsville gave the principal address on Rotary and officiated as installing officer. Mrs Robert Brown entertained with accordion selections and Pruitt received perfect attendance pins for 100 percent attendance over the past two weeks.
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Gulf Cafe
Port Isabel
Don Pruitt
One Candidate Named for Port Isabel Navigation Election
Port Isabel and San Benito district voters face a light turnout Saturday with three polling sites. Only one name appears on the ballot Stanley McKown seeks the Crain seat. Judges J L Keller O C Hamilton and Mrs J C Fry preside at Firemen's Hall Youth Center and Los Indios School. John Trump and J H Schmidt holdover on the Navigation Commission with no write ins expected.
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Navigation
Port Isabel-San Benito
Stanley McKown
G. BR. Crain
Port Isabel
Firemen's Hall
J. L. Keller
San Benito
O. C. Hamilton
John C. Fry
Los Indios
John Trump
J. H. Schmidt
Navigation Commission
Bayview Apartment Guest List
Visiting Port Isabel this past week and staying at the Bay view apartments were C. L. Moody of Houston, W. R. Brown of Weslaco, W. F. E. Louder of Gonzales, Gene Foreman of Coleman, T. J. Wolf of Houston, Floyd Pierce and family of Edinburg and Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Schriber of Edinburg.
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Port Isabel
Bayview Apartments
C. L. Moody
Houston
W. R. Brown
Weslaco
W. FE. Louder
Gonzales
Gene Foreman
Coleman
T. J. Wolf
Floyd Pierce
Edinburg
A. J. Schriber
Hazel's Fashions Opens With Door Prize Winners
During the opening weekend of Hazel's Fashions, Tina Bar rera won first prize worth $5.95 in merchandise, Lillian Sannady earned second prize of $3.95, and Mrs. D. Sastillo took third prize at $1.95. Owner Mrs. Wample invites winners to collect their prizes at their earliest convenience.
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Hazel’s
Tina Barrera
Lillian Sannady
D. Sastillo
Wample
Hazel’s Fashions
Port Isabel Cashes In On Cotton Pick
Port Isabel bears a cotton revenue boost this season after two years of crop losses. City lands at Laguna Madre Air Base leased to Joe Barrera yield about 150 acres in cultivation with some drought failure. The city will receive half the field value while Barrera uses the rest for grazing.
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Port Isabel
Joe Barrera
Laguna Madre Air Base
Barrera
Lions Club Honors C H Noble For Port Isabel Paving Work
At a Port Isabel Lions Club meeting held at the Gulf Cafe, C H Noble received a certificate of service for leading the street paving project in Port Isabel. Noble, superintendent of H B Zachry Co, along with his family, resides in Port Isabel. The club scheduled a shrimp boil and cold drink sale on Padre Island three miles from Park No 1 for July 2 3 and 4. Visitors included Lion Ben Morrison of El Campo and Leonard Perrin of the Coast Guard.
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Port Isabel
Hidalgo County Named for Mexican Patriot Miguel Hidalgo
Hidalgo county is named in honor of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a key Mexican independence figure. The naming reflects historical ties to Mexico and the region's heritage.
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Hidalgo County
Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla
Patriot
Port Isabel Fishing Tourney enters 11th year with 100 plus registrations
Advance registrations for the 1955 Texas International Fishing Tournament at Port Isabel exceed 100 as organizers mail 200 confirmation letters. More than 70 Valley contestants plan to fish, with late arrivals expected from Port Aransas and Corpus Christi. The event runs July 28 to 31 with prizes July 31 at 2 30 p m. Hotel rooms report bookings but still have vacancies.
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Port Isabel
TIFT
Bob Meade
Exarl Hunter
Port Aransas
Corpus Christi
Hunter
Phil Edie
Harlingen
Jim Medley
Weslaco
Pob Monlux
Bob Yonker
Otto Schwab
Duane Harris
la Feria
Ford Lockett
Brownsville
Firemen’s Hall
Navy Re-activation Nears For Laguna Madre Air Base
Port Isabel and Brownsville civic leaders plan for a larger Blessing of the Fleet Shrimp Fiesta in early September. The Queen's Ball may move to Brownsville's auditorium while boat and street parades stay in Port Isabel. Shrimp Fiesta Inc officers include J B Vance as president and Bob Bell as vice president.
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Port Isabel
Queen Isabella Causeway
Shrimp Fiesta Incorporated Group
Brownsville
J. B. Vance
Shrimp Fiesta Inc
Bob Bell
Eleanor Ruthruff
Re-activation Of Laguna Madre Air Base Nears Approval
Congress authorized a 5.544 million dollar appropriation to reactivate the Laguna Madre Air Base eight miles from Port Isabel. The Navy plan includes training use and jet runway enhancements, with Air Force radar warning work of about 500 thousand dollars. Port Isabel’s paving project proceeds, boosting a projected economic upturn and a potential permanent base.
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Laguna Madre
Navy
Joe Kilgore
House of Representatives
Port Isabel
Air Force
Senate
U. S. Senate
Kilgore
Naval
Christi
Laguna Madre Air Base
Galvan Galvan in Airlift Training Exercise
Pvt. Galvan P. Galvan of Port Isabel takes part with the 4th Marine Regiment in a helicopter airlift drill in the Hawaiian Islands. The exercise simulates combat conditions to train about 6,000 Marines in airlift procedures into a combat zone.
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Pvt
Galvan P. Galvan
Policarpio R. Galvan
Port Isabel
4Th Marine Regiment
Hawaiian Islands
Street Improvement Project Complete in Rockport
Rockport finishes a street program costing 9128,000, wrapping up the project with new pavement and associated works completed by the city department and contractors.
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Rockport
Navy gunnery school won’t disturb local fishing say official
Cameron County commissioner Ted Hunt said the opening of the old Harlingen sub-base near the coast as a navy gunnery school would not disturb intracoastal canal or Laguna Madre fishing. He noted wartime closures were temporary and the navy would avoid interference with fishing activities.
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Laguna Madre
Harlingen
Ted Hunt
Cameron County
Hunt
Texas Farming and Citriculture Magazine
Navy
Fishermen Bring Varied Catches to River Polls
Joe Rickert and party of Mercedes land 15 trout. W. J. Smith and party of Houston report 29 trout and 11 flounder. J. R. Williams of Dallas catches 42 trout. A 11pound rede fish is noted among the catches.
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Joe Rickert
Mercedes
W. J. Smith
Houston
J. R. Williamson
Dallas
Bay and Gulf Fishing Yields Big Trout Bounties
On Thursday June 23 anglers from Houston Port Isabel Dallas and Oklahoma City plus Weslaco crews reported large hauls of trout redfish Spanish mackerel and king mackerel. Notable catches included W J Schmidt 33 trout and 11 flounder R W Weatherly 42 trout Judy Emory Shumaker 112 trout and more.
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W. J. Schmidt
Houston
R. W. Weatherly
Harvey Williams
Dallas
Johnnie Swain
Pat Malore
Port Isabel
Judy
Emory Shumaker
Ray Martin
Don. Williams
Migsion
Sam Higgins
Oklahoma City
Gulf
James Medley
Ansel Isabel
Weslaco
Anglers Named By City in Multistate Catch Totals
Garfield and party from San Juan report 12 trout and two redfish. W. & Busha and C. Tiers of Tulsa tally 15 trout. John Cox of Sweetwater 25 trout. George Belcher of Houston 20 trout and 15 gafftop. John Swain of Houston 10 trout. Mr Yeates of Harlingen 30 gafftop. W. J. Schmidt party of Houston 26 trout 9 flounder. Harvey Williams of Dallas 27 trout four redfish and one sheephead.
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K. P. Garfield
San Juan
W. & Busha
C. T. Tiers
Tulsa
Oklo
John Cox
Sweetwater
George Belcher
Houston
John Swain
Mr. Yeates
Harlingen
W. J. Schmidt
Harvey Williams
Dallas
Fishing Report Highlights Saturday catches
Bay area anglers reported strong weekend fishing with Chris Berry Fritz Lobories John Barr and Fred Kaster of LaGrange landing 125 trout and 72 Spanish mackerel. George Belcher and party from Houston added 25 fish. Ferrey contributed.
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Bay
Suri
Chris Berry
Fritz Lobories
John Barr
Fred Kaster
LaGrange
George Belcher
Houston
Sunday Trout Totals From June 26 Coastal Trip
Jerry Freeman and Bill Brown report trout catches near Mission Pharr and Port Isabel with 18 and 22 trout. John Sanders with seven trout from Harlingen. George Belcher and party near Houston catch 60 trout and five redfish. Other groups record varying trout catches in Texas cities including Brownsville San Benito and Browns ville.
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Bay
Jerry Freeman
Mission
Bill Brown
Pharr
Bobby Goolsby
Port Isabel
John
Joe Sanders
Harlingen
George Belcher
Part
Houston
Mc Duffey
Steve Mensick
Brownsville
Jim Butcher
BE. L. Sullievan
San Benito
Angler Party Lists Trout Catches by City Couples
Mr and Mrs Robert of Houston report 31 trout and one der and one pompano. Courville of Bay City lists four trout with Bob Baxter and his wife. Leland Baxter from Dallas records 18 trout. Me Guffey and family report 27 trout.
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Robert
Houston
Courville
Bay City
Bob Baxter
Leland Baxter
Dallas
Me Guffey
Fishing party records haul on Bee II near Wharton
Tuesday report shows Mr and Mrs T S Large Wharton and Mr and Mrs Morrison of El Campo with 105 trout while Morris party of Port seven flounder and Pharr party hauled 150 pounds snapper. Tom Atkingguide Allen Bird guided the Bee II, with fishing continued on page.
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T. S. Large Wharton
Morrison
el Campo
Morris
Port
Gulf
Tom Atking
Allen Bird
Party Pharr
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Yacht Hotel
J. A. Hockaday
R. J. Montgomery
Rio Hondo
Earl Hunter
J. H. Batsell
Rotary
Bayview
Hazel
Lions Club
C.H. Noble
Wood Construction Company
Johnny LaRoche
Phil Elixson
Brownsvile
House
Okehs
Homen Construction Co
Ferrey
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