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Newspaper

Port Isabel Press

Location

Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1965

Page

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Funeral Services Held For Two Crash Victims

Funeral services were held in Port Isabel for Mrs. Concepcion N. Gabourel 32 and Miss Altagracia Gonzalez 27 fatally injured in a near head on crash east of Brownsville on Farm Road 1792. Gonzalez was buried at Port Isabel Cemetery and Gabourel at the same cemetery with services by Delta Funeral Home and Joe A Besteiro Funeral Chapel.

Concepcion N. Gabourel Altagracia Gonzalez Port Isabel Brownsville Miss Gonzalez Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church Delta Funeral Home Gabourel Our Lady Star

Microfile Gervies Sales Co Houston Dallas Tamms

Microfile Gervies Sales Co Box 8066 Dallas Tamms listed in trade directory. The fragment notes company address and mail drop for orders in a regional market, reflecting mid century business listing style.

Sales Co Dallas Tamms

Dredging Projects To Begin At Port Isabel Harbor

Two dredging schemes at Port Isabel will start, cleaning Industrial Channel and Small Boat Refuge Harbor. Tony Moore head Dredging Co. arrives from Ana huac after a five day voyage with eight foot depth and 100 foot width. Project cost about $50,000 funded by federal government and bonds issues face criticism from a small local group. Mayor J A Hockaday defends delays and touts town improvements including paving and new homes and the Refuge Harbor development.

Tony Moorehead Anahuac Texas Port Isabel Yacht Club Ted Hunt White Sands Yacht Basin Laguna Madre City Commission J. A. Hockaday Rockaday Hockaday J. S. Corps of Engineers Railhhead Avenue Urban Renewal Agency Railhread Avenue Refuge Harbor Port Isable Austin Innand Refuge Harbor

Port Isabel Airport Manager Honored By Lawer-Pilots Resolution

Mrs Ray L Sandlin Port Isabel Cameron County Airport Manager received a letter and resolution from the Lawyer Pilots Association of Camden New Jersey thanking her for courtesies shown during their fly in to the city The May 1 1965 board meeting in South Padre Island Texas approved the resolution praising her welcome for the association and its members a copy of the resolution was sent to Mrs Sandlin

Ray L. Sandlin Port Isabel - Cameron County Lawyer - Pilots Association Camden New Jersey Board of Directors of South Padre Isand Texas Virginia Port Isabel- Cameron County Los Presnos Lawyer Pilots Association Lawyer- Pilots Association

Helicopter Rides Planned for Padre Island Fourth Fest

Helicopter rides are added to Fourth of July weekend events on Padre Island. Three Harlingen men receive a 30 day concession to convert a kiddie ride area into a temporary heliport, operating two helicopters for hour long tours. An sunset fireworks show 2000 feet north of Queen Isabella Causeway will follow and is backed by local chambers and the park board. A dance at Isla Blanca Civic Center and other events are slated amid expected large crowds.

Cameron County Park Woard Harlingen Isla Blanca Park Frank Krinster Gary Freeman Hubert Coker Queen Isabella Causeway Laguna Madre Cameron County Park Board Padre Beach

Five Day Forecast shows slight above normal highs

The forecast indicates temperatures averaging 1 to 3 degrees above normal highs of 92 to 99 and normal lows around 74 to 75 with little or no precipitation expected.

Catfish Tag Dilemma From New Mexico Tag Found in Austin Catfish

The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish responds to a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department report about a tag from 1,200 harvestable channel catfish tagged at the National Fish Hatchery Austin in June 1964. The tag later turned up in a catfish caught in Town Lake Austin, prompting discussion of several possible explanations.

New Mexico Austin Game and Fish Texas Parks and Wildlife Department National Fish Hatchery Texas Ute

Puzzling tag loss during fish loading at hatchery drains

The report explores possibilities for missing tags in channel catfish. If a tag was dropped it might be eaten by another catfish and end up in the intestinal tract. A fish could have been lost into a hatchery drain during loading or carried via Town Lake and later consumed.

Town Lake

Allen Installed As New Rotary Proxy Monday

Cameron County Parks and Causeway Director Allen was installed as president of the Port Isabel Rotary Club for the 1965 66 year at a Monday night Ladies Night dinner in the Firemen's Recreation Hall. Dale Anderson was named vice president Pete Smith secretary treasurer with directors Jerry Ray E J Hood Arthur Shafer and Stuart Adkins. The officers begin duties today with Ted Hunt as program chairman and Harold Sebern of Brownsville as installing officer.

Rotary Larry Allen Pete Smith Stuart Dale Anderson Jerry Ray E. J. Hood Arthur Shafer Stuart Adkins Ted Hunt Harold Sebern Browns Vie

Proclamation Declares National Safe Boating Week at Port Isabel

Port Isabel Texas mayor J A Hockaday proclaims the week beginning July 4 1965 as National Safe Boating Week urging boaters in adjacent waters to follow safety rules year round and help promote safe recreational boating. The proclamation is dated June 28 1965 and signed by Mayor J A Hockaday.

Congress of the United States Port Isabel J. A. Hockaday Texas

Local Man Injured In Motor Scooter Mishap

Laura Ochoa a 33 year old Madison Street resident was slightly injured when his motor scooter skidded off Farm Road 179 in Brownsville Monday afternoon. He received scrapes and bruises and was treated at Mercy Hospital and released.

Laura Ochoa Madison St Brownsville Ochoa Mercy Hospital

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