Band Leader Ken Harris Promotes Padre Island Song
Ken Harris, the Irish Mite of California, fronts a nationally known orchestra that toured from Sacramento to Washington and Cleveland. His band recorded Come With Me to Padre Island, a tune co composed by Lorraine Daly and Carl Jones. Harris promotes Padre Island between tunes, using Erin Records to release records, with nearly 4000 copies sold.
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Padre Island opens new causeway linking to South Texas resort area
The long Padre Island stretch from Corpus Christi to the Lower Rio Grande Valley gains a year-round recreation boost as a new causeway connects the island’s south end to the Valley. Harris band members promote “Come With Me to Padre Island” on tours and Lorraine writes to Corpus Christi’s John Tompkins to buy Padre Beach real estate.
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Crutches Available Free At Local Portsmouth Store
John J Kirehmier hung a pair of crutches on a wall of his general store and offered them to any customer in need. The first borrower was his own son John J Kirehmier Jr who broke a leg in a high school football game.
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Steamers To Be Seen From Padre Island Park Sights
Thousands of visitors to the Brazos Santiago Pass area near Padre Island will view ocean-going steamers as ships pass the Pass. The inlet connects the Gulf to a deep water channel inland to Port Brownsville and Port Isabel, with Padre Beach development and Cameron County parks under construction. The Tip of Texas Causeway opened last February, linking Port Isabel to the Padre Beach area across Laguna Madre.
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