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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1963
Page
12
Cappleman cites FHA data showing about 950 farmers using FHA credit cultivate 100000 acres of cotton with 82600 fertilized and 99500 protected by insect control. They borrowed 487000 for fertilizer and 610600 for insecticides. About 630 farmers grow 32000 acres of grain sorghum needing 161000 for fertilizer.
FHA loaned $67 000 for fertilizer to improve 26 000 acres of pasture and $205 000 for fertilizer to plant 10 000 acres of coastal bermuda grass. In area BIG 1 254 farmers with herds of 10 head or more hold 35 000 head. Loans totaling $1 552 000 funded 9 500 cows and 326 beef bulls. Cappleman notes 371 dairymen average 50 cows. 1962 state milk per cow averaged 5 610 pounds, highest on record. Total FHA BIG area debt stood at about $35 million as of December 1962. In 1963 loans of $1 740 000 aided 107 farmers to buy or enlarge family farms. Rural Housing loans funded 290 people to build rural homes. Water distribution loans benefit 3 200 users across 34 associations with $3 649 000, meeting Texas Public Health standards.
The annual Blessing of the Fleet at Port Isabel Brownsville remains a vivid rite with clergy prayers and holy water on the ships to protect fishermen. The 1963 Fiesta honors Bishop Mariano S. Garriga who first blessed the shrimp fleet in 1949. A Sunday parade follows the ceremony featuring shrimp trawlers and pleasure craft.
An old sign warned drivers in Utah that birds had the right of way while motorists faced a hidden speed limit and a $10 fine. The piece notes motorists were not universally welcomed and cites Green Bay, Wisconsin, as another example of peculiar legal attempts to curb driving.
Skeleton found buried in Boca Chica sands sparked a sheriff led inquiry. Mauldin and deputies retrieved bones, coffin nails, wood fragments, and coins while other relics surfaced on Padre Island beaches, hinting at long buried secrets and unanswered questions. Finally locals were urged to explore the shore for more clues.
The next written examination for Foreign Service Junior Officers is set for September 7, 1963 in cities nationwide and at posts abroad. Applicants aged 21 to 31 by July 1, citizens nine years by July 1, and meeting other criteria may file by July 22 with the Board of Examiners for the Foreign Service.
An empty nail polish bottle stores oil for fishing gear. It is compact to pack and the built in brush helps apply oil easily when needed.
Local page six item from Port Isabel Press dated July 4 1963 notes community notices and brief updates from the island town, reflecting mid‑summer activity and civic announcements.
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