Half Million Dollar Federal Housing Loan for Port Isabel
A Federal loan of 543 583 dollars is approved to build 44 low rent homes in Port Isabel Texas with 10 percent reserved for elderly occupants. The project aims to replace substandard housing under Urban Renewal and will proceed alongside street paving and rail realignment.
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Port Isabel
Joe M. Kilgore
The
Valley Press
Texas
Housing and Home Finance Agency
PHA
Marie C McGuire
Housing Authority
City of
Public Housing Administration
Devel
Urban Renewal Agency
South Shore Drive
Elsie Stymus Dies in El Paso Girl
Mrs. Elsie Stymus 68 of 808 Legion Ave died Wednesday in El Paso Hospital after nine days at Providence Memorial Hospital. Funeral services pending at West Funeral Home. Born February 15 1894 in Sylvia Kansas she lived in Carlsbad ten years and worked at the Caverns. Survived by four sons three brothers three sisters nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
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Carlsbad
N. M
Ronald Carpenter
Stymus
Fort Isabel
Ohio
West Funeral Home
Elsie Stymus
Legion Ave
el Paso
Providence Memorial Hospital
Salt Lake City
Earl Harrell
Edward L. Loy
Jack Hays
Meade, Kan
Earl Hays
Woodward
Okla
Clayton Hays
Seattle
Susie Shirm
Abbie Clark
Tonkawa
Beulah Dotson
Middlebourne
W. Va
Gandchildren
Street Parade Winners Are Announced In Port Isabel
Mrs. Lee Smith chaired the Port Isabel street parade last Saturday noting the largest parade ever staged. Awards went to Commercial Central Power and Light Co Civic Browns ville Charro Days Organiza tions Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Mercedes Walking Units John Hanson Fest 43 American Legion Antique Cars Rolls Royce owner Pat Rogers Brownsville. Children’s winners include Port Isabel Little League first Port Isabel Pre-School dance The Twist second and third Port Isabel Pre-School dance The Charleston with a special Honorable Mention to the Port Isabel Bicycle Brigade. Equestrian winners were Collingsworth first Barrera second and Conchita Combe received a trophy. Cadets from the U S Border Patrol Academy supplied convertibles for girls Yolanda Garza Glynnda Kennedy Kay Kennedy Margie Towers Lynnda Kennedy Sandy Rice Christy Yorkovic Tresa Petty and Carol Elliott.
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Lee Smith
Port Isabel
Central Power and Light Co
Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley
Mercedes
John Hanson
American Legion
Rolls Royce
Pat Rogers
Competiton
Collingsworth
Barrera
Mrs. Smith
U. S. Border Patrol Academy
Yolanda Garza
Glynnda Kennedy
Kay Kennedy
Margie Towers
Lynnda Kennedy
Sandy Rice
Christy Yorkovic
Tresa Petty
Carol Elliott
Urban Renewal Salvage Plan Seeks Local Contractors
The Urban Renewal Agency plans project No 1 clearance soon in Laguna Heights to tear down 56 substandard structures. Salvage firms would store reusable material on compliant lots and ensure waste is destroyed. no structures may be moved outside the city.
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Urban Renewal Agency
Laguna Heights
Laguna Vista
Port Isabel salutes navy crew at Shrimp Fiesta
Commander Shaw praised Port Isabel hospitality as the USS Peterson and Coast Guard vessel visitors extended hours. He said the crew stands ready for emergencies and called the 1962 Shrimp Fiesta a success. The issue notes fireworks violations and Lions Club success in Los Fresnos with plans for a larger next-year fiesta.
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Fletcher Shaw
Port Isabel
USS Peterson
Coast Guard
Shaw
Navy
Key West
Los Fresnos Lions Club
United States
Fire Report Praises City Fire Record and Seeks Volunteers
The city applauds an excellent fire record for May and June with only two alarms two fires. A light pole fire on May 29 caused by dust and a grass fire in Laguna Heights on June 1. The department invites volunteers to join.
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Cit
Isabel
Laguna Heights
Fire Dept
Billie Sue Harris John Port Reign Over Fiesta
Billie Sue Harris of Port Isabel and John Part owner of Estotex Fisheries were crowned Queen and King of the 1962 Shrimp Fiesta, to reign until next year. Santiago won first place in the decorated shrimp boat parade, with Estopride second and Uncle Uncle Billy third, as crowds witnessed Blessing of the Fleet and a Sunday parade.
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Billie Sue Harris
W. H. Harris
Port Isabel
John
Estotex
Jimmie Rice
Santiago
John Art
Harry Sexton
Brownsville
Susan Bleakney
Olmito
Sheryl Anderson
Princey Brooks
USS Peterson
Coast Guard
Hudson
Earnest Mobley
Lawrence Fanning
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church
Les Peterson
GOP
Jack Cox
Fausto Yturria Jr
Terrell Bozarth
Los Fresnos
Fletcher Shaw
Peterson
Bill Rapp
Raymondville
Miss Harris
Estopride
Estotex Fisheries
Uncle Billy
Magic Valley Processing Co
Lali Anne
Yacht Hotel
Port Isabel Rotary installs officers for new year
The Port Isabel Rotary Club held its annual dinner and installation at the Anchor Restaurant. Geo. Colley was installed as president for the coming year with Freddie Gonzales as vice president and E. J. Hood as secretary. Directors Reed Swindell Don Pruitt Francis Kershaw and Jack M. Harris also were installed. Marshall Story of San Benito gave the principal address.
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Port Isabel
Local anglers haul big Jew Fish and Black Snapper at jetty
Mr Don Sheldon and Mr Cleo Vinyard of Donna caught a 195 pound Jew Fish and a 42 pound Black Snapper Saturday off the North Jetties end.
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Don Sheldon
Cleo Vinyard
Donna
Princesses No 2 Rosalinda Amaya Carolyn Blackwell Joyce Ruth Palmer
A brief list appears naming Princesses No 2 including Rosalinda Amaya Carolyn Blackwell and Joyce Ruth Palmer as part of a local pageant lineup.
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Rosalinda Amaya
Joyce Ruth Palmer
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Fed
Kerrville
Lisa Harris
Cutie
South Padre Island
Lions Club
Lisa
Ed Harris
Jack Harris
Bud Emmons
Harris
Richards
Emmonds
Lions
Eeek
Lip
John Port
Port Isabel Marina
Marina
Garcia Street
Monroe Street
Geo. Colley
Rotary Club
Mary Lynn Moody
Francis Valdiviez
Lourdes Jurado
Carolyn Atkinson
Princesses
Carla Beechie
Carolyn Blackwell
Suzy Bennett
Annice Collingsworth
Paula Moses
Elaine Patterson
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