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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1967
Page
1
The narrator recalls a near collision on a single track when another engine and cars appeared fast approaching and fled, leaving engineers and firemen to avert disaster. A later inquiry questioned responsibility while a trainmaster notes pay and honesty. Continued on page 3.
Hannah Denise Barnes 77 of Brownsville and formerly Port Isabel died Friday at Mercy Hospital Browns- She was widow of Harry Burt Barnes founder of Barnes' Variety Store in Port Isabel in 1954. She traveled worldwide and supported medical research at the University of Texas. Survived by daughter Betty Alten grandchild and great grandchild plus three sisters. Also noted Tex Parks warden Jack Maddux Jr assigned to Port Isabel after graduating from A&M.
The Cameron County Dust Control Association will meet Thursday July 13 at 7:50 pm in the Derry Elementary School Auditorium. Robert Roloff, chairman, urged a large number of interested persons to attend the session.
Port Isabel resident Pichard Van Buskirk was arrested Saturday on theft charges for a 1959 Merceds Cantapali vehicle. He appeared before Justice of the Peace Bud Emmons and was bound over on $1,000 bond. Officers Chuck Londrie and Lewis Ressler made the arrest.
E W Skinner 70 of Laguna Heights died of a heart attack in Houston on June 23 while visiting. A Sioux City Iowa native, he lived in Houston 89 years before moving to Laguna Heights 10 months ago. He once managed Mosehart and Keller Automobile Co. of Houston for 37 years before retirement a decade ago. He is survived by two daughters Juanita Skinner Foitik of Houston and Adele Skinner Burns of Shreveport a sister Madeleine Skinner Boroughs of Los Angeles a brother Dwight Helmer Skinner of Compton and seven grandchildren. Funeral services were held June 24 in Houston and burial followed at Memorial Oaks Cemetery.
Record crowds swarmed South Padre Island for a sunny Fourth of July with heavy traffic on the causeway reaching into the three million range. Police kept order as families found lodging, beachgoers rented boards and motorcycles, and local merchants enjoyed strong holiday business despite quiet speeches.
Taxpayers will vote Saturday to elect a commissioner for the Port Isabel San Benito Navigation District. Two candidates, Stanley McKown of San Benito and Gerald V. Harris of Laguna Heights, seek the six year term. Voting sites include San Benito Irrigation District Office and other local locations. Eleven absentee ballots were cast.
Competitive bids are being accepted to operate the South Padre Island Rural Branch Post Office. A facility under 700 square feet must be ready by September 1, 1987 to provide postal services. Applicants submit POD Forms 4612 to the Port Isabel Postmaster and outline required services and equipment. The PO will supply about 300 post office boxes. Bond of $5,000 required. Perms 462 due July 10, 1987.
Roger W Babson from Babson Park Mass outlines a midyear review of 1967 forecasting higher income taxes and rising meat prices as key trends. He notes ongoing foreign tensions in the Middle East and Vietnam and discusses implications for stocks, inflation, and monetary conditions in the United States. He expects continued budgetary pressure and potential shifts in investment focus toward tax exempt bonds and quality management stocks.
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