Port Isabel Stars in Civic Spirit and Local Progress
A guest writer praises Port Isabel for hosting a holiday weekend event, crediting the community’s cooperation, the shrimp industry’s businesslike approach, and local leaders. The piece mentions Jim Martens, Mrs. Lee Smith, Uncle Jack Oswald, and notes improvements like paved streets and dock activity. A July 16 1954 city commission resolution honors A R Keller for his role in securing street paving.
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Port Isabel
H. B. Zachary and Company
A. R. Keller
City of
Legion And Auxiliary Installations Planned In Port Isabel San Benito
Legion And Auxiliary Installation Monday joint ceremonies at the Legion Hall in San Benito with Port Isabel and San Benito posts. New commanders and officers named for both Legion and Auxiliary alongside executive committees and members at large.
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Legion and Auxiliary Installation
Andalecio Lopez
American Legion of
Port Isabel
San Benito
Legion Hall
Legionnaires
William ©. Keller
Shivers To Speak Here Monday In Port Isabel
Governor Allan Shivers will greet locals in Port Isabel Monday morning at 10 30 and deliver a brief address on his re election bid. He will speak from an automobile in the downtown business district as part of a tour into his home Valley. Campaign managers J Lewis Boggus and Bill Whalen will accompany him for a Valley rally ending with a barbecue in McAllen at 7 that evening featuring eight thousand pounds of beef.
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Allan Shivers
Port
Isabel
J. Lewis Boggus
Harlingen
Bill Whalen
McAllen
Cameron
Hidalgo
Whalen Park
Shivers
Valley
New Mission Municipal Hospital
Shrimp Producers Form Exchange In Port Isabel
A preliminary meeting at Port Isabel City Hall organized a Shrimp Producers exchange with Dr. Kahn advising. Captain Fox Routh was elected president, M Snodurass vice president, and Johnny Cernekia secretary treasurer. A board will be named and a constitution drafted to strengthen the local shrimp market and production.
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Port Isabel
Port Isabel Shrimpers
June Corporation Court records show eighteen cases processed
Judge Lee Palmer reports in June the Corporation Court handled eighteen cases with several more pending. Traffic dismissals totaled four with one improper turn one license issue and one improper passing. Sentences included two suspended rulings two affray charges four drunkenness two disturbing the peace and one vagrancy.
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Lee Palmer
Corporation Court
Dust Control Drive Underway to Fund Port Isabel Project
Port Isabel launches a dust control campaign led by the Chamber of Commerce with a goal of 1800 to 2000 dollars. The effort funds a protective dike and pumping system to flood dust areas, with donations collected in local businesses and households. T. W. Dunn named director of the Port Isabel Port Authority to oversee the project.
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Cof
Port Isabel
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
C of C
Port Feathel
Pompano Scout Boat Burned At Schmidt Fisheries Dock
The Pompano Scout fishing boat was gutted by fire early Wednesday at the Schmidt Fisheries dock. Police Chief Ped Hunt suspects a sleeping man on board may have fallen asleep with a lit cigarette. The alarm came in at 3 25 am as Port Isabel volunteers fought a blaze that caused extensive damage. Owner E B Padgett had permitted the man to sleep on board after a July trip. No damage estimate has been released.
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Pompano
Schmidt Fisheries
Ped Hunt
E. B. Padgett
Port Isabel
Mission women join hosts for weekend gathering
Mrs. Lucy Wallace of Mission Mrs. Barbara Isheil of McAllen Mrs. Erin McAgkill of Edinburg and Bill Boyle of Mission were weekend guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Zimmerman of North Shore.
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Lucy Wallace
Mission
Barbara Isheil
McAllen
Erin McAgkill
Edinburg
Bill Boyle
W. W. Zimmerman
North Shore
Bay Area Anglers Report Large Trout Haul Across Gulf Coasts
A compiled fishing log lists multiple anglers and parties from Houston, Falfurrias, Mercedes, San Antonio, Weslaco, Harlingen, and other places. Entries mention counts of trout, red snapper, bonitas, kings, and a hammer of large catches aboard various boats with guides. Notable names include R. M. Smith, E. H. Voelkel, Charlie Feuerbacher, Mason Johnson, and Paul Gilliam, with trips on vessels TEXAS JOY and SHAMROCK and dates near July.
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Dr. Ivey
Weslaco
Charles Feverbacher
Gulf
Mason Johnson
Harlingen
Frank Roberts
R. M. Smith
Houston
Ed Christie
Sherman
PH Henke
el Campo
Paul Gilliam
P. H. Hollifield
Fort Worth
R B. Grammer
A. R. Diamond
Bellfire
Shamrock
Charlie Goldtrap
Trout and red snapper catch reported at sea
R M Smith of Houston reports 36 trout. Co C Perkins and party from San Antonio fished the JOE LU with guide Les Thompson catching 440 pounds of red snapper.
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Gulf Fishing Co
C. Perkins
Party of
San Antonio
Les Thompson
Local anglers land a mixed catch across border towns
Fishermen from Brownsville to Pharr report counts of trout, redfish, drum and pompano. N V White, Maurice Smith, Jim Butcher, A L Goff, Harold Cowan, Johnny Bowen, Will Bowen, Sgt Fuller, petty, Jody Goolsby, Cantu, B Rodriguez, L Serran, A Gutierrez, Ed Christie, and J M Vonne are listed with tally results including 53. Cantu group shares a combined haul of drum and pompano with trout and white.
Fishing Report From Texas Ports Includes Bounty of Reds
The notes list anglers from Waco Combes Brownsville Houston and Edinburg. Entries show trout counts from several parties with reds and miscellaneous catches. A Bay outing aboard the Lizzie Bee with Dr Hofmaster yields red snapper kings and bonito while guided by Tom Adkins.
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He McPhail
Jiro Trombine
Waco
W. B Walker
Combes
Speed Memerick
Brownsville
S. J. Scheffer
Houston
Hofmaster
Edinburg
Tom Adkins
New Dial System for Port Isabel Takes Effect Saturday
Port Isabel begins direct dialing Saturday at 6 p.m. July 31, replacing operator-assisted calls. All 400 phones switch to new numbers using Whitehall 3 prefix, with a complete instruction list in the Port Isabel Press. A new dial directory will be issued to subscribers before going live.
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Port Isabel
M. C Brown
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Port Leadel
Girl Scouts Plan Marshmallow Roast Next Week
Girl Scouts of Troop 9 met at Mrs Perry Rol off home to complete Second Class badge tests. They identified eight tree kinds and planned a marshmallow roast for next Monday at Mrs Thorough man home. The meeting closed with taps.
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Girl Scouts
Perry Roloff
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Jack Merryman
Jack
Port City
South
Texas
America
Arank
Merrymans
Jim Martens
Jim
Ship
Lee Smith
Comimunok
Jack Oswald
Mercedes
Uncle Jack
American Legion
Mercedes Legion
By P.B.R
Dodds and Wedegartner Construc Company of
James C. Martens
Cameron County
Gerald G. Morris
Joseph LaRoche
Arlyn Bressie
Wm. Higginbotham
Joseph Mercurio
Ted R. Hunt
Melvin Derr
Mon
A.M
Corp
T. W. Dunn
John Trump
Board of Commissioners
Port Isabel- San Benito
Mr. Dunn
James C. Bowie
Alamo
Manchester Terminal Corporation of
Manchester
Dunn
R M. Smith
Richard A. Kahn
Department of the Interior
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