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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1954
Page
4
Wichita city traffic engineer W. W. Rankin received a letter from a nearby town woman. The note included a nickel she could not use in a jammed parking meter and she provided the meter number.
East Texas lawyer Ben Ramsey campaigns for re election with trips to West Texas and the Panhandle. He argues rising foreign oil imports hurt the petroleum industry and state revenues, saying many Texans rely on oil tax money for schools colleges and services.
Following Howard Hawks stroke Raoul Walsh steps in to direct The Land of the Pharaohs in Egypt. Laguna Beach pilot Miles on Padre Island reports strong flounder gigging along the coast.
Hammerhead sharks inhabit warm seas worldwide from Maine to Japan with three of five species near California. The bonnethead and scalloped hammerheads are noted forms. fossils date from Miocene times. Adults reach up to 18 feet and 1500 pounds, with distinctive head shapes and tall dorsal fins.
After Production Code approval Hal Wallis prepares The Rose Tattoo from Tennessee Williams with Anna Magani in the lead role and Burt Lancaster as co star. Mari sa Pavan and Jan Merlin will be tested for daughter and sailor parts while The High and Mighty moves forward. Robert Fellows and John Wayne eye Billy Mitchell biography rights, negotiating with his sister Harriet Mitchell Fladoes.
The Lower Rio Grande Valley of Taxes by J. Lee and Lillian J. Stambaugh catalogues the valley from earliest reports to Falcon’s dedication. Teachers and historians detail location soil crops and present development and offer a source book on valley information.
R M Kent announces ground rules for the July 24 Democratic primary with precinct conventions at 7 30 p m at polling places to elect delegates. Precinct chairmen must name election judges and clerks, open polls 7 a m to 7 p m, pay workers 15 per hour, and report results to Brownsville county clerk.
A two week camp program runs August 2 to 13 for Brownsville area Girl Scouts with sessions for beginners and intermediates. Director Mrs. Kenneth Clark, a Red Cross water safety instructor, leads a staff to teach swimming and badge requirements with scheduled times by region.
Fireman Otto Gibson of Fall City leaps from his locomotive as it slows near a rail and tucks a two year old under his arm saving the child from danger. The grateful father cannot identify the youngster. Bob Richards wins declamation honors at Atlantic City.
District Judge Alan Haley of Wichita County, a candidate for the Criminal Appeals bench, received endorsements from Denton County attorneys Galveston County Bar Association and twenty other Texas bar associations as his campaign advanced. The support spans multiple regions as Haley vies to replace Judge H. N. Graves. In related news, Red Cross aids disaster victims after storms floods or fires. Maureen Connolly wins third straight Wimbledon title.
During the last fiscal year the Red Cross assisted an average of one person every five minutes among those affected by disaster injury or loss, highlighting the charity’s ongoing relief work and reach.
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