Road Bond Election To Be Conducted Saturday
A proposed 6 750 000 dollar county road bond issue will be placed before voters on Saturday. Qualified property owners including those with taxable personal property may vote. Opponents led by J C Myrick of Harlingen oppose the bond, while County Judge Oscar C Dancy and Commissioner Ted Hunt urge approval. The advisory committee backs the plan and a Brownsville route may use precinct funds if approved. Engineer consultant Robert J Potts of Harlingen will advise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Myrick
Harlingen
Oscar C. Dancy
Ted Hunt
Port Isabel
Laguna Madre Navy Auxiliary Air Base
Brownsville
Daney
Commissioners Court
Robert J. Potts
State Highway Commission
Fiesta Boosters elect new officers for Shrimp Fiesta
The Shrimp Fiesta Boosters club met at the American Legion hall for officer elections. New officers include Mrs Harold DeRick president Mrs Hudson Bourgeois vice president Mrs Jack Mack secretary Mrs Theron Boynt treasurer Publicity chairman Mrs Cliff Goette. A bingo fundraiser drew strong merchant support as members prep for the year and seek new members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Hall
Harold DeRick
Hudson Bourgeois
Jack Mack
Theron Boynt
Cliff Goette
Boosters Club
Fred Petch
Donna
Don Fluiriet
la Feria
Mrs
Randolph Fluiriet
Harlingen
Equalization Boards Set July 29 Sessions Across Port Isabel Area
Beginning July 29 three Port Isabel area boards begin equalization hearings through next Wednesday. The Point Isabel ISD board meets in city hall to hear protests on 1955 real and personal property assessments. Cameron County Fresh Water District No 1 meets July 30 at 9 am in the district office to finish all business. Port Isabel city board opens August 3 at 8 am in city hall with members F W L Petch W W Zimmerman and Ralph, plus mentions of Mrs Wo Trott and Miss Cynthia Trott visiting in Miami.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Board of Equalization
Point Isabel Independent
George Carr
FW. Petch
Tom Simpson
Cameron County
Fresh Water District No. 1 Board of Equalization
A. C. Hill
Richard Reloff
Vere
Myrick
Port Isabel City
Queen Candidate Dinner Honoree Named Teresa Villarreal
Miss Teresa Villarreal candidate for Parish Queen will be honored with a cabrito dinner at the Catholic Parish hall on Sunday July 24. Dinner starts at 12 noon and a bingo party follows at 7 30 in the evening. Proceeds support Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teresa Villarreal
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church
Felicitas Medrano Dies Suddenly at 19 in Port Isabel
Felicitas Medrano wife of Guadalupe Medrano and daughter of Mr and Mrs Eliodoro Zapata died suddenly on Sunday July 17. She lived in Port Isabel two years and attended public schools until her marriage. Funeral services were led by Rev Lawrence Fanning. Burial was in Port Isabel cemetery. She is survived by her husband Guadalupe and her son Robert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felicitas Medrano
Guadalupe Medrano
Eliodoro Zapata
Port Isabel
Lawrence Fanning
O.M.L
Women Press Assn Seeks District 3 Chapter in La Feria
Forty three Rio Grande Valley women met at Palmetto Inn La Feria Texas on July 16 1955 to organize District 3 of the Texas Women's Press Association TWPA. Officers elected include Lucy Wallace president Lillian Baldridge first vice president Marty Forrester second vice president and others. A charter luncheon is planned August 20 at El Sombrero Mercedes with reservations via Mrs Edwin Harvey. Regular TWPA District 3 meetings will follow the third Saturday of the first month each quarter starting October 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande Valley
Palmetto Inn
la Feria
Texas
Texas Women's Press Association
Mary Elizabeth Fox
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Lucy Wallace
Mission
Lillian Baldridge
Harlingen
Marty Forrester
Brownsville
Freddie Saunders
Edna Bennett
McAllen
Tilene H. Smith
Pat Withers
Virginia Gaunt
Jean Williams
Evelyn Harvey
Mercedes
Virginia Fenwick
Eleanor Galt
el Sombrero
Edwin Harvey
Box 65
Logan
TWPA
District 3
Bob Beil
Oklahoma
Douglas Battey
Corpus Christi
Gilbert Harvey
San Antonio
E. W. Heinze, Jr
Laguna Vista
Port Isabel News Briefs Highlight Fiesta Plans And Local News
Community notices urge volunteer help for the Blessing of the Fleet in Port Isabel and announce the 17th annual Texas International Fishing Tournament with fishermen from across the region. Police warn residents to drive slower and follow traffic codes as new streets tempt faster speeds while litter-bugging campaigns seek cleaner town image and civic cooperation. The National Council of Catholic Women met July 15 with bingo report and bi monthly meeting schedule set for the second and fourth Fridays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ped Hunt
Ped
Dallas
Fort Worth
Port Isabel
Texas
Garden Club
National Council of Catholic Women
Henry Cateora Named President of Shrimp Fiesta Inc
Henry Cateora of Brazos Fisheries was elected president of Shrimp Fiesta Inc for 1955. Leo Baumfelder as vice president Eleanor Ruthruff as secretary treasurer new directors include Dr. J A Hockaday Maurice Voltaggio George Carr Mrs Lee Smith Jack Merryman Ruth Alegre Betty Goette meeting held Sunday afternoon to set committee chairs and plans for an exceptional celebration this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Cateora
Brazos Fisheries
Gg" Fiesta, Inc
Leo Baumfelder
Eleanor Ruthruff
J. A. Hockaday
Maurice Voltaggio
George Carr
Lee Smith
Jack Merryman
Ruth Alegre
Betty Goette
Polio Vaccination Delayed in Hidalgo County
Dr David M Cowgill announced second Salk shots will start next Monday for Hidalgo County school children while Cameron Willacy counties delay until schools reopen in September The Hidalgo County Medical Society backed an early vaccination and Cameron Willacy groups opposed second doses to scattered families to ensure full first shot coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hidalgo
David M. Cowgill
Cameron County
Cowgill
Cameron and Willacy
Hidalgo County Medical Society
Cameron-Willacy County
Paving Moves Into South Town As North Section Opens
The Port Is abel north section is paved and crews advance into the southern part with many streets already done. Cross streets receive paving, with through north and south routes to follow after east west streets finish. Work includes oiling, rock asphalt dumping, tack spraying, and final rolling. streets are impassable for two to three days. Completion targeted for mid August with minor finishing touches remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Anglers Propose Team Fishing Format For TIFT
The 17th Texas International Fishing tournament may add team formats in the Bay division for July 28 29 and 30. Sid Scalise and E L Dunn of Houston urge two man teams per boat or four per two boats to contest for total pounds or fish count across three species troto redfish and snook with merchandise and a silver trophy proposed for winners. Mrs Brock Stone of Brownsville visited Mrs Floyd Bobbitt Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sid Scalise
Houston
Bob Meade
Scalise
E. L. Dunn
Channel Bess
Firemen Training School Sees Record Attendance at A&M
The 26th annual Firemen's Training School at Texas A&M College drew 953 participants, up 53 from last year, with 25 states and 395 Texas towns represented. Port Isabel and San Benito sent officials, while attendees endured hot days and dormitory housing, focusing on combined theory and practice sessions. The event highlighted fire prevention and its role in reducing community and taxpayer losses, noting the broader value of such training beyond firefighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A & M College
College Station
Texas
California
Fiordia
Utah
Port Isabel
A. R Kelley
Los Fresnos
Dillard
Gulf
Realty Boards Of Two Cities Approve Road Bond Issue
The Brownsville Real Estate board votes 7,650,000 for Cameron County road bonds after briefing by John Mitchell on the Expressway and rural roads plan. Harlingen Board of Realtors made a similar move last week as the state highway department funds part of the Expressway project from Brownsville to Harlingen and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Harlingen
Hidalgo County
Singing Convention in Brownsville Sunday
The Rio Grande Valley singing convention will convene Sunday July 24 at 2 p.m. at the Southmost Pentecostal Holiness Church 3103 4th Street Brownsville. The convention will be held in the Amex Salvage Co building at 14th and Southmost Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande Valley
Southmost
Pentecostal Holiness Church
4Th Street
Brownsville
Amex Salvage Co
Southmost Road
Gulf Fishing Notes From Ruby Ann II
Bay and jetty fishing reports list numerous anglers from Port Isabel Houston Brownsville and nearby towns with counts of trout redfish and sail details. Entries note dates July 14 to 17 and individual party catches including 40 trout 30 trout 38 trout and 35 trout among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay
Pee Wee Schumacher
Port Isabel
Lynn Turner
Houston
Pat Maloun
Gasper Giacome
Sam Cashiola
Mr. Kelley
Howard Duckworth
Brownsville
Mr. Bradshaw
Mr. Reese
Wyoming
Walter Turner
Bill Smith
Grant Lising
Vance Ware
L. A. Daude
Hamimer
H. A. Duckworth
Grant Isling
Archie Dorsey
Mission
Mr. Shelley
Bobby Goolsby
Austin Thompson
la Pryor
Texas
Paul Bretz
Fishing log lists trout catches by residents and visitors
The record details anglers from Brownsville Houston Port Isabel and Dallas on July dates with trout counts ranging from 8 to 104 and mentions of redfish and parties led by guides like Tom Atkins. Notable names include Al Goff Jody Goolsby Paul Bretz J. M. Woods and Howard Bates among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Goff
B. O. Snell
Brownsville
Jody Goolsby
Port Isabel
Sonny Johnson
Housin
Keneath Miller
Dallas
Gulf
Tom Atkins
Howard Parrett
Clinton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fiesta Boosters Club
Wo" Trott
Cynthia Trott
Miami
Florida
William Churchwell
Billy Ellis
M. L. Ellis
Olmito
Padre Island
Women Press Assn
el Paso
Texas Women’s Press Association
National Women’s Press Association
Jl.m
Shrimp Fiesta Inc
Brock Stone
Floyd Bobbitt
D. J. Schwarz
Ruby Ann IL
Realty Boards
Wes x
J. W. Woods
J. B. Tanner
W. C. Turner
Jack Williamson
Ben Waidhofer
H. B. Jones
R. A. Moore
J. M. Roberts
S. A. Higginbotham
Sweeney
George Brown Fitemton
Howard Bates
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