Port Isabel to seek bonds for wharf sewer and street work
City Council votes 145000 bond election for August 15 with three propositions. Proposal 1 funds dock and wharf plus dredging match. Proposal 2 covers street paving and drainage. Proposal 3 extends sanitary sewer lines including Champion Street and North Shore Drive areas. Taxpaying details outlined by Commissioner Zimmersman.
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U. S
Refuge
Pompano Avenue
Zimmerman
Port Isabel
No tax increase planned to service ad valorem sewer bonds
City Secretary Gertrude Gilliam said no rise in tax assessments is needed to cover the $145,000 sewer bonds. She noted last year revenue from garbage and sewer charges exceeded the amount required to service existing sewer bonds, with continued details on page 2.
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Gertrude Gilliam
Dust concerns port Isabel residents amid bond petition furor
Fort Isabel residents clash over a city hall petition seeking a 47000 bond for street paving. A later letter says the petition was in error and officials should focus on duties, while doctors assess health impacts of local dust on children amid ongoing discussions with community leaders.
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Fort Isabel
Federal Health Department
Our Fair City
Port Isabel
CAB Will Continue Crash Investigation
The Civil Aeronautic Board will continue probing the Gulf of Mexico crash east of Port Isabel. Plane wreckage from a Brownsville flight Saturday night is linked to G Charles Childre of San Antonio and E W Samuels, both insurance executives, who died. The wreckage lies in 132 to 140 feet of water. no sonar-equipped ships were available locally.
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Civil Aeronautic Board
Gulf of Mexico
Port Isabel
Coast Guard
Brownsville
G. Charles Childre
San Antonio
Childre
E. W. Samuels
CAB
Minsurance Company
Rio Grande Valley International Airport
Gulf
Delhi Taylor Oil Seeks Bids for Domestic Properties
Delhi-Taylor Oil Corporation directs management to solicit proposals from a select group of companies after reviewing engineers reports on oil condensate and gas reserves. Proposals are to be submitted by September 16, 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Sewell
Delhi - Taylor Oil Corporation
Dallas
Texas
James A. Lewis Engineering, Inc
H. J. Gray and Associates, Inc
Padre Island Color Pictures Planned by KPRC TV Crew
Lioyd Langston, Sea Island Hotel manager on South Padre Island, hosted KPRC TV Houston photographers to film a color segment on island life and improvements. Ray Miller Chas Pharris and Tony Cernuda shot 65 000 feet of film for a proposed 30 minute show likely to require about 1000 feet after editing. The crew captured beach activity upper beach underwater shots and beach improvements with Matamoros bull fight footage. the program to air after September would bring substantial publicity to South Padre Island.
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Lioyd Langston
Sea Island
South Padre Island
Kprc — TV
Houston
Ray Miller
Chas. Pharris
Tony Cernuda
Langston
Matamoros
Saia Langston
Poll Tax Exemptions Urged Before November Election
Cameron County Officials urge seniors 60 plus to secure poll tax exemptions by November 9 to avoid a 25 cent registration fee if the tax is abolished. Adults 21 to 60 face a current 1.75 dollar poll tax receipt, which would be replaced by a 25 cent registration fee after removal.
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C. H. Holcomb
Cameron County
Port Isabel Seeks Federal Help for Fiscal Strain
Local officials acknowledge Port Isabel cannot cope with the crisis and urge the Federal Government to find a remedy. The community joins others in supporting greater national financial assistance to address the problem.
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Port Isabel
Port Isabel schools inspection praised by survey committee
Otto Langlois superintendent of Port Isabel Schools and the committee appointed by Port Isabel Independent School District deserve credit for organizing the inspection team visit to Port Isabel to conduct the survey.
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Otto Langlois
Port Isabel
Dstrict
White Sands lodge guests report large trout and mackerel haul
Visitors from Pecos and Luling Texas plus Humble and Houston crews weigh in large catches at White Sands Motor Lodge and Marina. Correll Robison anglers post 25 trout and a six pound king mackerel plus a forty pound ling, Conley nets nine kings, Norwood group reports 120 pounds of trout, Hart lands four and three pounders, Crutchfield boat delivers over a hundred pounds of trout and reds.
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White Sands Motor Lodge & Marina
John L. Correll
T. A Robison
Pecos
Texas
C. W. Conley
Luling
Scott Norwood
R. G. Shaw
Jimmy Norwood
Humble
Norwood
Henry Hart
Norfolk
Nebr
Roy Crutchfield
Houston
Lucky Game Fundraiser Friday Night at OLSS Parish Hall
A Lucky Game will be played on Friday night July 26 at 8 00 p m at the Catholic Parish Hall to benefit OLSS Queen Candidate Cecilia Cantu. Everyone is invited to attend.
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OLSS
Cecilia Cantu
County Airport Now Operated As Public Airport
Cameron County has received the deed to a six and one half million dollar air facility formerly the Port Isabel Naval Air Station. It will serve Port Isabel Padre Island Los Fresnos and nearby areas with an 8000 ft runway hangar tie downs and tele phone links to Brownsville weather and flight planning. Ray Sandlin manager will provide fuel air taxi and courtesy car services with planned events such as a Fly-in Breakfast Fish Fry and air show to boost the local economy.
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Cameron County
Port Isabel Naval Air Station
Port Isabel
Padre Island
Los Fresnos
Shorder Patrol Academy
Brownsville
Weather Bureau
Ray Sandlin
Sportsman Aviation Co
Beachcombers Art Show Draws Record Beach Attendance
The Beachcomber Show on South Padre Island drew the largest crowd in its four year history with over 50 Valley and regional artists exhibiting across eight tents at Isla Blanca Park. Highlights included 50 works from Ciudadela Nuevo Leon in Monterrey, Mexico, whose artists left early for a Mexico City show. Mrs. Sarah Schaudies of Harlingen heads the organizing committee.
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South Padre Island
Harlingen Art Forum
Isla Blanca Park
Laredo
San Antonio
Austin
Corpus Chiristi
Ciudade la Nuevo Leon
Monterrey
Mexico City
Sarah Schaudies
Harlingen
Sho
Representative Pipkin Hospitalized for Painful Ailment
Brownsville representative and co chair of the House Appropriations Committee Maurice S Pipkin is a medical patient at Mercy Hospital undergoing laboratory and X ray tests for an ailment described as painful but not serious.
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Maurice S. Pipkin
Mercy Hospital
Brownsville
House Appropriations Committee
Urban Renewal Notified Of Advance For Project 2
William L. Slayton of the Housing and Home Finance Agency notified George Mansur that an advance of 59578 was made to cover appraisal and preliminary work for Port Isabel Urban Renewal Project No. 2. The area includes Mexiquito and parts of Port Isabel south of Railroad Avenue. The advance enables planning in Project No. 2 area.
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William L. Slayton
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Washington
George Mansur
Port Isabel
Mexiquito
Railroad Avenue
Mansur
Coast Guard Responds To Plane Crash East Of Brazos Santiago
At 10 o clock on July 71st Coast Guard units learned a plane had crashed 22 miles east of Brazos Santiago Light. The 95 footer and nearby Auxiliary boats recovered debris and conducted a search with a Coast Guard aircraft. By afternoon a coordinated surface and air search began, but fuel constraints and sunset ended efforts with no survivors found. Coordination was by the Rescue Coordination Center in New Orleans and Lifeboat Station.
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Brazos Santiago Light
Coast Guard Ai
Corpus Chrsti
Coast Guard
Texas Joy Speedway
Marion
Rescue Coordination Center
New Orleans
Port Isabel
Scout Staffers To Be Guests Of Zimmerman
Camp Lula Sams staffers invited for a sea-going ride on Laguna Madre aboard the fishing vessel Speedway. W. W. Zimmerman will host a dinner cruise from Port Isabel next Saturday July 27 with arrangements by Mrs. Stella Ewing. The Tip of Texas Girl Scout Council operates Camp Lula Sams near Brownsville.
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Camp Lula
Port Isabel
W. W. Zimmerman
Laguna Madre
Speedway
Stella Ewing
Lula Sams
Brownsville
Tip of Texas Girl Scout Council
Jonna Petch
Hoyt Hager
Mercedes
Baylor Vauzhn
Donna
Opal Williams
Harlingen
James Pealer
Edcouch
Gretchen Sorensen
Else
Lyle Morgan
Weslaco
Tom Taylor
Waco
Jude Goll
Kingsville
Faith Knaffle
Corpus Christi
Pamela Downe
Mission
Claire Petts Trump
Phylis Maring
Sara Sanders
Ruth Phazaretta
Jeanette Lichenberg
Kirksville
Janet Arrington
Sharon Lombard
Zola May Hunter
Beth Pealer
Judy Turner
San Benito
Thomas Dawson
Marcia Putegnat
Steve Mcucus
Wreckage Found 22 Miles East of Por Isabel
The M V El Pescador located wreckage of a small craft and debris about 22 miles east of Por Isabel. Coast Guard cutters CG 95332 and CG 40475 were dispatched to the scene. The 40 foot vessel was commanded by Ralph A West Jr EN3 with crew Michael Reese SNBM Robert Hux FN Roscoe Rowan SA and James Bennet FA. Continued on pag
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Bass
Dorothy H
el Pescador
Por Isabel
Ralph A. West Jr
Mchael Reese
SNBM
Robert Hux
Linwood Paul Funeral Held Here Tuesday
Funeral services for Linwood B. Paul, 4, who died Friday, were held Tuesday at 4 p.m. in the First Methodist Church of Port Isabel led by Rev. Mann. Pallbearers named, with honorary pallbearers listed, included local adults and Dr. J. A. Hockaday. Survived by widow Thelma Paul, two sons Linwood Jr. and John, a daughter Katy, eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren. He came from Oklahoma, where he was in business, and joined Port Isabel business life and the Urban Renewal board after relocating.
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Linwood B. Paul
Man Hn
First Methodist Church
Port Isabel
Robert York
Bernardo Perez
Ber Ochoa
Wiliam Oliver
Ted Hull
Robert Gareta
Pascual Perez
George Cail
J. A. Hockaday
Ted Hunt
Vector Bulerez
A. Mansur
James Keller
Santiago Gal
Sailfish Prospects Improve for Texas Tourney Port Isabel
Prospects for sailfish at the 25th Texas International Fishing Tournament at Port Isabel Aug 14 rise as offshore catches increase. Bob Meade says recent trips report a 65 pounder by George Etz Sr McAllen and a 6.5 foot sail caught by Skipper Tewell in 22 fathoms. Other boats report sailfish in 20 to 23 fathoms with small schools and shad-like bait, plus several knock-downs as tuna-like fishermen chase the billy fish.
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Port Isabel
Bob Meade
Manning
George Etz
McAllen
Tewell
Howard Tewell
Harlingen
Meade
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Venice
North Shore Drive
Derry School
Sam Perl
Lloyd Langston
KBOR
Island
Sam
Marlin
Delhi
Taylor
KPRC
C. P. & Lers
Raymond Itz
Bob Clark
Paco Villarreal
Arthur Hedrick
Geo. Hogue
Pat O'Neil
Wasec Svess
Maurice Pipkin
Marie Kenworthy
Intracoastal Canal
Isabel Young
Claude Young
Queen Isabel Inn
Cindy Wilcox
John Wilcox
Port Isabel Marina
Coast Guard News
John H. Kittila
Anthony Ford
USCG
Linwood Paul
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