School Board Approves Student Camera Plan and Budget
The school board agreed to share the roughly $850 cost of a student identification camera 50 50 for the 1972 73 year. ID cards will be required for entry to activities while other items include lighting at Derry Elementary and career training moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Faulkner
S.V. Fonseca
Little League Association
Derry
Ruben Torres
COP
Eugene Garza
Texas Southmost College
Eduardo Alvarado
Supt
Torres
Texas State Technical Institute
Maria Guadalupe Reyes
Jim Beasley
Estella Montemayor
Rudy Valdez
Bertha Zamora
Lynn Payne Prince
Peggy Barney
Alberto Rubio
Oralia Meza
Manuel Salinas
Arturo Gomez
John Lerma
Cameron County Runoff Winners Announced in Local Elections
Former Police Chief Gus Krausse led the Democratic runoff for Cameron County sheriff with 13,203 votes to 9,045 for Miguel Gomez. Fred Galindo won the district attorney nomination with 12,672 over Melchor Chavez. Incumbent Rep. Henry Sanchez reelected. Lerma beat Lopez for county commissioner Prec. 1. Briscoe carried governor’s race, Yarborough won Senate in county trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Krausse
Brownsville
Cameron County
Fred Galindo
Melchor Chavez
Harlingen
Krausse
Miguel Gomez
Henry Sanchez
James Linton Rentfro
Prec
Post
D.J. Lerma
F.R. Lopez
Lopez
Dolph Briscoe
Frances Farenthold
U.S. Senate
Ralph Yarborough
Barefoot Sanders
Tax Suit Postponed in Cameron County Tax Rolls Dispute
Cameron County Taxpayers League may have dropped a threatened action against the county tax collector after talks with Johnny Snow. League official Jay Hawkins said shrimp boats and other craft are on the rolls but could not distinguish pleasure craft from trawlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron County Taxpayers League
Jay Hawkins
League
Johnny Snow
Jaycees Sponsor Blood Drive and Officers Banquet
Port Isabel Jaycees sponsor a blood drive for 16 year old George Higgibbom with donor contact Roger Villarreal at 9 a.m. Saturday June 17 in the Merchant Marine Community Room. Also announced is an installation banquet at Sea Island on July 1 with guest speaker Fred Cole and officer installation by Art Oswald. Flag Day on June 14 flagged by local Jaycees with sales at Lighthouse Grocery and Merchants Marine State Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Art Oswald
Jaycee
Lighthouse Grocery
Merchants Marine State Bank
Jaycees
Harlingen Man Drowns After Gulf Swim at Beach Party
Walter Edward Bowen, 39, of Harlingen died after a swimming mishap at a family beach party on South Padre Island. US Coast Guard teams failed to revive him. he died at San Benito hospital. Survivors include wife Beulah Bowen and three sons Donald, Michael, Walter. daughter Debra Bowen. Burial June 7 at Mont Meta Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlingen
Dolly Vinsant Hospital
South Padre Island
Walter Edward Bowen
Gulf
US Coast Guard
Bowen
San Benito Hospital
Beulah Geraldine Bowen
Donald David
Michael Robert
Walter Eugene
Debra Lyn Bowen
Mont Meta Memorial Park
Road Requests Seen As Tourism Boost in Valley and Island
About 50 Valley delegates asked the Texas Highway Commission for projects to boost tourism with better transport. Key items include extending Park Road 100 on South Padre Island, a loop road from Rio Hondo to Laguna Atascosa through the refuge, and a Willacy County causeway or ferry across Laguna Madre. The group urged swift review ahead of summer and noted a possible favorable legislative report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Highway Commission
Austin
a_ Valley
Lower Valley
South Padre Island
Commission
Cameron County
Mansfield Channel
Rio Hondo
Arroyo Colorado
Laguna Atascosa Wildlife Refuge
Bayview
Willacy County
Bill Rapp
Bob St. John
Willacy County Navigation District
Laguna Madre
Port Mansfield
Chambers of Commerce
Brownsville
San Benito
Harlingen
Port Isabel
Park Road
South Padre
Andy Bowie Park
Bowie Park
G.G. Garcia
Texas Highway Department
Ted Hunt
Dodie Meade
South Padre-Port Isabel
Jean Stanley
South Padre Investment Corp
Bill Greene
Tompkins Realty
Ray Ramon
South Padre Road
Valley
Menton Murray
John Cleary
Dick Washman
Highway Committee
Louis Lapeyre
Henry Harvill
Charles Kennedy
Former Head Start director blasts poverty board over Reyna case
Mrs Rozelle Delorio, former Head Start director, criticizes Cameron County Community Projects board for retaining Director Dan Reyna after his federal conviction for filing false travel claims. She highlights how $132 could fund meals and services for several children and commends Ernesto Zamora for voting against Reyna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rozelle Delorio
Cameron County
CCCP
Dan Reyna
Youth Corps Grants Expand Local Summer Program
The CCCP secures a $150 000 grant to employ elderly in 50 positions with government agencies and hospitals in Cameron and Willacy counties. Total local poverty agency grants reach $667 470 with 1,168 students to work three months for 492 470. Executive Director Dan Reyna reports the program is among the state's largest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CCCP
Cameron
Willacy
National Youth Corps
Dan Reyna
Cameron County Community Projects, Inc
Four McAllen Men Held on Marijuana Charge
City patrolman Joel Ochoa and Deputy Cleo Beauford arrested four McAllen men just before midnight Sunday. William Croftwhite 24 Lawrence Bannworth 19 John Dell Phillips 18 and Richard Clair Craig 18 were charged with possession of marijuana by Justice of the Peace Bnd Emmons and placed in Cameron County jail after failing to post $1,000 bond each. Deputy Allerton halted the auto carrying the suspects after a complaint about one man then the four sped toward Port Isabel before being apprehended. A search found marijuana enough to make about ten cigarettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel Ochoa
Cameron County
Cleo Beauford
McAllen
William Croftwhite
Lawrence Bannworth
John Dell Phillips
Richard Clair Craig
Justice of the Peace
Bnd Emmons
Jack Allerton
Allerton
Port Isabel
Emmons
Annual C of C Meetings Slated for Valley Reach
The Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold a series of community meetings starting next week. On Wednesday June 14 at 3 30 p m a session for Port Isabel and Padre Island area members will be at the Chamber Office on South Padre Island. Other meetings occur in Harlingen at 9 30 a m and Brownsville at 12 00 noon and continue through June 20 with invites to all regional chamber members and interested residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Chamber of Commerce
Port Isabel
Padre Island
South Padre Island
Robert F. McCausland
Laguna Vista
Harlingen
Harlingen National Bank
Browns
Beach ministry opens as Compadre 72 aids youth
Local ministers launch Compadre 72 a Christian outreach for young people at Isla Blanca Park and Andy Bowie Beach with Miss Joyce Smith directing. The program offers cold water rap sessions and song fests as recreational alternatives and aims to address youth problems through active witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Mothersbaugh
Wesley Methodist Church
Harlingen
Corpus Christi
Compadre 72
Miss Smith
Isla Blanca Park
Andy Bowie Beach
Mayor Sanders Fires Local Police Officer in Residence Dispute
Mayor Speck Sanders fired Police Sgt. Joe Garza on June 1 over alleged residence violations in Brownsville. Garza claims the move lacked commission approval while Sanders asserts sole authority to enforce city residence rules. Sonny Perez was hired to fill the vacancy amid ongoing dispute in Port Isabel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Garza
Brownsville
Speck Sanders
Garza
Commission
Sanders
Chuck Londrie
Sonny Perez
Police Reserve
Postmaster Resigns for Retirement in Port Isabel
Mrs Ruth J Mras Port Isabel Postmaster resigns effective June 30 1972 after 24 years of service. A Postmaster General memo offers discontinued service retirement for those over 50 with 20+ years Federal service. She plans to pursue hobbies and may learn bridge. It is unclear who will succeed her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth J. Mras
Port Isabel
Postmaster General Office
Washington, D.C
Heart Fund
Ground Observer Corps
American Legion Auxiliary
Home Demonstration Club
Mias
Delegates Named For Demo Conclave To San Antonio
Delegates for the State Democratic Convention will depart the Valley next week for the annual conclave in San Antonio. The list includes Jack Skaggs as chairman and many local notables such as Purvis A. Mack L. L. Hurley Charles Starck Jr J. H. Villarreal Blas A. Silva and Pye C Quintana along with numerous others. Also reported zdravot: sore throat cases down to four with one each of chicken pox mumps rubella and four tuberculosis in Cameron County Health Department weekly totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Jack Skaggs
Purvis A. Mack
L. L. Hurley
Charles Starck, Jr
J. H. Villarreal
Blas A. Silva
Pye C Quintana
Rodolfo Garza, Jr
Martin Rutledge
Barbara A. Baghi
Alfredo Pena
Gordon Batsell
Frances Domanski
Adolfo Cordova
Raymond G Howard
Demetrio Lucio
Jesse Fox, Jr
John C. Jones, Jr
Melvin D. White
James E. Clifford
G.P. Snapka
Ben Arvin
Rex Bowlin
Leo Longoria
Apolonio Martinez
E. B. Duarte
Claudio Gonzalez
Baldemar Sanchez
Jim Hale
Rod Inman
Faye Reeder
M.M. Vicars
Menton Murray, Sr
Henry Sanchez, Jr
CH. Townsend
Carlos Vela
David Martino
Don Gray
Ernestine Chapa
Edward H. Garcia
George W. Finch
David Armstrong
R.W. Bollheimer
Janice Starck
W. L. Fulcher
Gilbert Sharpe
Jose E. Esparza
Ray Ramon
Allen L. Hatchell
Fausto Abrego
Robert Lackner
Clara Zepeda
Lalo Zepeda
Charles M. Robinson
Gumecinda Gomez
Mildred Hopper
R. A. Love
Robert Ashley
Mary B. Clifford
Menton Murray, Jr
Travis Cains
Alvice Tucker
Wesley Wainwright
R.E. Rudesal
Gary C. Nathanson
Vincent L. Crixell III
Elida Villarreal
Celia Longoria
Ronnie Lozano
Thomas F. Henderson
C.C. Hailey
John F. Barron
Thomas
Fred Galindo
David Fox
Ed Rodriguez
Thomas Aguirre
Tony Tobin, Jr
Pete Oliver
Juan C. Gonzalez
L. William Skelton
Filemon Vela
James Covey
Joaquin Trevino
Michael H. Nathanson
al Wegener
Eduardo Salinas
Francisco Loya
Jay Ashcraft
C. B. Gray
John D. Jones
Margal Vicars
E.B. Duarte
Richard Ware
David C. Garza
Roy Beller
Jesse Sloss
Cameron County Health Department
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Fire Department
Galindo
Lerma
Poverty Board
Reyna
CAP Board
Ernesto Zamora
Youth Corps
Londrie
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