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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1961
Page
3
Los Fresnos Red Devils edged Port Isabel Braves 4 3 under Friday night lights at the High School Field. Rain kept the other Los Fresnos team away. Tommy Torres urged continued local support as adults and boys alike enjoy the league play.
Port Isabel Minor Leaguers beat Port Isabel 15 7 with Villarreal Hol land and Martinez brothers handling. Brownsville Battery pitchers Tor res Johnson and catchers. Port Isabel Orioles top Port Isabel Braves 7 5 next week both Port Isabel squads travel to Los Fresnos for a double header to be followed by a Sunday Pony League clash with Brownsville teams.
The 57th Legislature enacted SB 69 raising certified birth and death certificate fees from 1.00 to 1.50 starting September 1 1961. The Texas State Department of Health urges quick requests for new births to avoid the rush and notes that certified copies aid school proof of age. Requests can be made at county clerks local registrars or the Records and Statistics Section in Austin with required details.
The Baptist Mexican Mission reports steady Sunday School and worship turnout with Mrs. Morgan’s juniors leading in Sunday School. James La Roche announces a revival in Wiley Kansas starting June 18 and a substitute minister from the Baptist Academy. Awards honor perfect attendance with multi year pins and recent pledges to support the Bautista Temple as the new Baptist Mexican Mission Church.
Cameron County Commissioners Court and Park Board invite Interior Secretary Stewart Udall to visit Brownsville with a reception and island inspection planned for June 21 or 22. The trip would explore Padre Island as a potential national seashore recreation area and any road extensions needed northward, contingent on Udall's schedule and Yarborough's seashore bill.
The article highlights Port Isabel as a top North American vacation center with thousands of continental tourists year round. It notes many visitors struggle to locate friends or relatives due to incomplete telephone listings or lack of a telephone, suggesting a simple remedy to improve connections.
Mrs Betty Pixon daughter in law of Mr and Mrs Howard Dix of Port Isabel visits the Dixon home from Illinois. Her children Mike and Nola have been visiting their grandparents for three weeks and will return home with their mother.
G A Mabry is appointed public relations manager for Humble Oil and Refining's Southwest Region by Ray H Horton. Mabry joined Humble at Baytown Refinery in 1924 and has led the Public relations and advertising department of the Humble Division.
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