Port Isabel Lifeboat Station Inspection Details 1964
The Port Isabel Lifeboat Station held a personnel inspection on Friday June 12 1964 led by Commanding Officer CHROSN J H Kitina Jr. The Day’s uniform was Tropical White Long with ribbons and overall results were very good with minor discrepancies due to recent personnel turnover. A photographed roster lists crew by row with home town and state for each member. several members absent for the inspection are noted.
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Port Isabel
Chrosn J. H. Kittiia, Jr
Gvew
Ach
Dav
Beach Caravan to Be Entertained by Corpus Christi CofC
Hal Roberts reports the Padre Beach Chamber of Commerce will host the Valley beach caravan arriving from South Padre Island Port Isabel Edinburg and Corpus Christi. The group will be escorted to Americana Hotel for a reception and depart Friday across the Port Mansfield cut by landing craft for an overnight campout and beach drive to Corpus Christi.
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Corpus Christi Cofc
Padre
Corpus Cheieti Chamber of Commerce
Hal Roberts
Padre Beach
Chamber of Commerce
Americana
Rivetta
Roberts
South Padre Island
Port Weslace
Edinburg
Corpus Christ
Fisher
Corpus Christi
Port Mansfield
CYO Elects King and Queen for Dance Night
The CYO selects King Pat Camacho and Queen Irene Rage in a ceremony to be crowned by Roy Tyler and Dora Warceal on Wednesday at the Firemen's Hall. June Suh Harting will herald the event as music provided by the Falcons of Browns. Public invited to the dance.
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Pat Camacho
Irene Rageain
IMG
Royty
Oger Villarreal
Dora Warceal
Harting
Falcons of Browns
Wille
CYO. Sweetheart
Cy.co. Princeps
C.Y.O
Eastern Stars Install Officers at Masonic Temple
The Eastern Star held an open installation of officers Saturday June 6 at the Masonic Temple. Officers installed included Mrs. Mary Jahns as worthy matron Ted Jahns as worthy patron and Mrs. Velma Dotson as associate matron with several others named to roles. An informal reception followed with ushers aiding and past matrons as guests.
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Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Mary Jahns
Ted Jahns
Velma Dotson
Jeaper Dotson
Mayme Sharpe
Genevieve Oler
Joyce Mouser
Edna Pitt
Lucy Ripke
R Byrd
Pearl Adair
D'Ann Zimmerman
Ruth
Esther Nelson
Esther
Ruthalogre
Martha
Dorothy Jaquillard
Mathlene Seals
Franklin Pitt
Lauren Sommer
Stee Olmaed
Phoebe Ohn
Teddy Moore
C. Jordan Mann
First Methodiat Church
Browns Ville
Anne Conant
Thomas Hughston
Phoebe Johnson
Joseph Lencees
Publicity Drive as Rotary Fly-In and Texas Air Tour Visit Area
October brings two visiting flying groups to Port Isabel Laguna Vista Laguna Heights and Padre Island. The Texas Air Tour plans a stop with about 200 attendees October 9. Rotary Fly-In runs October 15 16 and 17 with Port Isabel Rotary Club as sponsor. Ray Sandin pushes the Texas Air Tour stop and local leaders pledge cooperation to present a welcoming image. Jack Mayo Harlingen owner updates the storefront with a sun blocking awning. Marcie Trump leaves Cameron County Highway Patrol to join his father in San Antonio.
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Texas Airtour
Port Isabel
Port Label
Laguna Vista
Laguna Heights
Padre Island
Marce Trump
Marcie
Cameron County Highway Patrol
San Antonio
John Trump
Delhi. Taylor
Padre Guards Available For Special Events
Lifeguards can be arranged at any time on South Padre Island beaches through Larry Alien director of parks. Groups may pay for protection outside normal guard areas with duty hours in Isla Blanca Park and Andy Bowie Park. Normal hours are 10 am to 6 pm weekdays and 8 am to 5 pm weekends.
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South Padre Island
Larry Alien
Causeway
Houter
Paing
Alien
Isla Blanca Park
Andy Bowie Park
Causeway Monthly and Yearly Totals
The record notes a monthly total of 14,952 and a yearly total of 314,262 for Causeway. The final grand total appears garbled and unreadable.
Five Day Forecast Temperatures Trend Higher Slightly
The forecast shows average highs 1 to 3 degrees above normal and lows around 73 to 75. Expect locally moderate precipitation toward the end of the week.
30 New Trailer Spaces Planned In Padre Park
Cameron County Park Board votes to add about 30 trailer spaces at South Padre Island Isla Blanca Park. Financing via trailer rentals with Architect Jayle Wilhite to prepare plans and bids subject to Commissioners Court approval. Capacity issues noted. plan uses $30,000 funding and may expand as funds allow.
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Cameron County Park Board
South Padre Island
Jayle Wilhite
Commissioners Court Board
Ygnacio Garza Jr
Brownsville
Texas Supreme Court
Gerza
Isla Blanca Park
Sveral
Police Nab Juvenile Groups Near Local Schools
Police arrested three Port Isabel juveniles served by Officer Barrera and Night Watchman Moscarro for siphoning gasoline near Derry Elementary School. A fourth was later picked up. County Juvenile Officer Cosby Contreras recommended home confinement after 8 p.m. for two months. A separate incident saw youths caught vandalizing Garriga Elementary desks with iodine. Barrera linked hands stained with iodine to three youths, then brought them and their parents before the juvenile officer Cosby Contreras.
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Port Isabel Juvenues
Barrera
Moscarro
Derry
Cosby Contreras
Garriga
Cosby Contrerras
TB Patients Enjoy Beach Outing On Padre Island
Forty nine patients from the State Tuberculosis Hospital at Harlingen spent a red letter day on Padre Island led by Recreational Therapist Frances Cowart and staffer Golda Goldman with volunteers Mrs. Hail and Mrs. Anderson. The group, many new to swimming and shell collecting, picnicked, played beach games, and photographed seabirds while some rested in the shade.
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State Tuberculosis
Harlingen
Frances Cowart
Golda Goldammer
Hospite
Leonard Hail
Dale Anderson
Port Isabel
Driftwood Garden Club
B&pw Club
Hhuldren
Hall
Anderson
Stuart Adkins
Sam Patrona
Laguna Vista
Adkins
Patrona
Rotary Installation Meeting Set for June 29 at Sandy Retreat
Plans are finalized for the Port Isabel Rotary installation of 1964-65 officers. The event will be June 29 at the Driftwood Inn with Cdr. Orville C. Hinnen as principal speaker. A social hour follows at 7 p.m. and new officers include John Kittila Jr as president and Larry Allen as first VP.
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Port Isabel
Pete Smith
Driftwood Inn
Sandy Retreat Resort
Cdr
Orville C. Hinnen
United States Guard
Hubert Dusek
David Dunn
R. Adm. J. D. Craik
8Th Uscg
New Orleans
Stuart Adkins
E. W. Cateora
H. Dusek
D. Pruitt
John Kittila, Jr
Entries Arrive for Los Fresnos Lions Club Charity Horse Show
The 13th annual Los Fresnos Lions Club Charity Horse Show June 25 26 27 expects hundreds of entries drawn from Shreveport Houston San Antonio Tulsa Dallas and other Southwest cities. New grounds and stakes attract Tennessee walking horses from Dr Meiver Stables Barbtte Farms and rival entries.
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Los Fresnos
Dr. Meiver Stables
Barbtte Farms
Jim
Thurman Barrett, Jr
TSC Registration Reaches All-Time High for Summer Term
Texas Southmost College reports an all-time registration high for summer term one with 245 students, up 2 percent from last year. The first term runs through July 10 with 15 classes on offer and a second six-week term to follow.
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Brownsville — R
Texas Southmost College
Henry Warren
Warren
Social Hour for Community Ambulance Fund
A social hour will be held at the Community Center on Thursday June 18 at 3 00 p m to benefit the Community Ambulance Fund.
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Community Ambulance Fund
Coast Guard Personnel Promotions and Operations Summary
Coast Guard personnel including Stanley T. Jenson from Poteau Oklahoma and Henry Haskell Jr from Biloxi South Carolina received promotions to present rate as of June 16. Activities include USCGC Frederick Lee patrols from Freeport Texas Cape York yacht actins Tampico races at Tampico and Corpus Christi, and Gulf Lady tow by F V Cindy Mae. Aids to Navigations battery visits at Port Mansfield and Port Isabel with McGraw Edison batteries. Goodwin Gary R. plans leave in Lorain Ohio on June 16.
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Burkhart
Rich Hill
Missouri
Ronald J. Huston
Sharptown
Maryland
Brian L. H. Griffin
Sunnydale
California
Raymond R. Haskell, Jr
Bruffin
South Carolina
Gary R. Goodwin
Lorain
Ohio
Bobby G. Blaxton
Jonesboro
Arkansas
Thomas
Cavanaugh
BMC
Slippery Rock
Penn
Sam
Stanley T. Jenson FN
Jenson
Poteau
Oklahoma
Ramon R. Roca EN Ray R. Haskell, Jr
Haskell
Biloffin
Maskell
Michael
Reese
Fredrick Lee
Freeport
Texas
Henry Luski
Campeche
Sea Garden Sales
Brownsville
Tampico
Corpus Christi
CGC
Cape York Eee
Port Brownsville
Port Manfeld Lab
Gow
Port Mansfield
Coast Guard
Point Baker
Robert W. Bolen
Port Isabel
Eighth Coast Guard District
Aids To Navigation
McGraw-Edison Battery Company
McGraw- Edison Company
Lc.w
Robert W. Bragg
Ralph A. West
Michael 0. Wilkins
Pan American College Honors Eight Spring Honor Students
Pan American College released its spring honor list Tuesday through registrar Nelia Ma Smith. Eight students earned the highest honors by carrying at least 12 semester hours with all A grades. Recipients include Leslie Linnard and Warren Linnard of Pharr Norma Lovell and Marjorie Stites of Edinouch and Mary Ann Townsend of Mission.
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Pan American College
Nelia Ma Smith
Burg
Leslie Linnard
Warren Linnard
Pharr
Norma Lovell
Marjorie Stites
Edecouch
Mary Ann Townsend
Mision
Fishing News From White Sands Hotel And Marina
Guests report plentiful trout catches across several parties. George Aldrich and John Tremble of San Antonio caught 60 trout with two pounds minimums, while Houston crews led by J C Jennett Thad C J David Smelling and Jim Fet weighed multiple limits. Other groups from Arizona and Texas hauled sizeable snapper and redfish with high daily totals.
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White Sands Motel & Marina
George Aldrich
John Tremble
San Antonio
Texas
Mr. Aldrich
J. C. Jennett
Thad C. J David Smelling
Jim Fe
J. M. Daniel
el Dobe
Rueben D. Mabry
Houson
Mrs. Herbert
Somerton
Arizona
Murphy
F. C. Woods
R. W. Wand
Houston
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Charles D. Battenfield
Tulsa
Michael S. Reese
Dalllas
Wayne A. Meckel
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Thomas C. Beecham
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Nebraska
Donald P. le Francis
SNBM
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Washington
Herbert L. Ellington
Robert W
Bragg
EMI
Birmingham
Alabama
Michael ©. Wilkins
Cairo
Illinois
Victor P.crivci
Bono
New York City
New York
Ralph A. West, Jr
Eona
Jamies K. Greene
Paramount
Donald R
CYO
Irene Ragusin Cyo
John Brandenburgh
Warsaw
N. W. Williams
Herman Tribue
E. Shipman
Kansas City
Harvey Cowts
Eastern Stars
P. H
Ray Sandin
Pete & Coundry
Texas Air
Jack Mayo
Harlagen
Padre Park
Rotary
Sandy Retreat
Ient
George Colly
Larry Allen
Francis Kershaw
J. J. Jaydon
Ted Hunt
Stuart
H.ek
Charlie Berry
Jack Sellers
Tennessee Walking Horses
J. J. Grumwald, Jr
TSC
Coast Guard News
Progareth
Pan Am
McAllen
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Harvey Courts
Waddell
Michalkaty
Reitcha
Pell
Emil Marx
Herman Ben Marx
Loyd Huntley
Capt. Williams
Austin
John Adams
Jimmy Clotiong
Moonbeam
Jeanne Moody
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