PRGY Gas Co Seeks Two Permits in Laguna Madre
PRGY Gas Co filed two applications with the U S Corps of Engineers Galveston for lagoon works near Port Isabel. One seeks dredging of a channel and basin east of the waterway near Station 125500 and State Tracts 609 610 598 597 696 591 and 592 about 21 miles north of Port Isabel. The second requests permission to lay shell mat sink a drilling barge drive six 3-pile dolphins and eight single piles and erect a drilling structure at State Tract 92 about 22 miles north of Port Isabel. Public protests on navigation may be filed with the Galveston office by July 2 for the channel work and by July 6 for the well site.
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Rio Grande Valley Gas Co
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Galveston
Laguna Madre
Corps of Engineers
Port Isabel
Corps of Enginers
Irrigation Takes Root in Early Andalusia After Conquest
The article notes that Saracens introduced scientific irrigation to Andalusian Spain following the century conquest, shaping agricultural methods and water management in the region.
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Andalusian
Spain
Dedication Continued Page 1 My Coastal Shrimp Industry History
The text traces Gulf shrimping evolution from Canaveral and St. Augustine to Morgan City Louisiana, noting the 1940 Caterpillar engine’s impact, the shift to deeper water in 1948 revealing brown shrimp, and later discoveries of pink shrimp in 1950 in the Bay of Campeche, with movement of the author to Port Tender Brownsville in 194%.
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Canaveral
Cape Canaveral
St. Augustine
Morgan City
Louisiana
Araneet Pase
Sik Tt Bee
Port Tendel
Brownsville
Bay of Campeche
Beach caravan photos and a long drive to Corpus Christi
A travel piece describes a coastal caravan with photographers capturing beach scenes and air shots. The group faces sand and axle trouble at Bob Hall Pier, receives hospitality from the Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce, and continues by land to La Americana Motel before splitting up on Sunday.
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la Americana
Big City
Pete Fionnery
The
Corpus Christi
Port Isabel Press 1964 Page Two Local Notice
The Port Isabel Press, a weekly paper in Port Isabel Texas, shows publication details for June 1964. The issue lists editors Steve Elam and Pete Smith, with address in San Benito. Subscription rates are $2.50 per year in Cameron County and $4.00 outside Cameron County.
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Port Isabel
Texas
News Publishing Co. Inc
Benito
E. Robertson Street
San Benito
Steve M. Elam
Pete Smith
Einai i En Nate
Cameron County
Cameron Vanity
Outdoor Writers And Families Visit Our Area
Two hundred outdoor writers and their families from the Outdoor Writers Association of America visited Port Isabel and nearby areas. They toured bays and the Gulf for fishing, enjoyed sightseeing and social events, and praised their Island feast. A complete list of boat owners and cooperators will appear next week.
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Outdoor Writers Association of America
McAllen
Padre Beach
East Banks
Port Isabel
The
39 Disease Cases Across Cameron County This Week
Thirty nine communicable disease cases were reported to Cameron County Health Department for the week ending June 11. The list includes 15 streptobacillary infections, 10 measles, four infectious hepatitis, three amebic abscesses, two cases each of cough, syphilis, and another illness, plus one additional case.
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Cameron County Health Department
J. ©. George
Look Before You Dive George Jr. Dives Into Shallow Water
George Jr. dove into shallow water off his father’s pier and was rescued by Ray brothers. He was taken to Dr Verheisel in Sanenia since Dr Fowler was away fishing. The river has been unusually low this week and Georgie ignored caution. He can walk and play again but with a stiff neck.
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George , Jr
Dad
Juntith
Ray Brothers
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South Padre Island
Faye
Harry Duncan
Padre Island
Laguna Vista
Laguna Heights
Bobbitt
Gulf
Prgy Gas Co
Gene Taylor
Beaumont
Bob Williams
Harvey Courts
Ed Henche
San Antonio
H. A. Shroader
Hockley
Jesse Baker
Wesley Shroader
Waller
Bob
Conley Bell
Elsa
Bell
Henderson
Leon Day
Harlingen
Peter
Bob Willams
Mercedes
Quinn McManus
Wessace
Phil Hoverson
Marty
Terente
Weslach
Terry
Fishing
Rio Grande Valley
Safe Depost
Merchants Marine State Bank
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