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West Gulf shrimp trawler crew profiled in Port Isabel
Editor Jack Merryman profiles the crew of the shrimp trawler West Gulf owned by Adolph Brooks. Captain Harry Goette and crew include Mike Knott and Herbert Harris, with notes on origins and careers. trip began at Callawey's Port Isabel, docking at Woodpecker Hill ship channel area.
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Jack Merryman
the Press
Merryman
West Gulf
Adolph Brooks
Harry Goette
Gulf
Goette
Laura
Harry Jr
Joseph
Thunderbolt
Georgia
Herbert W. Harris
Kansas City
Missouri
Harris
Port Isabel
Callawey's
Mike Kett
Howt
Woodpecker Hill
Brownsville
Intercoastal Canal
Kott