Padre Island Beach Praised By Miami Writer Amid Publicity Push
Miami writer Herb Rau offers a glowing view of Padre Island in a Miami News column, printed in the Port Isabel Press, praising the island and its beaches. Esther Bassett of Angola Indiana forwards the clipping, noting Padre Island as a coming home compared to crowded Miami Beach with hotels.
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Port Isabel
Miami News
Miami
Florida
Herb Rau
South Padre Island
Island
Bassett
Angola
Indiana
Ray
Mr. Bassett
Alway
Fis
Padre
Esther Bassett
Porishel
Padre Island
U.S.A
Miami Beach
Texas International Fishing Tour Opens July 29
The 26th annual Texas International Fishing Tour begins July 29 at 7 am, with three days of events ending Sunday August 2. Prizes and perpetual trophies will be awarded in adult and junior divisions across offshore categories including Martin, Tuna, Swordfish, Sunfish, and Terpen, plus a Gay Fishing division for adults. Entries cost $3.00 for Bay NOM and $7.00 for each day.
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Texas International
Marting
Pireman
Missouri Railroads
Saitfish
Charles Polhemuy
Hartingen
Texas
White Martin
Knapp Brothers
Rio Grande Valley
Rotarians Host Ladies Night and 1964-65 Officers
Port Isabel Rotary plans a social at Driftwood Inn Padre Island at 7 pm to install 1964-65 officers. Stuart Adkins passes presidency to John Kirtin Jr and reviews a productive year with active committees and a growing club.
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Port Isabel
Driftweed Inn
Padre Island
Stuart Adkins
John Kirtin, Jr
Community Service Committee
Pete Smith
Rotary
Larry Allen
Pan - American College
The
Padre Island Water: A 120 Mile Texas Gulf Coast Stretch
The Padres Island water body spans about 120 miles along Texas Gulf coast. The feature traces its length from Corpus Christi Bay to the Mustang Channel offering coastal access and ecological significance.
Week End Island Trip Draws Twenty Five Vehicles
A weekend beach tour up the island saw twenty five vehicles and nearly ten people complete the journey to Corpus Christi. No one was sunburned or ill from cooking and all but one vehicle ran smoothly. An overnight stop at the wrecked Nicaragua site provided good camping and broadcasters Harold Bowman and Hugh Robinson, Channel 4 TV, settled world problems, with continuation noted on page 2.
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Texas
Mose
Padre
Miami Beach
South Padre Island
Padre Island
Ami
Florida
Ielomd
Port Isabel
Florida Resort
Corpus Christi
Page 13 Fiesta Book Could Be Worth 1000 Dollars
Port Isabel Brownsville Shrimp Fiesta officials claim a single 1964 program book page 13 is unique and worth $1000 at the 1965 Coronation Ball. Three thousand copies printed. only one book holds the coveted page 13 to win the cash prize.
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Port Isabel
Brownsville
T. B. Mack
Mock
Port Isabel- Brownsville
Shrimp Fiesta Inc
Untitled note on weather totals for the month and year
The text reports a total for the month 23,471 and a grand total for the year. It references rain and a forecast style remark about weather, with unclear specifics and several garbled words.
Five Day Forecast With Mild Temperatures Ahead
Temperatures will average near or slightly above normal highs and lows, with no major daily changes. Precipitation will be light in isolated showers during peak hours.
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Pecho
Dedication honors T B Mock in Port Isabel Shrimp Fiesta edition
In this 1964 Shrimp Special, Port Isabel praises T B Mock as the founder of the Shrimp Fiesta and longtime shrimp industry leader. The piece includes a personal reminiscence of a fisherman’s life starting in Georgia, detailing early boats and engines and seasonal fishing routes from Georgia to Cape Florida.
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Isabel Prése
T. B. Eee
Mock
Fvent
Georgia
Thunderbolt
South Carolina
Florida
Cape
Graveside rites for Mildred Dungeon mother of two Mercedes women
Graveside services were held for Mrs. Mildred Dungeon mother of Mrs. H H Semnitz of Port Isabel and Mrs. RK C Jones of Mercedes last Thursday at Ebony Grove Cemetery. Rev David Paul of the First Methodist Church officiated. Wa momo arrangements were by The Statler Mortuary of Mercedes. Mrs Danson 15 died Monday in San Diego former Mercedes resident for five years and a satire of Missouri. Survivors include Mrs Jones and Mrs Semnitz plus others.
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Mercedes
Mildred Dungeon
H. H. Semnitz
Port Isabel
RK. C. Jones
Wa. Mo
David Paul
First Methodist Church
Ebony Grove Cemetery
Statler
Danson
San Diego
Calif
Missouri
T Mrs Jones
Mrs. Somnitz
Father Daughter to Lead Port Isabel Brownsville Shrimp Fiesta Royal Court
The 12th Port Isabel Brownsville Shrimp Fiesta features a father and daughter in the Royal Court for the first time. Oslo Pockrus, named King by the Fiesta Board, runs Callaway Ice and Fuel Co and owns Callaway Seafoods and other interests. His daughter Mary Ruth Pockrus, 1963 First Princess, vies again for the Queen title while balancing her Port influences.
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Port Isabel
Brownsville
Oslo Pockrus
Mary Ruth Pockrus
Pockrus
Callaway Ice and Fuel
Most Popular Shrimper Finalists Named at Port Isabel Festa
Port Isabel shrimper Walter Rull and his wife Detron Teo are the two finalists in the Most Popular Shrimper contest. The event, part of the Port Brownevile Shrimp Fiesta street activities, closes Friday July 3 at 10 pm with votes collected by sponsors and families.
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Port Isabel Brownsville
Recreation Pavilion
Longoria Street
Firemen's
Hanned
Angelle Smith
Port Fewbel
Isabel
Shrimper
Waleter Rull
Port Isabel
Detron Teo
Rul
White Tregre Haw
Hacking
Harry Dancy
Low Fresnos Lions Club Charity Horse Show Opens Tonight
The ith Annual Low Fresnos Lions Club Charity Horse Show starts this evening at a new $60,000 grounds east of Los Fresnos and runs through Saturday night. Prizes totaling over $6,500 will be awarded in divisions including Palomino, Five Gaited, Tennessee Walking Horse, and Western classes with queen coronation by Cynthia Laas.
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Ith
Low
Cynthia Laas
Chalupa Game Tonight For Quen Candidate Mary Holland
A local Chalupa game is announced to support Mary Holland in the Quen campaign. Community members are invited to attend and help raise funds for her candidacy.
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Mary Holland
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St. Petersburg
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Rotarians
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Port Biebel
Texas Gulf Coast
By Hal Roberts
Rsge Twa
Semnitz
Epping
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Lynwood
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