Mediterranean Fruit Fly Quarantine Hits Cameron County Tables
Weekly news notes Cameron County fruit and vegetable tables quarantined amid invasion by Mediterranean fruit fly. Also reported are a 6 percent auto insurance premium hike starting August 1, a labor dispute sidelining Bishop Humberto Medeiros in Brownsville, polio deaths in McAllen, and boxing title defense by Ernie Terrell in Houston. Ground fighting in Tuy Hoa stalls as Vietnam war activity wanes.
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Cameron County
Humberto Medeiros
Brownaville
Starr County
Ernie Terrell
World Boxing Association
Doug Jones
Houston
Terrell
Viet Nam
Tuy Hoa
County Eyes Toll-Free Queen Isabella Causeway Link
County Commissioner Ted Hunt said the Queen Isabella Causeway could become toll-free if revenue bonds are used and the state would maintain the road to Padre Island National Seashore. If tolls stay, the county may pursue federal aid and Economic Development Agency options while awaiting legal clearance and next year’s budget.
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Ted Hunt
Port Isabel
Queen Isabella
South Padre Island
Hunt
Cameron County
Commissioners’ Court
State Highway Department
Economic Development Agency
DPW Seeks Expanded Office Space in Cameron County
The State Department of Public Welfare asked Cameron County Commissioners to provide more office space by Aug 1 1966. The request includes two private supervisors offices, eight worker offices, four secretary spaces, a large reception area and a record room. The county may repurpose the abandoned Army Reserve facility at Fort Brown Brownsville for this expansion.
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State Department of Public Welfare
Cameron County Commissioners’ Court
Ted Hunt
Port Isabel
George Anderson
Anderson
Cameron County
Fort Brown
Brownsville
Texas College
4H Club Members Observe County Government in Action
About 35 Cameron County 4H members met with Commissioners' Court Tuesday in a brief session before the business meeting. Acting County Judge Ted Hunt explained the Court's function as Adolph Thomas Jr and Tony Tamayo Jr attended, with Don Cowen guiding the group through the courthouse to visit the sheriff's office jail and various offices.
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Cameron County
Commissioners’ Court
Ted Hunt
Port Isabel
Adolph Thomas Jr
San Benito
Tony Tamayo Jr
Brownsville
Don Cowen
Ed Swenson Named Head of Jr. High
Ed Swenson, longtime Milano ISD principal and basketball coach, is named head of the junior high, succeeding Ruben Torres who moved to the high school principal post. The board also appoints Raul Espinosa, Eleanor Villanueva, Mrs. Ed Swenson, and Mrs. Terry Ness to other school positions.
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Swenson
Ruben Torres
Milano
Texas
M. N. Condit
Port Isabel
Raul M. Espinosa
Eleanor D. Villanueva
Ed Swenson
Terry Ness
Garriga
Torres
Cecil Rountree
Caudill
Marlin Attends Training Meet in Kerrville Texas
The Rev Mr F L Marlin spent late last week in in service training for a July 2 30 seventh and eighth grade assembly at Kerrville Texas He will return to Kerrville July 24 and teach the following week The assembly is at Mt Wesley Assembly Grounds He recently attended joint Sessions of the Conferences of Texas as the church marks both the 50th year of the Southern Methodist University and the 200th year of Methodism.
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F. L. Marlin
Kerrville
Tex
Marlin
Kerville
Mt. Wesley Assembly
Conferences of Texas
Southern Methodist University
Highway department to add signs for Port Isabel Padre Island area
At a Port Isabel Padre Island planning meeting highway engineers outlined plans to place new signs directing motorists to the area. They defended existing signs on Highway 83 and said the new marker will be installed after department approval, possibly by year’s end.
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Port Isa
Highway Department
Port Isabel Padre
Port Isabel
Padre Island
Snider
Maurice Pipkin
Dist
Eligio
Kika) de la Garza
Shafer Named Valley Chamber Local Director
Art Shafer was named director of the Valley Chamber of Commerce from the Port Isabel Padre Island Area Chamber of Commerce at a meeting Tuesday at El Toro Cafe. Larry Allen was reelected community chairman. Archie Taylor, assistant manager for the Valley Chamber, said tourism is growing in the Valley and urged expansion of tourist facilities. He noted 60,000 tourists were turned away last year and tourism rose 65 percent, with golf courses and organized recreation driving interest.
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Art Shafer
Valley Chamber of Commerce
Port Isabel
Taylor
Swing Barge Damaged In Collision With Tow Vessel At Port Isabel
At Port Isabel near Rockport the swing barge attached to MV Tony was damaged in a collision with the towing vessel. The hinge opened late and the barge struck Hart s tow causing extensive damage. Traffic across the Causeway resumed by 2 a m Sunday after repairs and emergency response.
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Causeway
Queen Isabella Causeway
Gordon Hunt
Hart
Tts
John Huth
Sharks
Larry Allen
Coast Guard
Parisabel
Huth
Howard Iron and Supply Co
Brownsville
W. A. Walls
Corpus Christi
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McAllen
Nelda Bazan
Upper Valley
National Seashore
Seashore
Garcia Street
Uptons
Capt
Wayne Hart
THE
Tony
DPW
H. J. Garrett
Southmost
Soil and Water Conservation District
Garrett
Los Fresnos Resaca
Rancho Viejo
Arroyo Colorado
Soil Conservation Supervisors
Los Fresnos
Soil Conservation Service
Lockwood, Andrews and Newman, Inc
Ed Thomas
Harlingen
John Beard
Fred Mika
Paul Kenner
Brownwood
James Green
SCS
Jr. High
Snyder
Padre
Shafer
Valley Chamber
Port Isabel - San Benito
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