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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1973
Page
7
A strolling white face clown named Koko will entertain visitors at the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show in Mercedes March 14 18. He will also stage a daily 7 p.m. comedy magic show in the hog arena with audience participation.
Mrs Martina M Puente 82 of Port Isabel died Friday Feb 23 at Mercy Hospital Survivors include four sons Miguel Hernandez Rosendo Arambul Gregorio Pedro G Puente all of Port Isabel three daughters Agueda P Gonzales Julia G Vela Josefa G Hernandez of Port Isabel three sisters Nieves Salinas Adela Valdez both of Brownsville Alicia Puente of Edinburg and many grandchildren Services Sunday Feb 25 at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church burial at Los Cuates Cemetery Garza Funeral Home in charge
The four lane 2.4 mile bridge will be the Texas Bridge System’s longest and lift clearances to 73 feet at Mean High Tide, removing the swing-barge delays of the Queen Isabella crossing. Opening is planned for 1974 with driving times cut by hundreds of hours yearly and holiday congestion eased. The project marks a shift from ferry reliance since 1954 and honors early local boat operators such as Colley, Barrientos, Hamman, Perez, and Sullivan who bridged the island era. Traffic is expected to rise 50 to 100 percent after opening.
Brownsville Com. Mike Cortinas pushing to delay any referendum on where to build a new courthouse. At Tuesday’s meeting the motion won support to postpone until March 12. No action taken on state bill allowing counties to locate seats outside city limits.
The 2nd Annual Donkey Game takes place Wednesday March 14 at Port Isabel High School gym. Tarpon Quarterback Club members face local faculty in a donkey ridden basketball match starring Ralph Godfrey's donkeys with an 8 p.m. start and a special donkey act between quarters. Tickets available at the high school office or from quarterback club members.
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