Port Isabel area touted as retirement growth hub
A Port Isabel area feature extols retirement living as a major future growth driver highlighting Laguna Vista and Padre Island. It notes warm climate beaches and low living costs attracting retirees from Illinois California and other states, with several new homes under construction and California families purchasing land to retire locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
U. S
Florida
Arizona
California
Galesburg
Illinois
Padre Island
L. L. Silberer
Laguna Vista
Silberers
Corpus Christi
San Bernadino
Texas
Robert F. Roloff
Charles Moore
Laguna Heights
Roloff Development Co
United States
Red Cross Mails Fund Letters
Local Red Cross drive coordinators in Harlingen and nearby communities outline a mail campaign to raise funds. J J Jaudon Hubert Dus ek Richard A Roloff and John W Richards chair the effort with volunteers noting the organization stands for disaster relief water safety and first aid. Returns envelopes accompany solicitation letters to residents in areas without United Fund support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
J. J. Jaudon
Hubert Dusek
Richard A. Roloff
John W. Richards
San Benito Rio Hondo
Los Fresnos
W. D. Collins
Donald A. O'Connell
Clyde Bayley
Carlos Zepeda
San Benito
James J. Greer
Lonnie Moses
Robert Overcash
Antonio G. Rivas
Frank McCabe
Rio Hondo
United Fund
Harlingen
Collins
Red
Gulf Oil Seeks Pipeline Permit Across Local Channel
Gulf Oil Corporation of Victoria Texas requests a permit for a 2 inch pipeline from Well No 1 in State Tract 714 east 150 feet north 340 feet west 697 feet across a channel then northwest 1780 feet to Texaco Well No 1 in State Tract 715 The line would be buried at least 2 feet below bed and marked by single piles on each channel side with minimal bed disturbance at wells and crossing based on U S Army Engineer District guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Oil Corporation
Victoria
Texas
Texaco
U. S. Army Engineer District
Galveston
Scoutmaster Cavanaugh Proposes Scout House
Scoutmaster T J Cavanaugh of Port Isabel Troop 57 seeks community funds to build a permanent scout house. Land promised. materials cost about 1400 dollars with Scouts to do all construction. He appeals to families businesses churches to contribute, notes no labor costs and urges support for a lasting troop home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troop 57
T. J. Cavanaugh
Port Isabel
Texas
Cooperation urged for Padre Island tourism boost
An editorial praises a joint brochure plan linking Port Isabel Padre Island and County Parks to attract visitors. Brownsville Chamber of Commerce supports treating the Brownsville Matamoros Padre Island area as a single tourism entity. A Fort Brown hotel brochure project and Seashore hype are cited as examples, with a pledge to tell the truth in marketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Padre Island
Brownsville
Fort Brown Motor Hotel
Fort Brown
Bill Rudd
South Padre Island
Rudd
Senior Girl Scout Conference Here Enrollment Is Doubled
More than 350 girls from Texas Gulf Coast communities join 20 Monterrey Girl Guides and international guests for the Eighth Annual Senior Girl Scout Conference on South Padre Island March 15 to 17. Plans expand to accommodate possibly 400 attendees with shelters at Isla Blanca Park and overflow at hotels. The event features tours, panels on international opportunities, a Mexican dance, a youth forum, and exchange students from several countries.
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Monterrey
Texas Gulf Coast
Laredo
Rio Grande Valley
South Padre Island
Robert Kirkpatrick
Girl Scout Council
Port Isabel
Island
Stella Ewing
Isla Blanca Park
Sandy Retreat Hotel
el Padre Hotel
Miramar
J . Bge
Mercedes
Barbara Kerr
Corpus Christi
Bev
Rotary Hears Ernest Smith at Anchor Restaurant
The Rotary Club's Saturday meeting featured Ernst Smith of Duluth Minnesota as guest speaker. Smith spoke on Port of Duluth operations and compared Duluth harbor to the local harbor. Out of town Rotarians attended from several states including Texas Iowa Michigan Indiana and Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Anchor
Ernst Smith
Duluth
Minnesota
Smith
Herb McKinley
Harlingen
Texas
Bob Rotoff
Kirkwood
Missouri
Carl Chilton
Delhi-Taylor Receiving More Sale Inquiries
Delhi-Taylor Oil Corporation of Dallas reports increased inquiries from parties interested in purchasing part of its properties since the January 23 1963 announcement of selling refining and marketing facilities to Hess Oil Chemical. The firm says no liquidation plan is currently under consideration but may be if appropriate. outside engineers will prepare property reports and wells may be drilled in the San Juan Basin. Carl M. Loeb Rhoades and Lehman Brothers are handling preliminary inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delhi-Taylor Oil Corporation
Dallas
Texas
Hess Oill Chemical Corporation
Delhi
Hess
Consi
San Juan Basin
Carl M. Loeb
Rhoades and Company
Lehman Brothers
New York City
Senior Scout Conference at South Padre Island
The Tip of Texas Girl Scout Council hosts a senior conference March 15–17 with five South Texas councils, 342 attendees, and lodging at Miramar Sandy Retreat Park Area and El Padre. Speakers include Peace Corps representatives and a panel of foreign exchange students. A Luau on March 16 features Coast Guard Station cooking. planning board members and decorating by Port Isabel mariners are listed. A second pot luck at Sea Grape Motel on March 2, with guests from multiple states.
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Tip of Texas
Girl Scout Council
South Padre Island
South Texas
Miramar
Sandy Retreat
Park Area
el Padre
Peace Corps
Coast Guard
Robert Kirkpatrick
Martha Franz
Weslaco
Rand Boswell
Padre Island
Port Isabel
Sea Grape
Blanchards
Michigan
Fords
Bethlehem
Robinsons
Woodland Park
Calo
Hansons
Duster, Wise
Knights
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Swarts
Drayton Plains
Mich
Ray
Hud) Curtiss
Indiana
Tampico
Mexico City
America
Sea Island Resort
H. L. Hall
Kansas City
Missouri
J. J. Moran
F S Hacker Lakeside
Montana
C. F. Batteys
Elkhart
R. Conklin
Rockford, Ilinois
Albert L. Steinner
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Rapp Bill Aims to Shield News Sources in House
Representative Bill Rapp of Raymondville introduced a bill in the House to prohibit representatives of newspapers press associations and radio or TV stations from disclosing sources of information. He said the measure protects free news gathering and reporting and has long been needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Rapp
Raymondville
House
Rep. Rapp
School Trustees Plan Valley Workshop Theme The Pupil and the Program
Rio Grande Valley Association of School Boards holds a workshop at Pan American College Student Center on Sunday March 24 from 1 30 to 6 p m. Dr Dana Williams Corpus Christi superintendent will speak on migrant children and dropouts with vocational education and remedies for these problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburg
Rio Grande Valley Association of School Boards
Pan American College Student Center
Dana Williams
Corpus Christi
Williams
Blue and Gold Banquet Draws Large Port Isabel Cub Scout Attendance
More than sixty cub scouts attended the Blue and Gold Banquet at the Methodist Educational Building in Port Isabel on February 28. The event awarded cub badges and den stripes to local scouts as Commodore Leo Baumfelder spoke, Connie Brand’s den led the flag ceremony, and David Privett delivered the invocation before a buffet chicken supper.
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Stxty
Methodist Church
Port Isabel
Connie Brand
David Privett
Leo Baumfelder
Port Isabel community notes praise scouts and border patrol staff
In a Port Isabel column, T J Cavanaugh of the U S Coast Guard is praised for organizing Troop 57 and seeking land to build a permanent scout house with a $1400 estimate for materials. Border Patrol instructors at the academy receive thanks for their work. The piece commends local tourism growth and urges residents to promote the area’s year round climate.
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T. J. Cavanaugh
KMS
Life Boat Station
U. S. Coast Guard
Port Isabel
Boy Scouts
Cavanaugh
Coast Guard
Border Patrol
Brownsville
Border Patrol Academy
Port Isabel Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Willard R. McDaniel to Visit Port Isabel Schools
Otto Langlois announces that Professor Willard R. McDaniel of East Texas State College will speak to Port Isabel science students on March 13. McDaniel has taught Earth Science at ETSC Commerce since 1959 and holds degrees from Miami University Oxford Ohio. He will spend the day in Port Isabel science departments.
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Otto Langlois
Point Isabel Independent
Texas Academy of Science
Willard R. McDaniel
East Texas State College of Commerce
Port Isabel
Prof. McDaniel
East Texas State College
Commerce
Miami University of Oxford
Ohio
Langlois
Mer. McDaniel
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Port Isabel High School
Moores
Red Cross Mails
Gulf Oil Asks
T. — . Cavanaugh
BMC
USCG
Jack Gallow
Padre Island Park
Erly Moeller
G. H. Godfrey
June Byfield
University of Tamaulipas
Ciudad Victoria
Tamps
Mexico
F. W. DeStefano
Jon Lawrence
Westlace
Reynaldo Garza
Carl Conley
Austria
Switzerland
Italy
Japan
Indonesia
Greece
Dale Drewry
Julia Quinn
Tip of Texas Council
Donald Smith
McAllen
Rotary
Ernest Smith
Delhi - Taylor
Padre Island News
Valley Workshop
Danny Rock
Jimmie Rock
Danny Keller
Josph Howe
Billy Perez
George Ressler
Denner
Bob Cat
Ramon Michel
Wenstace Guillen
Dan Ghilain
David Lopez
Jeff Bray
Boys Life Magazine
Donny Elles
Joseph Howe
Lee Se
W. R. McDaniel
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