Mayoral candidates aim to steady South Padre Island
Two residents Gary Gruber and Glenn McGehee seek the mayor’s seat. McGehee, 47, a longtime Island resident and businessman, cites beautification, better police relations, and intercity ties with Port Isabel as priorities. Gruber, a Dallas native based on the Island six months, urges citizen-led beautification and a strong police force while promising equal service.
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Geert & Grete
Coty
South Padre Island
Gary Gruber
Glenn McGehee McGehee
Ocean Palm Center
Texas Tech University
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church
McGehee
MccGehee
Isle City Hall Contract Let
A contract for the construction of a city hall police station on South Padre Island was awarded to C L Shaw Construction Company by the Board of Aldermen at a special meeting on Wednesday March 8. Shaw bid 155000 defeated San Antonio Construction at 172000 and Bill Right Construction at 175000. Audience opposition claimed funds were not in the year budget and that priorities delayed a new city hall. The Aldermen amended the budget to allow surplus funds 292687 as of 12 31 1977 and capital investments of 221200. They authorized mayor and town secretary to sign contracts, obtain a short term loan from Island Bank repayable from budget funds, and arrange loan documents. Residents questioned drainage and street repair funding while surplus funds appeared. The issue was referenced to Judge Filemon Vela and the matter to court (Continued on Page 2A).
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South Padre Island
C.L. Shaw Construction Company
Board of Aldermen
Shaw
San Antonio
Bill Right Construction Company
Port Isabel
Town Hall
City Hall
Island Bank
Bill Claus
Island
Jim Ghilain
Phill Schoppe
Claus
Thompson
Filemon Vela
Paul Cunningham
Bob Blatnik
Bud Weighman
Blatnik
Port Isabel Port Preference Poll Planned
Four hundred Port Isabel residents from Cameron County precincts will receive a mailed survey March 13 to choose among three district change options for the port. Funded by a $1,500 grant from PI SBND, the poll is led by Pan American University Brownsville students under Dr William Vaughn.
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Port Isabel
Cameron County
Carlos Ramirez
Pan American University
Brownsville
Port Isabel San Benito
Board of Commissioners
San Benito
Brownsville Navigation District
BND
Plsbnd Board
J. Harve Washington
William J Vaughn
Pisbnd
Vaughn
Absentee Voting To Begin Monday In Local Elections
Absentee voting for the April 1 election in Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Point Isabel School Board and Water District No 1 starts Monday, March 13, with final day March 28. Ballots for Port Isabel mayor and commission are at City Hall 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. South Padre Island offices offer voting 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. School Board voting is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the School District Business Office and Water District voting is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Water District office. A Meet Your Candidates column will run in the Port Isabel South Padre Press before April 1.
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Port Isabel
South Padre Island
Point Isabel
Water District
School District Board of Trustees
School District
Water District Board of Directors
Queen Isabella Meeting Set
An organizational meeting to kick off the 1978 Queen Isabella Days celebration is set for March 10 at 8 30 a.m. in the Tourist Bureau Conference Room. Area residents are urged to attend or send a representative to join a committee or provide suggestions for Queen Isabella Days. Mrs Barbara Warren was hired as staff to help carry the workload, per Arnold Samuelson Port Isabel South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce President.
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Tourist Bureau
Port Isabel South Padre Island
City Beautification Kick Off Scheduled in Port Isabel
A March 11 8 a.m. kick off at Torres Fries Restaurant opens a Port Isabel beautification campaign. Local church groups schools and other organizations are urged to attend to receive cleanup assignments ahead of the April Golden Anniversary events.
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Port Isabel
Janetta Raymond
Hortense Somnitz
Eleanor Morgan
Loretta Sumega
Rosa Betancourt Miller
Cathy Camacho
Kathy Anderson
Somnitz
Capsule time features Port Isabel anniversary plan
A time capsule burial on April 9 as part of the Port Isabel Golden Anniversary will be opened 50 years later. Items are donated at Port Isabel City Hall with receipts and review by the Time Capsule Committee. A $5 placement fee applies, and a granite plaque marks the burial site at the Neighborhood Center grounds.
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Port Isabel
Joe O. Brown
Brown
Merchant's Marine Bank of
Uribe and Morales Lead In District 50 Runoff Race
In a March 4 special election for District 50 State Representative, Hector Uribe leads with 1,066 votes and Frances Morales 1,062, advancing to a runoff. Dan Miller, T. W. Celaya, Dominic Guerra, and Henry Sanchez trailed with 841, 805, 633, and 581 votes. Precinct one shows Miller 121, Uribe 89, Guerra 63, Morales 36, Sanchez 15. A runoff is likely set for April 1, with all candidates facing the May 6 Democratic primary.
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Hector Uribe
Frances Morales
Dan Miller
T.W. Celaya
Dominic Guerra
Henry Sanchez
Miller
Uribe
Guerra
Morales
Sanchez
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Dallas
Gas and Oil Process Company
Weslaco
Silver King Club
David F. Rader
Indiana
Treasury Department
Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
First United Methodist Church
Barbara
Indiana University
Glenn McGehee
Gary Grober
Bob Tenison
Dennis Franke
Dennis Ohe
Stephen Andrews
Wf.claus
David Rader
South Padre Press
Isabella
Rose
Hamilton Miller
Albert Cantu
Richard Crowe
E.J. House
Donald Hopperstand
Quirino Martinez
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