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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1968
Page
1
The author recalls a pastor’s cheerfully exaggerated sermon on giving and notes the public fuss over a gold rush. A wife asks about their small sum, then a reader recounts an engineer’s accident on March 17, the anniversary of a Rhine bridge collapse 23 years ago, and the near miss due to timing.
The author recalls a gum obstruction on the gas pedal easing after removal. The piece also notes Gene Locke campaigning with a speech about riots caused by troublemakers, plus anecdotes from Lighthouse column and small-town encounters about press discretion and a Tennessee hitchhiking tale.
Cameron County Sheriff Boynton Fleming urged the Commissioners Court to fund at least two additional deputies every weekend from Easter through Labor Day to curb growing crowds on South Padre Island. He suggested four more officers, hiring off duty cops from Brownsville and Harlingen at two dollars an hour, and proposed canceling the summer surfing contest and banning dancing during Easter holidays to reduce incidents and speed reports.
Cameron County Dust Control Association meets in Port Isabel as members discuss tide water flow through culverts under FM Road 1792 and the benefit from Hurricane Beulah. The group plans preliminary steps to form a Dust Control District with a boundary committee and legal counsel.
The South Padre Island Shell Club will meet Friday March 22 in the Recreation Building at Isla Blanca Park at 8 p.m. Members will discuss the recent Shell Fair and elect officers for the coming year.
Robert E. West announced that the Hurricane Beulah disaster declaration is extended through June 30, 1968. Damage victims not yet registered should contact SBA Disaster Branch offices in Brownsville Harlingen or Weslaco for loan program information. The extension does not extend past June 30, 1968.
Five possible candidates eye the legislative seat left by Bill Rapp after his resignation to join Wil Arenkalee. The State Democratic Committee set a new filing window to March 30 for the vacancy and other offices. Primary winners advance to the November general for a two year term starting in 1969. Governor Connally may call a special election to fill the unexpired term. Top contender is J A Garcia Jr of Brownsville and Raymondville.
Dee Cameron County Commissioners Monday examined a full report on a proposed county food stamp plan. William M. Herndon of the State Department of Public Welfare outlined anticipated costs and savings versus the current surplus distribution, noting the county now spends about $20,000 yearly on surplus goods. He projected the food stamp plan would bring in funds for the indigent but require more administration and about four case workers.
A Cameron County group asked the court to shift Marshal Hutt Road to benefit landowners adjacent to Arroyo City. Hurricane flood damage, a land donation misunderstanding by developer George Gibbon, and disputes over ownership stalled the plan at the Monday session.
Members of the board of directors of Cameron County Community Projects Inc will meet at 7 30 p m Monday March 25 in the Central Jury Room Cameron County Courthouse Brownsville.
The 29th Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show opens in Mercedes with a parade from downtown to the grounds. L. W. Clifford presides at the rope cutting with youth leaders. exhibits fill all spaces and show highlights include a tractor exhibit valued over 1 million dollars and expanded bands.
The Port Isabel post office began in 1846 with Henry Levy as postmaster amid Taylor and Ulysses Grant era. It moved from Fort Polk to prevent civilian access, then shifted to Railroad Avenue in 1873 as the town grew around the railroad. The designation Point Isabel emerged officially in 1915, with postmasters including Kleiber and Champion in ensuing decades.
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