Port Isabel Baptists Observe Mission Week
Miss Nina Gillespie a Tucson Chinese mission worker speaks at First Baptist Port Isabel during Mission Week. Rev. Cecil G. Goff and Rev. R. W. Terry join others from Ghana and Brazil for evening talks as age group courses run each weekday. Local revival sponsored by Lower Rio Grande Baptist Association invites public.
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Nina Gillespie
Tucson
Arizona
First Baptist Church of
Port Isabel
Cecil G. Goff
Baptist General Convention of Texas
R. W. Terry
Ghana
West Africa
Paul C. Porter
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Lower Rio Grande Baptist Association
Gillespie
South Carolina
el Paso
Texas
Aong
WMU Trining School
Asheville
Tennessee
WMU
Home Mission Board
Oklahoma
Virgil Drewley
First Baptist Church
Coast Guard Boarding Officers Training Held at Port Isabel
A three day Coast Guard Officers and Petty Officers boarding training program at Port Isabel Lifeboat Station concluded with attendees earning Certificates of Qualification for boarding small boats. Ensign William W. Clements directed the course with Coast Guard and state agency participants from Texas Fish and Game Commission and Austary Flotilla 75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ine Kigntn
Coast Guard
Port Isabel
William W. Clements
Thomas Owens
Texas Fish and Game Commission
J. L. McDougald
Harvey Schoen
Marvin Downs
K. W. Lewis
Paul Kruze
Michael Reese
SNBM
Paul Snow Eni
Jesse Cantrell
Ernest Bowden
Bm- 1
Juan Zurita Awarded Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Air Force specialist Juan Zurita of Davis Monthan AFB Arizona and the 803d Supply Squadron receives the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award. He is son of Jesus and Mrs. Zurita of Port Isabel and married to Maria A Godoy with daughter Lucy. He joined the Air Force in 1961.
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Air Force
Juan Urtla
Davis Monthan
Juan
Port Isabel High
Sch
Ran
Deadline Approaches for 1963 License Plates in Local Office
A reminder for all vehicle owners to obtain 1963 license plates by April 1 to avoid enforcement. Mrs. Louise Joyce of the Central Power and Light Co office will stay open Saturday March 30 and possibly into the night to serve last minute buyers. Bring certificate of title and 1962 license receipt to speed the process. After Saturday plates must be obtained in Harlingen.
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Louise Joyce
Central Power and Light Company
Harlingen
Joyce
100F to sponsor mop and broom sale at Port Isabel
The 100F Odd Fellows Lodge of Port Isabel sponsors a mop and broom sale for the lighthouse for the blind on April 22 and 23. Floyd Bobbitt says the lodge aims for a bigger showing this year while Vera Myrick notes materials come from the Lighthouse for the Blind in San Antonio and that proceeds fund paying jobs for the blind.
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Odd Fellows Lodge
Port Isabel
Floyd Bobbitt
The
Odd Fellows
San Antonio
Vera Myrick
Mexico Official Plans Highway Fete Next May
Nuevo Leon official Eduar do Livas tells the Valley Chamber that he will formally dedicate the Monterrey Ciudad Aleman Highway around mid May. Ciudad Aleman lies across the river from Roma.
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Mexico
Wellaco
Eduardo Livas
Nuevo Leon
Valley Chamber of Commerce
Monterrey
Ciudad Aleman
Roma
Cover The Waterfront P. H. S. Killed By Joe Barrera
A local item notes a claim about a house cat killed by Joe Barrera over the weekend. it hints the animal may have been large and eating more than cat food. A separate legal notice alerts voters to a trustee election site change in Port Isabel to Garriga Elementary for the Point Isabel ISD vote. Citizens criticize city police and officials over stop sign tickets, urging enforcement clarity and fair applicability of traffic laws.
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Joe Barrera
TSC
Port Isabel
Garriga
Point Isabel
Driver License Division Holds Island Training Meeting
About 40 members from Region 3 of the Texas DPS Driver License Division visit South Padre Island for a quarterly retraining meeting. They come to learn new laws and regulations. not to check local drivers. Capt. H. I. Foster of Corpus Christi leads the session.
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South Padre Island
Texas Department of Public Safety
W. L. Stolley
Department of Public Safety
Port Isabel
H. I. Foster
Corpus Christi
Last-Minute Column Misses Padre Island Meeting
Writer John Richards called to arrange a car caravan to Padre Island to meet Ed Syres, the man writing a series on Padre Island, forcing the columnist to skip this week’s piece. The delay prompts a plea for advance notice in the future.
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Padre Island
John Richards
la Retreat Fame
Ma Cut
Ed Syres
Ed Syvres
City Accepts Sewer Facilities and Requires Connections
The City Commission accepted the new sewer facilities built by I. H. Lee of Christi Texas and authorized a 30 day deadline for all buildings within 50 feet of the system to connect. After delays due to electrical controls the system now operates with pumps managed. violations will incur charges under Ordinance 205A for missing connections.
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I. H. Lee
Christi
Texas
Richard P. Hansen
Lorenzo Barrientez
Sewer Department
Zimmerman
Hockaday
U Of T Professor Visits TSC
Dr. C. C. Calvert from the University of Texas, a junior college education consultant, spent two days in Brownsville assessing plans for a proposed library and college center for Texas Southmost College. He met with President C. J. Garland and officials, and with architects Bowman Swanson Hies ter. calvert plans a statewide Colorado program.
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Brownsville
C. C. Calvert
University of Texas
Texas Southmost College
Colvert
C. J. Garland
Bowman Swanson Hiester
Harlingen
Garland
United States
Calvert
Texas
Colorado
Rotarians Hear About Ancient Greece Slides at Port Isabel
Port Isabel Rotary Club members and guests viewed a colored slide program on Ancient Greece by Dr. Oscar Lapere. The event at the Anchor Restaurant featured traveling slides from the Lapere duo with John Kittila Jr. in charge. Visiting Rotarians included Owen Lisdale Ja Cedar Rapids Ernie MacLeod Can Quebec Henry Hefty Madison Ru ben Edelstein Brownsville R 0 Curis Marion Ohio Bill Grindle Brownsville Donald Copeland Mr. Pulaski Kirkwood MO.
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Port Isabel
Marion
Ohio
Bill Grindle
Brownsville
Donald Copeland
Mr. Pulaski
Bob Roloff
Kirkwood
John Kittila, Jr
District Meet Set as Brownsville Hosts Saturday Track Event
District 32 A meet to be held at Sams Stadium Brownsville features Junior High and High School divisions. Competitors include Sharyland Zapata Rio Hondo Santa Rosa San Isidro Port Isabel with Sharyland favored in the Senior Division and Rio Hondo a threat.
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Sams Stadium
Brownsville
Waldrum
Torres
Trice
Gades
Pierson
Sharyland
Zapata
Rio Hondo
Santa Rosa
San Isidro
Port Isabel
Monkres
Port — Isabel Junior High
Silver Sierra
Tony Carter
Harry Goette
Guillermo Mora
Roy Garza
Ricardo Zamora
Santana Galvan
Resendo Martinez
Matilde Garcia
Tony Gonzales
Roberto Garcia
Efren Gonzales
Salvador Vasquez
John Hamlynck
Jaime Sariina
Steve Perez
Frank Dawson
Isabel Lopez
Campership plan approved for Valley Girl Scout and Brownie troops
The Tip of Texas Council voted to establish camperships for Valley Girl Scout and Brownie troops. Intermediate and senior Girl Scouts with 22 or fewer members receive one $20 campership, larger troops get two $20 camperships, usable at Camp Lula Sams this summer. Brownie troops receive two $2.50 day camp camperships, with optional local camping and trips.
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Valley Girl Scout
Srownie
Tip of Texas Council
First National Bank of Weslaco
Camp Lula Sams
Robert Gandy
Edinburg
Pro Am Golf Tournament Comes to Brownsville
In Brownsville Texas the International Holiday Inn Pro Am on April 6 features Latin American pros like Oswaldo De Vincenzo Antonio Cerda and Jose Gonzalez plus top amateurs Rafael Quieroz and Marcelino Moreno. A $1600 cash prize pot includes a $1000 hole in one award from First Flight, with amateurs able to donate $800 to charity for a $200 prize. Entries close April 5 with a $15 entry fee.
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Brownsville
Texas
Mexico
Oswaldo de Vincenzo
Club Campestre
Monterrwee
Antonio
Club de Golfo de Mexice
Mexico City
Cerda
Canada
Marcelino Moreno
Monterrey
First Flight Steel Power Center Golf Ball Company
Holiday Inn
Shrimp Directors To Meet Tonight In Port Isabel
The Port Isabel Brownsville Shrimp board of directors will meet tonight in the directors room of the Merchant Marine State Bank in Port Isabel at 8 p.m. president Ted Johns says many important Fiesta phases will be discussed and every director is urged to be present.
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Port Isabel
Brownsville
Port Isabel Teachers at Corpus Christi Conference
Port Isabel sent a strong delegation to the Teachers Conference in Corpus Christi last Thursday and Friday. Attendees included Superintendent Otto Langlois and principals Bob Gades David Dailey Dale Wooldridge M. N. Caudill and delegates John Ward Sergio Escobedo Silvia Salazar Charlene Bobbitt Anabelle Harvey Mary Bergan Melba Caudill and Luther Pearson. The session emphasized teaching American heritage with W B Ray High School projects showcased and sessions on reading science math and guidance.
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Port Isabel
Corpus Christi
Otto Langlois
Bob Gades
David Dailey
Luther Pearson
John Ward Sergio Escobedo
Sylvia Salazar
Charlene Bobbitt
Anabelle Harvey
Mary Bergan
Melba Caudill
Dale Wooldridge
M. N. Caudill
House of Delegates
Rio Grande Valley
W. B. Ray
Delhi-Taylor Sells Delhi Pipeline for 6.3 Million
James L. Sewell, president of Delhi-Taylor Oil Corp, announced a cash sale of Delhi Pipeline Corporation stock to Tex-Star 610 & Gas Corp for 6.3 million dollars. Assets include two South Texas gas gathering systems Blessing-Victoria and Laredo-Lopeno with related gas sale contracts across Mata gorda Jackson Victoria Zapata Webb counties.
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James L. Sewel
Delhi-Taylor Oi Corporation
Dallas
Texas
Delhi Pipeline Corporation
Tex-Star 610 & Gas Corporation
South Texas
Matagorda
Jackson
Victoria
Laredo- Lopeno
Zapata
Webb
Fishing Party Tracks Bayside Catches Near Maloan's
Mariners from San Antonio and Indiana with guides Jack Bartholomew and others record multiple trips into the bay. The Roberts party lands three trips with two trout weighing 14 to 4 pounds, Gundt and Dr. Harold harvest 61 trout on two trips, while Walter Schauman and W. E. Krowmow of Houston report a notably large haul.
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Marion
Highway
H. J. Roberts
San Antonio
Jack Barthlomew
Dave Gundt
Frankford
Indiana
Jesse Harold
Lansing
Michigan
Jack Bartholomew
Maloan
Walter Schauman
W. E. Krowmow
Houston
Texas
Victoria Power Station gains 175000 kilowatts
CP&L reports its Victoria Power Station now operates the new 175,000 kW unit, doubling the plant size and boosting CPL capacity across South Texas. The unit began generating last week then will undergo final checks before full operation. The expansion raises Victoria total to 298,000 kW and CPL systemwide to 1,173,000 kW.
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South Lexus
Adic
Central Power and Light Company
Victoria
CPL
South
Texas
Snaller
Victoria Power Station
South Texas
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