Isle Candidates Draw Ballot Order for South Padre Island
Nineteen candidates for the May 26 municipal election drew for ballot spots in Brownsville. Mayor contenders are William Neukomm Pete Stone Marvin H Matthews and Arthur Page. Fifteen alderman hopefuls listed for Places 1 through 15. An alderman candidate Giles and mayor candidate Neukomm faced residency affidavits but will remain on the ballot after review. No town marshal candidate filed. write ins expected. Absentee voting starts Monday.
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South Padre Island
William Neukomm
Pete Stone
Marvin H. Matthews
Arthur Page
Commissioners Court Chamber
Brownsville
Bette Grisham
Jean L. Gutches
Troy Giles
Bill Moore
Phillip Schoppe
James Ghilain
Jimmy G. Haire
Zelma Monlux
Larry D Thompson
William F. Claus
George Ferguson
Mary Lou Franklin Campbell
Kenneth H. Redman
Leland E. Holtzman
Troy Dillon
Giles
Neukomm
Texas
Ray Ramon
Park Board Maintains Rent Hike At Isla Blanca Mobile Park
Cameron County Park Board refused to roll back the rent increase for Isla Blanca permanent mobile home park moving rates from 35.87 to 60 dollars per month. About 80 homes sit on site with a waiting list for sites. Protests with attorney Lee Wiley present. New lease agreements due May 1. Lee Wiley reports 11 of 13 contacted said they still want a site.
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Cameron County Park Board
Isla Blanca
Lee Wiley
Harlingen
Park Board
Sherman Lee
Wiley
Valley Bank Deposits Rise Ahead of March 1972 Figures
Valley Bank deposits climbed $21.8 million in March, reaching $828.1 million with $634.1 million in banks and $193.9 million in savings and loan investments. The Valley Chamber of Commerce Business Barometer shows gains over February and last year with increases in electrical, gas and telephone connections, as well as manufacturing employment and airline boardings.
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The
Valley Chamber of Commerce
Savings and Loan Association
Savings and Loan
Cameron County
Hidalgo County
South Padre Island Sees Condo Boom With Big Projects
South Padre Island advances a rapid condo expansion as 1972 permits reach 6 million and future plans total about 40 million. First high rise Padre South with 122 units costs over 2 million, while Marisol Corp targets a 15 million Laguna Madre project adding 107 apartments 200 room Bahia Mar hotel and marina facilities. Other developments include Tikio Isla del Sol Breakers Holiday Inn Gulfpoint and Ensenada units plus Laguna Largo condens and new homes in Laguna Vista.
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South Padre
Padre South
Marisol Corp
Laguna Madre
Island
Bahia Mar
Marina
Braniff International
Gulf Beach
Isla del Sol
Gulfpoint
New Causeway
New Caueway
Ensenada
Laguna Largo
Laguna Vista
Valley Building Permits Top $10 Million in March
Valley building permits reached $10,864,729 in March, the second straight month above $10 million, rising over $600,000 from February's $10,087,992 high, according to the Valley Chamber of Commerce Business Barometer.
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Valley Chamber of Commerce
County Tax League Urges Back Tax Campaign
The Cameron County Taxpayers League asks the Commissioners Court to take over delinquent tax collection from the District Attorney and immediately hire a firm or individual to begin tax suits for about one million dollars in unpaid county taxes. The resolution cites staff limits and tax burden on timely payers.
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Cameron County Taxpayers League
League
District Attorney's Office
Commissioners Court
Cameron County
Cameron County Commissioners Court
Foreign Group To Visit Isle From 13 Countries
A group of 42 students from 13 countries at the Defense Language Institute English Language Branch Lackland AFB will visit Brownsville May 4 to 6. They tour Brownsville High School and the Herald plant and travel to Matamoros Port Brownsville and South Padre Island.
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Defense Language Institute
Lackland Air Force Base
Brownsville
South Padre Island
Brownsville High School
Herald
Matamoros
Port Brownsville
Mother and Two Children Killed in Car Train Crash Near San Benito
Laguna Vista woman Mary Castillo Gowan 38 and her two children Michael Boynt 13 and Linda Kay Gowan 15 months died when their station wagon was struck by a Southern Pacific freight train on State Highway 510 near San Benito. Four other children survived. husband Jerry Gowan at sea. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Laguna Vista
Southern Pacific
Thomas Funeral Home
Los Fresnos
Iva Jo Boynt
Nancy Boynt
Mary Lou Boynt
Roland Boynt
Jerry Gowan
Coast Guard
Port Isabel
Laguna Vista approves revenue funds for 1973 first half
Laguna Vista Village Council on April 23 approved a revenue sharing budget for 1973 covering the first half of the year. Federal funds for Q1 totaled 748 dollars, with about the same for Q2, bringing estimated total to 1,497 by late June. Allocations include 797 for public safety, 400 for streets, 300 for library needs. The council filled five municipal posts, eliminating the chief of police and retaining attorney Tom Fleming.
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Laguna Vista
Charles W. Moore
Legal Service
Harold Dorr
Ronald Boudreaux
Walter Martins
Antonio Andretta
Irving Clausen
Moore
Tom Fleming
Board Okays Architect For School Expansion
School Trustees award the architectural contract for the district's expansion, pending bond passage. Voters will decide on a $2 million bond on May 29. Supt. Ruben Torres says plans will be shared with organizations and civic clubs.
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Swanson, Hiester, Wilson and Claycomb
Ruben Torres
Randolf C. Fletcher
Fletcher
Sup Torres
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