Free Blood Pressure Checks Offered by City
Port Isabel public health effort runs free blood pressure checks at city sites this weekend. Ambulance crew chief Dennis Erblich says the service targets heart disease and stroke risk, with sessions 2 to 5 pm at Port Isabel Fire Station on Saturday May 13 and Port Isabel Volunteer Fire Hall on Sunday May 14. Volunteers aged 18 or older with Red Cross or CPR training invited. call Port Isabel Police at 943-2727 for details.
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Port Isabel City
Dennis Erblich
Port Isabel
Erblich
Red Cross
Port Isabel Chamber Banquet Set With Speaker Hildebrand
The Port Isabel South Padre Island Chamber banquet will be held on Thursday May 25 at 6 30 p m at the Bahia Mar Resort Hotel with guest speaker Frank Hildebrand executive director of the Texas Tourist Development Agency. New officers will be installed and a cocktail hour precedes dinner. Reservations due by May 17.
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Port Isabel
South Padre Island
Port Isabel- South Padre Island
Landry Opposes Legal Gambling in Texas Referendum
Dallas coach Tom Landry warned that legalized gambling would harm professional sports in Texas. He cited NFL and league commissioners opposing gambling and said it could influence players, officials, coaches, and fans, especially youths, while noting a May 6 referendum on pari mutuel gambling.
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Dallas
Tom Landry
Texas
Pete Roselle
National Football League
Landry
NFL
Cowboys
Zinc Important In Diet
Zinc is essential for wound healing, taste and smell, mood, skin growth, and bone development. Studies by Pories and Strain in the 1950s highlighted zinc's role. zinc is present in all blood cells and plasma, with zinc gluconate and other forms sold in health stores. Foods rich in zinc include oysters, snails, and meats, though stress or illness can reduce intake. zinc is available at Whole Kernel Health Food store.
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Walter Pories
William Strain
Vacation safety tips for hotel and road travelers
Advice for travelers on protecting valuables during vacations. Guidance covers car security with windows slightly open, staying with a breakdown, using a white cloth signal, and avoiding leaving valuables in cars or luggage. Recommends using hotel safes, not flashing cash, verifying staff at doors, and locking rooms when away.
Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla to Attend Divisional Meet
Mrs. Muriel W. Earl commander of U S Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 72 of Port Isabel will represent her unit at the Southwest and South Central Texas division meeting set for Port Mansfield in May An all night fishing trip is planned by Robert St John of Raymondville with rendezvous at Marker 303 May 6 A fish fry and meeting will conclude the evening with boat docks provided by the Harbor Master at Port Mansfield Chamber of Commerce Building
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Muriel W. Earl
U.S. Coast Guard
Port Isabel
Port Mansfield
Robert St. John
Raymondville
Coast Guard
Southwest
Texas
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Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University System
Valeri
Mexico
Folklorico
Crystal Vision
Hilton
Bahia Mar
Las Ventanas
Gracie Garza
Stella LeCuyer
Area Coast Guard Flotilla
Radio Shack
Petty
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Laguna Vista
Radio
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