Port Isabel Highlight in National Geographic Feature
A National Geographic May issue color spread spotlights Port Isabel as The Shrimp Capital of the World with a late afternoon scene of shrimp trawlers in the Port Isabel Shrimp Basin. The report by William Albert Allard follows the Mexico border route from Tijuana to Brownsville on a motorcycle and notes Brownsville Matamoros trade links and Valley farming strengths.
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Port Isabel
National Geographic Magazine
William Albert Allard
Texas
Brownsville
Matamoros
Rio Grande Valley
Mexico
Palmito Ranch
Park Road Extension Delays Extend into June Bids
Park Road 100 extension on Padre Island faces new delays as right of way remains uncleared. Texas Highway Department withdrew May bid setting and may shift $840,000 seven mile project to June bids if Austin approves. County reports land donations agreed but papers not yet received.
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Park Road
Padre Island
Texas Highway Department
Raymond Stotzer
Pharr
Austin
Richard Ley
Justice of the Peace
Bud Emmons
Ley
Emmons
South Padre Island
Cameron County
Joe Alvarado
Jimmy Dickens
Grand Jury
Officials Attend School Clinic and Public Diocese Installations
Supt Ruben Torres and Port Isabel officials attended a Region I Education Service Center conference in Edinburg. Bishop John Joseph Fitzpatrick of Miami will visit Brownsville with official credentials private May 26 and a public installation planned for May 27 at Fort Brown Civic Center pending location. International coverage highlighted Port Isabel and McAllen news, with McAllen Chamber sending stories to dailies nationwide and beyond.
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Brownsville
John Joseph Fitzpatrick
Miami
Fort Brown Civic Center
Ruben Torres
Edinburg
Region I Education Service Center
Port Isabel
Supt. Torres
Clyde Lyons
W.K. Zimmerman
Cecill Moses
Sabas Gonzales
Noe Gonzales
South Padre Island
McAllen
Dust problem in Port Isabel prompts calls for action
In Port Isabel and Padre Island the wind driven dust blankets the area with little rain in sight. The town eyes cheap solutions like terracing and vegetation to curb dust while a Corps report cites economically unfeasible methods. A former mayor tested terracing and residents suggest solar stills to water land and spur growth.
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Susan Smith
Port Isabel
Padre Island
Laguna Madre
South Padre Island
Army Corp of Engineers
Long Island
Corps
The
Corp
Leo Sanders
Louisiana
Band Wins Sweepstakes First Time In History
The Silver Tarpon Band under Manuel Mireles at Jacob Brown Auditorium Brownsville earned a UIL sweepstakes by attaining superior ratings in marching concert and sightreading. Judges from Miller Corpus Christi Texas City Hebronville New Braunfels praised the group and its leadership.
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Jacob Brown
Brownsville
Silver Tarpon
Manuel Mireles
Eddie Galvan
Miller High School
Corpus Christi
Orville Kelley
Texas City
Eddie Zamora
Hebronville High School
Joe Rogers
New Braunfels
Kelley
Galvan
Manuel
Port Isabel Seeks Donations to Buy Ambulance
A Port Isabel City Hall meeting discussed raising funds from private citizens and local businesses to purchase an ambulance. The plan considers a 1971 station wagon for 3400 dollars, with volunteers operating and Fire Marshall Keller overseeing maintenance. Local calls would cost 10 dollars and outside calls 25 dollars.
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Chuck Londrie
Londrie
Brownsville
Bill Moore
Sand Castle
Larry Joe Keller
Port Isabel
Port Isabel Teen Juana Reyna Missing Since Thursday
A Port Isabel girl named Juana Maria Reyna is reported missing since last Thursday. She is 16, about 4'6" tall, 100 pounds, with brown eyes and dark hair, last seen in a white blouse and purple skirt en route to school. Police urge anyone with information to contact them immediately.
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Port Isabel
Juana Maria Reyna
Miss Reyna
Band Members Plan Trip To Astrodome
Point Isabel School's award winning band will travel to Houston on Friday May 14 for a field trip. Fifty four members and sponsors depart at 6 a.m. from the White House Motor Inn across from the Astrodome with funds provided by the Band Boosters Club. The itinerary includes Astroworld tour and an Astros game in the Astrodome.
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Point Isabel
Houston
M. Mireles
Robert Gonzales
Elisio Vega
L. Lopez
White House Motor Inn
Astrodome
Band Boosters Club
Astroworld
Astros
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National Geographic
Stotzer
John Huth
South Padre
Meee Corer Inc
Au Weane Og
Zamora
Rogers
Mireles
Space Center
Isle
Jaycees
Aaron Hinojosa
Los Fresnos
al Hirt
Manned Space Center
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