Admiral Kirkpatrick to Speak at Valley Armed Forces Day
Rear Adm. Charles C. Kirkpatrick will be principal speaker at a Valley wide Armed Forces Day program in Brownsville on Monday at noon. The event, coordinated by the Valley Chamber of Commerce, will be at Jacob Brown Auditorium with service clubs and residents from across the Valley invited. Tickets cost 1.60, and reservations are due by Saturday noon at the Brownsville Chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Valley Chamber of Commerce
Charles C. Kirkpatrick
Navy Department
Port Isabel Naval Air Station
Watts
Kirkpatrick
Jacob Brown
Brownsville Chamber of Commerce
Valley
San Angelo
Texas
Admiral Kirkpatrick
Navy
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Triton
Shea
Okinawa
Four One Act Plays Tonight at Port Isabel High
The Port Isabel High School Speech department presents four one act plays in the high school auditorium tonight at eight. Directed by students under Mr. Eugene Todd, with junior class selling advance tickets. Donald Lee Hockaday will perform pantomimes between plays. Featured works include More Perfect Union, The Crackerbarrel, The Good Ole Country by Tranquilino Martinez, and Smoke Screen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel High School
Eugene Todd
Donald Lee Hockaday
Tranquilino Martinez
Surface Mail Gets Airlift From Area
Operation Airlift began May 5 announced by Acting Postmaster Ruth J. Mras of Port Isabel. First class letters newspapers and special handling mail deposited by 10 45 a m will be flown to San Antonio Waco Austin Fort Worth Dallas and Houston on Trans-Texas flight AM 82 92 from Harlingen arriving the same day. The airlift can cut delivery by up to 24 hours for many points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth J. Mras
Port Isabel
Harlingen
Troop 57 Names New Patrol Leaders at Regular Meeting
Troop 57 elected new leaders for Woodman Mohawk Panther and Eagle Patrols. Louis McFarland Fredrick McFarland Mike Rose and Ildefonso Silguero named as patrol leaders with Mike Merryman as assistant scribe. Sergio Helms joined as a new member. Wayne Berry and Carl Jones plan to attend an Order of the Arrow camp this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Ball
Woodman
Mohawk
Panther
Eagle
Mike Merryman
Louis McFarland
Fredrick McFarland
Mike Rose
Ildefonso Silguero
Sergio Helms
Wayne Berry
Carl Jones
Order of the Arrow
Harlingen Attorney Darrell Hester to oppose Dancy in Cameron County race
Harlingen attorney Darrell Hester filed Tuesday to run in the Cameron County Democratic primary for County Judge. A former First Assistant Criminal District Attorney since 1952, Hester cites a need for change amid long county turmoil and costly finances. He is married to Nell Sanders of La Feria and has three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrell Hester
Harlingen
Dancy
Cameron County
Oscar Dancy
Hester
Commissioners Court
University of Texas School of Law
Nell Sanders
la Feria
Ert Runyon
Kent
Oscar C. Dancy
Cameron County Primary Candidates Listed for July Races
The Cameron County primary slate is drawn for precinct, county, district, and state races ending with the July Democratic primary. Judge A M Kent faces Darrell Hester in a long running contest, while Oscar C Dancy contends with Hester for the county judgeship. Several officials elected in 1946 have no opponents, and others face multiple challengers, including County Commissioner Tom Foster and County Court at Law Judge Clarence Bennett. San Benito also adds justice of the peace races as incumbents and challengers file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron County
A. M. Kent
Judge Kent
Rob
Oscar C. Dancy
Sinnce
Darrell Hester
Harlingen
F. T. Graham
Johnny Gina
Brownsville
Tony Tamayo Jr
Mervyn H. Mitchell
Tom Foster
Jack Ehlers
San Benito
Judge Dancy
County Commissioners Court
Foster
Jack Cooke
L.G
Guy) Leggett
Albert L. Meyers
Ed Ivey
Clarence Bennett
Ben Hardy
Bennett
Krausse
Graham
Austin
Polk Hornaday
Hornaday
Justice of Peace
C. C. Siderius
R. C. Ridgell
Robert A. Domanski
Bryan Long
W. Edward Hatchett
C. L. Fincher
Kenneth Lake
J. Scott Brown
Model Airplane Contest At Armed Forces Day Open House
A model airplane contest for Base personnel and Valley residents is set for Open House at HAFB during Awauad Dawane Diat sR ITU EVIL way observance. Sponsored by Civil Air Patrol and Reserve Officers Association, it features four classes with junior and senior divisions. Prizes include trophies and merchandise. judging covers stunt, combat, scale, and beauty. Registration 9 to 10 a.m. May 17 at the hangar north of the Control Tower.
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Hafb
Civil Air Patrol
Reserve Officers Association
Re Chartering Of Port Isabel Cub Scouts Meeting
Port Isabel district Boy Scouts of America official Harvey Rose announces a May 12 meeting at 7 30 p m in the Methodist church Educational building. The purpose is to recharter the Port Isabel Cub Scouts and parents of Cub Scout age boys are urged to attend without bringing sons. A Scout executive member will be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Baumfelder
Port Isabel
Baumfelder
Rio Grande Valley Flotilla
Sea Scouts
Rio Grande Council
Boy Scouts of America
Harvey Rose
Methodist Church
Rose
Blessing of Fleet Set For 1958 Shrimp Fiesta Dates
Bishop Mariano S Garriga will officiate the Blessing of the Fleet at Port Isabel Brownsville Shrimp Fiesta July 6. Knights of Columbus assist and four shrimp trawler and two pleasure craft winners are expected in competitions. Fiesta runs July 4 to 6 with boat parade and coronation July 5. retiring royalty are Queen Vesta Levy and King John Santos Carinhas Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mariano S. Garriga
Corpus Christi
Port Isabel
Brownsville
Garriga
Knights of Columbus of
Sam Snodgrass
Snodgrass
Joe Carinhas
L. A
Fort Brown Memorial Center
Vesta Levy
Harlingen
John Santos Carinhas, Jr
Benefit Dance for Preschool PTA Building Fund
A Mothers day dance will be held Sunday at 8:30 p.m. at the Ship Cafe with music by the G G orchestra. Sponsored by the Pre School Parent Teacher association, admission is 2.00 per couple, 1.75 stag, ladies 25 cents. Proceeds go to the PTA building fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ship Cafe
G&g Orchestra
PTA
Open House At Eagle Pass Lumber Co
Eagle Pass Lumber Co of Port Isabel hosts an open house from Monday to Wednesday to display remodels improving merchandise display and patron service. Door prizes include a 17 inch portable TV set a Hamilton Beach mixer five gallons of house paint a Black and Decker electric saw an ironing board cabinet and a Black and Decker electric drill. Visitors may register at a display table and need not buy to participate entrants need not be present at the drawing. Remodeling features include a new front door concrete steps two plate glass front windows exterior siding paneled walls a mica top counter and improved lighting. new display counters and plans for kitchen and bathroom displays along one wall.
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Eagle Pass Lumber Company
Port Isabel
Hamilton Beach
Black & Decker
Seniors Win In Attendance Race At Port Isabel High
The Port Isabel High attendance contest shows seniors leading with an average of 96.74 percent. Freshmen second at 95.89, sophomores 95.78, juniors 95.06, yielding a schoolwide 95.87 percent for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel High School
Lions Club Moves To New Home In Port Isabel
The Port Isabel Lions Club announced a new meeting location moving from Laguna Madre Motor Hotel to El Toro Steak Room on Garcia Street near the causeway toll house. Meetings remain on Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. all visitors are invited.
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Port Isabel
Naval Vessels To Arrive For Fiesta
Representative Joe M Kilgore reports from Washington that two PCE vessels will be dispatched to Port Isabel for the Shrimp Fiesta July 4 6, naming USS Eunice PCE 846 and USS Pascagoula PCE 4. A submarine visit was canceled due to three Atlantic Ocean exercises.
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Joe M. Kilgore
Washington
Navy
PCE
Port Isabel
Brownsville
Kilgore
USS Eunice
Pascagoula
Port Isabel Exports Oil Grapefruit and Cotton
March and April traffic at Port Isabel shows seven ships eight tugs and one barge docked. Petroleum products totaled 55 051 tons while dry cargo reached 57 346 25 tons with 54 847 boxes of citrus fruit and 400 bales of cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
T. W. Dunn
Fishing Roundup Shows Trout Catches Across Counties
May fishing results list readers Fain Arrington and John Atcheon of Harlingen with 26 trout and 25 refish. Banks Hotmann and Leslie Hotmann of Houston report 35 trout. Mr and Mrs D J Schwartz of Mercedes have 40 trout. Brown of Donna and Harmon Hale of Weslaco bring 27 trout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fain Arrington
John Atcheson
Harlingen
Banks Hotmann
Leslie Hotmann
Houston
D. J. Schwartz
Mercedes
Brown
Donna
Harmon Hale
Weslaco
Bay area anglers report trout catches on Sunday May 4
Sam Cashiola and Sid Scalise of Houston each haul 80 trout by surf or jetty fishing. Weslaco party led by Buck Weaver catches 28 trout. J S Moore and Babe Mims of Dallas reel 24 trout. George Cherry of Houston reports 125 trout. L R Cahn and Gene Ashley of Houston 24 trout. B D Alemann and D M Carter of Houston 10 trout. Ira unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Cashiola
Sid Scalise
Houston
Buck Weaver
Weslaco
J. S. Moore
Babe Mims
Dallas
George Cherry
L. R. Cahn
Gene Ashley
B. D. Alemann
D. M. Carter
Ira
Houston 85 trout trail ends in early season score
Houston anglers B. D. Alemann and D. M. Carter catch 40 trout together in a reported early season tally. The names indicate local participants and the event centers on freshwater fishing effort in Houston.
Bay and surf fishing totals across Texas anglers
On Tuesday May 6 anglers from Reagan to Dallas and Houston reported their trout catches. Mr and Mrs James Harlan of Reagan, Texas captured 20 trout. S W Allen of Mercedes and M P White of Pampa caught 38 trout. Mr and Mrs Babe Mims and Mr and Mrs Shellie Moore of Dallas reported 75 trout. Sam Cashiola and Sid Scalise of Houston netted 98 trout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Harlan
Reagan
Texas
S. W. Allen
Mercedes
M. P. White
Pampa
Babe Mims
Shellie Moore
Dallas
Sam Cashiola
Sid Scalise
Houston
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Ralph Sheldon
Don Sheldon
R. D. Ferrise
Army
Louise Morris
Personality Beauty Shop
Hattie Cateora
Trict Attorney's Office
Hawthorne Phillips
Hubert Hudson
C. H. Holcomb
W. R. Jones
H. D. Seago
F. T. (Dut) Graham
Menton Murray
Maurice Pipkin
Cub
M. S. Garriga
Eagle Pass Lumber Co
Louis S. Fizer
Louis Fizer
Bayside
Pedro Mota
Concepcion Mota
Lions Club
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