Congress Inspectors Tour South Padre Island on Kilgore Bill
A eight member delegation from the U S House will visit South Padre Island this weekend to inspect the island from end to end. Led by Kilgore of the Valley and Young of Corpus Christi they will review the proposed National Sea Shore site and meet with Cameron County officials and Padre Island Chamber of Commerce members. The visit includes helicopters travel and four wheel vehicle tours, with overnight stays in Corpus Christi and on the island before returning to Washington.
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United States
House of Representatives
South Padre Island
U.S
Kilgore
Valley
Young
Corpus Christ
Interior
Corpus Christi
Cameron County Park Board
Padre Island
Washington
Grand Jury Deliberates In Cameron County Session
The Cameron County Grand Jury met at 9 a.m. with about 50 cases on the docket. Anastacio Gayton Guillen, 39, Brownsville, faces failure to stop and render aid in the April 19 traffic death of Mrs. Domingo Rodriguez Martinez on Southmost Road. Other cases include robbery by assault burglary theft swindling and driving while intoxicated second offense.
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Cameron County
Anastacio Gayton Guillen
Brownsville
Domingo Rodriguez Martinez
Southmost
Port Isabel P T A to Install Officers at May Meeting
The Port Isabel Schools Parent-Teacher Association will hold its regular monthly meeting in the Jr High Auditorium at 8 p m on Thursday May 17. Installing officer will be Mrs J A Hockaday and the program speaker will be Mr Otto Longlois superintendent of schools.
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Port Isabel
Parent - Teacher Association
Jr. High
J. A. Hockaday
Otto Longlois
Proclamation Declares Salvation Army Week in Port Isabel
Mayor J A Hockaday proclaims May 20 to May 27 as Salvation Army Week in Port Isabel Texas urging citizens to support The Salvation Army efforts. The measure notes the organization aids all people regardless of race or creed and acknowledges its long standing service.
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Salvation Army
J. A. Hockaday
Port Isabel
Texas
Little League and Minor League Games Set for Port Isabel Area
Port Isabel and Los Fresnos prepare a week of practice games in both Little League and Minor League. Officials report over 100 boys signed up. Monday events at Los Fresnos include P I Minors and Port Isabel teams facing LB Minors and LF Lions.
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Port Isabel
Los Fresnos
Tm Torres
P.I
P.I. Braves
L.F. Lions
P. I
P.1. Braves
L.F
P.I. Orioles
L.F. Bankers
P.T.A. Executive Meeting Scheduled for May 10
The public school P.T.A. executive meeting for officers will be held at 4 p.m. on Thursday May 10 in the Jr. High Auditorium. Mrs. Floyd Bobbitt, Publicity Chairman, announced the details.
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P.T.A
Jr. High
Floyd Bobbitt
Mr and Mrs Detrick Visit Grand Junction Couple
Mr and Mrs Frank Detrick of Grand Junction Colorado are visiting with their daughter Mrs Kenneth Hughes.
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Frank Detrick
Grand Junction, Colo
Kenneth Hughes
Port Isabel and projects spark local pride and controversy
The piece notes progress on a new Port Isabel school plant with foundations poured and roofs in place, plus a push for community participation in Little League. It contrasts highway funding debates, government spending, and calls against federal control of the electric power industry, warning of debt, taxation, and loss of liberty.
Banana seed myths and the origin of the word mug
The note suggests seeds in bananas generally do not sprout and asks about the etymology of the word mug, hinting at a linguistic discussion. It contrasts botanical truth with a language query, implying a curiosity about origins rather than factual cultivation.
Merchants To Decorate For Horse Show
The Los Fresnos Lions Club turns the town into a Western backdrop for the Eleventh Annual Charity Horse Show to be held June 28 to 30. Merchants and residents will display flags and bunting, with the Chamber of Commerce providing decorations and promoting roads to the event. Prizes total 100 dollars for best decorated businesses. A Queen selection from Los Fresnos High School will occur May 26, voted by out of town judges. Proceeds benefit Valley Boys Ranch Crippled Children's Camp and other charities.
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LOS Fresnos
Los Fresnos Lions Club
Lions Club
Los Fresnos Chamber
Texas
Brownsville
Port Isabel
Los Fresnos High School
Jack Smith
Valley Boys Ranch
Crippled Children's Camp
Lions Light Conservation
Little League Baseball
Fire Report Summary By Fire Chief Keller
Fire Department made one run in the past week due to a false alarm at a school. Kids turned in the incident and warned that any apprehended offender would face a stiff fine. Caution issued against following fire trucks or hampering firemen during responses.
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W. P. Keller
Fire Dept
Britain Would Not Hire Mercenaries for War Fight
In a historically speculative note the article suggests Britain considered Russian mercenaries for the American Revolution but the Czar demanded control of the Balearic Islands as mortgage security, a demand England declined.
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Britain
Baleric Islands
England
Twenty Seven H S Seniors To Graduate
Twenty seven high school seniors will receive their diplomas next week at two ceremonies. May 20 at 8 p m features the Vesper Address by Rev F L Marlin. May 23 at 8 p m includes the Commencement Address by Senator Hubert Hudson and diploma presentation by Mrs Beatrice Floyd. Gene Mock is valedictorian and Lourdes Garcia is salutatorian. National Honor Society members are Steve Marlin Gene Mock Lourdes Garcia and Emilio Lopez.
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F. L. Marlin
First Methodist Church
Hubert Hudson
Valley History Book On Sale in Local Valley Cities
Valley Historical Society restages the 1917 book A Brief History of the Lower Rio Grande Valley under the title Texas Last Frontier. Frank Dugan of Edinburg notes the reprint contains vivid Civil War era tales and cross border clashes involving Confederate Union French and Liberal forces. Copies sell for 2, with Port Isabel distribution via Dr J A Hockaday.
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Edinburg
Dugan
Rio Grande Valley
Judge Pierce
U. S
Brownsville
South
Toops
Maximilian
Benito Juarez
Rio Grande
Port Isabel
J. A. Hockaday
Anchor Shape More Important Than Weight
Boaters are told there is no fixed rule for anchor size as hull and sea conditions vary. The Mercury outboard agency cites anchor shape as paramount with burrowing anchors outperforming mushroom types. folding anchors can match heavier mushroom anchors when dug in. A storm anchor should weigh double or triple charted, and carrying two anchors is prudent for spares and positioning.
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Mercury
Navy
Second Annual TSC Round-Up Brings Old West to Brownsville
Texas Southmost College hosts its second annual Round-Up Jamboree with stick horse races lasso contests and a Western themed dance. Students from TSC and local high schools serve a free chuck wagon lunch while contests award votes toward the Round-Up Queen.
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Brownsville
Texas Southmost
Old West
TSC
Tom Keller
B. A. Homeyer
Albert Nagatori
San Benito
Mike Mendez
Texas
Port Isabel
Barbara Warburgon
Jim Hubert
Sammy King
Frank Palmer
Cub Scout Pack Meeting Announces Honor Bridge
A Cub Scout Pack meeting at the Methodist Educational Bridge is set for Friday at 7 p.m. led by Cub Master Clyde Privett. The event concludes the season before fall, with a Seacoat Bridge of Honor at 8 p.m. at the Fireman Building.
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Methodist Educational
Clyde Privett
Foss to Speak at Harlingen Chamber Banquet
World War II ace Joe Foss will headline the Harlingen Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet on June 21 as Anthony Ross, the chamber president, announced. The event at Casa de Sol, Harlingen's new tourist and meeting hall, is expected to be the largest in the chamber’s history.
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Foss
Harlingen
Joe Foss
Harlingen Chamber of Commerce
Anthony Ross
Casa de Sol
Conventions Saturday For Both Parties At Brownsville High
Both Democratic and Republican county conventions will be held Saturday at Brownsville High School. Democrats meet in the afternoon with Republicans to follow that night. Delegates to the county convention were chosen last night in one precinct caucus.
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Republian
Brownsville High School
Funeral Services For W. E. Allen
Funeral services were held on Tuesday for William Edward Bill Allen of Harlingen who died Sunday Burial took place at Restlawn Memorial Park He formerly managed Parday Courts in Port Isabel from 1957 to 1960 and was active in the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce and local community work Surviving are his widow Mrs Mable Allen a son Lloyd Allen a daughter Mrs Eloise Moody and four grandchildren
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William Edward
Bill” Allen
Harlingen
Restlawn Memorial Park
Allen
Port Isabel
Parday Courts
Port Chamber of Commerce
Mable Allen
Lloyd Allen
Eloise Moody
Houston
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Valley History Book On Sale
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