Three Killed In Valley Traffic In April 1962
Three people died in three separate traffic crashes in the Rio Grande Valley in April 1962 all in Cameron County. Throughout April there were 70 rural crashes with 35 injuries and $27,320 in property damage. 19 total rural crashes and eight urban crashes occurred in the first four months of 1962. Texas Highway Patrol made 918 traffic arrests in the Valley in April, with 351 drivers charged as unlicensed and 200 indicted for lacking safety inspections.
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Rio Grande Valley
Cameron County
Texas
DWA
Hurricane Hit Areas To Get Quail Stock
More than 20 000 bob White quail from the State Game Farm at Tyler are scheduled for release in eight coastal counties swept by Hurricane Carla last September. After inspection by Game Department personnel, 656 square miles were declared in need of restocking to replace water-destroyed birds. Approximately one fourth of the quail have been distributed. the rest will be released in Orange Jefferson Galveston Brazoria Matagorda Jackson Calhoun and Aransas counties where cover food and protection are suitable.
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Austin
Bob White
Tyler
Game Department
Orange
Jefferson
Galveston
Brazoria
Matagorda
Jackson
Calhoun
Aransas
Alexander names cities for horse and dog in India
A historical note claims Alexander the Great named a city in India after his horse and another after his dog. It also asserts he had no step-mother named Cleopatra whom he eventually killed.
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Alexander the Great
India
Alexander
Cleopatra
Gulf Shrimp Season Closes June First in Texas Waters
Texas offshore shrimping will close June 1 inside the 10 marine mile limit for 45 days to protect young shrimp. Fishermen who violate the order risk arrest and prosecution as patrols return this year.
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Austin
Texas
Gulf
Game and Fish Commission
Fem
Paseies
Phillips
Plans to Improve Texas Coast Fishing Underway
A broad program to improve saltwater fishing conditions along the Texas coast from Port Arthur to Port Isabel is under way led by Howard Dodgen of the Game and Fish Commission. Projects include shell pads in Galveston and Trinity Bay, artificial reefs at Freeport Port Aransas and Port Isabel, and a Laguna Madre opening to improve water flow and reduce fish kills in the graveyard channel.
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Austin
Texas
Port Arthur
Port Isabel
Howard Dodgen
Game and Fish Commission
Galveston
Trinity Bay
Trinity River
Freeport
Port Aransas
Coastguard
Corps of Engineers
Laguna Madre
Graveyard Channel
Baffin Bay
Financial Aid Totals At Pan American College
Edinburg PAC reports 1961-62 aid totaling 73,750 assisting 237 students. For 1962-63 projections show increases across scholarships, part-time work, NDEA loans, and non-NDEA loans, with specific student counts and dollar amounts estimated for each program.
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Edinburg
Pan American College
Ralph Schilling
PAC
Schilling
Insect Checking Workshop May 8
A weathered notice describes a May 4 insect checking workshop at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station from 9 a m to noon. It covers studying cotton insects under the microscope, mechanics of checking fields, and practice field inspections with optional extended afternoon field work.
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Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Great to be back in the Rio Grande Valley
In a Telephone Talk column the author returns to the lower Valley after four years in the upper Valley and fourteen months in Houston. He highlights Port Isabel beach proximity to Mexico and lush tropical climate, praising friendly locals and the Bell System Farm Interphone that links farm operations from strategic points on the farm.
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Rio Grande Valley
Upper Valley
Houston
Port Isabel
Mexico
E Bac
Farm Interphone
Farm
Pens
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Children's Hour
Audrey Hepburn
Shirley Maclain Nt
McLean Charles Brandon
Ae Raftie - Yo
Jayne Mansfield
Olivia Dehavilland
Rossano Brazzzi
Judy Holliday
Paul Douglas
Madison Avenue
Dana Andrews
Eleanor Parker
Sal Minfo
Christine Carerf
Jes
Brownsville
Jack Skaggs
Edith Baines
Cecil Ford
Coastal Realty
New Boat Marina
O'Gorman
Cor. Garcia & Monroe
Heriece
Dey TS
E. Elizabeth Street
Chamber of Commerce
James A. Deer
Texas Agricultural Detension Service
Lower
Gillis, Jr
Sam
John Glenn
United States
Merce
Outer Space
Iin
Southwest Soundfilms
South Lamar
Dalles 15
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Port Isabel Area
Elizabeth
Dodgers
Year Books
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