Port Isabel Area Faces Growth and Obstacles Says Leader
Dr J A Hockaday argues that Port Isabel is poised for major growth per University of Texas 1960 study. He warns development requires community effort and funds, noting obstructionists must not derail progress as housing, industry, and business investment spur expansion. Continued on page 6.
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Port Isabel
Bureau of Business Research
University of Texas
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Port Isabel School Year Activities Plan Revealed
Superintendent Deane D. Fletcher outlined the remaining year events at Port Isabel School. May 14 features a Methodist breakfast for seniors, May 16–19 exams, May 20 paper corrections, May 22 vesper services, May 23 faculty only day, May 24 report cards, with assemblies for awards and graduation to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Deane D. Fletcher
Pre School Summer Schedule For Port Isabel Educators
Port Isabel hosts summer preschool sessions with registration on Tuesday May 31 and classes from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. July 4 is a holiday and sessions end August 26. Teachers listed are Mrs Warram Mrs Sannady and Mrs Kirkconnell.
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Port Isabel
Warram
Sannady
Kirkconnell
Port Isabel Chamber Hears School Board and Shrimp Delegates
The Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce held two closed meetings last week with the Point Isabel Independent School District board and with shrimping industry representatives. After hearing both sides, the chamber urged the two bodies to meet for the community's good.
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Port Isabel
Summer School Begins June 1 with May 31 Registration
Summer session starts June 1 with registration on May 31. Holiday for Independence Day falls on July 4 and the last day of summer school is July 20. Fees are 10 dollars per course below high school and 15 dollars per course above eighth grade, with a maximum of two courses. Courses offered will be announced based on demand.
C Of C Moves Its Office This Week
Commerce has moved its office from the lobby of the Laguna Madre Hotel to the building on Powers Street near Longoria. The new location sits beside the Personality Beauty Shop and the office space is donated by Mrs. Henry Cateora, owner of the building.
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Port Isabel
Laguna Heights Tax Not For Pay Of Village Officials
Laguna Heights City Secretary Mrs. Harold L Wright says no village official or employee receives wages for services. Community projects are funded by tax monies used for necessary improvements, with labor and materials donated so far. The board will meet June 15, with Vere Myrick Wm Lorentz and Roy Creighton serving on the board.
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Harold L. Wright
Laguna Heights
Port Isabel PRESS promotes bicycle watch giveaway for youths
The Port Isabel PRESS launches a sales drive inviting area boys and girls to subscribe with parental approval. Six new subscriptions win a wrist watch, sixteen win a Firestone bicycle, renewals count half, and all participants may receive cash rewards or tips from the PRESS. Subscriptions extend to Padre Island and Laguna Vista with broad youth participation urged.
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Port Isabel
Firestone
Padre Island
Laguna Heights
Laguna Vista
Jack Merryman
Hunt Wins Hunt Wins precinct and Runoff for Constable
Incumbent Ted Hunt wins precinct one over David Weikel 1181 to 383 with Port Isabel totals 645 to 110. Voters in Oimito Las Yescas Los Fresnos and Port Isabel total 1645 of 2005. A runoff is set between Mariano Holland Jr. and E C Pee Wee Schumacher after Holland leads 538 to 222 with Bud Emmons at 177.
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David Weikel
Ted Hunt
Hunt
Commissioners Court
Weikel
Oimito
Las Yescas
Los Fresnos
Port Isabel
E. C. Pee Wee Schumacher
Mariano Holland Jr
Holland
Schumacher
Bud Emmons
Change of Command Ceremonies At Naval Station
Change of command ceremonies set for 10 a.m. Friday at the Naval Station with Capt. C. D. Huston relieved by Cmdr. W. W. Powell. Lt. Cmdr. L. H. Howard will be relieved by Lt. Cmdr. Charles Constanza. Public invited to inspect station aircraft and facilities from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
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Naval Station
Aviaton Cadet Corps
C. D. Huston
W. W. Powell
Okinawa
L. H. Howard
Ficer
Charles Constanza
Port Isabel
Huston
Alaskan Sea Frontier
Howard
Naval Activity
Kawajalein Island
Air Force
Flotilla 72 Plans May 15 Rendezvous
A Port and Starboard progressive party on May 15 will rendezvous at 1100 hours. North by East of the Causeway underpass about 500 feet. All members of Flotilla 72 are urged to attend.
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Flotilla 72
Trout harvest figures from several Texas towns reported
John Cox and party of Sweet Water catch 35 trout and 15 reds. Mr and Mrs Bill Jackson of McAllen are trout. Mr and Mrs D J Schwartz of Mercedes record 26 trout and 20 reds. Mr and Mrs Ted Wright of Houston report 20 trout. Houston fisherman nets 45 trout. Nettie Lyons of Houston with Jack Bar Eee B Gon fat reds.
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John Cox
Sweetwater
Bill Jackson
McAllen
D. J. Schwartz
Mercedes
Ted Wright
Houston
Ner
Nettie Lyons
Jack Bareee
Local Anglers Report Mixed Trout Catch Across Texas
Mr and Mrs D J Schwartz of Mercedes collected trout and reds while Chuck Courtney of Crystal City reported 33 trout and reds. Mr and Mrs Ted Wright of Houston recorded 10 trout.
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D. J. Schwartz
Mercedes M
Chuck Courtney
Crystal City
Texas
Ted Wright
Houston
Trout Totals by Ted Wright and Chuck Courtney
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Wright of Houston report twelve trout while Crystal City resident Chuck Courtney records thirteen trout.
Local Anglers Catch Fresh Trout and Reds Scores
Dick Dickson of San Antonio nets 24 trout. Mr and Mrs Robbie Williams of Houston reel in 14 trout and two reds. Dr and Mrs Hicks of Houston land 20 trout and reds. E W Skin- heres the next entry.
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Dick Dickson
San Antonio
Robbie Williams
Houston
Mrs. Hicks
E. W. Skin
May 9 Trout and Reds Winners List
Monday and Tuesday fishing entries record participants from Houston San Antonio and Mercedes with catches including trout and reds. Notable names include E W Skinner Dick Dickson Robie Williams Hicks Schwartz Willeism and Dunn with various trout and reds totals.
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Harry Dunn
W. Skinner
Houston
Dick Dickson
San Antonio
Robbie Williams
E. W. Skinner
Hicks
D. J. Schwartz
Mercedes
Robine Willeism
Fishermen reel in big catches on Rio Grande trip
May is Donsneagen joins Donna party with two sea bass weighing 95 and 85 pounds. Mr and Mrs J Whering of San Antonio with guide Jack Bartholomew tally 33 trout. Robbie ae and Max Mazon of Houston report 27 trout and reds.
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Donsneagen
Donna
J. Whering
San Antonio
Jack Bartholomew
Robbie Ae
Max Mazon
Houston
Laguna Heights Student James Bell Named Valedictorian
James Bell son of Mr and Mrs Edgar Bell of Laguna Heights is valedictorian with a 95 32 average. He has been a National Honor Society member and on the class honor roll every year. He plans to attend college to become a teacher.
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James Bell
Edgar Bell
Laguna Heights
Bell
Bells
Port Isabel Graduate Larry Bedell Named Salutatorian
Larry Bedell, son of Mr. and Mrs. LaVern Bedell of Port Isabel, earned a 92.92 average to be named salutatorian of the graduating class. Bedell was a member of the National Honor Society and contributed to school activities.
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Larry Bedell
LaVern Bedell
Port Isabel
Bedell
Port Isabel Democratic Primary Returns Tallied May 7
Detailed tabulations show Port Isabel voting patterns in the Democratic primary with results for U S Senator Lyndon B Johnson 758 votes and multiple state and local offices including Chief Justice Robert W Calvert and Clyde Smith, Associate Justice Place 11, and various district representatives and county officials. Notable figures include Figs Bases Acidevckones 300 and Boynton H Fleming 550 with several write in candidates appearing in later rows.
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Port Isabel
Clyde Smith
Supreme Court
Joe Greenhill
Court of Criminal Appeals
Lloyd W. Davidson
Jim D. Bowmer
W. T. McDonald
Earnest O. Thompson
W. L. Bo Ramsey
Ccsevess
Robert S. Calvert
Jesse James
Land of
Agriculture
John C. White
U. S
Menton J. Murray
Maurice Pipkin
Merle H. Dooley
L. C
Mike Brenner
Bill Rapp
HM. A
Boynton H. Fleming
Doug Sadler
Clarence H. Holcomb
Albert L. Meyers
Anthony Tony Brown
Jack Skaggs
Justin C. McCarty
Ted Hunt
Freeee
David E. Weikel
Gulf Oil Plans Gas Test on Padre Island
Gulf Oil Corp announces a 13 200 foot test on a 6 600 acre Padre Island lease. The Gilbert Kerlin No A 2 well lies 16 5 miles north of Port Isabel and 330 feet from the northeast shoreline in the Nicholas and Juan Balli Grant. Heavy equipment moved onto the island Tuesday to begin the test.
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Padre Island
Gulf Oil Corporation
Port Isabel
TIDES AND SUN TIMES FROM WEEKLY REPORT
The page lists tide highs and lows with specific times and produces a schedule style table. It includes several numeric readings and daily markers across multiple columns and rows.
Weaver Isaac Former Port Isa resident dies in Texas
Word arrived of the death of Mr. Weaver Isaac a former Port Isabel resident who died in Rockdale Texas on April 25 He is survived by his wife Frances and one son.
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Weaver Isaac
Port Isabel
Rockdale
Texas
Isaac
Frances
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J. A. Hockaday
E. W. Heinze
Lynn
Johnny
Marble Falls
Mr. Heinze
E. W. Heinze Sr
Ronald Lang
Joe Ladd
Durwood Fletcher
Texas A & I College
Kingsville
Chicken Little
Tom Davis
Oklahoma Ave
Davis
Allen Weaver
Gulf
Harlingen Air Force Base
C of C
Ay Bay
James Bell Valedictorian
Lyndon B. Johnson
Robert W. Calvert
Robert G. Hughes
Supreme
Price Daniel Ee
Jack Cox
Ben Ramsey
Don Yarborough
Robert Looney
Waggoner Carr
Will Wilson
Gulf Oil
Padre
Causeway
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