Armed Forces Day Draws 50 000 At Harlingen AFB
Harlingen AFB hosts 50 000 visitors from the Lower Rio Grande Valley for Armed Forces Day open house. Activities include pass in review, model plane contest, navigator training facility tours, parachute jumps, jet flyovers, and displays of Air Force Army and Navy equipment.
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Armed Forces
Air Force
Army
Navy
Aviation Cadet Wing
Harlingen Afb
Harlingen
Lucien E. Perreault
Spitz Planetarium
United States
Agena
3Rd Battle Group
23Rd Infantry
J. A. Kullin
USAF
Harlingen National Guard
144Th Armored Rifle Battalion
49Th Armored Division
Taking Applications Fund Drive For DPS Openings
The Texas Department of Public Safety seeks applicants for patrolman openings with a June 9 deadline for submissions. Col Homer Garrison Jr notes training at the DPS Academy in Austin for 16 weeks, with written exams in multiple cities on June 15 14 and 15.
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Texas Department of Public
Homer Garrison, Jr
Jane
Aioe
Pat and Service
Garrison
DPS Law Enforcement Academy
Austin
Point Isabel Board Sets Building Program at May Meeting
May 12 1961 called meeting of Point Isabel Independent School District board with members Byrd Poe Reeves Estes and Gonzales present. Superintendent Langlois and several residents attended as aim to discuss the district building program.
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Board of Trustees
Point Isabel Independent School District
Byrd
Poe
Reeves
Estes
Gonzales
Langlois
Spradling
Murdock
May Barnes
Meyners
J Ve Harr
Point Isabel Independent Board Meeting Minutes May 16 1961
Regular meeting of the Point Isabel Independent Board of Trustees with members Mrs. Floyd Gonzales Byrd Reeves Estes and Poe present plus Superintendent Langlois and numerous staff. Motions approved to pay bills accept the canvass of ballots and pay election judges and clerks for the May 13 1961 School Bond election. Delinquent tax collection discussed and adjournment moved by Poe.
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Board of Trustees
Point Isabel Independent School District
Byrd
Poe
Gonzales
Reeves
Vere Myrick
Roberto Barrera
Walter Zimmerman
Clyde Privett
Interstate cement project to build dam‑sized monoliths
The cement concrete for the Interstate system would form more than 0 monoliths the size of Hoover Dam. Texas reports almost 34,000 miles of Farm and Ranch to Market Roads.
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Itland
Hoover Dam
Texas
Little League buys equipment for ball players in Port Isabel
The Port Isabel Little League reports insured players in both little and minor leagues and requires signed parent release forms after Friday. Two teams received new equipment worth about 275 dollars, with donations from Marine Mart, Roy Byrd, Henry Weckrely, Floyd Bobbitt, E. W. Edwards, Marie Ballenger, Ernest Mobley, Eagle Lumber, and Jaydon Lumber. Orioles beat Braves 11 to 5 as a game fundraiser yielded 3.57 dollars for two broken bats.
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Port Isabel
Little League
Jim Maddox
This Years
This Years League Group
Marine Mart
Roy Byrd
Henry Weckrely
Floyd Bobbitt
E. W. Edwards
Marie Ballenger
Ernest Mobley
Eagle Lumber
Jaydon Lumber
Maddox
Frank Meyners
Stella Perez
Merchants Marine State Bank of
Orioles
Braves
Tamayo
Barrientez
Interstate Highway System to become largest construction project
The announcement states that the 41,000 mile Interstate Highway System will be the nation’s biggest construction effort, shaping national transport and modernization.
Be A Neatnik Not A Litterbug Says Texas Highway Department
Texas Highway Department launches slogan Be a neatnik not a litterbug as crews campaign to curb highway litter. Courts last year handed 281 cases with 269 guilty, while maintenance teams remove cans bottles and other debris from 57 500 miles of road at a cost over seven million dollars.
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Austin
Texas Highway Department
Texas
Richard Armour
Engineers Pursue Highways That Drive Cars Electronically
Researchers explore future roadways that not only transport vehicles but also guide and power autonomous driving through embedded electronics and communication systems. Technologies aim to integrate sensing, control, and energy transfer for safer, self guiding travel.
Average motorist owns two feet of U. S. highway share
A public trivia note states that the typical American motorist holds about two feet of the nation's 34 million mile highway system as a personal stake. The figure highlights the vast scale of U S roadways and individual exposure to the national network.
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America
Good highways shape commerce and industry as lifelines
A concise note on the importance of well maintained highways to support trade, manufacturing, and regional development. Emphasizes road networks as crucial infrastructure for economic activity and growth.
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Rio Grande Valley
Adjutant
S-41
Laguna Vista
Magic Valley
Laguna Madre
Roloff Eeco
Pt. Isabel Hwy
F. M. Rd
Roloff Development CO
Nn Vista
E. Elizabeth Street
Brownsville
Dodgers
Powers ST
Port Isaafl Press
John W. Gorman
USN
William W. Powell
Port Isabel Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Lcdr
Gorman
Powell
Naval Base
Corpus Christi
Hockaday
Salvation Army
Italy
Rio Grande City
Waco
Texas City
J. A. Hockaday
Stuart Adkins
Lee Smith
C. F. Barter
EL Toro
MRS
Marine Supplies
Tarr & Wonson Paints
Warren
Fisherman’s
ALA Carte
Ernest Mobely
Inquire
Turner - Wright
Insurance Agency
W. Robertson St
San Benito
Bayview Apartments
Washington
Tarnava
Lance Harris
Sannady's
Marjorie
Jim Carey
Johnson Motors
Charlie's Sporting Goods
Fishing Tackle
C. E. Berry and
Gulf Cafe
Meinken
Laguna Heights
Mr. and
Mrs. Lawton Petty
Cooksey's
Radio - TV
DIAL
Port Electric Service
Electrical Contractors
Lighthouse Electric
Veterans County Service
Veterans Administration
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