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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1966
Page
3
Fioira de la Garza was elected treasurer of the CYO at the last meeting. All members are invited to a three day spiritual meeting to be held in Brownsville the latter part of this month by two students from Villa Maria High School in Brownsville.
Port Isabel ISD trustees promoted Cecil Rountree to Assistant School Superintendent and moved Ruben Torres to high school principal. Rountree will gain two extra weeks of pay while continuing in contract terms. Caiudill cited federal programs as needing an assistant. The board also hired Jack Fendley as automotive shop instructor and Ann McMillan as second grade instructor, with Margarita Zuniga awaiting placement. Zamora resigns as English and journalism instructor due to marriage and relocation. Mayor Leo F. Sanders’ application for a teaching post was rejected over political concerns. Francis Griffith failed to secure junior high coach duties with added pay.
Ted Hunt Port Isabel county commissioner was named chairman of the new Southmost Economic Development District. Tony Gonzalez Brownsville mayor was named vice-chairman with Rev. Carl H. Looper of Zapata as secretary and Willacy County Judge Hubert G. Wright as treasurer. The district will include Cameron, Willacy, Jim Hogg, Hidalgo, Starr and Zapata Counties and form a board of eight directors from each county with an executive committee and monthly meetings.
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