County Service Firms Income Up 18 Percent
Cameron County housed 642 service establishments with 1963 receipts totaling 14.9 million, up 18 percent since 1958. Personal services led with 4.8 million. auto repair 2.3 million. hotels motels 2.4 million. theatres 897 thousand. The census counted 1,553 local jobs and a 3.6 million payroll. Nationwide 60,879 establishments reported 1,879.3 million in receipts.
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Cameron County
Bureau of the Census
U.S. Department of Commerce
Selected Services
Texas
Washington, D.C
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Anti-Gun Legislation End To White Wing Hunt
A local gun club warns that Senate Bill 1592 could impose heavy state cross border restrictions on gun transport, harming the White Wing season and related tourism. They urge letters to Senator Eastland and other officials, asking for exemptions for hunters and hearings to present hunters' views, stressing local economic impact.
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Tipo-Tenas Gun Club
Washington
U.S. Senate
Senate
Judicial Committee
Treasury Department
White Wing
James 0. Eastland
Senate Judiciary Committee
D. C
Johnson
One Hour Driving Test On TV May 24
National Drivers Test airing May 24 on CBS from 7 to 10 pm CST promotes improved driving skills. Texas Safety Association president Ross Carr says the event educates drivers about defensive techniques and self awareness to reduce traffic fatalities. Shell Oil sponsors the broadcast with NSC and IBM cooperation.
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Austin
Texas
Ross Carr
Texas Safety Association
TSA
Carr
Columbia Broadcasting System
CST
Association
The
Nations Safety Council
Meal CE
Shell Oil Company
Shell
NSC
Reddy Kilowatt at the 1965 New York World’s Fair
Reddy Kilowatt a symbol of electric companies stars in the 1965 New York World’s Fair presented in Holiday with Light at the Tower of Light exhibit. The three dimensional animated figure guides visitors with Benjamin Franklin as a light bulb figure through electrical progress. Crowds of up to eleven thousand watch as Reddy switches on the 12 billion candlepower Tower of Light during the official lighting ceremony.
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Reddy Kilowatt
Central Power and Light Company
Reddy
Benjamin Franklin
Coe Tured Reddy
Tower of Light
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Beng Ane
Port Town
Ruth Schwarz
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Twin City Fishermen’s Cooperative
R. E. Montax
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South Padre Island Investment Co
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William Box
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Our Island
Nita Flewelling
Realtors
BY International
Aldridge Washmon CO
E. Washington
Brownsville, Texas
Manautou
V.T.C
Brownsville Pt
Brownsville Shrimp Basin
Port Browns
Connectric
VTC Express
Peeree
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Jewel Abrams
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Marina
J. J. O'Gorman
May Ltd
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Port Isabel - Padre Island
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Ed Faulk
A. W. Jardine
Bill Claus
Guy Burwell
Ethel Edwards
J. A. Hockaday
Flash Nollman
Coser
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Bay
Coastal Realty Company
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G. R. Johnston
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Palm Boulevard
Roy E. Power
H. T. Eimo
America
Hanoi
Port Isabel Marina
F.H.A
Cll Center
Helen £. Williams
Ash
Tye
Bud Franke
South Padre Island
Padre Blvd
Pike St
Ownsville
Joe A. Besteiro
Funeral Chapel
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Dial Li
Elizabeth
Eldo A. Ewing
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