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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1957
Page
1
Port Isabel Superintendent Marshall Storey reflects on a year of progress and challenges in Port Isabel Public Schools. He thanks patrons for support, notes improved Geneva Achievement Test results, and urges safe, peaceful summer holidays for students and families.
A new column for fishermen and sportsmen introduces local angling notes. The piece mentions readers near Eye Point and Port Isabel, Laguna Madre Bay, Padre Island, and Queen Isabella Causeway, with column to continue on Page 6.
Mrs. Sears daughter and family Mr and Mrs Hilary Starr of Oklahoma City arrived Monday and will stay about ten days. Miss Ha Zelford a Brownsville daughter is visiting during the Starrs stay.
Miss Jeanene Ward daughter of the Rev and Mrs Judson B Ward of Port Isabel has been appointed chief occupational therapist at Harlingen State Tuberculosis Hospital. She earned her degree from Texas Southmost College and trained at Parkland Dallas and Menninger Foundation. Awards include Who's Who in American Universities and colleges 1955 56 and a Round Table Conference attendee.
The April shrimp production totals show PI's second place behind Potat cathe with a catch around 40,000 pounds. Locations listed include ABAD Bieansville Jed and Port Arthur with notable volumes reported for Calceeton and Sabine Pass.
The Port Isabel High School and Our Lady Star of the Sea school hold commencement events with J Garland of Texas Southmost College delivering the principal address. Senior diplomas are presented by Marshall A Storey and Francis M Kershaw as bells ring, with choir and soloists providing music.
Fragmented OCR notes describe a Port Isabel public school class history with several students and teachers named vaguely. The text mentions first through fourth grade years, teachers such as Mrs Bris sie and Mrs Derry, and incomplete references to students Lay Lyon Hooks Kay Bobhyt Christina Jaana Tiathing and others continuing on a later page.
County officials from Port Isabel and San Benito will attend a South Texas County Judges and Commissioners convention in Galveston next week. Brownsville leaders Oscar C. Dancy and Johnny Ginn will not attend. The court authorized the county engineer and assistant county attorney to obtain rights of way near Harlingen for the express highway project and approved Robert Domanhal as deputy constable for the precinct.
Delhi-Taylor buys a petroleum storage terminal in Charleston South Carolina from Cristal Formals as part of a marketing expansion. The facility includes deep water loading capabilities and connects with the companys Corpus Christi and Port Arthur terminals for moving motor fuels kerosene and heating oils.
May reports note trout catches at Pied Stdin by Mike Pingines and Rey Wisin of Wharton. Dallas player King leads 3S tourt with Howard at Brownsville while Swain, from Sweetwater, records 14 trout.
Bard Potket and party from Broomsville catch 19 trout while surf fishing. Mr Lawherma from Houston nets 17 trout. B F Feares and Mel Woodhouse from Browns Vite secure 3 trout.
Friday May 1 Ray and companions surf and jetty fished near Howard of Measton Peet with Mr and Mrs Ben Morrison and party from El Campo. Port Isabel guests H Garrett and family caught 14 trout. Joce Bartholomommes and Port Isabel party scored 9 trout. Pee Wee Schumacher and Jody Goeleby also fished Port Isabel area.
The report lists Jimmie Demaret and party, Jack Bartholomew and E. H. Gar ett, Elbert Reese of Houston with 33 trout, Laurens Blot and Bernie Kmiechek of Houston with 33 trout, and R. J. Ford and Pat Grimes of Houston with 14 trout.
The Port Isabel Rebekah lodge dinner for members and their families has been postponed and a new date will be announced later.
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