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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1961
Page
1
Port Isabel School Board announces summer and pre school sessions beginning June 12. Programs run eight weeks at the elementary building with 8:00 to 12:00 art for pre school and 8:00 to 12:00 for high school and junior high. Bus service from Laguna Heights runs 7:30 to 12:15.
Otto W. Longlois superintendent of schools will be guest speaker at Port Isabel First Methodist Sunday May 28. He is scheduled to address Rev. F L Marlin minister attending the annual conference in San Antonio.
Seven Sea Scout ships from Port Isabel Brownsville Harlingen Weslaco Mission Mercedes and Raymondville begin their annual Laguna Madre cruise on Sunday at 7 a.m. More than 90 scouts and officers join the week long voyage, led by Leo Baumfelder Port Isabel skipper Ship 56 and Valley Sea Scout Commodore. The start follows a church service by Rev James Copeland of St Andrew's Port Isabel.
Mr Kenneth Hughes will start a beginners swimming class at the Blue Marlin Motel Swimming Pool on Monday May 29 at 10 00 a.m. Ages six through twelve may enroll. Call WH 3 or see him for information. Each class lasts two hours with two weeks of training per group.
Eighteen? No, sixteen eighth graders graduated at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic School on May 22. The ceremony at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church featured diplomas for the class, with awards for religion and conduct and a subsequent cabinto supper at the Parish Hall hosted by the Mothers Club.
Pack 17 of Port Isabel Cub Scouts held its final meeting of the season at Camp Perry near Rio Hondo on Friday May 19. The event featured swimming a picnic and an Indian month program with dens one two and three performing skits dances and a pledge. Awards included Bear and Lion Badges Silver and Gold Arrows plus service pins and den mother honors. Seventy eight participants attended and Bob Synco returned from San Antonio to be stationed at Tinker Air Force Base.
Lillie Sue Delgado daughter of Mr and Mrs Ramon Delgado Jr tops a list of graduates who earned honors including National Honor Society and valedictorian. William Bellinghausen son of Mr and Mrs William Bellinghausen also graduates with honors and plans to attend college. The Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce held a regular session with talks on the yearbook airstrip and color printing options.
At the Port Isabel Rotary Club meeting Miss Diana Brown of Texas Southmost College spoke on Vietnam her world travels and experiences there She described Vietnam politics the shift to a strategic war and shared details on Vietnamese history dress and diet noting rice and fish as staple foods.
Mothers are needed to help with a Girl Scout camp on Padre Island from May 31 to June 2. Volunteers work at least a half day during the three day session and should call Mrs. George Colley at WH 3-2623. Girls depart Wednesday at 2 30 p.m. and return Saturday, June 3 between 2 00 and 4 00 p.m.
A compact item lists broadcasting schedule codes and page references: 15,818 77,145 1,246,817 with times 6:53p 9:05p 9:46p 10:17p and 11:07p. The fragment catalogs BLE Laws across pages 53 and 9.
Rev. and Mrs. L. C. Johnston announce the visit of Buddy Johnston who will arrive Saturday to see his parents Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Johnston Sr. He will deliver the morning worship message at the First Methodist Church on Sunday June 4 while serving as the pastor of a church in Wilmore Kentucky.
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