Port Isabel High Graduates Tenacious Class Of 1960
Twenty two local students received high school diplomas after twelve years of work. Speeches by Salutatorian Larry Bedell and Valedictorian Jimmy Bell highlighted the ceremony, with remarks from Texas Southmost College President Gar lands Brownsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Bedell
Jimmy Bell
Garland
Texas Southmost College
Brownsville
Sabas Gonzales
C. J. Garland
Enonkear
Win-A-Bike plan enters third week with prizes
Port Isabel Press reports four Firestone Bikes and four Watches awarded to students who submitted required subscribers. Winners to date include Terry Maddox Butch Mack Charles Bobbit Martha Merryman for bikes and Calvin Byrd Carolyn Cail Crisanna Mey ners Freddie Seals for watches. Entry deadline is June 1 with plan running to July 15 and cash prizes possible if targets aren’t met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Firestone
Terry Maddox
Butch Mack
Charles Bobbit
Martha Merryman
Calvin Byrd
Carolyn Cail
Crisanna Meyners
Freddie Seals
Jack Merryman
Press
Mindy Lee Carpenter Born in Austin May Seventeen
Mr and Mrs Guy Carpenter of Austin Texas announce the arrival of a daughter on May 17 weighing seven pounds twelve ounces Mindy Lee. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Guy Carpenter of Port Isabel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Junior Carpenter
Austin
Texas
Mindy Lee
Guy L. Carpenter
Port Isabel
Armstrongs welcome daughter Janet Ann
Mr and Mrs Dick Armstrong announce the birth of a daughter on Saturday May 21 weighing five pounds ten ounces named Janet Ann in a local birth notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Armstrong
Janet Ann
Measles Tops Cameron County Clicked Disease List
Twenty measles cases lead the latest Cameron County Health Department report for the week ending May 21. The list also records four strept throat cases and four gonorrhea cases, plus one amebiasis case, one tuberculosis case, and one chancroid case.
Buoy Marking Port Aransas Reef Approved by Coast Guard
Coast Guard approves a permanent buoy marker for the Port Aransas artificial reef created from 600 old car bodies sunk two years ago. The marking is expected by June 1 with a contractor to set the buoy, aiding navigation and sport fishing. No immediate plans exist for reefs off Port Isabel Freeport though studies continue.
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Port Aransas Fishing Reef
Port Isabel
Austin
Port Aransas
U. S. Coast Guard
Board of Control
Game and Fish Commission
Port Isabel - Freeport
Gambrell Rites Held For Local area resident
Buford O Gambrell died after a lengthy illness at Mer y Hospital last Saturday night. He lived in Port Isabel for years before moving to San Benito three years ago where he ran a charter boat. He is survived by his wife Thelma Campbell Gambrell two daughters Helen Brooke of Santa Cruz California and Melvin Purvis of Big Springs Texas and one sister Mrs Sam Jones of Lake Charles Louisiana Services were held at 4 p m Monday at Griffin Thomas Funeral Home Chapel San Benito with burial in Lake Charles Louisiana
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gambrell
Port Isabel
San Benito
Thelma Campbell Gambrell
Helen Brooke
Santa Cruz
Calif
Melvin Purvis
Big Springs
Texas
Sam Jones
Lake Charlies
Louisiana
Griffin- Thomas Funeral Home
Lake Charles
Lousiana
Open House At NAAS on Armed Forces Day 1960
NAAS Port Isabel opened gates at 10 a.m. with aircraft on display and tours of station buildings. New Commanding Officer Commander W W Powell addressed personnel after arriving May 20 from Naha Okinawa, relieving Captain C D Huston who heads to Kodiak Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naas
Port Isabel
Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Port Isabel
W. W. Powell
USN
Powell
Naval Air Facility
Naha
Okinawa
C. D. Huston
Kodiak
Alaska
Alaskan Sea Frontier
Kodiak, Alaska
Memorial Services Here On Monday
Memorial services will be held here on Monday at 11 00 a.m. by the Port Isabel Volunteer Fire Department followed by a street parade. Services take place at the foot of Longoria street for the Fleet Reserve Association of the Valley. All veterans groups Gold Star mothers and the public are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleet Reserve Association of the Valley
Port Isabel
Longoria Street
Fleet Reserve
Gold Star
Sea Scout Cruise To Start Sunday
The Rio Grande Valley Sea Scout Cruise sponsored by Boy Scouts of America will launch Sunday from Port Isabel with 63 Sea Scouts and 20 officers aboard 11 sailboats and 5 power boats for a week long voyage covering all seven Sea Scout ships. Naval Chaplain O Connor will conduct a Warship Service on Sunday morning and a formal Council Inspection occurs Wednesday with local leaders attending. The crew returns the following Saturday for a Bridge of Honor and social in the Fireman s Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande Valley
Boy Scouts of America
Port Isabel
Leo Baumfelder
Naval Chaplin O'Connor
Port Isabel Naval Air Station
Carlos E. Baker
Lew Levine
Bill Patterson
Ed Hawkins
John England
Laguna Heights F. C. Postpones Prize Awards
Cliff Anderson of the Laguna Heights Volunteer Fire Department announced this week that prize offerings including a portable air conditioner would be postponed from May 30 to June 3 because the project started late and upper Valley reports are incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff Anderson
Laguna Heights
Causeway Col Totals Report and Yearly Figures
The record shows monthly totals and year totals for Causeway Col. This month’s total is 15,973 units, year-to-date 72,929, and cumulative since opening 1,021,971. No further context or entities are provided in the readable text.
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Causeway Col
C Of C Bean And Steak Contest Supper Featured
The Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce held a bean and steak supper at Mrs. Smith Steak Room after its new member contest concluded last month. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Deane Fletcher and other local residents. a brief business session followed dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Local Anglers Score Big Catch Totals Across Texas
Eshing Nes E. W. Skinner and Jack Tremello of Houston reel 48 trout and reds. Double O. Harris and Fred Wimberly of Sweetwater land 17 trout and two reds. Jack Bartholomew and party of Dallas haul 32 trout and reds. J. B. Hammond of San Antonio takes 14 trout and six reds. A San Antonio youth nets six trout four reds and one pompano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Skinner
Jack Tambrello
Houston
Double O. Harris
Fred Wimberly
Sweetwater
Texas
Jack Bartholomew
Dallas
J. B. Hammond
San Antonio
Anglers from Dallas Houston San Angelo Net Stock Trout
Jack Bartholomew and a Dallas party catch 15 trout and one something. Pee Wee Schumacher and another Dallas group report six trout. E. W. Skin ner and Jack Tambrello from Houston reel 35 trout and reds. Mr and Mrs Jimmie Ames of San Angelo take 12 trout and two drum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bartholomew
Dallas
Pee Wee Schumacher
E. W. Skinner
Jack Tambrello
Houston
Jimmie Ames
San Angelo
Bay fishing results Sunday May 22 list catches
Harlingen anglers Cecil Albright and R D Ves mirovski report 16 trout while Jack Bartholomew and Dallas party catch 22 trout and five reds. Houston pair H M Schmidt and son take 12 trout and two reds. Port Isabel couple Weathers 16 reds. Elsa angler Jack Driver 15 whiting. Houston pair E W Skinner and Jack Tambrel lo record 17 trout and two reds. Tom Ball resident Lee Adair posts six trout four reds and one flounder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Albright
R. D. Vesmirovski
Harlingen
Jack Bartholomew
Dallas
H.M. Schmidt and Son
Houston
Weathers
Port Isabel
Jack Driver
Elsa
E. W. Skinner
Jack Tambrello
Lee Adair
Tom Ball
Texas
M. Wat
Trout Catch Totals From Texas Rivers
The report lists anglers including Brello of Houston catching 26 trout, Mr and Mrs M P Nagle of Houston with 13 trout, C C May Jr and Jack Bartholomew of Sweetwater with trout, and Mr and Mrs Possum of Weatherford totaling 10 trout and two redfish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Skinner
Jack Tambrello
Houston
M. P. Nagle
C. C. May Jr
Jack Bartholomew
Sweetwater
Possum
Weatherford
Texas
Fishermen Report Catch Totals by City and Angler
Co. C. May of Sweetwater and Jack Bartholomew of Port Isabel report one trout, two redfish and one sheep head. J. M. Smithberry of Houston records twelve trout, two drum and three redfish. H. M. Schmidt of Houston catches ten tout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. C. May
Sweetwater
Jack Bartholomew
Port Isabel
J. M. Smithberry
Houston
H. M. Schmidt
Bay fishing records and notable catches on Wednesday May 25
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ferguson of Artesia N M ex report six trout. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Getner of Weslaco bring in a 10 pound pike two 30 pound tarpon and a 50 pound tarpon. Paul Barker of Port Isabel catches one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Ferguson
Artesia N. Mex
Gus Getner
Weslaco
Paul Barker
Port Isabel
Trout and red hunt begins in Texas region
May 26 reports Ray Judge C E Mays of Sweetwater and Jack Bartholomew of Port Isa bel pursue trout and red game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Mays
Sweetwater
Jack Bartholomew
Port Isabel
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Cameron County Health Department
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Mery Hospital
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