Commencement closes with awards at school event
The school year ends with Baccalaureate and Commencement ceremonies. Karen Fleming receives the edictory award and Ignacio van the Salutatory award. Other honors go to Marlene Schwell Ilene Churchwell Charlene Bobbitt and more as seniors graduate and plan dances and a party after. Sea Scouts report progress on boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlene Bobbit
Karen Fleming
Ignacio van
Huntley
Marlene Schwell
Ilene Churchwell
Charlene Bobbitt
Donald Bourgeois
Thomas Maulding
American Legion Auxiliary
le Roy Meyer
Joe Ladd
Sharon Fleming
Francisca Herrera
Norma Lou Browder
Gwen Ward
Rosalie Whitney
Marlene Churchwell
Sophomore Day At Island Event Described By Mariner Meeting
At a Mariner meeting the girls advanced on their point system and many produced home crafted drawings while some completed Aids to Navigation requirements. They then traveled to an old hotel for a day of activities with chaperones Mrs Green Mrs Dixon Mrs Mandich Mr Rutledge and Mrs Browder. The narrative notes a never ending football game water entertainment and meals as highlights of the day.
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Mariner Meeting
E. Green
Dixon
Mandich
Rutledge
Browder
Wayne
Robert
Bob Mac
Phillip
Doc
Island outing sparks gossip and engagement news
Kay and friends enjoy a Wednesday island lunch with several names mentioned in social chatter. Harry Thurmond and Cecil Moses arrive in town amid snapped engagements, while Martha’s long romance with Robert cools. Students and families head for travels as schools close, with the Vanamans and Rossers moving away.
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Kay
Raylene
Lorna
Rosalie
Margaret
Daisy
Martha
Harry Thurmond
Cecil Moses
Town Gossip and Travel Moves Around Port Isabel
Families head to Louisiana Mississippi and Texas towns while graduation cheer and local tales mix with fiestas. Seniors attract attention as friends share travel plans and seaside scenes. A playful report notes stiches at a game and skimming jokes about local romance and dreams of future trips inland and to San Benito.
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Port Isabel
Galloways
de Ricks
Louisiana
Kennedys
Mississippi
Ward's
Denton
Jean
Ladds
Deport
Texas
Joe
Martha Bennett
Aransas Pass
Popes
Gene
Mary Nell
Wyoming
Mary
Tommy Brackenridge
Missouri
Police Auxiliary Formed Here In Port Isabel
On May 24 a Police Auxiliary was organized to aid courtesy and traffic direction after training. Richard Goolsby was elected captain with members including Bates Heinze Meyer Rosser Trump Goolsby Johnston Haley Shuill ing Farrar Fleming and Schlosser. Local sponsors Carr's Men Store Hubble Barber Shop Lighthouse Grocery Port City Pharmacy Brown's Jewelry Bobbitt Gulf Service and Seaside Inn supply uniforms.
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Port Isabel
Scholing
Richard Goolsby
David Bates
Billy Heinze
Larry Meyer
Dale Rosser
Marcie Trump
Eugene Goolsby
Buddy Johnston
Dick Haley
Edward Shuilling
Bobby Farrar
Edward Fleming
Phillip Bates
Don Schlosser
Bible School At Methodist Church Starts Monday
The Methodist Bible school opens Monday May 31 with daily sessions 9 am to 11 am through Friday. It targets children from 4 years to Junior Sunday school class featuring Bible study handicraft and songs. Construction in April lifts first four months of 1964 to over 10.0 billion dollars with private housing and highway building rising. Public building outlays up 16 percent to 900 million. Steel output in April meets with disappointment and new atomic data curbs are planned.
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The
Methodist Bible School
United States
Shrimper Antonio Havel Dies Aboard Shrimp Trawler
Antonio Havel 56 died at sea aboard a shrimp trawler early Tuesday from a heart attack. An ambulance from Pleasanton, Texas, transported the body after docking at Port Isabel for burial arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Kreidler-Ashcraft
Port Isabel
Antonio Havel
Pleasanton
Texas
Robbers Seize Six Cash Boxes Then Drop Five
Two gunmen burst into a Chicago business office demanding all six cash boxes. When cashier Mrs. Carel Saldaritz handed the largest box the alarm sounded and the men fled dropping five boxes. Four boxes held 570 dollars while the heaviest box contained 10 pounds of nails.
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Chicago
Carel Saldaritz
Brownell asks industrialists to support anti spy bills
Labor Secretary notes 1954 graduates face job hunts as unemployment concerns rise. United States exports continue to decline amid cautious industrial activity and policy debate.
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Brownell
Labor
United States
Polio Funds From National Office Aid Valley Patients
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis sent 14000 to Cameron County March of Dimes to aid Valley polio patients in Valley Baptist hospital. E C Bennett notes funds come from national HQ to support patient care and fund research and emergency services. The chapter cares for 11 current patients and seven earlier cases with outpatients receiving periodic check ups and therapy.
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National
Valley Ward
National Foundation For
Valley Baptist Hospital
E. C. Bennet
Cameron County
March of Dimes Organization
General National Foundation
Bennett
Bennet
March of Dimes
National Headquarters
Focal
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Padré Island
Raytheon
Johnson Motors
Charlie's Sporting Goods
Fishing Tackle
Berry and Clyde Privett
Maloan's Highway Bait Stand
Bayview
Tarpon
Rosser
Johnson
Cail
Ladd
Fleming
Complete Boat Service
South Shore Drive
J. H. Schmidt
Fred W. L. Petch
Strictly News
Myrtle Lois L
Luke B
Cupid
Vanamans
Berwick
Rossers
Camden
Arkansas
Charles Burnell
Lucy
Betty
Vidoses
Sally Russell
Minnie
George
Bobby Mac
Gwen
Norma Lou
Tom
Larry
le Roy
Robert V
Thomas
Peggy
Dave
Shirley and
Larry Joe Keller
Billy P
San Benito
Georgia
P. Tf
Methodist Church
CPL
Central Power and Light Company
Laguna Vista
Army
G. I
Whitman's Army Store
Brownsville
Ewing Clark
Auto — Marine
Clark Insurance
Agency
Telephone Business Office
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
MON
Resrnons Nomares
PAN American State Bank
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Member
Federal Reserve System
Coast Guard
PERL
East Elizabeth
Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce
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Rutledge Jewelry
Grande Theatre Bldg
Gary Cooper
Phyllis Thaxter
Winchester
James Stewart
Shelly Winters
Creature From the
Black Lagoon
Richard Carson
Julia Adams
Jesse James
Raid
Will. Parker
Barbara Payton
Ava Gardner
George Raft
Dick Powell
Lizabeth Scott
MA & PA Kettle
Marjorie Main
Percy Kilbride
Audie Murphy
Lori Nelson
Marge and Gower
Lili
Leslie Caron
Mel Ferrer
Kathryn Grayson
Howard Keel
Arlene Dahl
Barry Sullivan
Jivaro
Fernando Lamas
Rhonda Fleming
Paleface
Bob Hope
Jane Russell
Don O'Connor
Janet Leigh
Joe McCrea
Yvonne DeCario
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