45 Days More On Island Marina Construction
Raymond Smith of Goldston Construction Co reports steady progress on the South Padre Island marina project known as the Marina or Boatel. Delays in materials and weather are noted, with completion hoped within 45 days. The facility will offer 22 rooms, 10 covered yacht stalls, 40 open boat stalls, plus living quarters upstairs. Louis Cuccia and Jay Albeanese arrived on the island to provide further details with photos next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Smith
Goldston Construction Co
South Padre Island
Louis R. Cuccia
Jay D. Albeanese
Cuctia
Albeanese
Pastor L Martin Reappointed for Twentieth Year in Port Arthur
In San Antonio L Martin attended the 106th South West Texas Conference of the Methodist Church last week. He was reappointed pastor of the Port Arthur Methodist Church for his twentieth year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Martin
San Antonio
Southwest Texas
The
Methodist Church
Port Tsatel
Los Fresnos Horse Show Queen Contest Delayed
The Los Fresnos Horse Show Queen Contest has been postponed to June 25-27 due to soggy grounds. A dedicatory program for the new Lions Club building, scheduled for this week, is moved to June 4 with Jack Wiech of Brownsville delivering the dedicatory address. Proceeds benefit conservation, Valley Boys Ranch, Crippled Children’s Camp Kerrville, and Little League Baseball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Fresnos
Los Fresnos Lion's Club
Los Fresnos Lions Club
Terrell Bozarth
Feaure
Jack Wiech
Brownsville
Highway 100
James Greer
Robert Pierce
John Eager
Edwin B. Smith
E.J. Wiley
Barry Wilson
Bill Wood
Lions District UA
Lions Club
Valley Boys Ranch
Crippled Children’s Camp
Kerrville
Fifty Disease Cases Reported For Week Ending May 23
Cameron County Health Department lists fifty illness cases for the week ending May 23. Reported are 23 measles, 13 strept throat, 9 tuberculosis, 3 impetigo, and 2 gonorrhea cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron County
Weather note in unclear OCR fragment
Fragmentary weather text with unreadable terms. no clear location date or forecast available. Unable to extract concrete entities or a specific report from the provided snippet.
Five Day Forecast With Slightly Above Normal Highs
Temperatures will average about 4 degrees above normal highs from 59 to 96 and lows from 7 to 73. No major daily changes expected. Precipitation will be light to locally moderate with scattered showers and thunderstorms across most of the period.
Garden club drives beautification on Isabel streets
Christine's garden club campaigns to beautify roadways around town. A suggestion to persuade brewers to print flower designs on beer cans is noted. The peragragl was sent by Mrs. Walter een Pt and Mrs. Kirkconnell drives Isabel to Brownsville daily. Beer bottles appeared along the city limits each Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christine
Walter Een
Kirkconnell
Isabel
Brownsville
Hal's Drive Inn Opens on South Padre Island
Hal and Mrs Hal Greenly open Hal's Drive Inn on the Boulevard South Padre Island inviting friends for breakfast lunch or dinner and drinks. The former Johnny Dick's Drive In has been remodeled with new equipment and food offerings include seafood sandwiches beach bungalows and catering services.
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Hal Greenly
Boulevard
South Padre Island
Hal
Drive Inn
Greenly
Betty Mack
T. B. Mock
Shrimp Fiesta Adds Dance To 1964 Calendar
Fiesta board announces another dance extending the schedule. A street dance on July 3 in Port Isabel, a Presentation Ball on July 4 at the South Padre Island pavilion, and the existing events set the lineup. Ten girls enter the Queen’s Crown pageant. sponsors unnamed. Celebrants invite guests including Ralph Yarborough and Joe Kilgore for the Boat Parade. Reverend Lawrence Fanning will bless the fleet at Port Isabel, where a U S Destroyer Escort crew will be docked for public inspection on July 5.
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Tion
New Recreation Pavilion
South Padre Island
Jacob Brown
Brownsville
Mack
Joe Kilgore
Maurice Pipkin
Menton Murray
Jim Bates
Bill Rapp
Ralph Yarborough
Port Isabel Brownsville Shrimp Fiesta Chooses King
The Board of directors met to select C. Pockrus as King of the 1964 Shrimp Fiesta. He will escort the Queen and serve until the Coronation Ball. The King and Queen will be crowned at the Coronation Ball in Brownsville on July 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Brownsville
C. Pockrus
Pockrus
Rotarians Hear About Charity Horse Show
Port Isabel Rotarians heard from Ura Breedlove of the Los Fresnos Lions Club about the annual charity horse show held in Los Fresnos. He outlined the show's history, current prizes, and the move to new Lions club facilities and dates for the 1964 event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ura Breedlove
Los Fresnos State Bank
Los Presnos Lions Club
Port Isabel
Sea Fresnos
Lions Club
Breedlove
Micheal Reese
U.S. Coast Guard Life Boat Station
Ted Hunt
Coast Guardsman
Rotary International
Toronto
Don Pruitt
They Died For Liberty A Poem By Robert G Ingersoll
The piece honors fallen heroes who died for liberty and rest in a windowless palace beneath solemn pines and willows. It asserts they sleep peacefully while Earth may face future wars and preserves a solemn tribute to their sacrifice.
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Earth
Robert G. Ingersoll
Memorial VFW Post 8791 Formed In Port Isabel
Thirty six World War veterans from Port Isabel gathered at the Parish Hall to seek a charter for Memorial VFW Post 8791. Roberto T. Garcia was installed as commander with officers including Leroy V. Shirk junior, Jose Pascual Perez, Alberto Z. Cantu, Ernest W. Cateora, Ben Longtin, Pasqual E. Cisneros, William B. Barrera and Arturo Galvan. The post will meet with the San Benito Post on Tuesday June 2.
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Port Isabel
National Organization of the
VFW
Memorial
Roberto T. Garcia
Leroy V. Shirk
Jose Pascual Perez
Alberto Z. Cantu
Ernest W. Cateora
Ben Longtin
Pascual E. Cisneros
William B. Barrera
Arturo Galvan
San Benito
Bedell to Graduate at West Point in June
Cadet Larry L. Bedell, son of Mr and Mrs LaVern R Bedell of Port Isabel, will graduate from the U S Military Academy at West Point NY on June 3. He will be commissioned a second lieutenant in artillery and receive a bachelor of science degree. Bedell, appointed by Representative Joseph M Kilgore, was a cadet lieutenant during his senior year at Port Isabel High School in 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry L. Bedell
LaVern R. Bedell
Port Isabel
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
Bedell
Joseph M. Kilgore
Dtex
Port Isabel High
Benefit Game Aids Little League Fund At Foot Field
On Wednesday June 3 1964 the Mothers of the Little League will play a softball game against a group of teenage girls at Foot Field at 7 p m. There is a small admission fee with proceeds supporting the Little League fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers of the Little League
Little League Fund
Trout Catch Reports From McAllen and Nearby
In McAllen Texas D W Hampton and Kinne brew hauled seventeen trout weighing one to one and a half pounds. Mr and Mrs Dean Dewey of Houston reported forty trout totaling 2 to 244 pounds with twenty weighing 3 to 4 pounds. They also took a six pound triple tail and a pompano. Mr and Mrs T H Moseley of San Juan brought in twenty two trout two to four pounds and a four pound flounder. Mr and Mrs Wm P Jones of McAllen spent the weekend here and reported a good trout catch.
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D. W. Hampton
Kinnebrew
McAllen
Texas
Dean Dewey
Houston
Dewey
T. H. Moseley
San Juan
Wm. P. Jones
Rome
Home Building On Island Is Very Active
South Padre Island shows active real estate growth with four houses under construction and three more in planning. August Champion rents a large Gulf area home before completion while Dick McIntosh builds a four apartment complex. Builders from Houston Brownsville and local residents plan and start new homes as marine work advances.
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Island
South Padre Island
August Champion
Gulf
Dick McIntosh
Pelee
Panta
Henry
Houston
John
Brownsville
Potters
Owens
Mr. Huth
Dusek Elected Director on VC of C Board
Seven Port Isabel and Padre Island representatives met with Valley Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President Jack Drake to elect Huber Dusek of Merchants State Bank as a new director. G M Conrad holds over directorship. Larry Allen named Community Chairman. first meeting June 13 with officers elected for one year.
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Port Isabel
Padre Island
Jack Drake
Valley Chamber of Commerce
el Toro
Stuart Adkins
Miuch
Vailey
Huber Dusek
Merchants State Bank
G. M. Conrad
Sea G
South Padre Island
J. J. Jaudon
Larry Allen
Stuart
Hal Roberts
Edith Baines
Pete Smith
Orrin Johnson to Speak at First Methodist on Sunday
Harlingen attorney Orrin Johnson will speak at the First Methodist Church Sunday morning in place of F. L. Martin. Johnson just completed a Methodist mission tour in Bolivia and will report on the trip and show slides of his missionary work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrin Johnson
Harlingen
First
F. L. Martin
Johnson
Bolivia
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Sharon Soto
Juana Vandiver
Los Fresnes
Hickman Day School
Thesc
Jimmie Galloway
Charles Bennett
Julie Wells
Ivese Jo Boynt
Caroleen Carrier
Johnny Ochoa
Ll Anderson
Jeffrey Zimmerman
Amy Young
Jay McGehee
Gene Wayne Boykin
Jason Ray
Zachary Anderson
Anne Rolott
Diane Grabowski
Dianne Camacho Cantu
James Gades
George Cail
Beverly Greenly
Coley Studio
Isa
T. B. Mack
Bulletin
Roberto Garcia
Larry Bedell
Suing
Dusek
VC of C
Michael S. Reese
Coast
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