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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1962
Page
3
The speaker ridicules the average American taxpayer as overwhelmed by government push for new taxes and closing loopholes. The piece underscores public fatigue with continual fiscal demands and clarifies opposition to perceived tax policy overreach.
The speaker argues that government operated and sponsored power projects including co operatives evade taxes and enjoy special privilege. They assert this is true not only for co ops but for all government funded electricity sources. They call the claim nonsense in any sense of the word.
Fire Chief W P Keller reports activities from May 22 to May 29 including a May 28 light pole fire in the Reservation and a May 29 blaze at Eagle Lumber Co. The department invites recruiting to reach 24 members as required by Texas law. note on aging volunteers and a closing quote from Mary Baker Eddy.
Emil Henneman claims all time Port Isabel railroad pier trout record after landing an eight pound specimen from the pier last week. He also caught five other trout averaging 3.25 to 5 pounds. The eight pound fish is noted as the largest landed from the railroad pier despite prior larger catches.
Reports to the Game Fish Commission in Austin indicate persistent high winds along the Texas coast. Offshore fishing is limited to large boats despite some big catches of snapper warsaw and ling near Galveston Freeport Port Aransas and Port Isabel. Back bay trout fishing remains fair and drum schools are reported in the Laguna Madre flats.
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