Point Isabel School Board approves sign removal and transfers
The Point Isabel Independent School District board voted to remove a sign on school property and approved a two girl transfer with conditions pending Texas Education Agency approval. They also named the 1973 74 textbook committee and discussed site progress for a new high school.
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Point Isabel
Vega
Torres
Richard Trevino
Maria FE. Torres
Bobbye Jean Olsen
Charlene Bobbitt
Brownsville
Manuel Galvan III
Noe Gonzales
Sabas Gonzales
Cecil Moses
Texas Education Agency
William K. Zimmerman
Port Isabel
Laguna Heights
Derry Area
Laguna Vista
South Padre Island
Boca Chica
Linda Sole
Ofira Grace Merkle
Ramon Venue Rule Expected in Cameron County Murder Conspiracy Case
A ruling by 197th District Judge Darrel Hester is anticipated on a motion to change venue for the murder conspiracy case against Cameron County Judge Ray Ramon and two co-defendants. District Attorney Tom Hanna seeks a move away from Cameron County citing safety concerns and extensive publicity. A pre trial hearing sees about 29 subpoenas for newsmen and other parties, with defense motions seeking access to all case evidence.
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Darrel Hester
Cameron County
Ray Ramon
Tom Hanna
Beaumont
Ramon
Carlos Carrasco
Noe Alaniz Trevino
Adolph Thomas, Jr
San Benito
Hanna
Cameron
Hester
Coast Guard Seeks Public Comments on Bridges Plan
The Coast Guard invites public input on a Texas Highway Department permit amendment for the Queen Isabella Causeway and adjacent pontoon swing bridge at waterway mile 668. The department seeks to keep both structures intact after building a new bridge, with decision based on potential land and water transportation impacts. Public comments should be sent to the Eighth Coast Guard District in New Orleans by the December deadline.
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Texas Highway Department
Eighth District Coast Guard
New Orleans
The
Coast Guard
Highway Department
Queen Isabella Causeway
Eighth Coast Guard District
Customhouse
Local Councils Plan Meetings Across Port Isabel Area
Four local governing boards schedule meetings next week in Port Isabel and nearby. Port Isabel city commission and Laguna Vista board of aldermen meet Monday at 7 30 p m in municipal building and city hall respectively. Navigation district officials meet Wednesday at 3 p m in Port Isabel office, followed by Cameron County Fresh Water Supply District No 1 supervisors at 7 p m in the water district office.
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Port Isabel
Laguna Vista Board of Aldermen
City Hall
Navigation and Canal Commissioners
Port Isabel-San Benito
Navigation District
Board of the Supervisors
Cameron County
Water District
Texas Job Corps training openings for youths
The Texas Employment Commission announces Job Corps training for unemployed youths aged 16 to 21. Recruiter Xavier Guerra says openings exist now for both genders who want to improve skills and gain in demand labor market qualifications. Enrollees receive room and board medical care and a nominal allowance and may finish in a year to two.
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Job Corps
Texas Employment Commission
Xavier Guerra
Harlingen
Guerra
The
Texas
Port Isabel Sets Parking Ban Along Highway 100
Port Isabel city secretary Ernestina Barrera announces a new ordinance prohibiting parking on both sides of Highway 100 between Champion and Island streets from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday from Aug 15 to May 31. The measure, backed by the school board, targets safety hazards near the junior-senior high school with citations issued for violators.
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Port Isabel
Ernestina Barrera
Barrera
Census Bureau to Interview Area Households in November
Local representatives of the Bureau of the Census will interview a number of households in the area during the week of November 1923 to gather information on employment. The Census is part of the U S Department of Commerce under the Social and Economic Statistics Administration.
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Bureau of the Census
The
Bureau Is Part of
U. S. Department of Commerce's Social and Economic Statistics Administration
Port Isabel Names New City Attorney and Sets Hiring Talks
The Port Isabel city commission chose Ben Hardy as city attorney replacing Moises Vela after ongoing disputes with the mayor. The panel also opposed Cameron District No. 1’s move to a municipal utilities district and agreed to testify in Austin. They advertised for a building inspector, set Nov 25 as the application deadline, and granted Fire Marshal Larry Joe Keller a $50 raise.
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Larry Joe Keller
Sanders
Frank
Alan
Woody Thornton
Port Isabel
Keller
Wrecked Schooner Fairmorse Crew Safe After Gulf Breakup
All 18 crew members of the Fairmorse, a wooden schooner, were reported safe by the Coast Guard after the ship broke up off the Gulf south of Matamoros. The vessel, sailing from Port Isabel on November 15, was found wrecked along a coastal beach with survivors reaching a beach house at Washington beach.
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Fairmorse
Gulf
Matamoros
Coast Guard
Port Isabel
South America
Reyburn MacNelly
Washington Beach
Navigation District
Arthur Jiminez
Packar Enterprises
Wilmington
Calif
Panel Approves Cameron County District Change to MUD
The Texas Water Rights Commission approved Cameron County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1 status change to a municipal utilities district after Austin hearings. Port Isabel opposed, Mayor Leo Sanders unavailable for comment. The change expands services and shifts board terms to expire in 1974.
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Texas Water Rights Commission
Cameron County
Austin
Commission
Joe Carter
State Board
Port Isabel
Water Commission
Sanders
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Port Isabel High School
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Quirino Martinez
Ben Hardy
Martinez
Hardy
City Commission
Board of Supervisors
Mexico
Guatemala
Water District Board of Supervisors
Gilbert Groomer
E. J. Hood
Martin Tower
Walter Zimmerman
F E. D. Reed
Paul Y. Cunningham Jr
W. M. Peterson
Jack Ranson
Carter
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