Port Isabel Enters Riot Control Plan With Reform Council
Port Isabel joins Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council in a riot control project funded by the Texas Criminal Justice Council. About 900 dollars, 25 percent of the appropriation, is to be spent on equipment. Patrolman Juan Jose Zamora, 25, recently completed an 80 hour class on fingerprint classification and micro-code at the Harlingen Police Academy. Laura Ochoa also received approval for a salary increase.
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Port Isabel
Lower Rio Grande Valley
Juan Jose Zamora
Laura Ochoa
TIP Program in Harlingen sees 67 reports and four arrests
Harlingen TIP program reports 67 leads resulting in four arrests and involves a rewards system from $50 to $1,000 funded by civic businessmen. Informants call 423 7777 and receive code names. A public hearing on Dec 15 will discuss rezoning for a grocery store, and Urban Renewal approved sale of a nearby lot.
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Harlingen Chamber
Sydney Abegg
San Benito Kiwanians
Tampa
Florida
Harlingen
Abegg
Charles Kennedy
Robert Villarreal
Housing Authority Board
South Shore Heights
Jose Luis
Juanita Carillo
Police Reserves Sponsor Port Isabel Carnival
The Police Reserves sponsor a town carnival from November 24 to December 6 in Port Isabel to raise funds for police equipment. The Port Isabel Police Department recently earned a commendation from the FBI for helping arrest several criminals. The extra gear will help the department operate more effectively.
Plane Thieves Strike Again In Lower Valley
Brownsville airport officials report the theft of a white and red Pawnee crop duster plane fully fueled. This marks the fourth aircraft stolen, with two taken from Los Fresnos and one from Rangerville. Owners increase patrols of airfields and hangars.
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Brownsville
Los Fresnos
Rangerville
Views From The Lighthouse Reflects On Gratitude And Freedom
EMILY NELLIS writes on Plymouth Rock’s founding, national freedoms, and local Port Isabel appreciation. The piece urges daily thanks to God, celebrates air quality, weather, growth, health, and self reliance, and recalls the biblical exhortation to seek and find.
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Pilgrim's
Plymouth Rock
Massachusetts
USA
Port Isabel
Freedom as Inalienable Right for All Nations
A statement asserts that freedom will become the inalienable right of all nations, underscoring a global pledge to secure liberty as a universal standard and duty for every country and people.
County Dads Oppose Easter Beach Festival
County commissioners heard opposition to an Easter youth gathering near Boca Chica Beach. Cecil McDonald, Valley Lumber owner, reportedly purchased land near the beach for development into a recreational city project.
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Cameron County
Boca Chica Beach
Cecil McDonald
Valley Lumber Supply
Los Fresnos Seeks 8572 Grant For Road Repair Plan
The city seeks 8572 in federal disaster act funds to fix damaged streets after heavy rains and expects additional aid under the federal emergency employment act. City secretary Harry Watson cites police support, with Ed Moody already hired for water and sewer plant work.
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Los Fresnos
Harry Watson
Ed Moody
Moody
Health Report of Cameron County Diseases Week Ending November 12
The Cameron County Health Department lists Shigella Sonnei 1 case infectious hepatitis 2 mumps 3 gonorrhea 3 strep sore throat 2 early latent syphilis 2 and tuberculosis 3 for the week ending November 12.
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Cameron County Health Department
Tarpon Band Wins Top Jubilee Rating in UIL Marching Contest
Tarpon Band earned a first division rating in AA at the Pigskin Jubilee in Weslaco, with two judges giving first or superior marks and one noting excellence. Despite praise for precision and pageantry, judges cited immaturity of sound and brass quantity but expect improvement as 60 junior high and 130 elementary students build the program.
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Weslaco
Edward Galvan
Corpus Christi Public Schools
Joe Rogers
New Braunfels
Robert Botello
Crystal City High School
Tarpon
Volunteer Firemen Elect Officers in Port Isabel
The Port Isabel Volunteer Firemen elected officers for the new year at a Nov 2 meeting. President Larry Joe Keller. vice president Lolo Zapata. secretary Woody Thornton. Chores include fundraising for toys, Lighthouse lighting, and selling Fisher Bros. Circus tickets for February.
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Port Isabel
Larry Joe Keller
Lolo Zapata
Woody Thornton
House
Gilbert Groomer
Tony Silva
Butch Mack
Joe LaRoche
Arellano Silva
Jimmy Dickens
Charlie Vitali
Faustino Camacho
Nicho Gonzales
Chon
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C.B. Colley
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Robert F. McCausland
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Upper Valley
Boynton Fleming
Gus Krausse
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