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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1958
Page
5
Editorial notes Texas fleet of over 8,000 school buses operating through June to transport nearly 2,000,000 pupils each weekday. It urges drivers to obey laws on stopping for loading and unloading, citing 1957 stats of 229 school bus related accidents, five deaths, and many injuries. It stresses motorists are responsible for child safety on roads.
River flood outlook improves little as 13 feet of water is reported at Brownsville with 15 feet forecast Friday and 17 feet by Sunday or Monday. Flood stage stands at 23 feet and nearby farm lands between the river and flood control devices are inundated. Independent pumpers along the river bank are warned to move pumps back.
Brownsville representatives threaten a show of strength to keep the courthouse in Brownsville while others urge relocation to Russelltown or nearby growth areas. Precinct and county members from San Benito Harlingen Los Fresnos Port Isabel and Santa Maria discuss influence and future county planning.
Dallas exhibit at the 1958 State Fair of Texas features a Body Bank display from the Dallas Museum of Health and Science in cooperation with the Texas Academy of Science. Highlights include an artificial heart lung apparatus for open heart surgery, a skin eye bone and blood bank, and a surgical mesh artery.
The note suggests a continuation about pearls and a boat owner facing decisions on purchasing to secure a profit when selling. The fragment hints at a business or nautical context involving value and risk in seafood trade. Further details remain unread on Page 2.
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