Tickets For Teachers Party On Sale By Rotary Club
Floyd Bobbitt, chairman, issued tickets at the Port Isabel Rotary Club meeting for a community Teachers Party to be held October 19 at the Picnic Pavilion on South Padre Island. The event aims to include 400 people including school faculty with a fish fry by the Volunteer Fire Department and other entertainment to be arranged.
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Rotary
Floyd Bobbitt
Port Isabel
Don Pruitt
Otto Langlois
Rotary Club
South Padre
Island
Tarpons Prep For Harlingen JV Test At Home
Harlingen Junior Varsity visits Tarpon Stadium Thursday after a 22 to 0 loss to Lyford. Tarpons practice Monday to sharpen team play as they prep for district play starting with Sharyland in Port Isabel and later St. Joe Brownsville followed by three more district games.
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Lyford
Tarpons
Tarpon Stadium
Harlingen
Brownsville B
Sharyland
Port Isabel
St. Joe
Brownsville
Union Carbide Expands Acid Facilities in Brownsville
Union Carbide Corp announces a major expansion of its acetic acids production at Brownsville Texas. A new modern unit using an exclusive process will add 200 million pounds per year and start up in early 1965. The plant will be run by the Chemicals Division, joining Brownsville Texas City Institute and St. Charleston plants to meet rising demand.
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New York
Union Carbide
Brownsville
Texas
Binny Mason, Jr
Chemicals Division
Texas City
Institute
St. Charleston
West Virginia
Coast Guard News From Galveston Area Boarding Program
Coast Guard reports Mobile Boarding Team from Galveston Texas conducted vessel safety checks in the area. The unit notes ongoing marriages, new assignments on CGC Kimball, a cook welcoming a baby girl, and preparations for an 82 foot patrol boat precommissioning in December. The International Ice Patrol and new salvage pump tests are highlighted as ongoing Coast Guard duties.
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Galveston
Texas
Coast Guard
Donald H. Trent
Port Mansfield
Matamoros
Mexico City
Raymondville
Gerald Anglin
Cgc
Kimball
Campeche
Anglin
Groton
St. Petersburg
Fla
Cape May
N. J
Victor P. Crisci
Crisci
Cavanaugh
Longtim
Baltimore
Port Isabel
Maria Lopez Buried in Port Isabel Funeral
Maria Lopez 33 of Laguna Heights died Monday night at 9 00 p m. She is survived by husband Jose and six sons and three daughters plus sister Gloria Garcia. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 4 00 p m from Our Lady Star of the Sea Church Port Isabel. Burial at Port Isabel Cemetery. Delta Funeral Home of Brownsville in charge of arrangements.
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Maria Garcia Lopez
Laguna Heights
Jose Lopez
Gloria Garcia
Our Lady Star of the Sea Chruchn
Port Isabel
Delta Funeral Home
Brownsville
Strep Sore Throat Leads Rise In Local Disease List
Cameron County Health Department weekly report shows total communicable diseases at 30 for the week ending September 28. Strep sore throat leads with 16 cases, followed by four cases of gonorrhea, measles three, and two each for infectious hepatitis amebiasis and tuberculosis, plus one case of rheumatic fever.
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Cameron County Health Department
Causeway Monthly and Yearly Totals Report
The summary shows a monthly total of 202,024 and a yearly total of 2,056,418 with a grand total reported as 17,7 percent.
Contest Winner Mrs H Renken in Port Isabel Press Football
Mrs Helen Renken is named the winner of the Third Port Isabel PRESS Football contest with no ties. Interest grows weekly and officials fear more time will be needed to determine future lucky entrants as advertising space opens in the contest.
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Guadalupe de la Garza Jr
EMFN
G. de la Garza Sr
Port Isabel
Far East
Hawaii
Australia
de la Garza
Mullany
San Diego
California
Helen Renken
Laguna Vste
Border Patrol Officers to Start Advance Course
Forty Border Patrol officers from across the United States will arrive today at the Immigration Service Office Development Center near Los Fresnos for a four week advanced training course. half are immigrant inspectors from ports of entry and half are investigators covering the nation. District Director J Beechie announced instructors will arrive from Milwaukee Cleveland New York Houston Los Angeles El Paso McAllen San Pedro California Washington Burlington and Richmond for periods of varying length. A class of 20 supervisory inspectors completed a two week course on Sept 27. A new class of 70 or 80 trainees has not yet been scheduled.
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Border Patrol
United States
Immigration Service Office Development Center
Los Fresnos
J. Bechie
Milwaukee
Cleveland
New York City
Houston
Los Angeles
el Paso
McAllen
San Pedro
Cailif
Washington, D. C
Burlington, Vt
Richmond
Beechie
Republican rally to kick off Rio Grande Valley 1964 season
The Rio Grande Valley Republicans plan a October 14 rally at Harlingen Casa Del Sol with U S Senator Peer Dominick as guest speaker. A $5 per plate dinner starts at 1 10 p.m. Proceeds support the Valley Republican Party fund and a straw vote on the 1964 GOP presidential nominee will be held.
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Rio Grande Valley
Harlingen
Casa del Sol
U. S&s
Peer Dominick
GOP
Colorado
Republican Party
Boo Jones
Charlotte Kuppinger
Frank Buggus
Dominick
Cover The Waterfront
The piece urges ongoing advertising to keep business visible as Port Isabel and nearby areas grow. It notes new marinas, housing, and tourism infrastructure boosting traffic, with calls for local firms to launch campaigns to attract the influx of residents and visitors.
Port Isabel PRESS urged as sole area advertising medium
The Port Isabel PRESS claims exclusive regional coverage with very reasonable rates and urges merchants to advertise to avoid losing business.
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Port Isabel
Merchant
J C Beavers Burial Today
Graveside service for J. C. Beavers 80 will be held at Mont Meta Memorial Park at 11:00 p.m. today. Beavers died Sunday at Dolly Winsant Hospital in San Benito with his wife as a survivor. funeral arrangements are handled by Thomas Fneral Directors of San Benito.
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J. C. Beavers
Laguna Heights
Mont Meta Memorial Park
Mr. Beavers
Dolly Winsant Hospital
San Benito
Thomas Fneral
Valley Chamber Meets Port Isabel at El Toro
The Valley Chamber of Commerce and Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce held a joint meeting at the El Toro Restaurant on Tuesday October 1 at 3 30 p m. Members discussed local business concerns and cooperative efforts for the coming quarter.
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The
Valley Chamber of Commerce
Port Isabel
Bar B Q Chicken Supper by the Senior Class
The senior class plans a barbecue supper at the Fire Hall on Thursday October 10 from 6 to 8 pm. Deliveries will be available for those who want meals delivered to them.
Garza outlines free causeway crossings on South Padre Island
Ygnacio Garza Jr, chair of Cameron County Park Board, reports 18 129 free crossings on the Queen Isabel Causeway over eight months. Free access covers church goers, park employees, law enforcement, and island workers with 21 ID classifications. Commuter rates apply for residents and workers, with Sundays allowing toll-free crossings for churchgoers.
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South Padre Island
Queen Isabel Causeway
Ygnacio Garza, Jr
Cameron County Park Board
Causeway
Port Isabel
Garza
Sheriff's Department
U. S. Coast Guardsmen
Corps of Engineers
Brownsville Herald
Valley Morning Star
Dorothy M. Harned
Lindy Rolman
VCC Schedules More Political Action Meetings
Hamburg businessman Joe E. Davis announces four new meetings on political action for businessmen. Events planned Sept 27 at noon in Raymondville, Oct 4 in La Fresnos, Oct 8 in Rio Pet City, and Oct ): all at local venues. Chamber official Arnold Mathias will speak at each event.
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VCC
The
Valley Chamber of Commerce
Joe E. Davis
Hamburg
White ‘Ing
Raymondville
Prankie’s
la Fresnos
Elsa State Bank
Speedys Cafe
Rio Pet City
Donna
la Feria
Edinburg
Hartingen
Mission
San Juan
Pharr
Mercedes
McAllen
San Benito
Brownsville
South Padre Island
Port Isabel
Weslaco
Alamo
Davis
WW I Vets To Meet Sun In Harlingen
Veterans of World War I will hold their monthly meeting Sunday October 6 at 3 00 p m at the Harlingen American Legion Hall North 77 Sunset Strip A discussion and perhaps action will be taken on Veteran s pension bill H R 2332 which would provide financial assistance to eligible WW I veterans and their widows through retirement years.
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Harlingen
American Legion Hall
North
Sunset Strip
Congress
Appreciation for Amine Basear & success at Our Lady Star of the Sea
The Fund Raising Committee of Our Lady Star of the Sea Church expresses gratitude to all who supported the Amine Basear event and its success.
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Ec Our Lady Star of the Sea Church
Secretaries Set Workshop Meet In Valley
Sundial Chapter of the National Secretaries Association plans an informative workshop at Richard's Gold Room on Saturday October 12. Secretaries and office personnel from the Valley and surrounding areas are invited to attend.
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Sundial
National Secretaries Association
Richard's Gold Room
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District of Columbia
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China
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Christ Episcopal Church
St John’s Episcopal Cathedral
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YWCA
Recording For the Blind, Inc
Stratford Ny Memorial
Robert E. Lee
Virguula
Laguna Vista
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Mansfield Cut
Queen Isabella Causeway
New York Times
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U. S. Chamber of Commerce
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