Candle of blue flame at Port Isabel High hopes Tarpons win
A Port Isabel High School tradition keeps a blue candle burning day and night until the Tarpons lose a football game. Principal Gene Todd notes seven long burning candles will cover conference and one bi district game, with more on hand if needed. The column also riffs on pets and lists numerous weekly observances for October and November, then jokes about space limits.
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Port Isabel
Tarpons
Santa Rosa
Gene Todd
Scout Fund Drive Opens Here October Twenty First
John V. Trump, general chairman, announced the Boy Scouts of America fund drive for Port Isabel will begin Tuesday October 21. Local workers and committee chairs will be listed in next week's Press once plans are finalized. Residents are urged to remember the date and contribute to Scouting in Port Isabel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John V. Trump
Boy Scouts of America
Port Isabel
Trump
Re Appointed Committee Chairman Attends Park Execs Meet
Al McGehee director of Cameron County parks and causeway is re appointed chairman of the public relations committee for the American Institute of Park Executives. He will join about 1200 delegates in New Orleans October 12 to 16 for the 60th annual conference with exhibits and demonstrations. Dr Shane MacCarthy of Washington will be the keynote speaker.
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al McGehee
New Orleans
Cameron County
American Institute of Park Executives
Institute
Southwestern
Southwest Park and Recreation Institute
United States
Shane MacCarthy
President's Council On Youth Fitness
Washington, D.C
Carnival Bazaar at Seaside Patio October 30
The Pre-School PTA hosts a Carnival Bazaar at Seaside Patio on October 30. Activities include chancing games cold drinks and a costume parade with prizes for best costumes. An 8 pm dance follows and all proceeds benefit the kindergarten building fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
Kindergarten Building Fund
Cubs And Scouts Do National Good Deed
The Rio Grande Council Boy Scouts join 314 million scouts in delivering 40 million copies of the Home Emergency Handbook to American households. E L Hawkins notes the effort is a national safety good turn aimed at conserving national resources and aiding civilian defense. A full participation report will be filed with the National Council and Civilian Defense Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cubs
Rio Grande Council
Boy Scouts of America
E. L. Hawkins
National Council Boy Scouts of America
Defense Department
Civil Defense Plans Nationwide Handbooks Distribution
Half a million Boy Scouts will deliver Handbooks for Emergencies to families across the United States. The mass distribution is set for Saturday October 11 by the Office of Civil Defense. The handbook covers actions for fire flood hurricane tornado and bomb attack with sections on bleeding and poisoning. U.S. Naval Academy was established at Annapolis Maryland on the site of an abandoned fort. Amelia Jenks Bloomer inspired the Bloomer Girls as a reform advocate. Anise seeds from the Mediterranean are used in seasonings and medicines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
United States
Office of Civil Defense
Washington
Civil Defense
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
PTA Plans Halloween Carnival At Fort Isabel
Fort Isabel Parent-Teachers Association approves this year’s Halloween Carnival to be held Friday night October 31 at the football field before the Sharyland game. A costume parade starts at 5 30 and booths open at 6 30 with a 8 o clock kickoff. Admission is 50 cents adults 10 cents students free for under six. Booths listed by grade include popcorn fish pond balloons ring a cane game coffee and more with priced games at five to ten cents and barbecue hamburgers 25 cents. A four year project plan allocates last year and this year proceeds to elementary junior high and high school with a trust fund to support a large joint project.
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Fort Isabel
Parent-Teachers Association
Superintendent of Schools
Deane D. Fletcher
R. D. Carpenter
Sharyland
Jack Merryman
Cleo Weikel
Jack Mack
Rio Hondo Student Wins Newspaper Essay Contest at Dinner
Jenrose Foelker, a Rio Hondo High senior, won the grand prize of the fourth annual high school essay contest sponsored by the San Benito and Harlingen Elks Lodges. The event, part of National Newspaper Week, honored student journalists from Cameron and Willacy counties with prizes and a dinner at Richard's Sun Valley Restaurant.
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Jenrose Foelker
Rio Hondo
San Benito
Harlingen Elks Lodges
Richard
Sun Valley
Cameron
Willacy
Greyhound Growls
Port Isabel High School
Gwen Boynt
Jerrie Birge
Larry Amadore
Tarpons Break Into Win Column With Santa Rosa Victory
Port Isabel Tarpons defeated Santa Rosa Warriors 24 to 6 on Friday night. Johnny Caudill directed the offense amid a late-season surge, with Steve Spoonemore, Pat Maloan, and Willie Galloway contributing key runs and two point conversions.
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Tarpons
Santa Rosa
Johnny Caudill
Port Isabel
Caudill
Warriors
Noe Galvan
la Feria Lions
Steve Spoonemore
Pat Maloan
Steve Mathews
C. Baker
Spoonemore
Willie Galloway
Tar
Jewel Wilson Opens Jewel's House of Specialties
Mrs Jewel Wilson opens Port Isabel new business Jewel's House of Specialties featuring handcrafted and costume jewelry gifts imported items photo albums plus bookkeeping auditing services and office supplies The venture will serve local residents and tourists while she also helps operate Jerry's Y Coral drive in grocery.
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Jewel Wilson
Port Isabel
Jerry
Azusa visitors tour Port Isabel with Dwyer family
Mrs. L. P. Dwyer of Raymondville hosts her brother and sister-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Donald Logsdon from Azusa California on a South Texas visit. The Logsdons, on their first trip to the region, found Port Isabel different yet appealing and enjoyed a day on the Island with the Dwyers.
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L. P. Dwyer
Raymondville
Port Isabel
Inlaw
Donald Logsdon
Azusa
California
Logsdons
Dwyers
South Texas
Dwyer
Island
Logsdon
Causeway Count Totals Peak Through Opening
The report lists monthly and yearly totals: this month 1,865. year to date 171,372. since opening 718,741, indicating rising usage and cumulative traffic figures.
Tarpons Stay In Winning Column In Close Contest
The Port Isabel Tarpons rallied from a second quarter tie to defeat Pharr San Juan Alamo B 14 to 6. Abel Jujardo opened scoring for PSJA in the opening period, Maloan added a 35 yard run and Caudill set up Spoonemore who raced 71 yards for the final touchdown.
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Port Isabel Tarpons
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo B
PSJA
Abel Jujardo
Port Isabel
Pat Maloun
Steve Spoonemore
Caudill
Maloan
Announce L. F. Project Cancelled
The building of 27 family housing units at Los Fresnos for Air Force personnel at Port Isabel Naval Auxiliary Air Station has been cancelled. A relocation to near the Air Station or the San Benito Harlingen area is expected with waivers needed due to facilities and travel time. A housing location team is reported in the Valley today.
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Los Fresnos
Air Force
Port Isabel Naval Auxiliary Air Station
San Benito-Harlingen
Raul Holland Named Weekly Winner in Football Contest
Raul Holland is this week's pick the winner with two misses out of 13 predictions. He may claim his gift certificate at his convenience. Runnerups included Mrs. Ronald D Carpenter Carlos Calvillo and Mrs. Adella Spoonemore, all others missed four or more predictions. The upset was Port Isabel over Santa Rosa and the Brownsville versus San Antonio Tech tie, plus Edcourch-Elsa.
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Raul Holland
Ronald D. Carpenter
Carlos Calvillo
Adella Spoonemore
Port Isabel
Santa Rosa
Brownsville
San Antonio Tech
Senior Class To Sponsor Supper
The Senior class of Port Isabel High School sponsors a ham supper on Thursday evening October 26 at the Firemen's Community building. Adults pay 1.50 and children 75 cents. proceeds support the senior class trip fund. Serving begins at six o'clock and includes dessert.
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Port Isabel High School
Anglers Reel Good Day Across Gulf Coast Waters
Bay, surf or jetty fishing yields catches for a group of anglers. Odem party from Harlin land 30 trout while Vic Stevens and Sam Harris of Brownsville report 35 trout. Others from Houston and surrounding cities haul a mix of trout and redfish including 90 trout for Capt. Martindale and Sam Cash iola, and 12 redfish among several groups. Some listings show 40 pounds of trout for J C Dixon of San Antonio and 65 trout for Jess Mitchell and Emery Schumacher.
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Odem
Harlingen
Vic Stevens
Sam Harris
Brownsville
J. T. Bagwell
Weslaco
Jack Bartholomew
Port Isabel
Capt
Martindale
Sam Cashiola
Houston
O. R. Smith
Kenneth Warner
J.C. Dixon
San Antonio
Jess Mitchell
Emery Schumacher
C. A. Reich
Ted Harris
Dick Hamilton
R. H. Dee Beil
John Birge
Port Isa fisher Jack Bartholomew’s outing noted
The fragment mentions Jack Bartholomew of Port Isa planning a fishing session on a Tuesday in October, with notes of surf or jetty fishing options. Limited readable details constrain broader context.
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Jack Bartholomew
Port Isa
Anglers Travel Dallas Sweetwater For Trout Run
J C Mitchell and party from Dallas with 100 trout head to Sweetwater Texas guided by Jack Bartholomew. Coy ara party arrives with 12 trout weighing 66 pounds and 20 trout listed.
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Fred Wimberly
Sweetwater
Bill Ellis
Snyder
John Cox
J. C. Mitchell
Dallas
John Coy
Texas
Jack Bartholomew
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George Cail Jr
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Jim Purvis
Doyle Wells Jr
E. W. Heinz
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Janice Crouch
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