Teachers Party On Island Will Attract Large Crowd
Readiness for the Rotary Club Teacher s party on South Padre Island's picnic Pavilion sets for Saturday October 19 at 7 30 p m Tickets at 1 50 per person include a fine fish dinner prepared by Port Isabel Volunteer Fire Department members Rotarians sell tickets no membership required to attend The Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce joins in backing the event with E W Cateora of Brazos Fisheries supplying 190 pounds of shrimp for a cocktail It also notes ticket sales and cross causeway passage pricing plus a historical note about Texas A and M College supplying more WWII officers than West Point.
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South Padre Island
Port Isabel
Rotary Club
Rotary
Causeway
Jimmie Jaudon
Silver Tarpon Band Makes First Marching Appearance
The 1963 Silver Tarpon Band, 59 members led by Drum Major Sergio Helms, debuted at a Friday night football game. Band director James Haney praised the 14 month old program with strong youth participation from grades seven through ten and a planned rehearsal date of July 16 for the next year.
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Silver Tarpon Band
Sergio Helms
Sharon Byrd
Marianne Bell
Crissane Meyners
Linda Langlois
Fotball
Texas
James Haney
Ae Haney
Saaien
Clothes Drive Seeks Donations for Students in Need
The school asks for clothing sizes 6 through 16 donations to aid children without adequate attire. Contact Mrs. Helen McClellan or Mrs. Noel Gonzales at WH%-2732 from 9 am to 4 pm to arrange drop offs, as Texas law requires school attendance until age 16.
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Helen McClellan
Noel Gonzales
State of
Texas
Tarpons Open District Play Against Sharyland Friday Night
Port Isabel Tarpons host Sharyland Rattlers at Tarpon Stadium with an 8 p.m. kickoff. Dad’s night at the stadium will feature father introductions before the game as Port Isabel aims to improve on a 3‑2 mark while Sharyland sits at 1‑5.
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Tarpons
Port Isabel
Causeway Monthly and Yearly Totals Report
The document lists the monthly total and the yearly total labeled as grand total e. It appears to be a financial or accounting excerpt showing aggregate figures for a project or department named Causeway with emphasis on accumulated amounts for the period.
Housing Group Adams Brothers Sign Contract
The Port Isabel Housing Authority signed a contract with Adams Brothers Construction Co of Brownsville for 44 new units at a total of 469875 dollars. The project includes 34 units at the present site and 10 elderly units nearby. Adams began bringing in equipment last week and foundation work for the 34 units starts next Monday.
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Housing Authority
Port Isabel
Adams Brothers Construction Co
Brownsville
Adams
New Weekly Column Teases Local Happenings Report
Mr DeFORD announces a forthcoming weekly column in the Press to cover fishing news local events Port Isabel rain and nearby items if readers approve. He signs off with a cautionary line about living each day as if it were the last.
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Port Isabel
Humble Oil Seeks Pipeline Permit Across Laguna Madre
The Humble Oil and Refining Company of Houston petitioned the U S Army Engineers in Galveston for permission to lay a 4 inch pipeline across Laguna Madre to the mainland. The route runs from State Tract 55 north of its southeast corner 900 feet, southwest to Rincon de Guajardo peninsula shoreline, linking with another proposed line across tracts 49 650 and 656.
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Humble Oil and Refining Company of
Houston
U. S. Army Engineers of
Galveston
Laguna Madre
Port Isabel
Texas
Raul Holland Wins Press Football Guessing Contest Again
Raul Holland, a senior, achieved a perfect score on the list of winning teams but missed the Texas-Oklahoma game score, losing the $100 jackpot. Several entrants fail to provide the tie breaking score, which is required to be eligible.
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Raul Holland
Raul
Port Isabel High Band Dazzles At Half Time Show
The Silver Tarpons of Port Isabel High wow spectators with a standout half time march. The community praises the band and its director for the performance seen last Friday night. Continued on page 4.
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Port Isabel
Delhi-Taylor Accepts Bid For Domestic Oil Properties
Delhi-Taylor Oil Corp says its board accepts Tenneco Oil Co bid for all domestic oil and gas properties in Dallas Texas. The 155 million dollar deal pays 150 million cash plus five million in overriding royalties on undeveloped properties. Australian and Canadian holdings and potash interests are excluded til later stockholder approval is required.
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Delhi - Taylor Oil Corporation
Dallas
Texas
Tenneco Oil Company
Delhi
White Sands Motel Guests Reel Big Bay Crabs and Trout
Visitors at White Sands Motel report large catches in the bay: Steve Poncie and Ted Harris of Houston tally 400 pounds of Drum and 335 pounds of Redfish over two days, Carl Hagerman and son fish for trout from their boat, a 38 speckled trout weighs heavily, and Mrs Tamboreila plus others from Houston share steady trout and drum hauls with several four pound plus trout among their daily catches.
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White Sands Motor Lodge
Steve Poncie
Ted Harris
Houston
Texas
Carl Hagerman and Son
W. L. Eilis
Snyder
W. L. Goodwin
Sundown
J. Tamboreila
W. T. Dean
George H. Gerdes
Shake The Tree: Valley Chamber Drive Aims To Boost Tourism
Valley Chamber of Commerce launches a membership drive led by Joe E. Davis stressing that every dollar spent on tourist advertising returns 196.30 dollars to Valley merchants. Budget cuts by 5 thousand dollars annually over two years reduced returns by about 991 thousand dollars. The drive is chaired by B Bentsen Jr and Doc Bicchiolas at Tatacite.
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Weslaco
Valley Chamber of Commerce
Joe E. Davis
Edinburg
Davis
Valley Chamber
Valley
B. Bentsen
J R
2En
V. R
International Symposium on Cardiovascular Diseases in Rio Grande Valley
Heart specialists from Texas and Mexico convene for a two day symposium at the Sandy Retreat Motel on South Island. Leads speakers include Dr Sodi Pallares Dr Don W Chapman and Dr Milton V Davis with topics on myocardial infarction arrhythmias hypertensive disease and valve surgery. Registration begins 1 30 p m Saturday Oct 1 contact Mrs Doyle S Casey for details.
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Rio Grande Valley
Physicians and Surgeons of
Texas
Mexico
Pierre P. Poole
Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley Heart Association
Sandy Retreat
South Island
Suny
Lodi Pallares
Mexico City
Don W. Chapman
Houston
Milton V. Davis
Dallas
National Institute of Cardiology of Mexico
National University of Mexico
Sodi Pallares
Houston Heart Association
Methodist Hospital
Jeffersson Davis
Veterans Administration
Eleestrocardiology Lab
Hermann Hospital
Brooks General Hospital
San Antonio
American College of Chest Physicians
Davis
Doyle $. Casey
Rio Grande Valley Heart Assn
Harlingen
Coast Guard responds to multiple distress calls near Port Isabel
Over a weekend, Coast Guard units handled three disabled vessels near Port Isabel Texas. F V Trinity Shoals under William McHugh Brownsville needed assistance. F V Freedom tied to WPB Fisheries required help. F V Sadie Alice owned by H A Tatum Brownsville suffered a wheel net and slight flooding. CGC McLane aided Trinity Shoals and Sadie Alice after prioritizing the latter. Trinity Shoals made port under her own power. One case closed.
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Trinity Shoals
Sadie Alice
Port Isabel
Brownsville
Texas
H. A Tatum
RCC
CGC
McLane
Sea Island Names New Hotel Managers
Mr and Mrs Philip Tony Mennella take over management of the Sea Island Hotel on South Padre Island. The Mennellas and their daughter Candace Ann reside at the hotel. Candance Ann is in the fourth grade and about four years old. The family previously lived in Bartlett Texas.
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Philip Tony Mennella
Sea Island
South Padre Island
Harold Bow
the Mennellas
Candace Ann
Candance Ann
Vannelia
Bartlett
Texas
Shrimp Vessel Goes On Rocks Near Port Isabel
Sunday night about 9 30 the Crew Ann a shrimping boat owned by William McHugh Brownsville went aground at the north jetties with about 50 boxes of shrimp aboard Coast Guard Life Boat Station responders were alerted and efforts to remove the trawler were planned The Sadie Alice was also reported aground 15 miles south of Port Isabel in Mexico due to a fouled net hindering steering
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Jom Kitilla, Jr
Port Isabel
Staton
Coast Guard
Ann
William McHugh
Brownsville
Coast Guard Life Boat Station
Mexico
Bi Mc High
John Kitila, Jr
US Coast Guard
Coast Guards
European Radio Seeks Valley Story Cooperation
Radio Free Europe plans a feature titled This is Texas describing the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Valley Chamber of Commerce president Joe E. Davis says the chamber has sent material and is arranging interviews for the RFE team. RFE is a private nonprofit with about 80 million listeners in captive European nations.
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Radio Free Europe
Ope
Valley Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Joe E. Davis
Edinburg
RFE
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Valley Chamber
Europe
Davis
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Texas A. and
M. College
West Point
Con Ratulations
Sly O
Itviland
Andrade
Villarreal
Holland
Bob York
Port Isabel Marina
Hockaday
Benito Ochoa, Jr
W. W. Zimmerman
IER
Adams Brothers
MR. Deford
Humble Oil
Delhi-Taylor
South Texas
Sodi - Pallares
Sodi-Pallares
Royall M. Calder
Coast Guard News
John H. Kittila
Port Isabel CG
Reserve Coordination Center
Eighth Coast Guard District
New Orleans
European Radio
Valley Story
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