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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1962
Page
3
Boaters should adjust speed to safely manage following seas where waves vary in speed. Stay slightly ahead of large waves or ride atop them to avoid water over the transom. When waves loom, aim to keep straight with larger swells and avoid crossing them at speed to reduce sliding and loss of control.
Southwestern University in Georgetown announces $15,000 in scholarships for the 1963 high school graduates. Four university scholarships worth $900 each will be awarded to 25 men and 25 women with testing from 9:00 am to noon. For details contact the Office of Admissions at Southwestern University.
Humble Oil and Refining Co will broadcast four Southwest Conference football games on radio this Saturday and co sponsor the SMU Rice telecast. Schedule includes Texas A M T C U from Kyle Field at 4:45 p.m. CST on KGBT and KROR Brownsville.
The notice outlines plans to bid on rehabilitating homes on standard lots and offers some dwellings for sale. It also invites bids for structures that must be demolished under permits and urges interested parties to contact the office for full details and a personal discussion with the Director.
Strep sore throats remain the top reported illness in Cameron County. Dr. Thomas J. LaMotte, acting health director, said 20 strep throat cases were logged for the week ending March 13, with 41 such cases over the past three weeks. The week also included one case each of rheumatic fever amebiasis non paralytic polio and gonorrhea.
The Army opens a program offering officers candidate schooling to qualified college graduates. Applicants must be 18 1/2 to 25, mentally and physically fit, hold a bachelor or expect one within 135 days, and seek enlistment with an assured path to Officer Candidate School. Local recruiter's office in Harlingen at 118 W. Jackson or GA 53-5886 for details.
Household hint suggests dipping cotton in household bleach to erase handwriting on greeting cards intended for hospitals and children's homes. The tip notes that the process can remove pen marks, enabling reuse of cards.
Port Isabel Tarpons suffered their fourth defeat after Donna B struck in the second quarter with Jordan scoring on a Port Isabel fumble return. Frank Mata led offense with five yards per carry as Frank Holland set up the late TD on a 65 yard punt return. defenders Silguero Evans Andrade Martinez Holland Galvan Tower Poston stood out.
Baseball star Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants will appear at the first Texas Prison Rodeo in Huntaville on Sunday October 21. He will autograph baseballs awarded to a limited number of persons. The program also features inmate riders and other acts from 2 p.m. for a two hour show.
Donna's Valley Historical Society warns the Paso Real Inn on the Arroyo Colorado near Camp Perry faces ruin from age and Hurricane Carla. Architect Charlie Croft and a board tour seek cost estimates for potential restoration while the society seeks funds for a possible tourist attraction.
Lower Rio Grande Valley Historical Society may acquire the Inn near Paso Real and surrounding property for restoration. Hale Schaleben of Edinburg negotiates, while the society plans fall events with George Hill of Austin as guest speaker. A Harlingen meeting approved selling a name list linked to Twin Cities of the Border for two dollars with reprint.
The Valley Chamber of Commerce auditorium in Weslaco will host a January meeting with Eddie Valent of Brownsville as tentative speaker. Valent, a local, brings historical material and Port Isabel images. the society plans to offer the book Texas Last Frontier at a discount to schools, reprinted volume selling for 200 dollars.
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