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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1966
Page
2
A jagged schedule lists daytime and evening programs with times and program names across channels. Notable entries include Search for Tomorrow Password Jeopardy The Tonight Show Space Angels The Virginian and Gulf Mart Wrestling with varied sports and news segments.
The piece blends coastal winds near Port Isabel with quirky anecdotes about shrimping, ships, and travelers. It mentions Capt. W. W. Zimmerman and Michelle Jones, sea voyage trials, and a humorous note on camels and Arabian Gulf travel while toasting resilience and travel lore.
The United Church Women of the Valley will hold their annual meeting Friday morning at First Christian Church. Mrs. R. E. Harding of Ray, the group president, urged a good attendance from members of any church women's group.
Mr and Mrs Jay Barker of Victoria Texas announce the birth of their son on Sunday October 9. Parents praise maternal grandfather Norberto Perez Sr and paternal grandparents Louis Barker of Port Isabel. This marks the fourth grandchild for Norberto Perez Sr.
Eight area residents attended an 8 am breakfast in Harlingen to discuss beautifying the Rio Grande Valley. County Judge Oscar C. Dancy sponsored the session for Cameron County Community Projects Inc. Ray Ramon outlined federal program options for local agencies with the preferred plan passing agency needs to a county level for submission. Participants included Mr and Mrs Bill Nussbaum Art Jardine Mrs Dale Anderson and others. A follow up meeting was planned for Port Isabell next week.
The writer argues schools must provide a physician at every game or risk unsafe play. They cite a recent injury, call for helmet and medical presence as a regulation, and urge parental and administrator accountability to safeguard players.
The Shell Club will hold its regular monthly meeting on Friday October 22 in the Recreation Room at Isla Blanca Park. Dial Dunkin of Harlingen will be the featured speaker and show some films. All interested persons are invited to attend.
A series of Girl Scout workshop meetings concluded Oct. 1 at the San Benito Community Building. Leaders and assistants from San Benito, Harlingen, La Feria, and Brownsville learned new crafts under Mrs. Everett Betts. Senior Scouts attended. participants included Mrs. J.R. Hight Jr., Mrs. Maxie Curbello, and several others from each city. New crafts featured papier mache, popsicle sticks, coat hangers, and ing mouths, with tips to repurpose household items.
Five Cameron County delegates attended the Dallas regional March of Dimes meeting. The gathering highlighted the scale of birth defects impact with nearly 1.5 million affected children and more than six million hospital days annually. The group outlined MOD advances in medical care, research, and professional education.
Gen. Wallace M. Greene will preside at the commissioning ceremonies of the Marine Corps Junior ROTC unit at the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen. He will present colors to Brig. Gen. John F. Dobbin, superintendent, as the program activates under new legislation authorizing Marine Corps junior programs.
The Port Isabel Press notes Mr Alfonso Gonzalez and Mrs Gonzalez recently marked their 24th wedding anniversary with a trip to Corpus Christi. It also thanks many Port Isabel residents for gratitude toward the mayor for city evacuation help and to the Point Isabel School District for transportation, acknowledging numerous requests.
Coast Guard personnel reported a hectic weekend amid high winds and heavy seas. Vessels including the F V Vatican and Bertha G required pumping, towing, and shore-side coordination, while Valley Bell and Southern Cities faced beaching and towing risks.
Cameron County Red Cross ranks fill 75 gift bags as part of Operati Shop Early. Chapter and home demonstration clubs organize parcels with items like pens washcloths soap tissue and small comforts for troops in Vietnam. Members from Clio H D Club Briggs Coleman Rio Hondo and other area clubs prepared and mailed packages overseas.
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