Shrimp Tales and Port Isabel Pool Plans
This week in shrimping reports mixed catches across boats with several near twenty barrels, while activity remains steady and several boats unloaded at Schmidt's and Gulf Shrimp decks. A Rotary Club effort to study feasibility of a Port Isabel municipal swimming pool is described, with committees formed to survey opinion and gather cost data, aiming to build a recreation center centered on a pool.
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Bill Frisbey
Bill
Producers Marine Service
Arrow
Schmidt's
Ruthilene
Fisheries
Capitan
Miss Port Isabel
Miss Ruth
Georgia Mae
Wanda Ginger
Lady No
Martha Ann
Mary Lorene
Francie Lee
Rita Mee
Rita Mae
Captain Cracker
Violet Gladys
Mary Louise
Maria Therese
Barto No. 2
Sammy
Enola. W
President Roosevelt
Danny Boy
Dewey
Magic Valley
Maverick
Wilson's Dry Dock
D.L.V
Oe Harvester
Captain Marine Mart
Ebb Tide
St. Joseph
Southport
Billi Fair
Port Isabel
Bill Fair
Jack Merrymen
Fred Petch
Bill Brown
Cour
Rotary Club
Harlingen
San Benito
Pentagon statements on McArthur and Red Russia war stance
The Pentagon released statements about General McArthur who allegedly asked to bring Red Russia into the war against Japan. McArthur reportedly rejected what he called fantastic concessions offered to the Reds for late participation.
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Pentagon
McArthur
Russia
Japan
Ownership and circulation statement for Port Isabel News
The document details ownership management and circulation as required by law. It lists News Publishing Co. Inc of San Benito Texas, H. M. Lachenmeyer of Cush ing Oklahoma, Steve M. Elam and Loreen H. Elam of San Benito Texas, with none of the stock holders holding 1 percent or more of bonds or securities. It notes an average monthly circulation of 1156 copies. Sworn by Steve M Elam on October 7 1955 before Evelyn Zillafro with a June 1957 commission expiry.
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Puousaer
Edior
S .Ay Ae Toms
Jack Merryman
Port Isabel
Texas
Mduor
Jack L. Merryman
Corporation
News Pupiishing Co. Inc
San Benito Texas
H. M. Lachenmeyer
Cushing
Oklahoma
Steve M. Elam
San Benito
Loreen H. Elam
Wekly
Evelyn Zillafro
The
News Publishing Co., Inc
Offic
175 & Robertson Treet
Tees
Taxpayers Charged By Revenue Office
Stanley Eckwall of the Internal Revenue Service Brownsville announced two taxpayers face criminal charges for allegedly claiming false exemptions on W-4 forms and for falsely claiming dependents to reduce tax withholding. The charges result from the district enforcement program targeting wage earners who file false exemption certificates or claim false dependents on tax returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Eckwall
Internal Revenue Service
Brownsville
Eckwall
Port Isabel Press official data and rates
Port Isabel Press weekly publication details list the office address in San Benito Texas the publisher names Steve M Elam and Jack L Merryman and indicate subscription rates of two dollars per year for Cameron County and three dollars per year outside Cameron County.
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Cameron County
Jarmeron County
Public Notice Seismic Operations Proposed by Gulf Oil Company
Interested parties are notified that Gulf Oil Company proposes to perform seismic operations in the Gulf of Mexico, in an area extending along the Texas and Louisiana coast from longitude 93 42 W to the mouth of the Rio Grande, with suspended charges of explosives detonated below the surface.
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Gulf Oil Company
Houston
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Long
Rio Grande
Seismic Work Planned in Galveston District Waters
Record indicates seismic operations will proceed in the waterway area between the easterly boundary and Longitude 94 degrees 2 minutes west. District Engineer of the Galveston District Corps of Engineers states no obstructions will be placed in the waterway.
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Long
Galveston
Classified Advertisements Rent and Sale Listings
Small furnished house for couple or three. Dial WH3-2539. Apartments from $40. Dial WH3-2695. Helen E Williams Harbor Light Cottages. Coastal cottages utilities paid. Phone WH3-2621 Coastal Hotel. Small galv restaurant sink unused cheap Call Elam Jetties WH3-9962. N funded furnished apartment cabinets and closet paid See J W Brown west of Marine Mart or Call WH3-2788 cool for apartment rated large.
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Dial
Helen E. Williams
Harbor Light
Closter
J. W. Brown
Marine Mart
Furnished apartment and one room rental in Port Isabel
For rent two units offered in Port Isabel Texas a furnished apartment and a separate one room bath and kitchenette unit with monthly rents of 45 dollars. The notices include a legal ordinance passage by the Port Isabel City Commission on October 17 1955 governing street obstruction permits and penalties with a bond and review provisions. City Secretary Gertrude Gilliam certifies the ordinance and the seal is dated October 17 1955 with publication to take effect immediately.
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Musina St
Port Isabel
Harlingen
Texas
Gertrude Gilliam
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Isla Biance
Jerry Wilson
WTC
Egent
Padre Island
Bea
Port Abel
Valley Transit CO
Valley Transit Campen Inc
Vallawt
Vv Warry
Colery
Port Electric Service
Revenue Office
Adams
Port Isabel, Texas
Call
Dolly
Nell’s Pkg
Ewomoitow
Tipotex Boy Scout Council
Delhi-Taylor and
Mayfair
Delhi-Taylor Oil Corp
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