Views From the Lighthouse Community Column Notes
Mrs Scovell Swart praises the paper as a one man operation and explains how news and photos arrive by mail or tip. The piece discusses shrimp news boat reports and local happenings from Brownsville Port Isabel Los Fresnos Padre Island and county. it also notes a granddaughter born to the Meyners in Vallejo and praises the high school band.
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Sheriff's Department
Brownsville
Port Isabel
Colley
Swart
Wales
Bob Roberts
Frank A. Meyners Jr
Apt. 54
McDougal St
Vallejo
Calif
Honor Roll List Released by Point Isabel ISD
Point Isabel Independent School District released first six weeks honor roll names. The A student list includes grades from first through twelfth with two levels and many named students across grades. The B honor roll also lists several students. continued on page 6.
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Point Isabel Independent
Jimmy Perez
Marvin Perez
Melvin Perez
Robin Saynes
Scott Stripling
Raul Villarreal
Jack Barton
Javier Castillo
Carmen Galvan
Pepi Montalvo
Travis Sanders
Ronnette Stripling
Jesus Vasquez
Belinda Vigil
Victor Bulerez
Arturo Carranza Jr
Karen Cook
Dorothy Ebanks
Deborah Green
Dora Kolb
Terri Sue Mireles
Gene Redman
Mary Rock
Crystal Spinks
Michael Tompson
Ruben Torres Jr
Paula Zimmerman
Harry Dancey
Katie Fine
Jimmy Rock
Susan Smith
Susan Zimmerman
Wanda Moore
Kathy Walker
Blanca Zamora
Pat Bly
Maria de Jesus Martinez
Danny Rock
Joy Shafer
Connie Swenson
Susan Weikel
Linda Zimmerman
Victor Castillo
Local DECA Unit Committee Listed
The newly formed Distributive Education Clubs of America chap ters in Port Isabel met Wednesday October 16 and committees were named to perform club functions for the coming year. Fund raising social and constitution committees were named with vice president Teresa Zurita as ex officio chair man of each. The club plans another meeting within the week to approve a constitution drafted by the constitution committee.
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Distributive Education Clubs of America
Port Isabel
Teresa Zurita
Local Marine Bejarano Laid To Rest After Vietnam Death
The body of Pfc. Adolfo Bejarano Jr., 23, of Laguna Heights arrived home to a 100 strong crowd at Brownsville airport with veteran escorts. He died October 12, 1968 near Quang Nam, Vietnam from fragmentation wounds while on perimeter duty. Funeral services set for Friday at Our Lady Star of the Sea in Port Isabel with burial at Port Isabel Cemetery. Rosary at home Thursday evening. Bejarano, born in Mexico and educated in Port Isabel, graduated from Port Isabel High in 1985 and worked as a diesel mechanic before enlisting March 10, 1968.
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Adolfo Bejarano Jr
Laguna Heights
Vietnam
Brownsville
Valley
Port Isabel
Bejarano
Quang Nam
South Vietnam
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church
Ceza
Marine
Adolfo Bejarano Sr
Mexico
Gartion
Twin Diesel
U. S. Marine Corps
San Diego
Calif
Academy Plaque to Honor Marine Battle Casualties
Valley Chamber of Commerce Marine memorial task force chair Robert Farris announces a November 9 ceremony at the Valley Academy to dedicate a wall plaque and leather-bound book listing local Marine casualties from Vietnam. Families will attend as special guests. a four-star Marine general may attend.
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Academy
Cone of Valley
Vietnam
Robert Farris
Harlingen
Valley Chamber of Commerce Marine Memorial Task Force
States
Farris
Valley Counties
Valley Chamber
Daylight Time to End as Clocks Fall Back Soon
The nation will switch from daylight to standard time at 2 a.m. Sunday October 27. People are advised to set clocks back one hour before Saturday night and note the change may affect early riders and shift workers who lose or gain an hour with the adjustment.
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Peraahan
Humphrey Honors Attend Valley Rally and School Opening
Vice President Hubert Humphrey drew the largest Valley crowd at Harli Industrial Air Park as he arrived by jetliner and praised Democratic goals. He toured the Valley vocational school opening and was greeted by officials including Mayor C T Adams and Congressman Kika de la Garza, amid chants of Humphrey.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Harli
James Connally Tech
Washington
Humphrey
Kika de la Garza
Jack Skages
Cameron County
San Benito
C. T. “Pete” Adams
U.S
Ralph Yarborough
U. S
Texas
Valley
Vn Ae
Hubert Humphrey
Harlingen
Harvey
Tarpon Gridders Top Bobcats 28 19 In Tight Clash
Port Isabel Tarpons capitalized on offense and defense to defeat Rio Hondo 28 to 19 at Bobcat Field. Port Isabel piled up 448 total yards to Rio Hondo’s 196, forced an interception, and received critical runs by Jesse Fernandez and Tony Gonzalez as quarterback Pablo Martinez directed the attack. Fernandez rushed 23 times for 100 yards while Gonzalez totaled 181 yards on 20 carries, and Martinez completed six passes.
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Port Isabel
Tarpons
Bobcat Field
Isabel
Rio Hondo
Rio Hondo Bobcats
Bobcats
The
Rio Hondo Cats
Johnny Wagner
Tommy Wiesman
Cats
Tony Gonzalez
Mark Cholick
Gonzalez
Tarpon
Pablo Martinez
Jesse Fernandez
Fernandez
Dickie Swenson
Swenson
Rod Kershaw
Five day forecast highlights mild days cool nights
Temperatures will average one to six degrees below normal with highs of 83 to 87 and lows of 60 to 64. Mild days and cool nights are expected with little or no precipitation during the period.
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Min
Raio
New Gulf Loran Station Sets All Weather Navigation
The Coast Guard activates a $2 million all weather Loran navigation system for the Gulf of Mexico on November 1 with three new stations at Port Isabel Galveston and Grand Isle linking to Biloxi for full coverage The system lets mariners fix position by crossing two Loran lines even in heavy seas or when land is obscured This upgrade aims to aid commercial fishermen and speed emergency responses by providing precise location fixes and improved chart guidance.
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Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
Port Isabel
Galveston
Texas
Grand Isle
Ross P. Bullard
Eighth Coast Guard
United States
Jack Brooks
E. “Kika” de la Garza
U. S
Hale Boggs
Louisia
Western
Gulf
Air Force
Biloxi
Miss
Western Gulf
Cape San Blas
Venice
The
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