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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1961
Page
1
The new column notes its aim to comment on happenings in Port Isabel and South Padre Island. It jokes about Padre Beach and Padre Island naming and promises a mix of serious and humorous content without crusading or personal attacks.
Twenty eight orthopedically handicapped visitors from Harris County arrive by chartered bus for Labor Day weekend. Recreational director Miss Caroline Vetters and Bill Tipton accompany them as guests of Port Isabel families in cottages on North Shore Drive. The Easter Seal Organization funds year round recreation and services for the group, offering bowling and swimming programs.
American anglers report catches from Houston to Brownsville with numerous trout listed. Notable entries include Jack Billings and R B Prather with 39 trout in Houston, Gibb Dill party in Harlingen with bonito and tuna, and Louis Garcia in Harlingen with multiple trout and reds. Other notes mention tarpon sailfish and Spanish Mackerel off Rio Hondo and Port Isabel through August 30.
The 13th annual Shrimporee in Aransas Pass runs Friday to Sunday with a full schedule. Festivities begin at 1 p.m. Friday featuring a carnival, beauty revues, high school football, a free waterfront dance, street parade, and parachute jumps.
Cameron County Parks Board will host Valley Chamber of Commerce managers and their wives on Padre Island. The event includes a beach party and fish dinner, announced by Al McGehee Director of Parks and Causeway. The date is Wednesday September 13.
Port Isabel Tarpons meet Lyford B team in Lyford this evening in the season opener. Coach Waldrum and assistant Torres anticipate a strong start after a scrimmage with La Feria last Friday. Last year Port Isabel beat Lyford 12 to 0 and expect another hard fight.
Superintendent Otto Longlois reports a promising start to the 1961-62 school year across Port Isabel three schools. Teachers and staff filled schedules with training and meetings while classes opened with record attendance and strong student interest. Bus routes for Laguna Vista Laguna Heights Boca Chica South Padre Island and Port Isabel are listed with designated drivers and stops.
The Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun based in Galveston rescued seven people after the luxury yacht Empress sank about 250 miles south of Port Isabel on a Gulf voyage from Port Isabel to Los Angeles. Ray Ratcliff of Port Isabel and Maurice Aderley of Brownsville were aboard, with others including Moss Jackson of New Orleans John A. Smith of Houston R. W. Gobert of Galveston and Capt and Mrs James C Crader of Azusa California.
The South Padre Island Scuba Divers Club begins a safety program for boatmen and divers in the Port Isabel Padre Island area. Posters inform about the divers flag red with a white diagonal stripe and a 50 foot clearance. The effort aims to prevent accidents and maintains the club’s strong safety record with no serious incidents since formation.
Cameron County Commissioners set a referendum election for September 30 on issuing 130000 in time warrants to fund a proposed county annex for the Clerk’s records and 75 voting machines. Cost of the election is about 3000. defeat could cost 8 000 to 10 000. Opposition led by Harlingen Republican Executive Committee.
The South Padre Island Lions set their annual installation for Saturday at 8 p.m. at Beachcomber Restaurant with Helen McClelland as principal speaker. Officers to be installed include John Dick president Emory Green Jr 1st vice president Darrell Holloway 2nd vice president Ed Harris 3rd vice president and Tom Moran secretary.
Editor notes a new safety program for schools to guide pupils and adults in responsible behavior. The piece urges school officials to implement a safety program and stresses cooperation to foster crusaders for safety and adherence to traffic regulations.
Civic goodwill tour organized by Padre Beach Chamber of Commerce to Mexico City for Rio Grande Valley residents. The eight day itinerary includes Monterrey Saltillo Matehuala Guadalajara San Jose Purua and two days in Mexico City with visits to officials and businessmen. Departure 8:00 a.m. September 21 from Sandy Retreat Hotel.
Steve Cordova of the West Side Rotary Club of Monterrey Mexico attended the Port Isabel Rotary Club meeting the Saturday before Sept 23. Other visiting Rotarians named include Geo Etz Jr John Kinard E M Dierlam J A Garcia Bill Grindle Herman Richardson Ray Wait Roscoe Stewart Earl McDonald and more from Brownsville Kerrville and Mission. A directors meeting was held after the regular session.
Texans face a new two percent sales tax with many exemptions. Readers learn how tax on items, from food to utilities, is calculated and which goods may be taxable or exempt, plus rulings from State Comptroller Calvert and retailer guidance for first days.
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