Dove season opens with hunters flocking to motels
Local motels report crowds of whitewing dove hunters arriving as the season nears. Officials estimate opening days on September 3 and 9 with six day hunts, bag limits at 12 per day for exic species and protected gear limits. Valley merchants anticipate up to $2 million in business from the influx during the peak hunting period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hudson
Haritages
Hudson
Valley Chamber of Commerce
Valley
Pan Am Students Vie for TV Show Auditions
Pan American College invites Pan Am students to audition for a one hour television show sponsored by Southwestern Bell. Auditions on Oct 3 require a questionnaire and bring own accompaniment when possible. Vernon L. Davis oversees public information and entry deadlines Oct 1.
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Pan American Ce
Partiol
Southwestern Dell Tele
Pan American College
Pan Am
Vernon L. Davis
Public Information
Pan American Co
Public Information Office
Pan American Col
Ss Sa A Bel Telphone
Donna-McAllen Highway Link To Be Opened
Formal opening of the first completed section of the U S Highway Expressway in Hidalgo County Wednesday September 21 as part of National Highway Week observance in the Valley. J H Kultgen Texas Highway Commission member and Hidalgo County Judge Millen PD Richardson will officiate at a ribbon cutting in front of the Texas Highway Department district offices at Pharr at 1 am September 21. The Valley Chamber of Commerce and McAllen Chamber of Commerce organize the ceremony and luncheon for pioneers in the expressway project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hidago Couny
Valley Chamber of Commerce
McAllen Chamber of Commerce
JH. Kultgen
Texas Highway Commission
Hidalgo County
Millen PD. Richardson
Texas Highway Departmen District
Pharr
Kultgeo
V Chamber
Makin
Tla
Donna
Sidelights on Texas crime plans and safety measures
State leaders push for tougher murder and crime penalties while considering insanity defenses. Texas drafts rise with October quota 2,667. state officials also study gun and public carry rules. Safety programs boost boating and skiing risk reduction as drownings rise. Cotton farmers gain 30 day extension for pink bollworm control. Election law committee set to study revisions with hearings planned. Interstate safety program funds to improve highway breakage and base repairs. A fox-tamed line ends with a quip about a lion tamer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles. J. Whitmen
Roscoe
Texas
West Texas
Fort Worth
Connally
Carr
Texas Mouse Committee
Hag
Parks and Wildlife Department
Cameron
Willacy
Hidalgo
Star Counties
John C. White
U.S
Departments of Agriculture
White
Seni
Tom Creighton
Minerals Wells
Texana
Man as God’s Witness Theme in Sunday Bible Lesson
The Christian Science Sunday services center on God using man as His witness with the Golden Text from Job. Readings include passages from Science and Health emphasizing divine power reflected through human ability and belief that the works of Jesus will be done by believers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christaan Science Church
Job
Mary Baker Eddy
Lighthouse tribute to Por Isabels band in the parade
A LightHouse column recalls meeting Por Isabels band marching in a parade. The group impressed with discipline and musicianship, though lacking a banner and an acoustically poor practice area. The piece suggests the school board recognize the group that represents Prt Isabel publicly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prt Isabel
Valley Sportsmen club licenses and big catch records highlighted
The Valley Sportsmen club notes hunting and fishing license delays for the new season while urging license holders to renew by Sept. 1. It reports IA records from the International Game Fish Association including Christine Kunze with a 43 pound channel bass and Theresa Becht with a 76 pound black drum, Ruth Stanley with a 67 pound dolphin, and other large catches in the Bahamas and Florida during 1966 and 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Foehner
Valley Sporting Goods
LISS
Virinia
International Game Fish Association
Eastern Shore
Christine Kunze
Titusville
Florida
Theresa Becht
Dottie Hall
Dry Tortugas
Chub Cay
Bahamas
Ruth Stanley
Traffic at Valley ports shows July up from last year
U S figures show 7 540 tourist vehicles crossed the Rio Grande into Mexico via Valley ports in July an increase of 767 from July 1965. McAllen Hidalgo led Valley ports with 3 497 cars up 519. Brownsville 1 818 up 9. Roma 1 870 up 164. Falcon Dam 955 up 7. Laredo highest port with 11 195 autos, Nogales 4 54. El Paso 3 233.
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Iterior
Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
Valley Chamber of Commerce
Laredo Coffice
American Automobile Association
McAllen - Hidalgo International Bridge
Brownsville
International Bridge
Roma
Falcon Dam
Laredo
U.S
Nogales
Ariz
McAllen — Hidalgo
el Pass
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Port Isabel - Padre Island
Donna-McAllen
Korea
Mate Selective Service
Morris S. Schwartz
Poig
State Supreme Court
Nate
Victoria County
Fogarty
Causeway Laundry
DRY Cleaners
Washateria
Port Isabel
Hunting & Fishing License
Washington
Central
Monark
Remington
Gibson
Mesa
Endicott Johnson
Tong
Gibson's
Vitamin Headquarters
Coles
Pase
Gibson's Price
Christian Science
the Valley Vme Transoerd Sr Valley Sportsmen
Clus
Bawcisere, Paanat
Thomas J. Sims, Jr
Walker Cay
Ernest Webster
St. Lucie
Rio Grande
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