Storm Ella Threatens Corpus Christi Coast With Early Landfall
Tropical storm Ella moving toward land a little north of Corpus Christi late tonight or Saturday. Hurricane watches in central Texas coast with squally winds, heavy rains, and safety units ready. Ports report ships safe. tides higher than normal along Padre Island and beaches cleared for potential hurricane impact.
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Texas
Corpus Christi
Weather Bureau
Red Cross
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Brownsville
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Antilles
Cuba
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Port Aransas
Mustang Island
Aransas Pass
Rockport
P. I. Trawler Resolute Sinks After Galveston Jetty Collision
A 62 foot shrimp trawler named Resolute hit a Galveston jetty end on Wednesday and sank with no injuries. A Coast Guard patrol vessel arrived after a distress call but the trawler broke apart within 15 minutes. Rescue crews saved Captain Durphy Menard of Brownsville and two crew members.
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Port Isabel
Galveston
U. S. Coast Guard
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Durphy Menard
Brownsville
Routes For Area Evacuation In Lower Valley
Dr J G Brittain civil defense director says box cars from San Benito and Harlingen will be placed in Port Isabel for evacuees who have no other way out if Hurricane Ella reaches the area. Those driving should use Laguna Vista or General Brant Highway as Brownsville channel road is too low and risks stranding motorists.
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J. G. Brittain
Civil Defense
Lower Valley
Ella
Gulf of Mexico
San Benito
Harlingen
Port Isabel
Laguna Vista
General Brant
Brittain
Brownsville
Al's Jewelry Moves to New Powers Street Location
Al's Jewelry has moved around the corner from its former spot next to the post office to the Lighthouse Drug Store building on Powers Street. The shop occupies space partitioned inside the drug store and is now open for business with air conditioning.
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Al's Jewlry
Powers Street
Lighthouse Drug Store
Al's Jewelry
Troop 57 Boys To Meet Thursday
Tom Hastings scoutmaster of Troop 57 announces the first meeting of the 1958 59 season next Thursday at 7 p m at the American Legion Hall. All boys eleven years or older are welcome.
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Tom Hastings
Troop
Boy Scouts of America
American Legion Hall
Road on Port Isabel Island with beach parking proposed
A Brownsville district court dispute over beach access leads to support for a county plan to build a road on Port Isabel with parking near the beach. Local motel owners blocked beach access prompting complaints about litter and speeding.
Beach cleanup forecast after calm seas and tides
After stormy weather, tides are predicted high but beaches should be clean once the seas subside and debris is removed. Residents anticipate restoration along the shoreline.
We Dodged the Storm: Ella Passes With Minimal Damage
The article notes that the region escaped the worst of Hurricane Ella and expresses hope to avoid significant future storms. It emphasizes preparedness and cautious optimism for storm development ahead.
Busy local moves as Carmen's takes space from Al's and George's Cafe
In the week’s Press, Carmen's ladies shift into the Al's Jewelry building area, after Al's moved around to Lighthouse Drug Store space formerly George's Cafe. Football opens next week with Tarpons vs Los Fresnos Falcons, Tarpons in class A and Falcons in double A, portending a spirited longtime Port Isabel Los Fresnos rivalry.
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Lighthouse Drug Store
George
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Los Fresnos Falcons
Falcons
Water bond vote and billboard ban move forward
Port Isabel area faces a proposed 490000 water system bond with plans to remodel the filtration plant add new mains raise tank capacity and extend service to Bayside and Laguna Vista. City officials also approved a zoning amendment banning commercial billboards within city limits at a public hearing with unanimous support.
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Bayside
Laguna Vista
Board of Supervisors
Cameron County Fresh
Eteinsa
Roloff Canal
Texas State Department of Health
Te Bayview Resaca
City Commission
J. A. Hockaday
City Zoning and Planning Commission
Nayo Perez
Trade Gilliam
Hodkaday
Fourth Annual Port Isabel Football Contest Opens This Week
The fourth annual Port Isabel merchants sponsored contest kicks off this week with an opening game between the Tarpons and the Los Fresnos Falcons at Port Isabel. Entrants must mark the games, choose scores, and mail or deliver entries by 5 p.m. Thursday to Port Isabel Press for a chance to win gift certificates redeemable at sponsoring merchants.
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Tarpons
Los Fresnos Falcons
Fideshrdet
Elks Plan Funeral for William Rahner of Port Isabel
The San Benito Elks Lodge will conduct funeral services for William Rahner of Port Isabel at Kreidler-Ashcraft Chapel Saturday at 10 a.m. Rahner was found dead in his apartment Sunday afternoon. Burial will be in Buena Vista Cemetery in Brownsville. He was a longtime steward in the Brownsville Elks Lodge and two years with the San Benito Lodge. At his death he worked as a caseway custodian in Port Isabel. There are no known survivors.
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San Benito
Grand Jury Demands Report on Cameron County Gambling Law
The district grand jury instructed District Attorney F. T. Graham to report on law enforcement against gambling in Cameron County. It urged investigation into pinball machine ownership seized in Harlingen and called for enforcement against bingo games.
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F. T. Graham
Cameron County
Harlingen
Fishing Report From the Gulf Coast Anglers
On Wednesday August 27 reports show multiple anglers from Houston Erwin Brownsville Donna and Port Isabel catching a variety of fish. Highlights include 12 trout for Mr and Mrs Dewey Carter 44 trout with guide John Birge 32 trout 10 Spanish mackerel and a redfish for Mr and Mrs R M May 16 trout for Mr and Mrs Fred Murdock jewfish of 175 and 144 pounds for Vic Nacarrato and Don Sheldon respectively and 25 Spanish mackerel for Jack Bartholomew along with four dolphins and two ling. Francis Knapp reported 75 Spanish mackerel.
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Dewey Carter
Houston
W. P. Fagan
Erwin
Texas
John Birge
Jim Wilson
Brownsville
R. M. May
Jack Bartholomew
Fred Murdock
Port Isabel
Vic Nacarrato
Tommy Brown
Cleo Vineyard
Donna
Don Sheldon
Francis Knapp
Local Anglers Reel Trout And King Salmon
On August 28 anglers reported catches of trout for Mr and Mrs H T Baggett of Houston totaling 22. Nearby, Mr and Mrs William Guster of Houston brought in 45 king. The report lists surf or jetty fishing outcomes and species.
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Jack Bartholomew
Port Isabel
H. T. Baggett
Houston
William Guster
King
Trout Run Counts by Texas Anglers on Weekend
Saturday fishing notes record W. A. King of Post with 27 trout plus 29 trout by Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Clark Brownsville and Andy Anderson Kingsville. Jim Wilson Brownsville 19 trout and Harry Hall Edinburg 12 trout.
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W. A. King
Post
Texas
C. D. Clark
Brownsville
Andy Anderson
Kingsville
Jim Wilson
Harry Hall
Edinburg
Boats Sanders and party of La redo 75 Spanish mackerel
A party boat led by Sanders from La redo caught 75 Spanish mackerel during a fishing trip.
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Sanders
Party of
Fishing Report Totals Seen From Roswell to Havlingen
On Monday September 1 E. Boyd of Roswell New Mexico reported 14 trout and one sheephead. Mr and Mrs Bill Bamberg of McAllen caught 12 trout. Louis Garcia of Halifaxing three redfish.
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Roswell
N. M
Bill Bamberg
McAllen
Louis Garcia
Havlingen
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