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Newspaper

Port Isabel Press

Location

Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1963

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Tide Table Fragment Confused by OCR

Fragmentary OCR text shows a tide table with unreadable lines and stray characters. The readable bits include generic date and tide indicators but no clear values or location.

Causeway totals for the month and year

OCR text shows monthly and yearly totals with figures 32,465 for the month and 184,289 and 832,670 for the year, but the exact meaning of each figure is unclear due to garbled data.

Port Isabel Tarpons Open Season Here Against La Joya Coyotes

The Port Isabel Tarpons host the La Joya Coyotes at 8 p.m. in a District 32-A opener. Both teams seek early advantage with Port Isabel relying on a strong senior core and a possible freshman/sophomore starter presence. Admission is 1.00 for adults and 0.25 for students.

Port Isabel Tarpons la Joya Coyotes Port Isabel High School Tarpons Tarpons Coyotes Port Isabel Waldrum Beled Sammy Ragusin Adolfo Bejarano Floyd Poston Mike Meyners Andy Gonzales Alfred Evans Jr Andrew Alverez Eddie Perez Frank Holland Tony Andrade Larry Vilarreal Larry Villarreal Hdetense Silguero Andres Barrera R&t Adelfo Bejarano Andrew Alvarte Jeannie Zamora John Hamlinck Alfred Evens Idefonio Silvuero LHB Silvestre Gonzales RKHB Tony Andreade Carlos Gonzales Tito Martinez Joel Ochoa Robert Hockaday Gene Golvan

Water District Buys Padre Island Water System from Tompkins

Cameron County Fresh Water Supply District No 1 completes purchase of Padre Island water system from John L. Tompkins Trustee on August 19 1963. The deal promises lower uniform rates starting at 65 cents per thousand gallons with no tax or water rate increase. Jack Galloway resigns as Cameron County Parks and Causeway director after eight months.

Padre Island John L. Tompins Cameron County Fresh Water Supply District Water District Tompkins John L. Tompkins Company Lawrence A. Young Jr John L. Tompkins George M. Carr K. E. Monijux Boaurl George C Colley Edgar R. Bell E. J. Hood Port Isabel

Funeral Services for Mrs Youker in Harlingen

Mrs Ina Youker 68 died Thursday. Funeral at 2 0 p m in Kreidler Ashcraft Chapel Harlingen with Rev Claude Henessee officiating. Entombment Mont Meta Memorial Mausoleum. Survivors: husband Robert B Youker Port Isabel. son R Youker Harlingen. one grandson. three sisters Rose Fleming Wichita Kansas Catherine Jackson Baytown Leona Bowman Redondo Beach. brother J A Montgomery Hutchinson Kansas. She belonged to Lag Heights Baptist Church and had lived in Port Isabel about 14 years after moving from Hutchinson Kansas.

Ina Youker Claude Henessee Kreidler - Ashcraft Harlingen Mont Meta Memorial Mausoleum Fred Murdock H. J. Meinken Mike Nichols Ed Warren Port Isabel Ara Breedlove Los Fresnos Bert Roberts Robert B. Youker R. Youker Rose Fleming Wichita Kansas Catherine Jackson Baytown Leona Bowman Redondo Beach California J. A. Montgomery Hutchinson Yonker Lag Heights Yonkers

Mrs Bearden Leaves Port Isabel for Oklahoma City Home

Mrs Bearden departed for Oklahoma City to establish a new home and expressed thanks to Port Isabel residents for their kindness and favors during her 11 years in the town.

1089 Students Attend Opening Day of School

The Port Isabel Schools opened the 1963 year with 1089 students enrolled. High school had 0 registrations and the junior high plus sixth grade totaled 253, while the elementary enrollment was 66. Officials expect yearly totals to reach about 1150 before year end.

Port Isabel Otto Langlois Lenglois

Sheriff's Posse Ends Beach Work For 1963 Season

Acting Captain Charles E. Oakes of Cameron County says the Sheriff's Posse ended beach duty for 1963 last Monday. First aid treated 63 people for injuries from cuts to man o war stings, with 64 injuries at Boca Chica and 79 at South Padre Island beaches. The Posse credits public cooperation.

Charles E. Oakes la Feria Cameron County

Coast Guard Aids Houseboat. Port Isabel Tow Commences

Coast Guard 40475 towed the Queen Nancy House Boat after the master Colonel Jessie E Williams sustained a serious hand wound and was evacuated to Port Isabel by an unidentified craft. The houseboat crew could not operate the vessel and was moored at Schmidt's Docks in Port Isabel. The Port Mansfield Light Station was commissioned with a ceremony attended by Coast Guard district staff and guests.

New Uscg Station US Coast Guard Port Mansfield J. H. Kittila, Jr Port Isabel L.C.W Richard W. Collins Ronald J. Houston Leroy Council SN Jessie E. Williams 40 Ftr Schmidt's the &Th Coast Guard District New Orleans J. B. Oren E. A. Cascini C. E. Lessing C. H. Abney

Sam Brownsville advocate boosts South Padre Island business

The letter praises Sam from the Veil Brothers Fashion Center for Men Brownsville for promoting South Padre Island during September and October. It notes his ardent support of the island and its attractions and urges others in the Rio Grande Valley to join his promotional idea.

Sam Brownsville Perl Veil Brothers Fashion Center For South Padre Island Island Rio Grande Valley

Families Charter Bus for Labor Day Trip to South Padre Island

A Houston group led by the Arendales and Sieglers chartered a bus with 21 children among 33 travelers for a Labor Day weekend visit to Sea Island Hotel on South Padre Island. They left Friday with box lunches and enjoyed the holiday, returning Monday evening.

Arendales Sieglers Houston South Padre Island Tom Siegler Texas W. 5S J. E. Heatons Robert Beamons William Archers Eddie Dyers

Local Rotarians To Entertain Monterrey Club

The Rotary Club of Monterrey Mexico and the Port Isabel Rotary Club plan a joint meeting on South Padre Island at the Jetties Restaurant starting Saturday at 7 p.m. A visit by Monterrey members begins Friday night with a bus ride from the International Bridge in Brownsville. The itinerary includes a Laguna Madre boat trip, a sea shell tour, shopping in Brownsville, and a Sunday church gathering before Monterrey Rotarians return home.

Rotary Club of Monterrey Mexico Port Isabel Miramer Laguna Madre Shop of Seven Seas Brownsville Jetties

Star Courts Sold To Duncans In Port Isabel

Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Duncan of Dallas become the new owners and operators of the Star Courts in Port Isabel, taking over from Mrs. Hazel Bearden. The Duncans have two daughters, Suzanne and Tanya. Suzanne is a Port Isabel High sophomore and Honor Society member, while Tanya attends Derry Elementary in the sixth grade.

Harry E. Duncan Dallas Texas Star Courts Port Isabel Hazel Bearden Duncans Suzanne Tanya Janya Derry

Enrollment Hits 140 As High School Opens

Principal Robert E. Gades reports about 140 students enroll at the high school this year not counting the seventh grade moved to the junior high. New faculty include Mabel Pearson librarian Myrick shop Epstein McClellan chemistry and Judy Tietz government and Texas history. The shop program shifts to mechanical work with auto engines and other mechanics. class officers will be announced later.

Robert E. Gades That & J H. S Mabel Pearson Myrick Epstein McClellan Judy Tietz Texas

Crossings At Causeway Labor Day Totals 1962 63

Cameron County Causeway office reports labor day weekend crossings for 1962 and 1963. 1962 totals by day were 1 558 on Saturday 1 603 on Sunday and 1 025 on Monday. 1963 totals were 1 428 on Saturday 1 899 on Sunday and 1 276 on Monday. The 1962 total compares with 4 603.

Cameron County Causeway

Rafael Garcia Dies After Car Accident

Rafael Garcia aged 17 months son of Mr and Mrs Librado Garcia of Port Isabel died at Mercy Hospital after a road incident in front of his grandmother's home. Police say cause undetermined but the child appeared run over by a car driven by his mother. Survived by parents a brother a sister and several relatives. Funeral from Our Lady Star of the Sea Church and burial in Port Isabel Cemetery.

Rafael Garcia Librado Garcia Port Isabel Mercy Hospital Tomasa Zamora Fernandes Chas. F. Barter Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic

Two P J Fishermen Draw Netting Fines

Two Port Isabel commercial fishermen were fined 100 dollars each in County Court at Law by Judge D J Lerma for illegal netting near Three Islands. Jesus Villarreal and Alberto Barrera pleaded guilty to charges filed by Game Warden Lee Billings of Brownsville.

Brownsville Port Isabel Islands D. J. Lerma Jesus Villarreal Alberto Barrera Lee Billngs

Also Mentioned on This Page

Dat Alfred Evans A. V. Alvarez Sylvestre Gonzales Joe Zamora Frankie Holland Jaime Sariiana Harry Goette John Kittila Sammy Rawusin Gene Galvan Lucio Camacho M. Vela Manuel Reyes Ben Galvan Steve Perez Edward Varnum Arnulfo Martinez Eliff Ildefonso Silguero Joe Zapata Ray Barrientez Ccfws No J. L. Tompkins Jack Galloway Cameron County Parks and Causeway Ignacio Garza Cameron County Parks Board Galloway Garza Mrs. Youker Sheriff's Posse Coast Guard News John H. Kittila Anthony Ford USCG Port Mansfwid Light Num Padre Monterrey Club P.J
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