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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1956
Page
1
Over the weekend the little city with a big heart hosted the fourth Shrimp Fiesta drawing about 20 000 visitors. Highlights included coronations, the decorated shrimp boats parade and a harbor street pageant ending with a fireworks display on Padre Island. Miss Dianna Holland was named.
The Port Isabel community celebrates another Shrimp Fiesta with praise for organizers and volunteers including the Shrimp Fiesta Boosters club which donated decorative chairs. Plans announced for a Motel and shopping center on Padre Island and a Surf Club near the Causeway. Port Isabel Tarpons host La Feria in open season at Tarpon Field.
The road and expressway bond election contest will be heard in the 103rd District Court at Brownsville on October 9. Judge James S. Graham will preside as the trial opens, following a docket call that set dates for the 103rd and 107th District courts. Allan Lippman, attorney for the contest, alleges 40683 unqualified voters cast ballots.
Anniversary week recalls record rainfall in the Rio Hondo region with as much as 16 inches in the week. The event left impacts on local flooding and recovery efforts across communities.
The Port Isabel School System adopted a new student and teacher insurance plan for the coming year. The policy, from Universal Security Life Insurance Company, costs 1.90 per person and covers accidents up to 2,500 per incident with specific medical and war related exclusions.
The state law requires drivers to stop for school buses loading or unloading students. Children and adults have been struck in past years. buses display large "School Bus" signs with flashing lights and stop arms. Drivers must stop when a bus is stopping to receive or discharge pupils.
Readable fragments indicate enrollment gains this year with estimates of about 20 more students across junior high and elementary levels. Total attendance reaches 447, with notes on higher numbers at various sites and a planned tally for end of term.
Plans for a $160 unit luxury shopping center and note overlook Gulf of Padre Beach, near Padre Island, were announced by Ward McCreedy president of the Padre Beach Development Corporation of Detroit. The project accompanies 1956 57 school budget figures showing increased district expenditures and debt service outlined by Point Isabel Independent School District trustees.
Eleanor Ruthruff funeral conducted Wednesday at Kreidies Home in San Benito. Body shipped to Houston for cremation. Ruthruff’s surfside interment planned near Padre Island. McCreedy announces Padre Beach motel project of about one million dollars with 20 units, aiming for January openings. site on Padre Beach near Queen Isabella Causeway, purchased last week from John J. Tompkins, planned as a luxury truck-paradise resort on tropical coast.
The PRESS announces the second annual football contest to pick the winners. Entry details include postmark timing and free pickup at the PRESS Office. readers are urged to submit entries by the stated deadline.
Fragmentary fishing report lists anglers from Port Isa Bel Ol Moaker, Trinidad, Houston, Fort, and Austin. Mentions trout and croaker catches including 18, 35, and other indeterminate totals. Lacks clear dates or coherent events.
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