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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1967
Page
2
Editorial questions Cameron County responsibility for indigent care and suggests hospital authority, potential tax district, or insurance study as ways to control rising costs. It argues hospitals face cost pressures and muses on funding, administration, and possible district formation.
Opinion argues Texas law wrongly limits government surplus accumulation and favors banks and bond issuers. It contends subsidies misnamed, urges legislators to adopt common sense rules, cites Port Isabel and San Benito as examples, and questions long term tax burdens from debt financing.
The Port Isabel Island Area Chamber of Commerce invites visitors to view a newly decorated office offering coffee and juice. Members recount August 1966 and August 1967 mailing totals, thank sponsors, and invite photos of Isla locales for a bulletin board while seeking active participation.
The Park Board, recently reestablished, presents a four year capital plan outlining anticipated improvements and costs. Commissioners support Jones plan but face funding constraints as visitor demand grows on the island.
Hospital leaders pressed the county commissioners for full payment for the last months of the year or until funds run out. They urged creation of a hospital district with authority to levy taxes to care for welfare patients, while noting the tax ceiling prevents needed support.
The article traces the Buffalo nickel issued from 1913 to 1938 designed by James Earle Fraser, notes varieties such as 1913 PDS and 1918 over 17, and warns of altered coins. It discusses three-legged variety, 1908D overdate excitement, and dating tricks, ending with a call to a Port Isabel Coin Club meeting on Sunday Sept 10 at 2 p.m.
County officials announce that all persons aged 21 or over who plan to vote in 1968 must register between now and January 31. The process is simplest at the county tax office in Cameron County Building San Benito. One may register for relatives if already a voter and sign a receipt. Non nationals require naturalization papers to qualify.
The figure shows $325,234 allocated to hospitals and homes and child welfare at $26,843. This amount represents about 20 percent of the county’s $1,523,200 ad valorem taxes collected.
A brief look at the Spanish milled dollar often called Pieces of Eight. It was widely accepted by the colonies after shell currency and wampum but could not easily provide change for small purchases. The coin represented real values and roughly equaled one dollar in early American trade.
Officials warn hunters that federal and state refuges remain off limits despite an opening near U S 281 and the Rio Grande. Richard Hitch of Interior Refuges says parts of mid Valley areas and a Brownsville state refuge are excluded. verify boundaries before hunting this weekend.
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