Rotary Club in Port Isabel Plans Community Service Year
The Port Isabel Rotary Club Community Service Committee, led by Pete Smith, outlines plans for the year. Dale Drewery heads the Coast Guardsman of the Month. Don Pruitt chairs the school teachers entertainment group. Luther Pearson leads the students activities. John Wilcox plans a Lay Fishing Tournament. A bay fishing tournament with nominal entry is set for October open to bay fishermen, with prizes. The club may support an Enter Act club at the high school and invite the entire community to events union Port Isabel, Laguna Heights, Laguna Vista and Padre Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Rotary
Dale Drewery
Coast Guardsman
Don Pruitt
Luther Pearson
John Wilcox
Coast Guardsman Committee
Rotary Club
Laguna Heights
Laguna Vista
Padre Island
Tee
Mrs Yoder Injured in Island Accident
Mrs C V Yoder of McAllen was hurt last Friday on South Padre Island after power steering failed. Her nurse Evelynn Lowe also from McAllen drove, and Richard Reutherford of Port Isabel suffered cuts and bruises. Both were taken to Mercy Hospital by Port Isabel ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. V. Yoder
McAllen
Mercy Hospital
South Padre Island
Yoder
Evelynn Lowe
Richard Reutherford
Port Isabel
Marcie Trump
Reutherford
Yodei
Port Isebel
New Policeman Hired By City
City commission meeting last Monday discharged one officer and hired Santana Galvan of Port Isabel to replace Enrique Enriques who was discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santana Galvan
Port Isabel
Enrique Enriques
Boy Scout Drive Breakfast Meeting Spawns Solicitation Push
Eighteen people met at the Anchor Restaurant Tuesday morning to discuss the Boy Scout financial drive. Cards were distributed and participants were urged to complete the drive before week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchor
Junior High Enrollment Gains Prompt Early Roundup
The Junior High reports 482 students this year up from 251 last September 19. Otto Langlois notes enrollment may reach 300 by mid term as 86 enroll for Art and 42 for Speech. Activities include new Art mural with student drawings, choral music for 48, and 104 girls to 125 boys in V E and P.T.A. cheerleaders chosen among several candidates. The football squad of 24 from grades five to eight, coached by Gonzales, opens at home versus Los Fresnos on September 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Langlois
Escobedo
Walthall
Dallas
Texas
Christian
Haney
Miss Gutierrez
V. E
Torres
Pirates
Glen Wilcox
Lisa Jones
Lucila Martinez
Janet Bell
Lana Mobley
Penny Galloway
Irma Vela
Cathy Boynt
Frriquetta Vasquez
Becky Byrd
Sherry Freeze
Emma Bar
Rientez
Thelma Heath
Sofia Cantu
Kathleen Byrd
Katie Garza
Cristina Martinez
Sue Ann Jones
Janet Gell
Sherry Breeze
Irma Vera
Gonzales
Los Fresnos
Laguna Heights resident seeks pier permit in Laguna Madre
Mr. Killie L. Baines of Laguna Heights applied to the U. S Army Engineer District in Galveston for permission to build and maintain a timber pier. The 4 by 1009 foot pier with a T-head would extend bayward from Lot 9 Block 4 Rutherford Harding Addition on Michigan Avenue about two miles west of Port Isabel Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Killie L. Baines
Laguna Heights
U. S Army Engineer District Office
Galveston
PRES
Wse
Laguna Madre
Rutherford - Harding
Michigan Avenue
Port Isabel
Texas
Permit Issued for Laguna Vista Marina Project
The U S Army Corps of Engineers issued a permit to Roloff Development Co. to dredge a 60 foot wide channel seven feet deep at mean low tide and build a 100 by 300 foot boat basin with concrete bulkheads and a paved ramp in Laguna Madre at Laguna Drive. Work starts once equipment moves in. A Laguna Vista Yacht Club will control the facilities, serving as headquarters for future recreational facilities in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U_ &S. Corps of Engineers
Roloff Development Co
Laguna Madre
Laguna Drive
Laguna Vista
Lapuna Vista
Agen 3
Port Isabel High announces car wash fundraiser
The Port Isabel High School Junior Class hosts a car wash at the Texaco Service Station on Saturday September Mth. Price is 1.25 per car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texaco
Port Isabel
Norton Pair Visits Port Isabel Relatives This Weekend
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Robinson of Norton Texas visited over the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Herb Barrows of Port Isabel. Mrs. Robinson is Mrs. Barrows sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Robinson
Norton
Texas
Herb Barrows
Port Isabel
Mrs. Robinson
Barrows
Port Isabel voters urged to cast bond election ballot
Port Isabel residents are urged to vote in the upcoming bond election on Tuesday. The note urges independent judgment, and mentions park and causeway director candidates, with Ignacio Garza noting many employment applications unseen by directors. The piece also references Port Isabel High School Tarpons football, a Slim Osorio cartoon credit, and city lights along Mussina Street and near local churches as ordered by the city commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
United States
Ignacio Garza
Park and Causeway
Garza
Slim Osorio
City Commission
Central Power & Light Co
Mussina Street
Powers
South Shore Drive
Zimmerman
Private Martinez Completes Personnel Administration Course
Private Joe J. Martinez of Port Isabel will complete an eight week personnel administration course at Fort Polk Louisiana on October 7. A 1963 Port Isabel High School graduate he is the son of Mr and Mrs Jose V Martinez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe J. Martinez
Jose V. Martinez
Port Isabel
Fort Polk
Port Isabel High School
White Sands Lodge Anglers Report Mixed Gulf Catch
The group at White Sands Motor Lodge and Marina logged daily fishing over five days. Anglers from Waco Bryan San Benito McAllen Fort Worth Port Isabel and Houston caught 36 Spanish mackerel 220 pounds red snapper 5 redfish 4 kingfish 4 jewfish 27 trout and other species from boats near Sportsman Buoy and in the Gulf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sands Motor Lodge & Marina
Earl Harrison
D. T. Hicks, Jr
M. C. Barnes
Waco
Texas
B. H. Barnes
Bryan
Capt. Brand
W. Shelton
San Benito
A. J. Merriman
McAllen
H. E. Whitten
San Juan
Sportsman Buoy
Gulf
R. M. Zama
Ft. Worth
Port Isabel
Mary Ann Walker
Houston
Tide Table Data Fragments From Ramadan Period Notation
Fragmented tide table entries list several daily times in a mix of numerals and Arabic phrases. The readable items show early morning and late morning marks such as 10:03 and 7:29 followed by 8:00 and 9:14 likely indicating tidal events.
Weather Totals For Month And Year
The record shows a total for the month of 92, a yearly total of 191,787, and a grand total of 1,840,168 with no additional context or entities.
Housing bids opened for Port Isabel project units
Directors of the Port Isabel Housing Authority opened six bids for a 44 unit building project. Adams Bros. of Brownsville submitted the lowest bid at 501 254, with other bids from Nose Construction Co. McAllen 518 000 i Construction Co. McAllen 523 000 Drexler Port Lavaca 525 000 C J Beck and Sons Corpus Christi 518 800 Marchant Bros. Mercedes 507 413. The contract covers 44 units including 10 elderly units between Yturria and Gomez Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Housing Authority
Port Isabel
Authority
Nose Construction Co
McAllen
I; Construction Co
Drexler
Port Lavaca
C. J. Beck and Sons
Corpus Christi
Adams Bros
Brownsville
Marchant Bros
Mercedes
Ft. Worth
Port Road
Yturria
Gomez Street
Dairy Mart
Senior High Elects Class Officers for 1963-64
Classes elected officers for the 1963-64 year as Enrollments show 3 seniors 49 juniors and 65 sophomores. Senior officers include Mario Figueroa president and Hel ena Wickham treasurer with Herminia Medrano as secretary and Eddie Perez as student council rep. Junior officers list Robert Christensen president and Christine Yurkovic secretary with Patricio Camacho as council rep. Sophomore officers name Charles Bobbitt president and Diana Holland secretary with Dora Villarreal as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epstein McClellan
Margarita Zuniga
Mike Meyners
Senion
Mario Figueroa
Sammy Ragusin
Helena Wickham
Herminia Medrano
Estefana Hernandez
Eddie Perez
Minerva Cama
Tarpons Triumph 30-18 In 1963 Debut Victory
Port Isabel Tarpons defeat La Joya Coyotes 30 to 15 in a hard fought opener. Key plays include Holland’s two early touchdowns and a 80 yard broken field run by Frank Holland. Zamora of La Joya earns standout honors with a 21 jersey and notable defensive plays.
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Yd Port Ae Tarponstai
Iho Hiehaat
Aka Ween
Elaes
Waldrum
Port Isabel
Perez
Holland
Johnny Zamora
Coyote
la Ovas
Taroons
Eddie Perez
Silguero
Coyotes
Scrimmape
Frank Holland
Fony Andrade
Tarpons
la Joya
Zamora
Akg
Chasen
Port Isabel Rotarians Host International Rotary Night
About 100 Rotarians and guests from seven clubs gathered at Jetties Restaurant on South Padre Island for an international meeting hosted by Port Isabel Rotary Club. Rex Van acted as master of ceremonies with Trevino on piano and a staff of entertainers from Brownsville and Monterrey, highlighting songs and pantomime pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotarians
Rotary Clubs
Kex van
Two
Jack Crows
Jetties
South Padre Island
Port Isabel
T. Lawrence White
Edinburg
Bob Silva
Rex van
Crows
Rex
Tike Trevino
Resaca
Bownsville
Trevino
Tom Hughston
The
Hughston Ins. Co
Brownsville
C of C
Judy Craford
Ft. Brown Motor Hotel
Monterrey
Matamoros
Coast Guard Receives Message From Filton Lines Agent
Coast Guard reported receiving a message Thursday from Mr. Wysocki the Sirownsville agent for Filton Lines advising the station of details yet to be released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wysocki
Sirownsville
Filton Lines
Johnny Tamayo Wins First 1963 Football Contest
Port Isabel resident Johnny Tamayo claimed the season’s inaugural 1963 Football Contest win earning a $5.00 gift certificate redeemable at local advertisers. The Port Isabel Press notes growing interest in the 1963 series, with more than 2 percent of contestants picking Port Isabel to edge La Joya.
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Johnny Tamayo
Port Isabel
la Joya
Tarpons
Bible Class Starts Wednesday Morning at 10
The Church of Christ invites all ladies to a Bible class this Wednesday at 10 o clock. The session welcomes women seeking study and fellowship in a supportive setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Church of Christ
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Boy Scout
Laguna
Texas Bandmasters
San Antonio
Poe
Port Isabel High School Tarpons
Slim
Martinez
Private Joe Martinez
Sr. Hi
Letterman
la Tove
Coast Guard News
John H. Kittila
Group Comander
J. Lewis
Jamaica
Wycecski
Staton
Santiago Pilot Shack
New Orleans
Coast Guard Air Detachment
Jim
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