Firemen's Center to Host Immunization Drive GULP
The Firemen's Community Center will host Polio Immunization this Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Port Isabel area, with Laguna Heights La Laguna Vista residents invited for the first of three doses. Volunteers gathered at the Rebekah Lodge and will meet at Brownsville High School Auditorium tonight to coordinate district effort.
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Port Isabel
Padre Isa
Laguna Heights
Laguna Vista
Rebekah Lodge
Cameron County
Brownsville High School
Port Isabel Scouts Seek New Scout Leader
Clyde Privett and local leaders in Port Isabel urge a qualified scout master as Rodney Grayson moves away. Without replacement the entire scout program and cub work with Den Chiefs could be jeopardized. Interested individuals should contact Clyde Privett.
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Clyde Privett
Geo. Colley
Port Isabel
Rodney Grayson
Privett
Emma Perez Wins First Contest of 1962 Season
Emma Perez secretary for the Breedlove Insurance Agency in Port Isabel won the first football contest of the 1962 season. Perez had been a consistent winner in prior years. Entries printed in last week's paper must be in the PRESS office by 5 p.m. today or postmarked by midnight tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Perez
Breedlove Insurance Agency
Port Isabel
Port Isabel Schools Deny Accrediting Danger Amid Warnings
Supt. Otto W. Langlois says Port Isabel schools face no real accreditation risk despite recent "warnings" cited by Austin reports. He notes progress since January including new facilities, stronger libraries, and an in service training program, arguing deficits are being corrected and the system will soon be among the Valley’s best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Port Isabel
Otto W. Langlois
Langlois
Texas Education Agency
Coast Guard Station Newsletter Remembers Fowler and Unit Updates
The Port Isabel station pays tribute to Daniel S. Fowler RMI P1 a Radioman First Class struck by a car in Brownsville and notes his 14 months at the unit plus outgoing proficiency. Other items report transfers shipyard visits and crew training as boats stay ready for emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Daniel S. Fowler
Rmi-P
Brownsvile
Fowler
Coast Guard Institute
Ernest Bowden
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Holy Cross
Paul Snow
ENI
Alameda
California
Thomas Cavanaugh
Raymond Sanford
Donald Trent
Coast Guardsman Killed In Brownsville Traffic Crash
A 37 year old U S Coast Guardsman Daniel S Fowler of Padre Island Station died at Mercy Hospital after being struck by a car near Fourteenth Street and Boca Chica Boulevard in Brownsville. He walked toward Port Brownsville when hit and hurled 66 feet. driver Man doza was charged with murder without malice.
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Brownsville
S. Coast
Consciouness
Asst. Dist. Atty
John Gavito
Mendoza
Justice of the Peace
Paul Dye
Mendoze
Cantu
Port Brownsville
Fowler
Homer
Funeral Home
Milwaukee
S. Coast Guard
Padre Island
Tarpon's Drive Inn opens in Port Isabel name change
Vicente A. Gonzales, a Port Isabel resident, bought the A W Rootbeer Stand from E Mobley and renamed it Tarpon's Drive Inn. It will keep the same hours from 1 am to 11 pm and adds a soft ice cream machine. Vicente is married to Ida Marchan and they have one son, Ronnie.
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Vicente A. Gonzales
Port Isabel
A&w
E. Mobley
Tarpon’s Drive Inn
Vicente
Ida Marchan
Ronnie
Rotarians Host Monterrey Club Visit at Port Isabel
Monterrey Mexico Rotarians and wives visited Port Isabel last Friday for an international exchange with the local club. About 100 attended a dinner at Jetties Restaurant on South Padre Island while tours and a fishing tournament were arranged for the guests. Ted Hunt led the program with welcomes by Geo Colley and Roberto J Cantu. District Governor McLain and other Rotarians attended as speakers included Art Ross of the FAA and Sr Mario Roldan A of Matamoros Aeroporto Federal.
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Monterrey
Mexico
Port Isabel
South Padre Island
Ted Hunt
Rotary Ann
Geo. Colley
Roberto J. Cantu
Monterrey Club
McLain
Corpus
Art Ross
Federal Aviation Agency
Brownsville
Mario Roldan A
Comandante Aeroporto Fdral
Matamoros
Cub Scouting Opens New Year at Den IE Meeting
The Cub Scouts of Den IE met at Den Mother Mrs. Roy Rock on Friday September 7 at 4 30 p m. After pledge and registration the boys reviewed electives and worked on summer themes including 2000 A D. They sang songs, then walked to A and W Rootbeer for refreshments. next meeting is Friday September 14 at 4 30 p m.
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den IE
Roy Rock
Wkthy
Fire Department notes in Port Isabel
The Port Isabel Fire Department reports only one alarm since July 29, a grass fire at Laguna Heights on August 13. Chief W P Keller says the department saves residents thousands in insurance and calls for a few young recruits to train as firemen.
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Laguna Heights
Fire Dept
Port Isabel
W. P. Keller
Senior Class Sells Magazine Subscriptions for Trip
The Senior Class seeks funds for this year’s trip by selling magazine subscriptions. Contact any senior class member before Monday to buy or renew.
Dust Solution Drafters Propose Port Isabel Political Shuffle
A Port Isabel letter suggests three drastic options to solve a dust problem and secure foreign aid. The writer contemplates seceding from the United States, becoming a Soviet satellite, joining Old Mexico, or trading with Mexico for access to aid and markets. The piece notes feasibility and government reactions as it continues from page 2.
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United States
Iran
Afghanistan
India
Thailand
Sumatar
Yugoslavia
Union
Port Isabel
Soviet Union
Old Mexico
el Piso
Mexico
Polio Immunization Drive Urges Valley Residents Sept
Health leaders from Cameron-Willacy and Hidalgo Starr Medical Societies announce a county wide Sabin polio immunization campaign This Sunday Sept 16 urging all residents from 2 months up to adults to attend vaccine stations or visit physicians to receive the oral vaccine Four hundred thousand doses of Sabin vaccine have been purchased for distribution across four counties with hoped for over eighty percent turnout to eradicate polio in the Valley Professional and community volunteers back the effort despite budget contributons of about 25 cents per person
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Cameron-Willacy
Hidalgo- Starr County
John Welty
Harlingen
J. W. Caldwell
McAllen
Welty
United States
Valley Medical Societies
Pfizer Laboratories
la Feria Santa Rosa
Port Isabel Schools enroll 1122 students this week
Port Isabel’s four schools report 1122 students enrolled with high and junior high numbers totaling 567, plus 289 at Derry Elementary and 336 at Garriga Elementary. Major items include a new library, a junior high band, a 34 member football squad, a first time Spanish offering, and planned phonetics and testing programs.
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Port Isabel
Robert Gades
Stella Smith
M. N. Caudill
James Haney
Bob Monkres
Monkres
Diana Gutierrez
Haney
Bama Binion
Sergio Escobedo
Derry Elementary
David Daley
Luther Pearson
Derry
Dale Woolridge
Garriga Elementary
Water District Installs Meter At Los Fresnos
The Cameron County Fresh Water Supply District No 1 completed the meter installation for the new water supply from Los Fresnos. Once flushed, Port Isabel, Laguna Heights, Laguna Vista and South Padre Island are expected to begin drawing water from the new source by midweek.
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Port Isabel
Woody Thornton
Cameron County
Meter Company
Los Fresnos
Laguna Heights
Laguna Vista
South Padre Island
Port Isabel Urban Renewal Board Discusses Truck Route Near School
The Port Isabel Urban Renewal Board held a Tuesday meeting with the School Board superintendent and city officials to discuss plans for a truck route to pass by the elementary school and near industrial plants. Engineers from Winston and Greenwood were engaged for further studies, with bid advertising planned for demolitions and other structures as part of the program.
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Winston and Greenwood
Fort Worth
Trout catches by travelers in Houston area notes
Sunday and Monday fishing records list numerous anglers from Texas cities such as Nouston House ton Houston Lozano and Port Isabel. Counts include 38 trout for Mr and Mrs McIntire 51 for G R Rybrin 180 trout in 3 days for Mr Reick and 150 trout in a week for Mr Statham. F P Tower returns from a Nicaragua vacation to Port Isabel.
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Miss McIntire
Nouston
Texas
Tuper
Houseton
G. R. Rybrin
Houston
Combes
E. M. Pricet
Cypero
Lozano
Mr. Reick
F. P. Tower
Port Isabel
Nicaragua
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J. A. Hockaday
Boy Scouts
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John H. Kittila
James V. Sayers
USCG
J. V. Sayers
LTJG
CWB
John Kitula
New Orleans
CGC
Hudson
Claudia
Maverick
Portsmouth
Kimball
Boutwell
Campeche
RM3
Richard Collins
EN2
Alex Chapman
Coast Guardsman
Brownsville Herald
Drive Inn
Cub
Fire Department
Chamber of Commerce
Tito
Peace Corps
Rio Grande River
Laguna Madre
Immigration and Naturalization Service Center
State Department
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Jetties
Mrs
Angelita Smith
Rena Jo
Pune Patterson
Annice Collinsworth
Jeanie Moody
Cynthia
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