Firemen's Community Center to Host GULP Immunization Event
The Firemen's Community Center will host a polio immunization drive this Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Port Isabel Padre Island Laguna Heights and Laguna Vista residents are urged to attend for the first of three injections. Local volunteers gathered at the Rebekah Lodge and will meet at Brownsville High School Auditorium tonight to coordinate the operation.
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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 Master Leader
Clyde Privett and local leaders urge a qualified man to lead Port Isabel Boy Scout activities as Rodney Grayson departs. They warn the program, including Den Chiefs in cub work, could be jeopardized without a new leader and ask interested individuals to contact 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 Reedieve Insurance Agency in Port Isabel won the first football contest of the 1962 season. Perez was a consistent winner during the past year. Entries for last week's contest must be delivered to the PRESS office by 5 p.m. today or be marked before midnight tonight.
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Emma Perez
Reedieve Insurance Agency
Port Isabel
Port Isabel Schools Fight Accreditation Warnings
Port Isabel School Superintendent Otto W. Langlois says accreditation warnings cited by Austin papers are outdated and that the district has made substantial progress. He notes new facilities libraries and in service training, insisting the system will soon be the best in the Valley and that earlier concerns have largely been overcome.
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Austin
Port Isabel
Otto W. Langlois
Langlois
Texas Education Agency
Rikugop
Tencencion
Coast Guard News Carries Small Loss and Staffing Moves
The station notes the death of Radioman First Class Daniel S. Fowler in Brownsville after being struck by a car. Fowler served 94 years in the Coast Guard, earned proficiency pay, and was active in duties and training. Other items cover transfers, promotions, and shipyard moves involving the Hudson, Kimball, Boutwell, and other units along with a corrected Port Isabel sign and light search uptick.
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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
New Orleans
CGC
Hudson
Claudia
Maverick
Portsmouth
Kimball
Boutwell
Campeche
Port Isabel
RM3
Richard Collins
EN2
Alex Chapman
Port Brownsville
Coast Guardsman Killed in Brownsville Traffic Crash
Daniel S. Fowler 37 a radioman with Padre Island Coast Guard Station died after a car struck him near the intersection of Fourteenth Street and Boca Chica Boulevard in Brownsville. He fell 66 feet and died two hours later at Mercy Hospital. The driver Mendoze faces murder without malice charges with bond to be set. Fowler, a Milwaukee native, was en route to Port Isabel when hit. Funeral plans include sending the body to Milwaukee.
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Brownsville
S. Coast
Asst. Dist. Atty
John Gavito
Mendoza
Justice of the Peace
Paul Dye
Mendoze
Gavito
Gus Cantu
Fowler
Port Brownsville
Sgt. Cantu
Port Isabel
Sgt
Cantu
Homer
Funeral Home
Milwaukee
S. Coast Guard
Padre Island
Tarpon's Drive Inn replaces A&W in Port Isabel
Vicente A. Gonzales, longtime Port Isabel resident, bought the A W Rootbeer Stand from E Mobley. The renamed Tarpon's Drive Inn will keep 11 am to 11 pm hours and adds a soft ice cream machine. Vicente is married to Ida Marchan. 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 Meet Monterrey Club In Port Isabel
Monterrey Mexico Rotarian delegates and wives visited Port Isabel for an international meet with the local club at Jetties Restaurant on South Padre Island. About 100 attended as Rotarians arranged fishing, boat ride and shopping trips with Ted Hunt as emcee.
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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 Starts New Year Meeting Held at Mrs Rock's Home
The Cub Scouts of Den NL met at Den Mother Mrs Roy Rock's home Friday afternoon September 7 at 430 pm. After pledge and registration, boys reviewed summer electives and began September's theme 2000 A D. Refreshments by Danny Rock followed a long cycle and next meeting set for September 14 at 430 pm.
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den NL
Roy Rock
Fire Dept Seeks New Recruits as Alarms Drop
Port Isabel Fire Chief W. P. Keller notes only one alarm since July 29, a grass fire in Laguna Heights, but emphasizes the department saves citizens thousands in insurance. He calls for a few more young volunteers to train as firemen.
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Laguna Heights
Fire Dept
Port Isabel
W. P. Keller
Senior Class Seeks Magazine Subscriptions for Trip Fund
The Senior Class sells magazine subscriptions to raise funds for this year’s senior trip. Interested buyers should contact any senior class member before Monday to subscribe or renew.
Port Isabel's Dust Problem Sparks Foreign Aid Speculation
In Port Isabel local readers propose drastic options to remove a dust menace. Suggestions include secession or becoming a satellite of the Soviet Union, joining Old Mexico, or swaying foreign aid via a Mexico United States land realignment. The letter notes potential economic gains for merchants and questions eligibility for U S foreign aid.
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Union
Port Isabel
Soviet Union
Old Mexico
United States
el Piso
Mexico
Polio Immunization Drive Planned for Valley Citizens
Valley doctors Dr. John Welty and Dr. W. Caldwell announce a Sunday September 16 immunization push for all residents from two months old, urging participation at local vaccine stations or with private physicians. Sabin oral vaccine requires no injections and aims to curb polio by boosting intestinal resistance.
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Cameron-Willacy
Hidalgo- Starr County
John Welty
Harlingen
W. Caldwell
McAllen
Welty
United States
Valley Medical Societies
Pfizer Laboratories
Port Isabel School System Sees 1922 Enrollments Reported
In Port Isabel this week 1222 students are enrolled across four schools with high school totals 234 including 34 seniors 54 juniors 65 sophomores and 81 freshmen. Derry Elementary adds a split lunch plan and Garriga Elementary will begin phonetics reading in October while junior high programs expand with new guidance and athletic offerings.
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Port Isabel
Robert Gades
Stella Smith
M. N. Caudill
James Haney
Bob Monkres
Monkres
Diana Gutierrez
Bama Binion
Sergio Escobedo
Derry Elementary
Ge 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 water source setup for Port Isabel and surrounding areas with a meter installation led by district and meter company engineers. Officials expect Port Isabel Laguna Heights Laguna Vista and South Padre Island to receive water from the Los Fresnos source by midweek after canal and line flushing.
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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 Plans Truck Route by School
Port Isabel Urban Renewal reports ongoing property purchases and site improvements. A September 11 board meeting with the School Board and city officials discussed a truck route by the elementary school and nearby industrial plants. Engineering firm Winston and Greenwood will prepare further studies for board review.
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Winston and Greenwood
Fort Worth
Trout Fishing Totals Reported From Houston Area
Sunday listings show Mr and Mrs McIntire from Houston fishing 38 trout and 6 red. Mr and Mrs Tuper from Houston count 43 trout. G R Rybrin from Houston 51 trout. Combes from Houston 33 trout. Monday totals include E M Pricet from Houston 24% lb trout about 30 fish. Cyperp from Lozano 15 trout. Reick from Houston 180 trout in 3 days. Statham from Houston 150 trout in 1 week. Fuilten from Houston 70 trout in three days.
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Miss Mclntire
Houston
Texas
Tuper
G. R. Rybrin
Combes
E. M. Pricet
Cyperp
Lozano
Mr. Reick
Statham
Fuilten
Mr F P Tower Returns from Nicaragua Vacation
Mr F P Tower returned to Port Isabel after a three week vacation in Nicaragua.
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F. P. Tower Retu
Port Isabel
Nicaragua
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Boy Scouts
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Brownsville Herald
Drive Inn
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Chamber of Commerce
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Jetties
Renato Blaha
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