City Delays No Parking Action In Port Isabel
Port Isabel city commission puts final decision on a no parking ordinance along Highway 100 near the junior senior high school on hold again. Letters from local business owners show mixed views while one پیشنهاد suggests a 20 minute limit. The panel also weighs land sale, parks upkeep, and the 1973 74 budget as a flag is presented to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernestina Barrera
H. Dancey
Walley Shamrock
Roy Byrd
Byrd
Governing Board
Federal Butane
William Keller
Quirino Martinez
Leo Sanders
Chuck Londrie
Londrie
City Commission
William Thomson
Padre Island
Thomson
Juan Gonzalez
Martinez
Gonzalez
Commission
Washington Park
Century Bank Proposed for Los Fresnos
A new bank named Century Bank would be built at Highway 100 and Paredes Line Road Los Fresnos with $300000 capital $150000 surplus and $150000 reserves. Kenneth Shuckman would chair the board with directors including Herbert Bode D R Webster and Gary L Jackson among others. Johnnie B Rogers of Austin would serve as correspondent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Fresnos
State Department of Banking
Century Bank
Highway 100
Paredes Line Road
Kenneth Shuckman
Johnnie B. Rogers
Austin
San Benito
Herbert Bode
Shuckman
Mike Bryan
Luis Romero
Roland D. Wise
Erwin W. Scott, Jr
D. R. Webster
Houston
Gary L. Jackson
Alamo
Causeway Approaches Work Date Announced
The Texas Highway Department announced December start for causeway approach work to the Port Isabel and South Padre Island project worth 12.6 million dollars. Bids will be sought in November for a 1.4 million dollar job, with completion aligned to Laguna Madre, in about 150 working days, by September 1974.
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Powers Street
Water District
South Padre Island
Port Isabel-to- Island
Port Isabel
Texas Highway Department
G. G. Garcia
San Benito
Laguna Madre
Garcia
Highway Department
Gus 0. Krausse
Austin Bridge Co
Dallas
Ambulance Drivers Plan Safety Course in Border Districts
Ambulance operators in San Benito Rio Hondo Los Fresnos and Port Isabel will undergo ongoing safety instruction starting Sept 29 under the Emergency Medical Services Committee with sponsorship and guidance from Domingo Ramirez. Dr Jack Fitzpatrick chairs the committee with members from DVM Luis Del Castillo the Heart Association Marco Lara the Red Cross San Benito Police and Ramirez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Benito
Rio Hondo
Los Fresnos
Port Isabel
Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital
Emergency Medical Services Committee
Domingo Ramirez
Red Cross
Jack Fitzpatrick
Luis del Castillo
DVM
Luis Ramirez
The
Heart Association
Marco Laraesenting
Oa San Flores
Ramirez
Flash Nollman Rites Held Here
Elliott Walter Nollman known as Flash, 71, Port Isabel native and longtime freelance photographer, died Friday in a Harlingen nursing home. World War I veteran survived by Jule Dancey of Port Isabel. Funeral Saturday at First United Methodist Church with F. L. Marlin officiating. pallbearers listed. Interment at Port Isabel City Cemetery.
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Jule Dancey
Nollman
Port Isabel
Gonzalez
Martinez
Londrie
Elliott Walter
Flash) Nollman
Harlingen
Brooklyn, N. Y
F. L. Marlin
First United Methodist Church
Jim Buchanan
Harry Dancey Jr
Coy Joe Kelly
George Lackey
Jim Pearson
Ross Taylor
Port Isabel City Cemetery
Shrimp Group Donates Funds To Port Isabel Athletics
The Port Isabel Shrimp Producers Association presented 1830 to Port Isabel Independent School District to support the high school varsity football team. Secretary William Zimmerman led the drive, continuing a 1967-ongoing tradition of industry giving totaling over 10,000. Numerous local firms backed the effort including Marine Mart, Port Fisheries, S S Sales, Callaway Sea Foods, Valley Frozen Foods and others.
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Point Isabel Independent
Port Isabel
PISPA
Marine Mart
Port Fisheries
Callaway Sea Foods
Valley Frozen Foods
W B P Corp
Twin Diesel Service
Brazos Fisheries
Merchants Marine State Bank
Fishermen's Repair Shop
Bay Shrimp Co
Long and Chilton Co
Twin City Co-op
Isbell Seafood
R. Pockrus
Southmost Savings & Loan Assoc
National Seafood
Morris Voltaggio
Port Isabel Seafood
Francis Hebert
Barrientes Wins Press Football Contest Prize
Ray Barrientes won a $5 gift certificate after tying with J D Hamlinck and Raul Holland on 15 correct game predictions. He qualified for the prize by closest prediction of the Port Isabel St Joseph score. Barrientes may collect the certificate at the Press office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Barrientes
Barrientes
J. D. Hamlinck
Raul Holland
Port Isabel-St. Joseph
Barrientez
Ship Yard Blast Claims Eliodoro Zapata in Port Isabel
An explosion at a local shipyard around 4:10 p.m. Tuesday killed Eliodoro Zapata Jr., a Port Isabel resident, and injured Alfonso Salazar. Zapata’s body required a large hole cut in the boat hull to be removed. Salazar was taken to Brownsville Medical Center and was listed in satisfactory condition Wednesday morning. Zapata, 28, is survived by his wife Lucila Martinez Zapata, three sons, a daughter, a mother, two brothers, and several sisters. Funeral services are set for Thursday at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Port Isabel. Delta Trevino Funeral Home arranging.
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Eliodoro Zapata Jr
Port Isabel
Alfonso Salazar
Zapata
Salazar
Brownsville
Lucila Martinez Zapata
Eliodoro III
Mark Lee
Arturo Zapata
Janie Zapata
Juanita G. Zapata
Roberto Medrano
Jose Francisco Zapata
Amada Banda
Cristina Galvan
Lucila Garcia
Carlota Ozorio
Agustina Rivera
Hortencia Ochoa
Houston
Maria Elena Rivera
Enriqueta Rose
Salerno
Fla
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church
Delta Trevino Funeral Home
Shrimp Association names officers for coming year
The Port Isabel Brownsville Shrimp Association announced officers and directors for the coming year. Re-elected officers are Guy Pete as president, Carl Gayman as first vice president, and N A Hardy as secretary treasurer. Sam Snodgrass was elected second vice president. Directors re-elected include Jim Calloway Julius Collins Marvin Connor and Walter Zimmerman, with Wallace Boudreaux Preston Caddell and Johnny Millett named as additional directors. A social and dinner is planned for Oct 9 sponsored by Boca Chica Marine Standard Marine Supply and Sea Garden Sales, with the dinner association-sponsored.
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Port Isabel
Brownsville Shrimp Association
Guy Pete
Carl Gayman
N. A. Hardy
Sam Snodgrass
Jim Calloway
Julius Collins
Marvin Connor
Walter Zimmerman
Wallace Boudreaux
Preston Caddell
Johnny Millett
Snodgrass
Boca Chica Marine
Standard Marine Supply
Sea Garden Sales
Shrimp Trawlers Freed in Mexico
Two shrimp trawlers from Port Isabel were released by Mexican authorities after being seized off Tuxpan for violating the 12 mile fishing limit. Each boat faced a $7,650 fine. owners Ronald Pockrus and Francis Herbert paid, avoiding larger penalties and confiscation of gear. Crews were treated well and allowed hotel stays.
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Port Isabel
Tuxpan
Bob Mauermann
Texas Shrimp Association
Mauermann
Ronald Reis
Ronald Pockrus
Master Wii
Francis Herbert
Shrimping Association
Association
Three Meetings Slated for Area
Area residents have three public meetings next week. The Point Isabel Independent School District Board meets Tuesday Sept 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the administration building board room. On Wednesday Sept 19 the South Padre Island Board of Aldermen meets at 7:30 p.m. at the fire hall. Also Wednesday Sept 19 the Bayview Town Council meets at 7 p.m. at the Martin Cotton and Grain Co.
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Point Isabel Independent
Shrimp Production Surpasses Texas Record at Corpus Christi Demo
At the Barney M. Davis Power Station near Laguna Madre Corpus Christi a half acre pond yielded 2 020 pounds of shrimp doubling Texas best per acre. Supervisor Dr Fred Conte from Texas A&M noted 83 percent survival with 63 tails per pound and study partners include Ralston Purina CPL and Texas A&M Sea Grant funded by NOAA. The project tests year round production using warm discharge water from CPL Davis plant and aims for commercial viability in Laguna Madre waters.
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Texas
Barney M. Davis
Corpus Christi
Fred Conte
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University
Angleton
Conte
Ralston-Purina Company
Central Power and Light Company
Sea Grant College
National Oceanic and At
Mospheric Administration
Laguna Madre
Florida
CPL Davis
Ralston-Purina
CPL
Davis Power Plant
Hearing Delayed Over Death of Eliodoro Zapata
Trustees postponed the September 11 public hearing on a district building program due to the death of Eliodoro Zapata earlier that afternoon. The hearing will be rescheduled.
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Point Isabel Independent
Eliodoro Zapata
Marsh Takes Oath At Board Meeting
Merrill Marsh filled the Laguna Vista alderman vacancy after John LaRoche resigned for business reasons. Sworn in at the Sept. 10 meeting, Marsh will serve until the next election as the board approved the 1973 village budget and discussed a new contractor licensing ordinance.
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Merrill Marsh
Laguna Vista Board of Aldermen
John LaRoche
LaRoche
Marsh
Utica
Mich
Detroit
Tom Fleming
Charles Moore
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Queen Isabella Causeway
Flash Nollman
Tarpons
Mexico
James Everett
Frank McCoy
Carrie Hamilton
Dorris C. Dorr
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