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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1955
Page
1
A humorous travelogue style farewell notes the Shrimp Fiesta’s success, praising volunteers, especially the Tarpens for their late night effort, and urges focus on upcoming conference games to redeem losses and win.
The PRESS announces the first winner of the football pick the winner contest will be announced in next week's edition. The contest will be played this evening and judged for an announcement next week.
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 498 starts memberships for 1955 56. Dues should be paid by current members. Women eligible to join urged to contact Mrs Wm Ruthruff or any member. The next meeting October 4 at Legion Hall will feature Jack Merryman speaking on WWI prisoner experience. Refreshments will be served. Bingo starts October 7 with games every other Friday through winter. Christmas merchandise corsages and earrings ordered for sale by October 7. Poppies ordered for Armistice Day sale.
Dogs without registration tags in Port Isabel were impounded this week with about fifty dogs held at the city pound. Owners may reclaim their pets by appearing at City Hall for vaccination and tagging. The vaccination and registration fee is $2.50 and the pound fee is $1.00.
The Port Isabel Boosters Club meets in the Twin City Co Op conference room at 7 30 to thank supporters of the Shrimp Fiesta and Blessing of the Fleet and discuss aiding civic projects for Port Isabel. Mrs Harold De Rick, president, says the group aims for a bigger and better Fiesta honoring the fishing industry.
In Port Isabel a road block last week issued fourteen tickets for no operator’s license, defective exhaust, mufflers, horn, and brakes. Warnings were common for other infractions. The block lasted about two hours and plans for more blocks are in progress.
The Valley observes Veterans Day as a state holiday on November 1 with stores and offices closed. The decision stemmed from a Valley Chamber of Commerce survey and regional retail committee input, in collaboration with the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, while Isla Blanca park on Padre Island remains open year round.
Mr and Mrs Roland Campbell celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at Topeka Kansas where they spent their honeymoon half a century ago. The Fair they attended then marks its 75th jubilee as Campbell's Sea Chest store continues operations locally.
Betty Mack along with Joyce and Guy Carpenter returned Monday after visiting points of interest across California Arizona and New Mexico.
The Port Isabel Junior High football team meets Los Fresnos Junior under the lights in Los Fresnos on Tuesday night. The local junior high squad will play on alternating Tuesday nights throughout the season.
Next week the winner of the first football contest will be announced and winners will be announced each week thereafter until the end of the season for the focal team. Entries must be in the PRESS office by p.m. Thursday, or mailed and carry a Thursday postmark following publication. If you need an entry, borrow a copy of the PRESS or use a merchant name and your prediction on paper with your name clearly written.
The Port Isabel Quarterback club will meet Tuesday evening to elect new officers and plan the coming year's projects. Members are urged to attend and film from the first game may be shown. Membership cards are on sale. contact Archie Causey to obtain one.
The Port Isabel Lions Club heard Judge Hawthorne Phillips of Brownsville discuss mental illness and the need for procedures for treating mentally ill adults and juveniles. He cited cases needing help, noted not all were insanity, and floated a girls ranch concept similar to existing boys ranches. The club also planned safety signs near schools for the coming week.
Gene Sheets district manager in Brownsville says 1954 amendments allow ordained clergy Christian Science practitioners and certain religious order members to obtain old age and survivors insurance on an individual elective basis, even if not self employed.
Challis Davis is named sales manager of Welch Chevrolet in San Benito. He has three years with a Harlingen auto firm and previously worked with a credit concern. Mr and Mrs Davis and their 18 month old daughter live in Harlingen and plan to move to San Benito soon.
E H Garrett of Pecos Texas opens a Texaco service station two blocks from the channel bridge on Highway 100. The station offers Texaco products Goodrich tires tubes batteries and services wash greasing and lubrication. Garrett formerly ran a Pecos hardware business and the municipal golf course.
The county sprayer is in Port Isabel today spraying several points in the county wide insect control drive. The crew will focus first on areas near schools. Property owners are asked to check their properties for old cans tires or any containers that might hold water and breed mosquitoes.
Charlie Berry discusses Johnson Motors 1956 line after a closed circuit telecast shown in Dallas on September 7. The range includes nine models from 3 to 90 horsepower, in two tone holiday bronze and white, with electric or pull cord starting on select sizes.
Mr and Mrs Fred Petch attended an open house at Mrs Petchs brother s home with Mr and Mrs Don Fleurier Saturday evening in La Feria.
Funeral services for James A Mabry 72 of Port Isabel were conducted yesterday in the Kreidler Ashcraft chapel with Rev Leroy Russell officiating. Burial followed at Mont Meta cemetery. Mabry had lived in Port Isabel seven years and is survived by three sisters Mrs Frances Fowler of Del Norte New Mexico Mrs Benn Hobbs of Dexter New Mexico and Mrs Senana of San Angelo and two brothers Alfred Mabry of Oklahoma and Roger Mabry of San Diego California.
Mr and Mrs Buster Smith of San Benito announce the birth of a son on September 11 at Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital. Mrs Smith formerly served as county home demonstration agent for the area.
Texas Gulf Producing drills on the Vista Del Mar lease off Brazos Island setting seven inch casing to 9 761 feet in a test authorized to 11 000 feet Gas was encountered at 7 400 feet The Magnolia test on the American Radio and Cable Company lease south of Port Isabel was abandoned around 10 000 feet and plugged.
Mr and Mrs W H Mock and their children returned Saturday evening from a two week visit with Mrs Mock’s parents Mr and Mrs D C Mock of Nahunta Georgia Läs.
Thursday fishing results show Bay Surf or Jetty catches. Sam Cashiola and Lt. Martin Dale of Houston report 56 trout, Bob Goolsby of Port Isabel 38 trout, Mrs M R Bledsoe and Mrs Cleo Pederson of Port Isabel 20 trout, Smith Henderson and George Nixon of Los Fresnos 28 trout.
Lt Martindale and Sam Cash, both from Houston, reel 75 trout, while Bobby Goolsby of Port Isabel brings in 33 trout. The event highlights top catches from Friday competition.
In Saturday fishing notes dated September 10, 1955, anglers from Houston and Brownsville are recorded catching trout and redfish. Mr Skinner and Mrs Davis of Houston landed 40 trout, Sam Cashiola of Houston 30 trout, and Mr Johna of Brownsville 30 redfish.
On Monday September 12 anglers Ray, Surfer Jetty Fishing Red Upton and Chuck Cor ley of Brownsville reported 16 redfish five whiting and one pompano. J W Dykes J W Cain and Bill Christoferson of Brownsville landed 30 redfish four whiting and one pompano.
On Tuesday September 13 Bobby Goolsby of Port Isa led with 38 trout caught near the jetty. Tom Sheba and party of San Benito landed 15 redfish, highlighting a productive fishing day along the coast.
Wednesday roundup records anglers Pee Wee Shumaker Port Isabel with 15 trout Johnny Vent tura Houston 12 trout Buse her White Mercedes 24 trout George Nixon and Smith Henderson Los Fresnos 22 trout Bobby Goolsby Port Isabel 31 trout and one redfish Focus remains on local catches and participating ports through the day.
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