Tarps Seek Second Straight Win at St Joe
Port Isabel Tarpons rallied from a 22 26 halftime deficit to rout Marine Military Academy Harlingen 54 32 in Tarpon Stadium. QB David Privett and Rene Garza led the offense with multiple touchdowns as Port Isabel prepares for St. Joseph with improved defense and execution.
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Port Isabel
MMA
Rene Garza
David Privett
Ralph Barrera
Pablo Martinez
St. Joseph Academy Bloxihounds
Moses
Postament
B. Ochoa
F. McNab
R. Gonzalez
M. Zimmerman
D. Poston
Co. Byrd LE
R. Barrera
P. Martinez
D. Privett
T. Galvan
R. Garcia
R. Garza
WB L. Alaniz
Port Isabel Coin Show Set for Sunday on South Padre Island
The Port Isabel Coin Club hosts the Port Isabel Coin Show at Sea Island Motel on South Padre Island this Sunday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. sponsored by the club with free gifts for each registrant and a dealer bourse offering coins from various eras and nations.
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Port Isabel
Sea Island
South Padre Island
Taxpayers Meet Vows to Continue Tax Struggle in Port Isabel
Port Isabel Taxpayers League announces a regular meeting at City Hall on Tuesday Sept 23 at 7 30 p m. The group aims to press for delinquent tax collection and fair assessment across real and personal property including shrimp boats in Port Isabel Brownsville and the local school district.
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Port Isabel
Merchants Marine State Bank
Floyd L. Seals
Oanone
League
Seals
Brownsville
Justice Precincts To Remain Intact In Cameron County
Cameron County officials decided justice of the peace precincts will stay intact and need not align with commissioner precincts. County Clerk Harrison Diltz cited discussions with Austin officials and Assistant DA Selden Snedeker. The move avoids forcing Justice Bud Emmons to travel to Brownsville and prioritizes public convenience over strict residential rules.
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Cameron County
Justices of the Peace
Harrison Diltz
Justice of the Peace
Austin
Selden Snedeker
Ted Hunt
Port Isabel Quarterback Club Meeting Notice
Port Isabel's Quarterback Club invites all interested persons to attend weekly dinners at 8 p.m. in the junior high teacher’s workroom. Members may pay dues to any club member.
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Port Isabel
Highway Week Focuses on Safer Texas Highways
Austin notes Highway Week theme shifts to reflect improved living through safer roads. Texas Highway Department reports fatality rate drop from 17.5 to 5.5 per 100 million vehicle miles from 1925 to 1968. Innovations include breakaway signs, breakaway lighting, Texas Crash Cushions, and high level lighting to widen and smooth illumination.
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Austin
Texas Good Roads Association
Texas Highway Department
Texas
Highway Department
Tex
Exas
Women in United Methodist Society Install New Officers
Mrs. Cecil Moses hosted the United Methodist Women’s Society of Christian Service on Sept. 9. New officers include H. H. Somnitz as president and Eva Harris as secretary, with other officers and committee chairs named. The group reported on a Wesley Manor seminar and planned a Sept. 23 meeting at Mrs. William Zimmerman’s home.
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Cecil Moses
United Methodist Women’s Society of Christian Service
Viola Bobbitt
H. H. Somnitz
Irene Shaw
Eva Harris
Christian Social Relations
John Carter
Earl Platt
C. B. Colley
Floyd Bobbitt
H. R. Ramp
Wesley Manor
Weslaco
United Methodist Church
Mercedes
William Zimmerman
Red Guards
China
Five Day Forecast Calls Slightly Cooler With Spotty Showers
Temperatures dip one to three degrees below normal highs of 93 to 95 and lows of 71 to 75 across the period. Isolated thundershowers bring moderate precipitation chances.
The Lighthouse Reflections On Mood And Love
An introspective column explores weekly gloom and creative urges. It muses on stagnation, Fall fever, and the urge to write while examining turbulent relationships and the natural limits of love, citing Huxley and Faulkner.
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Huxleys
William Faulkner
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