Valley wide protest over Border Patrol Academy move
Chambers of commerce from Port Isabel and San Benito plan to join a Los Fresnos meeting at Frankie's Cafe to oppose moving the Border Patrol Academy from the Los Fresnos area to El Paso. The meeting, starting at 3 p.m., aims to show regional unity and keep the academy locally.
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Port Isabel
San Benito
el Paso
Kennedy
Chamizal
Mexico
Overcash
Kilgore
Washington
Border Patrol Academy
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Los Fresnos
Coast Guard Tows Vessels Afloat Off Port Isabel
Coast Guard units respond to multiple distress calls near Port Isabel. Joyce Marie receives pump and tow. General Wainwright to Brownsboro Shrimp Basin. B Kay clutch trouble towed. Miss Jane tows Ida toward Brownsville with shrimp aboard.
Valley Managers Toast Parks Board Guests On South Padre Island
Valley chamber of commerce managers met in a new pavilion on South Padre Island as Cameron County Parks Board hosted a seafood dinner. Steve Bosio was elected to fill an unexpired term on the board, with Ignacio Garza, Brownsville, as chairman. Meetings and upcoming events were announced by managers from multiple Valley cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Chambers of Commerce
South Padre Island
Steve Bosio
Brownsville
Earl Doss
McAllen
Cameron County Parks Board
Jetties
Ignacio Garza
Parks Board
Carra
Mary Laswell
Oscar Longnecker
Bill Christoffel
Raymondville
Jack Drake
Valley Chamber
Gaston Wiley
Pharr
Wade Terrell
U. S
Canada
Laredo
Terrell
Pledger Cate
David Allex
Harlingen
al Ady
Mission
Bill Davis
Edinburg
Christoffel
Wiley
Bosie
Wheeler
Doane
Funeral Services For Joan Londrie Tuesday Afternoon
Funeral services for 15 year old Joan Marie Lowrie who died Sunday in Mercy Hospital Brownsville from injuries in a Friday auto wreck were held at 2 p m Tuesday at the First Baptist Church officiated by Rev Virgil Drewery. She was born May 4 1948 in Macomb Illinois and lived in Port Isabel about three years. She is survived by her father Harley Londrie Port Isabel mother Ila Martens Pecos Rivera California a brother Jarley Londrie Port Isabel two brothers Charles Londrie Chicago a half sister Velda Dickerson Carthage Illinois a half sister maternal grandfather James Fountain Bettendorf Iowa paternal grandmother Roxie White Carthage Alabama and paternal grandfather Perl Londrie Carthage Jr. Darling Funeral Home had charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were Michael Merryman Blas Martinez Tony Andrade Doyle Wells Jr Bobbie Ragusin Jimmy Reeves. Honorary pallbearers were Homer Strain and Sammy Ragusin. Burial will be Saturday in Ross Ridge Cemetery Carthage J Stephen Ray Moore 16 and Charles Robertson 17 were injured and listed in fair condition. Moore is the son of Mrs Archie Sanders Robertson the son of Mrs Jean Landon both residents of Port Isabel. State Patrolman Jim Taylor said charges are pending further investigation. The one car crash occurred 4 5 miles west of Port Isabel on Farm Road 516 at 1 15 a m Friday.
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Joan Marie Lowrie
Mercy Hospital
Brownsville
First Baptist Church
Virgil Drewery
Fort Isabel High School
Macomb
Ill
Port Isabel
Harley Londrie
Ila Martens
Peco Rivera
Calif
Jarley Londrie
Charles Londrie
Chicago
Velda Dickerson
Carthage
James Fountain
Bettendorf
Lons
Roxie White
Perl Londrie
Darling Funeral Home
Moore
Archie Sanders
Robertson
Jean Landon
Jim Taylor
Mari Mitchell Leads 1963 Football Contest Entries Rise
Interest in the 1963 football contest increases with more entries in the second round. Mari Mitchell makes the best selections among contestants, and no one came close to the tie breaking game between San Benito and Brownsville. A letter worth five dollars in trade awaits Mari Mitchell if he calls the PRESS office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mari Michel
San Benito
Brownsville
Mari Mitchel
William Muldoon Known as Father of American Wrestling
William Muldoon is recognized as a foundational figure in American wrestling, earning the moniker father of the sport in the late 19th century for his influence on training, competition, and popularizing wrestling as a formal athletic discipline.
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William Muldoon
Port Isabel approves $100,000 bond issue
On a slow voting day 281 residents cast ballots in Port Isabel with 153 in favor and 119 against the $100,000 bond to fund a wharf dock and related facilities. Nine ballots were mutilated. Bonds would run up to 30 years with interest not exceeding 5.44 percent and a tax to cover interest and a sinking fund.
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Port Isabel
Board of Commissioners
Texas
State of
Parks Board Hires Publicity Director for Cameron Parks
Ed Anderson was appointed city publicity director for Cameron Parks and Causeway on a month to month basis. He will be paid 150 dollars monthly plus expenses and serves as Brownsville AP and Houston Post correspondent. A three member screening committee is reviewing applicants for park maintenance director.
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Ed Anderson
Cameron Parks and Causeway
Ignacio Garza Jr
Bie
Anderson
Park Board
Isla Blanca Park
South Padre Island
Brownsville
Associated Press
Houston Post
The
Dallas Times-Herald
Fort Worth Star - Telegram
New
Bryan
San Benito
Stuart Adkins
Port Isabel
Neil S. Madeley Jr
No Local Services For Dr McAlester
Dr Andrew Walker McAlester 12 was found dead at his home in So Padresland from an apparent heart attack Tuesday. The body will go to Wagner Funeral Home Kansas City for services at 4 p.m. Friday. Survivors were not listed.
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Andrew Walker McAlester
Padresland
Thomas Funeral Directors
San Benito
Wagner Funeral Home
Kansas City
Fast Gun to Go Lion Hunting at Lions Club Meeting
Bill Jordan known as the Split Second Texan will appear at the South Padre Island Lions Club meeting at 7 00 pm on September 24 at Surf Rider Club Sea Island Resort Hotel Padre Island. Jordan, assistant chief inspector of the U S Border Patrol, will showcase his fast draw and marksmanship in Hawaii and Alaska as Lions of the Valley are urged to attend. Please indicate attendance to Lion President Larry Bryce Box 136 Los Fresnos phone CE3 5673.
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Bill Jordan
South Padre Island
Lion's Club
Surf Rider Club
Sea Island
Padre Island
Jordan
U. S. Border Patrol
Hawaii
Alaska
Larry Bryce
Los Fresnos
Tarpons Open Season With Los Fresnos Test In Frenship Era
The Port Isabel Tarpons meet the Los Fresnos Falcons at Los Fresnos for their first real 1963 season test. Port Isabel seeks a win after a season opening 3 to 18 victory over La Joya while Los Fresnos arrives with a 2 0 record following a 59 to 0 win over Sharyland.
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Tarpons
Los Fresnos
The
Los Fresnos Falcons
Port Isabel
Falcons
la Joya
Sharyland
Santa Rosa
Waldrum
Turpons
Los Fprcanos
Port Isabel Tarpons
Junior High Faces Los Fresnos Juniors At Tarpon Stadium
Fort Isabel Junior High football opens season tonight against Los Fresnos Junior High at 7 00 p m on Tarpon Field. Starting lineup and squad list provided plus ticket prices 25 cents for students 35 cents for adults.
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Junior High
Los Fresnos
Tarpon Stadium
Fort Isabel
Los Fresnos Junior High
Tarpon Field
LE Supe Nunez
Joe Bennet
Bobby Wilkasen
Manuel Garza
Robert Turner
Eddie Pena
Hector Martinez
Edward Galvan
Tony Gonzales
Joe Henry Garzia
Ted Kirkconnell
Purdy's Courts Visitors Celebrate 62nd Anniversary Trout Records
Mr and Mrs Hood from Donna celebrate their 62nd wedding anniversary next week and have fished Purdy's Courts catching 24 trout. Their son William Hood of Edcouch had a 24 inch trout. Mr and Mrs Marry Ebers from Corpus Christi caught 32 trout and 3 gulf tops, Ebers landing a 4 inch stingray. Williamson of Houston led 29 trout with a 3 pound largest. White Sands Motor Lodge guests report 14 pounds of red snapper for Bob Shobert and 60 pounds for Eldon Langston both from Fort Worth. J Frank Williams of Dallas and Wm Koch of Liberal, Kansas caught several speckled trout from a White Sands rectal boat.
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Purdy's Courts
C. A. Wiliamson
Houston
Purdy’s Courts
White Sands Motor Lodge & Marina
Bob Shobert
Ft. Worth
Texas
Eldon Langston
Ft Worth
Capt. Brand
J. Frank Wiliams
Dallas
Wm. B. Koch
Liberal
Kansas
Severaul
White Sands
Rotarians Hear Travel Talk By Dr D Elliott
Port Isabel Rotary Club members watched a color film and heard Dr Douglas Elliott of Brownsville discuss the Tarahumara mountains of Old Mexico He outlined Rotary’s Four Way test and urged strong attendance as a key to Rotary benefits The talk featured a trip to the Tarahumara canyons about 150 miles south of the U S border via Creel Mexico highlighting scenic views and rural life
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Port Isabel
Roary Internatinal
Jaudon
Rotary
Pew
Elliott
Tarabumare Mountains
U.S
Chihuahua
Mexico
Creel
County Reports Nineteen Disease Cases Last Week
Nineteen cases of communicable diseases were reported in Cameron County last week. The weekly update was submitted by Dr. Rey Simmons, acting director of the county health department.
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Cameron County
Rey Simmons
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Stephen Ray Moore
Charles Robertson
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Victor P. Crisci
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USCGR
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Port Isobel
Mss Jane
Lida
Iida
Miss Jane
Mari Mitchell
York World-Telegram
Los Angeles Times
Brownsville Herald
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Harry Ebers
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Domingo Camacho
Alberto de la Garza
Donald FF
Eliti
Juan Fernandes
Robert Garcia
Eliberto Gonzales
Emilio Gonzales
Manuel Hinojosa, Jr
Darrell Motley
Eddie Pechacek
Enrique Puentes
Tommy Rice
Joe Sandoval
Robert Nagy
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Constanceo Martinez
Jony Carter
Dr. D. Elliott
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