Region Boosted at Kansas City Show
Port Isabel-South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce manager Betty Prein reports a Kansas City camping and vacation show drew thousands of attendees. The Lower Rio Grande Valley display drew interest from two city TV stations and radio coverage, with several editors and travel writers expressing interest in visiting Port Isabel and South Padre Island.
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Betty Prein
Port Isabel
South Padre Island
Betty Pacin
Island Board Hears Garbage Disposal Proposals
The South Padre Island board discussed garbage disposal options with Mark Industries and the Cameron County Fresh Water District No. 1. Officials said participation would be voluntary and studies are in the early stage while inviting presentations from interested groups.
State Board Moves To Protect Lands
The General Land Office reports the School Land Board has approved procedures under the 1973 Coastal Public Lands Management Act to protect coastal public lands. An inventory and use analysis will set priorities. various entities may lease for recreation research estuarine preserves and wildlife refuges. Existing unauthorized structures may stay with permits. no new buildings. Adjacent landowners may gain easements for channels piers. 100 foot pier limit with no easement required for up to 100 by 25 feet. Piers must be registered by December 31 1973. Surface or mineral leases may apply for dredging easements. Information from the General Land Office Austin Texas 78701.
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General Land Office
School Land Board
Land Commissioner
Bob Armstrong
Armstrong
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Texas
Austin
Public Hearing on Point Isabel ISD Building Plan Set
Local citizens are invited to attend a public hearing called by the Point Isabel Independent School District trustees to hear opinions on a building program. The meeting starts 8 p.m. Tuesday Sept 25 at Merchants Marine Bank, after a postponed Sept 11 date.
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Point Isabel Independent
Merchants Marine Bank
Caudill
Torres
San Antonio
Galvan
Noe Gonzales
Sabas Gonzales
Cecil Moses
Vega
Zimmerman
Funeral Held for Bayview Student Maria Guadalupe Doria
Authorities investigate the death of 11 year old Maria Guadalupe Doria of Bayview who collapsed after a school calisthenics drill at Los Fresnos Junior High. She died at Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held at St. Cecilia Catholic Church Los Fresnos with burial at Los Coates Cemetery. Survivors include six brothers and two sisters.
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Los Fresnos
Maria Guadalupe Doria
Andres Doria
Bayview
Doria
Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital
St. Cecilia Catholic Church of
Los Coates Cemetery
Thomas Funeral Chapel
Andres, Jr
Guillermo
Rolando
Carlos
Rosbel
Brownsville
Ricardo
Houston
Irma Rafaela Torres
Norma Doria
Supervisors Hear Garbage Proposal From Mark Industries
In its first September meeting Cameron County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1 heard Mark Industries outline a potential contract to collect garbage for local municipalities. Laguna Vista and South Padre Island were represented as the board noted talks with municipal councils. No action was taken. Also discussed was progress on laying a new water main.
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Cameron County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1 Board of
Mark Industries
Walter Zimmerman
Laguna Vista
South
Garza to Leave For Grad Study
Eugenio Garza director of the Career Opportunities Program for the Point District will take a leave of absence from Sept 30 through the school year end. He heads to Atlanta to pursue a Ph D in school administration at Georgia State University after 1966 service as teacher and junior high principal. The 33 year old earned a B S at Texas A I University Kingsville in 1966 and completed an M S at A I Kingsville in 1968. One new tuberculosis case is reported in Cameron County Health Department weekly.
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Eugenio Garza
Point Isabel Independent
Garza
Atlanta
Georgia State University
Cop
Texas A&i University
Kingsville
A&i
Cameron County Health Department
State Department of Public Safety
Torres Wins Gift Certificate in Press Football Contest
Baldemar Torres Jr. won this week's $5 gift certificate prize for correctly predicting 15 of 21 games and the Port Isabel Harlingen IV score. Five close contenders were Albert Cantu Jr. Manuel Garza Jr. Benny Ochoa III Gregorio Puente Jr. Elke Renee Torres. He can pick up the gift certificate at the Press office.
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Baldemar Torres Jr
Torres
Albert Cantu Jr
Manuel Garza Jr
Benny Ochoa III
Gregorio Puente Jr
Elke Renee Torres
ISD tackles delinquent taxes and funds for adult education
Point Isabel Independent School District trustees heard updates on delinquent tax collection with plans for full computerization and suits starting July 1 to recover unpaid taxes. They reviewed adult education funding rules, co op formation with Brownsville ISD as prime sponsor, and local program administration.
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Ronald
Fletcher
Jack Wiech
Wiech
Eliseo Vega
William K. Zimmerman
Ruben M. Torres
Torres
San Benito
Cameron County
Lyford
Raymondville
Willacy County
Brownsville Consolidated Independent
Point Isabel Isd
Sabas Gonzales
Water Main Progress in Port Isabel Ahead of 1974 Completion
Work on the Port Isabel water main by Cameron County No 1 progresses despite recent rains. Spokesmen say completion is expected in about 30 days if weather stays favorable, with final completion tied to finishing a new causeway by late 1974.
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Port Isabel
Cameron County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1
Water District
Beulah Six Years Ago Beulah Six Years Ago
Six years ago today Hurricane Beulah struck the Rio Grande Valley leaving a wide path of destruction. The September 21 1967 Press noted Port Isabel South Padre Island Laguna Heights and Laguna Vista were among the hardest hit areas in the valley.
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Beulah
Rio Grande Valley
No Valley
Port Isabel
South Padre Island
Laguna Heights
Laguna Vista
Area Meetings Set by Boards
Four public meetings are listed for the coming week. Port Isabel city commission plans a 7 30 p.m. September 24 session in the municipal building. Laguna Vista aldermen meet at 7 30 p.m. that Monday at city hall. A September 25 public hearing by the Point District trustees on a district building program starts at 8 p.m. at Merchants Marine Bank. Cameron County Fresh Water District No 1 supervisors meet September 26 at 7 30 p.m. in the water district office in Port Isabel.
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Randy C. Fletcher
Port Isabel
Fletcher
Troy Dillon
State Highway Department
Board of Variance
Jack Philpot
Gulf Boulevard
Treasure Island Street
Philpot
Neukomm
Laguna Vista Board of Aldermen
City Hall
Point Isabel Independent
Austin Man Named Vice President at Merchants Bank
Gary C. Green of Austin was appointed vice president in the loan department of Merchants Marine Bank. The 25 year old newcomer, now living on the Island, previously worked as an assistant examiner for the state banking department and at Texas State Bank Green in Austin. He started work Monday September 17 and holds a BBA from the University of Texas Austin earned in 1971.
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Merchants Marine Bank
Gary C. Green
Austin
Emery Green Jr
Port Isabel
South Padre Island
State Banking Department
Green
Texas State Bank
University of Texas At Austin
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Kansas City
Island Board
Jim Ghilain
Water District Board
Ghilain
Island Town
State Board
Hilda Torres
Veronica Lopez
Jorge Garcia
Grad
Manuel Galvan
Board
Jimmy L. Steele
Long, Chilton and Co
Steele
Austin Man
Bank
Gary C Green
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