Weather and shrimp boat notes plus town developments
The column reports ongoing unsettled weather with heavy seas and squalls hindering shrimpers, noting losses like the South Seas and Trahan and crews salvaging gear. It lists daily shrimp yields across many boats, and mentions Gulf Shrimp Co changes and a busy week at the docks. The Chamber of Commerce radio drawing funds the Dust Control Project, and a welding shop and a new Dime Store are opened in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Whalen
South Seas
Percy Trahan
Percy
Mobarpi
Coast Guard
Gulf Shrimp Co
Lover-Boy
John Clark
WBP
Republic
Pattie L
George B. Howell
Doughboy
Magic Valley
Jim Melton
Ewing
Martha Anne
Lady No. 2
Lou Ann
Fitza
Producer's Marine Service
Valley
Valley Gold
Rose
General Bradley
William C
Bahia Hondo
Mae Sherman
el Rey No
Danny
el Marie
Ebb Tide
Ruth B
Schmidt
Ola
Captain Walling
Ora
Marine Mart
Linda
Speedway
Homes
Chamber of Commerce
Pruitt
Chamber
Ann Ferguson
Port Isabel community notes hint at growth and sports
Local readers hear that Port Isabel gains new businesses including Floyd Bobbitt’s Gulf Station and P G Dunk’s automatic car wash while Gulf Shrimp Co. renovates docks. Upcoming games feature Harlingen Junior High, Harlingen High, Port Isabel Tarpons, and a request for pep squad transportation to La Feria opener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapala
Mary Louise
Mary Lorene
Barbara Lynn
Miss Ruth
Rita Mae
Frank Beach
Texas Ranger
Geemral Patton
Lou Anne
Sea Dog
Mary Ann
WBP
Doris
Little John
Captain Walling
Ewing Co
Phoenix
Border
Lucille
Edwin Treable
Wda
Port Isabel
Floyd Bobbitt
Gulf Station
P. G. Dunk
Gulf Shrimp Co
Quarterback Club Builds More Seats
The Port Isabel Quarterback club met at the new high school shop and assembled a bleacher section seating about 65 people in one hour on Tuesday evening. The club has 68 members and invites more to join via Archie Causey at Lighthouse Grocery or any member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Tyne
Archie Causey
Lighthouse Grocery
Heavy Rains Force Tarpon Football Games Cancelation
Heavy rains in the area lead to cancellation of junior high and high school football games scheduled for Thursday afternoon and evening. The junior high slate was set to play as planned before weather forced the postponement.
Next Meeting Set for High School Library Tuesday Evening
The next scheduled meeting is set for Tuesday evening at the library of the High school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library of the High School
Wheelchair wedding in Los Angeles unites paralyzed couple
James L. Madigan and Socorro Gomez wed in Los Angeles with all participants, including the best man and maid of honor, arriving in wheelchairs. The groom is a paralyzed insurance broker and the bride lost both legs to a blood ailment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
James L. Madigan
Socorro Gomez
JALOPY MISBEHAVES IN PHILADELPHIA INCIDENT
Mrs. Clementine Fenn a 62 year old driver of a 1932 four cylinder car left a filling station and the vehicle lurched forward striking a neighboring highway awakening a 340 foot arc before stopping against the windows of a rival service station. She said the gas pedal must have stuck and offered no further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Clementine Fenn
Fenn
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By Betty Weisenhaus
Mackeral
J. B. Ward
Judson Ward
Complete Boat Service
South Shore Drive
J. H. Schmidt
Dial
Los Fresnos
Harlingen Junior High
Harlingen
Tarpon Field
Rio Hondo Junior High
Port Isabel Tarpons
la Feria
Supt
Marshall Storey
Quarterback Club
Good Housekeeping
Dairies, Inc
Frigidaire
Brownsville
John H. & Earl
Hunter
E. Elizabeth Sr
San Benito
Haskell Hodge
E. Stenger
1St St
L’tarpons
Robert Garner
Ruben Barrera
Robert Holland
Vero Barrera
Stanley Amadoro
Edwardo Esquitin
Bobby Farrar
Carl Wright
Bill Privitt
Wayne Dixon
Tom Kennedy
Arnaldo Ochoa
Milan Ronald
Billy Heinze
David Bates
Larry Meyers
Martin DeRick
Arthur Hill
Robert Varnam
Johnny Perez
Jay Shoemaker
Edward Fleming
Manuel Saldivar
Pedro Moto
Guadalupe Garza
Fred W. L. Petch
Southwestern Life Insurance Company
Time Shop
Lighthouse
Brown's
Bobbitt
Courteo Carr
Men
Port City
Isabel
McDuffee’s
Conoco
Bayside Haile
Nell’s
Mrs. LaVern Bedell
Charlie's
Sporting Goods Cart
Willie's
Sinclair
Seaside Inn
Myrick
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