Regular Absence Concerns Prompt School Letter To Parents
Point Isabel Independent School District reviews high regular absenteeism and enforces state attendance laws. A letter to parents outlines duties and potential fines for nonattendance with guidance on 7th grade completion and age 14 work permits. Otto Longloss signs as Superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Isabel Independent
State of
Texas
Board of Trustees
Point Isabel Independent School District
Tenneco Oil Seeks Dredging Permit
The Tenneco Oil Company of Corpus Christi has filed with the U S Army Engineers in Galveston for permission to dredge a channel about 13 miles north of Port Isabel in State Tracts 657 and 658. The plan calls for a 71 foot wide channel with bottom at 8 feet below mean low tide and top at 6 feet at mean low water, running from Humbie No 1 Well and discharging at least 1,000 feet apart on alternating sides.
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Tenneco Oil Company of
Corpus Christi
U. S. Army Engineers
Galveston
Port Isabel
Humbie No
GE Group Spends Four Nights At Sea Island
The General Electric Co representatives and their wives visited Sea Island in South Padre Island for a four night stay with 113 attendees. They enjoyed Gulf trips, fishing, sightseeing, and a seafood dinner with dance events amid rain interruptions. The group traveled from multiple Texas cities and departed Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sea Island
South Padre Island
General Electric Co
Texas
Island
Valley
Old Mexico
Matamoros
Gulf
Ieeps
Keynosa
Valley Transit
Matamorés
Dan
Evelyn Wall
Fort Worth
Payne Schultz
Killeen
Gale L
Wanda Scott
Sherman
Velmer
Wirdell Pool
Kaufman
Bob Watson
Morris Melton
Dallas
James
M. E. Sheppard
Brownwood
Sewell
Jeuye Davis
Palestine
Charles Jr
Peggy Powell
Belton
Wayman
Orlene Ware
Arlington
Howard
Frances Parker
Tyler
Erle
Mrs. Lela Hunt Buried in Port Isabel Funeral
Funeral services for Mrs. Lela Carmen Hunt aged 54 were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the First Baptist Church of Port Isabel with Rev. C. R. Hennessee officiating. Burial followed at Mont Meta Memorial Park. Thomas Funeral Directors of San Benito directed arrangements. Pallbearers included C. S. Gallgiver, E. O. Schumacher, E. W. Starlin, Floyd Bobbitt, Charlie Berry, Charlie Moley, Lawton Petty, Mike Nichols, and Floy Price. Mrs. Hunt is survived by her husband Gordon W. Hunt, her mother Lena Wallace of McAllen, a brother Henry of Victoria, and three sisters Annie Mae Lilly Haringen, Lois Kapeller Mission, and Eddie Letha Hughes Mission.
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Lela Carmen Hunt
C. R. Hennessee
First Baptist Church of
Port Isabel
Mont Meta Memorial Park
Thomas Funeral Directors
San Benito
C. S. Gallgiver
E. 0. Schumacher
E. W. Starlin
Floyd Bobbitt
Charlie Berry
Charlie Moley
Lawton Petty
Mike Nichols
Football Column Becomes Weekly PRESS Feature
The PRESS runs the weekly Wild West football column by Bert C West of The San Benito News. West writes on Valley high school football and notes on the statewide high school grid scene and serves on the Class AAA 1963 Abil- State team selection committee for the Texas Sportswriters Association.
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Bert C.west
San Benito
Texas
West
Texas Sportswriters Association
Judges And Wives Host Big South Padre Event
About 750 lawyers and judges and their wives form 40 host committees for the Annual Judicial Conference opening in Brownsville. Activities on Wednesday include Fun Day on Padre Island with swimming and entertainment, a reception, seafood dinner, and dancing. Governor John Connally is slated as principal speaker at the closing dinner Friday night.
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Lower
Rio Grande Valley
Brownsville
Padre Island
Bar Associa
Brownsville Civic Center
John Connally
White Sands Lodge Guests Report Bay Fishing Fails Then Dove Hunt Success
Mr and Mrs W W McIntyre and Mr and Mrs E C Fabor of Houston arrived last Monday for fishing but the rough bay kept them ashore. While waiting for calm, they hunted mourning doves and claimed limits on each trip. Mr and Mrs Joe K Dickson of Houston fished the choppy bay and brought in speckled trout, best catch weighing 3 lb 44 oz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sands Motor Lodge & Marina
W. W. McIntyre
E. C. Fabor
Houston
Texas
Joe K. Dickson
Boy Scouts Enroll Tuesday In Port Isabel
All boys 12 years or older are urged to enroll on Tuesday October 1 1963 at 7:30 p.m. at the Port Isabel Community Building. Scout Master is Max M Davidson judge of the Port Isabel Corporation Court with assistant masters Harry Zigler Ramon Roca and Ernest Bowden. Executive Board members are John Kittila Jr and Francis Kershaw.
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Port Isabel
Max M. Davidson
Davidson
Harry Zigler
Ramon Roca
Ernest Bowden
John Kittila, Jr
Francis Kershaw
Rio Grand Council
Falcons Win 38 12 Over Tarpons in Los Fresnos Clash
The Port Isabel Tarpons fell 38 12 to the Los Fresnos Falcons. Holland, Villarreal, Andrade, Silguero and Herrera led Tarpon offense with 222 total yards. defense featured Silguero Avarez Villarreal Evans Poston and Holland. Tarpons head to Lyford to face a Bulldogs squad that has allowed few points this season.
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Falcons
Tarpons
Lyford
Holland
Villarreal
Andrade
Silguero
Berrera
Alvarez
Evans
Poston
Barrera
Bulldogs
Lyford Bulldogs
Tarpoons
Los Fresnos
Raul Holland Jr Contest Winner in PRESS Football Contest
The third week of the PRESS Football Contest concluded after Saturday games. Paul Holland Jr won the contest and can pick up his roster of certification at the PRESS office on Garcia Street. One entry had a 38 to 18 guess on Fresno-Port Isabel but lost on other games.
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Paul Holland, Jr
Garcia Street
Percon
Rotary Club Plans Community Wide Party To Entertain Teachers
Port Isabel Rotary outlines a community wide Teachers Entertainment Party set for Saturday October 19. Tickets cost 1.00 and guests include teachers and their spouses and sweethearts. A fish fry by the Volunteer Fire Department and broad community invitation are planned.
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Rotary Club
Don Pruitt
Rotary Committee
Port Isabel
School absenteeism tackled with police aid in Fort Isabel
Fort Isabel Schools plan action on rising absences with police help. A bilingual letter to parents outlines the law and aims to return students to class. Sam Byrd notes Rio Grande Lodge No 81 meeting in Brownsville next Tuesday at 7 30 pm, inviting area Masons to attend.
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Sam Byrd
Port Isabel
Brownsvile
Schools Offer Free Survival Course This November
Superintendent Otto Langlois announces a free course in Personal and Family Preparedness for Survival to all adults via public schools. Texas Education Agency instructors will cover fallout, nuclear protection, tornadoes, fires, decontamination with manuals films and Q and A. Classes begin November 4 at 7 p.m. in the High School Auditorium with follow ups on November 6 and 7.
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Otto Langlois
Texas Education Agency
Owil Defense
Valentin Reyna Buried Friday in Port Isabel
Valentin Reyna a longtime Port Isabel resident died at his home on Thursday September 1st at age 71. Survivors include his wife San Juanita Reyna a stepson Encarnacion Delgado Sr three sisters Angelita Covarubias Francisca Vega and Alvina Zurita and six grandchildren. Funeral services were at 5 00 p m Friday at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church with Rev Father Grant officiating. Burial followed at City Cemetery. Pallbearers were Luis Delgado Encarmacion Delgado Jr Pedro Zurita Juan Tamyo Dan Guevara and Guadalupe Vasquez Garza Funeral Home from Brownsville was in charge.
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Valentin Reyina
Port Isabel
San Juanita Reyina
Encarnacion Delgado Sr
Angelita Covarubias
Francisca Vega
Alvina Zurita
Our Lady Star of the Sea Church
Father Grant
Luis Delgado
Encarmacion Delgado Jr
Pedro Zurita
Juan B.b. Tamyo
Dan Guevara
Guadalupe Vasquez Ir Garza
Brownsvill
Rotarians Hear Aviation Talk at Port Isabel
Art Rows head of the Federal Aviation Agency spoke at the Port Isabel Rotary Club meeting about the Port Isabel County Airport. He noted the airport is the region's only facility built for aviation, with runways featuring four feet of concrete at ends and three feet in the center. He urged local advertising to highlight flying access and proposed fly-in breakfasts tours and other projects to raise port publicity.
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Art Rows
Federal Aviation Agency
Brownsville
Port Isabel
Coast Guard units prep for Cindy threats along Gulf Coast
Coast Guard personnel reported preparing for potential effects of tropical storm Cindy as it approached shore near Port Arthur. The unit noted readiness across the Gulf Coast, recalling Hurricane Carla in 1961, and announced the Mobile Dental Unit’s service across the district.
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Cindy
Coast Guard
Gulf Coast States
Port Arthur
Carla
Unt
Theth Coast Guard
Thomas M. Denler
McIntosh
Darden
Victor P. Crisici
Mercy Hospital
Daniel & Lamtalee Ectimuates
Padre Lions See Fast Shooting Spectacle by Bail Jordan
South Padre Island Lions Club members were entertained by Bail Jordan alias The Split Second Texan an assistant chief inspector of the U S Border Patrol He performed feats like shooting aspirin at over ten feet and ping pong ball tricks The Los Fresnos Lions Club sponsored the program The next meeting is set for Monday October 7 at the 366 lelend Resast gore
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Bail Jordan
Jordan
U. S. Border Patrol
South Padre Island Lions Club
Los Fresnos Lions Club
Lelend
Gore
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Otto Longloss
Tenneco Oil
Mary Powell
Gatesville
Weldon and
Jo Ann Miller
Mt. Pleasant
Joe and
Mabel Reed
Greenville
Jim
L. Hunt
South Padre
Cameron
Hidalgo
Starr
Willacy
Wilmer B. Hunt
Judicial Section
Hunt
Bascom Cox
Robert W. Harper
Harlingen
Cameron County Bar Association
Judges Organization
Thesg
Episcopal Church Hall
Wesley Moore
J. D. Lindley
George Colley
Boy Scouts
Isabel
Losresnos
Los Fresnos Falcons
Tony Andrade
Eller
Tony
Raul Holland, Jr
Pruitt
J. J. Jaydon
Laguna Vista
Larry Allen
Bobbitt
Rotary
Laguna Madre
Fort Isabel
Valentin Reyna
Coast Guard News
John H. Kittila
Group Comander
Kimbali
Jess H. Cantrell
SNBM
Arthur W. Wiltse
EN3
Steve R. Cherry
Herbert L. Ellington
Padre Lions
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