Meetings Rescheduled on Artificial Reef Hearings
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department co sponsors rescheduled public hearings on using Second World War liberty ships as fishing reefs. Hearings set for Oct 3 in Houston and Oct 4 in Corpus Christi cover reef site selection and views on reef construction near Port Isabel and other Texas areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos
Houston
Rice Hotel
Corpus Christi State National Bank
Corpus Christi
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Port Isabel
Texas Coastal and Marine Council
Texas
Brazos- Santiago
Mansfield
Freeport-Galveston
Matagorda
Port Aransas
Parks and Wildlife Department
Coastal and Marine Council
Governor's Office
New Program Aims To Equalize Taxes
Cameron County tax assessor collector launches county wide tax equalization to ensure a fairer tax burden. David Eaton, certified tax appraiser, says the program will take at least two years, reclassify land, locate every parcel, and ensure all property and improvements are on the tax rolls.
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Cameron County Tax Assessor-Collector’s Office
David Eaton
Eaton
Cameron County
Holmes and Moss Co opens real estate office in Port Isabel
A new real estate firm Holmes and Moss Co opened on Powers Street beside the bank in Port Isabel on Monday September 24. Partners Tomie Holmes and Herb Moss plan to focus on commercial and investment properties but will handle all real estate. They will also target South Padre Island Laguna Vista and Bayview rolls as growth areas.
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Port Isabel
Powers Street
Holmes and Moss Co
Tomie Holmes
Herb Moss
Rio Grande Valley
Moss
Harlingen
Holmes
McCamey
Odessa
South Padre Island
Laguna Vista
Bayview
Port Isabel Commission Advances Street Openings and Bids
In a regular meeting the Port Isabel city commission discussed opening Madison and Jefferson streets, approved a $58 390 50 paving contract with Mission Paving Co, and eyed concrete from the highway department for Water Front property. A levee project bid by Louis Ogden was approved, plus a lease extension with the Corps of Engineers and police training for two officers. Sealed bids will be opened Oct 1 for two urban Renewal lots. Parking restrictions on Highway 100 were greenlighted with signs to follow. Operation Sparkle week and cemetery cleanup were announced by the Jaycees. Commissioner Gonzalez was absent.
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Commission
Mission Paving Co
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Pete Nunez
Israel Vasquez
Texas State Technical Institute
Harlingen
Point Isabel Independent
Calvin Byrd
Port Isabel
Jaycees
Sparkie
Laguna Vista Board Deliberates Garbage Disposal Plan
Laguna Vista village board discusses trash collection options and asks Cameron County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1 to negotiate a more advantageous method. Mayor Charles W. Moore reports progress on light and drainage upgrades. attendees include Aldermen James Everett Merrill Marsh Frank McCoy village attorney Tom Fleming and secretary Dorris C. Dorr.
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Laguna Vista
Board of Isers
Cameron County
Charles W. Moore
Moore
James Everett
Merrill Marsh
Frank McCoy
Tom Fleming
Dorris C. Dorr
Brownsvillers to Tour New Bridge Inspection Tour Sponsored
Brownsville Chamber of Commerce highway committee hosts an inspection of the new Laguna Madre causeway with Texas Highway Department officials present. Robert E. Fowler, chamber president, notes Austin Bridge Co. of Dallas will provide a barge for the tour as work continues on the $12.5 million project slated for completion in late 1974.
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Texas Highway Department
Brownsville
Robert E. Fowler
Austin Bridge Co
Dallas
Laguna Madre
School Board Hearing Draws Mixed Views On Building Plan
In a calm public hearing the school district trustees heard about a potential building program and other issues from about 35 residents. Vital topics included air conditioning auditorium expansion vocational facilities and junior high high school separation with residents urging prompt action and discussion on land talks and proximity concerns near Garriga Elementary and Marine Mart.
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William K. Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Roger Villarreal
Dale Garza
Port Isabel High School
Ruben M. Torres
Garza
Bennie Ochoa
Torres
Calvin Byrd
Yturria
Aniceto Torres
Eliseo Vega
Yturrias
Elizabeth Martinez
Marine Mart
Garriga
Martinez
Garriga- Marine Mart
Vega
Manuel Galvan II
Public meetings set for local boards next week
The Point Isabel Independent School District trustees meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday October 2 in the administration building board room. On Wednesday October 3 the South Padre Island board of aldermen convenes at the fire hall starting at 7 30 p m.
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Point Isabel Independent
South Padre Island
Port Isabel-South Padre to Host Texas Gym Clinic
A Texas Gymnastics Association planning committee selected Port Isabel-South Padre Island as the site for a December statewide clinic. Emil Milam and Robert Cowan said the event could attract about 300 gymnasts and provide proficiency awards opportunities for high school students along with coaching sessions. The three day clinic begins December 27.
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Texas Gymnastics Association
Port Isabel
South Padre Island
Emil Milam
Hurst
Robert Cowan
Fort Worth
South Padre
Carl Christensen
Texas
Christensen
Fire Prevention Week Set for Oct 7 13 Across Valley
Port Isabel fire marshal Larry Joe Keller announces Fire Prevention Week October 7 to 13 observed in the Valley. A parade will kick off October 6 from Raymondville to Port Isabel via San Benito Harlingen and Brownsville, route to be announced, with Port Isabel as the terminal point.
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Port Isabel
Larry Joe Keller
Raymondville
San_ Benito
Harlingen
Brownsville
Keller
Isle Boosted in Texas Magazine
The October Texas Monthly features Felicia Coates and Harriet Howle praising South Padre Island in A Grand Tour by the Gulf. It notes the five mile beach area outside the National Seashore that is closed to motorized vehicles and recommends the island as a wintering spot with available activities and facilities.
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Texas Monthly
South Padre Island
Felicia Coates
Harriet Howle
Gulf
Texas
National Seashore
Letters to the Press Open to Public Opinion
The Press invites readers to send letters at eight cents per name for its Letters from Our Readers column. It will print letters subject to space, libel, and propriety limits, with edits for brevity. All letters must be signed and include the writer’s address.
Rentfro Enters Race for Texas House District 50 Seat
Brownsville teacher James L. Rentfro 52, a history and government instructor at Brownsville High School, filed for the District 50 Texas House seat. He had previously pursued state office, was a close 1972 GOP primary hopeful against Henry Sanchez, and joins Ruben M. Torres as entrants while incumbent Sanchez retires.
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James L
Jim) Rentfro
Texas
House of Representatives
Rentfro
Brownsville
Henry Sanchez
Ruben M. Torres
Port Isabel
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Cristina Villarreal
Inez Ochoa
Leo Sanders
Fire Department
Madison and
Jefferson Streets
Sanders
Highway Department
Venice
Quirino Martinez
Louis Ogden Dragline Service
Nunez
Pete Stone
Ronald Sumega
William Hampton
Sumega
Hampton
Laguna
Brownsvillers
New Bridge
Ronald
Isabel-Island
Isle
Texas Magazine
James L. Rentfro
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