American Oil adds two modern fire trucks to Texas City fleet
American Oil Company's Texas City refinery fire department received two new fire apparatus this week, increasing unit strength to four frontline trucks and two service vehicles. The volunteer force includes a full time fire chief and assistants Ed Meaney Shelby Pierce and Duncan Atkinson. Each unit costs about forty thousand dollars and one will replace an aging truck. Purchase from Fire Control Engineering Company of Fort Worth.
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American Oil Company
Texas City
Ed Meaney
Shelby Pierce
Duncan Atkinson
Meaney
American Oil
Fire Control Engineering Company of
Fort Worth
Jack Neuner
Fia
Community meeting schedule list of church and club events
A dense schedule of community meetings and activities is listed, including prayer sessions at McKinney Memorial United Methodist Church and Rising Star Baptist Church, circle meetings, Sunday school teachers gatherings, youth fellowship, nurse aid progress, and a Jolly Social Club event. It also notes convalescents and shut-in members across local hospitals and homes.
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McKinney Memorial United Methodist Church
Carter
Calvin T. Long Sr
Bell Drive
Cora English
Rising Star
S. Collins
Anderson
Mayfield Mahoney
Frank Eskridge Jr
Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church
Progressive Baptist Church
A. Alexandra
Community Sunshine Club
Will H. Anderson
Bayou Road
A.R. Price
Greater Bell Zion Baptist Church
Z. Phillips
C. Reynolds
Rising Star Baptist Church
Texas Public Auction Offers State Surplus Items
The State of Texas will hold its Fifth Public Auction at 9 a.m. on Saturday April 24 in Austin at City Coliseum with items from 15 agencies including desks file cabinets water coolers cars office machines typewriters adding machines boats vehicles and more. Registration starts 7 30 a.m. with cash-on-day terms and removal required the same day.
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State of Texas
Austin
City Coliseum
H. A. Foerster
State Board of Control
Texas Employment Commission
Department of Public Safety
Highway Department
Senate
House of Representatives
Texas Department of Corrections
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Stnomh Shembar
Finance Building
East 17Th Street
Texas
Asm
Nelson International Company
State of
Foerster
Perry urges Texas to adopt 0.10 BAC presumption
State safety leader states three states lacked BAC laws at year start and notes Mississippi and New Mexico have since established presumptive limits. He says Texas alone remains without such legislation. He cites 1,700 deaths last year from abusive drinkers and urges action now to set 0.10 BAC as the intoxication presumption before the Senate and House.
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Mississippi
New Mexico
Texas
Perry
Senate
House
Texas Lags in Drunk Driving Controls Says Texas Safety Chief
George William Perry president of the Texas Safety Association criticizes Texas for slow progress in drunk driver controls while the nation advances. The Dallas attorney notes authorities have yet to implement stricter measures to curb alcohol impaired driving.
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Texas
George William Perry
The
Texas Safety Association
Dallas
PTA District II Conference Slated For April 27 28
District II PTA Conference will be held at Brazoswood High School Clute April 27 28 with pre registration April 22 in Galveston County councils. La Marque and Texas City councils hold registrations April 22. fee is 1.0 dollar. Mrs Tarbell presides. sessions include reports, awards, installation, and a student workshop. District II covers Austin Brazoria Colorado Fort Bend Galveston Jackson Lavaca Matagorda Waller Wharton counties.
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Galveston County
PTA
Brazoswood High School
Clure
la Marque
Leon Ellis
Anderson
Texas
C.R. Owens
14Th Avenue N
Texas City
O. Tarbell
Lake Jackson
Texas Pta Board of Managers
Kay Daniel
PTSA
Jean Harris
Texas Congress
Edward v. Tapscott
Houston Baptist College
Austin
Brazoria
Colorado
Fort Bend
Galveston
Jackson
Lavaca
Matagorda
Waller
Wharton
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la Marque Times
R. G. White
John Sealy Hospital
Dorothy Gary
County Memorial Hospital
L. S. Jackson
Purcy West
Lonnie Phillips Jr
Riverside General Hospital
Houston
Maduesta Ross
Clifford Williams
Doris Cunningham
Godfrey Shelton
Roxie Anderson
Moon
Pharmacists
Rx Insurance
Texas City la Marque
Coufon
Roux
Carton
SAT
Helena Rubinstein
Lord Esquire Limit
Cuemions
Ezo Cushio
ZAU DE Parfum
Comune Health Centers
Gleem
Nia
Sant Sizzler
Binaca
DR. Scholl’s
Reg
Frost
Beauty
Sterlizer
Pea Ake
Sunvally
DEPTE
Meteer
Liter
CKET
Johnson
Everain
Astese
America
Snake River
Grand Teton National Park
Wyoming
Teton Range
Jackson Hole
Aah Sige
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