Jubilee weekend in Texas City parade and events
Texas City hosts a Jubilee with pre game activities, a planned stunning halftime show, possible Air National Guard flyover, and Saturday talent show semi finals at Nessler Park. A grand parade steps off at 2 pm with floats, followed by a Sixth Street street dance and Sunday church services. Barbecue at Nessler Center features live entertainment.
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Nien
Texas City
St Thomas
Bob Renfro
Davis
Air National Guard
Nessler Park
Sixth Street
Nessler Center
Council stalls two street lights and ditch cleaning
A council member vows to stall two street lights in her neighborhood and have ditches cleaned. She notes the area has seen no cleaning in the 18 years she has lived there.
Police report raid at 4211 Texas Ave nets narcotics and weapons
Two dozen suspects face charges after a two week surveillance raid on 4211 Texas Ave. Police seized narcotics including marijuana hashish and pills and a range of weapons. Several individuals from La Marque Texas City and Arcadia were charged with possession and paraphernalia.
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Texas Ave
George Nichols Kovacevich
Johnny Wayman Crump
la Marque
Wayne Cleveland Bradford
20Th Ave
Brenda Sue Hogan
Patricia Jane O’daniel
Wayside Dr
Texas City
Donald Gene Yeager
Main St
Sunny Marie Jordan
Johnny David Gardin
Rt 1
Box 30
Arcadia
Joseph Williams
Hogan , Jr
Pall Joser Morse Jr
14Th Ave
Ralph’ Arnold
Rivas
Sunny Crest
John
William . Philyaw
Benny Lee Ray Jr
Texas Department of Public Safety Laboratories
S. Bock
E, Johnson
D, Johnson
A. Stutters
H. Feigle
Police Department
J.E. Turner
W.A. Thompson
County Sheriff's Department
Eason Leads Monsanto Texas City Plant Fire School
The Texas City Monsanto facility hosts a company wide training program with a 200 acre site and 1800 employees. Eason oversees fire protection while his wife Eva attends annually with her husband. A special industrial banquet honors Eason with George H. Ewing of Texas Eastern Transmission Corp. as guest speaker.
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Texas City
Eason
Eva
George H. Ewing
Texas Eastern Transmission Corp
Shreveport
Louisiana
House Approves Emergency Employment Act funds
Congressman Jack Brooks announced that the House approved the Emergency Employment Act of 1971 with a one billion dollar appropriation to create 150,000 to 200,000 emergency jobs in schools hospitals parks police and fire departments and other public service agencies nationwide.
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U. S. House of Representatives
Jack Brooks
Congress
Golden Knights Parachute Team Masters Aerial Skills
The Golden Knights train as an elite Army parachute team. Jumpers reach 6600 feet in competition and higher in demos. They free fall up to 70 seconds at 120 to 180 mph before guiding canopies to pinpoint landings. Membership requires 200 free-fall jumps and elite airborne service with combat records. Since 1959 they grew to 52 members as a premier world parachutist squad.
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Ting
Golden Knights
Green Berets
Strategic Army Corps
Attendance tops 650 at Dexas City event despite price hold
Over 650 people attended the Dexas City function with ticket price set at 2.75 dollars per person. The fare includes food beer and soft drinks and remains unchanged from last year. Tickets are on sale at the Chamber of Commerce office at 625 8th Ave No and can be reached at 945 2306.
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Chamber of Commerce
8Th Ave
Dexas City
Martins plan world tour with car lease and flights
A letter column recounts plans of the Martins and Lucy for a three month world journey across Europe and North America, with a Renault purchase and resale plan and three months of travel costs. The writer laments language barriers, pines for ocean liner travel, and recalls driving memories while Eva the dog shows affectionate attachment to the writer.
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Lucy
British Isles
Europe
Telephone Company
John
North American
Blue Danube
Vienna
Martins
Renault
Rotary urged to promote good will through local service
Governor Hammock, a veteran Rotarian and Conroe civic leader, addresses a Rotary gathering urging clubs to apply Rotary International President Ernst Breitholtz’s program. He emphasizes local club usefulness, service for a common purpose, and putting goodwill to work this year. Hammock’s civic roles include City Governor, Montgomery County Chamber president, lifetime chamber member, and former United Fund director.
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Rotary International
Ernst Breitholtz
Hammock
Conroe
Montgomery County
Chamber of Commerce
United Fund
Boy ‘Scouts ‘of America
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Council
Col. Sanders
Howard Stutzman
Rexalee Warren
Greater Texas City-La Marque
Che la Marque Times
la Marque, Texas
Texas
Galveston County
Texas Press Association
Orlando Blackburn
Texas Theatre
Julio Aleman
Kitty DE Hoyos
Marta Romero
Piporro
John’s Oyster Resort
Broadway
Galveston
Grace N. Ellis
Anderson
Galveston County Memorial Hospital
Jane Richard Smith
Frank
Clark
West End
Land
David Williams
Charles Totty
M.T. Fogarty
Mary L. Bridges
Muriel
Fogarty
Oak
A. Burger
Cedar
Harry Lane
Lane
Monsanto
Polyglas
Goodyear
Pala Paaree
Holly & Hwy
Gene Sutton
Goodyear Service
Alveston County’’ Tire & Appliance
Henry & Henrietta
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Picture
P.S
Sue
Doris
Baytown
Rotary
Outstanding Young Men of America
BUY
Aks Han
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