Local notices recap weddings births and birthdays in La Marque
Community blurbs list weddings for DON NA HARRISON and DON SCHALK and the Helms wedding party, birthdays for BOB CRUSE ALAN CRUSE III THELMA WILLIAMS PAT CHAMBERLAIN and DAN WADE, plus travels and family visits. Alumni and students like JANET TREACCAR LISA MURPHY PATTI GRIFFIN JUDY HARDWICK KENNY HARRELL IVAN KOPECKY MARQ GILLENTINE MIKE ANDERSON RUSSELL HEALD JACKIE KIRKHAM and Cindy Everett Phyllis Russo noted. Local civic and church figures attend gatherings. residents and out of town trips are mentioned with several name and place references throughout.
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San Marcos
Cougar
Janet Treaccar
Lisa Murphy
Patti Griffin
Judy Hardwick
Kenny Harrell
Tiger
Ivan Kopecky
Marq Gillentine
John Brown University
Siloam Springs
Ark
Mike Anderson
Russell Heald
Louisiana State University Tigers
Orlando Blackburn
Joe Faulk JR
Dallas
Joe Faulk SR
Faulk
Shelley Barrett
Donna Harrison
Don Schalk
J. W.helms
Highlands Baptist Church
Helms
Galveston County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Meeting
The Ladies Auxiliary board of the Galveston County Memorial Hospital will hold a meeting at 9 30 a m on Tuesday August 29. Key agenda items include organizational updates and volunteer coordination. The group invites attendance by members and interested supporters.
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Ladies Auxiliary of
Galveston County Memorial Hospital
Tuesaday
Mainland Chapter of Parents Without Partners Meeting
The Mainland Chapter No Parents Without Partners Inc will meet at 7 30 pm Tuesday August 29 at Texas City National Bank. Paul Johnson and Southwestern Bell representative will speak on You and Your Telephone. Visitors are welcome. For information call 935-2716.
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Mainland
Parents Without Partie Inc
Texas City National Bank
Paul Johnson
Southweern Bell Representativ
Summer pruning boosts tree health and trunk strength
Instructions from an Associate Agricultural Agent outline summer pruning to shape trees, emphasize temporary branches, and avoid excess limbs. Guidelines cover selecting permanent branches, back trimming below them, spacing, and training vigorous shoots into new leaders while preventing sun scald and structural weakness. Expansion notes include new roads and air freight lobster shipments with veterinary constraints for Cuba in 1960.
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Cuba
Faithful Mrs Burch Led Pauls Union Church Life
Mrs. Burch served over 36 years in church work from Costa Rica to Texas and La Marque guiding Pauls Union Church. She organized Women’s Auxiliary, youth work, financed trainees, taught Sunday School, and led prayer bands. Memorials go to the Mission Fund of Pauls Union Church. No Wonder! Two million cars in Greater Paris vs 200,000 capacity creates massive traffic jams.
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Costa Rica
Central America
United States
Third Presbyterian Church
Hous
Burch
Gladys Snearly
Kerrville
Women’s Auxiliary
C. M. Gordy
M. C. Eddins
C. W. Gibson
H. P. Kirchner
Earl Johnes
Raymond Driggs
A. E. Gordy
George Delaney
B. B. Naschke
Charles Burkett
Effie Mac Hall
B, B. Naschke
O. R. Tharp
W. H. McDonald
John Ww. Chamberlain
C. W. Warren Sr
Leon McMillan
John Mitchell
Glenn Williams
Paul’s Union Church
Paris
Washington Workshop trip to Capitol sights and sponsors
The author recalls attending the Washington Workshop program at Mount Vernon College base, with daily Capitol visits from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. They met Congressman Brooks and listened to a Kennedy led wiretapping hearing, heard speeches by Kennedy, Percy, McClosky, and Kibinge. The seminar ended with a 150 student debate on bills, deepening interest in parliamentary procedure andUnion Carbide sponsorship efforts.
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Mount Vernon College
Capitol
Senate
House
Brooks
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
Percy
Illinois
McClosky
California
Kibinge
Kenya
Washington
Congress
Union Carbide Corporation
Union Carbide
Lee Ton- bin
Washington Workshop
Washington D.C
Outstanding Young Women of America program honors nominees
DOTSON headed by Mrs Dexter Otis Arnold honorary president of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs announces the Outstanding Young Women of America program to recognize women ages 21 to 35 for community, professional, and national contributions. Nominations come from women’s groups churches alumni associations and universities. The 1972 edition will include messages from Martha Griffiths and Amy Vanderbilt. Announcement made by Miss Anita Capp, program director.
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Dexter Otis Arnold
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
U. S
Martha Griffiths
D-Mich
Amy Vanderbilt
Anita Capp
Dress Code Debated as Board Reviews Policy and Budget
The board heard from homemaking teacher Mrs. Carolyn Dyer who urged revising the dress code saying enforcement varies by teacher and causes friction. The meeting covered the 1972-73 budget of 5,837,874 with a 122,441 increase, a 1.75 per 100 rate based on 60 percent market value, and an estimated district valuation of 235,258,130. An amended 1971-72 budget was approved at 6,711,881. New hires included Rebecca Gartrell, David Yeary, and Margaret Marquart. Rebel Falcone resigned due to her husband’s coaching move.
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Carolyn Dyer
Maison
Rebecca Gartrell
la Marque
David M. Yeary
Margaret Marquart
Rebel Falcone
Falcone
Corrigan
Safety guards required on rear axles of towing vehicles
The statute requires safety guards or flaps behind the rearmost wheels of road tractors trucks and combinations with semi-trailers to extend within eight inches of the highway surface. Exemptions include pole trailers trucks operated alone on private property and certain single-vehicle operations.
Yearbook dedication honors community and staff
The yearbook and Cougar Claws staff dedicate the book to the business community, Vera White the retiring librarian, and Dr Weldon Kolb on the Board of Trustees. Journalism students begin selling ads for both the yearbook and newspaper, plan a bulletin board display using business cards and letterheads, with Mari Jo Nevins as editor and Elinor Wyatt as sponsor.
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Vera White
Weldon Kolb
Mari Jo Nevins
Cougar '73
Mary Beth Trevino
Cougar Claws
Regina List
Byrle Arnold
Elinor Wyatt
Scoutmasters Plan Jamboree Trips For Bay Area Scouts
Don Tarpey announces jamboree sites with a 15 dollar deposit. Bay Area Council districts may field one troop of 37 Scouts and 3 Unit Leaders. Trips last 18 to 20 days. West contingent visits Rocky Mountain National Park Mesa Verde Denver Air National Guard base Canada and Salt Lake City. East contingent visits Independence Hall Liberty Bell Washington New York City and other historic sites.
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Don Tarpey
Bay Area Council
Jamboree West
Rocky Mountain National Park
Mesa Verde National Park
Denver
U.S. Air Academy
Canada
Salt Lake City
Independence Hall
Liberty Bell
Washington, D.C
New York City
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R.J. Grimes, JR
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Anna Marie Black
Clara Fitts
Betty Thierry
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