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Newspaper
La Marque Times
Location
La Marque, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1966
Page
1
A Galveston County board proposes a junior college with two campuses Island and Mainland to serve a growing industrial area. Vocational classes would be on the Mainland and liberal arts on the Island, with open admission and smaller classes to emphasize individual attention.
La Marque schools board and principals clash in a three hour meeting ending 1-1. The board did not renew principal Henry B. Moore of Lake Road Elementary, who has one year left on his contract. Other contracts were renewed.
Jean Koneman reports La Marque Volunteer Fire Department welcomes more than 600 Gulf Coast Fireman's Association members and families from 43 departments arriving February 19 for an afternoon and evening of food and frolic. Attendees come from Livingston northward and Bellville westward as the host volunteers roll out the red carpet.
The C P Evans Food Stores have been renamed Piggly Wiggly after the merger of Food Mart Inc with Shop Rite Foods Inc. The La Marque store features the new pig sign, continuing a Gulf Coast presence dating back to the late 1930s in Texas City. Managers Joseph Priddy and N J Rice are among renewing staff.
Joseph Priddy, longtime La Marque manager, explains the new Piggly Wiggly sign marks continuity across a merger involving Evans, Shop Rite Foods and several regional stores. The piece details Priddy career moves from Galveston to Texas City and Alvin, the staff who stayed with the transition, and the ongoing commitment to top brand foods and local growth.
E. Sid Holliday Jr. named Senior Citizen of La Marque for 1965 and Stanley A. Duitscher cited as Junior Citizen at the La Marque Chamber of Commerce banquet. Dorothy K. McDermott Woman of the Year and H. G. Whitmire Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer recognized. Holliday is vice president of Guaranty Federal Savings & Loan. Duitscher is former city manager. McDermott secretary at Union Carbide. Whitmire police chief. Bruce Terry presented awards. remarks praised civic work and youth programs.
Dr. Hyman Judah Schachtel warned the La Marque Chamber banquet that America cannot expect help from European nations in the Viet Nam conflict. He urged self-education and global engagement as the world grows interconnected through the space age. He called himself a personal friend of President Johnson.
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