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Newspaper
La Marque Times
Location
La Marque, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1971
Page
3
Elizabeth Williams won first prize with a 70 net and 94 gross score at the Women s Golf Association of Twin Lakes tourney. Jean Macrini took the putting prize with 29 putts, Norma Holzaepfel and Marzella West scored chip-ins on Nos 18 and 16. A July 3 Two Ball Best Ball event follows, with husbands invited to a covered dish supper.
Mr and Mrs Robert Edwin Creech married at St Michael's Episcopal Church on June 26 and began a Mexico honeymoon in Monterrey. Officiant Rev H Raymond Kearby led nuptial music by Patsy Tull and Mrs Paul Ash. The bride Debra Norris, parents Abdon and Mrs Norris, wore a Chantilly lace gown with sequins and a pearl crown veil. The groom is son of R E Creech of Corpus Christi, a Tex Christian graduate and Sigma Alpha Epsilon member. The couple will reside in Pennsylvania for training camp with the Philadelphia Eagles.
College of the Mainland students surveyed local firms and schools to gauge office tech use. The ten key adding machine emerged as the most common office device, with widespread use in mathematical tasks and in filing systems. Surveys covered data processing prospects, graduate preparation, and employer views on professional development.
A Marine Corps recruiting note highlights discipline, boot camp, and combat training as paths to becoming a Marine. It notes that physical fitness rifle marksmanship and military studies prepare Marines for various specialties and life, inviting high school seniors to apply through a 180 day delay or buddy program and contact Galveston.
A dense schedule lists weekly community events from Masonic lodges to church groups. Notable entries include Silver Circle Chapter 101 CES at 7 p.m. Monday, Greater La Marque Lodge 117 AF&AM at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jericho Lodge 106 and Faith Chapter 92 through July 2, prayer 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Pride of La Marque 166 at 6:30 p.m. Friday, and Usher Board 1 Rising Star Baptist Church 4 p.m. Saturday, with hosts and presiding officers named throughout.
The Galveston County Unit of the American Cancer Society received three awards at the 1971 convention at the Royal Coach Inn for public education efforts aimed at school and college audiences total program audiences and employee audiences. Attending were Jack Lindsay, 1972 president, Dr R B Caraway of Wharton County and District Director Gene Braudrick. Lindsey thanked committee chairs Lois Graff Manuel Ross Barry Bailey Harvill Bailey and Dorothy McDermott for their roles in campaigns and publicity contributions.
Wilford C. Malm Jr and Norma Jean Nash of League City announce the birth of their first child a son Wilford Carl Malm III in Tyler at Medical Center on June 9 weighing 8 pounds 1 ounce. Grandparents are Wilford C. Malm of La Marque and Audis Nash of League City. great grandparents include C. G. Malm of Taylor and Stanley Sanders of Humble. Great great grandmother is Mrs Cobb of Humble.
The Rose Duplicate Club met Wednesday June 23 at the Nessler Civic Center for an eleven table Mitchell event. North-South winners were Hector Jimenez and Mrs Lloyd Parker of Texas City in first place, with several pairs following. East-West winners were Mrs Mildred Shank of La Marque and Charlotte Moskowitz of Texas City in first, with other pairs placing. Games are every Wednesday at 7. call 945-7822 for a partner.
Faith United Methodist Church in Dickinson announces special meetings for the week. Mrs Georgetta Davis, president of the Women’s Society of Christian Service, says the society will charter a bus for a tour of former president LB Johnson’s birthplace. Bus fare is 9.70 dollars round trip, date July 10, contact the CAC office in Dickinson to reserve. Administrative board meets Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Youth sponsor a lawn party Friday at 7:30 p.m. on the church lawn with a rap session after.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Kemp of 1020 Delmar recently visited their son Kenneth Kemp Jr and family in Birmingham, Alabama. They toured the Appalachian Mountains in Northern Alabama and noted a similarity to the Great Smokies. It was their first flight and they plan to visit the state again. Kemp is retired from Santa Fe Railroad after 43 years. F. W. Bessel first measured the distance to a star in 1835.
Mr and Mrs Otto Frederick Peters Jr announce the engagement of their daughter Deborah Annette to Steven Michael Hux son of Mr and Mrs Charles William Hux of La Marque. Deborah is an O Connell High School graduate who attended College of the Mainland. Steven is a La Marque High School graduate who attended College of the Mainland and works for Houston Lighting and Power Company. The wedding is set for August 27.
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