Publisher bows out of piggie tussle
A humorous account of three men at Buttermilk Junction attempting to catch a greased pig for a children’s event. The group struggles with a stubborn pig, a nearby mother hog, and a planned lasso before finally corraling and tossing a single pig into a pickup bed, ending with the decision that one pig suffices.
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Buttermilk Junction
Janice Payne
Allen Webb
Jim Niebuhr
Galveston
Jim-boy
Atm
Allen
Jim
College of the Mainland outlines threefold role for community
Dr. Donald Mortvedt, Dean of Instruction, told La Marque Kiwanis Club the college’s mission spans teaching and community service. He traced junior college origins to 1900, described open access, general education with personal development, vocational tech, and continuing education across five districts.
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Donald Mortvedt
College of the Mainland
la Marque Kiwanis Club
People’s College
Stop Sign Compliance Survey In La Marque
Officer Gene Olivier reports results from a Drivers Education survey of 3,960 cars at intersections near four way stops. Of these, 832 (21 percent) stopped correctly, 1,861 (47 percent) rolled through at ten mph or less, and 1,267 (32 percent) failed to slow below ten mph and stop.
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Gene Olivier
la Marque
Olivier
Bayou and Jes Pride Fades in Highlands Bayou Challenge
Community leaders faced a tough test as they battled through a challenging event at Highlands Bayou. Jubilant Jaycees joined in, while the Christeens Choir of Paul’s Union Church provided a final musical interlude.
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Jes
Highlands Bayou
Christeens
Paul's Union ‘Church
La Marque ISD Receives ESAA Federal Grant
La Marque Independent School District has been awarded 374,867 from the Department of Health Education and Welfare under the Emergency School Aid Act Program. Funds will hire remedial teachers and social workers for elementary schools lacking these services, with assignments at Simms Westlawn and Intermediate schools.
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la Marque Independent School
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
la Marque Independent School District
ESAA
Simms
Westlawn
Marque News Roundup of Graduates Trips and Birthdays
Os In La Marque OTIS LOUD and family of Dallas returned home after visiting with his parents. John L. Mack and family returned from New Orleans. Eugene Smith and family attended a funeral in Houston. Mary Elizabeth Burns earned a Bachelor of Science in Speech at UT. Kathy Lou Barnes awarded BA from UT in May. Christopher Marshall on Southwestern University Distinction List. Melinda Guy chosen as Cheerleader at San Marcos Academy. Ruth and Roy Nash returned from Switzerland and England. Flynn Bucy on six week tour of eastern states with Boy Scouts. Pat Bucy doing original chemistry research at Austin College funded by Welch Foundation. Sam Gray and Alphane McGee returned from vacation. Elijah Simmons attended funeral in Brazoria. Jack Jackson visiting ill brother in Galveston County Memorial Hospital. James Patrick Darlington earned MBA from Stephen F. Austin. married Shannon Roberts. Marshall family at Southwestern University seminar. Capt and Mrs Hartfield celebrated 32nd wedding anniversary. Birthday wishes for several names and July dates. National Hot Dog Month and Rye and Bread Month observed. Vacationing Jennnings family and Carlson grandmother in Michigan. McGowan touring Europe.
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Otis Loud
Dallas
R. W. Loud
John L. Mack
Ya¢helion
New Orleans
Eugene Smith
Houston
Mary Elizabeth Burns
Houston Drive
University of Texas
Kathy Lou Barnes
Bluebonnet
Southwestern University At
Georgestown
Christopher Marshall
Richard B. Marshall
Estates Drive
Melinda Guy
Alice Guy
San Marcos Academy
Texas
Miss Guy
Ruth
Roy Nash
Switzerland
England
Flynn Bucy
Florida
North Carolina
Virginia
Wisconsin
Canada
Rev
Ralph D. Bucy
Ft. Worth
General Assembly
Pat Bucy
San Meto
Calif
McKinley Jackson
Galveston County Memorial Hospital
James Patrick Darlington
la Marque
W.T. Darlington Sr
Stephen F. Austin University
Shannon Roberts
Grand Saline
Estate Drive
Marq Gientine
William Lester, JR
Kathy
Paul
Mark Jennings
Carlson
Michigan
Keith McGowan
John McGowan
Europe
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Mahan Park
Ray Holbrook
Paul Hopkins
George Freeborn
Harold Choate
Charles Fedderson
Dennis Payne
Bob Whelson
John Mahan
Alkagas
Access Highlands Bayou
Marine
Washington
Arthur Price
Capitol
Marine Corps and
Fin
General Foods Corp
Dewitt Clinton
Bronx
New York
California
New Hampshire
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Oregon
The
Marine Military Academy
Harlingen
College
Mortvedt
Hollion
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