Books to entertain seven year olds this summer
Seven year olds seek quick action and drama. suggested reads include Curious George Billy and Blaze A Pony Called Lightening My Father's Dragon Lentil Little Eddie and Why Cowboys Sing in Texas Local librarians and booksellers can help parents pick titles Reading aloud strengthens parent child bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HA. Rey
Curious George
W. Anderson
Billy and
Blaze
Miriam E. Mason
Texas
Captain Dow
le Grand
R. 8. Garrett
Alphone
N.S. Carlson
Cigarette-Proof Upholstery Standards Debate Sparks Industry Alarm
Pam Brown notes the Consumer Product Safety Commission may set flammability rules for furniture textiles to curb fires started by cigarettes. Industry sources warn that standards could raise costs, shrink fabric options, and leave many existing pieces uncovered, with wide market disruption expected by 1976.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consumer Products Safety Commission
Congress
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Know Your Carrier Rajender Syal Headlines Route Launch
Rajender Syal a thirteen year old junior high student born near New Delhi India now runs a newspaper route covering the area bordered by Ross Magnolia Bayou Cedar and Hwy 3 He enjoys school fishing plans tennis and clarinet joining marching training late in the school year He hopes his eight year old brother Jimmy will help him deliver and can be reached at 938 1263 for missed papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Rajender
Ross
Magnolia
Bayou
Cedar
Jimmy
Citizens clash with Corps over bayou land and project progress
Residents including Chris Delesandri voice anger at Corps of Engineers workers on their land. Delesandri notes a Flamingo Isles channel sits 12 feet deep, silted 6 feet in 11 years, while rails bridges subsist as obstructions. Officer Howard Picard questions funding risk as project nears 60 percent completion after over $5 million allocated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corps of Engineers
Jones Lake
Chris Delesandri
Bayou
Flamingo Isles
Delesandri
Hitchcock
Howard Picard
Barker
Island area faces new subsidence and utilities laws
The 64th Legislature approved a two-county water control district to regulate underground water pumping in Galveston and Harris counties to curb subsidence. A Utilities Regulation Commission was created to oversee telephone rates, with gas and electric utilities largely outside its reach. A new state constitution was approved for a voter decision on Nov 4, excluding a right to work clause. Bay area shrimpers gain tax relief as displacement thresholds change. Baker Harris bill lets the County Commissioners Court fund street improvements in incorporated areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schwartz
Galveston
Harris
Watson
State Utilities Regulation Commission
Dolph Briscoe
Texas
Telephone
Texas Railroad Commission
State Senate
Bay Area
Galveston Area
Baker and Harris
County Commissioners Court
Olivier warns of flooding and planned evacuations
Olivier discusses early escape routes for neighborhoods as heavy floods close streets and highways. Police will block roads to prevent traffic, with strategic exits via 1764 or 1765 toward the freeway to skirt a low spot near Amburn. If flooding worsens, HQ may move to La Marque High School or higher ground, equipment possibly stacked on the Vauthier overpass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olivier
Amburn
la Marque High School
Vauthier Overpass
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cindy Lunn
T’d Uke
First National Bank of
Fullervice K
First National Bank
First & Bayou — P
LA Marque
Houston
Ps Sae Ve
Great Lite
RANK
Americard
Bnsy Poa LE
Perfora
Robert McCloskey
Eddie
Carolyn Haywood
Pam
By Pam Brown
Hei
Te Tru
Orlando Blackburn
West Texas City
R. J. Grimes, Jr
Cathy Gillentine
Alvia Marie Black
Leland Deming
Ruth Graham
Mike Flowers
Society Sports and Photography
Galveston County
General Cinema Corporation
Warren Beatty
Tiube Christie , Goldie Dawn
Columbia Pictures
Galvez Plaza Broadway
Walt Disney
Andh Duckling Gang
Rajender Syal
Dallas Symphony
City Hall
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!