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Newspaper
La Marque Times
Location
La Marque, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1973
Page
4
Mosquitoes flood into flood affected Texas and Louisiana areas this summer becoming a major nuisance and disease threat. They breed in standing water and stagnant pools left by floods. Residents in affected regions are urged to take mosquito control measures and contact local authorities for guidance.
College of the Mainland hosts a free three day art workshop August 13 14 and 15 for area teachers from pre school through third grade. Sessions run 9:00 am to 3:00 pm in room 255 Learning Resources Center. Art consultant from Milton Bradley Company and Cole Supply leads the sessions using tempera crayons clay water colors and fluorescent colors. Participants earn a certificate and registration is on a first come first served basis with a deadline August 1.
County agent notes Vikki Owen of La Marque led the Grand Champion Mare at the District 4-H Horse Show in Bellville with Judy Johnson Arcadia claiming Reserve Champion Gelding. Cynthia Blanken of Friendswood won her class with a registered mare under five years old. Other placers included Kathleen Ydzis Friendswood Anda Blackford La Marque Laura Hensley Friendswood and Vikki in showmanship. The Galveston County delegation won five of 21 trophies. The column also urges SMV emblem use and safety on rural roads with tractors and farm equipment, outlining driver and motorist responsibilities and speeds.
Thomas Carter, instructor in the Humanities Division at College of the Mainland, received a Texas A&M University grant to attend a six week Institute for Junior College Teachers from July 12 to August 17. The program emphasizes performance-based instruction to boost student achievement. Carter joins 24 other teachers selected for their experience in performance-based methods. He previously taught 13 years at Booker T. Washington High School in Texas City and 3 years at Woodland Junior High, now teaching English at the Mainland college for five years. Carter holds a BA from Texas College and a MA from Texas Southern University, with post-graduate English studies at Texas Christian University and the University of Texas. He lives in Texas City with his son Andre and wife Allene, a first grade teacher at Travis Elementary in Galveston.
Samuel F. Ward Jr of the Social Security District in Galveston Texas says the July Medicare Medical Insurance premium increase is rolled back under the presidents 60 day price freeze program. Higher amounts will be charged then corrected later, with funds paid in full later. The rollback also affects Railroad Retirement beneficiaries and Civil Service annuitants paying Medical Insurance premiums.
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