Woman Injured In Hospital Run Traffic Crash At La Marque
A 64 year old Brenham woman returning from a Galveston hospital was injured when her car, driven by her husband Joe Burrell, collided with a station wagon at Lake Road and Cedar in La Marque. She complained of back pains and was taken to John Sealy. Burrell was cited for negligent collision by failure to yield right of way. The La Marque week saw six more accidents with injuries to three others and the death of a cow. A Texas City man, Robert E. Froeschl, suffered broken ribs and bruises when his pickup left the roadway on FM 1765. Other minor crashes occurred at Cedar and Hwy 3, and FM 1765 and Robinson, with several drivers cited for imprudent speed, red light violations, or negligent collision.
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Brenham
la Marque
Galveston
John Sealy
Willie Burrell
Joe Burrell
Lake Oad
Cedar
Sheila Gatwick
Bluebonnet
Burrell
Robert Taylor
Robert E. Froesch
Texas City
FM 1765
Lake Rd
Causey
Billie Laverne Smith
Patricia
Alberta Sams
Thompson
George E. Rosendahl
Katherine
Hwy. 3
Rama Yeager
Main St
Josephine Vickers
Poplar
Dale Hicks
Hitchcock
Hicks
M. R. Anderson
Hwy
James Darlington
Houston Drive N
Frederick Wilhelm
Dickinson
Darlington
Wilhelm
Jerry Larsen
Larsen
Robinson
Margaret Dickson
Lane Rd
La Marque OES To Meet Thursday
La Marque Chapter No 979 Order of Eastern Star will hold a stated meeting Thursday at 8 pm in the Masonic Hall. Mrs A G Page worthy matron invites all members and visitors to attend.
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la Marque
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
A. G. Page
Telephone Co Appoints New Area Manager for a Texas City Area
Tom McGrenera is named manager for Southwestern Bell Telephone in Texas City and nearby towns including La Marque Wharton and El Campo. He will start in August as J F Baker becomes Unit Manager in Houston South. McGrenera is Beaumont born and Lamar tech educated. He is married to Wilma Ehrhardt from Baytown and plans to teach history and English. The couple attends the Lutheran Church and golf is his hobby. Lake Brownwood spans 4500 acres with 96 miles of shoreline. Beaumont hosts the world’s largest rice packaging plant. Ball moss on Texas trees is linked to pineapples.
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Tom McGrenera
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Texas City
la Marque
Wharton
el Campo
D. G. Kobs
Southwestern Bell
Galveston
McGrenera
J. F. Baker
Telephone Company
Houston South
Beaumont
Lamar State College of Technology
Mystery liquid attack on youths shocks Texas City area
A La Marque youth and two Texas City boys were sprayed with a chemical irritant from a moving car. Witnesses estimate a red Falcon was involved and two white youths fled the scene. Lt. Lawrence said the incident remains unsolved with no injuries beyond facial burns and eyes washed.
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Bordelon
N. Oak St
la Marque
Texas City
Ninth Ave. S
Gary Mays
Willie Ford
Lawrence
Ankles Away show to aid Sealy Blood Bank in Galveston
Proceeds from the 12th annual Beta Sigma Phi production Ankles Away will fund a Beta Sigma Phi Scholarship for Galveston County students pursuing blood banking. The Aug. 29 Moody Civic Center show involves 10 sorority chapters with chairs for finance program and more. Contact Mrs Brett WE 5 2718 to purchase patron tickets. The item notes Nantucket’s first prison opened in 1676.
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Jules L. Acosta
Glenn Williamson, Jr
Beta Sigma Phi
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston County
Moody Civic Center
Galveston
Willie Mae Conerly
Dolores Garcia
Melvina Wilson
G. W. Crosby
Jean Riley
William Brett
Line Blackwell
Ethel
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J.R. Harris, D.D.S
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Horace Louis Bordelon
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George Eden
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