Isle Insurance Auctions Large Texas Office Furniture Sale
The Isle Insurance Company auctions the largest Texan office furniture sale June 28 29 and 30 at the American National Insurance Building in Galveston. Joe Presswood auctioneer will conduct bidding on desks chairs file cabinets bookcases credenzas tables storage and more as Olshan Demolishing clears the site. Auctions run 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
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Texas
American National Insurance
21St and Market
Galveston
Olshan
CARE WITH LAWN MOWERS AND PEST CONTROL TIPS
Agric. agent Preston E Poole urges mower safety before each cut to prevent property damage and injuries. Check for hidden hazards, ensure blade sharpness and balance, and disconnect spark plugs when servicing. Also advises on chinch bugs, caterpillars, webworms, and barklice, noting effective insecticides and targeted treatments.
Activities Set For State Bar Convention
The 1,500 women and children expected to attend the Texas State Bar Convention in Houston July 5 through 7 will find a full schedule of events. Tours of the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, a Shamrock Hilton hospitality room, and needlework instruction are offered. Teenagers have a hospitality suite at the Shamrock pool, with babysitting under Mrs. D. Dudley Oldham and Mrs. David C. Redford. Programs include museum tours, a planetarium show, a Watershow, an ice skating party, NASA VIP tours, a box lunch at an astronaut's home, and a Theta Sigma Phi fashion show. Lectures and brunches cap the days, with entertainment for youths at Busch Gardens and the Galeria on Friday.
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Texas State Bar Convention
Houston
NASA Manned Spacecraft Center
Shamrock Hilton
Virginia Maxwell
Shamrock Swimming Pool
D. Dudley Oldham
David C. Redford
Longmont
Museum of Natural Science
Burke Baker
Galleria
NASA
Alan Bean
Houston Oaks
Theta Sigma Phi
Murray Banks
New York
Shamrock
Emerald Room
Galveston District engineer Morgan Campbell retires after 41 years
Chief Morgan Campbell of the Galveston District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will retire June 30 after nearly 41 years of service. A native of Fort Worth and Rice and MIT graduate, he began with the district in 1934, later leading the reinforced concrete and structural steel design section and serving as design branch chief. In his career he moved between Galveston and St Louis, returning to Galveston as chief. The notice includes lengthy reminiscences from Fairmount North Dakota.
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Galveston
Deaths and Funerals Chronicle Local Tragedies
Multiple obituaries record deaths from gunshot wounds and illness in Galveston County and surrounding areas. William J. Nolan Jr. and Clara Mae Hightower lead a slate of services, with survivors listed for each, including spouses, children, and siblings. Other notices honor Warren Buford Harrell, Howard Lee Blankenship, and Mrs. Comella C. Cates, noting burial sites and church affiliations.
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William J. Nolan Jr
Alta Loma
Emken - Linton Funeral Home
la Marque
Robert Berry
Nolan
Galveston County Memorial Hospital
Galveston
Electricians Local
Clara Mae Hightower
Justice St
Rising Star Baptist Church
D.n.benford
Rising Star Cemetery
Johnnie Swan
Texas City
Janie McCloud
Conroe
Sammy Jo Hightower
Ida Mae Henderson
Mildred Kibbie
Houston
Cal Walter Hightower
Fort Leonard Wood
Charles Hightower
Kenneth Hightower
Harold Hightower
John Wesley Hightower
James Hollis
Trinity
Annie Lee Walker
James Hollis Jr
Warren Buford Harrell
First Baptist Church
Rusk
Texas
Cedar Hill
Mr. Harrell
Rusk Memorial Hospital
Howard Lee Blankenship
St. Mary's Hospital
Grayson Glass
Grace Memorial Park
Malloy and Son Funeral Home
Pauls Valley
Okla
Mr. Blankenship
International Longshoreman’s Association
Larcom Lane
Mary Ellen Blankenship
Jack Wayne Blankenship
Marylin Lee
Sue) Hernandez
Fuchson Twill Elliott
Martha Ellen Spencer
Charlotte
N.C
Milas Blankenship
Barney Blankenship
Paula Jean Cross
Ruth Thompson
Ruby Jones
Comella C. Cates
Galveston County
Clawson Baptist Church
Lufkin
Kenneth Nichols
Gann
Gipson Funeral Home
James Crowder
Cates
Sellers
Ala
Scott
Gertrude Wrotenberg
Tyler
Ruby Sellman
Helen Kickler
Pasadena
Wallace M. Cates
Curtis G. Cates
Farris C. Cates
Ray Cates
Annie M. Cottrell
Memphis
L'Enn
Henry Dowdy Is Named Kiwanis Club President
Henry Dowdy was elected Kiwanis Club president for 1972 73 at the June 19 La Marque meeting along with vice president Joe Robisheaux secretary Jack McCarney treasurer Paul Koenig and six two year directors. New officers take office October 1. Roy Stephens discussed the Texas State Commission for the Blind and its goal to place legally blind individuals into viable work, noting a new Chris Cole Rehabilitation Center in Austin. He stressed aid to those unable to help themselves and mentioned the state's new school for training in useful occupations.
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la Marque Kiwanis Club
Henry Dowdy
Joe Robisheaux
Jack McCarney
Paul Koenig
Louis Boatright
Jimmy Giles
Bob McWhorter
Jerry Savage
Phil Schlageter
Les Winters
Roy Stephens
Texas State Commission For the Blind
Stephens
la Marque
State Commission For the Blind
Stephen F. Austin
Austin
Chris Cole
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Isle Insurance Company
Joe Presswood
Presswood
Guaranty Federal
BAI
Guaranty Federal Savings & Loan Association
Port Perce
Laurel & Ist
By Preston E. Poole
St. Augustine
State Bar Convention
Busch Gardens
The
Louisiana
Bell City
New Orleans
Southwestern Bell
Veronica Oshman
Fairmount
N.D
Hankinson
North Dakota
Main Street
France
James T. Jordan
N. Logan
Veteran’s Administration
the Heights Baptist Church
Ronald L. Calhoun
Paul Rogers
Galveston Memorial Park
Hitchcock
Jordan
Stamford
T. A. Newman Construction Co
Mary Frances Jordan
Roy E. Jordan
John D. Henderson
E. W. DeBorde
C. F. Herrington
Lorena McGee
Mathis
Robert Dunbar
Matalba
Cornell Santos
Cornell Roy Santos
Ave. T
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
Patrick Casey
Calvary Cemetery
Mr. Santos
Joe Santos Jr
Sylvia Santos
Robert Mata
Los Angeles
Calif
Pedro Mata Jr
Joseph Santos
Richard Santos
Julian Mata
Lupe Mata
Mrs
Clara Hightower
Viola Ervin
Bell Drive
D. N. Benford
Mainland Funeral Home
Warren B. Harrell
Willie Mae Harrell
Buford Harrell
First Baptist
H. L. Blankenship
Comella Cates
Kiwanis Club
Will Rogers
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