Shipman Announces La Marque Council Candidacy
Joe Shipman, 30, La Marque resident and Wackers Variety Store manager, announces his bid for City Council Position 2. He vows to use city resources for all residents, work with the Chamber on industrial growth, support a pay as you go library, improve department accounting, maintain a tight budget, and ensure fair service for all taxpayers. Shipman has two children, wife Carol, and holds leadership roles in local chambers and Jaycees, with Vietnam War service and a Meritorious Commendation.
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Joe Shipman
la Marque
Shipman
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber For Industrial Development
Wackers Variety Store
Carol
la Marque Jaycees
Highlands Baptist Church
USMC
Hitchcock City Commissioner Promises Fair Representation
Robinson presents R C Williams statement praising two years in Hitchcock office. He cites water line expansion, sewer bond approval enabling a potential $6 million federal grant, new police cars and a police station roof, a full time city administrator, tax restraint, and planned 1975 progress on streets ditches sewer and water extension. He pledges support for Hitchcock Industrial Foundation and attracting business.
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Hitchcock
Hitchcock Industrial Foundation
Mayor Luther Morgan Declines Reelection Bid
Hitchcock Mayor Luther Morgan states he will not seek reelection to the city commission after four years in office. He cites the demanding role and lack of compensation, listing completed projects such as improved garbage pickup, extended water lines, sewer grants, a new police station, a city hall complex, expanded library services, a city administrator and a half million dollar budget, and upgraded public works equipment. He credits revenue sharing for key funding and notes personal satisfaction from the tenure.
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City Commission
Fire Department
Public Works Department
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Schreiber & Miller
Galveston & LA Marque
Itsasony
Sony
Galveston County
Oak St
Galveston
Robinson
R. C. Williams
Navy
Carrol O'Connor
Galvez Plaza
Necadalics
Cinemas
Bargan
Ernest
Borgnine Law and Disorder
Pearland
Showtime
Veeune Suse Oo Bowdlerize
Thomas Bowdler
Morgan
Luther Morgan
Ninth Avenue North
Texas City
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