Bridge of Friendship Across Our Differences
A prophetic call to build bridges across divides to achieve peace with neighbors. The message emphasizes cementing friendship and understanding, urging determined good will to foster world harmony.
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Newspaper
La Marque Times
Location
La Marque, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1973
Page
6
A prophetic call to build bridges across divides to achieve peace with neighbors. The message emphasizes cementing friendship and understanding, urging determined good will to foster world harmony.
Mrs Albert S Goldstein of Clear Lake City Garden Club was the featured speaker at the La Marque Garden Club March meeting. She demonstrated terrarium construction and shared steps including moss layer, charcoal, nylon cover, soil, plant placement, misting, and glass or plastic cover. The terrarium prize went to guest Mrs Jerry Collins. The group planned a workshop for April 5 at the Girl Scout House led by Langford, Smith, and Carney to prepare for the County Fair in June, with hostesses E E Thomas, O R Stephens, M W Watson, and J V Stepchinski.
Camellia Jane Pratt, twelve, seventh grade, won the annual spelling bee at McAdams Junior High School in Dickinson for the second year in a row. She previously held titles as Dunbar Elementary School champion in 1971 and Galveston County champion in 1971 and 1972, and is the daughter and granddaughter of local residents in Dickinson and La Marque.
March gardening tips cover aphid control with Diazinon or Malathion on new foliage, bulb foliage retention, bermuda and zoysia lawn care before growth, kill scale on Evergreen Euonymus with Diazinon, consider replacing with Yaupon, nematode fumigation if present, early fertilizer plans with soil testing guidance, careful annuals selection, and disease prevention on roses with regular sprays after pruning.
Dr. Lamar Ss Clark, minister of The First United Methodist Church, will use as his sermon topic for the 10 45 morning worship service Lost and Found The church school for all ages meets 9 30 to 10 30 a m each Sunday At 7 PenNs Sunday the third session on the Church wide Bible Study continues Reading from Mark 8 27 through 12 44 Miss Robin LLewellyn will read a portion of Gentlemen The Kings by John Quenham The Day Circles meet in various homes The India study continues Tuesday March 20 at 9 30 a m The nursery is open for preschool children
Mr. and Mrs. J R Kirby announce the birth of their first child, a daughter named Shanna Lee, born March 5 at Galveston County Memorial Hospital. The baby weighed 9 pounds 5 ounces. Grandparents are C H Kirby of Texas City and John Kurtz of La Marque. Great grandmother is Mrs. Mattie Watson of Texas City. Father works for Community Public Service Company.
Mr and Mrs L W Ray of 2903 Woodland welcome their third child a son Bradley Dale born March 7 in Galveston County weighing 6 lbs 14 1 2 oz Mrs Desan Vaughn of La Marque and Mr and Mrs O C Ray of La Marque are the grandparents Great grandparents are Myr Ray and Mrs Jasper Ray of Rosepine La and Mrs Alice Weaver of Hitchcock At home to greet the baby are Rodney age 4 and Tammi age 2 Amoco Gas.
Mr and Mrs RR Marshall Jr announce the birth of their daughter Candy Diane at 1201 Main weighing 7 pounds 0 ounces. Relatives listed include Mrs E L Wakefield of Alta Loma and Mr and Mrs Richard McColm of Engleside Texas and Mr and Mrs Raymond Roger Marshil Sr of Gordon Arkansas with local business Johnsons Material Company in Texas City mentioned.
Members of the Galveston County Chapter Texas Society of Professional Engineers will tour Todd Shipyards Inc Galveston Division on Pelican Island Thursday. They will review an onboard inspection of a vessel being altered to a cargo carrier then meet at Crow's Restaurant for a 7 30 p.m social hour and 8 p.m supper before a business session and officer nominations for the new year.
Thousands of local and state groups plan participation in the 36th annual National Wildlife Week from March 18 to 24. The 1973 theme Discover Wildlife It’s Too Good To Miss promotes outdoor joys for Americans of all ages with a poster of a young wood duck. National Wildlife Federation President Thomas L. Kimball urges families to step into nature and experience its beauty now rather than through magazine pictures.
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