Vikings Take Third In La Marque Relays
La Marque Vikings place third at the La Marque Viking Relays scoring 34 points. Relay team Meyers Young Dickson Woodard take second in 440 with 45.6. Partain 3rd in 880 at 2 11.1. McDonald 3rd in 120 hurles at 17.6. Dickson 2nd in 100 at 10.9, Young 3rd at 10.95. McDonald 3rd in 330 hurd. Venible Partain Young Woodard 2nd in mile relay 3 44.4. Macik 1st in shot put 50 65, Crowder 2nd 49 10. Clements Tepera assist Vikings coaches. Or. Coombs promoted to area maintenance foreman at Texas City refinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Wilkins
Vikings
George Meyers
Ron Young
Stanley Dickson
Larry Woodard
Nathan Partain
Bobby McDonald
Hurdies
Robert Venible
Don Woodard
Dennis Macik
Walt Crowder
Jerry Clements
Ray Tepera
la Marque Vikings
Ordell Coombs
American Oil Company
Texas City
L. V. Durland
Coombs
Kendrick
Oklahoma
Ali Foster Fight On Astrohall TV In Tokyo Showdown
Muhammad Ali and Mac Foster meet in a 15 round heavyweight bout in Budokan Stadium Tokyo on April 1 1972 at noon Tokyo time. The fight will be broadcast live via closed circuit TV at 9 p.m. April 1 in Astro Hall and worldwide by satellite. Tickets cost $10 at the Astrodome and Foley stores. Ali seeks his third straight win and 34th career victory. Foster carries a 28 1 pro record with all wins by knockout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Muhammad Ali
Mac Foster
Astrohall
Astrodome
Foley
Ali
Foster
Budokan Stadium
Japan
Joe Frazier
Jimmy Ellis
Buster Mathis
Houston
Cleveland Williams
Zora Folley
Jerry Quarry
Madison, Square Garden
MacArthur
Vietnam
Top Rank, Inc
Airman Hill Jr. graduates radar repair course at Keesler AFB
Airman First Class Alvin J. Hill Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin J. Hill Sr. of La Marque, graduated from the U S Air Force radar repairman course at Keesler Air Force Base Mississippi. He will be assigned to a Strategic Air Command unit in Richmond Kentucky for duty. He is a 1968 Ballard Hudson High School graduate in Macon Georgia and attended Morehouse College and Baylor University. His wife is Dollie A. Schofield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin J. Hill Jr
Alvin J. Hill Sr
Brookshire St
la Marque
Keesler Afb
Miss
U. S Air Force
Air Training Command
Richmond, Ky
Strategic Air Command
America
Airman Hill
Ballard-Hudson Senior High School
Macon
Morehouse College
Atlanta
Baylor University
Waco
Texas
Dollie A. Schofield
Baseball League Seeks Managers and Assistants
The Texas Sophomore League held its first tryouts on March 11 at the TFL field in City Park with makeup sessions on March 18 for La Marque area boys. Prospective managers and assistants are invited to call R. M. McDonald, Howard Williams, or Bob Shinn. Wayne Brown will oversee rules and umpiring for the league as the Freshman League also held March 11 tryouts at City Park and eyes a banner 16th season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
R. M. McDonald
College of the
TFL
City Park
la Marque
Howard Williams
Bob Shinn
McDonald
Wayne Brown
Gene Bays
Texas Baseball League
Bays
Phillips 66
Main
Mr. McDonald
TFL Board of
Navy offers three year enlistments with fleet options
The Navy announces a third revision to recruiting policies offering three year enlistments with a choice of Atlantic or Pacific Fleet. Seafarer and Airman programs target young men desiring sea service. Seafarer assigns to a ship after recruit training. Airman assigns to Naval Aviation units aboard an aircraft carrier. Starting pay is 288 dollars monthly with benefits including travel, housing, meals, medical and dental care, uniforms, and 30 days vacation yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Navy
Pacific
Fishing Tips By NICK NICHOLSON
Nick Nicholson outlines early spring Black Drum fishing, naming hot spots around Texas City Dike, Galveston jetties, and San Leon bay waters. He advises baits, tackle, tides, and safety, notes conservation, and teases next week’s sand trout piece. Also included are Scout program items from La Marque and Girl Scouting 60th anniversary events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Bay
San Leon
Faust Neely Receive Awards For Government Management
Secretary of the Army Robert Froehlke awarded management improvement certificates signed by President Nixon to William G. Neely and Billy J. Faust of La Marque for exceptional contributions in government management. Neely leads the permit branch with the U S Army District Corps of Engineers in Galveston and Faust is a computer programmer with the same district. Both could not attend the ceremony in the Pentagon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentagon
Secretary of the Army
Robert F. Froehlke
Richard M. Nixon
William G. Neely
Billy J. Faust
la Marque
Neely
Faust
U. S. Army District Corps of Engineers
Galveston
University of Arkansas At
Fayetteville
Lou Alma
Sunset Lane
U.S. Army District Corps of Engineers
North Texas State College
Denton
Joan
S. Pin Oak Drive
Texas City
Sixty years of girl scouts celebrated in Texas and nation
The article recalls the 60th anniversary of Girl Scouting, founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912 in Savannah. It notes growth to nearly four million in the U S A, Civil Rights support, program evolution, and the Action 70 effort in La Marque. It also mentions Bob Lilly as state chairman for Lily Day 1972 supporting Easter Seal Society funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Marque
Alexder
Juliette Gordon Low
Girls of
Girl Guides
Girl Guides of
England
Girl Scouts
Dallas
Bob Lilly
Easter Seal Society
Texas
Lilly
Keith Prestridge
Elmer Prestridge
Arlington
Keith
Girl Guide
Free World
Action 70
la Marque Girl Scouts
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frank Garrett
Richard Foor
la Marque Intermediate School
American Education Publications
Frank
Eric C. Ott
AEP
Astrohall TV
Billy Smith
Harold Fattig
Gary Meyer
John
Oyster Resort
Broadway
Acie
Windsor
Gilbey’s
IRN
Tom Moore
Cutty Sark
Straight Bourbon
Baseball League
MAX Dorsett Insurance Agency
Ault TG
Navy
Naval Air Station
Nick Nicholson
Texas City Dike
SeaArama
la Marque Scouting Association
D. F. Black
Mike Gossie
T. M. Wilcox
Shawn
Faust - Neely
Marathon
Texas City Refining Division
Marathon Oil Company
College of the Mainland
Richard McCord
Cindy Dugas
Learning Resources Center
Marathon O1
Bolivar Peninsula
Galveston County
Galveston Island
Bolivar
Precinct No. 1
Gene F. Smith
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