The Tholens and La Marque Times Bonded by Fire and Growth
In 1946 Raymond Tholen built a two unit building at 102 Holly housing a paint store and part of it rented to the author and Margaret to start The La Marque Times. The 1947 Texas City disaster killed about 555. Tholen was missing. The couple continued publishing as the Tholens rebuilt next door and the paper moved after a 1959 fire. The concrete slab marks the newspaper’s birthplace.
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Raymond Tholen
Holly
Margaret
la Marque Times
Texas City
Mainland Times
la Marque
Tholens
Doris
Lloyd
Mark
Aldie
Abigail
Leonard Payne
Gerald
Dorsett runs again in Drainage District 2 race
Dorsett highlights district gains under his leadership including seawall pumps blocking floodwater, widening outfall ditches in La Marque and Texas City, centralized operations, wage equity, and a retirement system. He lists four children and emphasizes prudent spending and continued improvements at minimal cost.
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Queen of Peace Home and School Association
Dorsett
la Marque
Texas City
Sheri
Paul Touchstone
Laurie
College of the Mainland
Tami
Tim
Westgate Students Learn From Community Resources
Westgate Elementary School relies on community resource people to enrich social studies. Rev. D N Benford reviewed George Washington Carver with students. Wayne Johnson discussed his career in the Department of Labor Standards and his work as a reader for State Senator Schwartz. Mrs Comits shared photos from a Greece trip with Greek dolls and a dance. Daisy Stone called these visits a real world connection.
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Westgate
D. N. Benford
Rising Star Baptist Church
George Washington Carver
Wayne Johnson
la Marque
Department of Labor Standards
Johnson
Schwartz
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Arge
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FIR
Medina
Redwood
Seabrook
Mexico
Voeten
Kelly
Wita Home
Tro
Gardners Barrow
Cape Cod
Scheffler A
Gardenia
Rose & Flower Food
Rosai
Gulf Coast
Jack Hall
Janet Weston
RD Xone
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