Meet the candidates at La Marque rally April 1
La Marque PTA Council sponsors a Meet-the-Candidate Night at 7 p.m. April 1 in College of the Mainland Student Center. All three La Marque School Board candidates will attend along with candidates for the College of the Mainland Board of Trustees and La Marque City Council. Moderator is Mrs. Lucille Craddock.
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la Marque Pta Council
College of the Mailand
la Marque School Board
Harold Jay
Milton Johnson
Bill Eldred
College of the Mainland Board of Trustees
Robert Green
Texas City
C. J. Houlgraves
la Marque
Ernest Deats
Dickinson
James A. Sims
George Freeborn
C. A. Fedderson
D. A. Thornburg
Lucille Craddock
Highlands Elementary
Ralph Bucy
Parker Seeks Hitchcock School Board Seat in 3rd District
Mrs. O H Parker of Hitchcock announces her candidacy for Position 3 on the Hitchcock Independent School District Board of Trustees. She calls for a comprehensive vocational program, stronger curriculum for college bound students, and fiscal restraint to ensure local funds stay in Hitchcock. She criticizes county tax collection and urges a district targeted financing plan.
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O. H. Parker
Hitchcock
Hitchcock Independent School District Board of Trustees
Joneses
Pratt runs unopposed for La Marque City Council
Alexander Pratt of La Marque announces candidacy for the City Council position. Pratt, a College of the Mainland instructor and former La Marque Tax Equalization Board member, highlights service on local committees and Cub Scouts as he seeks to help residents obtain benefits from their tax dollars. He and wife Mable reside at 2616 Lake Park Drive with two sons.
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R. C. Whelton
Alexander Pratt
Dennis Payne
Joe Shipmen
Harold Choate
la Marque
Webb Historical Society
College of the Mainland
Phi Alpha Theta
Pratt
Fifth graders learn to quilt at Westlawn for Bi Cent
A Westlawn fifth grade class held a quilting bee to mark the Bi Centennal celebration. The quilt features blocks designed by students showing Texas icons like the longhorn and San Jacinto monument, plus cotton and oil wells, honoring Jean Lafitte. The finished quilt will be gifted to Mrs. Helen Rose for teaching geography, history, and pioneer handicrafts.
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Mrs. Roses
Westlawn
Texas
Capitol
San Jacinto Monument
Jean LaFitte
Helen Rose
Subside talk and fosters amid La Marque notes
City hall notes a rise in dog license renewals as April 1 car license deadline looms. Australian visitors framework for La Marque unfolds April 15. A late Austin subsidence hearing prompted casualties at the capitol. Foster homes need readers and may get help via Child Welfare. A Texas Smokers Committee urges courtesy and “Smoke Friendly” guidelines. Call 762-8621 for foster homes and abuse reports.
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Cathy Gillentine
City Hall
Allen Ginsberg
Kiwanis
Galveston County
Ginsberg
Texas
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