Youth Conservation Corps camp planned at Camp Jack Brooks
Governor Dolph Briscoe announced 35 Texas youths aged 16 to 18 will join a seven day eight week Youth Conservation Corps camp at Camp Jack Brooks in Galveston County from June 16 to August 9. The program, run by the State Youth Secretariat and Beach and Parks Department, combines outdoor conservation work with environmental education.
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Dolph Briscoe
Texas
Jack Brooks
YCC
Texas Department of Community Affairs
Department
Ben F. McDonald, Jr
Eral
Galveston County
Beach and Parks Department
Galveston
Texas Employment Commission
YCC Pro
License Address Update Requirement Notice
The Texas Department of Public Safety urges drivers to verify their address on their Texas driver license and update it within 10 days of moving. A local drivers license office must be contacted if incorrect. The change requires a duplicate license with a new photo and a $1 fee.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas
Vegetable Garden at Galveston County Health Center
Dr. Harry Ricketts and nurses cultivate a vegetable garden at the Galveston County Health Center in La Marque to promote physical exercise, weight control, relaxation, and healthier living for patients. The plot grows tomatoes, spinach, kale, lettuce, parsley, broccoli, corn, squash, carrots, green peppers, eggplant, and cantaloupes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Meador
Galveston County Health Center
la Marque
Ricketts
Gile ‘Bert
Galveston County
Harry Ricketts
Scouts Prep for Sixth Catholic Retreat Camporee at Karankawa
More than 400 Boy Scouts from the Bay Area and Sam Houston Area Councils will attend the sixth annual Catholic Retreat and Camporee at Camp Karankawa May 2 to 4. Joseph G. Schmidt of Texas City announces the non-denominational event, which encourages pursuit of the religious award. Scouters will hear services and talks led by Rev Stephen R. Horn, Capt John E. Tolan, Rev Leonard R. Swinney, and Rev Howard K. Williams.
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Boy Scouts
Bay Area
Sam Houston Area
Camp
Karankawa
Joseph G. Schmidt
Texas City
Catholic Committee On Scouting In the
Stephen R. Horn
John E. Tolan
Salvation Army
Freeport
Leonard R. Swinney
West Columbia
Howard K. Williams
Western Week Arena Bring Horse Show Fun to La Marque
The La Marque 4H event drew many riders from five to fifty over two weekends with races and barrel events. Spectators enjoyed pond side cheers while volunteers and horse owners loaned mounts, and Vicky Goebel led enthusiastic announcements.
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Vicky Goebel
Hitchcock Citizens Call for Unbiased Local News Coverage
Letters to the Editor praise The Times for factual reporting on Hitchcock meetings and commend Cathy Gillentine and Leonard Deming for an impartial April 22, 1975 Hitchcock Independent School District Board Meeting article. A second letter questions gun violence versus abortion and urges Galveston County readers to support La Marque 4H club projects with details on sale plans and contact information.
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Hitchcock
United States
Cathy Gillentine
Leoland Deming
Hitchcock Independent
Citi
la Marque
J. We
Monych
Colorado
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IRS
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Brooks A, Walls, Jr
J. D, Dodson Emmett O
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John G. Nolte, Jr
Community Public Service
Bay Area Shopping Center
Highway 146
Home Service
Your Electric Light & Power Company
General Cinema Corporatio
Harry Étonto
Rio
Art Carney
Ellen Burstyn
Galvez Plaza Ideal
Lledt Broadway
Younge
Man Arkin
Sally Kellerman
Thio Prm
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
God
Mother Nature
Community Public Service Company
Cathy ‘Gillentine
Times
Dianne James
Burgess Road
D.A. Campbell, Jr
Palmer Highway
Bill Martin Cera
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