Inter-City PTA Variety Show 1977 at Inter-City Elementary
Inter-City PTA presents Variety Show 77 in the Inter-City Elementary School auditorium on May 9 at 7 p.m. Toni and Monte Crawford host. The bill features Barbara Arrant Young with Joselyn Mathews, Valerie Coffman and Mark Howelle, Mary Garza, Katrina Martin, Jean and Kathy Epley, Stephanie Evans, the Happy Hobos, Jo Ann Stringfellow and others with performances in singing, dancing, piano, guitar and instrumental pieces.
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Inter-City
Toni
Monte Crawford
Barbara Arrant Young
Joselyn
Mary Garza
Mary Jo Lockhardt
Jo Ann Stringfellow
Jackie’ Simmons
Dorina Holcomb
Kay Denman
Joseph Mouton
Manuel Padraza
Jackie Benjamin
Benjamin
Ambulance Operators Delay Mainland Exit Deadline
Mainland ambulance operators push back the May 1 exit, hoping a government funded EMS program will be in place by mid May. County Judge Ray Holbrook will set a meeting with the County Commissioners Court, city officials, and operators this month to discuss the plan. Private operators will remain in service on an interim basis until after the meeting, per Jim Hayes.
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Mainland
Ray Holbrook
County Commissioners’ Court
Jim Hayes
Choir Sets Choral Cabaret at La Marque High
The 1977 Choral Cabaret will be held May 12 in the La Marque High School Commons with a spaghetti dinner and program. Tickets are $3 per person, dinner begins at 7 p.m., reservations via choir members or 938-4261 ext 56. The La Singers will perform about 90 minutes of Broadway, pops, and romantic classics after a regional judges panel praised their Six Flags Choral Festival entry. Paul Arnold, principal of La Marque Junior High, was named Administrator of the Year by the La Marque Classroom Teachers Association at a Texas banquet Friday.
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la Marque High School
Six Flags
Paul Arnold
la Marque Junior High School
la Marque Classroom Teachers Association
Texas State Teachers Association
Opening Day Parade Boosts La Marque Little League Start
About 350 players paraded through La Marque to open the season with a ceremony at Bobby Beach Memorial Stadium attended by the mayor city officials and Ted Thompson. Crowds of 1000 plus heard remarks and watched floats with First National Bank Pirates float winning judges choice.
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la Marque
Mickey Mantles
Willie Mays
Cesar Cedenosa
Harold Choate
Thompson
D&l Glass
Schreiber and
Miller Furniture
Mary Ann Waer
Jim Bell
Danny Kaufman
Mariano Rodriguez
Beatrice Rodriguez
Liz Y Barra
Margaret Rodriguez
Chris Delgado
Tina Rodriguez
Margarita Fuentes
Ed Rodriguez
Robbie St
Nelson Paysse
Mainland Tire Dodgers
Paul Honish
John Russo
Union Carbide
Ronald Berryhill
Schreiber-Miller
Jesse McFarland
Brent Miller
Leo’s
Darrell McCurley
David Mason
Guaranty Federal
James Rue
Coy Powers
Busses
Steve Hood
Junemann Insurance
Warren Nash
Trinity Lutheran
Todd Castillo
Mobile Air
Mainland Tire
Leo's
Jaycees Install Officers at La Marque Banquet
La Marque Jaycees and Jaycee-Ettes held their 1976 77 installation banquet at Jimmy Walkers in Kemah. Awards went to Tessie Howard Kathy Howard Janet Chionsini and Chris Rodriguez with several others recognized. Special guests included Ben Koen and Charlotte Richter as local officials attended.
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la Marque Jaycees
Jaycee-Ettes
Jimmy Walkers
Kemah
Tessie Howard
Kathy Howard
Janet Chionsini
Jaycee-Ette
Chris Rodriguez
Flo Antoniou
Mable Pratt
Vicki Goebel
Brenda Lera
Ben Koen
The
Texas Jaycees
Charlotte Richter
Texas Jaycee-Ette
Jaycee new officers inaugurated at Kemah banquet
New officers of the La Marque Jaycees were installed at a banquet Saturday night at Jimmy Walker's in Kemah. Officers named include Ron Crowder as president, Jerry Franks internal vice president, Bill Wood external vice president, John Larsen secretary, Pat Dispensa treasurer, Ted Mora state director, and Billy Goebel as immediate past president.
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Brenda Lera
Janet Chionsini
Mable Pratt
Robbie Londene
la Marque Jaycees
Jimmy Walker
Kemah
Jerry Franks
Bill Wood
John Larsen
Pat Dispensa
Ted Mora
Billy Goebel
Local Rotarians and Community Notes from La Marque
Happy anniversaries and birthdays for local residents. The La Marque Rotary Club hosted visiting rotarians from Texas City and Galveston, with other social guests noted. Also covered are PTA show plans, DECA conference attendance, new Jayceettes members, ACE Willis train ticket anecdote, health updates, business activity, honors, and a new subscriber.
Reader letter on language shifts and community ties
A humorous reader letter by Ontande Aberchiom criticizes altering idioms and titles in favor of gender neutral terms, arguing for preserved usage like bandmaster and chairperson. It also mentions Bruce Oliphant, recently retired, awaiting heart valve repair overseen by a Houston technician named Cooley, with wife Mitzi expressing relief.
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Bruce Oliphant
Bruce
Galveston
Houston
Cooley
Mitzi
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Jack Nash
Alex Pratt
Ron Crowder
Jaycee
Bill
Barbara Schoen
Bryan Schoen
Todd Dotson
Richard Hoag
Becky Drake
Dan Stidham
Julia Oliver
Jason Taylor
Carolyn Troeger
Anaheim
California
Milton Howard
Betty Dispensa
Elvia Wood
Pat Wood
Sandy Franks
LA Marque Jayceeettes
Ace Willis
Times
Amtrak
Stafford
Ace
Kathy
C. V. Rice
Jerry Hicks
Jerry’s Gardens
Jerry
Barbara Carter
Smokey Petit
Carol Cragin
Pauline Gillaspia
County Memorial Hospital
Lee Douvay
Phi Eta Sigma
University of Texas In Austin
Lois Carelock
Jehovah
United States Supreme Court
Mr. Webster
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