Flower Show Key Event at Galveston County Fair
Garden Club members and other flower lovers will find a standard flower show part of the Galveston County Fair on Monday June 7 in Range Park white building. Amateur entrants may enter but cannot exceed one entry per class. Entries accepted 8 to 10 am. judging starts 10:30 am. public viewing from 2 pm. Co chairmen are Mrs J C Mason and Mrs H B Langford Jr of Texas City.
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Garden Club
White
Range Park
J.C. Mason
H.B. Langford Jr
Texas City
FFA
Vong
Community Garden Club to stage Galveston County show
Research continues listing corporate leaders and organizers from Mineral Oil Refining, American Oil, Falstaff, Amoco, Pan American, and other firms. Volunteers from Garden clubs coordinate staging, clerks, hostesses, publicity, and judging for a Galveston County themed exhibition with divisions for art and horticulture, no entry fee, ribbons only, and deadlines of May 23 for entries plus a June 9 pet show featuring dogs, cats, birds, and small animals.
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Community Garden Club
Friendswood Garden Study Club
Heritage Garden Club
Texas City Garden Club
Weed ‘N Wish Club of
Dickinson
la Marque Garden Club
E.F. Barnes Jr
Dick~inson i
Galveston County
OC Tex tournament notes fuelers and repairs
A chaotic OC Tex Golf event yields tall tales and near misses. The report chronicles outrageous drive fantasies, record quirks, and a humorous speaker’s demand for brevity. It also lists civic and school plans including Red Cross courses, pool use, and new staff decisions.
Citizens Council backs West Texas City clean up drive
The Black La Marque Action Coalition Council endorsed a city cleanup in West Texas City with trash collection set for June 2 to 9 and extended pickups in other Texas City areas on later dates. A fund raiser by B.L.A.C.K. is planned for June 20 at Club Desire with Magnificent Seven Band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black la Marque Action Coalition Council
Texas City
Moses Lake
Palmer Highway
14Th Street
25Th Avenue
8Th Avenue
Bay Street
West Texas City
B.L.A.C.K
Desire
Mwy 1765
Magnificent Seven
Tom Bradie
Community groups thank local paper for their support
Letters to the editor express gratitude from La Marque Garden Club VFW Post 8248 and Mainland NAACP. They commend newspaper coverage of meetings yard of the month and the Poppy Drive as well as the Freedom Fund Barbecue Luncheon. They credit local merchants Mayors and citizens for help.
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la Marque Garden Club
Hal C. Pruett
Longridge Drive
V.F.W. Post
Mainland
Bank of the Mainland
la Marque
Texas City
V.F.W
United Post
Mac Ignes
McKinney
The
NAACP
la Marque Times
National Golf Day Brings Pro Challenge to Amateurs
Readers invited to play on May 31 against current U S Open and PGA champions Jack Nicklaus Tony Jacklin Shirley Englehorn and Donna Caponi to support worthy causes. Nixon praises event and sponsors while La Marque honors Cancer Crusade workers and raises over 2330 dollars with community effort and publicity by local press.
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America
Jack Nicklaus
Tony Jacklin
Shirley Englehorn
Donna Caponi
Roy Lucas to Speak at UTMB Abortion Symposium Tonight
Roy Lucas, president of The Population Law Center in New York, will speak at UTMB’s Symposium on Abortions hosted by the department of obstetrics and gynecology. He is a cum laude graduate of the University of South Carolina and NYU School of Law, with extensive abortion-law reform work. The event begins at 2:30 p.m. with an introduction by Dr. William J. McGanity, and Lucas is slated to speak at 4:35 p.m. at the Holiday Inn.
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Acase
Oc-Tex
Texas
Iuii
Oklahoma City
Old South Course
Lincoln Park
Jay Simon
Hee
Ao Ray Sdidan
Frank Reece
Bob Hartzell
Roy Lucas
Population Law Center
James Madison Constitutional Law Institute
New York
University of Texas Medical Branch
Department of
Lucas
University of South Carolina
New York University School of Law
Root-Tilden
Order of the Coif
Law Review
Rotary Foundation
University of Glasgow
Scotland
U. S. Supreme Court of
Holiday Inn
William J. MceGanity
Jaycees Rally Helps Area Youth Development Event
About 500 area youths participated in a Jaycees planned activity aimed at youth development. The project involved roughly 35 Jaycees and highlighted Rodriguez, resident of 1104 Margot with wife Chris and son Rick, who serves as a Jaycees director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodriguez
Margot
Chris
Rick
The
Jaycess
How a Self Cleaning Oven Works
The catalytic material in the porcelain oven liner panels reacts with food soils during cooking. This oxidation continuously cleans soils as they form, simplifying maintenance.
Smith Says to Get Tough With Irresponsible Drivers
Gov Preston Smith urged police crackdowns on reckless driving and offered tips to stay safe. He praised enforcement, promising alert traffic police during Memorial Day and summer travel. Driving friendly means no drinking and driving, seat belts, and obeying speed limits. Officials aim to reduce summer crashes while encouraging travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Smith
Texas
Galveston GOP unveils three-part redistricting plan
Galveston County Republicans announced a three-part redistricting plan using 1970 census figures to create single member districts. District A and District B would total about 76k residents each, with a Brazoria County segment carrying 16,410 residents. Plans aim to improve responsiveness, cut costs, and push for legal action if needed while awaiting a broader state plan.
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Galveston County
Jim Nelson
Brazoria County
Nelson
SH 45
Dean Neugent
Ed Harris
Republican Party of Texas
United States Supreme Court
Jack Draffen
Texas City
Memorial Day Sanitation Schedule Change in La Marque
La Marque sanitation routes shift for Memorial Day with Monday pickups moved to Tuesday and Tuesday pickups to Wednesday. No brush collection will occur on Wednesday.
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la Marque
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William E. Harris
Mineral Oi Refining Company
Jack F. Horner
American Oil Company
Stan Hutton
Falstaff Brewing Corp
Leo J. Lakovich
W.A. Kelso Building Material Co., Inc
Kelso Marine, Incorporated
Larson
Amoco Chemicals Corporation
Thomas S. Mackey
Associated Metals & Minerals Corporation
J.W. Buster
Honeycutt
la Marque, Texas
Texas Press Association
Orlando Blackburn
Citizens Advisory Council
James Edwards Jr
Woodrow
Mrs Edwards
L.T. Gordon
J.E. Bersuder
D.A. Cotton
Herbert F. Stallworth
Clark Murphy
Ralph D. Bucy
Johnnie Henderson
Rey
Red Cross
la Marque Independent School District
Lincoln
Loyce Webb
la Marque High School
First Baptist Church of
Manuel
Texas Department of Corrections
Huntsville
Walter F. Allen
Mainland Chamber of Commerce
Gladys Allen
Allen
Daily Sun
Willover
Delore Bahr
Bettye Brown
Westgate
Georegia Cashin
Ruth Porter
Highlands
Jeannie Allemand
Westlawn
David M. Davis
Lewis H. Brereton
Ruth Sewell Davis
Belinda Kay King
Carolyn Smith Lorimer
Gary Nielsen
Michael Partin
Kathleen Smith
James Ray Wood
Citizens Council
West Texas
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Judith Hart
Eldona Joy Hockensmith
Professional Golfer’s Association of America
Richard Nixon
Koneman
American Cancer Society
Cancer Crusade
Patricia M. Harvill
UTMB
Jaycees
Charles Hancock
Galveston County Memorial Hospital
Board of
Ray Wells
Rey Ray Wells
Smith
Governor’s Committee On Traffic Safety
GOP
Harris County
Chambers County
Galveston
I District
Gulf OF Mexico
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