Sort Trash Aid Ecology: LWV Plans Recycling Stations
La Marque League of Women Voters pushes recycling as a yearlong project to protect ecology. They will set up collection stations with four bins for newspapers, glass, tin and aluminum cans, urging home sorting and bundling. The group, chaired by Mrs F Lamont Jennings, will host a booth at the Buttermilk Junction festival and present at the new member party next month.
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la Marque
League of Women Voters
F. Lamont Jennings
Cancer Crusade progress cited by UTMB doctor
Dr. Charles Powell of the University of Texas Medical Branch spoke to local Kiwanis about the Cancer Crusade. He noted rising cure rates from 1930 to today, emphasized early detection and self-exams, cited smoking and sun exposure as cancer risk factors, and described Crusade funding for research education and patient services.
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Charles Powell
University of Texas Medical Branch
Powell
American Cancer Society
Cancer Crusade
Odom Talks Taxes To Rotarians
George Odom head of the Galveston County Research Council spoke to Rotary Club members about taxes in La Marque and Galveston County. He cited 33 local government bodies with potential 18 more and noted total salaries of area employees at 7.5 million and combined funds and debt for four taxing bodies at about 19.5 million and 1.5 million debt service a year. He described the council’s role in providing information and answering questions to aid officials and citizens.
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Galveston County
George Odom
Rotary Club
Odom
COM Plans Education For Childbirth For Expectant Parents
The Division of Adult Education at College of the Mainland will offer Education For Childbirth starting June 12 and August 7, 1973. Eight weekly sessions run Tuesdays 7:30 to 10:00 p.m. in Room P-118 taught by qualified personnel. Enrollment requires physician consent in last trimester. register in the College Administration Building 8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Friday. Fee is 5 dollars per person. Courses cover anatomy, labor, delivery, postpartum care, infant care, feeding, and include an exercise program with La Maze breathing. Husband attendance is encouraged. For info call 938-1211 Ext. 225.
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Division of General Adult Education and
College of the Mainland
Astroworld Aids Muscular Dystrophy Drive Summer Campaign
Astroworld, U S A joins the Carnivals for Dystrophy program to raise funds for Muscular Dystrophy. Kids host yard carnivals and turn proceeds to the Muscular Dystrophy office. A Jerry Lewis Telethon will finish the nationwide drive. Marvel McFey leads guest spectacles and discount admission incentives for participants. Summer daily hours 10 am to 10 pm, Saturdays until midnight. Admission fees 5 50 adults 4 00 children 11 and under free under 4 and seniors 64 and older free.
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Astroworld
U.S.A
Marvel McFey
Trust of the Lagoon Pavilion
Council Hears Bid Plan and Street Rules
Council approved bids for construction on June 11 and enacted ordinances for after hours lounges senior citizen exemptions April 1 to 30 and traffic rules marking two intersections as no right turn on red. State law takes effect in August. Jaycees challenged council to a tug of war across Highlands Bayou during the Buttermilk Junction Festival.
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Rosalee Street
Highway 3
First Avenue
Cedar Drive
Lake Road
FM 1765
Efare
Maple Street Park
la Marque
Jack Treaster
Dennis Payne
Treaster
Payne
la Marque Jaycees
Highlands Bayou
Freee Born
Jaycees
Layne,Texas Co
Freeborn
Washington
Scouts Hear Drug Talk At Troop Meeting
Scout Troop 273 sponsored by La Marque Presbyterian Church heard Narcotics Officer Gary Smith of La Marque Police describe local drug use and legal penalties. The talk, in conjunction with the Boy Scout National Program on Drug Abuse, included samples of drugs and paraphernalia and a one hour Q and A session addressing all aspects of drug abuse.
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la Marque Presbyterian Church
Gary Smith
la Marque
Boy Scout
Smith
Officer Smith
Local education and civic notices guide readers
GED testing at College of the Mainland runs weekdays 8 to 2 30 and evenings 5 to 7 on Mon Tue. Gradua tion exercises at Lincoln High School with guest speaker T J Jackson. Galveston County United Board of Health to meet May 30 at 7 30 Galaxy Hotel? No, Galveston City Hall. Galveston College hosts Banks talk June 14 8 pm. New officers named for local secretaries association and American Business Women's Association chapter. College grants for law enforcement training 53170. Newspaper in the Classroom conference June 11 13 at University of Houston. Galveston College summer non credit courses listed. 1943 reunion planners issue reservations. Elks auxiliary meets June 7. American Legion convention events noted.
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Galveston County
National Secretaries’ Association
Galveston
Dorothy Boyd
Gearldine Williams
Fran Ma+honey
Melinda Knight
Marequiette Burgess
Hub-of-the-Mainland
American Business Women’s Association
Barbara Williams
Dorothy Cannon
Beverly Dolive
Dorothy Smith
Margaret Prichard
Mainland
The
Criminal Justice Council
University of Houston
Houston Post Educational Services
Southwest Freeway
Houston
La Marque Cimes publication details and staff list
La Marque Cimes issued weekly from La Marque Texas with second class matter status dated September 19 1947. The paper lists Anna Marie Black Claudia Taylor Clara Fitts and Jerry Nucker as editors and sports and photography staff. Subscription rates are four dollars eighty cents per year in Galveston County and five dollars fifty cents per year outside Galveston County.
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la Marque
Texas
Galveston County
Anna Marie Black
Claudia Taylor
Clara Fitts
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Aid Ecology
LWV
MALU
Mainland Association of Life
Fred Hurwitz
Jim Kelly
J. Rodney Hunt
John Mitchner
Dick Wiley
Jim Niebuhr
Jim Wood
Frank Woods
Bay Area Council
Camp
Karankawa
Elihu K. Klein
Fred Taylor
Womens’ Auxiliary
Galveston County Medical Society
City of la Marque
la Marque Independent School District
Drainage District I
State of
Elizabeth D. Bing
A.P.T
Bantam, Inc
New York
Harvie
Council
Guanaco
Tierra del Fuego
South Atlantic
Pacific
Restine
Lincoln High School
T.J. Jackson
Texas City Industrial Mutual Aid System
Nessler Center
Board of Health
Galveston County United Board of Health
Galveston City Hall
Galveston College
Holiday Inn
Murray Banks
Sarah Sterling
First State Bank of
Hitchcock
Ball High
Elks Auxiliary
Elks Lodge
Midas Paul Selman
Troy Moreland
Gene Scarbo
Karl Karbowski
Norma Twocklen
Joe Mathews
George Dillard
Johnson Kent
Ess Russell
Ike Vincent
American Legion
Corpus Christi
Lee Sims
Fred Knight
Charles Hammock
Bay Ridge Christian College
Kendleton
Hammock
Steve Medcalf
Fran Jackson
ADLER
Mainlan
Palmer Hwy
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Texas Press Association
Jerry Nucker
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